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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1950
Page
16
The Austin American photographer chats with four readers stationed in Korea about whether the atom bomb should be used. Answers vary from strong support to cautious opposition citing global and moral consequences.
University of Texas journalism professor Dr DeWitt Reddick argues in Your Life July issue that a realistic self view and clear goals guide happiness. He outlines three portraits the self must examine: self as seen today, world as interpreted, and future aspirations.
Granite Shoals and Marble Falls Dams part of the Lower Colorado River Authority plan, 75 000 kilowatts for 11 rural cooperatives and 33 cities. About 700 Brown and Root workers build a 4 816 foot long, 100 foot high pair near Marble Falls, with Granite Shoals generating 45 000 kilowatts and forming a 6 300 acre lake. Construction expected to finish around January 1 1951.
Hillcrest Baptist Church at East 28th and Robinson hosts a new non-denominational special class for handicapped adults confined to wheelchairs. Mrs. Holt Lewis chairs the convivially active group with perfect attendance and plans to grow, holding weekly meetings and social events.
More than 100 educators from across the state gather at the University Methodist Church to study the Gilmer Aikin scholastic laws. Dr. L. D. Haskew welcomes attendees as groups plan work on financing transportation in the minimum foundation program and discuss road policy and operating expenses. J. W. Edgar, state commissioner of education, is slated to speak Tuesday morning as the conference runs through July 14.
The Public Library reported 234 949 books loaned from January 1 to June 30, up 22 404 from the previous year. The main library Carver branch East Austin trailer library and Brackenridge St Davids Hospitals contributed, while the trailer branch fell from 37 274 to 25 881. Stock totaled 69 896 books at end of June.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce began selling tickets Monday for the Miss Texas Pageant at Landa Park New Braunfels. Tickets are at the Jaycee office in the Driskill Hotel lobby. The pageant runs August 4 and 5 with Austin entries Miss Margaret Sue Sommers official and Miss Mary Esther Haskell unofficial.
The Austin Housing Authority reports a waiting list of 1012 families at June 30 and an operating deficit of 24597 dollars for the year.
Austin firemen proceed with a petition campaign for higher pay despite City Manager Walter Seaholm urging a pause to allow a city-wide job evaluation study. Firefighters plan to seek a charter-based ordinance or a referendum to raise salaries, with talks hinting at a broader demand for all municipal workers.
A survey of Austin business names shows 103 firms using Texas in their titles and many with Austin or Travis County references. The list highlights local industry indicators from retail and services to construction and quarrying, with university and state-related names signaling regional identity.
In Travis County a good rainfall this year boosted bee activity with an estimated 6000 colonies producing honey. Beekeepers Wesley Atchison Jr and I C Eppright discuss yields, hive counts, and the county’s honey blends of clover cotton mesquite and horse mint. The piece notes historic bee lore, local apiary sites, and flavor profiles from Elgin to Austin.
The Travis County School Board set a hearing for August 7 on a petition by 37 Manor district residents to move land to Pecan Springs district. Frederick R. Isley, Manor residents’ attorney, filed the petition. Pecan Springs levies 80 cents per $100 valuation versus Manor at $1.10. County Supt. I. W. Popham advised July transfers for students seeking to attend schools outside their home districts except for city-to-city moves.
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