John Babcock Elected CC Director in Austin Chamber
John Babcock elected a director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce to fill a vacancy after Dr. J. W. Edgar resigned as state commissioner of education. Babcock is development director of the Lower Colorado River Authority and was nominated by a committee chaired by A. B. Spires.
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John Babcock
Austin Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Edgar
Babcock
Colorado River
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Austin
W. Luther Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Bill Fuller
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Howard Bergquist
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
Irvings
Rites Held for Donald Gail Edwards Stabbing Victim
Funeral services are set at the Full Gospel Church in Pipe Creek for Donald Gail Edwards 26 who died from a stabbing early Sunday. Cesario E. Rodriguez charged with murder remains jailed in Travis County with bond fixed at 5000 by Justice Travis Blakeslee.
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Full Gospel
Pipe Creek
Donald Gail Edwards
Edwards
Cesario E. Rodriguez
Connectio
Travis County
Travis Blakeslee
Two Negro Playgrounds Planned in Austin Bond Issue
The plan calls for construction of two new Negro playgrounds in East Austin at about $10,000 each. Recreation director Beverly Sheffield announced on Tuesday. The sites will feature standard small child equipment and likely a wading pool.
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East
Austin
Beverly Sheffield
Federal Judge Denies Restraint On Oak Farms
A U S district court judge denied a temporary restraining order against Oak Farms Dairies Inc. after four pleas of guilty and one not guilty were entered. Judge Ben H Rice ruled for Oak Farms (Southland Corp owner) in a dispute with local dairyman JL Cole over an alleged eight year milk purchase agreement. Beane Wright and Guerra faced separate charges with Beane jailed for four months, Wright jailed for one year and a day, and Guerra pleading not guilty to marijuana possession. Hearing set for Monday at 9:30 a.m.
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Oak Farms Dairies, Inc
Ben H. Rice
Rice
Oak Farms Dairies
Southland Corporation
JL. R. Cole
Cole
Oak Farms
Hiram Harvery Beane
Travis County
Beane
John W. Wright
Taylor
Wright
Eusebio C. Guerra
Softball Clubs Back Jaycee Stadium Drive
Representatives from 25 city and church league teams pledged support to the Jaycees drive for a softball stadium on the Butler tract. The project targets 10 000 dollars with city matching funds to seat 3 500 fans and aims to start construction before September for a world amateur tournament.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Jaycees
Butler
Ted Parks
Birds Claim Pants Nest in Washing Trousers
In Chatham New Jersey a pair of house wrens built a nest in Oreste Abbazia's washed trousers after two weeks of occupancy. Abbazia surrendered the trousers as the birds laid four light brown eggs, ending his wait for the birds to depart.
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Chatham
N. J
Oreste Abbazia
Abbazia
Hot Weather Draws Hundreds to Austin Pools
City pools drew 16,183 swimmers during May as heat drove residents to cooling dips. Barton Springs reported 58,291 visitors and Deep Eddy 17,892, according to a city recreation department release.
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Austin
City Recreation Department
Barton Springs
Rayburn Miller Give $100000 Check to Demos
Texas Democrats raised a $100000 contribution for the 1950 national campaign from a May 27 Austin barbecue attended by over 3000 supporters. Speaker Sam Rayburn and Tom Miller presented the check to National Chairman William Boyle.
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Washington
Texas
National Party
Austin
William Boyle
Sam Rayburn
Tom Miller
Miller
National Committee
Boyle
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Basil Whitener
Gastonia
N. C
14Th Judicial District
North Carolina
Frank Steger
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank Wickham
Los Angeles
Clare Jones
Glendale
Calif
John W Bonner
Montana
Walter Baring Jr
Nevada
David Keleher
Albuquerque
N. M
Roy Turner
Oklahoma
Nancy Honeyman Robinson
Portland
Ore
Joseph Robbie
Mitchell, S. C
Roy G. Baker
Sherman
Jim Akin
Dallas
Heber Bennion
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sara E. Bowron
Casper
Wyo
Court Weighs Land Transfer Challenge Between Districts
A hearing is set for Thursday at 9 a m in 53rd District Court over Manor Independent School Districts suit to stop the Travis County School Board from transferring 2881 acres in the Manor area to Pflugerville Independent School District. The suit alleges petitions by Manor landowners were valid and that the board failed to record the transfer.
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Manor Independent School District
Travis County School Board
Manor
Pflugerville Independent
Une 5
Burglars Ransack West 14th Street Home for Jewelry
Police report a burglary on West 14th Street where suspects rifled a locked jewelry box and stole a gold ring silver ring gold chain a diamond cross two wristwatches a man’s wedding band two gold bands and silver earrings. Entry was gained by a rear window screen and several penny banks were emptied. Detective Lee Williamson investigated.
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West 14Th Street
Leona Lindow
Lee Williamson
Police Officer Bypasses Search After Arrest Near River
Officer J H Poole arrested a 30 year old man near the Colorado River for drunkenness. On arrival at police headquarters the suspect had only a pair of socks besides a raincoat loaned for modesty. Poole stated the man was running around in his birthday suit.
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J. H. Poole
Poole
Colorado River
Central Texas Fair Weather With Continued Heat
US Weather Bureau forecastes fair and hot conditions for Central Texas with an afternoon high near 92 degrees. East Texas expected partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers Thursday and Wednesday in the northwest. little temperature change. West Texas to see partly cloudy days with scattered afternoon and evening storms east of the Pecos Valley on Wednesday. temperatures hold. Highest temperature since January 1 reached 92 on May 30 and rainfall 0 inches in the past 24 hours. total 19.0 inches since January 1 with 2.81 inches excess. Colorado River stages show Lake Buchanan at 1012.67 feet and Lake Travis at 650.70 feet. Temperatures from various Texas cities listed.
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US Weather Bureau
Texas
East Texas
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Nowel Tures
Miskeus
Austin
Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Houston
Brownsville
Laredo
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
del Rio
Waco
el Paso
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Los Angeles Superior Court
Herbert Rose
Turkey
Penneys
Penney's
S.M.U
Jaycee Stadium
Rayburn
Demos
Sam Williams
F.C. Beach Agent
State Farm Mutual
State Farm
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CO
Littlefield Bldg
Potato Chip CO
Douglas the Hee Korok
Kitchen Matt
Korok
Douglas Duncan Phyfe
Ginette
Ledsoe Furniture
WCLL
Gibson
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