City Seeks County Aid On Planning Problems
City Plan Commission and County Commissioners Court will meet to pursue a state law enabling coordinated subdivision control within five miles of the city. City planner William Parker cites planning and cost-saving aims, with focus on road alignment, school sites, and joint advisory oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Plan Commission
County Commissioners Court
William Parker
Sion
Austin
Parker
Beverly Sheffield
Temple B. Mayhall
Arthur Cunningham
Five Mile
California
Commissioners Court
Public Works
C. G. Levander
Noble E. Larson
Reuben Rountree
Albert R. Davis
F. T Jones
Hot Wire Artist Joe Gault Tackles Dangers of Austin High Lines
Joe Gault, a 45 year old Austin city electrician, works as a troubleshooter for high voltage lines. He has survived 220 and 7,200 volt faults, seen a 165 foot fall, and endured the 1935 Colorado River flood. He responds to calls from homes, fights trees and wildlife near transformers, and raises a family of five while patrolling in a radio equipped pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gault
City Electric
Joe
Aurora Drive
Neal Douglass
Gault
City Electric Division 2
West Seventh Street
Jim Barclay
Austins
Llth
Lydia
Bergstrom Field
Colorado
Austin
Gaust
Joe Jr
Jody
Clay
Billie
Aurora Rive
Names Placed in Travis County Jury Wheel
County officials began adding names to the Travis County jury wheel, aiming for 10 000 eligible jurors the largest total yet. Five officials attended the ceremony including Judge C O Betts and Sheriff Ernest Best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis County
C. O. Betts
98Th District Court
Steve Heffington
Ernest Best
Maybelle Carlson
Jessie Ryals
O. T. Martin
Best
Metz Park Children Create Their Own Marionette Show
Eight Metz Park children aged 6 to 11 work with self made marionettes and props for a show. Participants include Judy Carroll, Mary Jo Acheson, Ruth Ann Lerned, Billy Simpson, Travis Langford, Henry Langford, Henry Kram pota, and Roland Yokum. Mrs Grady Arnolds of the Tenth Ward Civic Club committee guides the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz Park
Judy Carroll
Mary Jo Acheson
Ruth Ann Lerned
Billy Simpson
Travis Langford
Henry Langford
Henry Krampota
Roland Yokum
Grady Arnolds
Metz Park Committee
Tenth Ward Civic Club
Firemen Seek Compromise On City Pay Demands
The AFL Austin Firefighters Association plans to meet with the City Council on Thursday to discuss a compromise over pay raises for city firemen and policemen. Attorney John D. Cofer signals possible further action if talks fail, including a mandamus suit to force wage hikes.
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AFL
Austin Firefighters Association
John D. Cofer
Walter Seaholm
Austin
Seaholm
Nursday
Firemen's Association
Austin Club to Hold Dinner and Meeting Tuesday
Officers and directors of the Austin Club will meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m for dinner and a business meeting. Harry Kelly president has announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Club
Harry Kelly
Softball Park Work Moves On Schedule
Construction of the $20,000 softball stadium in Butler Park is on schedule and should be ready by September 1 for the world softball tournament opening on September 11. City Public Works Director C. G. Levander notes steel work is complete and seating construction is underway. The project is a joint effort of the city and the Junior Chamber of Commerce who supplied the steel and will oversee use by the recreation department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Park
City Public Works
C. G. Levander
Levander
Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Recreation Department
Jaycee Organization
Professional Model Chooses Home Life Over Hollywood
Clarice Muellenkamp Roesch, former Dallas model and Cotton Bowl Queen of 1936, won a talent contest from 7500 entrants to earn a screen test and Hollywood schooling. She later moved to Austin with her husband and son, preferring family life to the movie world.
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Clarice Roesch
Hollywood
Dallas
Roesch
Linda Darnell
Georgia Carroll
Kay Kyser
Brownette
Chamber of Commerce
Darnell
Roesches
New Orleans
Townes Lane
Max Jr
Thirteen Austin Reservists Ordered to Active Navy Duty
Thirteen enlisted men from Austin's Organized Navy Reserve were ordered to report for active duty in late August and early September as part of a Defense Department mobilization. Names and addresses include Jack B. Ramsey and Edward Lakey of Seabee Company 812A, with others listed from Austin and nearby areas.
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Austin
Organized Navy Reserve
Eddie Hogan
Defense Department
Organized Reserve
Hogan
Jack B. Ramsey
Chalmers
Edward Lakey
Laird Drive
Seabee Company
Librado H. Lollis
Jewel Street
Lyle W. Smith
Shoal Creek Boulevard
John E. Jensen
Wood Street
Lloyd D. Huckaby
Jeff Davis
Albert H. Dean
Camero Road
F. A. Coleman
Donald R. Bynes
West
Lloyd C. Buttrey
East 38Th
Oren D. Wyatt
Algano
Charles F. Wise
Red River
Cameron Man
Owen F. Stribhan
Management Institute Opens at University of Texas
The Retail Merchants Association launched a one week management institute in the Union Building at the University of Texas. Training courses on credit bureau management and retail merchants associations will be offered to 53 participants under the District Education Service of the Texas Education Agency in cooperation with the Extension School of the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Union
University of Texas
Retail Merchants’ Associations
Plasco G. Moore
Texas Education Agency
District Education Service
The
City approves 80 block paving project start date and hearings
Brown and Root as contractors will begin construction of the 80 block paving program costing 398980.80 about Oct 15 after a Monday conference with city utility heads and company reps. Public hearing on paving assessments is planned for Sept 7 with assessment rolls ready by next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown and Root
C. G. Levander
Southern Union Gas Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Levander
Exposition
Forest Trail
Bonnie Road
Hopi Trail
Exposition Boulevard
Cherry Lane
Schulle Avenue
Clearview Drive
Mountainview Road
Gilbert Street
Matthews Drive
Rockmoor Avenue
West 34Th Street
Jackson Avenue
Oakmont Boulevard
West 38Th Street
Bull Creek Road
Sinclair Avenue
West 40Th
West 41St Street
Woodrow Avenue
Burnet Road
North Street
Avenue G
Duval Street
Evans Avenue
East Avenue
Comal Street
Waller Street
Austin Tops Nation In No-Traffic-Death Half 1950 Record
The National Safety Council notified the Austin Chamber of Commerce that Austin led the nation with no traffic deaths in the first half of 1950. Topeka and Pawtucket followed. Texas overall saw a 23 percent rise in motor-vehicle fatalities for the period, with several states lower.
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Austin
National Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Kan
Pawtucket
R. L
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Hampshire
Council Seeks Bond Sale Approval For City and Schools
The City of Austin moves to sell 800 000 in bonds to finance immediate municipal and school improvements The plan includes 600 000 from 1946 bonds revised to 800 000 with 200 000 for two new fire stations and 170 000 for a city hall annex Police court and multiple school projects are slated to be funded by the remaining 430 000 The scope may be trimmed as officials plan a decade long program with a citizens advisory committee chaired by Ben H Powell and dozens of local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Seaholm
Austin
Wilshire Wood
Crestview
Ninth
Colorado Streets
Corporation Court
Seaholm
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Ben H. Powell
Harry Griffiths
T. E. Hemphill
Nash Moreno
B. BE. Conner
J. H. Washington
Kenneth Lamkin
O. R. Lott
Charles E. Green
Herman Jones
Henry E. Kelly
W. J. Keen
George Beto
Max Starcke
Claude Voyles
Tom Graham
J. C. Kellam
Williard Deason
Louis Cook
Frank Stewart
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City Plan Commis
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Congress Avenue
Attorney General's Office
Colorado River Crossing
HOT Wire
Cain
Austin Club Board
Hollywood Dramatic School
Navy
Management Institute
Brushy Street
East Second
West 10Th Street
West Avenue
Rio Grande
West 16Th Street
Nueces
Kinney Avenue
Bbauerle Avenue
Margaret Street
Bartlett Street
Euclid Avenue
Brackenridge Street
Live Oak
Leland Street
Safety Council
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