Realtors Vote To Help Military Find Housing
The Austin Real Estate Board voted to establish a central housing office in the Driskill Hotel lobby to aid military and defense personnel arriving in the area. The office will list rooms and refer inquiries to member firms, with a listing fee of one dollar. Bergstrom Air Force Base growth and reactivations at San Marcos and Camp Swift increase housing demand.
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Austin Real Estate
Driskill Hotel
Jess Whatley
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Air Force Base
San Marcos
A. B. Beddow
Real Estate Board
Austin
Camp Swift
Bastrop
Beddow
University of Texas
Chamber of
Rongergns
Snow Time Back to Haunt Austin
Austinites brace for a cold spell with a low around 19 degrees on Wednesday and recall historic lows. On Jan 31, 1949 the temperature dropped to minus two, the city once saw six and a half inches of snow on Jan 30, 1949.
Austin Airman Wins Citation In Korea Action
Captain Ray S. White, 28, an Austin airman serving in Korea, earned a citation for leading a flight that strafed Communist ground forces to free a UN battalion from a Red trap. The engagement used napalm, rockets, and machine guns to rout the Reds on a hill.
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Ray S. White
Austin
Korea
White
Feds
Perrin Field
Denison
UT Professor Receives Cancer Research Fellowship
A University of Texas biochemist, Dr. Loyal E. Loveless, was awarded a 3 333 33 dollar post doctoral fellowship by the Clayton Foundation to isolate a substance in a B vitamin concentrate that may slow tumor growth. Dr. William Shive aided the extraction while testing showed reduced growth in eggs or mice. The goal is to isolate the active compound from numerous constituents in the concentrate.
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University of Texas
Clayton Foundation
Benjamin Clayton
Houston
Pasadena
Calif
Loyal E. Loveless
Biochemical Institute
William Shive
Concen
Dr. Loveless
Capitol Floors Wins Air Base Flooring Contract
Capitol Floors, 1116 West Sixth Street, awarded the contract to lay over 400000 square feet of grade A asphalt tile flooring at San Marcos Air Force Base. C A Rocky Rundell, manager, said work likely starts Monday and materials await delivery. It is the largest contract of its kind in the Southwest.
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Capitol Floors
West Sixth Street
San Marcos Air Force Base
Rocky) Rundell
Rundell
Bill Grants Lamar Board Full Powers for State College
A Senate bill introduced Tuesday by Senator Jep Fuller of Beaumont would authorize Lamar State College of Technology to exercise the rights and privileges of other state colleges. It would place the four year institution on par for bond issuance, participation in the constitutional college building fund and related privileges.
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Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Senate
Jep Fuller
Constitutional College Building Fund
New Civic Group Plans Projects To Beautify City
A newly organized civic group aims to plant trees and shrubs and run educational campaigns for better lawns. Mayor Taylor Glass announced the group at a meeting of women and professional clubs, planning a city nursery and park plantings.
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New Civic Group
Taylor Glass
Glass
Plantee i
Boulemi
Alden Davi Davis
Boyce Eampiel
Bess O. Boeman
City All i
Ae Wage
I Ig
Comgnerce
Austin Service Ee
Jaycees Begin Sale Of Booths For Fair
The Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce announces the fourth annual Home and Trade Show from March 29 to April 1. Booths totaling 120 will be available with early priority for returning exhibitors through February 12. The event, called the merchants fair, will showcase local products and merchandise in the Driskill Hotel lobby.
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Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Driskill Hotel
Merchants Fair
Indy
Leonard
Commi
Texas Mothers Rally In Polio March Across Cities
Texas women massed for the Mothers March on Polio climaxing with the March of Dimes drive. Houston dispatched 12,000 mothers house to house across 12,000 blocks while San Antonio shifted plans to Thursday night and Dallas led the big fund effort.
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Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
Mammoth
Kats Stewart
Alene
Tera March of Dimes
Stewart
March of Dimes Drive in Travis County Sees Slim Revenue
Bitter cold hindered outdoor fund raising for the March of Dimes campaign in Travis County with a total of 21789.50 reported. Officials hope a police sponsored magic show at the city coliseum on Saturday night will boost donations. Tickets cost one dollar for adults and 25 cents for children. The event features Harold Shelton and a lineup including Jerry Jericho and the Hungry Mountain Boys. Don Pany pledged to turn all Thursday receipts from his Drive In into the drive.
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City Coliseum
R. D
Boss) Thorp
Harold Shelton
Austin Lump Company
Manor Road
Wis
Austin Statesman
Charles L. Sandahl
Jerry Jericho
Hungry Mountain Boys
Texas Slim
Radio Wranglers
Frankie Ray
Travis White
Pete Hunter
Geezinlaw Brothers
Cactus Pryor
Don Pany
Pany
East First Street
March of Dimes
Hart Authors Article on Law Defines Texas Supreme Court Jurisdiction
University of Texas Chancellor James P. Hart writes in the Texas Law Review about the appellate jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court. Hart, a former associate justice, argues that the constitution and statutes leave hazy areas in which the court’s jurisdiction is undefined and troublesome.
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University of Texas
James P. Hart
Texas Law Review
Texas Supreme Court
Hart
Cold Wave Disrupts City Hall Heating
A cold wave froze City Hall as a gas meter stuck cutting gas to boilers. Mechanics restored heat by 3:30 p.m. after the outage began Tuesday, causing offices to drop in temperature.
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City Hall
Moffett Lands Broad View on Redistricting
Senator George Moffett of Chillicothe said the Senate subcommittee on reapportionment has heard all who wished to testify. He expects a first draft in four to five days and noted varying interests but a broadening viewpoint among members on redistricting.
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George Moffett
Chillicothe
Moffett
Senate
Resolution honors Kilgore Mayor Roy H. Laird in House
The House adopted a memorial resolution for the late Kilgore Mayor Roy H. Laird praising his faithful service to his community and state. The tribute marks his lasting impact on Kilgore and broader Texas affairs.
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Kilgore
House
Roy H. Laird
Laird
Return to Days Of Old Speller Urged by Prof
University of Texas Professor Fred C. Ayer reports high school students spell lists poorly compared with 1915 and 1925. He notes decline in spelling accuracy, cites widespread high school attendance, and urges dedicated spelling instruction with a specialized textbook.
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University of Texas
Fred C. Ayer
Ayer
Blake Smith to Speak at UT Kiwanis Meeting
The Rev. Blake Smith pastor of University Baptist Church will be the principal speaker at the University Area Kiwanis Club meeting Wednesday at 12 10 p m. The session will be in the Texas Federated Women’s Club Building located at 27th and San Gabriel Streets.
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Blake Smith
University Baptist Church
University Area
State Rights Win A Financial Point
A Texas Finance Committee meeting signals a fiscal gain for State's Rights while outlining higher education budget rules. The National Committee on Standards Reports for Institutions of Higher Learning governs college financial accounts. Sen Akin opposes federal oversight. Jimmie Phillips argues against federal management. Governor Shivers faces rainfall complaints from western farmers and a busy desk with multiple bills. Legal notice about local bill advertising and a prohibition on using education funds for non bus purchases is noted. The Welfare Department report ends with a teaser about Texas welfare work.
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Wick Fowler
National Committee
United States Commissioner of Education
A. M. Akin
Paris
Jimmie Phillips
City Firm Wins Military Project
A startup on war contracts for Austin area production was announced by Frank W. Jessen of the Austin Area Economic Development Foundation. An Austin plant won a roughly 200000 contract for direct military production with the product description undisclosed. Small electronics, air conditioning and woodworking groups plan to pool facilities to bid on war orders, while Ward Body Works of Texas will launch a bus during February to begin production.
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Austin
Frank W. Jessen
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
Ward Body Works of Texas
Austinite Notified Of Brother's Death
Mrs. L. B. Richards of Austin was notified Tuesday of her brother C. H. Albert's death in Oklahoma City. Albert was a linotype operator and a charter member of the Oklahoma City printers' union. Funeral services will be held in Oklahoma City Thursday.
Resources Study Aims to Shape Southwest Future
Col. Louis W. Prentiss led a coordinated resources study with the Arkansas White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee. Governors from six states attended in Austin to plan conservation and irrigation, noting the study will influence 180 million acres and extend to 1954.
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Southwest
Louis W. Prentiss
Inter-Agency Committee
Col. Prentiss
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
Allan Shivers
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Workine
Washington
Juture Department
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