Holy Cross to Break Ground on New 50-Bed Hospital
Ground will be broken Sunday at 2 30 p m for Holy Cross Hospital at East 19th and Walnut Avenue. Most Rev Louis J Reicher will preside as Rev Francis R Weber announces federal aid covers one third of the 617000 project.
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Holy Cross Hospital
East 19Th and
Walnut Avenue
Francis R. Weber
Louis J. Reicher
Austin
Father Weber
J. M. Doom Construction Company
Porter Plumbing and Heating Company
Paul Wright Electric Company
San Antonio
Father Weber Seid
Moore
East
19Th Street
East 11Th Street
Conch
Hay fever season arrives with sniffles and tips
An Austin allergist warns hay fever season begins around September 1 and lasts until the first frost, with ragweed pollen the main culprit. Allergies affect about 4 percent of people, with cases ranging from hay fever to asthma and sinus issues.
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EICOM
Austin American
Austin
Palmer
Austin Allergist
United States
Little Diana Carter Leaves Polio Ward
Two and a half year old Diana Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Steve Carter of 2927 Higgins was released from Brackenridge Hospital polio ward. She was admitted August 19. The ward then held ten patients all reported in good condition Monday morning.
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Diana Carter
Kenneth Steve Carter
Higgins
Brackenridge Hospital
Travis County to issue warrants for road right of way
County commissioners announced plans to issue 150000 in warrants to buy extensive rights of way for new roads in Travis County. With 62000 already in treasury, total 212000 will fund purchases this fall and in 1950, without new taxes, to be retired by 1965 from the existing 15 cent road tax.
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Travis County
County Commissioners Court
The
Treasury
State Highway Department
Austin
Highway Route May Be Shifted to Cut Costs
County plans rerouting part of the proposed inter regional highway through Travis County to avoid expensive property acquisitions. Commissioner N L Gault cites high improvements and damages as drivers, while City Public Works Director James E Motheral faces controversy over right of way purchases and possible resignation.
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Travis County
N. L. Gault
City Public Works
James E. Motheral
Gault
Motheral
Morgan
Taylor Glass
Glass
Bid Tabulation On New Power Plant Draws Crowd
City Hall will host bid tabulation for a $750000 power plant Wednesday at 10 a m. Walter Sea Holm, utilities director, will open bids from 18 general contractors four electrical firms 11 mechanical contractors and 10 steel companies. The six story building will house two turbines with condenser equipment switch gear and piping in precast concrete walls and hollow tile partitions.
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Walter E. Seaholm
Man Leaps To Death In Vatican Church
An unidentified Italian worker leapt from Michelangelo's cupola in St. Peter's Basilica, landing 200 feet below in front of the confession altar. The church was sealed and services canceled as authorities declared the act a suicide. It marked the second self inflicted death at St. Peter's in a year.
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Vatican Church
Vatican City
St. Peter's Basilica
Michelangelo
St. Peter's Church
Burglar Steals Gum From Night Club in Houston
A burglar raided the Leon Night Club in Houston Sunday night and stole $2.50 in chewing gum. Four cold storage doors were left open as the intruder ransacked the venue, but gum was the only item reported missing.
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Houston
Leon
Cat’s death in oven leads to jail for soldiers
In Caterham England on August 29 Robert Alexander a British army cook and another soldier were sentenced to three months imprisonment for shoving a cat into a 500 degree baking oven.
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Caterham
Eng
Robert Alexander
Court Notices and Record Highlights From District and County Courts
District court filings include Austin National Bank v Fred Adams note and lien, Tidewater Associated Oil Co v J K Hughes Oil Co, Theresa H Cole v Joe W Cole divorce, and O G Raesz v Augusta Lantsch Raesz divorce. County court actions name estates and executors, with administrator nominations for Cynthia Campbell Buckley Bell and Rose Sharp Brewer, and executor nominations for Walter L Davis. Fine notices list several individuals fined for food and drug law violations and a swindle with a worthless check. Marriage licenses issued list multiple couples including Arthur Casiraghi with Ouida McNamara and John Dewey Dodson Jr with Barbara Buttler.
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Johnson
Cynthia Campbell Buckley Bell
Williann Richardson
Rose Sharp Brewer
Ben F. Brewer
Walter L. Davis
Arthur Lee Davis
Roy Walter Davis
Limberg
Arthur A. Casiraghi
Ouida Jane McNamara
Charles Andrew Shurr
Patricia Ann Page
Jack Nolan Miller
Evelyn Marie Luksa
Oliver Williams
Lois Mae Smith
Stanley Roberts
Dorsie Fay Darity
John Dewey Dodson, Jr
Barbara Lois Buttler
Joel Cooper
Minnie Ruth Roland
Wille C. Calhoun
Nell Anita Puckett
Guadalupe Alborado
Mary Louis Rosalez
Jesse R. Farrell
Velma Lois Wesson
Albert James Robinson
Mary Lou Strueher
Booted Car On Wild Spree In East First Block
City traffic officers reported a parked car in the 1700 block of East First was struck and set in motion by a second vehicle. The auto traveled 44 feet then 97 more feet along the sidewalk after hitting a curb and a street light before stopping. the striking car moved 24 feet. The driver said, I knew I had too much to drink.
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East First
Petition contest looms over North Austin golf course
North Austin moves toward petitions seeking to reduce the 18 hole Country Club course at 41st and Red River to nine holes to create park space. Felix George notes circulating petitions. city to take control by Jan 1. Beverley Sheffield says no word on petitions and favors a survey before deciding use.
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North Austin
Old Country Club
41St and
Red River
Northside Municipal
Felix George
George
Beverley Sheffield
Smoking Watchman Blamed for Blaze
In Houston a watchman's cigarette is suspected to start a fire at the Moreland Golf Bag Company causing about $7,000 in damage. The blaze gutted the office area and ruined 450 golf bags. Petroleum Surveys equipment also water damaged. the watchman was detained for questioning but not charged.
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Houston
Moreland Golf Bag Company
Petroleum Surveys, Inc
Moréland Company
E. E. Jones
Petroleum Surveys
P. J. Lowth
Moreland
Veterans rush for National Service Life Insurance refunds
Veterans and county office staff report a steady flow of applicants at Austin and 17 pickup sites for NSLI dividend refunds. The VA notes no deadline for applications and warns about proper C numbers and enlistment details. Nationally about 16 million veterans may claim refunds for policies from 1940 to 1948. First Austin applicant Theodore Shelton, a Purple Heart recipient, arrived early with his own war history.
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Veterans Administration
Travis County Veterans Service Office
Austin
Theodore Shelton
East 14Th Street
E. B. Kuehne
County
Veterans Service Office
Shelton
Sixth Division
Okinawa
Four Generations In One Wisconsin Hospital Scene
In Monroe Wisconsin on August 2 four generations of the Mayer family were in St. Clare's Hospital Browntown. Great grandmother Mrs. Fred Mayer is treated for a hip fracture since May. Fred C DeVoe son in law has been hospitalized since June after a hanging accident. Mrs Herbert C Soddy his daughter was admitted recently and a baby daughter joined the hospital cohort. Saturday Mrs DeVoe broke her arm while caring for grandchildren.
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Monroe
Wis
Mayer
Browntown
Fred Mayer
St. Clare's
Fred C. DeVoe
Herbert C. Soddy
Sun surface temperature estimate reaches 11000 degrees
The article reports a sun surface temperature estimate of 11000 degrees, noting the measurement context as a hot spot topic in scientific discussion.
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Stove
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Ballerina
Yaring
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Yasmar
Sird
Gardner
Austin National Bank
Fred Adams
9Th District Court
Betts
Tidewater Associated Oil Co., Et
J. K. Hughes Oil Co
126Th District
County Court AT Law
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W. E. Shultz
Joe Herrera
A. M. Fitzhugh
H. E. Wright
L. C. Harris
Blaze
Washington
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University Botation
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