Extravaganza to Extravagant Scribe Mourns Circus Hawkers
Fred Williams reviews the 1949 Ringling Brothers circus in Austin, arguing the show is overpriced and plagued by aggressive selling. He details parking pains high admission costs, extra charges for drinks and programs, and a chaotic, tedious experience that ends with the reviewer leaving before the first act finishes.
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Austin
Jimming
St.arts
Weather forecast for Austin area with warm spell amid showers
The Austin area expects warm conditions with scattered showers on Wednesday, followed by rain and cooler weather Thursday and a colder Friday. Hourly readings show a high near 101 degrees on Wednesday and a low around degrees on Thursday, with rainfall totaling inches and other regional figures noted.
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Austin
Colorado
Topolis
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Alveston
Austin Ouston
Brownsville
Si Antonio
President Nominates Wallgren to FPC and Panel Approves
President Truman named Mon C Wallgren former Washington state governor to the Federal Power Commission. Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved his nomination and that of James M Mead to the Federal Trade Commission. Wallgren, 58, will serve until June 22, 1954, in a $15,000 yearly post.
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Washington
Truman
Mon C. Walligren
Federal Power Commission
Senate
Washington State
National Security Resources Board
Wallgren
Senate Commerce Committee
James M. Mead
New York
Johnson
D-Cole
Leland Ojids
Korea Receives Large Recovery Aid Loan
Washington reports the Economic Cooperation Administration announced a grant of 10,980,000 to Korea for recovery commodities. Most funds cover shipping costs and purchases of nitrogenous fertilizer and miscellaneous goods.
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Washington
Korea
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Centex Troops Push Junior Leadership
Eighteen Austin and Central Texas scout troops sent junior leaders to a weekend training conference sponsored by the Capitol Area Council. Units included Troops 1 3 5 6 17 18 20 21 28 30 32 38 41 50 all of Austin and others from Cuero Georgetown Lockhart and Taylor.
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Austin and
Central Texas
Capitol Area Council
Austin
Cuerg
Georgetown
Lockhert
Taylor
Peter Geupp
I Wn
Ray Ealy
C. A. Schutze Jr
Gus White
W. P
Jimmie Farrell
M. E. Hight
Fred D. Hooper
J. Edwin Stegatl
Roland Blomquist
Ethel Turner
Lloyd Leffingwell
Scott W. Cater
Lena Mae Schwarzer
Dee Bible
Bessie M. Sheffield
Robert A. Reed
J. A. Neubauer
W. J. Crouch
Dorothy Kelso
W. EF. Grumbles
Ruth N. Price
Charles Baker
M. E Hight
Play’s the Thing comedy at University of Texas
The Drama Department presents P G Wodehouse's adaptation of Molnar's The Play's the Thing at Hogg Auditorium Wednesday at 7 p m directed by Byrle Cass. The French Riviera set comedy concerns a composer trying to save a love match while his friend runs a theater company amid a 1926 Broadway revival. Molnar's inspiration came from his Vienna hotel experience with his wife reciting German plays.
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P. G. Wodehouse
Molnar
University of Texas Department of Drama
Hogg Auditorium
Byrle Cass
New York
Riviera
Ardion
Vienna
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Frankfort Distillers Corp
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Omuiloa
Centex
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VALE
E. F. Miller
D. Valley
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