Smedley to Receive Honorary Degree from Georgetown College
Texas Supreme Court Justice Graham B. Smedley traveled to Georgetown Kentucky on Thursday to accept an honorary Doctor of Laws from Georgetown College. Page Keeton praised him as a standout Texas lawyer. Smedley, ALI member, trained at Georgetown and Virginia and built a career in Dallas Midland Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Austin.
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Graham B. Smedley
Texas Supreme Court
Georgetown
Georgetown College
Flying Cloud and Other Animal Stories by Le Grand McIntyre
Le Grand McIntyre, once a sailor and oil field worker, has published Flying Cloud and Other Animal Stories for children. The Texas native writes adventures from his world travels and his bond with his daughter Helen, stressing kindness to animals, with William P. Bell illustrations enhancing the volume.
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le Grand McIntyre
Fredericksburg
Mathis van Nort & Company
Dallas
Helen
McIntyre
Navy
Merchant Marine
Texas
Oklahoma
Paradise
William P. Bell
Swan Largest in UW
The article notes the trumpeter swan as the largest wild fowl in North America. It states the species has a wingspan of eight feet.
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UW. 5
North American
Elderly Austin Driver Involved In Three Crashes
An 82 year old driver in Austin collided with three parked cars in rapid succession near Speedway and 19th. He was detained by police but released as he was too ill to answer questions. The damaged vehicles belonged to Ronald R. Dearing J Brannan and J F Austin.
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Austin
Nald R. Dearing
Patterson
Dearing
Speedway
Co. J. Brannan
Enfield
J. F. Austin
San Antonio
19Th and
Area Utility Group To Meet June 20
The Central Texas Municipal Electric Utility Association holds an organizational meeting on June 20 at 1 p.m. in the Lower Colorado River Authority Building, Austin. Burnet city manager Gerland E. Medders chairs as temporary leader. about 50 representatives from 28 towns are expected. A charter, officers, and future meeting plans will be addressed by a committee led by Dan Nixon of Lampasas, with members Cushman Fredericksburg Wilke New Braunfels Leslie Llano.
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Central Texas Municipal Electric Utility Association
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Austin
Gerland E. Medders
Burnet
Central Texas
Dan Nixon
Lampasas
George Cushman
Brenham
J. M. Francis
New Braunfels
Felix Wilke
Fredericksburg
Will E. Leslie
Llano
State Rules Ship Not Taxable Here
An Attorney General opinion holds the SS Elizabeth Lykes cannot be taxed by Texas. The New Orleans owned vessel, listed with Corpus Christi as home port, was assessed by Nueces County for 10 000 dollars in taxes. The ruling states tangible personal property tax situs is at the owner's domicile unless taxed elsewhere, so the ship is not subject to ad valorem taxation in Texas.
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Louisiana
Corpus Christi
Price Daniel
Texas
Nueces County
Elizabeth Lykes
Lykes Steamship Company
New Orleans
James C. Martin
Daniel
Elizabeth Sykes
Frank Ke
Gambrell to Speak at UT Med School Galveston Commencement
The University of Texas School of Medicine at Galveston holds its commencement Friday at 8 15 p m in Galveston. Dr William M Gambrell of Austin president of the Texas State Medical Association will deliver the principal address. His son William M Gambrell Jr will graduate. Dr T S Painter university president will confer 95 medical degrees including a posthumous award to John Waterman Langley of San Antonio who died of polio in Galveston.
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University of Texas School of Medicine At
Galveston
William M. Gambrell
Austin
Texas State Medical Association
William M. Gambrell Jr
T. S. Painter
John Waterman Langley
San Antonio
One Armed Boy Opens Electric Shine Stand at Courthouse
Allen Hayden, a one armed shoe shine boy from 1173 Navasota Street, set up a stand in the Travis County Courthouse after receiving a concession from the County Court. The Texas Education Agency Vocational Rehabilitation Office supplied him with electric rotary brushes for each color of polish to continue his work. His first customer was C. O. Blaock of the rehabilitation office.
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Allen Hayden
Navasota Street
Travis County
Texas Education Agency
C. O. Blalock
UT Professor to Speak at Ohio and Minnesota Meetings
Dr. F A Matsen of the University of Texas Spectrographic Research Laboratory will address two scientific meetings in June. He will speak at the annual Ohio State University spectroscopy symposium June 12 in Columbus and at the University of Minnesota kinetics symposium June 19 in Minneapolis.
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F. A. Matsen
University of Texas Spectrographic Research Laboratory
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Dandruff Relief Promised by Baker’s Hair Tonic
Austin reader Ruth McCray reports rapid relief from dandruff and an itchy scalp after using Baker's Hair Tonic. She endorses the product and recommends Baker's Lathernist Shampoo, urging others to try both with a money back guarantee.
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Roland
Ward
Austin
Texas
Ruth McCray
Baker's
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