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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1950
Page
17
Milk prices in Austin stayed unchanged on Tuesday with pasteurized milk at 22 cents per quart and homogenized milk one cent higher while raw milk ranged from 20 to 22 cents. Nearby Midland Wichita Falls Dallas Fort Worth and other cities reported a one cent drop amid dairies price wars.
Travis County Red Cross officials hope the drive to raise 74555 will speed up in the last half of March. Chairman Co L Higgins reported 26500 collected through Tuesday afternoon with state employee contributions yet to come. About 62 percent of funds stay locally, while the rest goes to National HQ for disaster relief. Texas has received two dollars from national headquarters for each local dollar in recent years. Austin’s 1950 quota exceeds last year by about 10000.
Frank Tello an 18 year old Austin youth won a not guilty verdict in 53rd District Court on a seduction charge. The 19 year old girl testified he promised to marry her after a child was born last month. Judge J Harris Gardner instructed the jury to acquit on the basis that seduction requires a straight promise of marriage.
The City Engineering Department said on Tuesday that the extension of West 19th Street to a junction with Lamar Boulevard is 30 percent complete. West 19th runs down a steep bluff from Robbins Place to the Lamar junction.
Ben Albright president of the Austin Association of Life Underwriters urged a practical social security system at the Austin Hotel. He called for a fair basic minimum of benefits while opposing total disability coverage and urged members to lobby Congress against the pending revised bill.
The city public works department reports the Waller Creek sanitary sewer line in East Austin is 96 percent complete. The project, begun after the City Council rejected private bids, costs about 160000 dollars and will serve areas from East Seventh to East 26th Street.
The City Public Works Department announced the completion of a sanitary sewer line on East 32nd Street from East Avenue to Red River Street. The street is slated for paving under the city's assessment paving program.
Otto Fields of Moody Texas recounts decades of illness and weight loss from 1940 to 1949. He credits Parker Chiropractic Clinic with his recovery after first adjustment and reports improved sleep blood pressure and weight gain. He praises chiropractic principles and notes his son's relief from headaches and his own renewed faith in natural healing.
A promotional piece highlights chiropractic as a healing art. It cites Mr Fields who suffered for years before trying chiropractic and regaining health. It promotes house calls for patients unable to visit the clinic.
Mrs. Laurna Adams of Dallas credits four chiropractic adjustments at the Parker Clinic with easing kidney trouble nervousness and a painful eye condition. She reports improved vision head pain abdominal and side pains resolved and returning to work after seeking multiple doctors without relief.
After decades of back pain and failed operations, J. M. Cain of 4121 McCart Fort Worth reports that Parker Chiropractic Clinic provided relief with 13 adjustments. He credits X rays locating the problem and notes other treatments wasted money and time while chiropractic care produced results and optimism among patients.
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