Origins of the Southwest Conference Begin 1914 Roots
Representatives from six schools met in 1914 to organize a competition governing body for their sports. The circuit grew into a major operation with about a million fans and roughly 3 million dollars in receipts over three decades. Charter members included Southwestern University Oklahoma A&M Texas A&M Texas Baylor UT and Arkansas with LSU withdrawing and Baylor joining in LSU’s place.
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Uthwest
Southwest
Southwest Conference
Southwestern University
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
Texas Agricultural and
Morgan Sees Delay in Filling Brackenridge Hospital Post
City Manager Guston Morgan indicated Friday a long wait ahead for hiring a new Brackenridge Hospital administrator. Twenty five applicants from across the country compete, with extensive qualification checks pending. Charles Wegg resigned April 1 to become a consultant for a hospital under construction at Kilgore.
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Guston Morgan
Brackenridge Hospital
Morgan
Charles Wegg
Kilgore
City Plans Lake Austin Lowering to Kill Weed Choke
City Utilities Director Walter Seaholm will meet with Lower Colorado River Authority head Max Starcke to set a date for lowering Lake Austin for two weeks. Ducksweed along shorelines will be exposed to sun to kill the weed, with dock and facility repairs urged for nearby property owners.
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Lake
Austin
City Utilities
Walter Seaholm
Max Starcke
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Seaholm
Unusual Charge To Be Appealed In County Court
Levi Hill, 69, a retired railroad man of East 12th Street, seeks to appeal a $12 fine from Corporation Court for sleeping in a public place. The appeal comes after Judge Joe Roberts found him guilty. Judge Thurman considers the case unusual and may postpone.
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Levi Hill
East 12Th Street
Corporation Court
Mace B. Thurman Jr
Joe Roberts
Corporation
Hill
Justice Thurman
Perry Jones
East End
Tot Arm Loss After Polar Bear Incident in Sweden Zoo
Inger Roennquiet, six, tried to touch a polar bear at a Vingaker zoo in Sweden. The bear bit off her left arm. Doctors reported the girl likely to survive.
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Tot
Stockholm
Inger Roennquiet
Vingaker
Sweden
Promotion of School Sidewalks Urged in Austin
Walter Koch Austin attorney and new school board member urged City Council to back sidewalk construction for school safety. Mrs Hal P Bybee echoed the need, noting walk projects have long been a problem financed by limited funds. Koch urged PTAs to plan essential walks and rally property owners to bear costs, estimating 1.25 dollars per linear foot.
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Austin
City Council of Parents and Teachers
Walter Koch
Austin School Board
Koch
Exposition Boulevard
Oasis
PTA
Public Records Courthouse Notices and Filings
A roundup of divorce filings across 126th 8th and 53rd district courts with names such as Swindell Ramos and Bird, plus decrees of executorship guardianship and minor estate actions. Also lists marriage licenses issued, vehicle ads, and a brief fire calls log with times and minor damages.
Distributors Trial Set On Horse Meat Charge
E F Smith and Lee Deck, local meat distributors, face a horse meat handling charge in County Court at Law. A jury trial was requested after they pleaded innocent and asked for a jury. The charge follows confiscation of 466 pounds of horse meat labeled as beef tenders from a Dallas broker.
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E. F. Smith
Lee Deck
Mace Thurman Jr
State Health Department
Smith and
Deck
Dallas
Damages Sought On Travis Heights Lots
In 98th District Court M. K. Hage sues Mr. and Mrs. Clint Osborne and H. Whitenburger over two Travis Heights Addition lots in South Austin claiming ownership. He says tenants moved in last December 19, refuse rent and refuse to vacate seeking $50 monthly and dispossession.
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8Th District Court
Charles Betts
Bettye Jean Bird
Douglas C. Bird
Mary Joe Butler Cooper
The
Austin National Bank
James W. Smith
C. L. Dobbins
Cloud
M. K. Hage
Clint Osborne
98Th District Court
H. Whitenburger
Travis Heights
South Austin
Hage
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Texas
Curtis Bishop
Way
Central
Best Food Stores
Merle
Bea Harper
W. 12Th St
Antioues
Lastex
Hi Lie
Lavaca ST
Austin American
Austin, Texas
Soci
Econ
Vatican
Stockton
Calif
31St Synod of the Pacific Episcopal Province
Sian Ats Bes
St.Joseph Aspirin
Public Records
126Th District Court
Jack Roberts
Lono Pauline Swindell
William Agnew Swindell
Raymond C. Monreal
Marisa Garza Monreal
Trinidad Perales Ramos
Ollie Ramos
53Rd District Court
Harris Gardner
Cecily A. Hamilton
Bradshaw and Puryear Company
Tom Johnson
Emma C. Gustafson
Mabel Peterson Bopp
Laverne Waterson
Willie Sims
Frank Clawson
Justice Court
Travis Blakeslee
J. P
Howard W. Thompson
Emilie Limberg
Douglas Glenallan McNair Jr
Mary Jane Bryant
Fred Adolph Steger Jr
Betty Jo Loftis
Horace Thompson
Dorothy Yle
Alvis Wheeler Glaspy
Mary Lou Scott
Steve Heffington
M. W. Mauritz
Cadillac
Capitol Chevrolet Inc
John Eckert
University of Texas
Hill Hall
Austin State School
Felix Williams
East 52Nd Street
East 51St Street
East 51St
C. T. Aselton
Werner Avenue
L. J. Ludeck
Gonzales Street
Cc. R. Flournoy
East 22Nd Street
O. J. Hinton
Genard Street
G. H. Harvey
Highland Terrace
Brady Builders
Madison Avenue
Madison
Frank C. Barron
East 49Th Street
A. C. Warner
Bull Creek Road
Sam Winetroub
Bonnie Road
Lewis Hamilton
Ruth Avenue
P. Frierson
Cherrywood Road
First Austin Realty Corporation
Karen Avenue
H. A. Beavers
Payne Avenue
Ij. E. Woody
Springdale
Airport Boulevard
East 15Th Street
South First Street
Waring
China
Yaring
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