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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1950

Page

4

Mailbag Letter Commends City Tour and Publisher

A San Marcos mayor commends a citizen group and Mr C A Nelson for organizing a Taylor city study tour of industrial activity. The writer praises the Austin American for its public features and laments preferring San Marcos over Austin for living and prosperity.

Taylor C. A. Nelson Austin American

Grateful Reader Praises Clarification On Bergman Affair

A reader thanks the editor for clarifying the Catholic Church position in L'Affaire Bergman. The letter notes Catholics must defend the church when a member faces scandal and calls for immediate explanations.

L'Affaire Bergman

Judge Orders Venice of 350 For Carlino Trial in April

In 53rd District Court Judge J Harris Gardner set April 17 for the murder trial of Diego Carlino a Houston man. A special venire of 350 men will be summoned from which 12 jurors will be chosen for the high profile case involving restaurant owner Vincent Vallone’s death.

Houston 53Rd District Court J. Harris Gardner Diego Carlino Vincent Vallone Carlino Percy Foreman Austin Polk Shelton Foreman Court of Criminal Appeals Shelton Gardner 58Rd District Court Bob Long New York City Milwaukee Wis Mr. Long Long

Laughing Juror Protest Denied in Personal Injury Appeal

Third Civil Appeals Court affirms a $28,246 damages award to Gladys L. Dickson of Austin against Southwestern Greyhound Lines for a fall at a bus station. The court overruled claims of trial error and found juror laughter over a fish story did not influence the verdict.

Gladys L. Dickson Austin Southwestern Greyhound Lines Roy C. Archer F. L. Kuykendall Kuykendall Archer

Rites Held for Victim Of Crushed Fingers

BAYTOWN March 1 UP Final rites were held for E. G. Wood 65 who died after his fingers were crushed February 7 while removing a tire from his car. An infection caused his death Tuesday.

Baytown E. G. Wood Wood

200 EXPECTED State Workers Parley Slated Here March 6

The Texas Public Employees Association will hold its annual meeting March 6 at the Driskill Hotel with about 200 delegates statewide. Registration starts 9:30 a.m. and the body will elect officers and operating plans for the coming year.

Texas Public Employees’ Association Driskill Hotel Ed Ried Riedel N. K. Woerner Public Safety Department Herbert C. Wilson Public Welfare Department G. J. Palmer Board of Control J. W. Sternburg Health Department Pat W. Clark Highway Department W. ~. Garrard H. A. Bresler Comptroller's Department D. B H. Askew Resolutions Committee Ces

Foundation Official Confers on Plant Site

Frank W. Jessen of the Austin Development Foundation traveled to New York to discuss a possible processing plant site near Austin with chemical industry officials. He planned to visit other firms contacted as potential plants or branches and noted interest sparked by Jefferson Chemical Company research labs locating here last year.

Frank W. Jessen Austin Development Foundation New York Austin Jefferson Chemical Company

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