Austin Plans 520 Low Income Housing Units for October
Austin to initiate 520 new low income housing units by October as part of a $5 million federal program boosting city construction. W. W. Stewart says the project aims to coordinate architects costs and land appraisals after a housing need survey by Economic Research Agency and a land board appraisal near East Austin centers. The plan will seek a Public Housing Authority loan in Washington once costs and needs are aligned.
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Austin
W. W. Stewart
Austin Housing Authority
Economic Research Agency
Stewart
Madison, Wis
City Land Board
East
Public Housing Authority
Washington
Census Leaders Learn Questioning Techniques in Training
Census crew leaders study simple questions at First Baptist Church with Miss Lillian Seller guiding proper inquiry. They will train crew chiefs to instruct enumerators before door to door work begins in April and continue through Tuesday.
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First Baptist Church
Lillian Seller
Austin
Byron: The Record of a Quest by UT professor
University of Texas English professor Ernest J. Lovell wrote Byron The Record of a Quest about the poet’s concept of nature. Published by University of Texas Press under a University Research Institute grant. Lovell plans a second 19th century literary history project.
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Byron
University of Texas
Ernest J. Lovell
University of Texas Press
University Research Institute
Lovell
Record price set for capons at Travis County show
The 1950 Travis County Junior Livestock Show broke a capon price record in Central Texas. Wayne Lind exhibited a capon bought by A. McAden of the Chicken Shack for 200 dollars or 19 dollars per pound amid strong bidding from Alvin East, Weldon Seiders, and others. The Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club sponsors regret missing an encore show, and complete sale results list exhibitors, weights, prices, and buyers across many participants and firms including Kash-Karry, L East Produce, Uncle Johnny Feeds, Red Chain Feeds, and the Austin Lions Club.
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Travis County
Texas
Co. A. McAden
Chicken Shack
Wayne Lind
McAden
Jack Bleker
Uncle Johnny Feed Store
Alvin East
L. East Produce
BC Headache Powders and Tablets Ad
An advertisement touts BC Headache Powders and Tablets offering fast relief for headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. It claims the formula blends multiple active ingredients for quicker action and encourages purchase in 10¢ and 25¢ sizes with the note two tablets equal one powder.
Use Compost To Save Soil Says Expert
Brother Marcus Coogan of St. Edward's University urged cities to return garbage and sewage to the land to conserve soil. Speaking to the Austin Optimist Club, he argued waste matter builds protein rich soil and supports healthy plants, animals, and people.
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Brother Marcus Coogan
St. Edward's University
Austin Optimist Club
Brother Marcus
St. Edward's Farm
Hillsboro Judge Seeks House Seat
County Judge Max Triplett of Hillsboro announced his candidacy for state representative. He would seek the seat held by Representative Andy James, a Hillsboro farmer. Triplett is a Navy veteran, director of the Texas Rural Roads Association, and a member of the statewide Committee on Quimports.
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Max Triplett
Hillsboro
The
Young Democrats of Texas
Andy James Hillsboro Farmer
James
Triplett
Texas Rural Roads Association
Bendix Fined $50,000 In Price Fixing Suit
Bendix Home Appliances Inc and its Texas distributors were fined $50,000 in a state antitrust suit. District Judge J Harris Gardner also enjoined them from any agreement to fix retail prices in Texas. The ruling found Bendix and its distributors violated state antitrust laws.
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Bendix Home Appliances, Inc
Texas
S3rd
J. Harris Gardner
Bendix
Judge Aids Starving Children At Migratory Camp Near Phoenix
Nearly 100 starving children received their first nourishing meal in weeks at a migratory workers camp west of Phoenix after Superior Judge Thomas J. Croaff ordered food and medicine shipped. The judge used juvenile funds to fund the rescue and instructed John H. Walker to place the children in county care. Seven welfare agencies met with the judge to assess other camps and seek solutions.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Here
Thomas J. Croaff
Juvenile Court
Croaff
Stamford Spur Train Service Discontinued
The Texas Railroad Commission authorized Wichita Valley Railway to discontinue two trains between Stamford and Spur after a Feb. 14 hearing in Spur on the request to discontinue mixed train numbers 117 and 118.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Wichita Valley Railway Company
Stamford
Spur
UT Business Fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi Taps Austinite
Austin student Henry Gordon Barrett elected to Alpha Kappa Psi at the University of Texas. Barrett is a junior majoring in industrial relations and management and is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry T Barrett of 1729 East 38th.
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Henry Gordon Barrett
Austin
Alpha Kappa Psi
University of Texas
Barrett
Henry T Barrett
East 38Th
David Hornsby Rainey
International Council
Rainey
Doak Rainey
Pease Road
School Post Interviews Scheduled for Superintendent Search
Applicants for Austin public schools superintendent will meet the City Board of Education next week. Letters will be sent to applicants statewide and interviews set at their convenience. The board will keep names secret until a new leader is chosen. T. N. Porter will act as superintendent in the interim after Dr. J. W. Edgar resigns. Edgar, the state's first commissioner of education, took office Tuesday and cited a desire to aid statewide education as his reason for accepting the post. He supported Gilmer-Aikin during the legislature. The board also accepted the resignation of J. Warren Hitt, former director of personnel, now director of research for the Texas State Teachers Association.
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J. W. Edgar
T. N. Porter
Porter
Edgars
Edgar
Gilmer-Aikin
J. Warren Hitt
Hitt
Texas State Teachers Association
Stolen Cars Prompt Police Actions In Austin
A string of auto thefts spurred police activity. C A Flint lost a car in the 600 block of West Sixth. detectives recovered the vehicle in San Antonio and arrested Harvey E Culver in Port Arthur, Texas. An Ida E Reed car was found abandoned on Bow men Road. A Jessie A Smith vehicle stolen March 3 near Bee Caves Road was recovered on South Congress Street.
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B. Matthews
Ramsey
C. A. Flint
Manor
West Sixth
Austin
San Antonio
Merle Wells
Pete Weaver
Alamo City
Flink
Harvey E. Culver
Port Arthur
Culver
Travis County
Travis Blakeslee
Ida E. Reed
Watehill Road
Bowman Road
Jessie A Smith
Bee Caves
South
Congress
Dust Replaced By South Wind Forecast
Weather note lists Alstin area warming with clay humidity. Friday low around 68 with higher temps. Mentions Lake levels and multiple city figures, sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, and past high and low temperatures.
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Warner
Alstin
Buchanan
Marshall
Austin
Loveland Resigns to Seek Iowa Senate Seat
March 9 Undersecretary of Agriculture A J Loveland announces resignation to run for the United States Senate in Iowa, signaling a major political shift and a bid for statewide office.
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Des Moines
A J Loveland
US Senate
Iowa
Red Cross Volunteers Aid 113 Veteran Hospitals
In 1949 Red Cross volunteers staff in 113 veteran hospitals saved time for patients with crafts, letters, entertainment, transportation and other personal services. Across an average month, 20,000 workers logged about 1,902,000 hours as part of the current appeal. Travis County targets $74,555 with over $20,000 raised by week one.
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Red Cross
Travis County
Winter term ends at Austin Public Evening School
The winter term concludes this Thursday at Austin High School with 591 certificates to be awarded. Principal Sam L. Martin notes 790 enrolled in the white evening school and 155 in the Negro program at Anderson High. Spring term registration begins Monday at 6 pm.
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Austin Public Evening School
Austin High School
Sam L. Martin
Anderson High School
Roy ©. Stauffer
Leroy A. Watson
Bertie Wells
Robert H. Davis
Bernard Lawes
Bee Blanton
C. N. Watson
Antonio Leonardt Kreisle
Christian Horton
Row With Spouse Hospitalizes Wife
An Austin housewife, 21, reported to detectives from Brackenridge Hospital that her husband slapped her, beat her with a home-made blackjack, then she fled with the baby to East 13th Street. She was in fair condition, bleeding from ears and nose, and she planned to file aggravated assault charges once released.
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Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
East 13Th Street
Industrial Editors Arriving For Two Day Conference
About 100 members of Texas chapters of the Society of Associated Industrial Editors arrive in Austin for a two day convention. Topics include company wide publications and readers wants in house publications with sessions by Shell Oil Humble Oil UT professors and awards winners.
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Texas
Society of Associated Industrial Editors
Austin
Society
Central Texas
J. O. Musick
Harry K. O'Gara
Emplove Publications
Shell Oil Company
New York City
O’gara
Jack Shannon
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Houston
R. O. Smith
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
University of Texas Journalism
Olin Hinkle
DeWitt Reddick
Harriet Cunningham
Mary Callaway
Dallas
Bob Burke
Wick Fowler
Highland Lakes News
Green Shores
Texas Saie
Old Seville
The
Texas Union
Order Names New Officers For Austin Pythians Reboot
Austin's Order of Knights of Pythias will reactivate Thursday at 6 p m in the 98th District Courtroom County Courthouse. Grand Secretary Theo Yarborough will present the charter. Ten officers will be installed by Royal G Phillips with Joe Manor named Chancellor Commander.
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Austin
Order of Knights of Pythias
Theo Yarborough
Weatherford
Royal G. Phillips
Supreme Lodge
Joe Manor
Dan Shelton
Arthur F. Seward
Norwood K. Woerner
Charles Pattek
Joe A. Atkinson Jr
Jess Allman
Nolan Kelso
Harry A Fredich
J. C. Barnes
Grand Lodge
Chicago Tribune Publisher Arrives in Bangkok for Brief Stay
Colonel Robert R. McCormick publisher of The Chicago Tribune arrived in Bangkok by private plane from Colombo for a two day stay.
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Thailand
Siam
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Colombo
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