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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1950

Page

11

Engineers to Hold April Registration Exams in Texas

A four day Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers meeting begins April 10 with regular business. Oral registration exams start April 11 and written tests follow in the afternoon. Pittman of Beaumont, board chairman, announced inspections of pending applications and requests to take the exam will be considered. Applicants may make personal appearances before the board.

Texas State Board of Registration For E. W. Pittman Beaumont Pittman

Traffic Safety Talks Slated At Anderson High School

Two Texas Department of Public Safety officers will address students and the public at 7 p.m. in the Anderson High School auto shop on Comal Street. Sergeant P. A. Zeissel and Sergeant W. M. Miller speak on traffic safety and city driving. Twelve adults in a driver class will take an exam to earn licenses, teacher Theodore H. Davis said.

Texas Department of Public Safety Anderson High School Comal Street P. A. Zeissel W. M. Miller Anderson High Evening School Theodore H. Davis

Trinity Choir Opens State Tour in Austin

The Trinity University choir of 42 voices directed by Dr. Ralph Ewing will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Austin. Assistant director is Miss Mary Beth Mewborn. included in the group is Miss Mary Frances Aldridge of Austin. The concert kicks off a ten-city state tour running Friday through April.

Ralph Ewing Trinity University First Presbyterian U.S.A. Church of Austin Mary Beth Mewborn Trinity University Music Faculty Mary Frances Aldridge Austin Trinity

Gem theft ring linked to Dallas armed robberies

A Chicago man named Tony allegedly heads a national jewelry theft syndicate. In Dallas, William Trent Jarrett and Lester Bennett were linked to six Texas jobs, including the February 17 $40,000 Shortal home robbery in which three diamond rings were stolen.

Dallas Chicago Texas Jarrett W. W. Shortal Shortal Bennett Cincinnati Ohio Carter Will Wilson Wilson Thomas Schwartz Jarret

Weather forecast for Austin region and West Texas details

The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness in the Austin area with a low around 50. Friday will be partly cloudy and cooler. West Texas will see partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures Thursday night into Friday. Sunrise 7:33 a.m., sunset 5:04 p.m., moonset 11:.. The report includes temperature readings and river stage data for local areas.

Us Weather Austin West Texas Colorado Marshall Pord Little Chenes Abilene Fort Worth Amarillo Zaiquiveston Eh Ustin Aejon Weber

Try This Sensible New Beauty Aid Noxzema

A newspaper ad promotes Noxzema as a greaseless medicated beauty cream for smoother softer skin. It outlines a simple four step routine including Dreamwash, and offers a limited time trial price of 29 cents plus tax for a 40 cent jar.

End of May Demos Settle Funds-Raising Dinner in Austin

Texas Democrats will host a statewide fund-raising dinner in Austin toward the end of May with a $25 per plate price. Vice President Alben Barkley is to be invited as speaker. The event will be at the Austin Coliseum and is expected to attract about 1,800 attendees.

Houston Texas Democrats Austin Alben W. Barkley National Democratic John C. Calhoun Corsicana James W. Wheat Woodville Tom Miller Claude Hudspeth San Antonio Morrow

Harrison To Continue Education Panel Post

State Auditor C. H. Cavness announced First Assistant William A. Harrison will remain as business manager for the reorganized State Department of Education for three to six months. Grady C. Starnes will continue as acting first assistant state auditor until Harrison returns.

Capitol C. H. Cavness William A. Harrison State Department of Education Harrison State Auditor's Department Cavness Grady C. Starnes

Hidden Oil Major Goal of New Petroleum Research Program

The Texas Petroleum Research program aims to recover hidden oil in old and dormant fields through secondary methods. Dr. George H. Fancher will direct the joint effort by Texas A and M UT and the Railroad Commission. Repressuring water and gas injection have shown promise in extending field life and reviving production in decayed wells.

New Texas Petroleum Research Ernest O. Thompson Texas A&m College The University of Texas and Railroad Commission Thompson George H. Fancher Department of Petroleum Engineering University of Texas Burkburnett Texas Pennsylvania Texas Research

Motion Picture Schedule Lapses Into Fragmented Text

The OCR lists multiple theater showings with errors and broken titles. Entries include Paramount, STATE, CAPITOL, TEXAS, AUSTIN, RITZ, S, NORTH, MONTOLIS, and CHIEF DRIVE-IN, noting film titles like Through Friday They Met Tonight and Fighting Man of the Plains with various actors. Reading is hampered by garbled names, times, and captions.

Paramount One Tierney Jose Rrer Richard ‘Conte Baby Robert You Are Hale Feaures Joyce Eynolgs Ge Og Ha Ford Capitol Milton Berles Wirginia Anna Neagle Michaud Ilding Texas Shurese Sehues Lien Ar Ee Jourvet Bernard Lancret Austin Audrey Totter Richard Basehart Ritz Onis Sahara Humpo Bogart Pas Oraroues Eduardo Cinelli Bob Steele Tarzan Mystearr Qgnany Muller Nancy Kell George O'Brien Ne Richten Sol Frid “Figh The Plains Kadien Scott Jane Montolis Randolph Scott Jane Nigh Trias Hkode Ph Scott and

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