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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
5
Police officer J. H. Poole responded to a disturbance at an East Sixth Street tavern. He disarmed one man with a knife and arrested the other, then five associates arrived and he ended up transporting five suspects to the station.
The Texas Employment Commission urged farmers to contact local TEC offices to declare 1949 farm labor needs. Plans target onion and tomato harvests and central cotton choppers. April recruitment for sugar beet work in northern states will boost demand. TEC says farmers should plan to obtain workers when needed. Last year TEC offices supplied nearly 600,000 farm workers. with large wheat and cotton crops expected, demand may rise.
Marvin Heinat z urges Amarillo readers to resist costly phone system upgrades after a rate rise from 2.70 to 3.74. He cites 46 000 phones at 90 cents monthly and recalls Colonel E O Thompson’s stand against a similar plan, praising officials who act for citizens.
Eugene Lloyd testifies in an $85 000 damage case against Texas Public Service Company in 98th District Court. He recounts the West Sixth Street Barbecue and Market blast on January 29, 1948, that forced him from Wallace Engraving Company work and left his family and doctors as pending witnesses.
Dr. R. Lee Clark Jr. of MD Anderson Cancer Center will discuss prevention and control of cancer at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Geology Auditorium UT. The talk is hosted by a local cancer education committee including Mrs. Charles Tilford McCormick and Dr. Caroline Crowell among others. A new American Cancer Society motion picture will be shown. Public invited.
Reports describe women in certain New Guinea groups wearing skulls of their deceased husbands as necklaces. The practice highlights ritual and social customs within remote communities.
The city planning commission and Travis County commissioners approved a new subdivision layout filed Wednesday with County Clerk Emile Limberg. Located south of the Colorado River below Montopolis Bridge, Glenbrook Addition No Two lies between Glenbrook Addition and the river, spanning 22.76 acres of lots and 2.35 acres for roads.
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