UT Press Expansion On Regents Meeting Agenda
The University of Texas Board of Regents will discuss appointing a director for a publishing division and expanding the University Press to include book publishing. They will also consider establishing an Institute of Public Affairs to extend the Bureau of Municipal Research into county and state government study. A special committee may allow bids for six new campus buildings estimated at 5.475 million dollars.
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University of Texas
Board of Regents
University Press
Institute of Public Affairs
Bureau of Municipal Research
Legislative Council
Seven Bids For Austin Mail Hauling Contracts
Postmaster Bob Phinney reported seven bids for city mail hauling contracts in Austin. Bids close January 23 and will be sent unopened to Washington for award. Two contracts cover airmail to and from Municipal Airport and transport between post office, rail stations, sub stations and bus terminals. Six bids target the airmail route, one covers other services.
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Austin
Bob Phinney
Phinney
Washington
Smithville Hospital Directors Named for New Board
Smithville gains a permanent hospital board with W. E. Beal as chair and twelve additional members named by the Community Planning Council. The group will meet January 31 with the health committee to finalize a working plan for the hospital project.
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Smithville
ANS
Community Hospital
Community Planning Council
W. E. Beal
Bard
A. G. Buescher
O. F. Forester
Emil Vacek
Yerger Hill
G. S. Shade
H. R. Ti
Fire consumes Lake Travis home injuring two youths
Early morning blaze at Cypress Creek in Indian Head Point Lake Travis burned two Austin men. Melvin Kutch, 18, suffered second and third degree burns on one leg while Jack Mezzetti, 18, burned on both hands. Mezzetti and his father George own the affected house. Fire started while attempting to light a fire with gasoline or oil. Kutch was burned when his trousers caught fire. Mezzetti wrapped him in a blanket and sustained burned hands. Kutch was taken to Brackenridge Hospital with reportedly very good condition late Thursday.
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Lake Travis
Austin
Melvin Kutch
West Eighth Street
Jack Mezzetti
Mezzetti
George Mezzetti
Austin Distributing Company
Lake House
Cypress Creek
Indian Head Point
Gus Dugger
Dugger
Kutch
Brackenridge Hospital
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Eyes RFC Bond Deal
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority expects to secure an agreement from the RFC on Tuesday to purchase up to 33.706 million dollars in authority bonds to finance the Oklahoma City Tulsa toll road. Authority member Joe Jarber of Tulsa and Governor Roy J. Turner are set to meet RFC board directors.
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Washington
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
RFC
Oklahoma City-Tulsa
Joe Jarber
Tulsa
Authority
Roy J. Turner
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Board of Directors
Archbishop urges principle in news interpretation at California AP luncheon
Archbishop J Francis A McIntyre of Los Angeles told California Nevada Associated Press members that news interpretation must follow basic principles. He cited shifts from objective reporting to partisan policy and urged reporters to keep to morality culture and good taste as the press acts as the university of the masses.
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Coronado
Calif
J. Francis A. McIntyre
Los Angeles
California-Nevada
Associated Press
McIntyre
Nu-Teen Canteen Plans Friday Meeting
The Welcome Wagon Nu-Teen Canteen will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at Janice Grace's home 5707 Adams Avenue. About 75 members and guests attended the group’s Christmas dance held at the Municipal Golf Course clubhouse.
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Janice Grace
Adams Avenue
Welcome Wagon
Nu- Teen Canteen
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Claude A. Putnam
Keene, N. H
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Great Southwest
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