Colorful Inaugural Parade Planned for Jan 16 in Austin
Major General K L Berry announced plans for a 90 minute inaugural parade on Congress Avenue featuring bands drill teams and public officials before Governor Allan Shivers and Lt Governor Ben Ramsey. Participating groups include the Lubbock County Sheriffs Posse the McKinnon Rifles from Pepperdine? and the Lamar High School Band Houston. The reviewing stand will be at the Walton State Building with swearing in at noon January 16.
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K. L. Berry
Texas Adjutant
Eral
Austin
Congress Avenue
Allan Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Berry
Lubbock County
McKinnon Rifles
Peacock Military Academy
San Antonio
Lamar High School
Houston
Walton State Building
Llth
Congress
Shivers
West Second
Capitol Building
Gregory Gymnasium
Commodore Perry, Driskill and
Stephen F. Austin
Dorie Miller Auditorium
City Coliseum
Gregory
Coliseum
Salvation Army Needs Toys for 125 Austin Children
The Salvation Army in Austin lacks enough toys to serve about 125 children at Christmas. Captain James Lemon said donations are insufficient and food distributions may be limited due to lagging donations. The local shop opens at 105 East Beyond with toy distribution by appointment, and annual food baskets are provided to the needy.
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Salvation Army
Austin
James Lemon
East Becond
Austin Chamber of Commerce to mail nominating ballots
The Austin Chamber of Commerce will mail nominating ballots for president and nine directors to all members early this week. President W. Luther Thompson urged prompt voting as the nominating committee chaired by E. P. Cravers prepares recommendations for the January annual meeting.
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The
Austin Chamber of Commerce
W. Luther Thompson
E. P. Cravers
Scholarship Record at Foreign Students Grants Reach $500000
UT Austin reports foreign student scholarships and fellowships total a record 500000. Director Joe W. Neal cites world conditions limiting study in the United States to private funds as a key factor. Government subsidies exceed 250000 with Iraq leading donors.
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University of Texas
Joe W. Neal
United States
Neal
Graciela Valive
Cuba
Braniff International Airways
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Institute of International Education of New York
Iraq
Egypt
Turkey
Colombia
Afganistan
Panama
Ceylon
Ness
France
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
England
China
Syria
Germany
Japan
Austria
Latin America
Education group to ask changes in Texas school transportation
Texas Education Agency issued a 115 page bulletin to legislators urging a more adequate public bus system and relief for crowded classrooms. The report reflects recommendations from the 1950 Citizens Advisory Conference on Education in Austin and covers 18 work groups.
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Texas
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Gilmer- Aikin Committee
Texas Colleges and Universities
UT religious group to meet Thursday on campus activities
Delegates from 65 religious organizations at the University of Texas will gather Thursday to plan coordination of campus religious activities. The Faculty Committee on Religious Life promotes the project. Robert G. Gordon, coordinator of religious activities, announced.
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University of Texas
Robert G. Gordon
All-Out Mobilization urged by Austinites poll
Austin residents back general mobilization for world crisis with calls for manpower use and price and wage controls. Officials and citizens including Congressman Thornberry Mayor Glass and Adjutant General Berry urged rapid action while mixed views on voluntary versus compulsory measures appeared in the survey.
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Austin
Austin American
Taylor Glass
West
Iwo Jima
Tarawa
E. H. Holmberg
West Mary
Walter Seaholm
Seaholm
Roger B. Tyler Jr
National
Jane Y. McCallum
Texas
Luther Thompson
The
Austin Chamber Commerce
Russia
United Nations
Korea
K. L. Berry
Berry
36Th Infantry
49Th Armored
Congress
Marines Safe After Korea Contact Evades Wounds
Parents of two Austin Marines learned by telephone that both sons, participants in the Korean War, are safe. Corporal Augie Pacharzina, son of Carl and Mrs Pacharzina of Deep Eddy Avenue, was wounded machine-gun fire in northeast Korea and evacuated to a hospital in Japan. Private Raymond Anderson, son of R H Anderson of Willow Street, located Pacharzina and relayed the news. Pacharzina is reported to be recovering from his wounds.
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Austin
Augiena
Carl Pacharzina
Deep Eddy Avenue
Korea
Japan
Raymond Anderson
R. H. Anderson
Willow
Rice Institute Exes Plan Meeting Tuesday
Rice Institute exes their wives and husbands will meet at Old Seville Tuesday at 7 p m for a report on alumni activities and a view of a 1950 Rice football film Whitlock Zander executive secretary of the Association of Rice Alumni will address the meeting Dr L Dowell president of District 12 Chapter Rice Alumni will preside at the dinner Members were asked to phone Mrs N E Barrick for reservations.
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Rice Institute
Old Seville
Rice
Whitlock Zander
Association of Rice Alumni
L. Dowell
Rice Alumni
N. E. Barrick
Holiday Parcel Post Overloads City Mail System
Postmaster Bob Phinney warns holiday parcel post jams rail facilities nationwide and urges rapid Christmas mailings. He advises sending gifts by Special Delivery or Air Parcel Post to ensure delivery before Christmas and notes out of state cards should go by Friday December 15. Local greetings should be mailed at least a week before Christmas.
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Bob Phinney
Phinney
Air Parcel Post
Santa
Sanitary Living Sparks Polio Theory Debate
Basil O'Connor and officials debate a theory linking sanitation to polio risk. Research suggests very sanitary conditions may correlate with higher polio incidence, while others argue ongoing spraying reduces flyborne spread and disease potential. Travis County officials note year round spraying improves Austin's polio situation.
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Charles Sandahl
The
Association For
Travis County
O'Connor
Sandahl
Austin
Polio Fund Drive Urged By National Chief In Texas
Basil OConnor president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urged Texans to boost March of Dimes gifts amid a national $5 million deficit and pending $2.5 million Texas goal for January. He noted Texas has given $1,945,423 to polio work and $1,622,715 to the national foundation over three years.
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Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
O’connor
O'Connor
Texas
NFIF
Lewis F. Hatch
New York
Oklahoma City
Neal Douglass
New York City
National Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Foundation
Austin
Wanda Wiley
San Antonio
Linda Brown
Charles S. Eskridge
Charles L. Sandahl
E. H. Perry
W. L McGill
Ed S. Stewart
R. O. Pearson
Abilene
T. S. Painter
University of Texas
W. S. Drake
Charles Sandahl Sr
Hearing Scheduled on Packing Plant Zoning Change
City Council holds a public hearing Thursday on a zoning change for East Fifth and Allen Streets. Austin Meat Company seeks to move from industrial D to industrial E to operate a slaughter house and noven plant, with a $200000 installation planned. Despite nearby protests, the Zoning Board has recommended approval, making the plant the only one of its kind locally.
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East Fifth and
Allen Streets
Austin Meat Company
Contract Due Soon On West 19th Paving
The City Council will award a temporary paving contract Thursday for the West 19th Street extension from Robbins to Lamar Boulevard. Collins Construction Company was identified as the low bidder with a bid of 772 dollars for part of the extension.
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West 19Th Street
City Public Works Department
Collins Construction Company
Robbins
Lamar Boulevard
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Center
Jean Norton
Dallas
Institute of International Education
Edna Dage
Vallve
Salvation Santa
Austinites
Military Affairs Committee
Board of Directors
Lyndon Johnson
Tom Connally
Thornberry
Vann M. Kennedy
Corpus Christi
Bernard Baruch
Charles West
Jaycee
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Stalin
Hill
Homer Garrison
W. G. Doering
Upson
Frank R. Connolly
Alta Vista
George E. Kidwell
Don Corbell
N. C. Corbell
Terrace Drive
Edgar East
John
Travis Heights School
Edgar
James A. East
John T. Overbey
Kenwood
Exes
Roosevelt
Steve Brougher
Frances
George W. Donaldson
Camp Tyler
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