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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1949
Page
3
Congressman Ed Gossett plans a four city speaking tour in Texas. He will be in Austin around April 1 and attend a Friars program on April 3. He will also visit his home district during the trip.
Fredericksburg March 22 A. O. Evers says Fredericksburg High School principal W C Westerfeldt and elementary school principal Karl Hartman were reelected. Superintendent A K Krause had been reelected to a two year term. Athletic director and football coach post awaits replacement after Frazier Damron’s resignation.
A Los Angeles traveler known as The Voice of Two Worlds promotes a hidden mind power system learned in Tibet. He says sleep strengthens intellect, health, courage, and charm, with a thousandfold inner energy awaiting awakening. Free 9000‑word treatise offered via Institute of Mental Physics in Los Angeles.
GEORGETOWN March 22 At least 50 bond company representatives from across the United States are to bid on a 750000 bond issue for road improvement in Williamson County Judge Sam V Stone announces Road District 91 Precinct 4 will cover 1000 miles of tarvia roads plus new graveled roads around the Taylor area This is the largest bond issue since 1919 when a countywide bond measure was offered.
Four teen Albanians charged with spying for Yugoslavia went on trial in Tirana. The case arose as tensions in the region drew attention to espionage allegations and cross border politics between Albania and Yugoslavia.
The office of E. B. Miller in Kyle was burglarized Saturday night or early Sunday. A lock was removed from the door to gain entry and a filing cabinet containing cash and checks was forced open. Thirteen dollars of checks were taken along with $106 in cash.
Williamson County February bond sales totaled 95,585 reported by Stiles Byrom bond chairman. The breakdown shows 81,785 in E bonds and 13,800 in F and G bonds.
Fredericksburg announces an open house at the new city hall and fire station on March 27. The completed building will house municipal offices and the fire department as they move in, per Joe Molberg.
The Laneport project on the San Gabriel River, 13 miles northeast of Taylor, has been approved by the U S Army Engineers. Next steps include hearings before the House public works committee and approvals from Interior, the Federal Power Commission, and the budget bureau before a $16,000,000 construction appropriation. Three dams on Little River tributaries Proctor Lampasas Laneport were approved recently. Work continues on Belton reservoir on the eon.
The Texas College of Mines in El Paso may be renamed Texas Western University as UT regents discuss the El Paso branch over a Friday Saturday meeting. Dr. W H Elkins will present the request after a student election chose the new name.
Walburg Texas March 22 The St Peter American Lutheran Church celebrates its 60th anniversary with guest speakers Rev Alfred Doerfler of Mason and Rev Leon Braun of Winters. The morning service at 10 30 will feature Doerfler, an afternoon history review led by Braun, and a noon parish dinner.
The Audubon Nature Camp at Kerrville plans its second season and a meeting tonight at 8 in the City Library auditorium features John H. Baker of the Audubon Society as the main speaker. Movies of the Kerrville camp will be shown and conservation-minded teachers, youth leaders, and residents are invited.
Austin realtors were officially invited to the Texas Real Estate Association annual convention in Dallas on June 24. State president Chester Seales said the program aims to interest city realtors and smaller boards. A property appraisal discussion followed with moderators and speakers including Harold Legge, Raymond Dear, Ben King, and Mrs Wilhelmine Sheffield.
Dean K. L. Carter of Austin High School told police about expelling students for rule infractions. He said a group of boys bombarded his house with rocks and earlier fired firecrackers after he expelled them, prompting detectives to investigate possible connection.
A suit by 130 city firefighters and police against the City of Austin will be heard Friday at 10 a.m. before Judge Jack Roberts in the 126th District Court. The case seeks clarification on civil service status including minimum wages longevity pay and accrued vacation. City Attorney Trueman O'Quinn and lawyers Dan Moody and Orville M. Jobe represent the employees, who say they are ready for trial.
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