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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1949
Page
13
Travis County Commissioners will decide if the Progressive Party may hold a legislative conference in a district courtroom this Saturday. Spokesmen must submit a letter outlining reasons, speakers, and party officers, with the 10 a.m. docket set for the decision.
Marble table raids over recent months have yielded about 1750 in fines and court costs. Twenty five operators paid 50 dollar fines and 19.55 in costs after pleading guilty to permitting intermittent playing in a public place. The remainder face court on Wednesday as county officials consider higher penalties and destruction orders for the tables.
A second in the illustrated Masters of Art series features Dr. Marian Davis of the University of Texas discussing Michelangelo. The free talk is scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday in Architecture Building 105.
Gust T. Anderson, 1622 East Third, paid 5 dollars fine and 11 dollars costs after his 8 year old son Gus Franklin Anderson skipped Metz Elementary School on March 23. The case followed Judge J. Harris Gardner urging strict truancy enforcement to curb juvenile delinquency.
A house urges approval of citrus industry changes sent to the Senate for consideration. The push focuses on regulatory updates affecting growers distributors and fruit shipments within the state.
Representative Joe Kilgore of McAllen plans to ask the House on Tuesday to concur with Senate amendments to the Texas citrus commission bill. Kilgore authored the measure, which cleared the Senate last week with several amendments attached.
A $23,000 damage suit was filed in the 126th District Court against Harold R. Northrup of Austin after Vernon Mable Wickersham, then 14, was struck while crossing a Dallas street en route to school on September 17, 1948, and carried 99 feet by the car.
Oklahoma legislators introduce two bills in the House aiming to seal water wells to prevent accidents similar to a past tragedy. The measures seek stricter construction and safety standards to avert groundwater hazards.
Two Texas scientists report killing bacteria by high pitch sound waves produced with a nickel tube vibrated at about 8800 cycles per second by an electromagnetic system. The experiment shows sound can disrupt microbial growth using precise frequencies.
The Texas Employment Commission said that 750 workers were involved in labor disputes in Texas at the end of March, the lowest figure since records began. In March 12 new disputes affecting 920 workers were reported, six settled quickly, nine existing disputes were settled, leaving 29 disputes outstanding at month end.
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