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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1950
Page
1
Co City files a general denial in 53rd District Court to seven grocery firms claim that state Sunday closing laws violate property rights and religious freedom. Police were told to halt enforcement until the suit is settled. trial not expected until October.
More than 600 applicants will take the state cosmetology exams. Miss Ella Mae Murphy of the state board said tests start Tuesday at 8 am in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel with additional sessions on August 7 and 8 due to crowding. Negro beauticians test is set for Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 am at the Johnson and Randolph Beauty School. Results will be announced in about a week.
The City Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear four petitions for reclassification of property including a full block commercial request at the West 1th and Baylor block. Applicants Minnie Leatherman Brown Biggs and Barr seek a B to C change on the northeast corner of West 1th and Baylor. Other hearings cover C-1 to C-2 at West Johanna and South Congress, C to C-2 at East First and Aransas, and B to C at West Fifth and Walsh.
Ambassador James G. McDonald will leave Israel for the United States for leave and consultations the State Department said on Monday. The move follows his postings as ambassador to Israel.
Public records list damages cases in 126th District Court including Daniel Rojo and Alfred Springer, and divorces such as Eleanor Pearson and Oscar Pearson. Guardian appointment sought for Ronnie and Bobby McDonald minors. multiple marriage licenses issued. numerous building permits with addresses and values. several fires and investigations reported with times and locations.
Sheriff Ernest Best said no clues were found in the hit and run death of Melvin Jones 40 of Onion Creek whose body was found on a farm road near Del Valle. Deputies L J Chapman and Perry Miller continue the investigation. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 3 pm at Del Valle Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Comanche.
Miss Johan Kallus of 1909 Rio Grande survived Nazi camps after losing family in Czechoslovakia. During a UT Austin picnic at Bastrop she lost 10 photographs of her murdered kin. A UT student later recovered the crumpled images, restoring a partial happiness to her long tragedy.
Reports indicate Tibet remains the highest region on earth by elevation, with analysts noting plateau geography and Himalayan peaks shaping its extreme altitude.
Retired minister E. H. Harmer of Snohomish Washington says All Bran cured his constipation after eating an ounce daily. The letter offers a money back offer from Kellogg's Battle Creek Michigan with a promise to double your money back if not satisfied after ten days.
Extra fast relief for headaches and neuralgic pains with the famous BC formula. Available in powder or tablet form, containing multiple pain relieving ingredients for rapid, effective use. Two tablets equal one powder, priced 10¢ and 2¢.
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