Government Pays 52 Percent of Austin Salaries
Austin payrolls from six major sources total $54.85 million, with state departments and institutions employing over 10,000 people and paying about $24.01 million annually. Federal payrolls add $4.5 million, for a combined $28.51 million in government salaries, per the Austin Economic Development Foundation.
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Austin
Austin Economic Development Foundation
State Department
University of Texas
Travis County
Frank Jessen
Foundation
Special Schools
Health Department
Highway Department
Good Neighbor Commission
Jessen
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Post Office
Department of Internal Revenue
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice Lands Division
Federal Security Agency
Federal Works Agency
US Marshal
Navy Department
Office of Rent Control
Selective Service State Headquarters
Veterans Administration
War Assets Administration
Treasury Department
Magic show life with Joyce Blaney and Walter Blaney
Joyce Blaney, 19 and a university junior, shares life with Walter Blaney, Austin magician. She assists in tricks, solves puzzles, and endures plate rises and disappearing spoons while plans for a dramatic magic show unfold. A wandering dove interrupts the interview as Joyce laughs at the chaos.
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Joyce Blaney
Walter Blaney
Austin
Joyce
Walt
Department of Government
Census Delays City Plans for School Bond Issue
Austin officials wait on a preliminary census to shape a proposed multi million dollar city public schools bond. May to mid June census report will provide a firm basis for a 10 year municipal needs plan through 1960. Council aims to present the bond to voters this fall.
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Austin
Taylor Glass
Guston Morgan
W. S.S. Drake Jr
Drake
D A Tells Aide To Go Fly A Kite For Junior
Four year old Donald Eugene Smith urged his father Assistant District Attorney Jerome Smith to come home to fly a kite. The son’s call prompted the DA to grant the day off after a brief office visit with District Attorney Bob Long.
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Donald Eugene Smith
East 38Th Street
Jerome Smith
Smith
Bob Long
Donald
Long Housing Battle Stirs Austin Real Estate Board
George W. Sandlin, Texas Real Estate Commission chair, blasted federal housing policy in a luncheon, calling it a long range, paternalistic program akin to socialized medicine. He urged private enterprise to provide housing and warned against government control and tax-exempt agencies.
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Washington
Austin Real Estate Board
George W. Sandlin
Texas Real Estate Commission
Sandlin
New York
Japan
Austin Housing Authority
Joe Hill
W. W. Stewart
Austin
England
Real Estate Board
A. H. Osburn
Chester Burattl
Arthur Piblgren
Truman Montandon
Bob Gorham
Hugo Loewenstern
Amarillo
Texas Real Estate Association
Austin Fish Hatchery Hidden From Public View
Austin's federal fish hatchery inside the city limits outputs about 750000 fish annually but many residents cannot locate the facility at 1205 Haskell without a map. Frank A. Bengard notes publicizing Central Texas as a fishing haven while detailing production, staff, and the surrounding infrastructure.
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Austin
Frank A. Bengard
Haskell
New Mexico
Arizona
Bengard
Highland Lakes
Central
Texas
Cleanup Drive Halfway to Goal in City Survey Effort
Almost half the city has been surveyed in a citizen driven cleanup campaign led by H E Hargis with University of Texas area first to report favorable results. The project uses district surveys to guide cleanup actions and urges business donation of trucks.
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H. E. Hargis
University of Texas Area
Carl
Hargis
University
Lulac Club
Kiwanis Club
South
Austin
Congress Avenue
Shivers Playfully Bypasses Campaign in Daughter’s Birthday Wish
Governor and Mrs Allan Shivers heard advance birthday wishes for Marialice on Wednesday. The child asked for a drum and a blowing horn, and the governor noted the request has no connection to any political campaign.
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Allan Shivers
Marialice
Horn
Shivers
Doctor Describes A Bomb Effects In Atomic Medicine Seminar
Dr. William S. Brumage outlined three atomic bombing effects on the human body thermal blast and radiation. He said about 85 percent of injuries come from heat and concussion while 15 percent from radiation. Treatments include plasma transfusions for radiation and penicillin for potential infections. The course, designed by the Atomic Energy Commission, aims to update doctors on casualty care.
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William S. Brumage
Division of Cancer Control
Texas State Health Department
George W. Cox
Brumage
Los Angeles
Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Sufficient Milk Supply Expected In Austin This Summer
City Sanitary Engineer Herbert Hargis said Austin will have plenty of milk in summer as student departures and vacations reduce consumption. For the 30 days ending April 15 the city consumed 14 158 gallons daily with a surplus of about 300 gallons daily, far below last month’s level. Dairies use excess milk for cheese and ice cream, and no imports have occurred this year.
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Austin
Herbert Hargis
Hargis
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