Soldiers Turn Y Into Center Replacing USO
Two run down buildings and scarce funds gave way to a new USO style center run by the YWCA in Austin after World War II. GIs renovated the cafeteria and living rooms at 914 Brazos, hosted dances, forums, and games, and helped with repairs. Romance and marriages grew from the program as servicemen and local women volunteered and socialized under Mrs. Edna T. Anderson and Mrs. Eveline Foley, creating a lively space near the bus station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Edna T. Anderson
YWCA
Brazos
Austin
Dorothy Lundell
Anderson
Eveline Foley
Foley
Mrs. Foley
West Austin Mail Delivery Cuts Continue
Postal changes reduce Austin routes to one daily delivery in West Austin starting Tuesday with 17 full time and one part time routes replacing 24. South Austin already trimmed to one daily delivery. North Austin may follow Thursday under a Post Office order to restrict residential deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Austin
Austin
Oliver N Bruck
South Austin
North Austin
Bruck
US Postmaster General
Bob Phinney
Fort Worth
Vitamin Synkavit slows cancer growth in study
Dr C M Pomerat of the University of Texas Galveston reports that synthetic vitamin Synkavit, with X ray, slows abnormal cancer cell growth by about 80 percent. He cautions no cure yet and notes doses high enough to erase cancer would likely kill a patient. Findings, funded by the American Cancer Society, come from tests on normal tissues and cell survival outside the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Pomerat
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Pomerat
American Cancer Society
Tax Gremlins Ride Cigarettes And Cars In The Revenue Storm
An editorial seeks to demystify the burden of taxes on everyday items. It argues federal and state levies on cigarettes amount to about 26 cents per pack plus indirect taxes. It also discusses how car taxes total well over $355 to $466 per vehicle when accounting for excise, sales, license, and corporate taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Keller
Chrys
Ler Corporation
The
Tax Foundation, Inc
James D. Mooney
Willys- Overland
Brann’s Brands Really Blistered
A vivid declamation tracing William Cowper Brann as a pioneer of in-your-face journalism. The piece recalls Brann’s Iconoclast to 90,000 circulation in Waco, his 1898 death after a street gun fight, and samples his biting attacks on figures like Wm Waldorf Astor, Texas women, and scientists with brisk, provocative humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lencken
Baltimore Sage
Brann
Waco
Wm. Waldorf Astor
Albion
America
Johann Jakob Astor
Jamaica
Jakob
Manhattan Island
Texas
Adam
Mike Flynn Citizenship Award Set For UT Thursday
The Mike Flynn citizenship award honoring the outstanding male UT student will be presented Thursday at 7 pm in the Texas Union international room. About 40 nominees are considered for the honor in memory of a former student killed as a Marine lieutenant at Sugar Loaf Hill Okinawa. Flynn attended UT from 1941 to 1943 and was highly regarded, says Dean of Men Jack Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Flynn
University of Texas
Texas Union International Room
Sugar Loaf Hill
Okinawa
Flynn
University
Jack Holland
Rotary Inter-City Meet at Zilker Park Amphitheatre
The Rotary Club schedules an Inter-City Meet from 6 30 to 9 30 p m Tuesday at Zilker Park Amphitheatre with barbeque group singing and two Phi Kappa Psi skits. Dean T H Shelby of the University of Texas will MC, presented by Jesse Kellam. Attending clubs include San Marcos San Antonio Seguin Gonzales New Braunfels and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Annette Duval
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Zilker Park
Dean T. H. Shelby
University of Texas
Jesse Kellam
Nel! Parmley
State Department of Education
Walter Long
San Marcos
San Antonio
Seguin
Gonzales
New Braunfels
Fredericksburg
Taylor, Temple
Belton
Round Rock
Georgetown
Marble Falls
City Tax Collections Pass 34 Million
Municipal tax collections exceed 3.5 million with 3,501,684 paid to date and 83.22 percent of the 1949 roll. Payments are higher than last year though the 1948 roll was smaller by over 300 thousand. Payers have 22 days to avoid a 5 percent delinquency penalty. interest accrues at 0.5 percent monthly beginning May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Stohl
Stohl
Stoh
Special Mothers Day Service At Dorie Miller Auditorium
A citywide mothers day service is planned for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Dorie Miller Auditorium Chestnut and Rosewood sponsored by McKinley Heights Church of God in Christ Reverend R A Grant pastor announces Reverend W C Williams guest minister from Greenberg Pa will preside Leon Fanniel prore w chairman arranged for music featuring Samuel Huston College choir and the Williams Brothers quartet
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Dorie Miller Auditorium
Chestnut
Rosewood
McKinley Heights Church of God In Christ
R. A Grant
W.C. Williams
Greenberg, Pa
Leon Fanniel
Proerew
Samuel Huston College
Williams Brothers Quartet
Street-Paving Progress Report Reveals Block Completions
Noble Latson assistant director of public works announced 29 of 80 blocks in the current assessment program have been paved. Completed streets include Oakmont West 35th to 30th, West 34th Jefferson to Shoal Creek, West 31st Lamar Boulevard, Sinclair Avenue West 43rd to West 47th, and 16 blocks on Elton Lane Robinhood Trail Stamford Lane and Clearview Drive.
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Noble Latson
Oakmont
West 35Th
West 30Th
West 34Th
Jefferson
Shoal Creek
West 31St
Lamar Boulevard
Sinclair Avenue
West 43Rd
West 47Th
Elton Lane
Robinhood Trail
Stamford Lane
Clearview Drive
Crossing Line On Highways Can Be Fatal
An educational piece from the Texas Highway Department warns that crossing the yellow barrier line to pass is illegal and deadly. It notes 23 000 miles marked with the line and half a million dollars planned for more markings this year. Last year 22 killed and 109 injured in barrier line violations.
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Texas Highway Department
Texas
Highway Department
Delay in Bus Service Inquiry Meeting Postponed
A city bus service investigation committee postpones its Tuesday night session to Thursday night due to conflicts. The panel, formed two weeks ago by the City Council to probe Austin Transit Company Inc. and suggest improvements, will review a shopper's fare idea and potential staggered work hours with Mayor Glass urged to promote downtown office hour shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Emma Long
Austin Transit Company, Inc
Ben Wayne Greig
Greig
Taylor Glass
MacCorkle to Attend Mayor's Conference
City Councilman Stuart Mac Corkle will depart Wednesday to represent Austin's municipal government at a United States Mayor Conference meeting in New York City.
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MacCorkle
Stuart MacCorkle
Austin
US Moe
New Yorkity
City Buyer Osborn’s Shopping Runs the Gamut From A to Z
City purchasing agent Bill Osborn buys countless items for Austin from A to Z. Purchases include Brackenridge Hospital dihydrostrep stomycin and satin duck scr f scarfing, library books from The Murderer’s Web to Canterbury Tales, spices for hospital kitchens, ice cream salt for the abattoir, photo supplies for police, seeds and beads for recreation and babies’ identification bracelets, and split hickory for street sweepers. The article notes many items are produced in city shops rather than bought ready-made.
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Bill Osborn
Austin
Osborn
Brackenridge Hospital
Osburn
Austin Public Library
Police Department
Recreation Department
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