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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1950
Page
2
Taylor residents show readiness to render taxable property at City Hall as tax assessor Edmund Arning reports early school and city tax payments. He expects county tax renditions to follow at City Hall next week under a new plan.
Taylor police chief J W Dellinger declares enforcement of dog at large laws without licenses and rabies tags. Dogs must be inoculated before licensing. stray dogs will be picked up starting March 10 with fines for owners.
Since January 1948 the Red Cross national blood program has collected more than 1 000 000 pints of blood. The milestone underscores the program’s sustained efforts to supply transfusable blood nationwide.
Kerrville to conduct its first combined city wide religious census in years on Sunday March 12. Kerrville Ministerial Association officials urged cooperation as 65 workers canvass in pairs to cover assigned city sections. This follows a recent scholastic census taken by city school teachers.
Marble Falls Colorado dam project on the Colorado River reports progress with excavation of the powerhouse area finished and rock removed from the spillway region. Two Calyx drill holes have been drilled thirty six inches in diameter and twenty feet deep.
A 13 year old route boy for the Taylor Daily Press named Bobby Miller was treated for injuries after his motorbike struck the rear of a car on the citys main street. The car driven by Willie Clayton was stopped at a red light. Miller was knocked unconscious but recovered. injuries described as bruises and shock with no serious harm.
Fort Worth, March 6. Bill Tatum, 27, former dancing school teacher under indictment for theft, died in a hospital after entering Sunday for the second time that weekend. He was indicted for writing a worthless 152 dollar check on December 6, issued on R. W Covington of Dallas. He was arrested in Miami, returned here on $2,000 bond, and his case was continued due to missing witnesses.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Black Draught as a laxative made from imported herbs for children of all ages and adults, with a spicy pleasant flavor and low cost per dose, urging readers to obtain it from their nearest dealer in powder or granular form.
Taylor began its Red Cross drive with over one third of the $3,000 quota raised in four days. Drive Chairman Gillis Conoley said the campaign should be brief this year. The Negro section launched the drive Friday night at O. L. Price High School with W. A. Anthony presiding and speakers including T. W. Holmstrom A. H. Miller Mrs. Leonard Hall and Conoley.
Funeral services for Mrs. W. P. Henry 75 longtime Milam County resident were held Monday at Phillips and Luckey Chapel. Rev H E Crone of Temple officiated. She died Sunday in a Cameron hospital after a long illness. Survived by brother G C Calvert of Houston three sons Clint Joe and Ernest Henry of Rockdale and three daughters Mrs Henry Meek of Memphis Tenn Mrs Edward Backhaus of Rockdale and Mrs Brown McKay of Oklahoma City burial in I O O F cemetery.
Ann Ayars, soprano, will open a Civic Music Concert series at the high school auditorium at 8 p m Tuesday. The program offers a variety to suit different tastes and two more concerts are planned in the series this year.
Construction work started Monday on the farm to market road between Cypress Mill and Highway 281 with an intersection at Round Mountain. Schwope Brothers Construction Co. of San Antonio holds the contract and W H Davis of San Antonio is named superintendent.
An anonymous letter describes a 320 member start for the Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club and urges broader support via women’s clubs and pamphlets. The 1950 Travis County Junior Livestock Show introduces a 50 cent admissions charge for the first time, funds to cover a about $2,500 cost, with new arena seating and a portable floor discussion.
Mrs. Dale Tucker of Marble Falls is precinct chairman for the Red Cross drive with a goal of 273.84 to be raised by solicitation. Committee members include Mrs. R. M. Burnam Shovel Mountain Mrs. Pearl Edwards Fairland Mrs. W. D. Murray La Vista and several others: Mrs. John Nunnally J. Lee Metzer Hal Anderson Wayne Wagenfuhr Harry Stalcup Paul Sauer Carl Lewis Margie Whitman and Maxine Williams.
A new series of hobby classes begins Tuesday night as a volunteer public service by Kerrville teachers. Art instructor Mrs. John Wagner leads ceramics with aid from Mrs. M. G. Morgan, while Mrs. John Sandidge oversees charcoal pastel and pencil sketching at Tivy High School at 7:00 p.m. Each Tuesday session continues through the series.
The Red Cross reported about 1.45 million volunteers contributed last year. These volunteers supported relief, health services, and community aid across local chapters nationwide.
Bennie Carl Benson Jr. a Kerrville youth about 19 faces a murder charge in the stabbing death of his father Bennie C Benson 39. He is jailed on a 1000 dollar bond. Investigators say the elder Benson died from 11 stab wounds to the chest. His younger son Charles and the wife testified at a preliminary hearing.
The International Red Cross recently urged all world powers to outlaw bacteriological and atomic warfare, calling for a comprehensive ban on these weapons.
Kerr County finances show a Jan 31 cash balance of 70 935 and 85 775 on deposit with the State Board of County and District Road Indebtedness in Austin. The indebtness totals 245 500 including 143 000 in 1931 road bonds 31 000 in 1926 courthouse and jail bonds 55 000 in 1920 precinct road bonds and various road and bridge warrants.
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