Russian Princess Welcomed As UT Student
Mary Engalitcheff, a 19 year old stateless princess and daughter of White Russian émigrés, arrived in Austin to enroll at the University of Texas. Sorority sisters from Gamma Phi Beta welcomed her at the depot and helped settle her in at the Wichita Street house as foreign students advisors arrange room, work, and a scholarship.
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Soviet Union
Austin
University of Texas
Gamma Phi Beta
Mary Engalitcheff
Texas
Wichita
Mary
Prince
Princess Constantine Engalit
Cheff
France
United States
Russia
Long Island
N. Y
Syracuse University
Sea Cove High School
New York
Sorority
Joe Neal
World currency devaluations shock markets worldwide
Britain and 19 other nations devalue currencies triggering global market turmoil. The pound falls from 4.03 to 2.80 dollars, with Greece, the Netherlands, Indonesia and more cutting values. labor unrest in Britain rises as Parliament prepares a three line whip. Stocks swirl in London and New York as gold shares surge and bonds wobble amid widespread devaluations.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
Belgium
Greece
France
Canada
Sweden
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Ceylon
India
Burma
Malaya
Egypt
Israel
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Labor
General Council of
The
Trades Union Congress
Stock Exchange
New York
Cairo
Key Steel Plants Grid for Walkout
The steel industry banks glowing furnaces for a nationwide two day strike as coal workers walk out halting production. Ford offers a company financed pension plan to avert a strike while unions press for higher wages and pension schemes amid stalled talks with steel firms.
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Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
United Automobile
Ford
J. Cyrus S. Ching
Federal
CID
United Mine
New Polio Cases Push Texas Polio Year To Record High
Texas records 1801 polio cases in 1949, surpassing 1765 set in 1948. Last week added 52 cases, lowest since July, as 182 counties report outbreaks including Burnet County. Health Officer George Cox urges year round sanitation and planning for next year. Travis County remains polio free for 18 days.
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Texas
State Health Department
George Cox
Cox
Burnet County
Sparklers Lupica waits as pennant dream fades
Baseball results from the pennant race include the Boston Red Sox eliminating the Indians 5-2 and the New York Yankees defeating the Chicago White Sox 3-1. Stan Musial strained a leg as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-5. The Brooklyn Dodgers shut out the Chicago Cubs 5-0. Ponco Gonzales plans turn to professional tennis tour with Jack Kramer.
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Charles Lupica
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Indians
New York Yankees
Chicago
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Ponco Gonzales
Jack Kramer
Mother Facing Kidnap Charge Again Seeks Governor Help
Mrs June Giffin Lawson of Austin visits the governor's office for a second time to oppose extradition to Maryville Tennessee on a kidnapping charge over her two daughters Wanda and Shirley. A habeas corpus bid to return the children to their father Burl Giffin is set for Wednesday.
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June Giffin Lawson
WAC
Governor’s Office
State of
Tennessee
G. D. Lawson
Neal Douglass
Austin
Maryville
Tenn
Beauford Jester
Jack Roberts
Burl Giffin
Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Lawson
Jester
Union Picketing Elgin-Butler Co. Over labor walkout
The Elgin-Butler Brick Company in Elgin is picketed 24 hours a day after 37 union workers walked out on September 14 over alleged unfair labor practices. C. G. Perez of the United Brick and Clay Workers AFL said the union seeks 75 cents an hour, reinstatement of two workers, and the plant remains in operation with non-union staff.
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Detroit
Ford
UAW
Elgin-Butler
Elgin
C. G. Perez
United Brick and Clay Workers
AF of L
Perez
Austin
Picet
Warm Humid Weather Forecast Continues
Austin's forecast stays hot and humid with highs near 91 and nights around 72. The next day mirrors the pattern with more warm humid days and mild nights expected from the weatherman.
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Austin
Claude Voyles Elected President of Capital Area Livestock Group
Claude W. Voyles of Austin was elected president by acclamation at the initial meeting of the Capital Area Livestock Poultry and Agriculture Association. The group aims to sponsor livestock and poultry exhibitions in the region with Voyles appointing four directors for the first year.
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Claude W. Voyles
Austin
Capital Area Livestock, Poultry, and Agriculture Association
Voyles
Blanco County
Big Bend
Texas
R. E. Jones
American Turkey Breeder’s Association
Jim Boswell
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Wilford Turner
The
Austin National Bank
Joe Wheeler
Joe Carrington
Austin-San Antonio Highway
NEA Commission Finds Grand Prairie Board Violated Practices
The NEA Commission says the Grand Prairie Texas School Board tried to deny five teachers civil rights by non renewing their contracts in a move tied to their participation in school board elections. It urges rehiring and cites public opinion backing the teachers.
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NEA Commission
Washington
National Education Association
Grand Prairie
Texas
Commission
NEA
NEA Commission For the Defense of Democracy Through Education
Texas State Teachers Association
Charles Tennyson
Austin
Tennyson
TSTA
W. C. Hardman
State Board of Education
Hardman
Texas City
Dallas
Harold Benjamin
College of Education
University of Maryland
United States
Cora Speck
Teachers’ Unit
Elizabeth Crabtree
Dale Woods
Myra Holley
Holley
Dallas News
Woods
Brownwood
Speck
Crabtree
Irving
Gilmer-Aikin
Richard Dix Dies Veteran Screen Star at 54
Richard Dix, a Hollywood film staple from silent era to talkies, died at 54 after recent heart problems. The outdoor star, known for rugged westerns and the Cimarron epic, lived on a Topanga Canyon ranch with wife Virginia Webster and their three children.
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Hollywood
Richard Dix
Dix
Topanga Canyon
Virginia Webster
Richard
Robert
Sue
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Holywood
Frank Morgan
UT enrollment slips below 15000 as registration closes
University of Texas registration ends with 14,895 students paid and registered. Officials expected final totals between 15000 and 16000, but late registrants risk loss of credit as classes start Wednesday morning on the Forty Acres.
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University of Texas
Tuesay
Forty Acres
C. L. Lindahl
University
Demand to raise pound value predicted six weeks ahead
Dr. J. C. Dolley of the University of Texas told the Austin Real Estate Board that the pound sterling pegged at 2.80 dollars would be temporary, with Britain likely demanding a higher value in about six weeks to bolster exports and dollar earnings. He warned of a 20 percent rise in British living costs while Americans could buy British goods cheaper.
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Great Britain
J. C. Dolley
University of Texas
Dolley
The
University
Austin Real Estate Board
Britain
Dr. Dolley
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Notary Public
John Robert Genge
JO Ann Eicom
Austin American Staff
Engalitcheff
Prince Engalitcheff
British Labor Party
Italy
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West German Republic
Pakistan
Hong Kong
Brazil
Lebanon
California
South African Stock Exchange
Johannesburg
Rome
Milan
Charles G. Ross
White House
Truman
Bethlehem Steel Company
Buffalo
N.Y
Steel Workers Union
Pennsylvania
John E. Taggart
Anthracite Operators Wage Agreement Committee
John L. Lewis
Miners Welfare Fund
Cyrus S. Ching
Philip Murray
Benjamin Fairless
US Steel
Travis County
Austin American Capitol Staff
Elgin-Butler Co
Claude Voyles
Livestock Group
Austinite
Dave Shanks
Austin American
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