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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1950

Page

3

House Panel Opens Main Tax Hearings Today

The Texas House revenue and taxation committee begins two days of hearings on the main omnibus tax bill amid other tax and budget measures. Senate action includes Dr. J W Edgar's nomination as Texas commissioner of education with a $17 500 salary and confirmation discussions expected this week.

House Revenue and Taxation Committee House Senate J. W. Edgar Austin Public State Board of Education Texas Gus Strauss Dr. Edgar Tom Miller Austin Will L. Clayton Houston Allan Shivers State University For Negroes At Craig F. Cullinan Jimmy P. Horang House Appropriations Committee Appropriations Ray Kirkpatrick Beauford Jester

Miss Neas named head of Georgetown Club

Miss Pearl A. Neas registrar of Southwestern University is elected head of the 12 O'Clock Club in Georgetown. Mrs. Brooksie Hodges becomes vice president, Miss Peggy Cooper secretary, and Mrs. A. Davis treasurer after the luncheon with Mrs. Bess Couch and Mrs. Robt. Cooper as hostesses.

Georgetown ANS Pearl A. Neas Southwestern University 12 O'Clock Club

Calcasieu States Washday Clinic Offered All Week

The Workless Washday Clinic will be held in Calcasieu Auditorium Monday through Wednesday. Home laundry expert Mrs Ellen Lowe will demonstrate at 9 30 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm daily with three sessions each day and provide answers on fabric care. Attendees receive a gift and prizes and balloons entertain children.

Calcasieu Auditorium W. W. Gates Calcasieu Ellen Lowe Gates

Mrs. G. A. Ratliff Celebrated on 90th Birthday in Briggs

Briggs February birthday event honors Mrs. G. A. Ratliff, Briggs' oldest resident, with a family reunion at daughter Mrs. J. E. Moore's home. Attendees include her son Forrest Paul Ratliff of Burnet, grandchild Lucille Lindsey Skaggs, and great grandson Roye Bryan Skaggs Jr. Born February 2, 1860 in Fayettville Arkansas, she moved to Texas at 14, later living in Merrilltown, Corn Hill, Florence, and Briggs since 1906.

Lucille Lindsey Skaggs Roye Bryan Skaggs Jr Mrs. Ratliff Fayettville Ark Kansas Texas Merrilltown Travis County Corn Hill Williamson County Gilford Andrew Ratliff

Losing Hand Looms Over US Asia Policy Talks

Southeast Asia faces a deteriorating situation as US diplomats prepare for a February 13 policy conference in Banukok. Diplomats worry a losing hand in the struggle with communism could guide Western policy, with observers noting Maoist China’s influence and possible infiltration tactics against Ho Chi Minh’s forces in Indochina.

Banukok Thailand Southeast Asia Philip Jessup Far East Korea Ceylon Philippines Australia New Zealand India Saigon Batavia Singapore Rangoon Pakistan Hong Kong US State Department Orient China Yunnan Kwangtung Burma Indochina Peiping Radio Bao Dai Luang Pibul Songgram Siam Soviet Russia Mao Tze-Tung Chi-Minh

Freed from Awful Dandruff and Itchy Scalp

San Antonio Texas resident Annie Webster says one bottle of Baker's Hair Tonic cured her dandruff and itchy scalp after failed remedies. The ad promotes Baker's Hair Tonic and Baker's Lathe rnist Shampoo with a money back guarantee from the makers.

San Antonio Texas Annie Webster E. Carson St Baker Baker's Adyv

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