Melody Time brings Pecos Bill to life on screen
Walt Disney's Melody Time features Pecos Bill told by Roy Rogers in a musical frontier tale. The segment follows Bill’s antics with Sluefoot Sue and Widowmaker, ending with a moonlit mishap and coyotes howling. The program also notes Betty Boop and a Cecil B DeMille reissue of The Crusades at the State Berengaria with Loretta Young and Richard Henry.
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Widowmaker
Betty Boop
Paramount Peesere
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Harold Lamb
Waldemar “Jones
Dudley Speneee
State Berengaria
Loretta Young
Richard Henry
Keith Saladin
Cecil B. DeMille
Melodrama and film notes blur in wartime cinema review
Steve Perkins reviews a DeMille directed talking picture blending old silent style with wartime plot twists. Loretta Young leads a dramatic romance that sways armies, while Wilcoxon and Ann Sheridan provide standout moments amid melodramatic dialogue and lengthy runtime. The piece lists showtimes for Paramount and Capitol engagements, noting Red River and Another Part of the Forest as part of the week.
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Loretta Young
Loretta
Wilcoxon
Convention of Pixiecrats Hears Mocked Plans at Rally
The Pixiecrat gathering sparked satire as a male delegate mocked Groucho Marx and Chairman Duckworth clashed over funding plans. Dallas Speaker W. O. Reed condemned treasury drains while the Dixiecrat hymn entertained the crowd led by Mrs. Betty Lafferty and Wick Fowler in a display labeled Official Party of Confusion.
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Texas
New York Times
W. O. Reed
Dallas
Texas House of Representatives
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South
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Betty Lafferty
Wick (Chow Hound) Fowler
Johnson Fights Vote Probe and Plans Radio Address
On October 27 1948 Lyndon Johnson defended his Senate tally and pledged to resign if he lacked a majority after a statewide vote count. He announced a 33 minute radio broadcast for Thursday night while Stevenson pressed for a full investigation into alleged fraudulent votes. Porter campaigned in Abilene and San Antonio as campaign finance figures were reported through mid October.
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Austin
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KTRE
Lufkin
KGNC
Amarillo
KFRO
Longview
Jack Porter
Ing
Abilene
Porter
Lampasas Road Bid Set At 254436 For US 190 And SH 74 Work
A low bid of 254436 was received by the State Highway Department for US 190 and SH 74 in Lampasas County. H L Butler and Sons of Dallas submitted the bid. Work includes 4.7 miles of grading structures base and asphalt topping from US 281 junction to Burnet County line and from the junction east 1.58 miles. Wednesday bids will cover 8.7 miles of paving on Farm to Market Road 479 in Kerr County from SH 27 to Reservation Community.
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Gold in the Hills Tryouts Set by Aus Tin Little Theater
Tryouts for a revival of Gold in the Hills will be held Wednesday at 8 p m in the City Council room. The Little Theater board meets at 7 p m to discuss production details before the show opens on November 19. Profits support the Little Theater building fund as the production runs through December 4.
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Cleora Kinney
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Little Theater
Electricians Sue Atomic Commission Over Representation Ban
The United Electrical Workers CIO filed a $1,000,000 damage suit against the Atomic Energy Commission in federal court. The suit challenges a security based order that barred UEW from representing workers at GE operated Knolls Plant in Schenectady New York. A letter from AEC Chairman Lillienthal said the union must submit non communist pledges to avoid further removals.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Schenectady
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Knolls
California Endurance Fliers Make 3rd Try
Fullerton Calif Oct 26 Bill Barris and Dick Reidel took off at 3 45 p m Tuesday in a new attempt to break the 726 hour endurance flight record set in 1939 Magneto trouble ended their first try after more than 100 hours while heavy fog cut short the second attempt on Monday
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Calif
Bill Barris
Dick Reidel
12 Jury to Open $94,000 Damage Suit in Texas Public Service Case
Mendell Nussbaum sues the Texas Public Service Company for 94000 alleging gas explosion negligence damaged his West Sixth Street barbecue stand. A 12-man jury was chosen after a long selection process and will hear testimony starting today in 98th District Court.
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Mendell Nussbaum
Texas Public Service Company
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West Sixth Street
Weather summary and temperature readings for Austin Wednesday
The report lists hourly temperatures from 7 PM to 5 AM and notes a high of 103 degrees on Jan 1 with a low of 18 degrees on Jan 3. It includes rainfall total since Jan 1 at 17.97 inches, an accumulated deficiency of 10.78 inches, and river/lake readings for Colorado River and Lake Travis area forecasts with regional city values such as Abilene Fort Worth Galveston Corpus Christi San Antonio and others.
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