Polio Drive Gains Momentum Amid Local Cases
Austin reports two new polio admissions with eleven year old Paul Hardy and two year old Evelyn Waites, as city health officials deploy fogging to areas tied to first cases. PTA booths, Rotary donations, and a March of Dimes drive marathon auction featuring a Meissen tray boost fundraising. Local businesses host events and donations total new support for the campaign.
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Paul Hardy
Evelyn Waites
Bastrop
Ben Primer
Primer
Austin
Woolworth's
Scarbrough’s
Austin National
American National
Capital National
PTA
Austin Rotary Club
Congress
J. M. Braden
Dale Braden
Austin Auction House
Speedway
Tom Miller
Mary Treadway
Capitol Antiques
West 14Th Street
S. D. Heffington
Taylor Glass
March of Dimes
Town House
West Sixth Street
Skyline Club
Dallas Highway
Warren Stark
Snyder Proposes Hike In Deposit Insurance
Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder urged a bill to raise the insured bank deposit cap from 5000 to 10000 at the FDIC. The legislation would allow use of the FDIC surplus of about 1.2 billion to refund portions of past assessments as dividends to member banks.
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Washington
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Snyder
Senate Banking
Erica Morini in Austin Hails as Top Violinist at Hogg
Violinist Erica Morini proved her standing as a leading artist at Hogg Auditorium under the Austin Community Concert Association replacing Ginette Neveu who died last November. Accompanist Leon Pommers joined her in a program including Tartini The Devil's Trill Mozart A major Concerto and Ravel Habanera. Review notes Morini's trills and Ravel pieces praised while critiques call the Chopin and program pacing less strong.
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Erica Morini
Hogg Auditorium
Austin Community Concert Association
Ginette Neveu
Miss Morini
Tartini
Mozart
Leon Pommers
School Authorities To Discuss Course On Sex Education
Austin public schools set a 10 am Tuesday meeting in the Bickler Administration Building to discuss sex education. Lee Wilborn, director of instruction, and instructional supervisors plus city principals will hear how far schools should go, since local curricula do not yet include sex education.
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Austin
Bickler
Parent- Teachers Association
PTA
Lee Wilborn
Wilborn
State Officials' Cook Arrested Again for Assault Charge
Albert Cowins, a renowned cook for multiple state House Speakers and reportedly for the governor’s mansion, was arrested on an indictment for assault with intent to murder after an alleged Jan. 4 attack on his wife with a rock. The 63-year-old has a history including a 1937 penitentiary term and past marriages.
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Albert Cowins
Sheriff's Department
Cowins
Mary Pressly Cowins
Homer Leonard
W. O. Reed
Durwood Manford
Cook
Coke Stevenson
Dental Health Plans Supported by Shivers
Governor Allan Shivers urged year around community dental health programs and designated February 6 as Children’s Dental Health Day. He noted plans by the Texas State Dental Society councils and the Texas Department of Health to hold February meetings with child dental health programs.
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American Capitol
Allan Shivers
Texas Statental Society
Texas
Division of Dental Health
Texas Department of Health
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
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Jenschke Steer Grand Champion At Blanco Show
Floyd Jenschke of Johnson City won the grand champion steer ribbon at the Blanco County 4-H Club and FHA show. The event drew about 15 FFA and 4-H members from Blanco County with numerous blue red and white ribbon awards across beef calves sheep swine and capon divisions.
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Blanco
Floyd Jenschke
Johnson City
Blanco County
Wayne Anderson
Jules Gipson
Johnson
Capons
Harry
Victor Schlamens
Sandy
FFA
Allen Heimer
Beatrice Jenschke
Truman Hearne
Harry Sultmeier
Jarrell Sultmeier
Victor Sultmeier
Freddie Schlameus
Barbara Buchanan
Carroll Schlameus
Fritz Kuebel Jr
Gipson
Corriedale Lambs
Jules Gibson
James Schlamens
Gilbert Dowdy
Warren Wagner
Wimberley
Hilmer Flugrath
Victor Sultemeier
Jerry Fuchs
Hye
Jules Gipton
Schoolmen To Open Appraisal Bids Today
School officials will open bids at 2 p m Tuesday for a reappraisal of property values in 26 square miles of the Austin Independent School District outside the city limits. T N Porter public schools business manager will direct the bid process. A City Board of Education meeting may be called to award the contract. Delays in mailing bid blanks caused the postponement from Friday to Tuesday. The reappraisal aims to raise outside values to match assessments inside the city.
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Austin Independent
T. N. Porter
City Board of Education
Dodge Urges Near East Cooperation to Compete with West
Dr Bayard Dodge former president of American University at Beirut told University of Texas students that Arab nations must unite economically to overcome internal barriers and compete with Western powers. He cited the US example of a single economic union and stressed need for experts and technical knowledge. Dr T S Painter introduced the talk.
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Bayard Dodge
The
American University At
Beirut
Lebanon
University of Texas
Dodge
Near East
United States
Middle East
T. S. Painter
Weather summary for Texas cities and observations
Central Texas morning sunshine with hourly readings. Sunrise 7:00 AM sunset 6:00 PM moonrise 11:00 PM. Moon will be first quarter. Rainfall since January totals 0.66 inches with deficits noted. River forecasts show readings for Abilene Fort Worth Amarillo Houston Galveston Austin Corpus Christi San Antonio Del Rio.
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U. G
A. Mn
Austin
Nebo
Monto
Travis Cote Oy Cp
Texas
Abilene
Worth
Amarillo
Houston Veston
Ristl
Antonio
Orp
Lockhart Banking Proposal Refused
The State Banking Board refused the charter for the Lockhart State Bank proposed with $200 000 capital. The application filed by former Senator C F Richards and Representative William George Richards faced opposition from Lockhart's national bank officials and local businessmen. The three member board split on all major questions, voting in different combinations. The main opposition argued public convenience and necessity did not require another bank in Lockhart.
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American Capitol
Lockhart
State Banking Board
J. M. Falkner
C. F. Richards
William George Richards
Falkner
Trinity Mothers Club Meeting Focuses on Accepting Your Child
The Trinity Mothers Club of Trinity Methodist Church invites members to a Wednesday gathering at Evans Avenue at 0th. Dr. Ernestine Blackwell will discuss Accepting Your Child As He Is. Hosts are Mrs. J. J. Slussler and Mrs. David Trainer.
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Ernestine Blackwell
Mothers Club
Trinity Methodist Church
Evans Avenue
J. J. Slussler
David Trainer
Granger Club Names 1950 Officers in Meeting
Granger Business Woman's Club elected 1950 officers at its January gathering in Mrs. Rudolph Marek home. President is Mrs. Bill Patterson, secretary Mrs. M. H. Haynes, and reporter Miss Ruby Gross. Dinner followed with members and guests present. next session set for February 13 at Mrs. C. W. Williams home.
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Hazel Hammack
M. H. Haynes
Mary Kate Hill
Timothy Bartosh
Rudy Spacek
Ralph Watson
Misses Orewe Fowler
Ruby Gross
Mary Elizabeth Fox
C. W. Williams
Texas Cotton Ginning Shows Sharp Boost
Census Bureau reports Texas ginned 5,743,043 bales before Jan 16 this season, up from 3,051,571 in the same period of 1949, reflecting a sharp rise in cotton production activity.
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Texas
Washington
UT Granted $5,000 For Cotton Research
The University of Texas received a $5,000 grant from the R. T. Hoover Cotton Company of El Paso to support all phases of Texas Cotton Research Committee work. The committee includes the presidents of the University, Texas A&M College, and Texas Tech. The Hoover Company has funded past projects introducing West Texas irrigated cotton into new manufacturing uses.
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University of Texas
R. T. Hoover Cotton Company of
el Paso
Texas Cotton Research Committee
Texas A&m College
Texas Technological College
Texas
Hoover Company
West Texas
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Percale
Penney's
Real
Jenschke
Austin Savings
Lockhart Banking Proposal
Trinity Mothers Club
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Purina
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