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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
17
W. H. Farmer of the Texas Employment Commission announced that non farm jobs reached 485 000 last year a 20 percent rise over 1949 but total placements 1950 stood at 1 229 000 slightly below the postwar high of 1 232 000 in 1949.
Mrs. Frank Orr was shot in the back by her five year old son Larry Dale Orr who believed he was playing with a big gun. The boy called a long distance operator after the accident and spoke to Vinita Hardwick before police and the mayor learned details.
Public Records list multiple district court filings including divorces granted and filed across 126th 98th SSRD and county courts with executor appointment, restraining order actions, marriage licenses issued, new car registrations and building permits for properties in Austin area during the period.
Rio Grande Lodge No. 81 AF and AM in Brownsville will celebrate its 100th birthday next Tuesday with 1500 to 2000 Masons expected. Texas Grand Master W J Burris of McAllen will attend as general sessions unfold in the high school auditorium and a large outdoor barbecue is planned at the high school athletic field.
Lakewood New Jersey January 17 Magistrate Sidney Zeben faced a mismatch of law and case as the State Motor Vehicle Act did not cover the charge. Officers could not help and he fined Martin Dunham ten dollars for disorderly conduct after charging him with driving a horse and buggy while intoxicated.
Judith Shea a New York City resident touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as the best constipation remedy. The Ohio doctor’s product is described as all vegetable and gentle yet thorough in action, sold at 30 cents per box.
Officials warned Austinites on Wednesday that the March of Dimes campaign is falling short of its $40 000 goal for 1951. Charles L Sandahl reported 6882 98 collected so far with mail contributions lagging and the street drive scaled back to Friday and Saturday only.
City traffic officers received a new pickup list with 700 license numbers. Each vehicle on the list has two or more unpaid parking tickets, and officers are ordered to impound them unless owners pay first. Traffic Captain Warren Blackman said notices were mailed, and impoundment incurs $1 per ticket plus a $2 wrecker fee even if the court finds not guilty.
Fort Worth dispatch reports fireman H B Heath of twenty years service nearly choked when a steak bone lodged in his throat as a fire bell rang. He gasped and turned blue before hospital doctors could remove the bone with forceps. Heath later confessed the bell always scares him.
Readers weigh in on lowering the voting age to 18 amid 1950s political tension. Citizens from Austin to Fort Worth cite university and high school support, while critics argue for broader civic duty and national service.
Dallas January 17 Mrs. W C Lumpkin 68 died here Wednesday from injuries suffered December 23 when struck by an automobile.
Eugene Ormandy, head of the Philadelphia Orchestra, guests the San Antonio Symphony as guest conductor for the ninth subscription concert at Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio. The date moved two nights to accommodate his Metropolitan Opera appearance, with rehearsals beginning on Tuesday. Program includes Sibelius First Symphony Brahms Second and Ormandy’s Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor.
The WiLamp Treatment claims to ease distress from Stemeck and Duodenal Ulcers and excess acid related symptoms. Distributed via multiple local drug stores including Andy's Drug Store Beck's Rosedale Drug Store and Walgreen Drug Store.
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