Fried Chicken Week Contest Attracts Local Eaters
Sam Cook will carry Austin Kiwanis colors in a fried chicken eating contest at the Civitan Club luncheon held at Hitchin Post. Bridges Farm and Ranch Store and LL East Produce Company organize the event. Favorite Tiny Bishop weighs 300 pounds with a 1949 nine-plate record, while Civitan member Tom Harper, who placed second in 1949, has six plates.
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Sam Cook
Austin Kiwanis Club
Civitan Club
Hitchin’ Post
Bridges Farm and Ranch Store
Ll, East Produce Company
Tiny Bishop
Tom Harper
Civitan
Bride Becomes First Lady of Texas as Sam Houston Marries
On May 4, 1840, in Marion Alabama relatives delayed the ceremony awaiting explanations of Sam Houston’s separation from his first wife. The bride Margaret Lea ascended the stairs and the violinists played as she wed Houston, becoming First Lady of both the Republic and the State of Texas.
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Ala
Margaret Lea
Sam Houston
The
Republic
State of
Texas
Deavala Explains Veterans Reemployment Rights
Captain Augustin De Zavala announced that returning servicemen who left private jobs to join the armed forces are entitled to reinstate their positions with timely application. William O. Cooper cited Supreme Court rulings extending reemployment rights beyond one year and applicable to enlistees since June 24, 1948 under the 1948 Act. Information and help are available through State Employment Service offices and Austin area volunteer committee members.
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Austin
William O. Cooper
Bureau Veterans
Department of Labor
Texas
Oklahoma
Lousiana
Arkansas
Cooper
de Zavala
Supreme Court
Oakley
L&n Railway
Haynes Vs. Southern Railway
New Marine Drive Making Progress
The Marine Corps summer recruiting drive in South Texas nears its quota after one week. It targets high school graduates offering education continuation while serving as Marines. Capt T. R. Cathey notes enlistees will train in California.
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Marine Corps
South Texas
T. R. Cathey
California
Speech Therapy Methods for Cerebral Palsy Children
Speech expert Miriam Ulrich outlined early steps to teach cerebral palsied children to talk. She stressed understanding, sensory development, and constant talking to establish contact, plus teaching chewing swallowing and breathing for speech. She demonstrated therapy techniques at the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center.
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Miriam Ulrich
Austin Cerebral Palsy Center
Northwestern University
Central Institute For the Deaf
Ulrich
Erebra
Ranch Highway 93 Nears Completion Between Oak Hill and Marble Falls
Paving of Ranch Highway 93 between Oak Hill and a point south of Marble Falls is nearly done with completion expected within 10 days. District Highway Engineer W. D. Dockery estimated the paving by Monday. The 26 foot roadway cost about $231,000 with a Pedernales River bridge at $315,000.
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Oak Hill
Marble Falls
W. D. Dockery
Pedernaies River
Austin
Pedernales
Council To Hear Taxi Ordinance
Mayor Taylor Glass announced a special City Council meeting to review a proposed taxi ordinance drafted by the city legal department. City Attorney Trueman O'Quinn said a rough draft, about 30 pages, will be completed Tuesday before the briefing and final council consideration. The measure would require meters in all cabs, franchise cab companies with a two percent gross receipts levy, and downtown cab stands.
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Taylor Glass
City Legal Department
Trueman O’quinn
O'Quinn
City to shift municipal workers to five day week
City Manager Guston Morgan announced a five day work week for most municipal workers from May 29 to Labor Day September 4. To compensate for Saturday offs, employees will start at 7:30 am and end at 5:30 pm, with exceptions for emergency services and 24 hour departments.
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Guston Morgan
St Edward University Sets Fall Pre Registration Days
St Edward's University schedules fall pre registration on Wednesday and Thursday. Registrar Brother Scribner asks students to complete the necessary cards in his office during the two days.
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St. Edward's University
Brother Scribner
French Chemists Visit Kiwanians On Tour Of US
Eight visiting French chemists toured Austin during a Kiwanis luncheon at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Charles Kerwood of Washington led the group, part of a Marshall Plan study tour of petrochemical plants in the U S and Europe. They planned a three week South Texas plant tour after visiting the University of Texas and Jefferson Chemical Company labs. E O House of New York spoke on this complicated age, urging higher intelligence and better human relations to curb anti Americanism and the influence of careless salespeople.
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Texas
Marseilles
Austin Kiwanis Club
Chemical Enacy
Stephen F. Austin
Charles Kerwood
Ashington
Economic Cooperation Administration
Austin
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
University of Texas
Jefferson Chemical Company Laboratories
Corpus Christi
Houston
South Texas
Kerwood
E. O. House
New York
Nerous
House
Robbery at W. B. Matthews Bottling Co. Safe cracked
Police reported Sunday morning thieves battered open a safe at the W. B. Matthews Bottling Company in San Antonio and stole 775 dollars in cash and 400 dollars in checks. The incident was released Monday.
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San Antonio
W. B. Matthews Bottling Company
Toscanini concert praised by Lorraine Barnes and Dudley Early
Morris Schwartz praises Barnes and Early for superb Toscanini concert coverage. The note commends their reporting and congratulates them on the splendid piece of work.
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Lorraine Barnes
Dudley Early
Morris Schwartz
Official's Mother Dies in Paris
Mrs. T. J. Hodges 77 mother of Paris postmaster Mark Hodges died at her home Sunday after a serious illness of about eight days. Services will be here Tuesday.
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Paris
T. J. Hodges
Mark Hodges
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