First CC panel begins better city blueprint in Austin
Ten Chamber of Commerce members opened a series of planning clinics to draft a long range and yearly action program for Austin growth. They discussed traffic relief, east west arteries, parking, belt line transit, university cooperation, and the need for a municipal auditorium and headquarters for state associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Driskill
Stephen F. Austin
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Congress Avenue
Colorado River
Prospect
W. S. Drake Jr
Earla
John H. Nash
H. T. Hibler
Ernest Rosner
Drake
Viola D. White
Hubert B. Jones
J. G. Shelton
C. M. Wilson
Wesley Pearson
Noble Prentice
H. G. West
Raymond Canion
W. S. Drake
Hibler
Bergman's Stromboli Draws Big Gate In Austin Showings
Ingrid Bergman's Stromboli drew crowds at three Austin drive ins and a conventional theater with 10662 paid admissions by 9 p.m. and a third show yet to start. Traffic snarls formed as fans lined up three lanes deep. drive-ins added a third daily show ahead of the run's two show norm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Bergman
Austin Drive-In
Eddie Joseph
Montopolis
North Austin Drive In
South Austin Drive In
Yank Theater
Dallas
Joseph
Roberto Rossellini
Hollywood
Vantages
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Stromboli at Yank North South Austin Drive In
Review criticizes Roberto Rossellini's Stromboli starring Ingrid Bergman and Mario Vitale as beautiful photography struggles with an unwieldy story. The piece urges releasing the film as travelogue and mocks the acting, dialogue, and perceived director choices while noting credible moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Stromboli
Roberto Rossellini
Mario Vitale
RKO
Austin
Montopolis
Ingrid
Varied Program Played With Skill and Artistry by Casadesus
Austin audience heard French pianist Robert Casadesus in Hogg Auditorium delivering a varied program from Rameau to Debussy. He traversed Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Granados, Chabrier with warmth and precision, ending with Debussy La Cathedrale Engloutie and Debussy Toccata, to strong audience reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casadesus
Austin
Robert Casadesus
Hogg Auditorium
Rameau
Ravel
Bach
Beethoven
Chopin
Granados
Chabrier
Debussy
Tarentelle
Bussy
la Cathedrale Engloutie
Flavel
Casedesus
Movie Listings and Showtimes Fragment
Fragmentary theater page lists film titles with start times and cast. Multiple venues including CAPITOL and QUEEN showings through Thursday and Friday, featuring stars such as Lisbeth Reis Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Ingrid Bergman and Ann Sheridan.
Senate Moves Two Tax Measures in 11 Hour Special Session
The Texas Senate fast tracked a 10 percent omnibus tax increase and a cigarette tax to public hearing and subcommittee review as part of the 30 day session. Debate focused on funding eleemosynary programs with critics arguing about tax structure and impact on the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Senate
House
Senate
George Nokes
Corsicana
Nokes
Allan Shivers
Case March
Claud Gilmer
Board For State Hospitals and
John Bell
Cuero
Gilmer
Release of Mental Patients Outlined
Attorney General Price Daniel's department outlined procedures for formal releases from mental hospitals. When a patient is sufficiently recovered to be furloughed, sanity restoration hearings may be filed in the county of residence. A court order declaring restoration is required for discharge, but furlough release is allowed if no further treatment is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Daniel
Moyne Kelly
State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
Army Cites Genius Lack Literacy Drop
The Army warns it is running out of geniuses as intelligence tests show one third of soldiers score between 60 and 90, well below the 90 needed for modern warfare. Major General Clovis E. Byers told a House subcommittee the issue threatens personnel quality. Representative Plumley defended the rank and file, noting many WWII bravery medals went to men who could not pass literacy tests for entry to West Point or Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations
Clovis E. Byers
Plumley
R-Vt
West Point
Annapolis
Million Dead Fish Smell Lingers Near Presque Isle Bay
Erie residents report a nauseating odor as more than 1,000,000 dead mooneyes or gizzard shad wash ashore on the west slip of Presque Isle Bay since January 24. The fish population loss is unusually large this year due to polluted water conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Lake Erie
Presque Isle Bay
East Austin Civic Association Forms to Tackle Local Problems
Residents of East Austin formed the East Austin Civic Association after a preliminary meeting at Metz School to address youth and community issues. They stressed improving facilities for youth and cited the success of a teenage boys club where most members stay in school or employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Austin Civic Association
East Austin
Austin
Metz
Rudy Rice
C. O. Corbell
Ralph Rice
Hugh Reich
Randolph Starr
D. C. Ebner
Hugh Emerson
Enfield Breakfast Club
Omnibus tax measure approved by House amid debate
The Texas House passed a broad omnibus tax plan backed by Governor Shivers and House leadership. The bill covers sales and premium taxes affecting energy, insurance, and various businesses, while leaving open funding needs for hospitals and schools and a general fund deficit of 26 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durwood Manford
Allen Shivers
Deaths and Funerals Involving F H Glover and Others
Death notices list Mrs F H Glover of 802 Blanco Street and survivors including daughters Mrs Marvin Casey Jr of Austin and Mrs Sam Lezine of Miami Beach Fla. sons William, Lincoln, and A D Glover. sisters and brothers named. body at Cook Funeral Home. Also notices for Arthur Johnson A J Webb Isam A Sheffield Thomas George Geddes with funeral details and survivors.
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F. H. Glover
Blanco Street
Hew
Marvin Casey Jr
Austin
Sam Lezine
Miami Beach
Fla
William Glover
Lincoln Glover
Daingerfield
Texas
A. D. Glover
Giddings
N. N. Traylor
California
Lester McIntyre
Jefferson
Leslie Tyson
Oklahoma
Claude Camp
Dallas
Stonewall
Palmage
Longview
Cook Funeral Home
Isam A. Sheffield
Georgetown
ANS
Florence
Williamson County
Friedrich Funeral
Aubrey Russell
J. D. Pinkerton
C. V. Sheffield
Walter Sheffield
San Antonio
Everett Sheffield
I. A. Sheffield
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Noble W. Prentice
W. Luther Thompson
W. C. Harwell
Cal Newton
State Medical Association
Texas State Teachers Association
Willie
Ocuree Nitta CO
San Jacinto
TFB
Wy Dodley
Addiepate
Emptynate
Nell Fenner
Mr. Bott
Caenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Tate
Kings
Oean Broderick Crest
Joeru—Ra adat—Peatures
Jeanne Crain
William Lundigan
Ethel Barrymore
Isco
Capitol
Lisabeth Reis
Don Detore
Thurady
Hunery
Margret Lock Wo
Ated Mnet Dennis
Monsie Viscent
Eman Legare
Gee Eatures
Austin Ie Een
Nick Age Marin
Zachary Ott
Ritz
the Great Sinner
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
ACTUS
Frank Buck
Orne Terror
Bashamel
Ann Sheridan
Yank—Throuch
Stromboll
Mobironboli
Jucha
March
Army
US Weather Bureau
Aparistin
Austin Re
Sen
Jan Crie
Iver
Mar Hall
Ford
al Nee Werth
Ellison
Congress
Pearce Johnson
Travis County
Johnnie B. Rogers
Travis
J M. Heflin
Governors Office
S. J. Issacks
el Paso
Milton Wilkerson
Paul Wilson
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
M. K. Thomas
Willis
Harold LaFont
Plainview
Callan Graham
Deno Tafares
W. A. Miller
Houston
E. C. Williams
Williams
Liquor Control Board
A. N. Green
Cameron
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Arthur Johnson
Wilke
O. E. Grimes
First Street Christian Church
A. J. Webb
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
W. E. Wilson
Memorial Ark
Thomas G. Geddes Lampasas
Thomas George Geddes
Briggs-Games
George Brown
Temple
R. H. Mathison
Geddes
London
England
Grace Votan
Alma
Ark
Thera’ Throgmartin
Lampasas
Mabie Childress
C. I. Geddes
Owen Geddes
D. E. Geddes
T. G. Geddes Jr
Galveston
Lultine Manor
Funeral Home
Guadalupe
Sn Hl Livestock Exposition
Weed*corley Funeral Home
Lavaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Hillyer
Congress Ave
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