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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1950

Page

5

Boulevard plan outlined for several city streets in Allandale and beyond

Council members review a sprawling boulevard plan covering Allandale to Dallas Highway and multiple east west routes. Key corridors include Forty fifth Street Shoal wood to Airport Boulevard Thirty fifth and 38th Streets Blancones Trail to Jefferson via Hillview Road plus Riverside Drive and Robert E Lee Road extending to South First with feeders to Lamar Boulevard. Additional segments include Barton Springs Road Live Oak Street South Loop Thoroughfare Railroad Boulevard and various interchanges up to the city limits. The long range plan notes no set limits yet while considering extending from Third to Jollyville Road and tying Lamar Boulevard to Barton Springs Road.

Thirty-fifth Blancones Trail Jefferson Hillview Road Shoal Creek Red River Street Airport Boulevard Webberville Road Lake Austin Fifth Street East Seventh Street Short Street Missouri Pacific Railroad East Avenue Seventh Street Navasota Shady Lane East First Street First Street San Antonio Pleasant Valley Road Riverside Drive Robert E. Lee Lamar Boulevard Bouldin South First Blum Creek Summit Barton Springs Fred Ericksburg Road Congress Avenue Live Oak Street Colorado River Bridge City Fiskville Road Springdale Road 19Th Street Marlo Heights

How to separate two stuck glasses safely

To unstuck two glasses, place the outside glass in warm water and the inner glass in cold water at the same time. This thermal difference helps loosen the grip without forcing the glass apart. Then gently twist or pull the rims apart once separated.

Salaries Snag School Budget In Committee

The article notes salaries in the state budget with top posts like the attorney general and director of Public Safety around $10,000. The Board of Education discussed salaries in executive session during a Monday-Tuesday meeting, with Edgar contacting potential candidates but not naming them. The next meeting is set for Corpus Christi on April 14, and a special committee may coordinate with the Legislative Audit Committee beforehand.

D. C. Greer State Highway Department Department of Public Safety Joint Legislative Council McGee John Moseley Legislative Council Edgar Board of Education Corpus Christi Legislative Audit Committee

Wife Facing Trial Turns Down Food

Brunette Yvette Madsen, 22, mother of two, on trial for fatally shooting her Air Force lieutenant husband, refuses meals as court reports her fainting spells. She weighs 94 pounds, down from 105 at arrest in October, and has pleaded innocent with defense claiming she was of unsound mind the night of the shooting.

Frankfurt Germany Yvette Madsen Air Force Tuesay Andrew E. Madsen Army Hospital

LAMB AND EVE JUDGING ON TAP TODAY

White ribbon winners and blue red and white ribbon winners listed for a poultry judging event. Names include Daniel Olle Creedmoor Lois Klattenhoff Route 1 Round Rock Ordell Dube Creedmoor Roy Neidig Route 3 Elgin Mary Lee Kretschmar Del Valle and others with addresses in Austin Elgin Manor and Creedmoor.

Dowell Peterson Elgin Daniel Olle Creedmoor Lois Klattenhoff Round Rock Ordell Dube Roy Neidig Mary Lee Kretschmar Delvalle Eugene Carter East 47Th Street Austin Richard Holloway Adolf Burrell Anderson Lane Lonnie Mansfield Manor Alton Roy Steger John Schoedel James Chamion Nickerson Nnie Mansfield James Lindgren Maurice Anderson David L. Johnson Stanley Lawrence George Lovett Raymond McElroy Jr Fortview Road Jimmy Jenkins South Austin Herman Lind Nile Street John Schoedel Jr

Greased Pigs Enter Slick Calf Roping Night at Coliseum

The Austin crowd enjoyed a pig pulling and calf roping show with grease splashes and mishaps. Young ropers Richard Holloway and Dennis Bauerle, aged 10 and 11, teamed up. An Indian dance display by the Tonkawa Lodge added color. Reserved seats cost 1 dollar, 50 cents for adults. kids under 12 admitted with a companion. Tickets available at Capital Chevrolet Truck Center and City Coliseum.

Dick Thornton Austin Bobby Booth Richard Holloway Dennis Bauerle Tonkawa Lodge Order of the Arrow Joe Gault Austin High Maroon Charles Nash Capital Chevrolet Truck Center City Coliseum C. W. Boyles Capital Area and Ranch Club

State Farm Body Chooses Officers

Charles C. McKamy of Carrollton was elected president of the Texas Agriculture Federation at the sixth annual session held Tuesday night at the Driskill Hotel. New officers include Dolph Briscoe Jr. as vice president and Fred Felty as second vice president, with William Corry as treasurer and J. B. Pattison as secretary. Four division chairmen were named and an eight to eighteen member executive committee will be formed ahead of the next annual meeting.

Charles C. McKamy Carrollton Texas Agriculture Federation Driskill Dolph Briscoe Jr Fred Felty Lampasas William Corry Dallas J. B. Pattison Pattison Andy James Hillsboro Ray W. Willoughby San Angelo Walter W. Cardwell Luling T. W. Steiner Gonzales Arthur F. Leesch Boerne D. E. Jackson Corpus Christi Fred Swint Clarksville Sam Henderson Sabinal Alex Hardin Llano W. H. Collins Crockett W. A. McCoy Scott Jolly Paducah E. N. Jacobsen Vega Charles Cox Garden City C. J. McBride Laredo J. O. Woodman Fort Worth L. M. Hargrove

Crude Oil Production Drops Across Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma

US crude oil output fell by 70 375 barrels in the week ending March 4 averaging 4 848 975 barrels daily the Oil and Gas Journal reported Production in Texas declined 44 600 barrels to 1 871 900 Louisiana fell 21 000 to 524 800 and Oklahoma decreased 350 barrels Reduced allowables in Texas and Louisiana were cited as the cause.

Tulsa The Oil and Gas Journal Texas Louisiana Oklahoma

Weather summary for Austin and Texas plains

The Weather Bureau notes fair and colder conditions in the Austin area with a possible freeze late Wednesday and partly cloudy skies Thursday. Temperatures across Texas include Abilene 46 to 73 ranges, with highs near 83 since January and readings around 7 a.m. in several cities. Moon phases and sunrise sunset times for March are listed.

US Weather Bureau Austin Texas West Texas South Plains Alredo Abilene Amarillo Iveston Aspen Rownsvalte Ae Kant Orpus Cntonto Rio Hie

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