Draft Eligibles Slow To Join Reserve Units
Draft registrants have been slow to enlist in organized reserve or National Guard units after a notice allowing postponement of physicals and induction. In Travis County the first group heads to medical exams Friday, but many may opt to join local Army and Air Force organized reserve units at Camp Mabry, Bergstrom Field, or Navy outfits on Barton Springs Road, keeping induction delays in effect.
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National Guard
Selective Service
National
Mildred F. Smalley
Travis County
San Antonio
Organized Reserve
Camp Mabry
William C. Wilkes
36Th Infantry
111Th Medical Battalion
149Th Military Police Company
249Th
Army
Air Force
Austin
Bergstrom Field
Harvey Hamilton
Reserve Training Office
87Th
535Th
87Th Fighter Escort Group
Navy
Barton Springs Road
868Th
869Th
870Th Navy Reserve
Marine Reserve
Organized Reserve and
Paul L. Wakefield
Texas
Mausoleum Plan On Council Agenda In City Cemetery
The Austin City Council was to vote on an agreement with Texas Mausoleum Company for a $450,000 project in Memorial Park Cemetery. The city would sell two acres for $90,000, maintain the building, and establish a perpetual care fund. The mausoleum would hold 588 crypts.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Taylor Glass
Walter Seaholm
Austin
Texas Mausoleum Company
Four Developments Vie For Final City Plan Nod
Plans for four subdivisions Jung Addition Section One Sylvester Addition Womack Addition and the subdivision of Fiset Place Finniey Drive and segments of West 49th Street will seek final approval before the City Plan Commission. Nine other subdivisions will seek preliminary approval at the 8 p.m. meeting in City Hall chambers.
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City Plan Commission
Commission
Jung
Bull Creek Road
Perry Lane
Sylvester
Anderson Lane
Hardy Drive
Womack
Webberville Road
Goodwin Avenue
Fiset Place
Finniey Drive
West 49Th Street
City Hall City
Bailey Playground Carnival Planned For Thursday Evening
Playground Mothers To Aid Bailey Show. Bailey Playground at West 33rd Street and Bailey Lane will host its annual carnival Thursday at 6 30 p m with Billie McPherson and George McMahan as co leaders. Mothers oversee hot dog fish pond and dart throwing concessions to raise money for playground equipment and improvements.
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Bailey Playground
Billie McPherson
Miss McPherson
Bailey
West 33Rd Street
Bailey Lane
George McMahan
Fast Avenue Plans Distinctive Pet Fair
A pet show for playground children will be held at East Avenue playground Friday at 10 a.m. Mrs. Ida Bell Kennard notes prizes for largest smallest most spotted longest most unusual pets and similar traits. Jimmie Goff and his Rhythm Wranglers perform at 5 p.m. Thursday during community night.
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East Avenue Playground
Ida Bell Kennard
Jimmie Goff
Rhythm Wranglers
Chest Plan Committee Budgets Next Year
A Community Chest planning committee met Wednesday afternoon to plan the budget for next year. Aubrey Elliott said two or three meetings will likely be required before final plans are drawn up and approved by the executive council.
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Community Chest
Aubrey Elliott
Executive Council
Opposition Eyes Low Cost Street Surfacing Plan
The Tenth Ward Civic Club plans to present petitions with 300 signatures to City Council on Thursday seeking to lower paving standards to permit an 80 block low cost paving program in the residential area south of East First Street. Mayor Taylor Glass is expected to oppose the move citing long term maintenance costs. Councilwoman Emma Long may back the petitioners arguing low cost paving prevents dusty streets and helps home owners who cannot afford current rates. A club spokesman said the petitions express a spirit of cooperation.
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Tenth Ward
Tenth Ward Civic Club
East First Street
Taylor Glass
Emma Long
St. David's drive enlists more aid for hospital expansion
John A. Barclay announces increased staffing for the St. David's Hospital new building campaign. New group chairmen include G. Kent Rider of Von Boeckmann Jones and Clarence Saegert of Saegert Furniture. Team captains are Frank D. Jerbow and R. T. Wilson of Wilson X Ray and Surgical, with Don O'Brien listing acceptances from Willie Fisher, Leigh Ellis Jr., and Mike Rogers.
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St. David's Hospital
John A. Barclay
G. Kent Rider
von Boeckmann -Jones Company
Clarence Saegert
Saegert Furniture Company
George Haberlin
Frank D. Jerbow
R. T. Wilson
Wilson X-Ray and Surgical Company
W. D. Graves
Don O'Brien
City Scrambles for Lumber to Complete New Stadium Seating
Butler Field project to install seating in a $21,000 stadium with capacity about 4,000. City workers to splice off size lumber after finding sufficient stock, work to start Thursday after steel framework in place. Joint effort by city and Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Butler Field
City Public Works Department
Noble Larson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
New Zone Rule May Liberalize Beer Handling
City aims to liberalize off premise beer sales by revising zoning rules. City Manager Walter Seaholm prepared a recommendation for the City Council, seeking to permit grocery stores and food pantries to sell package beer without a liquor store zoning. The change would also allow package beer sales in C-1 commercial zones and has backing from Councilmen Drake and Johnson.
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Walter Seaholm
W. S. Drake Jr
Will T. Johnson
Attorney Will Serve As Carnival Barker
An Austin attorney John Allen will act as carnival barker at Westenfield Playground’s annual carnival Friday at 6 p m Miss Minerva Townsend playground leader said children and members of the playground parents club will run hot dog dart throwing country store and other concessions Proceeds will go toward playground equipment and improvements.
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Austin
John Allen
Barker
Westenfield Playground
Minerva ,Townsend
Playground Parents’ Club
Use of Water Tops Records Twice in Row
Austin set an all time water use record Tuesday surpassing 38.9 million gallons as dry weather continued. The Monday high was 36.2 million and the previous record 35.66 million on July 13, 1949. Sprinklers and air conditioning pushed the plant beyond its efficient peak of 22 million gallons.
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Austin
City Water Division
Brown and Root bid to pave 80 blocks in city plan
City Council to award Brown and Root Construction a 398980 contract for permanent paving of 80 blocks on 34 streets. Public owners pay 287948 of the cost with 40 percent assessment. City covers 20 percent on street centers and full at intersections, with hearings expected for protests.
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Brown and Root Construction
Houston
City Public Work Department
Stacy Playground Water Carnival Set For Friday Evening
Stacy Playground hosts its annual Water Carnival Friday at 5 p.m. synchronized swimming water ballet and exhibition diving will headline. Carnival clowns John Burke Thompson and James Andrews are billed to perform.
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Stacy Playground
Gene Sappington
Playground
John Burke Thompson
James Andrews
Beating the Heat in 100 Degree Austin
Four Austinites describe how they cope with a week of near one hundred degree temperatures. Charles Taylor of the Austin American questions residents about cooling methods and comfort strategies.
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Austin
Charles Taylor
The
Austin American
Never Too Young Shipe Park Pool Teaches Tots to Swim
Austin playground director Oscar L. Pollock teaches 4 and 5 year olds at Shipe Park in the city’s only public preschool swim class. About 20 tots attend daily from 4 to 5 pm, with 20 minutes of instruction and 40 minutes of supervised water play. Pollock uses games to submerge heads and build buoyancy, noting girls learn faster and stressing kicking and buoyant reactions. Pollock also works on graduate studies at the University of Texas.
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Oscar L. Pollock
Pollock
Shipe Park
Austin
Hancock Recreation Center
Ship
Austin Recreation Department
University of Texas
Hospital Campaign Praised by Official
Hulan W. Black chairman of St. David's Hospital board hailed the $500 000 building fund drive as the finest thing for Austin. Speaking to the University Area Kiwanis Club with fund committee members present he said the effort would influence the town’s giving pattern and would generate wide enthusiasm.
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Hulan W. Black
St. David's Hospital
Austin
University Area Kiwanis Club
Black
John Barclay
Ralph Bishop
Truman Crouch
Max Starcke
Building Fund Committee
New Manager Picked For Highway Planning Division
The Texas High way Planning Survey Division appoints H. P. Stockton Jr. as manager. He succeeds George G Edwards who resigns to enter private business in Uvalde. Dewitt C. Greer, state highway engineer, announced the appointment.
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H. P. Stockton Jr
Texas Highway Planning Survey Division
Dewitt C. Greer
Stockton
George G Edwards
Uvalde
Fire Officials Seek Council Action on Pay Demands
City firemen and police seek immediate salary increases with AFL Firefighters Association ready to press court if Council rejects the demands. Emma Long backs raises for firemen police and other low paid workers arguing wartime living costs and 6 435 petition signatures show broad support. The council may vote Thursday with possible charter driven paths to an election or ordinance, while officials prepare for court if needed. Firemen report 72 hour weeks and rising costs leaving wages well behind postwar gains.
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Wray Weddell
Emma Long
Austin Afl, Firefighters Association
Smith
Library Displays Korean Pictures In Austin
An Austin Public Library exhibit features photographs taken in Korea by Dorothy Gouty, including Pyongyang street scenes and a Seoul square, with a 1948 Year of the Rat calendar. The display runs for two weeks and highlights Far Eastern travels by the donor, with Korean images prioritized due to current interest.
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Korea
Austin
Austin Public Library
Dorothy Gouty
Jeanette Warner
Gouty
Men Ordered to Report for Physical Examinations
Captain Augustine De Zavala announced that examinees should report to 304 East 5th Street for physicals. He warned many assume headquarters are at the county courthouse and noted trips to San Antonio will last one day with no need for luggage or extra clothes.
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Selective Service
East 5Th Street
Augustine de Zavala
San Antonio
de Zavala
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St. David's
Neal Douglass
Fast Avenue
ST. David’s Drive
Brown and Root
Stacy
Nancy Kay Loftis
J. D. Loftis
Avenue F. Pollock
Ronald Nichols
Georgetown Road
Mary Teague
East Sixth
Martin Holeman
Bill Harrison
Alta Vista
Fire Association
Steen Smith
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