Pender Exhibit At Elisabet Ney Museum Opens Tuesday
Portraits by Mildred Pender of Abilene will be shown in an exhibit at the Elisabet Ney Museum with 12 oils, 2 pastels, and 10 watercolors in a realistic style. The set features the artist’s son David Deaton in two strong works and includes a pastel portrait of Betty Williams Guy, with a watercolor titled Manuel showing an elderly Mexican.
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Mildred Pender
Abilene
Elisabet Ney
David Deaton
David
Texans Claiming Paraguay Ranch
Cowboys heir to vast Paraguay cattle kingdom may face international probate after George Lohman of Leander died without a will. His estate reportedly includes 960000 acres and over 80000 cattle, destined for nine children and siblings, with Texas heirs planning legal claims.
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Tex Rickard
Yukon Gembler
Texas
George Lohman
Leander
Richard
Paraguay
Charles Lohman
Lohmans
Lohman
United States
Alee
Bertram
James
Pawhuska
Onc
Matildamour
Lebannen
Women Back Housing In Austin Public Housing Push
The Austin League of Women Voters and the Austin branch of the AAUW joined veterans groups in supporting a proposed 520 unit public housing project. AAUW plans to submit a motion to the City Council after a late week adoption and officials will seek civic support, including a Junior Chamber of Commerce outreach, to back subsidized housing. A public hearing is scheduled for April 25.
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Austin League of Women Voters
Austin
The
American Association of University Women
Aauw Grou
AAUW
Women Voters League
Horton W. Smith
League
Leather Expert Makes Sam Browne Belts For Police Rookies
Mrs. Teabie Wheeler crafts police belts and holsters at 1411 Lavaca turning cowhide into basket weave designs. She hand stamps, layers sheepskin, sews with wax thread, oils and dyes for a shiny black finish. Wheeler also repairs leather goods and runs a small shop with husband A A Wheeler, rarely dancing.
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Teabie Wheeler
Eather
Lavaca
Pop
Wheeler
Acoustical Treatment Ordered at Coliseum for Dinner
City Coliseum will receive temporary acoustical padding with flags and draperies for the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner on May 27. City Manager Guston Morgan said the setup will help leaders hear Vice President Alben W. Barkley, the principal speaker, and is expected to improve hearing by about 75 percent while officials study permanent acoustics arrangements.
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Guston Morgan
Rty
Alben W. Barkley
Morgan
Umlaut the dachshund makes piano echoes in UT home
Umlaut a dachshund owned by Gitta Lockenvitz barks like a machine gun when piano music plays. Once owned by Mr and Mrs George Schulz-Behrend who named him for the umlaut diacritics, they later gave him away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gitta Lockenvitz
A. E. Lockenvitz
Cherry Lane
Gitta
George Schulz-Behrend
Pearl
Schulz- Behrends
Park Idea Out As School Site
Park plan discussed for a potential adjacent site near Pease Park for a westside junior high. Park deed restricts use to park and playground. school officials seek playground use while exploring an adjacent site with the city recreation department. Mayhall notes time to work out an arrangement and mentions heirs waiving to allow playground use if an alternate building site is found.
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T. B. Mayhall
Trueman O’quinn
Pease Park
Westside
Mayhall
O’quinn
Taylor Glass
Pease
City Recreation Department
Beverly Sheffield
Park and Recreation Department
Cleanup Effort Widens With Kiwanis Help
The two week countywide cleanup campaign expanded as the Austin Kiwanis Club named seven teams to supervise areas from Guadalupe to Lake Austin between the Colorado River and West 12th Street. Plans call for Austin schoolchildren to help, with 17 000 questionnaires to survey home cleanliness and allow parent comments. Kiwanis and Rotary groups seek truck owners to donate one day for brush pickup while laborers are supplied by the city.
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Austin Kiwanis Club
Guadalupe
Lake Austin
Colorado River
West 12Th Street
Austin
S. M. Apperson
Alden Davis
Emory B. Thompson
Rotary Club
S. B. Price
Kiwanis
Lamar
West First
West Sixth
John A. Barclay
Steve Barker
Howard Barr
Tom Graham
Theresa
West Sixth Street
Earl Reinke
W. A. Biggs
J. Philip Davis
H. T. Hibler
Hearn
West Ninth
Pod Ashford
Willard Deason
Jack R. Frost
Ernest Hawkins
Hearn Street
West Ninth Street
George T. Atkins
Jim Tom Barton
Joe Carries
Richard L. Hays
John C. Aycock
Tom H. Barnett
Frank M. Holloway
Martin S. Jones
Lamar Boulevard
Essex Road
Enfield Road
Elmer C. Baum
Paul Fuller
W. L. James
Harold Legge
West Ninth A
L. W. Carroll
R. Todd Ford
Forrest K. Foster
H. A. Glass
Ben M. Primer
Square Dance Teacher Raises One Objection
To the Editor Margot Mayo square dance authority presents a critique noting that apart from one instance her analysis of Do-si-do for Docey-do in Texas square dance language matches sashshay and aligns with most quadrille books making the book safe and engaging for beginners and leaders nationwide
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Margot Mayo
Square Dance Authority
Texas
Square Dance Steps and Do-si-do Variations in Texas Style
Margot Mayo explains preliminary steps to form an H shape and guides calls for right and left along the four, partner exchanges, and do-si-do sequences. The note contrasts Do-si-do with Do-pas-o and Do-si-edo, and reflects on teaching the square dance heritage to varied audiences.
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Margot Mayo
Lexus
Miss Mayo
Texas
Mary Hardin Baylor
City Eyes Job Classification Plan for Municipal Employees
City officials study establishing a job classification system for municipal employees. Administrative assistant B H Cruce said cost estimates are being prepared as part of the consideration.
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Monay
B. H. Cruce
Guston Morgan
Poor hearing more common than realized in Texas
Dr George W Cox Texas state health officer says about four to six percent of school children have hearing loss interfering with learning and that eighty percent of those affected can be helped or protected from further loss. He urges universal school hearing tests and notes several indicators of auditory difficulty including draining ears and frequent requests for repetition.
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Texas
George W. Cox
Cox
Margaret Emschler
Austin
School Program For Conservation of
Committee On
Material and
Kiwanis Opposes Deficit Spending and Deportation Policy
The Austin Kiwanis Club adopted a Kiwanis International resolution opposing deficit spending and concentration of federal power and calling for the immediate deportation of all alien Communists. W A Cunningham urged caution as members considered the action, while housing advocates failed to secure a second on a related motion.
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Austin Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
W. A. Cunningham
University of Texas
Frank Rundell
Austin Oul
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Sue Scicer
Asheville, N. C
Miss Schroeder
Linton
Association For Childhood Education
Asheville
Pender
Art Museum
Daisy Farrett
Tanner
Women Back Housing
Sam Browne
J. D. Sayers
E. W. Jackson
Rio Grande
Botanical Gardens
Washington, D. C
Douglass
Sid Ge Too
Lion
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