Economic Group Calls Meeting To Pick Committees
The Travis County section of the Texas Economy Commission votes on naming permanent committees. Chairman J Manley calls a 2 p.m. meeting at 105 West 14th Street with about 30 members to appoint chairs including a governmental affairs panel. The commission, an unofficial body of over 500 Texans, advises on state executive structure for economy and efficiency and will inform the statewide report for the Legislature.
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Travis County
Texas Economy Commission
J. Manley
West 14Th Street
State Commission
The
Economy Commission
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Paradox in Folk Music Grows Popular Yet Dying Out
folklorist Cl cutt Sanders states radio and phonographs boost folk music's popularity while eroding regional differences. He spoke at Indiana University's International Folk Music Conference where leaders like Stith Thompson and Alan Lomax participated. Sanders traces cowboy square dance origins from ranch life and notes boots, heifer branding, and varied dance floors shaped by frontier conditions.
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Sanders
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Switzerland
Italy
Indiana
Plains
Kansas
Stith Thompson
University of Texas
Texas Folklore Society
Alan Lomax
T. A. Taylor
Sap Needed Aplenty In Maple Sirup Production
A historical note explains sap yields required to produce one gallon of maple sirup highlighting the labor and quantities involved in traditional sugaring.
Berliner Seeks Air Force Chaplain Post After Toronto Study
Hans Dieter Bluhm a Berliner theological student who studied at Austin Presbyterian Seminary under World Council of Churches funds will lead a study group at the World Convention on Christian Education in Toronto August 10 to 16. He has applied for an Air Force chaplain commission and may stay in the United States. if rejected he will return to Germany August 28. He spoke of a need for German ministers but said he is a Texan at heart.
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Austin
Canada
Germany
Hans Dieter Bluhm
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
World Council of Churches
Toronto
Bluhm
New York
Air Force
United States
Berlin
University of Heidelberg
Austin Seminary
First Presbyterian Church
Vivian
Hans
America
Kin May Request Army Allotments
Kin of armed forces personnel listed as missing in action or missing in Korea may request pay allotments with help from Bergstrom Air Force Base chaplain Major Henry Duhan. Families within 50 miles of the base notified of missing relatives can contact Major Duhan at base headquarters, phone 8-9321, extension 32.
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Korea
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Henry Duhan
Duhan
Bolivian Simono Indians Preserve Long Firemaking Tradition
Firemaking as a passing craft endures among the Bolivian Simono, where a burning brand is handed down through generations, illustrating a cultural practice thought lost. The piece highlights intergenerational learning and the communal meaning of a simple flame.
Austinite Freed On $1,000 Bond
Mrs. Ella Duke of 612 West 22nd Street posted a $1,000 bond Wednesday and was released from Travis County jail after a complaint charged her with passing a worthless $198 check. The case, filed Tuesday by Raymond Campi of Capitol Floors in Justice of the Peace Travis Blakeslee's court, follows her earlier guilty plea in a separate worthlessness check case in County Court at Law. Judge Mace Thurman fined her $1 and costs and granted a new trial on August 25 to allow payment of the $349 in checks. A theft case involving Tom King was reset for September 8.
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Ella Duke
West 22Nd Street
Travis County
Mace Thurman
Tom King
Thurman
County Clerk predicts light turnout in second Democratic primary
County Clerk Emilie Limberg forecast a sparse vote of about 15 000 in the second Democratic primary based on early absentee ballots. By late Wednesday afternoon 16 people had voted and 40 ballots were mailed. She warned totals may not rise significantly.
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Emilie Limberg
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American Friends Service Committee
West Ave
Ame
Willie
San Jacinto
the Shanks - Meyers Furniture
Pate
Berliner
Hans D. Bluhm
Miss Limberg
Dallas
Texas Asociation of Blood Banks
Marjorie Saunders
Association Sec
Retary
W. G. Rice
Association
Arthur Murray
Ee Murray
Harry Evans
Mgr
Austin, Texas
Furnaaces
Ward
Cit Southern Union Gas Company
Southern Union
Onpenny
Congress Avenue
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