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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1950

Page

16

Primaries Set for 53 House Seats Across States

Across New York Mississippi Wyoming and Delaware candidates begin primaries for 53 House seats with several incumbents facing challengers. In Wyoming Barrett seeks GOP governor nomination while McIntyre Anselmi and Johnson vie in Democratic race. New York Dems eye Lehman for Senate and Hanley for governor spot. Mississippi has only two incumbents opposed in Democratic primaries.

New York Mississippi Wyoming House Delaware J. Caleb Boggs Senate Lehman D-Lib Joseph R. Hanley Thomas Ewey Dewey New York House W. Sterling Cole Edwin A. Hall Clarence E. Kilburn Joseph L. Pheifer Louis B Heller Enne Samuel L. Asher C. D. Williamson Wyoming Commerce and Industry Commission John J McIntyre Rudolph Anselmi Cheyenne Carl Johnson Barrett Arthur Winstead John Bell Williams William M. Whittington

Fluorine Equipment Delays in Austin Water Supply

City Manager Walter Seaholm said installation of a feeder machine for injecting sodium fluoride will wait for the slack season. A $6000 gravimetric feeder is ordered for delivery about November 1 and likely won't be installed until after January 1 due to peak water consumption. The fluoride addition aims to reduce tooth decay.

Austin Walter Seaholm

Thrall Girl Admitted As New Polio Patient

Dorothy Diddle a 10 year old Thrall girl was admitted to Brackenridge Hospital as a polio patient Monday. She is the daughter of V E Diddle Route 1 rail. Hospital officials said her condition is good and there are 10 patients in the polio ward.

Dorothy Diddle Brackenridge Hospital V. E Diddle

Pope warns Catholics against faith revisions and false opinions

Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII urging Catholics to avoid concessions to modern science and philosophy in defending Catholic doctrine. He condemns evolution theory and warns against encyclical errors that shake belief, as Protestant leaders critique the Nov 1 dogma announcement.

Vatican City Pope Pius Mary Church of England

Homebuilders Executive Blames Overproduction for Cost Rise

Frank Robertson national director of the National Association of Home Builders told the Austin Homebuilders Association meeting that overbuilding drives material demand and local inflation. He said 95 percent of materials are in adequate supply and that housing controls are not planned before November 1.

Austin Feders Frank Robertson San Antonio National Association of Home Builders Robertson Austin Homebuilders Association Austin Hotel Defense Defense Department

Parents protest plan to end Austin child care centers

Austin parents gathered Monday night to urge the School Board to rescind its Aug. 14 vote abolishing the child care centers at Pewse Rosedale and Blackshear schools. They demand a hearing or special meeting to discuss discontinuation set for Sept. 1. John Davenport elected chairman at the Cone home as locals protest the board action.

Austin Warren H. Cone John Davenport Pewse Rosedale Blackshear

Allowances Bill For GIs Families Moves Forward

Congress advances family allowances for GI dependents amid mobilization. Senate and House bills propose monthly payments from 45 to 154.5 dollars plus government subsidies, tied to rank and dependents, with costs estimated around 80 to 360 million annually and free military hospital care for dependents.

Washington Congress Senate Armed Services Committee House Agteed Services Subcommittee Senate House

Questioned in $250 Robbery Near Round Rock

Sheriffs deputies questioned several persons Monday in connection with a $250 theft from L G King of Round Rock. King said he was robbed Sunday while sleeping in his car beside the Manor Highway.

L G. King Round Rock Sheriff's Department Manor Highway

Hearing Scheduled On Schools Budget

A public hearing will be held Wednesday at 2 pm on the Austin Public Schools operating budget for 1950 51. The school board announced the meeting for the board room of the Bickler Administration Building at 11th and East Avenue.

Austin Public Schools Bickler Administration Building 11Th and East Avenue

North Austin Property Owners Hear Protest Over Route Change

A delegation of North Austin property owners will attend a State Highway hearing protesting a route change for the Sunnitions Highway. John D. Coats, attorney for the owners, says the hearing caps a long struggle as officials shift the path away from the original plan approved over a year ago. The owners seek to restore the original route and expect a large turnout while the County Court is reportedly satisfied with the meeting setup.

North Austin Austin Reese John D. Coats Conte State Highway Commission Coate

UT Health Doctor In Fair Condition After Polio Case

Dr Ruth Bain at Brackenridge Hospital in fair condition amid polio illness. She had been treated at St Davids Hospital days earlier, marking the 15th polio case in Travis County this year as stated by city health officer Dr B M Promer.

Ruth Bain University of Texas Health Service Brackenridge Hospital Bain St David's Hospital Brackenridges Travis County B .M. Promer

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