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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1950

Page

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Polack Brothers Circus Set For Week In Austin Coli seum

Polack Brothers bring 30 acts to the City Coliseum for a seven day run starting Monday with shows at 3 45 p m and 8 15 p m daily and 2 15 p m on Saturday and Sunday Ben Hur Shrine Temple sponsors the event featuring Berosini aerialists and a lineup including the Four Sidneys the Montes De Oca Duo and Natal the monkey man Reserve seats at Walgreen Drug Store Congress at Eighth from 9 a m to 5 p m daily.

Polack Brothers City Coliseum Ben Hur Shrine Temple A. F. Jones Ben Hur Circus Berosini Sidneys Jeannides Alexander Konyor Kalarama Jr Albert Fleet Cheerful Gardner Gautier Franchos Harstons Tong Brothers Natal Gene Randon Ernie Wiswell Henry Eyes Circus Band Walgreen Drug Store Congress Eighth

Medics From Austin Set for Texas Medical Annual

Several Austin members of the State Medical Association of Texas including president elect will travel to Fort Worth for the annual meeting. House of Delegates sessions begin Sunday and run through Thursday. Dr W M Gambrel of Austin will be installed as head of the organization succeeding Dr G W Brindley Sr of Temple. Officials and staff from the association state headquarters will be in Fort Worth for the session.

Austin State Medical Association of Texas Fort Worth House of Delegates W. M. Gambrel G. W. Brindley Sr Temple Association

New Steps To Halt Thefts Ordered By Police Chief Thorp

Police Chief R D Thorp ordered extraordinary steps after noon Thursday to stop a wave of hometown burglaries. He told officers and detectives not to disclose details on the record but emphasized a hard line to catch the burglars. Burglars have been hitting nightly targets including businesses residences and schools in Austin.

R. D. Thorp Austin

Lightning kills three in tobacco barn refuge

A thunderstorm drove three Negro farm workers into a tobacco barn near Greensboro Florida where lightning struck the structure killing them. The men were sheltering from the rain when the bolt struck the barn.

Greensboro Fla

City funds approve Coliseum acoustic upgrades

City Council appropriation of 12 000 from parks bond funds to install fiberglass acoustical treatment in the Coliseum follows a University of Texas sound expert study. The project may cost up to 10 000 with prior estimates near 30 000, aimed at improving sound for events including the Jackson Jefferson Day dinner.

City Coliseum Alben Barkley Guston Morgan Parks and Playgrounds Morgan C. P. Boner University of Texas Jack H. Key Lake Austin Boulevard Airport Boulevard Duplex Advertising Company Inc East Seventh Street City Zoning Board King and West 32Nd East 14Th Cedar Street East 12Th Chicon West 17Th San Antonio

Nomination Ballot Sent For Austin Area Development Directors

The Austin Area Economic Development Foundation mailed a nominating ballot to members for ten two year director terms. Nominations were by a committee led by Howard Kuhlman with room for member nominations. Ballots tally to determine directors for terms expiring May 1. board officers for one year to be chosen next week by President C B Smith.

The Austin Area Economic Development Foundation Howard Kuhlman C. B. Smith Fred W. Catterall Jr W. A. Cunningham University of Texas Sid Wireless A. F. Ashford A. J. Maloney E. J. St. John Hirman Brown George Stautz Charles Nolen E. C. Bartholomew A. C. Bull Mike Butler H. H. Dickehut C. L. Higgins E. A. Moeller J. W. Scarbrough Jr Raymond Brooks D. A. Shipwash Max Starcke

Three Police Rookies Hired for City Force

Police Chief R D Thorp announced the hiring of J D Dillingham III James Lauderdale and Charles Jackson as new police officers. They will join four officers hired last month in a six week training school led by Lieutenant Russell Forester in a room at the old incinerator building First and San Antonio Streets.

R. D. Thorp J. D. Dillingham III James Lauderdale Charles Jackson William Purse Charles Jones Edward B Gerding Paul Simpson Russell Forester First San Antonio

Chain Postals Urge Prayer in Town Prompt Investigation

Police investigate a circulating prayer card that makes no money or prize promise and asks recipients to copy and share with 16 friends. The card claims global prayers bring happiness in 14 days, and cites a girl and her husband who died after the prayer spread. Authority will forward the card to postal inspectors.

Five Vehicle Crash in Springfield Leaves Minor Injuries

A large trailer truck driven by James Ellis of Kansas City careened into an automobile then clipped two more cars and struck a house in Springfield Wisconsin on Thursday. No one was seriously hurt. The car driven by David Carroll’s wife Jessie suffered minor cuts.

Springfield James Ellis Kansas City David Carroll Jessie

Mass Movements In China Reported

Hong Kong report says Red China is guiding mass movements of famine victims. The Shanghai dispatch cites the Ministry of Interior ordering migrations only where famine makes farming impossible for two to three years. Refugees should be urged to return to arable areas as famine effects spread. The famine is reported to affect about 50 million people with 10 million in serious condition.

Hong Kong Red China Shanghai Ministry of Interior

Public Records and Court Filings Highlight Divorces and Guardians

A sweep of notices lists divorce filings and granted decrees for multiple couples including Anna F Morgan and Louie B Morgan Estelle Miley and Robert Miley Carrie Gassaway and Henry Gassaway Bess Dixon and J M Dixon Ruby Turnbull Krause and Otto Krause plus estates and guardianship nominations. Also recorded are criminal and traffic notices and various Justice Court entries with addresses and dollar amounts for property matters and a gas leak report.

Herman Brown L. E. Ostrom T. P. Jones Carrie Gassaway Henry Gassaway Bess Dixon J. M. Dixon Ruby Turnbull Krause Otto F. Krause

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