Supreme Court to Review Pay Suit in Austin
The Texas Supreme Court granted writs of error to review two key issues in a pay scale case involving Austin police and firemen. The dispute hinges on whether salaries should follow actual pay scales or the 1947 state base, and whether unused sick leave credits may count beyond May 1947. Oral arguments set for February 22.
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American Capitol
Texas
Austin
Austin Fire and Police Department
Uager
Jack Roberts
Trial Court
Roy C. Archer
Third Civil Appeals Court
Supreme Court
How To Make False Teeth Sit Firmly In Place
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County Grand Jury Quizzes Witnesses
The Travis County grand jury met Wednesday afternoon and interviewed a number of witnesses but returned no indictments.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Five New York Doctors Endorse Carter's Laxative Plan
Five New York doctors prove a regimen can end the laxative habit. Stop daily laxatives and follow a three week sequence with Carter's Pills, plus eight glasses of water, to restore natural regularity. Pills are sold for 33 cents at local druggists.
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New York
Carter
Six Held in Hood of Hot Checks Case In Austin
Five men and a woman were arrested over forging and passing checks to 19 Austin merchants in the past month. Detectives Marion Lee and T O Lang say four men and the woman face forgery and passing charges, while a fifth man is jailed on a robbery by firearms charge.
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Austin
Marion Lee
T. O. Lang
Guadalupe County
Anne Sonka
Pete Nairn
Travis Blakeslee
William R. Miears
Herman E. “Buddy’ Wels
Robert Lee Jenkins
Tony Coleman Jr
Cabaniss- Brown
Three Sisters
Robert Mueller and Brothers
Buttrey’s
Capital Barber and Beauty Supply Company
Ellison Photo Company
HEB Food Store
Standard Brand Shoes
Allen's Shoe Store
Anderson's Liquor Store
Dan's Liquor and Courts
Tucker Drug Store
HEB Food Stores
Muir's
Ace High
Seaholm’s Drive Inn
St Edward's KC Jubilee Set for Sunday
The Knights of Columbus Council 2559 at St Edward's University marks its silver jubilee founded in 1924 with an all day program. Mass at 8 15 am, silver jubilee initiation at 10 am, and a 6 30 pm banquet in the dining hall with dignitaries including Bishop Louis J Reicher and state officials.
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Knights of Columbus Council
St Edward's University
Texas
Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Capitol City Council Hall
St. Edward's
Louis J. Reicher
Austin
M. J. Babin
Port Arthur
Gus J. Straus
Hallettsville
Sam Liberto
San Antonio
T. J. McLaughlin
Taylor
Robert Donahue
R. Conroy Scoggins
Houston
Public Records Accesses in 83rd to 126th District Courts
A roundup of judgments and filings across Texas courts. Judgments include State v. Service Sales for $2,401.43 and other cases with amounts awarded. numerous divorces filed or granted. several criminal charges filed including swindling and assault. Marriage licenses issued and new car registrations noted alongside multiple building permits and construction projects.
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Gardner
State of Texas Vs
Service Sales Company, Inc
9Th District Court
Betts
Guldie Mae Darby
I. C. Darby
State of Texas
George F. Lesser
Army Camp Coaches, Inc
Pillot Tealin Company
Ruby Lee Ray
Joe Henry Ray
126Th District Court
Roberts
G. A. Randolph
Annie Randolph
Alfonso G. Elias
Carmela Beck Elias
Justice Court
Blakeslee
H. A. Jones
Tony Coleman Jr
Louis Cantwell Jr
Sammy C. Cyphers
Nairn
Edward Washington
Edward Niceler
Pete Pippin
County Court AT Law
Thurman
Donald Dayton Ray
C. W. Allen
Frank Rosas
Limberg
Ernest Joseph Fischer
Louise Marie Caldwell
Robert Lee Morrison Jr
Viola Pearl Bass
Otis Allen Robertson Jr
Veda Marie Blanda
Wayne Howard Lott
Peggy Jane Starling
David Arthur Richard Conley
Mildred Mary Woerner
Om Cockrell
Imogene
Heffington
Steve P. Ehrhardt
Chevrolet
Laidlaw Brothers
W. B. F. McCullough
Cadillac
Ramon Henninger
Plymouth
H. A
Grey and Becker
Strass Street
Shoalmont No
West
S. C. White
Palo Duro Road
Algeria Road
Arcadia Avenue
Violet Crown
First-Austin Realty Corporation
Brentwood
First Austin Realty Corporation
Romeria Drive
Violet Crown Subdivision
BN. Holman
Shoalcrest Boulevard
S. G. McDonald
Gaylor
Ruth
Arcadia
Angry Judges Force County To Pay Stono
A dispute over pay at the Travis County Juvenile Home ends with the commission approving a $175 monthly salary for stenographer Mrs. Lada Young. After a tense meeting sparked by a disagreement between the juvenile board and the County Commissioners, the three commissioners present voted 3 to 0 to issue her full pay immediately based on the existing scale.
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Austin
Travis County
Commissioners Court
Lada Young
Court of the County Juvenile Board
Mrs. Young
Charles O. Betts
J. Harris Gardner
Juvenile Board
Gardner
Betts
Tom Johnson
Sam Allred
Arthur Swenson
Johnson
First Federal Savings and Loan Elects Officers in Austin
The First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Austin held its annual meeting to reelect three directors for three-year terms and adopt a new charter from the Home Loan Bank Board. Directors reelected were A B Shierlow J W Siegmund and Fred Adams.
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Home Loan Bank Board
Washington
First
Federal Savings and Loan Association of Austin
A. B. Shierlow
J. W. Siegmund
Fred Adams
R. B. Cousins Jr
E. Karl McGinnis
B. Werkenthin
H. J. Ettlinger
Theo P. Meyer Sr
George W Prewitt
J. V. Siegmund
W. Sale Lewis
John T. Malone
O. H. Culen
Claude A. Pharres
Shierlow
Shieriow
Fort Worth Officer Wins Traffic Institute Fellowship
Captain Jack Sutherland of the Fort Worth district Texas Highway Patrol receives a 41-2 month fellowship to Northwestern University Traffic Institute. The $650 award, first installment, was given by the Texas Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee in Governor Shivers' office with Larry Cain presenting. Inspector C G Conner will graduate from the school January 26.
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American Capitol
Jack Sutherland
Fort Worth
Texas Highway Patrol
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Evanston
Texas Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee
Sutherland
Larry Cain
Dallas
Allan Shivers
Homer Garrison
C G. Conner
Unsettled Labor Disputes Rise in Texas for Year
Texas began the year with 27 unsettled labor disputes affecting 1,227 workers, 874 remain on the job pending outcomes. A Pasadena refinery dispute involves 318 workers. Five disputes were settled in December affecting 550 workers. A Victoria case with 300 people was adjusted on the start day, and a Brownsville plant dispute was resolved within a week.
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Texas
Texas Employment Commission
Pasadena
TEC
Victoria
Brownsville
State offices closed for Lee's birthday holiday
State departments will suspend operations Thursday in observance of Robert E. Lee's birthday. Some offices will maintain a small staff for urgent matters requiring quick attention.
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American Capitol
Robert E. Lee
Stork Spends Busiest Year in Austin Births Record
City Health Officer Ben M. Primer reports 3 751 resident births in 1949 in Austin, surpassing 1948. The birth rate near four times the death rate with 1 002 deaths and a 65 per 1 000 population. Infant deaths rose to 152 from 130 due to diarrhea. two maternity deaths, 5 per 1 000 births.
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Austin
Ben M. Primer
Primer
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