Austin readers urge action on traffic and parking woes
Ronald A Wilkins of Dallas writes that Austin, despite being Texas Safety Association headquarters, faces severe traffic and parking problems. He cites double parking, a vehicle in a non parking zone near an alley, a car by a fire plug, and 24 meter violations observed in five minutes, urging city action.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Safety Association
End of Safety
Texas Employment Commission
Trend in Surface Water Flow Continues
The February report from the State Board of Water Engineers notes East Texas streams stayed above median while West Texas streams were low. Heavy February rains caused floods in Sabine Sulphur Neches and Trinity basins with the Trinity peaking at Dallas at 37.1 feet on February 3 and 35.8 feet on February 13. No flood runoff on Pecos and upper Colorado, slight rise on Colorado at San Saba. Buchanan and Lake Travis storage unchanged. West Texas reservoirs remained adequate.
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Sabine
Sulphur
Neches
Trinity
Dallas
Pecos
Colorado
San Saba
Buchanan
Lake Travis
West Texas
The
Water Board
Red Cross Trains Over 52000 In Accident Prevention
The Red Cross trained more than 52,000 people in accident prevention courses during the past year, aiming to reduce injuries and improve safety across communities nationwide.
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Red Cross
Austinites Elected To Texas Public Employes Board
Four Austinites were elected Monday as new directors of the Texas Public Employes Association at the fourth annual meeting in the Driskill Hotel. Pat Clark and J. C. Dingwall of the Highway Department along with Dr Luther W. Ross of the Austin State School and Herbert C. Wilson of the Public Welfare Department will serve as directors. The gathering drew 170 chapter delegates and 30 members, with Ed Riedel presiding.
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Austinites
Texas Public Employes Board
Driskill Hotel
Pat Clark
J. C. Dingwall
Highway Department
Luther W. Ross
Austin State School
Herbert C. Wilson
Public Welfare Department
Ed Riedel
D. T. Harkrider
Riedel
West 14Th Street
Dave H. Askew
George Butler
Board of Insurance Commissioners
TUEA
Insurance Commission
Commission
Durwood Manford
House of Representatives
Ray Kirkpatrick
House Appropriations Committee
Vernon McGee
George R. Jordan
Republic National Life Insurance Company
George W. Cox
Robert S. Calvert
John Winters
Public Welfare
Harry B. Crozier
Texas Empee Commission
J. E. Reap
Funeral set today for Victor Bendetti
Funeral services for Victor Bendetti brother of George Bendetti of Austin will be held at El Paso Tuesday at 9 a.m. Bendetti a retired El Paso cafe and liquor store operator died Saturday night Survivors include two brothers John Bendetti of Dallas and William Bendetti of Temple and George Bendetti who works for the Texas Employment Service in Austin
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Victor Bendetti
George Bendetti
Austin
el Paso
Texas Employment Service Claims Division
Katy Railroad
Bendetti
John Bendetti
Dallas
William Bendetti
Temple
Maverick urges restoration of French Legation in Austin
Former San Antonio mayor Maury Maverick petitions the City of Austin and state officials to preserve the French Legation as a public shrine. He requests land around the site, a library, recreation center, and displays of Texas history, with funding from city and state sources. He cites La Villita as a model and urges public access and beautification.
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Maury Maverick
Austin
Allan Shivers
San Antonio
Texas
Maverick
National Youth Administration
la Villita
Alamo City
University of Texas
Legation
Daughters of the Republic
Burn or bury diseased birds to stop disease spread
Instructions from agricultural authorities state that birds killed by fowl cholera must be burned or buried to prevent spread of disease by rats or other animals.
My Aching Back Hurts Town in Virginia
A brief item notes a Virginia locality named My Aching Back Hurts. The report outlines the town’s location within the state and its distinctive name, with no further context provided.
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Virginia
Twenty six felony cases set for trial before Gardner
Twenty six criminal felony cases were scheduled for trial at 9 am Monday in 53rd District Court before Judge J Harris Gardner. Cases include homicide, rape, abortion, seduction, burglary, swindling with worthless checks and related charges against defendants such as Alvin Spain, Martha Smith, Manuel Contreras, Wilmer Carter, Clark Alexander, Sylvester Atwood Jr, Bernardino Salazar, Clifford Childress, Jack Daener, William Moreland, Frank Tello, Daniel Castaneda, Pete Pippin, Hiram Beane, Edward Clark, Willie Duval, Jimmie Rose, Lucile Hamilton, and Samuel Roberts.
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53Rd District Court
J. Harris Gardner
Alvin A. Spain
Martha E. Smith
Manuel Contreras
Wilmer L. Carter
Clark Alexander
Sylvester Atwood Jr
Bernardino Salazar
Clifford Childress
Jack Daener
William B. Moreland
Frank Tello
Daniel G. Castaneda
Pete Pippin
Hiram Beane
Edward Milton Clark
Willie Joe Duval
Jimmie Rose
Lucile Hamilton
Samuel Lee Roberts
Oklahoman To Speak On Bavarian Mystic
The Rev. George M. Fangauer of Duncan Oklahoma will give an illustrated lecture in Geology Building 14 on the University of Texas campus Wednesday at 7 p.m. His subject is The Mystic Theresa Neumann. A movie will show the activities of the Bavarian mystic who lives in Konnersreuth Bavaria.
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George M. Fangauer
Duncan
Okla
University of Texas
Theresa Neumann
Konnersreuth
Bavaria
Alamo Fall Highlighted With Crockett Documents Exhibit
Texas Memorial Museum marks the 114th anniversary of the Alamo fall by displaying two Crockett papers. A 1827 Gibson County Tennessee legal instrument lists David Crockett’s era as congressman. a deed transferring a red cow to his wife Nancy Crockett’s niece dates from the same period in Gibson County. The curator notes Nancy Crockett later moved to Hood County Texas and died there, with her grave remaining unnamed.
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Texas Memorial Museum
Alamo
David Crockett
Mander
Gibson County
Tenn
Crockett
Nancy Crockett
Garland Adair
Cypress Mill Man J J Fuchs Dies at 88
J J Fuchs of Cypress Mill died in Brackenridge Hospital Monday afternoon after a short illness. He was 88 and the brother of District Judge J R Fuchs of New Braunfels. Funeral services for the 33rd Degree Mason of the Johnson City Masonic Lodge will be held at Cypress Mill Wednesday at 10 a.m. Survivors include two sisters Miss Louisa Fuchs and Mrs von Gobel of Cypress Mill and another brother Padolph Fuchs of Yorktown.
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J. J. Fuchs
Cypress Mill
Brackenridge Hospital
Fuchs
J. R. Fuchs
New Braunfels
Johnson City
Masonic Lodge
Judge Fuchs
Louisa Fuchs
von Goebel
Padolph Fuchs
Yorktown
Local Student Places In Oklahoma Forensic Meet
Thomas Willis of St Edward's University placed third in preliminaries and fourth in semi finals at the National Forensic held at Southeastern State College Durant Oklahoma March 24 He spoke on Communism verses Christianity Willis from Placentia California represented eighteen states in the Southern speech meet.
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Thomas Willis
St. Edward's University
Southeastern State College
Durant
Oklahoma
Willis
Placentia
Calif
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TPEA
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Varsity Theater
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Grand Canyon
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Kercheville Motor Co
San Marcos
Treuhardt Motors
Main
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