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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1950
Page
2
F C Mc Connell announces faculty housing units will be reserved for students only. Profs and Army Navy personnel lose priority as projects, opened in 1946 for veterans, shift to student tenants with a six month waiting list and an estimated 500 to 600 students awaiting admission.
Dudley Dudley review notes Battleground centers on a single platoon amid the Battle of the Bulge with Van Johnson George Murphy John Hodiak and Denise Darcel leading a strong cast. William A Wellman directs with sharp dialogue by Robert Pirosh and standout turns from Douglas Fowley.
Austin designated as state headquarters for the Catholic War Veterans of Texas with Joe Grimes, newly re-elected state commander, announcing the decision after the Victoria convention. Four Austin members were named state officers Guadalupe Salas as treasurer Pat Hanley welfare officer John Bode trustee and Dr Samuel P Todaro state medical officer. Rev Clement Funke CSC was named state chaplain for a third term. Harlingen selected as 1951 convention city.
The City Board of Education approved a $223,471 addition to Travis Heights Elementary School in Austin. The new wing adds four classrooms for first graders, a large playroom, and a combined cafeteria and auditorium, with an open house tentatively set for March 12.
A thief shoved two year old Jeffery Keith from his tricycle in front of his East Orange home, then put the toy in his car and drove away. Police searched Friday for the suspect in this highway robbery.
Hugh M. Sandlin, governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District, will address a Central Texas Kiwanis intercity meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Austin Hotel. An administrative clinic precedes at 4 p.m. with officers and committee chairs.
San Marcos officials announce early dismissal Wednesday afternoon so teachers can conduct the 1950 school census. Superintendent Fred Kaderli said staff will participate in the census work across the public schools in the district.
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