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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1949

Page

15

Williams Daughter To Wed Their Son

Kathryn Williams 16 will wed adopted son Fred Williams 20 Thursday night in North Bend Washington. Kathryn’s father blocked the marriage until she turned 17 on her birthday. Fred, an Air Force private stationed at Spokane, was adopted by the Williams in 1946. The couple says the family tie ensures stability and shares household familiarity.

North Bend Wash William C. Williams Kathryn Fred Williams Air Force

Radio Program Read The Austin American

A radio segment discusses The Austin American Statesman and its evolving coverage. The feature notes changes in program format and how readers access breaking news from the paper. The discussion highlights the paper’s role in local affairs and media adaptation.

Ex-film boss Schulberg posts job ads in Hollywood trade papers

B P Schulberg once earned nine thousand five hundred weekly as a movie boss, now short on funds, places full page ads in Hollywood trade papers. He cites decades in film, defends industry loyalty, laments silent doors, and seeks work while aiming to “jolt” bosses. He led Paramount and Columbia. father of Budd Schulberg.

Hollywood B. P. Schulberg Schulberg Paramount Clara Bow William Powell Cary Grant Fredric March Gary Cooper Sylvia Sidney Columbia Budd Schulberg

Pan American Clipper Sets New New York to London Record

A Pan American Airways clipper piloted by Max Weber of Greenwich Connecticut completed a 3500 mile overnight flight from New York to London in nine hours and 41 minutes with 38 passengers aboard. The prior record stood at nine hours and 46 minutes set on April 28, 1949.

London Pan- American Airways New York Max Weber Greenwich Conn

Botanists Find More Native Tree Species In Smokies Than Europe

Botanists report a surprising biodiversity lead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina Tennessee border, noting more native tree species than exist in Europe. The finding highlights the park as a global center for woodland diversity and conservation significance.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina-Tennessee Europe

Strong cattle receipts at Capitol Live stock auction

A Monday sale at Capitol Live stock Auction Company reported 525 head sold with prices up to $24.60 for heifers and steers. Stocker calves moved $18 to $22 cwt, slaughter calves $20 to $24.50, cows $14 to $17.50, canners $10 to $4, grass steers $5 to $19, bulls $14 to $17.50. Fifty hogs also sold with top $19.75, typical hogs $15 to $18.50.

Capitol Livestock Auction Company C. H. Combs Route 7 Austin E. A. Schlickerson Taylor C. R. Luedtke Pflugerville J. A. Martin Cedar Creek Claude Waterson Bastrop Calvin Hoskins Vernon Smith Lytton Springs G. L. Faubion Lampasas J. F. Allen Liberty Hill Willie Wilson H. T. Speer Tab Harrell Charlie Sybert Jarrell Walter Kastner McDade Sanders and Sanders Dewey Turner Robert Hodge Salado

Nobel Prize Choice Rumored Between Churchill and Croce

Stockholm reports strong talk in literary circles that Winston Churchill and Benedetto Croce are leading contenders for the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy meets November 3 to pick from a secret candidate list. no clear majority winner yet. Churchill would be honored for World War II memoirs and Croce is noted for philosophy and history works.

Stockholm Winston Churchill Benedetto Croce Swedish Academy Academy Churchill Croce Alfred Nobel Theodor Mommsen Rome

Tokyo Rose Bond Appeal Sought Pending Request

Iva Toguri D Aquino the woman known as Tokyo Rose seeks bail pending her appeal after being convicted of treason for wartime broadcasts. She faces a 10 year prison term and a $10000 fine and her lawyers contest the trial record arguing for release.

San Francisco Iva Toguri D'Aquino Tokyo Rose Japan US Circuit Court of Appeals George Olshausen

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