All Paper Work Now Under Way On Revaluation
County Judge Tom Johnson announced that initial paperwork for county property revaluation is underway. Three people are copying owner names and holdings onto forms for evaluators, with citizen committees surveying rural areas and city and AISD areas included. Commissioners have not yet submitted committee lists. a meeting and worker instruction are planned, with a 30 to 60 day timeline.
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Tom Johnson
Johnson
Citizens Committees
City
Austin Independent School District
Scientist Dated For Talk Friday
Walter S. Symonds of San Antonio will speak Friday at 8 p m at the University Junior High School Auditorium on Christian Science a Religion of Confidence in God The First Church of Christ Scientist Austin sponsors the lecture open to the public Symonds formerly ran insurance firms in San Antonio and later devoted himself to Christian Science healing He served on Texas Christian Science committee on publication 1945 1950 and is a member of the Mother Church Board of Lectureship in Boston Mass
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Symonds
San Antonio
University Junior High School
Symonds
First Church of Christ Scientist
Austin
Christian Science Committee
Texas
Mother Church of Christ Tist
Boston
Mass
Uselton Elected Exchange Proxy
C T Uselton an Austin realtor was elected president of the Austin Exchange club at the annual meeting held at the Driskill Hotel. J Adone Parker becomes immediate past president and joins the club board of control next year. Julian Baldwin Sr re elected secretary for his 25th year. W A Thompson is treasurer and assistant secretary with Harry V Nelson as vice president. The 1951 board of control includes J D Abel Ralph E Frede W S Gullahorn C L Miller John D Simpson Jr and E D Wiginton. Miss Maralyn Bronson a junior at Austin High sang folk songs and will host a Christmas party with the Exchangeettes at Mrs R G Wilkins 1206 Hillside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Uselton
Austin Realtor
Austin Excha Club
Driskill Hotel
J. Adone Parker
Club
Board of Control
Julian Baldwin Sr
Austin
W. A. Thompson
Harry V. Nelson
Parker
J. D. Abel
Ralph E. Frede
W. S. Gullahorn
C. L. Miller
John D. Simpson Jr
E. D. Wiginton
Maralyn Bronson
Austin High School
Topeka
Kan
Burl Ives
Austin Xchangettes
R. G. Wilkins
Hillside
Experience Helps TB Lead To Healthier Lives
Dr. Morrison of the Travis County Tuberculosis Association says TB patients educated about the disease may live longer with a slower pace. The seal fund funds year round prevention and X ray surveys cut TB incidence. counts show a decline from 174 in 1945 to 186 in 1948 and 4 by late year.
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Robert Morrison
Morrison
Travis County Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Association
Seal Fund
Travis County
State Department of Health
Manor
Pflugerville
Sen
J. Morrison
Stella McCullouch
Association
Bridget Lange
ACT To Close Third Revival Of Melodrama
The Austin Civic Theater ends its third revival of Gold in the Hills or The Dead Sister's Secret this Friday and Saturday after 20 performances. A large local cast offers melodrama with 1890 style love and villainy plus variety acts between scenes. Reservations for the final shows are by calling 60541.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Civic Theater
Lewell Green
Jack Oeedinnie
Horst Kurio
Accordion Bunch
Babs Winn
Karl Joe Picciandra
Officials cool to Lamar junior high site clash
City officials oppose using public park land on Lamar Boulevard for a west side junior high. They warn of traffic danger and potential flood risk from Shoal Creek. The School Board seeks a charter amendment to allow a school on the site, likely to be decided in an upcoming election.
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West Side
Lamar Boulevard
Pease Park
Board of Education
City Hall
Lamar
Shoal Creek
School board considers West Street property
The board weighed purchasing land on West Street near Oakhurst Street owned by T. H. Williams but Williams said on Tuesday he is not interested in selling to the school system or anyone else.
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Ores
West Street
Oakhurst Street
T. H. Williams
Williams
Hi Y Politicians Register Today
Registration opens Thursday evening for 250 Texas teens attending the fourth Hi Y Mature in Austin. The Driskill Hotel serves as registration HQ from 4 to 10 pm. The program includes a youth governor election, lawmaking sessions, worship, and two banquets with sponsors from Texas Jaycees and YMCA councils.
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Texas
Austin
Driskill Hotel
Dina
Driskill
Texas Jaycees
Southwest Area Council of Ymca
House
Senate
Capitol
Commodore Perry
Site Protests Heard By School Board In Austin
The City School Board will meet with critics of the West Austin junior high site Thursday at 2 30 p m in the Bickler Building. A North Austin delegation seeks to move the high school site from Denson Lane and Koenig Lane to the dairy tract near the Dallas Highway.
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West Austin
Bickler
W. J. Kocurek
North Austin
Fred Isely
Pease Park
Lamar Boulevard
T. H. Williams
20Th Street
Shoal Creek
City
Stars by Radio UT Speech Topic
Dr. C. R. Burrows of Cornell will speak on Radio Astronomy at 8 p.m. in Room 14 Geology Building UT. The lecture, sponsored by Institute of Radio Engineers Austin-San Antonio section, covers new methods to study stars via radio waves and includes discussions with UT EERL officials.
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University of Texas Geology
C. R. Burrows
School of Electrical Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Burrows
Electrical Engineering Research Laboratory
Austin-San Antonio
Institute of Radio Engineers
F. E. Brooks Jr
Severs
Austin
A. W. Straiton
EERL
Earth
Marine Kin Forming Pass-the-Word Unit in Austin
Families of Marines in Austin form a pass the word unit to share information about Marine operations. A Thursday meeting at 126th District courtroom 7 30 p m will feature Major Fred Haynes and other officers discussing withdrawal tactics and showing training films.
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Koto
Haynes
William M. Parks
George Dacy
John Allen
Emmett Shelton
Korea
Shelton
Cores Parks
Landee
Princess Pia
Bouthe Pelelies Eas Sateen Teadings
Capt. Allen
Guadalcanal
City plans bids to widen West Seventh Street
The city will advertise for bids to widen West Seventh Street from Guadalupe to Colorado. A public works spokesman said specifications are being prepared and bids will probably be taken January 5.
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West Seventh Street
Guadalupe
Colorado Streets
Public Worksrtment
City Traffic Plan Delayed by Signal System Rollout
City officials said expansion of the downtown one way streets likely won't begin for several months. New one direction routes await a full signal light system in the business district, with work to start only after both projects can proceed. The signal timers are reportedly slow, pushing start into 1951.
Local Postal Employee Recalled to Service
Second Lieutenant Martin W. Holeman, formerly with the Austin Post Office, has been recalled to active Air Force duty and assigned as a food service officer at Air Force Base San Antonio. His wife Joyce lives at 5403 Avenue H, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Archie Holeman at 2104 Willow Street. Holeman earned his AF commission in 1945 after graduating from Yuma Arizona AFB advanced flying school and served as a B25 pilot.
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Martin W. Holeman
Austin Post Office
Air Force Base
San Antonio
Joyce
Avenue H
Archie Holeman
Willow Street
Holeman
Yuma, Ariz, Afb
Turkey Prices Drop as Supply Rises at East Produce
Turkey hen prices fall from 37 to 30 cents a pound under a new schedule from L. East Produce Co effective Thursday. Alvin Fast cites heavy late-season selling and Christmas proximity as the cause. Toms remain around 25 cents in Austin as the 1950 market shifts from prior patterns.
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L. East Produce Company
Alvin Fast
East
Austin
New BBB Directors Hold Session In Austin
Directors of Austin's new Better Business Bureau meet Thursday at 2 p m in the Stephen F Austin Hotel. Committees will report on nominating a manager secretary and selecting quarters. They will review a membership roster of over 100 firms and plan to enlist more for the first year. President J C K says plans aim to launch by Jan 1. The bureau was organized and incorporated after Mercantile Committee meetings of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
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Austin
Better Business Bureau
Stephen F. Austin
Mercantile Comm
Austin Chamber of Commerce
City Council Docket Hears Zoning Changes and Water Main Bid
A full city docket before the council includes six zoning hearings such as a proposed slaughter house at East Fifth and Allen Streets and a change from Industrial D to E for meat processing. The meeting also considers a $125,653 bid by B Zachry Construction for a 36 inch water main from West 35th Street to North Lamar Boulevard, with total project cost around $353,000.
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East Fifth
Allen Streets
Walter Seaholm
Seaholm
Antonio
E B. Zachry Construction
West 35Th Street
Lamar Boulevard City Reservoir
Zachry Company
City Water Division
Austin
Austin Meat Company
East Fifth Allen Streets
City Zoning Board
Lamar Boulevard
San Jacinto Boulevard
East Avenue
East 19Th Street
East 11Th Street
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Postoffice
Austin Council of Church Women
M. L. Steger
E. W. Peters
Neal Douglass
Uselton Elected Exchange
Austin American
New Lamar
Wray Weddell
United States
Geant J. C. Coreno
Emmett H. Shelton
John E. Allen
Eastside Drive
Harvey Payne
Robinson
W. M. Parks
Hampton Road
Hardy Hollers
Townes Lane
Sammy White
Leonard Ellingson
Baker Junior High School
Barney Slaughter
Cherry Lane
Ginella Knudson
Baker Pta
P-Ta
Sammy
W. J. White
Avenue A
Leonard
Lorene Ellingson
West 37Th Street
Turkey
BBB
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