Sheriff Breaks Pact With City in Austin Gambling Raid
Sheriff Ernest Best announced his first gambling raid in Austin, saying his authority extends beyond the city and he will act if he detects gambling. He reported confiscating lottery tickets at the Stallion Drive In on the Dallas Highway and noted the raid bypassed the city court, filing in Justice Pete Nairn's Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Best
Austin
Best
R. D. Thorp
Stallion Drive-In
Dallas
Pete Nairn
Perry Jones
Garbage Can Defendant Put On Probation
Robert Fowler owner of the Longhorn Tavern pleaded guilty to dumping garbage in the rear instead of using metal cans. Judge Joe Roberts placed him on six months probation after noting recent thefts of his garbage containers and the city cleanup aim. A Schoonerville Restaurant case was postponed due to absent defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Robert Fowler
Longhorn Tavern
Guadalupe
Joe Roberts
Roberts
Fowler
Schoonerville
Blanco 42 Club Holds First Meeting
The newly organized 42 club met Monday at 8 p.m. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Lacks. Refreshments were served to members of the four table club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
L. R. Lacks
Four Table
Dorsey Smiths Return From Texas Vacation
Mr and Mrs Dorsey Smith and their two children Valene and Dorsey Lee returned from a vacation trip across Houston Galveston Baytown Huntsville and Buffalo.
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Blanco
Dorsey Smith
Valene
Dorsey Lee
Houston
Galveston
Baytown
Huntsville
Buffalo
Ezra Rachlin Accepts Post As Conductor Of Austin Symphony
Ezra Rachlin, 33, accepted the conductorship of the Austin Symphony Orchestra for the 1949 1950 season after a meeting with the Austin Symphony Society board. He will assume duties September 1 and plans to relocate to Austin this summer. He has conducted Lauritz Melchior since 1947 and recently toured South Africa with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Rachlin
New York
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Rachlin
Austin
Austin Symphony Society
Austin Symphony
Hollywood
Melchior
South Africa
Good Catch Saves Tot In Plunge
Detroit driver Lake Frey saw two year old Michael Patrician Jr hanging by his fingers from a fifth floor hotel window. He leaped from his truck and caught the child in a crouched grab before he fell to the street. The boy was taken to Art Center Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lake Frey
Michael Patrician Jr
Frey
Art Center Hospital
Michael Patrician
Seymour Texas Town Birth Amid West Texas Rivalry
June 22 marks the refounding of Seymour in 1870 with folklore about West Texas life. Immigrant Oregonians founded a town site in 1878, facing attacks from nearby cowhands and a subsequent cattle stampede. By 1879 a mild boom had 15 business houses and five more under construction.
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Seymour
Texas
Plainview
Oregon
Nestor
Courts and cases listed across district and county dockets
The court roster shows divorces filed in the 126th District Court with names including Pogue Meeks Woody Spikes and Miller. County Court at Law lists misdemeanor theft aggravated assault fines and multiple swindling and speeding related filings. Justice Court entries include murder filings and numerous listed pairings for various docket items.
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126Th District Court
Roberts
M. M. Pogue
Valla Marie Pogue
Edith Joseph
Emzie Joseph
Quata Miller
C. J. Miller
Novella Meeks
Ben Meeks
Charlotte Woody
Marcus W. Woody
Calvin Spikes
Jimella Spikes
W. A. Simpson
S. E. Simpson
County Court AT Law
Thurman
Maggie Mae Garner
Willie Houston
Henry Warnaberger
J. E. Harman
I. H. Whitmire
J. H. Sanders
F. W. Cherico
Philip Crooks Host Denver Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Crook of 3315 Cherry Lane hosted their daughter Mrs. Glenn T. Black and her three children Roger Tommie and Bonie Lynn of Denver along with Mrs. R. S. Crabtree of Denver. They departed Austin Monday.
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Philip G. Crook
Cherry Lane
Glenn T. Black
Roger
Tommie
Bonie Lynn
Denver
R. S. Crabtree
Austin
Newcomers Group Schedules Session
The Tongue and Thimble group of the University Ladies Newcomers Club will meet at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the home of Mrs Newton Edwards 3209 Duval.
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University Ladies Newcomers Club
Newton Edwards
Duval
Hearing on New Trial for Roper Slated Today
Defense lawyers filed a motion for a new trial for Dr. C H Roper Austin dentist convicted of murder. Judge Charles O Betts set a hearing for Wednesday at 10 am. The defense seeks to overturn the seven day trial verdict and five year penitentiary sentence citing evidence and grand jury issues. If denied, an appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals is anticipated.
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C. H. Roper
Austin
Charles O. Betts
98Th District Court
Betts
Court of Criminal Apars
Polk Shelton
Dan Moody
Roper
McCreary Crow
Dripping Springs
Just Coffee Neighbors Pitch In
Garland residents rally to help H. H. Hirsch after the Duck Creek flood damaged his radio shop. A coffee outing led to new stock and testing equipment arriving at the store, with wife and friends expressing relief as Dallas Radio Sales and Service Association members organized the aid.
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Garland
H. H. Hirsch
Duck Creek
Hirsch
T. P. Robinson
Dallas Radio Sales and Service Association
Robinson
NO SCRATCHING Spring Showers Bring Summer Chiggers
Central Texas reports a bumper crop of chiggers after heavy spring rains. W C Glazener of the Game Fish and Oyster Commission notes bites rise with humid conditions. protection includes sulfur dust and insect repellents. Chiggers thrive in shaded grasses and linger on skin until adult mites emerge in cold weather. Keep bites clean to avoid infection.
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Central
Texas
W. C. Glazener
The
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Tues
Glazener
Young Austin Teen Prepares for Texas Soap Box Derby
Al Albinger of Austin, 14, builds a light weight derby car from wood and aircraft metal for San Antonio derby sponsored by the San Antonio Light. The event July 24 marks his second race after breaking his jaw in 1947. his entry weighs under 250 pounds and his address is 5206 Avenue G. Another entrant is Jimmie Chiles of 1815 Travis Heights Boulevard.
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al Albinger
Austin
Texas
San Antonio
Steve
Avenue G
Jimmie Chiles
Travis Heights Boulevard
Mrs Marrs Feted At Surprise Birthday Dinner
SMITHVILLE June 21 Split Mrs Della Marrs was feted at a surprise birthday dinner at her home Monday evening Hostess for the courtesy was Mrs Ivy Whitworth Guests included Mrs J R Dean mother of the honoree Mr and Mrs Robert B Merts Mr and Mrs Frank Kuratko Claude Aldridge Miss Susan Otahal Mrs Virgie Walrace T H Krueger and Mrs Mathilda Marrs and children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Della Marrs
Ivy Whitworth
J. R. Dean
Robert B. Merts
Frank Kuratko
Claude Aldridge
Susan Otahal
Virgie Walrace
T. H. Krueger
Mathilda Marrs
Miss Rea Wendlandt Plans California Visit
Miss Rea Wendlandt leaving by plane Sunday for Los Angeles to stay several weeks with cousins Mr. and Mrs. D. Griffith. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Wendlandt and will return by automobile with her aunt Mrs. Emil Haenel. Mrs Haenel and her daughter Marie have toured Montana and Arizona visiting the Grand Canyon.
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Rea Wendlandt
Los Angeles
D. Griffith
Wendlandt
Ludwig Wendlandt
Emil Haenel
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Austin American
IEN
Capitol
Constance Meyer
Dog House
Canterbury Gardens
Blanco 42
Dorsey Smiths
Beltone Hearing Service
Mr. Tobey
KNOW
Brazos
Beltone
Coe
Bestone One
Justice Court
Blakeslee
Mae Tomlin
Nairn
Walter Moczygemba
Limberg
Bob L. Toland
Margie Marie Fleet
Augustin Arrendondo
Amada Tones
Malcolm Preston Riker
Hallie Hall
Frankie Dee Huff
Mary Hergotz
Alfredo Cleveland
Dorothy Cunningham
Edgar Hickman
Olga Spoglund
Jack D. Phoenix
Hortense A. Patterson
Joseph P. Castaldo
Irene M. Gengenbach
John W. Bailey
la Juana Stanley
Walter C. Gates
Dorothy Lucille Wuertele
Robert Cloud
Edith Light
Walter J. Mueller
Virginia Nell Klingemann
James F. Ocker
Kathryn
Westmoreland
Avier Escobar
Muriel Wicks
Edward G. Kemp, II
Iris Mae Campbell
Delvin L. Owen
Melba Jewell Park
Frank Williams
Aldonia Bradshaw
Oscar Gomez
Otelia Reyas
James S. Grady
Willie Washington
Philip Crooks
Lake Austin
Charley Fowler
Charley
Lower
Colorado River Authority
California
C. L. Vaughn
Rio Grande
Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y
Mutual
Congress
Oldsmobile
Ca i
General Motors
Goad Motor CO
Austin 5
Hydra- Mane
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