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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
11
Louis Fisher told the Philadelphia zoning board that two years after converting his home into two apartments he has a bath only in the second floor rental. He must walk two blocks to bathe at a friend's home and now seeks approval to install a bath on his own first floor.
Texas Representative Bill Daniel says passing a 2-4-0 weed killer regulation is essential for agricultural prosperity. The House labor committee sent the bill to a subcommittee for study with a one week deadline for findings. Daniel notes broad support but notes details must be settled before floor action. He cites impact on Highland wheat farmers West Texas brush killers and rice growers while cotton farmers oppose due to past crop damage.
A four year old mare living 45 days in a farmhouse cellar ate canned fruit and vegetables while its owners wintered in Oregon. Found by a son in law near the Canadian border, the mare caused about 500 in damage, gnawed poles, and shed roughly 200 pounds on a semi human diet.
The Austin American Capitol reports the Travis County Medical Society responded to a defamation suit by the Committee for Chiropractic Education accusing the ad campaign of promoting a minimum standards bill. Dr. J Edward Johnson called the suit publicity seeking and said doctors, not chiropractors, were libeled.
Representative Lamar Zivley of Temple introduced a new fair trades bill in the Texas House to give the Liquor Control Board power to set minimum prices on whiskies cordials and wine. He said the measure aims to regulate, not to fix prices, and to prevent dealer violence and strife by stamping out price undercutting. The bill would let the board tell dealers the minimum sale prices for these beverages.
Detective William OBrien, 68, was killed when he walked into a Franklin Avenue pawnshop during a holdup. Two owners Leo Yaffe and Louis Goldstein were wounded as the robbers fled with cash after shooting them and OBrien’s revolver remained in its holster.
Major General David G. Barr, former director of the US military advisory group in China, said Communist victories in China stemmed largely from a defeatist attitude in Chiang Kai-Shek's forces. Barr returned home after the group’s dissolution.
Nussbaum, owner of the West Sixth Barbecue and Market, testifies in the $60,786 damage suit filed by Eugene Lloyd against Texas Public Service Company. The 98th District Court jury trial began this week over injuries from last year’s barbecue market explosion.
Public hearings by the House committee on taxation and revenue were announced by Chairman Joe Fleming. A March 21 hearing will review Rep Davis Clifton’s plan to repeal the four cent gasoline sales tax and replace it with a one cent per gallon tax on processing combustible fuels. A March 28 hearing will cover Rep Bill Teague’s sulfur tax proposal raising the occupational tax on sulfur from 1 272 to 1 50 per long ton.
Otis Parsons of Houston received a life sentence under the habitual criminal statute for a 1947 suitcase theft from a car near a Houston bus station. He had prior felony theft convictions. The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the judgment and denied a rehearing Wednesday.
Aimed at relieving burning toe pain the Ice Mint medicated balm promises cooling soothing relief for hard stinging callouses. Sold at druggists it claims to help millions walk in cooler comfort.
A local drugstore advertises Aspir for children in tablet form priced at 35 cents per unit. The listing notes available stock and urges parents to buy for kids.
Grand Banks off Newfoundland sees heavy fog in June and July, averaging about six days of fog each week, reducing visibility and affecting maritime activity.
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