St David's Hospital Drive Gets New Co-Chair and Committee
E W Jackson named general campaign co chair in charge of a last phase effort to raise 1 300 000 for St David's Hospital. Max Starcke leads as chairman with a steering committee of city leaders to launch a final three year pledge drive and secure federal matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Jackson
St. David's Hospital
Max Starcke
Commodore Perry Hotel
China
Starcke
Taylor Glass
W. 8
S. Drake Jr
Leonard Karotkin
Will Scarbrough
Ben H. Powell
Theo P. Davis
E. H Perry
W. T. Caswell
E. R L. Wroe
Tom Miller
O. D. Weeks
Joe Cocke
Hulon W. Black
Claude W. Vovgles
St. David's
Federal Hospital Fund
Austin
St. David's Board of Trustees
Austin High Gym Bids Considered
The City School Board weighing bids for renovating the Austin High School gymnasium. Yarbrough Construction Company of Austin submitted a low bid of 107 thousand dollars for general contract, with other bids for electrical work, plumbing, heating, and gym equipment from Wright Electric, Bradshaw and Puryear, Young and Pratt, and the Masonson Company. The board will act on a resolution requesting Congress to allocate materials for construction.
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Austin
Yarbrough Construction Company
Wright Electric Company
Bradshaw and
Puryear
Young and Pratt
Gem
Masterson Company
Conréss
Dallas Recruiter Raps Kilgore College Head
Colonel John F. Taylor of the Dallas Army and Air Force recruiting station condemned Kilgore College president Dr B F Masters for calling recruiters liars. Masters said the remark facetiously and later told AP he would not have spoken if a reporter had not been present.
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Dallas
Dallas Army and Air Force
Kilgore
John F. Taylor
B. FE. Masters
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Dallas Man, 70, Dies In Flames in Cottage
An unidentified 70 year old white man died when a fire destroyed his two room cottage at midnight. Firemen could not determine the cause of the blaze.
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Dallas
Edmund J. Davis Texas Governor and Reconstruction Leader
Edmund J. Davis a Florida native and West Point graduate who influenced Texas politics after the Civil War to wield near absolute power before being ousted by Texans. He led the First Texas Cavalry in the Mexican War era and served as governor appointed by military authorities then died in 1883 in Austin.
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Texas
Edmund J. Davis
Florida
West Point
Corpus Christi
Luedo
First Texas Cavalry
Rio Grande
Davis
Richard Coke Davis
Austin
Curtis Bishop
Spindletop Anniversary Day Declared By Shivers
Governor Allan Shivers proclaimed next Wednesday Spindletop 50th Anniversary Day. John W. Newton chairman of the Spindletop 50th Anniversary Commission and Mayor Olga Plummer spoke. Beaumont also dedicated two downtown derricks as part of observance a 68 foot Lucas gusher replica and a 138 foot modern steel derrick.
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Beaumont
Allan Shivers
John W. Newton
Olga Plummer
Austin Man Enlists In Air Corps For Four Years
Billy M. McCoy 22 husband of Mrs Shirley Ann McCoy 601 Josephine Street has enlisted in the Air Force for four years. McCoy has been sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for processing before entering basic training.
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Billy M. McCoy
Shirley Ann McCoy
Josephine Street
Air Force
McCoy
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Odd Fellows Install Officers Tuesday At Capitol Lodge
Capitol Lodge 23 of the International Order of Odd Fellows will install new officers Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the lodge hall at 1712 North Congress. New officers are Noble Grand L L Morgan and Vice Grand Rev. W C Hartgrove. Appointed officers are E H Ahigrin financial secretary and Henry McCracken recording secretary.
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Odd Fellows
Capitol Lodge 23
International Order of Odd Fellows
North
Congress
Noble Grand
L L. Morgan
W C. Hartgrove
E. H Ahigrin
Henry McCracken
City to decide bids for West Seventh Street widening
The City Council will act this week on bids to widen two blocks of West Seventh Street from Colorado to Guadalupe. Austin contractor Joe Fuhrman submitted the low bid of 16308, with Maufrais Brothers bidding 16380. Only two bids were offered for the project. The street will be widened by 20 feet with 10 feet added to each side. Council action on the low bid is slated Thursday.
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West Seventh Street
Colorado
Guadalupe
Austin
Joe Fuhrman
Maufrais Brothers
City Public Works Department
Hospitals Granted Approval By American College Of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons announced approval of three thousand two hundred ninety hospitals in the United States Canada and possessions. Approved hospitals now total four thousand two hundred eighty four at end of 1949. Dr Paul R Hawley said the list covers sixty two percent of hospitals with twenty five beds and over under survey. Hospitals must meet standards for modern facilities patient safety comfort and efficient care.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
United States
Canada
Paul R. Hawley
Snowbound Plane Crash Victims Identified Near Chicago
The bodies of Sheldon K. Piper, 34, a suburban Oak Park executive, and Robert L. Hannon, 34, a Chicago salesman, were found beside a light plane wreckage in a forest preserve northwest of Chicago. Civil Air Patrol units had been seeking them across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota. Air Force planes from O’Hare joined the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dar Conway
Deer Grove
Navy Seaman Apprentice Vernon King Jr. Completes Training
Vernon V King Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Vernon V King completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California Seaman Apprentice King finished the program marking a milestone in his naval career He is stationed in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Vitus King Jr
Vernon V. King
St. Johns Avenue
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
567 Enrolled In Public Evening School Classes
The winter term of the Austin Public Evening School reports 567 students enrolled, up 113 from last winter. Principal Sam L. Martin says registration continues this week as many sections near capacity and may close early. New and expanded courses include typing, ceramics, shorthand, writing, English for foreigners, citizenship, and business subjects. Enrollment runs Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 6 to 9 pm at Austin High School Room F14. call 2 6363 for information.
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Austin Public Evening School
Sam L. Martin
Tuesay
Austin High School
Drillers Complete 204 New Oil Wells
Texas oil drillers closed the week with 204 new oil wells and 22 gas wells while the railroad commission logged a rise in average daily crude production to 2,591,133 barrels. 123 dry holes and 73 wildcat ventures failed. five gas and 13 oil wells emerged from wildcatters. West Texas and North Texas had mixed results. total oil wells in operation reached 125,322 across 2,185 fields as the count rose by 341.
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Texas
Railroad Commission
Wildcat Ventures
Wildcatters
West Texas
North Texas
Fort Worth Peace Officer Joe Defee Dies at 79
Joe l Y Defee known as Mistah Joe and longtime partner of C D Bush in Fort Worth police service died at his home aged 79. The veteran officer, a symbol of fair play to thousands of Negro residents, served 16 years together with Bush.
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Fort Worth
Joel Y. Defee
Defee
Mistah Joe
C. D. Bush
British in Hot Spot Over Red China Question
The Commonwealth conference faces a diplomatic squeeze over Communist China. A U S push to condemn Red China as aggressor in Korea is to be debated by nine Commonwealth premiers, with India possibly seeking UN access for China. Nehru warns against unrealist policy risking war in the East. Pakistan to join after boycotting Kashmir talks.
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London
China
U.S
Devon
Jawaharlal Nehru
America
Red China
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Delta Kappa Gamma Meeting Monday to Feature Dr Gertrude Reese
Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. Dr Gertrude Reese will speak on her experiences doing research in England last year.
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Gertrude Reese
England
Gerald Jones Assigned To Navy Refrigeration Ship
Gerald Jones husband of Mrs Mattie Jones from 403 1 2 East Second Street is assigned to the Navy refrigeration ship USS Lioba. Jones serves aboard the Lioba as a commissaryman first class.
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Gerald Jones
Mattie Jones
East Second Street
Lioba
Jones
US May Test H-Bomb Soon
Washington reports the United States may test its first H bomb in spring or summer. Officials express uncertainty on success, while the AEC pursues key ingredients like tritium. A new series of A-bomb tests at Eniwetok is planned for this period.
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Washington
United States
United Press
Gordon E. Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Eniwetok Atomic Proving Ground
Pacific
Burglars Loot Saegert Brothers Furniture Store
Burglars broke in through a skylight at Saegert Brothers Furniture, 1710 La Vaca, between 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. They took four electric mixers, a waffle iron, three coffee makers, three toasters, four electric irons, two clocks, four radios, two tool sets, a vacuum cleaner, and $4 in cash.
French Reoccupy Post In Third Day of Push
French troops driving forward unopposed in the third day of their counteroffensive on the northeast Indochina frontier reoccupied the Tanmai outpost, 15 miles west of Moncay fortress. They rapidl y retake western perimeter positions guarding the Moncay Tienyen salient seized by Vietminh forces in the prior two months.
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Saigon
Indochina
Tanmai
Moncay
Moncay- Tienyen
De Gaulle urges American help to defend Europe
Paris dispatch notes General Charles De Gaulle calling on America to assist Europe’s defense, while General Eisenhower arrives in Paris to assume command. De Gaulle stresses European independence, calls for broader French and European action, and urges renewed rearmament alongside U S support. Defense Minister Jules Moch warns against a German army and large staff, urging vigilance.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
America
Europe
France
Nimes
Dwight Eisenhower
North Atlantic
de Gaulle
Eisen
Roosevelt
Spain
Rhine
Germany
Elbe
Jules Moch
Beziers
Kansas U Social Work Professor Joins New UT Graduate School
Charles W. Laughton Jr formerly of the University of Kansas is named associate professor of social work at the University of Texas Graduate School of Social Work effective February. He will teach research methods and community organization and direct research and master’s theses. He and his wife Martha Chapman and two daughters will live at 1607 Pearl Street. He holds an MA from the University of Chicago and has pursued doctoral work there. He belongs to multiple professional associations including the AASW and NASW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Laughton Jr
University of Kansas
New Graduate
School of Social Work
University of Texas
J. Laughton
Laughton
Martha Chapman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Catherine May
Patricia Jane
Pearl Street
School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago
American Association of Social Workers
The
American Public Welfare Association
National Conference of Social Work
American Association of University Professors
Social Work Research Group
Association For the Study of Community Organization
American Society For Public Administration
Texans To Resume Atlantic Yacht Trip
Two Texans Joseph R Pelich of Fort Worth and James MacFadden Fur long of San Antonio plan to resume a 36 foot yacht voyage from Copenhagen to Houston. After a storm off Texel damaged Festina they are repairing in Scheveningen prior to sailing to La Havre and then toward Spain North Africa and the Canary Islands before crossing the Atlantic. They aim to sell the craft on returning home.
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Scheveningen
Netherlands
Houston
Copenhagen
Denmark
Joseph R Pelich
Fort Worth
James MacFadden Furlong
San Antonio
Texel
Festina
la Havre
France
Spain
Radio Schedule Dense With Morning Musical Programs
A listing of radio segments in Spanish and English with times from early morning to evening. Programs include Alborada Musical, Santa Misa, Las Damas Cantan, Noticiero Del Aire, Atardecer Musical, and Night Seranade. Frequent shifts between music shows and news updates indicate a broad daylong broadcast lineup.
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Musica Alegre
Hora del Premio
Cantos A la Mujer
Notas Norteamericanas
Caminos de
Mexico
Actualidades Deportivos
Nuestra Discoteca
Musica Para
Gian
Momentos Agradables
Danzante
Pelicidadess
Noticiero del Aire
Laem
Eve
Ning Serande
Juert Lon News
Atardecer Musical
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Austin High Gym
Kilgore College
Shivers
Air Corps
Fox Zeene
Toone
Okeh
Navy
By D'Alessio
Harvey
Delta Kappa Gammas
Saegert Brothers Furniture
Lavaca
Turkey
East 8Th St
City Market
Janist
Koehler
Sat
Littlefield
Kansas U
New UT Graduate
Pbc
Randall
Austin Blake
Paul
Austin Boltorp Wea
Guerraews
CBS News
Johnny Gan
Austin Country Store
Orning
Austin Oedown
Cecil Brown
Arthur God
Tory Welco
Arthur
Victor Lindlahre
Arthur Seales
Arthur Frey
Arthur Trey
D. Garroway
Aker Queen
Aker
Wendy Warren
Welk
Ray Lanny Oss Music Store
Porter Purple Sage Riders
Helen Trent Noes
Cnn Imperial Quartet
Lighterust Gang
Our Gal
Truman
Truman World News
Truman Today
Wea
Cedic
Foster Man
Newsady
Jane
Horst Kurio
Jesse James
Kathryn Nelson Doubie Or Noth
Nora Drake
Anne
Guerra
Bob Poole
Hilltop House
Lifetime
Hannibal Cobby Young
Alute
Stella Dallas
Crosby
Lorenzo Jones
Ted Malone
Sean Widder Brown
Bing Crosby
Portia
Midway Music
Farrell
Perry Mason
Mark Trail
Éisco
Dr. Malone
Space Patrol
Guidine
Clyde Beatty
Curtassey
Pablo
Williamsatty
V. Borge
Lowell Thomas
Showtime Hilywood
H. V -Kaitenboro
Raymond G. Swing
Invader
Ombrne
Barlow Orch
Groovin
Paul Whiteman
Kentucky
Bergstro
Ouston Symphony
Kentucky-DePaul
Bergstrom
Ouston
Irma
ABC
Bob Hawkend
Coeeempe
McLendon
Willia
Lone Star News
Kennedy
UN Banknite
Garroway
Arroway
Williams
Mindy Carson
Dance Music University
Danee Music University Hour
RADIO
KTXN
Aya Las Ate
Ricks
van Lines
W. T
Bill) Ricks
East
Central
Southwest Texas
Wurlitzer
Kimball Knabe — Mason & Hamlin
Bledsoe Music Co
SAN Antonio Music CO
Harlingen
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