County Budget Approved by Travis County Court
Travis County commissioners approved a record 1951 budget of 1 407 724 at a public hearing with minimal attendance. The only change was a 2 400 addition for dependent and neglected children care following a plea by Ted R. Thompson. The budget levies 90 cents per 100 dollars value, up 5 cents, with salaries rising for deputies and other officers as defined.
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Travis County
Jim Berger
Tom Johnson
Ted R. Thompson
The
Child and Family Service
Austin League of Women Voters
Fred Meyers
Raleigh
Johnson
Berger
Court House
Travis
Penalties Ordered For Draft‑board Violations In Texas
State Selective Service director Brigadier General Paul L Wakefield announced a crackdown on delinquent registrants. Induction orders may begin in late September with penalties including up to five years imprisonment or a ten thousand dollar fine. Delinquents risk top‑of‑list placement and possible federal prosecution.
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State Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Gen. Wakefield
Texas
Gen
Wakefield
Selective Service
Job Evaluation Begins Monday for 1600 City Workers
1600 city employees will begin a job evaluation process starting Monday with personal interviews conducted by 17 trained analysts. The surveys aim to justify salary raises proposed by the City Council and overseen by Nelvin Ward the Houston specialist.
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Nelvin Ward
Houston
Ward
Gillis Park Carnival Planned Tonight at Gillis Playground
Gillis Park carnival set for Thursday at 7 p m at Gillis Playground South First and Oltorf Streets Cooked by Bill Tiemann the event funds playground improvements Proceeds support equipment a country store cakewalk and games will be offered.
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Gillis
South First
Oltorf
Bill Tiemann
Low-Cost Home Building Stalls Amid Material Shortages
Materials and labor scarcities slow construction as contractors avoid small jobs under ten thousand dollars. Since the Korean War outbreak, prices and supply uncertainty push buyers to lock in homes and bid on larger projects, while plumbing, lumber, and sheetrock remain tight.
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Lorraine Barnes
Coy Dobbins
Austin Home Building Association
Fannie Davis
Associated General Contractors
Austin
Austin Real Estate Board
Dobbins
Austin Transit extends shuttle during loss making trial
The Austin Transit Company will run an all day shuttle in Northwest Austin for 60 more days, despite losses. Manager Ben Wayne Greig said the experiment aims to test if passenger demand justifies a permanent route after school opens. The line from Koenig Lane to Grover serves 207 passengers daily from 663 houses, costing about 6.94 cents per mile.
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Austin Transit Company
Austin
Ben Wayne Greig
Greig
Rosedale
Koenig Lane
Aurora
Palo Duro
Grover
Woodrow
Oak Haven Square Dance Home Attracts Dozens From Many States
The Van C Kellys built Oak Haven eight miles from Austit on 150 acres for square dancing. Their lodge hosts weekly dances and summer events with oil drum stoves charcoal furnaces and a PA system. Dancers from Massachusetts Ohio Tennessee Wyoming Colorado Florida California Arizona Alaska and Jerusalem attend. The couple and guests wear regalia and 80 year olds join university youths on the floor.
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van C. Kellys
Oak Haven
Austit
Georgetown
Kelly
Massachusetts
Ohio
Tennessee
Wyoming
Colorado
Florida
Californ Arizona
Alaska
Jerusaem
Austin
Dave Dillingham
Work Delayed On Street Plan
City postpones Shoal Creek Boulevard extension from West 12th to West 11th Streets for study. Traffic congestion at the West 12th, Lamar Boulevard and Enfield Road intersection prompts transfer to a new traffic and transportation bureau which may propose a different solution. The plan previously budgeted at about $6,000 would connect with a West Ilth extension from West Avenue.
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Shoal Creek Boulevard
West 12Th
West 11Th
Lamar Boulevard
Enfield Road
City Public Works Department
Traffic and Transportation Bureau
West Ilth
West Avenue
Currie Selected For Church Post
The Rev David M Currie pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church is chosen director of student work for the Presbyterian Church in the United States His duties start Sept 1 and place him headquarters in Richmond Virginia He will travel to college centers from Maryland to Texas and Missouri to Florida Currie assisted in Westminster’s 1947 organization and will leave Austin August 21 with his wife and three children for Richmond A farewell pot luck supper is planned at Westminster Church led by Ben Atkinson to honor Currie’s transfer.
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Blakely
Board of Education
The
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Currie
Harry G. Goodykoontz
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Maryland
Texas
Missouri
Florida
Exposition Boulevard
Louise
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Fred D. Thompson
Horton Smith
James Mitchell
Gillis Park
Marble Falls
Burnet County
Kellys
Mrs. Kelly
Suzanne Menzel
Donald H. Menzel
Cambridge
Mass
Texas Employment Commission
Burnet
Hays
Church Post
David M. Currie
Presbyterian Church
Hunter B. Blakely
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