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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1949

Page

12

Plans for Polio Inc Center to land in Austin this fall

Polio Inc plans a $75 000 therapeutic treatment center in Austin to be submitted to the City Council on August 11. The project aims to care for rehabilitative polio patients released from Brackenridge Hospital, with space concerns at the hospital prompting a dedicated facility.

Polio Inc Austin Carl C Hardin Hardin Exchange Club Brackenridge Hospital Eleanore Malone Travis County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Shieffer Avenue Polio Group

Austin Bottlers Demand Congress Probe Sugar Imports

Austin independent bottlers led by Charlies Sandah demand a federal inquiry into sugar imports after a local shortage. Telegrams to Senators Connally Johnson Vandenberg Taft and Rep Thornberry request action on Agriculture Secretary Brannan’s import policy and quotas.

Austin Congress Charlies Sandah Washington Agriculture Charles F. Brannan Tom Connally Lyndon B. Johnson Arthur H. Vandenberg Robert A. Taft Homer Thornberry Houston Sandahl Secretary of Agriculture People of America Sandahi Brannan Cuba Hawaii United States Pacific Great Britain San Antonio Dallas Associated Press Walter Winchell Drew Pearson Fulton Lewis Jr

Courthouse Docket Records From 53rd District Court

Court entries list probate filings and appointments in L. F. Miller case, tax collection actions in R. J. Price matter, multiple divorces including Brown and Kuykendall cases, executors for Jodie Roberdeau, several aggravated assault and swindling charges in County Court at Law, marriage licenses issued, and new car registrations with owners and brands.

Two Courts Give Man Two Terms

Edward James Alexander known as Bunty was sentenced in two courts on swindling charges. County Court-at-Law gave six months. Justice Pete Nairn’s Court handed a maximum $200 fine or 71 days for one count, with eight other charges held in abeyance. Alexander, from Austin, allegedly took funds offering to place the Black Pioneers name on shirts, an offer denied by club owner Tom Plummer.

Edward James Bunty Alexander Pete Nairn Nairn

Four Austinites Attend Carolina Folk Festival

Henry Hudson, dean of fiddle and folk musicians of Central Texas, will represent Austin at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville North Carolina from Thursday through Saturday. Texans also include Mrs Lillie Lee Baker who will call a square dance with the Amarillo Barn Dancers and Mr and Mrs Curtis Bell who lead the square. The festival is a premier gathering of mountain and folk dancers in the Great Smokies region.

Henry Hudson Fiddle End Folk Musicians Central Texas Capital City Asheville N.C Lillie Lee Baker Amarillo Curtis Bell Great Smokies

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