Royster Urges Inclusive City Improvements and Decency
In a city letter ARTHUR L. ROYSTER argues for removing the East Austin incinerator and opposing housing projects near it. He calls for street lighting, a new concrete culvert on Rosedale, tennis courts at Rosewood Park, and a Black youth playground in South Austin, urging true democracy and equal access to city facilities.
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East Austin
East Twelfth
East Eleventh
Hatrave
Rosedale
Rosewood Park
South Austin
Arthur L. Royster
Hargrave St
Return Address on Cards Polite Etiquette Reminder
Postmaster Phinney urges holiday card creators to include full return addresses to help clerks during the Christmas rush. He stresses clear addressing with full name house number street city state and zone number for large cities. Deadlines: out of state by December 15 local by at least a week before Christmas.
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Bob Phin
Phinney
Massive School Choir Prepares For Yale Singing
Austin gears up for its 26th annual community Christmas program at Gregory Gymnasium on December 21. A 1500‑member choir from public schools will perform with music director James E. Green guiding 50 students from each of about 30 elementary and junior high schools.
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Austin
Gregory Gymnasium
Bill Baxter
City Recreation Department
Junior Chamber of Commerce
James E. Green
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Baxter
Gregory
Dan Grieder
Virginia Deckerd
Sarah Ramsaur
Baker Junior High
Lorene Barry
Fulmore Junior High
Twin Pianos
Kiwanians Urged to Combat Mental Ills at Austin Meeting
The Rev. Marvin Vance of First Methodist Church urged Austin Kiwanians to curb rising mental and emotional illness, citing Peter Marshall and noting half of national hospital beds hold such patients. He warned against worry becoming tomorrow's casualties and called for clear direction and purpose. Linden Jones announced a Christmas party for Monday night, Dec. 19, at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel.
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Marvin Vance
First Methodist Church
US Senate
Peter Marshall
Linden Jones
Stephen F. Austin
Death by own action verdict in Varner case
Harvey Lee Varner a 46 year old Marble Falls man plunged to his death from the Congress Avenue bridge November 25. Justice Frank McBee ruled the cause of death brain injury and listed the death as death by own action. Varner's body was found under the North bank near the water's edge after a search that began November 11.
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Harvey Lee Varner
Marble Falls
Congress Avenue
Frank McBee
Monay
Varner
Bob Baker
Sheriff's Department
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