Stained Glass Artisan Visits Church To Check Handiwork
Philadelphia designer Henry Lee Willet flew into Austin to inspect stained glass windows he created for the Ernest D. Harris Chapel at the University Methodist Church. He described the work as rich jewel medallion windows depicting Christ and biblical figures, noting the glass lasts centuries and is built without paint. Willet has designed panels across Texas including Houston and San Antonio churches and memorials for Mrs. Harris.
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Henry Lee Willet
Philadelphia
Austin
Ernest D. Harris
University Methodist Church
24Th
Guadalupe
Willet
Willets
Christ
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
St. David's Episcopal Church
All Saints
Harris
Hot Weather Diet Says Avoid Heat Ills
Dr. Margaret Eppright of the University of Texas urges balanced summer eating to curb heat induced temper. She favors fruit juice over soft drinks, stresses including daily meat or eggs and dairy for protein, and warns against overemphasizing hot foods while breakfast remains crucial for health and energy. Summer reduces appetite but not calories.
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Margaret Eppright
University of Texas
Dr. Eppright
Eppright
One Way Street Plan Near UT Area Prepared
City Manager Walter Seaholm said a drawn plan would create uni direction streets between West 19th and West 24th Streets from Rio Grande to Speedway in the University area before the fall semester opens.
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Walter Seaholm
Rio Grande
Speedway
City to Check Taxi Meters in Austin Cabs
Taxicab inspector J. E. McLain announced the first official meter checks on Austin cabs will start Tuesday morning. Officials will test all 175 cabs on a two and a half mile test strip marked in quarter mile increments to ensure meters add a nickel at each mark. Each cab check should take about 20 minutes, with stickers awarded to those passing the test.
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Austin
J. E. McLain
cLain
McLain
City to Spend 338 000 on Recreation Improvements
A 338000 capital program drawn from the city recreation bond fund seeks approval from City Manager Walter Seaholm. Recreation Director Beverly Sheffield plans improvements at Zilker Park Wilshire Woods Tarry Town Zaragosa Park Ramsey Govalle Westenfield Pan American Rosewood Metz Gillis with facilities including playgrounds pools tennis courts stages lighting and shelter houses.
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Walter Seaholm
Beverly Sheffield
Sheffield
Seaholm
Zilker Park
Harton Springs Dam
Wilshire Woods
Tarrytown
Zaragosa Park
Ramsey Playground
Govalle Playground
Westenfield Playground
Pan-American Center
Rosewood Park
Metz Playground
Gillis Playground
Racial Progress In Texas Praised By Psychologist
New York educator Dr. Howard A. Lane praises Austin Texas for racial understanding noting many Texans treat others as people while Austin’s recreation facilities support healthier citizens He warns there are too few playgrounds and that drivers become aggressive toward pedestrians in downtown Austin
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Austin
New York
Howard A. Lane
University of Texas
New Yorker
Lane
Mexican engineer to study Texas road plans visit
Carlos Gongora Villamil, pending visiting status, arrives in Austin to study Texas highway planning at the Texas Highway Department for three months. H. L. Arno notes a state law exchange plan between Mexican and Texas engineers has not been activated yet.
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Carlos Gongora Villamil
Austin
Texas Highway Department
H. L. Arno
Villamil
University of Michigan
Arno
Texas
Kitty K the Talkative Siamese Cat Captivates Town
A two year old seal point Siamese owned by Mrs. Joe Gilbert of 2409 Red River is described as affectionate and highly intelligent. Kitty K greets visitors, talks to her mistress, and guards her home from a vine covered run above the stairs. Her fame extends nationwide with clippings in newspapers from Tacoma to Pennsylvania.
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Kitty K
Joe Gilbert
Red River
Neal Douglass
Gilbert
Mrs. Gilbert
University Students Report Lighting Disc
University of Texas students Van Shaw and Jay Sproul saw a flying disc from the university tower around 11 25 am. They described a round object that ducked in and out of clouds at about 4000 feet and said it was not a plane with little reflection, the third such sighting that week.
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University of Texas
van Shaw
Jay Sproul
University Tower
Inquiring Photographer Probes Austin Views On War
Four residents share thoughts as the Korean War begins. Glen Massie of the State Employment Service condemns hoarding and fears escalation, while Mary Francis Ulrich notes personal family ties to the military and rising prices.
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Austin
Austin American
Charles Taylor
Glen W. Massie
State Employment Service
Red River
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James A. Berry
First Baptist Church
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Caswell
Billy Baskin
Newfield
Sylvia Cooksey
Forest Trail
Merle Lee Everts
Oldham
Kirk Kaylemdell
Woodlawn
Mexico
Seal Point
Mary Francis Ulrich
West 14Th
Alaska
Nurses Corps
Army
John Sparkman
Deep Eddy Apartments
Russia
R. A. Steele
Joe Belden
West Sixth
United Nations
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