Romantic Violin Heirs Carry On Family Tradition
Mrs. Annie Doom Pickrell of Austin preserves a violin dating from before the Civil War. The German made instrument, bought in 1835 from a slave by Col. Randolph Doom, is linked to Will You Come to the Bower and Come Haste to the Wedding as Houston troops marched at San Jacinto. The violin, stored in a wooden case, bears Doom family history across generations and was played by Mrs. Pickrell at a DAR meeting in Austin.
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Annie Doom Pickrell
Wos
Sam Houston
Battle of
San
Jacinto
Col
Randolph Columbus Doom
Houston
Neal Douglass
San Jacinto
Doom
Col. Doom
Austin
Alamo
Jasper County
Stephen H. Everitt
D. W. Doom
Angelina River
Pickrell
Pick
Col. Door
Daughters of the American Revolution
Post Office Convention Attracts Local Clerks
Austinites will attend the state convention of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks in Miner a Wells Thursday through Saturday. Austin delegates include Mrs. O. W. Proffitt state president of the women s auxiliary of the federation Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mills Jr presidents of the local federation and auxiliary, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Peschka Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Sowell Mr. and Mrs. Harris Dorman Mr. and Mrs. H. Hill E. W. Cartwright Albert Heidt and Mesdames Bill Sullivan and Ernnest Vorwerk.
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Austin
O. W. Proffitt
Women's Auxiliary
Federation
L. W. Mills Jr
Arnold Peschka
Edse’ Sowell
Rs. Harris Dorman
H. Hill
E. W. Cartwright
Albert Heidt
Bill Sullivan
Ernnest Vorwerk
Chest Scoreboard Shows Fund Drive Progress
The Chest Scoreboard reports a total goal of 38000 dollars with 13055 dollars still needed and 24945 dollars already received. The update highlights progress toward the fundraising goal and remaining amount.
Construction Of New Dock Under Way In Lake Austin
The W L Craven Construction Company started work on a municipal boat dock at Lake Austin, moving equipment to a site about 175 feet from the LCRA Administration Building. The dock will be free to the public and include housing for two city police boats and an LCRA boat. The city awarded the contract after LCRA directors approved a $1,200 appropriation.
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W. L. Craven Construction Company
Lake Austin
Craven
Colorado River Authority Administration
LCRA
Craven Company
Taxpayers Boost City Collections in 1950
Austin taxpayers led by 88.15 percent collection of a 4 208 000 dollar tax roll through Tuesday, beating the 1949 pace of 87 16 percent. Only 498 695 dollars remain uncollected as delinquent payments incur six percent penalties and one percent interest.
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Austin
Clifford Stohl
Stoh
North Austin Club Boosts Chest Drive With Donations
Community Chest progress rises toward a $38000 goal as North Austin Civic Club contributes 82 dollars and the campaign garners 13105 so far. Austin Civic Theater, Junior Chamber pledges, and Soroptimists back the effort while 100 women and 50 workers have yet to report.
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Community Chest
Chest Office
North Austin Civic Club
Austin Civic Theater
Junior Chamber of Commerce
North Austin Club
Daniel Cancels Talk To Kiwanians Today
Attorney General Price Daniel canceled a scheduled address to the University Area Kiwanis Club due to Supreme Court tidelands and segregation rulings. Dr Hal P Bybee will speak on oil lands in West Texas, with Daniel expected to address the club later.
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Price Daniel
University Area Kiwanis Club
US Supreme Court
Charles Taylor
Hal P. Bybee
U University
West Texas
Daniel
Taylor
City weighs noon delivery ban to ease downtown traffic
Officials floated a citywide ordinance to prohibit deliveries after mid morning in the business district to curb double parking and snarled traffic. Traffic Captain Warren Blackman and Police Chief R D Thorp backed the plan after talks with City Manager Walter Seaholm while Mayor Taylor Glass weighed study and potential impact on his delivery fleet.
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Taylor Glass
Warren .Blackman
R. D. Thorp
Walter Seaholm
Glass
Thorp
Blackman
Realtors Discuss Plans for ABE Membership Campaign
Austin Real Estate Board discussed plans to add at least 20 members this year but took no definitive steps. The 42 member board noted 800 real estate license holders in Travis County, down from 1,400 last year, amid statewide license declines. W. W. Hart named a new member. H. F. Waters applied as a prospective member.
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Austin Real Estate Board
George W. Sandlin
State Real Estate Commission
Travis County
Sandlin
W. W. Hart
H. F. Waters
Corpus Christi
Colorado Springs
Colo
Deadline Set For Austin Youth Revue Scripts
Friday at 5 p.m. marks the script deadline for the Austin Youth Organization’s musical revue set for July 27. Tryouts for teens are at Hancock Recreation Center Wednesday 3 to 6 and 7 to 10 p.m. Scripts to Harriette Bengtson or Joan Cass. Revue produced at Zilker Park Singsong Area.
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Austin
Beverly Sheffield
City Recreation
Hancock Recreation Center
41St
Red River Streets
Harriette Bengtson
Polo Road
Joan Cass
City Recreation Department
West
Zilker Park
Storm Sewer Work To Start Wednesday In Northwest Area
The city public works department says storm sewer construction will begin Wednesday near Koenig Lane and Woodrow Avenue in the northwest area. Earl Rogers Construction Company is the contractor for the project.
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Koenig Lane
Woodrow Avenue
City Public Works Department
Earl Rogers Construction Company
Botanist says lake lowering won’t curb weeds at Lake Austin
University of Texas botanist Dr. W. Gordon Whaley, chairman of the botany department, says lowering Lake Austin will not provide lasting relief from weedy plants. He notes that short exposure to sun kills only top growth and does not destroy roots, likely causing decay and a resurgence of weeds after watering returns. He calls the issue a common river lake problem.
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Lake
Austin
University of Texas
W. Gordon Whaley
Whaley
Building picture stays strong in Austin long term outlook
Building inspector John Eckert predicts Austin's construction boom will endure another year to 18 months. He notes residential activity far exceeds commercial now, but expects commercial work to rise and the national economy to stay buoyant.
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John Eckert
Austin
Eckert
Chamber Delays Director Meeting
The Austin Chamber of Commerce Board meeting was postponed from Tuesday to next Tuesday. A complete report on the new-member canvas by 272 team workers will be ready then. Membership Vice President Noble W. Prentice says early reports show a record number of new members to be submitted for election.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
W. Luther Thompson
Noble W. Prentice
St Marys Academy Grants 24 Diplomas at 66th Commencement
The Most Rev Louis Reicher awarded 24 diplomas to St Marys Academy graduates at the 66th annual commencement. Principal address by Rev Francis Sullivan with Master of Ceremonies Rev Andrew Mulreany. Austin girls Shirley Mueller Mary Ann McNamara Theresa McLaughlin named top honor students.
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Louis Reicher
Mary Ann McNamara
John J. McNamara
Kenwood
Theresa McLaughlin
Lucile McLaughlin
Hancock Drive
Adventists Convene in Keene for Texas Conference Session
Four delegates from the 31st Street Seventh-day Adventist Church will travel to Keene to represent the local church at the Texas Conference biennial session. The camp meeting runs Thursday night through June 17 at Southwestern University campus Turner Auditorium, expected to draw about 2,500 Adventists from across the state. Delegates will elect a president secretary treasurer and executive committee members for a two year term. Austin delegates include Mrs. B. E. Beddoe Walter Rutland Mrs. Ruby Cunningham and Luther Wilson.
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31St Street
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Keene
Texas
Turner Auditorium
Southwestern Junior Colege
Austin
B. E. Beddoe
Walter Rutland
Ruby Cunningham
Luther Wilson
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Jessie Shelton
A. V. Christian
Josephine Alexander
James Wiley Brown
Tillotson College
O. R. Elliott
Samuel Huston
Helen Depew
Boyle
Dave Navy
Texas Furniture
Shirley Mueller
Chamber
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Holy Cross
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