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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
15
Census crew leaders start a six day training at 8 am in the First Baptist Church annex. Twenty two leaders will oversee 345 enumerators in the 10th district with instructor Miss Lillian Feller of Austin, a national trainer in census operations.
Directors of the Texas Association of Real Estate Boards will vote at the May San Antonio convention on locating the state association headquarters in Austin. Claude Wilson announced at the Austin Real Estate Board luncheon. If chosen, the headquarters could open January 1, 1951. Dr. T. R. McNeely urged a single Community Chest campaign for 16 agencies. Thirty-five board members will take insurance classes at the Austin Public Evening School from March 14 for 10 weeks.
Allan P. Nance a 37 year old Fort Worth paint contractor died of a heart attack while driving Tuesday. His car ran over a curb and stopped against a telephone guide wire in Fort Worth.
Public records list multiple district court filings including 53rd and 98th district cases with divorces and annulments, and swindling and license suspension fines in county court at law. New car registrations include numerous owners and makes, and multiple residential repair and construction projects with stated costs.
Elton Lane, between Griswold Lane and Windsor Road, is now open after paving by Collins Construction Company. Mayor Taylor Glass presided at a red tape cutting at the Enfield Road entrance, with City officials and paving contractors present. The project, finished Monday afternoon, will be formally accepted by the City Council Thursday in an ordinance by W. T. Williams Jr. and the paving company’s attorney.
Travis County was $2,000 richer after 25 defendants pleaded guilty in County Court-at-Law. Judge Mace Thurman fined all, with 22 pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated, two to swindling with worthless checks, and one for rudely displaying a firearm.
The annual South Texas Checker Association tournament will be staged at the Driskill Hotel on March 25 and 26. Secretary-treasurer D Fred Kitchen announced the open event inviting all players to compete for prizes, noting past winners Louis E. Woodcock, Kenneth Grover, and J F Teckemeyer.
Sheriff orders removal of slot machines from Bergstrom Air Force Base and Austin clubs after grand jury rules gambling illegal. Al Sachs resists, citing government property but sheriff says base land is state land and machines must go.
El Paso business man Fred Hervey has filed to run for Congress in Texas 16th district. He joins the crowded field as the campaign opener in El Paso with early support from local business groups.
An 80-year-old Mansfield resident faces charges after a faith healer swindled Mrs. Mary J. Carthen of Elgin out of 1700 dollars last November. Fred Palmer, with no fixed address, is wanted on similar Louisiana and Tyler cases and will be brought here once the state case is settled.
Concordia Lutheran College choir directed by Bernard Kurzweg will entertain veterans at McCloskey Hospital Temple. Sponsored by the Junior Red Cross Chapter and St Pauls Dorcas Guild, the group has performed in multiple Texas cities and appeared on the International Lutheran Hour. Members listed include Henning Kubsch Nielson Schulz H ermetz Rast Urban Trinklein Keischnick Teinert Penk Schmid Huber Gruetzer Viehweg Michalk Berton Mickan Knippa Eifert Heyser Mistchke Theiss and more.
The Singapore government announced that R. P. P. Turk Westerling, an escaped Indonesian guerrilla leader, will be brought before a district court on charges of illegal entry and assault on Wednesday.
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