Credit Groups Open Sessions Here Saturday
About 150 retail credit executives will attend a two day conference in Austin starting Saturday. Major speeches feature Ernest A. Sharpe Ike S Ashburn and John Ben Shepperd. District Four spans 32 Central Texas cities with attendees from Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and more.
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Austin
J. B. Moreland
District Four
Retail Credit Executives of Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Ernest A. Sharpe
University of Texas
Ike S. Ashburn
The
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas Parade
John Ben Shepperd
Sharpe
Ashburn
Shepperd
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Galveston
Beaumont
Moreland
Barnhart Lodge
Lois Huey
Lifebuoy Health Soap promises B C protection for 13 body parts
Lifebuoy Health Soap claims to clean skin all over and guard against body odor by purifying ingredients. The ad cites doctors and studies showing it stops B O better than other soaps and highlights its coconut oil lather and suitability for baby skin.
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Lifebuoy Health
Lifebuoy
Lever Brothers Company
Polio Cases Break All Texas Records
Polio broke all Texas records last week with 131 cases reported by the State Health Department. The year total rises beyond the previous peak of 121 in the same week last year, with five counties Camp Cass Crosby Hall and Liberty reporting first cases. State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox warned that more cases may come as long as dry weather persists.
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State Health Department
Camp
Cass
Crosby
Hall
Liberty
George W. Cox
Court to Hear Pleas on Property Evaluations
County Commissioners set a two day board of equalization to hear protests from about 261 property owners on proposed evaluation adjustments. Judge Tom Johnson notes few protests occur yearly and expects no sweeping changes though equalization is needed before May 1951 for 1952 revenue. Swenson favors using Austin's 66 2/3 percent value basis for county taxes.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Tom Johnson
Commissioners’ Court
Board of Equalization
Johnson
Arthur Swenson
Precinct
Austin
VA Adds Home Loan Areas for Veterans in 34-County Region
Dr. George T. McMahan of the Veterans Administration Center in Waco announced new direct loan areas within a 34 county region. The additions include Bell County excluding Temple and Killeen Brown County excluding Brownwood Brazos County excluding Bryan and College Station McLennan County excluding Waco and Travis County excluding Austin He urged veterans to wait for VA contact before committing to land materials or deposits toward loans.
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George T. McMahan
Veterans Administration Center
Waco
Bell County
Temple
Killeen
Brown County
Brownwood
Brazos County
Bryan
College Station
McLennan County
Travis County
Austin
McMahan
Veterans Administration Office
Commissioners Okayed Bond Purchase for School Fund
On Wednesday the board ordered the purchase of 8600 dollars in US Savings Bonds Series 6 to be placed in the permanent school fund.
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Escapee Daenor Sighting Triggers Texas Roadblocks
Police alert in north of Austin after burglar Jack Daenor, on the run since Monday, passes through the area. Alf Tumey of a Guadalupe Street restaurant identifies Daenor from a photo in the Austin American. Attendants at a Guadalupe street filling station also recognize him from pictures and say he rode with an unknown couple. Road blocks halted vehicles as authorities pursue the former Johnson City jail escapee awaiting trial in Blanco County on burglary charges.
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Austin
Jack Daenor
Daenor
Austin American
Alf Tumey
Guadalupe Street
45Th and
Guadalupe
Daeno
Johnson City
Travis County
Blanco County
Lions Club gatherings set for Saturday in Texas
Eight district governors from the 615 Lions Club state chapter gather at Stephens F. Austin Hotel for executive meetings with state secretary Marlow C. Fisher announcing the event. National president Herb C. Perry will meet Texas Lions representatives of about 4000 members. Local clubs honor officials with a chicken barbecue at Sun Valley Ranch at 7:30 p.m.
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Stephens F. Austin
Marlow C. Fisher
Herb C. Perry
Lions Clubs
Texas Lions
Sun Valley Ranch
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