Gadget plan for meters eyed after revenue loss in Austin
Plans to attach a gadget to Austins meter system emerged after city officials found 90000 nickels short in six months versus 1948. Company reps said a device could fix the drop in parking revenues after reviewing meters and city investigation findings. Police and company officials conferred, with Cincinnati headquarters contacted and a plane trip to Austin underway.
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Ausmeter Company
Cincinnati
Austin
Los
R. D. Thorp
Fred Sharp
Meter Company
Jailed Deaf Boy Linked to Burglaries and Grandmother's Care
A 16 year old deaf boy admits to burglaries in Austin as he seeks money for his grandmother. He bought furniture with stolen funds and fears losing it if arrested. He drank a toxic eye solution and was hospitalized before transfer to the county Juvenile Home. Authorities seek details of who sent him to the Texas hospital.
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Austin
Miller
Charlies O. Betts
28Th District Court
Frank Campbell
San Antonio
Campbell
California
Texas
First iron clad Merrimac becomes Confederate warship
The Merrimac, the first iron clad battleship, was converted into a warship in a stone drydock by the Confederate Navy.
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Merrimac
Sam Plyler Presents Show for Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club of Gainesville hosts a Friday luncheon program at the Capital City Ste phen F Austin Hotel featuring Sam Plyler and performers from Little Theater. Master of ceremonies Al Campbell introduces two Irish numbers by Jack Wesenberg with Babs Winn presenting burlesque sketches. Kiwanis will host a Gainesville circus September 2 and 3 with advance tickets starting August 19 and a 7:30 a.m. kickoff breakfast. tickets available at Walgreens and HEB South Congress location.
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Caiman Samways
Capital City
Kiwanis Club
Stephen F. Austin
al Campbell
Jack Wesenberg
Austin
Babs Winn
Bill Campbell
Kiwanis- Gainesville
Aivance
Walgreen’s Drug Store
HEB Food
Congress Avenue
Judge Powell Reappointed to Uniform State Laws Unit
Judge Ben H. Powell of Austin, former Texas Supreme Court commissioner of appeals, was reappointed to a six year term on the national Commission on Uniform State Laws. The governor announced the Texas members for the upcoming conference in St Louis beginning August 29. Also named were Lucien Moreheed of Plainview and new members Julius Jacobs Corsicana Tom Martin Deavis Houston and Joe Eastes Dallas.
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Ben H. Powell
Austin
Commission of Appeals
Texas Supreme Court
Texas
St. Louis
Allan Shivers
Lucien Moreheed
Plainview
Julius C. Jacobs
Corsicana
Tom Martin Deavis
Houston
Joe Eastes
Dallas
Courts and Marriages Reported With Several Filings
Courts enter several filings including to try title actions by Roberts and Mackey versus Howell and others, divorce actions Dorsett and Lewis, and debt case against Galbraith. Marriage licenses issued include Grady Zachary with Jo Nell Willis and several other couples.
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Roberts
Tommie Harris Mackey
Ada White Howell
E. L. Lewis
Betty Jo Lewis
Titus Collins
A Collins Jr
Comal Lumber Company
R. H. Galbraith
Jewel Dorsett
Robert L. Dorsett
Margaret Acosta
Huey Acosta Jr
Limberg
Grady G. Zachary
Jo Nell Willis
J. Lentz
Doris Wal- D. Gustafson
Harvery Georgia Marie Sundbeck
Frank R. Rogers
Elizabeth J. Dziewas
Rites Set Today For J. D. Baskin
Funeral services are planned for James Dol lar Baskin 53 VA official who died Thursday at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. The Cameron First Baptist Church will host Saturday at 2 p.m. Survivors include his widow Ruth Baskin three sons James Pat and William Baskin his mother and three brothers all of Cameron.
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James Dollar Baskin
Veterans Administration
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Austin
Railroad Commission
Ruth Baskin
James Baskin
Navy
Annapolis
Pat Baskin
University of Texas
William Baskin
James B. Baskin
Roy Baskin
Julian Baskin
Gordon Baskin
Draft Pool Totals in Texas Reach 33 251 1A Eligibles
The Austin American-Statesman reports that 3,566 of 498,278 registrations are eligible for training and service. About 1,400 have had physicals and readiness for induction. No induction calls have been issued nationwide or for Texas since last August.
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Austin
Congress
Selective Service
National Headquarters
Texas
Bergstrom AFB Housing Plan Expands Privately Financed Units
Bergstrom Air Force Base advances a private mortgage driven housing plan under the Wherry-Spence bill. The president may raise the $2 million limit to $1 billion, with private builders or the Federal National Mortgage Association backing loans. Initial Bergstrom units total 250, expanding to 5300, with $8100 caps on houses. Col. Ashley B. Packard notes locations, multi apartment designs, and co funding with contractors, aiming to add 16 buildings worth $1.25 million started last week, with completion around Jan 1, 1951.
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Inemeung
Ashley B. Packard
Chamber of Commerce
Packard
Bergstrom
Jonel C. B. Woolley
Washington, D. C
Lawless and
Alford
Water Safety Course Slated at Deep Pool
The last water safety instructors at Deep Pool will teach Monday to Friday 6 to 9 pm this week. The free course is open to those who have completed senior life saving training. The University of Texas offers a spring version for two degree credits under Dr. C. J. Alderson, for University students only. Since April, 125 Austin instructors have been trained with 21 in Travis County Learn To Swim efforts.
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University of Texas
Superivision
C. J. Alderson
Austin
Travis County
United States
Canada
Judge Smith Visits Son in UT District
Clyde Smith of Woodville F visited his son Clyde Smith Jr a pre law student at the University of Texas in Austin during a university district assignment.
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Judge Smith
Clyde Smith
Woodville F
Clyde Smith Jr
University of Texas
Ee Aej
Review of The-World Byhas Too Much and Flimsy Plot
The piece finds The World Byhas lacking a strong plot with moments of music from Marcia Van Dyke and a lively Judy Garland turn in I Don’t Care but notes a silly romantic-letters setup and a predictable ending. It cites Cud Dies Sakall and Buster Keaton for mild comic relief and remarks Abbott and Costello's Africa Screams as thin entertainment with no cohesive story.
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Marcia van Dyke
Judy Garland
Judy
S. Z
Sakall
Buster Keaton
Abbott and Costello
Africa
Costello
Abbott
Clyde Beatty
Frank Buck
revival of silent screen duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
The passage notes the repeated pairing of Abbott and Costello in revived short subjects from silent films. It highlights how the stars, once hampered by the absence of sound, tried to generate laughs, preserving a sense of nostalgia for early screen comedy.
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Eaward Nassour
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Ruling Sets Pay for Judges Serving as School Superintendent
The Austo Ame ruling states county judges who act as ex officio county superintendent of public instruction may receive up to 1600 a year for pay plus 450 for traveling expenses. It notes assistants may be employed and sets salary caps of 4500 in counties under 100000 population and 4800 in larger counties.
Drunk Driving Fines Total $1000 in Travis County
Twenty defendants paid fines totaling over $1,000 for drunken driving in Travis County. One defendant received a $50 fine plus $19 in costs and six months license suspension. Walter Venable pleaded guilty to a third offense theft and was fined $540 with six months in jail if unable to pay.
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Travis
Yaad
Walter Venable
Job Applications Down Says TEC Report
The Texas Employment Commission reported a slight drop in new unemployment across the state. Applications filed fell from 40,872 in June to 34,194 in July with non agricultural placements down 9.1 percent. active job applications totaled 112,125 by month end, including 28,196 women, 45,272 non veteran men, and 38,657 veterans.
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Texas Employment Commission
Commission
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