Girls State Bill Seeks Capitol Improvements
Texas Blue Bonnet Girls State delegates wrapped a week at the Texas State School for the Deaf with a mock legislative session. They approved tax bills to fund improvements at charitable institutions, including better mattresses for the deaf school, and passed measures on hedge trimming. A separate resolution to cede Big Bend National Park to the federal government stalled in committee. Governor Barbara Strange of Dallas presided at a tea with Lt. Gov. Jeanette Bernstein and Attorney General Inga Davidson. The group planned awards and readings before departure.
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Blue Bonnet
Capitol
Texas State School For the Deaf
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Big Bend National Park
Barbara Strange
Dallas
Texas Governor's Mansion
Jeanette Bernstein
Baytown
Inga Davidson
Jacksonville
Burros Seek Ride to Houston for Scout Pageant
Six burros bound for the Cavalcade of America pageant in Valley Forge must be moved to Houston for a special Boy Scouts train this weekend. The Capitol Area Council supplied the burros. Sam Houston Area Council handles the baggage car space. Call Scout Executive H L Gaskin at 88551 if you can help. Afterward the burros will have homes at Camp Alpine with the Greater Manhattan Council.
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Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
Capitol Area Scout Council
Sam Houston Area Council
Houston
Scout
H. L. Gaskin
Camp Alpine
Greater Manhattan Council
City to File Suits to Collect Taxes
The city plans strong suits to collect delinquent taxes and push to judgments, with careful petitioning to name all proper defendants. Delinquent municipal taxes since 1919 total about $900,000, under 2 percent of total levies. City officials including City Manager Walter Seaholm and Tax Collector Clifford Stohl discussed the plan with City Attorney Trueman O Quinn and Assistant Attorney W T Williams Jr.
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Walter Seaholm
Tax Department
Legal Department
Seaholm
Clifford Stohl
Trueman O'Quinn
W. T. Williams Jr
Grand Jury Members To Hold First Session
The Travis County grand jury seated by Judge Jack Roberts will meet for its first session Tuesday at 1 30 p m in 126th District Court. Foreman Frank J Swartz and secretary C F Card lead a panel that includes Henry G Moreno Theodore R Youngblood D C Deen Sr C W Hampe Jack H Stableford D G Miles Ted D Wimberly Louis Novy and Noble W Prentice among others.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Jack Roberts
126Th District Court
Card
Wooldridge Drive
Frank J. Swartz
Exposition Boulevard
Swartz
Henry G. Moreno
Aurora Drive
Theodore R. Youngblood
Cotton Street
D. C. Deen Sr
C. W. Hampe
Jack H. Stableford
D. G. Miles
Elizabeth Street
Ted D. Wimberly
Mariposa Drive
Louis Novy
Austin Hotel
Noble W. Prentice
Wheeler Street
Bike Crashes Rise as Evening Hours Provoke Caution
Officials warn of increasing bike crashes between 1 30 p m and 7 30 p m urging parents to supervise riders after a string of incidents. Authorities note the pattern aligns with after school hours and urge riders to wear helmets and follow traffic laws.
Travis Bond Sales Second for Texas
Travis County maintains a high placing in the Independence Day Savings Bond drive with $188 257 69 raised of a $475 000 goal or 39 38 percent while Tarrant County leads the large counties with $672 422 18 of $1 650 000 or 40 75 percent. State total reaches $9 466 045 of $24 088 000 goal. Other area counties list varied percentages and totals.
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Travis County
Travis
Fred Morse Sr
Tarrant County
Bastrop
Bell
Blanco
Burnet
Comal
Fayette
Gillespie
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Johnson Seeks Blue Law Repeal in Texas
City Councilman Will T. Johnson pushes repeal of Texas blue law and asks Austin to enforce it to spark opposition. He notes the 9 am Sunday closing rule for groceries and limited Sunday allowances for ice cream milk newspapers burial materials and other services amid debate in city hall.
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Will T. Johnson
Texas
Austin
Johnson
Robert Sneed
Walter Seaholm
Forger Watchman Details Texas Bad Checks Scene
E N Martin a Camp Mabry expert in the Texas Department of Public Safety says the state loses about 15 million annually to bad checks. The bureau handles about 200 cases daily with fingerprints handwriting analysis and a dexigraph. He notes forgers range from small time operators to highly organized gangs and cites a false $78 000 check. He describes penalties and court practices and adds personal details.
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E. N. Martin
Bureau of Identification
Department of Public Safety
Camp Mabry
Martin
Texas
New Mexico
West
Question Documents
George Washington
Ramsey Street
Gary Gene
Gregg
Dreariness Ends with New Life for Brackenridge Polio Ward
Brackenridge Hospital polio ward receives two table radio record players two table radios one electric record player and three large cartons of books to ease long hours for young patients. Six albums of children’s records mainly fairy tales and Mother Goose stories add entertainment. The Travis County Infantile Paralysis women’s committee led by Mrs. Lewis Hatch and Mrs. W. S. Drake organized donations after polio supervisor Mrs. Lillian Gilkison outlined passive recreation needs.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Travis County
Brackenridge
Lillian Gilkison
Gilkison
Lewis Hatch
W. S. Drake
Rock Mason Recalls Capitol Construction in 1888
An 89-year-old San Antonio man, Gus Birkner, recalls his days as a rock mason on Texas State Capitol construction begun in 1882. He describes hazardous assignments, financing, labor, and accidents including a fatal incident and a poisoned tea death.
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Capitol
Gus Birkner
Capitol Building
Rock Mason
Texas State Capitol
San Antonio
Austin
Tock Mason
Texas
Birkner
Burnet
Oatmanville
Oak Hill
United States
Scotland
Germany
England
Phenick Syndicate Company of
Chicago
Lit
Hamburg
Alamo Cement Company
Amon
Lockhart
Luling
San Marcos
University of Texas
University
New
Aubry Barr
East First
Will H. Birkner
Post Road
J. C. Elliott
Buda
TV Talent Sought By Radio House
University of Texas Radio House seeks volunteers for a TV show to air on a San Antonio station. Auditions are Tuesday from 4 to 6 p m in Room 101 Modern Languages Building UT campus.
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Radio House
University of Texas
Tom Rishworth
San Antonio
Modern Languages
Optimists Sponsor Hillbilly Jam At City Coliseum
Austin Optimists announce a June 30 Hillbilly Jam at the City Coliseum featuring Floyd Tillman Jerry Jericho Pansy Newman Bill Lister Tom Ayres Chet Ayres Hill Brothers Randy Dodson Frankie Ray Texas Slim and His Radio Wranglers in a live music and comedy appearance.
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Austin
City Coliseum
Floyd Tillman
Jerry Jericho
Pansy Newman
Bill Lister
Tom and Chet Ayres
Hill Brothers
Randy Dodson
Frankie Ray
Texas Slim
Radio Wranglers
Fire prevention chief notes arson trends in Austin
Austin Fire Department’s W L Heaton reports national rise in arson with only one definite Austin case in 1949. He cites 1,097 arson arrests nationwide, 15 suspicious fires in Austin, and department efforts to prevent blazes through inspections and education while urging stronger building codes.
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Austin
Nueces
West 19Th Streets
W. L. Heaton
Heaton
United States
Alaska
Canada
Texas A&m
Commodore Perry
Rae Dell Avenue
Doris
Betty Jo
The
Department
Low Austin disease counts reveal few reported illnesses
The Austin health office reports only 47 communicable disease cases last week under City Health Director Ben Prime. No polio cases. influenza 2, cough 19, measles 3.
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Austin
City Health
Ben Prime
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Kerr
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Lee
Liano
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Spotty
William K. Miller
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