Girls State Group To Convene Here For Three Days
More than 250 Texas girls will gather in Austin for Bluebonnet Girls State at the Texas State School for the Deaf. Participants include Scottie Stevenson and Ann Benbow, sponsored by Austin units, with officials attending, elections held, and two delegates to National Girls State in Washington in August.
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Austin
Texas
Bluebonnet Girls
American Legion Auxiliary
Scottie Stevenson
Coke Stevenson, Jr
Stevenson
Coke Stevenson
Ann Benbow
George Benbow
Newfield
Travis
Benbow
Texas State School For the Deaf
Congress
Allan Shivers
Meade Griffin
Texas Supreme Court
Trueman O’quinn
Herman Jones
Washington
Stage May Help Coliseum Use
The city recreation department plans a portable floor and stage for the City Coliseum before September. Recreation Director Beverly Sheffield aims to complete the work in summer ahead of the convention season. Council approved 15000 for a stable stage and floor. contracts pending.
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City Recreation Department
City Coliseum
Beverly Sheffield
Heffield
City Continues DDT Spraying in Eastern and Southern Areas
Health department report shows 615 square blocks sprayed in the week ending Friday as part of a polio prevention campaign. Spraying covered South Austin from the Colorado River to the city limits and from South Congress Avenue to the west, plus an area north to East Sixth Street and Brazos Street to the east. Dogs at Zilker Park, the St Edward's University farm dump, and the city incinerator were also covered.
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Health Department
H. E. Hargis
Austin
Colorado River
Congress Avenue
Sixth Street
Brazos Street
Zilker Park
St. Edward's University
City Zoning Board Postpones Weekly Meeting
The City Zoning Board of Adjustment has postponed its regular weekly meeting scheduled for Tuesday night. Board Secretary Jewell Osborne cited the absence of two of the five members, William B. Carson and Joe Dacy, as the reason for the delay.
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City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Jewell Osborne
William B. Carson
Joe Dacy
City Painters Marking New One Way Streets
Police department painters began marking Austin one way streets with lanes and directional arrows. Traffic Engineer Bert Lay said the work will clarify allowable turns and improve traffic flow on the one way thoroughfares, with completion expected in several days.
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Police Department
Austin
Bert Lay
Travis Acreage Leased For Grazing Purposes
Travis County awarded grazing leases on 18 820 acres in northeast Throckmorton County to three bidders. J A Young Sr secured 5 000 acres at 1 31 per acre annually, J A Young Jr 8 820 acres at 1 21, and Damron Brothers 8 820 acres at 1 16. The three year leases yield 22 931 20 annually for taxes on school lands allocated to city and rural schools by scholastic population.
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Travis County
Throckmorton County
J. A. Young Sr
Magarel
J. A. Young Jr
Seymour
Damron Brothers
Young
Young Jr
Austin Marines Ready Invasion
Austin Marine Reserves from Austin on a two week training course at Camp Pendleton prepare for amphibious assault at Coronado Beach California. Captain Seibert notes atomic war would change little as landings remain essential. unit selects best squad and squad leader during training with three standout NCOs named. Returning to Austin after boarding R50 planes for the final leg of the exercise.
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Marine Reserve
August Pacharzina
Austin
Camp Pendleton
Calif
15Th Infantry Battalion
Leatherneck
Claif
Coronado Beach
Kenneth D. Seibert
Austin Marine Reserves
Seibert
Utle
Robin T. Roundtree
Forrest B. Rich
Eugene N. Clayton
Marine Corps
First Turning Light Goes Up on Lamar
A new traffic signal was installed Monday at West Sixth Street and Lamar Boulevard. The light will provide arrow controls allowing north and southbound Lamar traffic to make simultaneous left turns, easing congestion at the intersection.
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West Sixth Street
Lamar Boulevard
Lamar
Cocky the Cocker Spaniel Missing in City
Cocky a black cocker spaniel is listed as missing by owners Captain and Mrs Otis Prevatt of 5305 Harmon. He disappeared Sunday between 7 and 8 p m last seen near 53rd and Harmon Streets. The medium sized dog has a slight eye infection and ears that extend 1 1 2 inches when stretched. Call 6 0571 to report sightings.
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Cocky
Otis Prevatt
Harmon
53Rd
Diseases on the Decline in Austin Says Dr Primer
Dr Ben Primer the city health officer reported a drop in illnesses this week in Austin. No new polio cases. 12 chicken pox 25 influenza 2 pneumonia 2 tuberculosis were recorded and no measles or other polio cases were noted.
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Austin
Ben Primer
City Proposes $8.14 Million 10 Year Street and Bridge Plan
The city public works department backs an $8,140,000 street and bridge program over ten years as part of a multi million bond issue. The plan targets residential paving downtown widening crosstown boulevards storm sewers and river crossings with no sewer or trash facilities funded. The outline is a recommendation not a final allocation and may be adjusted by the city manager or council to fit a larger bond issue for Austin.
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Wray Weddell
City Public Works Department
Austin
Colorado River
Public Works Department
Public Works
C. G. Levander
Noble Larson
Larson
Latson
Latso
Central Texans urge tidelands restoration to Texas
A 23 member Central Texas group adopted a resolution in Austin urging the Texas delegation to press for legislation to restore tidelands to Texas if the Supreme Court rules against Texas. The meeting followed grand jury duties and included remarks by Land Commissioner Bascom Giles and Assistant Attorneys General Jesse Luton and K B Watson about continuance of the fight and potential revenue impacts.
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Texas
Bruno Elzner
Bastrop
National Congress
US Supreme Court
Central Texas
Austin
Ben H. Rice Jr
Central
Tidelands
Rice
Federal Grand Jury
Bascom Giles
Jesse Luton
K. B. Watson
Price Daniel
Supreme Court
Luton
California
Louisiana
Giles
Daniel
Texas Tidelands
United States
California Tidelands
Ia Tidelands
Boy Returns Home Refuses to Eat at Grandparents Visit
A three year old boy visiting grandparents in Pettis for Bible School refused to eat on the last day. His Austin parents brought him home, where at his first meal he prayed thanking God for the food and for returning home.
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Austin
Cliff Challey
Henry Lacomb
Pettis
Clyde Challey
Route 5
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Sheffield
Austin Marines
Cocky the Cocker
Dr. Primer
Sover
Civic Club
Charles Granger
Betty Ann Biel
State Health Department
Betty
Neal Douglass
Centexans
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Kerrville
National Audubon Society
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