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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1950
Page
5
Evangelists said they were stoned out of Castel Gandolfo and three nearby towns as the State Department opened a probe into the Italian branches of the Church of Christ, with Rep. Gossett pressing for action.
A burglar stole 237 dollars from the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church rectory in Houston. Father J. P. Sullivan told police the lockless safe contained 110 dollars in silver and other funds.
Rep. Joe Fleming of Henderson plans a broad revenue measure to raise 37 to 40 million dollars annually. The bill could raise 10 percent on items in the omnibus tax law and may extend to include chemicals, lumber, telephone services, and hotels. The proposal aligns with Governor Shivers' revenue stance.
The State Highway Commission postponed bids for the Main Street via duct project in El Paso from Jan 11 to Feb 14. The delay followed a wage rate protest by the State Federation of Labor, which called the rates grossly substandard.
Barbara Ann Wray, 15, formerly of Austin, was reported in improved condition at a Carlsbad New Mexico hospital Monday. She had regained consciousness a week after a head on collision near Carlsbad that killed two and injured another. The girl, who moved to Carlsbad last September, visited an Austin aunt and friends during Christmas holidays.
The State Board of Water Engineers granted three applications after a public hearing. Tennessee Eastman requests Sabine River water near Longview for chemical manufacturing, Panola-Shelby County WCID No. 1 organization, and W A Hext of Harlingen seeks 401.68 acre feet annually from Cameron County WCID No. 1 drainage ditch for irrigation. Tennessee Eastman also seeks impounding 5,000 acre feet per year for industrial use.
Mayor Taylor Glass said the council will study nominees for a seven member advisory committee to modernize the 1931 building code. The group will include a structural engineer an architect an insurance man a realtor and a property owner with ex officio members City Attorney Trueman O Quinn Fire Marshal W L Heaton and city building inspector John C Eckert. Eight months were estimated to complete the modernization.
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