City Community Chest Opens Public Appeal in Austin
Austin resumes a spring 10 day public drive to raise funds for the 21 year old Community Chest and its 16 Red Feather agencies serving more than 2,500 daily. Leaders Wayland D. Towner and Fred W. Catterall Jr. urge renewed faith and hard work to reach the $222,345 goal with about $50,000 sought during the March 13 to 23 campaign.
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Austin
Austin Community Chest
Red Feather
Austin People
Wayland D. Towner
Community Chest
Towner
Fred W. Catterall Jr
Chest
Austin Chest
Catterall
Building Boom Strains Austin Utilities in 1950
Heavy residential construction in Austin ahead of the 1949 pace creates utility headaches. By February the city was 225 water and 127 sewer connections behind, with electrical hookups expected to take three weeks to complete. Building value for 1950 tops $6 million, says city building inspector.
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Austin
C. G. Levander
John C. Eckert
Red Cross Disaster Relief Ops Spread Across 46 States
The Red Cross conducted disaster relief operations in 46 states and Alaska last year, coordinating aid, shelters, and medical support to communities affected by emergencies.
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Red Cross
Alaska
Phillips Funeral Rites For Petroleum Expert Paul Phillips
Funeral services for Paul John Phillips a 49 year old University of Texas expert in industrial training will be held at 10 am today in the University Methodist Church Dr Edmund Heinsohn will officiate Burial will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Phillips died Sunday after two months illness He was a consultant to petroleum industry management groups in Texas and the Central United States Born November 11 1900 in Gardner Kansas he held a electrical engineering degree from Kansas State College 1922 and a masters from Oklahoma A M He served in the Army Ordnance Department at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and was discharged as a colonel in 1946 Surviving are his widow three children and his father plus two brothers
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Paul John Phillips
University of Texas Industrial and Business Training Bureau
University Methodist Church
Edmund Heinsohn
National Cemetery of
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Phillips
West Texas
University
Division of Extension
Texas
United States
Gardner
Kan
Kansas State College
Oklahoma A&m
Army Ordnance Department
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
The
University Church
Stillwater, Okla
Jane Phillips
David Phillips
James Phillips
John Phillips
Stillwater
Okla
Harry Phillips
Tulsa
Harla Phillips
Washington, D. C
Board May Choose Edgar's Successor In Next Few Days
Austin public schools may have a new superintendent in days as the City Board of Education calls a 2 p m meeting to interview applicants for the post vacated by Dr J W Edgar Texas education figures are considered outstanding by local officials No names will be released until a choice is made by Board President R W Byram
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Edgar
Austin Public Schools
City Board of Education
J. W. Edgar Bei
Educaion
Texas
R. W. Byram
Shivers Approves Two Jury Selection Bills
Governor Allan Shivers signed two laws from the recent session on juror selection. One bill applies to Dallas County permitting postal card summonses for jurors. The other exempts four small counties under 20 000 population from the jury wheel system.
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Capitol
Allan Shivers
Dallas
J. M. Windham
Livingston
ORC Officials to Study Program at Fort Sam
ORC officials and Texas Military District personnel will attend a conference at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio on Thursday and Friday. An indoctrination team will present instructions on the new ORC program. Attendees from Austin include Col Oscar B Abbott Col Paul B Malone Jr Lt Col Henry G Stein Lt Col J W Sheldon Maj Clara M Matthews Maj Thomas J Brett Col Alexander B Mac Nebb and Lt Col John E Weiler.
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Organized Reserve Corps
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
ORC
Texas Military District
Austin
Oscar B. Abbott
Paul B. Malone Jr
Henry G. Stein
J. W. Sheldon
Clara M. Matthews
Thomas J. Brett
Alexander B. MacNebb
John E. Weiler
Public records list multiple district court filings and property liens
In several courts a range of divorce filings and foreclosures are recorded alongside parcel notices. Notable items include Beatrice Sloan versus Ray Sloan and Mary Salazar versus Marcus Salazar. Property actions note frame residences and garages on West Mary Street and East 41st Street with costs from 1,500 to 7,000 dollars.
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Robert Morris
Ethel Morris
Earle J. Besserer
Annie L. M. Besserer
Idella Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Adelia Canta Cruz
Augustine Cruz
Mary Salazar
Marcus Salazar
Beatrice Sloan
Ray Sloan
Rose Watson
Johnnie Watson
Bonito Govea
West Mary Street
Howard Pringle
East 41St Street
Howard-Douglas Lumber Company
la Casa Drive
Informal ceremony planned as paving completes on Elton Lane
Bryant M. Collins of Collins Construction plans an informal ceremony Tuesday at 10 a.m. to accept Elton Lane paving by Mayor Taylor Glass. City officials expected include City Manager Guston Morgan Public Works Director C G Levander and City Paving Engineer Noble E Larson.
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Bryant M. Collins
Collins Construction Company
Elton Lane
Griswold Lane
Windsor Road
Collins
Taylor Glass
Guston Morgan
C G. Levander
Noble E. Larson
Robinhood Trail
Cherry Lane
Clearview Drive
Hopi Trail
Stamford Lane
Woodmont Avenue
West
Austin
Talks on Census To Start Tonight
Central Labor Council and the 40 and 8 begin a series of census speeches. Census supervisor John P. Manning will speak at the Labor Temple at 7:30 p.m. The 40 and 8 meet at American Legion Hall at 7 with Tom Brashear. Future talks are set for the San Marcos Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and for Govalle and Ridgetop PTAs.
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Central Labor Council
40 And 8
John P. Manning
10Th Congressional District
Labor Temple
American Legion Hall
Tom Brashear
Manning
Peopl
San Marcos Rotary Club
San Marcos Kiwanis Club
Govalle and
Ridgetop
Parent-Teacher Associations
Lawyers Vote To Hike Texas Bar Fees
Texas lawyers approved a plan to raise annual State Bar fees from five to eight dollars by a three to two vote. Clerk George H. Templin reported 4,054 in favor and 2,829 against, with about 3,100 ballots unreturned. The Supreme Court has not set a decision date.
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Capitol
Texas
George H. Templin
Supreme Court
Templin
Insured Fire Losses Reported for February in Austin
Fire Marshal W. L. Heaton reports February insured fire losses at 9 088 92 dollars in Austin. The department answered 94 alarms with seven building fires from lighted cigarettes and three from oil stoves. Non building fires included 16 grass and 11 automobile blazes. For January–February 1950 insured losses total 4353 98 compared with 27331 33 a year earlier.
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Austin
W. L. Heaton
Heaton
Treasury Hikes Local Tax Refund Limit
The Treasury Department increases local refund limits to ten thousand dollars this year. Local offices may issue refunds up to 10 000, while amounts above that are handled by the Washington Internal Revenue Service. Previous year limits were 1000 for local refunds and higher amounts routed to Washington as well.
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US Treasury Department
Frank Scofield
Texas
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington
DDT Warning Tells Dairy Safety At Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. Ernest W. Laake warned the Austin Kiwanis Club that DDT use in dairy barns is not recommended by the U S Department of Agriculture and can contaminate milk and butter. He noted Kerrville research on parasites and insecticides and stressed the $6 billion livestock industry value. Roscoe Carr introduced the speaker at the Kerrville Kiwanis Club event.
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US Department of Agriculture
Ernest W. Laake
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Livestock Division
Kerrville
Austin Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Travis County
Texas
Laake
Jerrville Station
United States
Roscoe Carr
Kerrville Kiwanis Club
Dr. Laake
O Quinn Appointed To Bond Committee
Austin city attorney Trueman O Quinn was named to the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers committee on municipal bonds in Washington D C. The announcement listed five other Texas city attorneys: David Donoghue Baytown George Murphy Beaumont George P Gleeson River Oaks H P Kucera Dallas and Will Sears Houston.
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Trueman O’quinn
Austin
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Washington, D. C
Charles S. Rhyne
Institute
Texas
David Donoghue
Baytown
George Murphy
Beaumont
George P. Gleeson
River Oaks
H. P. Kucera
Dallas
Will Sears
Houston
Municipal Boat Dock Plans Drawn at Lake Austin
Public works director C. G. Levander said bids will be sought soon for a contractor to build a 50 by 10 foot dock north of the Tom Miller Dam. Construction is expected to start in about one month, as the city will not install piling for the structure.
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Lake Austin
C. G. Levander
Public Works
Levander
Tom Miller
Officials in Travis County announce reelection bids
Justice P L Nairn and Tax Collector Steve Heffington lead a list of 15 county officials filing or announcing reelection campaigns for the Democratic primaries. Perry Jones also seeks another term while facing Les Procter. Others seeking reelection include N L Gault Lawson Boothe Sam N Allred Blakeslee McBee Ernest Best Murchison Thorp John White Limberg Metcalfe Price Martin Jr and O T Martin Jr.
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Justice P. L. Nairn
Steve Heffington
Travis County
J. M. Patterson
Democratic Committee
Perry Jones
Les Procter
Austin
N. L
Job for Orphan Seeks Part Time Work in Austin
Frank Rundell of the Austin Kiwanis Club seeks a part time job for a 19 year old orphan. The youth, reared in Boys Town, served in World War II and now attends high school in Austin. He leaves class at 2 30 pm and can work four hours each afternoon while aiming for college.
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Austin
Frank Rundell
Austin Kiwanis Club
Rundell
Bastrop
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New’ Community Chest
Tom H. Davis
F. W. Sternenberg
Bob J. Lyles
E. P. Cravens
Horace C. Barnhart
T. J. Butler
Will T. Caswell
Ireland P. Graves
Louise Haynie
Rudolph Mueller
Q. C. Taylor
W. E. Gettys
Ben H. Powell
R. B. Cousins Jr
Percy V. Pennybacker
Max Starcke
Joe C. Carrington
Satinos
Binswanger
Cities Service Oil Company
Seminole, Oklo
Shivers
Fort Sam
Super Woman
BY Mack
Honey Bunch
Mizzis Tucker
Public Records
53Rd District Court
B. D. Watkins Sr
Lloyd M. Bentsen Sr
98Th District Court
Betts
Edna Geraldine Freeman
T. R. Freeman
Samuel FE. Fininen
Ellis Jean Fininen
Texas Industrial Loan Company of Austin
Raymond L. Jones
126Th District Court
Roberts
Limberg
Lael T. Gunn Jr
Katherine J. Thurman
Moreland J. Grabowske
Joyce M. Townsend
John Wesley Marshall
Ruth Thompson
Eugene H. Bird
Joyce Cree Bowman
Dago Cabrera
Frances M. Pacheco
Jose Ramos
Maria Ramos
John M. Borho
Aurel M. Knight
Clifton Laverne Karnes
Barbara L. Reily
William L. Gustafson
Diana L. Morse
Heffington
James P. Ford
Mercury
Emsy Earls
Jean T. Myers
Nash
Ruth Bauer
Oldsmobile
Florence E. Rice
Plymouth
Manuel Lee
Pontiac
Nat Franzetti
Howbert A. Steele
Harmon C. Fowler
Harry L. Wear
Buick
T. Jay Mabry
Ford
Donald £. Fisher
F. S. Gustafson
Katharine Hodges
Aleph Edman
Dodge
Jack T. Cox
Eckert
S. W. Ruff
Wooldridge Drive
L. C. Whitehead
Woodview
Treasury
O’quinn
Municipal Boat Dock
cOe Wise
Nob Hill
Peace Justice
Nairn
Kiwanis
Ke-Mar
Rio Grande
Mrs. Aspers
Bailey St
Camden
N. J
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Norcross
Litt
Fryer
Purina
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