Intervention in Korea Dampens Local Building Activity
Local builders warn US actions in Korea will dampen Austin construction. They report higher material and labor costs, financing confusion, and wary banks. Builders cite Violet Crown Heights output dropping to 10–15 homes monthly from 20–30, with 219 built in 15 months by one company and about 100 more by others.
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Korea
Austin Construction
W. H. Bullard
First Austin Investment Corporation
Violet Crown Heights
Bullard
Leslie Crockett
Association of General Contractors of America
Crockett
Roland B. Moore
Moore Construction Company
Moore
Paul A. Keller
Keller
E. I. McGuire
Austin
Seaholm Outlines City Job Survey Plans
City Manager Walter Seaholm met with department heads and assistants to explain a classification survey. He told officials the aim is to provide like pay for like work and remove inequities, with completion expected late this year to influence the 1951 city budget pay scales.
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Walter Seaholm
Public Works and Utility Departments
Asbury Church Builds Spirit and Grounds With Youth Help
The Asbury Methodist Church, two years old with 100 members and 40 families, gathers every Thursday to clear brush and plant grass at East 381% and Cherrywood. Under pastor Rev. Calvin Froehner, a temporary education building serves classes while construction continues. services are at 11 am and 8 pm with a Sunday School at 9:45 am. Community events follow work sessions, and a church baseball team participates in the city league.
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Asbury Methodist Church
East
Cherrywood
Calvin Froehner
Hoye Dunham
Froehner
University Methodist Church
Rhea Allison
Camp Swift
Wilshire School
Dunham
Church
S. P. Jones
Ray Jones
K. R. Isbell
Bob Brewer
Drew Verheyden
Richard Seiders
Rex Jackson
Zack Carter
J. B. Hatter
August Fox
J. H
CAP officer blasts Austin crash gear as inadequate
Captain Charles Ingersoll of the Civil Air Patrol says Municipal Airport crash equipment is insufficient to fight a flaming crash. He calls for a larger truck with more CO2 and water, better crews, and first aid, while CAP plans to supply asbestos suits and surplus gear to the city.
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Austin
Civil Air Patrol
Charles Ingersoll
CAP
Ingersoll
Horned Toad Care Question Surfaces After Valley Forge Event
A New Jersey father contacted Austin Chamber of Commerce seeking advice on feeding and caring for a horned toad, following a Boy Scouts gathering at Valley Forge. The inquiry highlights Texas residents’ odd horned toad exchange involving a Texas boy and his son.
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Valley Forge
Texas
Austin Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey
Democrats List Poll Places For Saturday Voting
County Democratic Chairman J M Patterson announced Saturday polling locations for city precincts with precinct conventions at 7 45 p m and outside city boxes at 2 p m Patterson urged Democratic voters to attend conventions as they set up party machinery through the 1950 presidential convention. list includes the wards and exact polling sites such as Coca Cola Bottling Co American Legion Home Austin High School annex University YMCA Wooldridge School and more with street addresses and intersections for each precinct location.
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J. M Patterson
Patterson
Democratic
Stuart Long
Long
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
West 6Th Street
American Legion Home
Lake Austin Boulevard
Public Schools Expect Record Fall Enrollment in Austin
Austin educators project 19 257 pupils entering public school classrooms next September an increase of 1 150 over last year’s record total Superintendent Irby B Carruth noted that last year began with a 1 000 jump and that the 1949 estimate was 50 short, as the year yielded a 1 050 rise All grade levels from one to three show the largest gains with the youngest groups leading the surge.
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Austin
Irby B Carruth
Carruth
Austin High School
Rosedale
Ridgetop
Robert E. Lee
Zavalla
Govalle
Zilker
Texas Education Agency
Lee
Winn
Palm
Metz
Travis Heights
Becker
St. Elmo
Pease
Matthews
Wooldridge
Bryker Woods
Rosewood
Blackshear
Campbell
Brackenridge
Clarksville
Inquiring Photographer Seeks Local Fishing Spots Near Austin
Four fishermen describe favorite nearby fishing spots as the half season proceeds. They cite greens shores near Riverboat Commodore and tree tops in water by a bluff with bass and large perch noted. The piece blends sport with city life and local lore.
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Green Shores
Central Texas Chess Tourney Sees Semi Final Action
The Central Texas Chess Tournament resumes at the Commodore Perry Hotel with semi final play as Guston Morgan of the Austin Chess Club leads James Nunnally after a 15 hour Sunday grind. Nunnally must win two of the remaining games to advance while Richard Harrell and Gene Burns contest a 1 1 draw in the other semifinal bracket. Dr Crawford won the championship consolation and Moron H Crockett won the first flight finals with Albert Garcia taking first flight consolation. Kenneth Smith of Dallas captured the rapid transit division title.
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Commodore Perry Hotel
Central Texas
Guston Morgan
Austin Chess Club
James Nunnally
University of Texas
Nunnally
Loren Morley
Morgan
Peter G. Crawford
Georgia
Richard Harrell
Fort Worth
Gene C. Burns
Dr. Crawford
Moron H. Crockett
Albert Garcia
Kenneth Smith
Dallas
Paving Bids Ahead for 80 Blocks in Austin
The City Council will receive bids August 8 for paving 80 blocks in Austin on specs by the public works department. Assistant Public Works Director Noble Larson said bids open July 23 as the first advertisement. The council may meet in special session Friday to approve the program. The new projects cover 34 streets and mirror an ongoing initiative.
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Austin
City Public Works Department
Public Works
Noble Larson
Sunday Blue Law Crackdown Set For Next Sunday
Austin authorities plan a Sunday closing crackdown with notices to businesses due Tuesday. City Attorney True man O Quinn will issue the padlock order details are not disclosed. Police Chief R D Thorp urges filing complaints in Corpora tion Court and invites citizen charges.
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Austin
Trueman O’quinn
R. D. Thorp
Thorp
Legal Department
Public Welfare Reports Texans Receive February Assistance Checks
John H. Winters of the Texas State Department of Public Welfare said this month 252,666 public assistance recipients received checks. Total aid paid across aged, blind, and dependent children programs was $8,706,194.44 with June showing 2,335 added to Old Age Assistance, 477 withdrawals, 1,128 deaths, and a net 730 increase. Average grant $33.64, with 3 cent cut due to funds shortfall. Aid to Needy Blind rose to 6,507. blind checks averaged $38.01, unchanged from last month, and reduced 50 cents due to fund limits.
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John H. Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
Texas
DDT Sprayed Across 275 City Blocks in Week
The city’s polio prevention campaign sprayed DDT over 275 blocks last week, targeting an area from East First Street to East 11th Street and Congress Avenue to the east city limits, according to a departmental report issued Monday.
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East First Street
East 11Th Street
Congress Avenue
Oell Pen Department
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