Austin Realtors Hear State Chief On Tax Burden Shifts
Hugo Loewenstern of Amarillo told the Austin Real Estate Board that civilization and taxation go hand in hand and local taxation is best controlled. He cited Austin's 1948 per capita tax and Amarillo's 1949 figures, argued real property bears most taxes, and urged shifting burden toward personal property while paying locally for local services.
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Hugo Loewenstern
Amarillo
Texas Real Estate Association
Austin Real Estate Board
Stephen F. Austin Hotel
Austin
Loewenstern
Texas
Anonymous Horseman Delivers News of San Jacinto to Jackson
A Texas day recounts a rider delivering Houston's triumphant message to President Andrew Jackson in 1836. The note claimed a decisive victory with 630 enemy killed, 570 captured, 3 generals slain, vast spoil, and 1,500 stands of arms, ending with a call to plant corn. Curtis Bishop notes the San Jacinto victory was announced on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson
United States
Old Hickory
Santa Anna
Cos
Houston
Thomas H. Benton
Missouri
Senate
San Jacinto
Curtis Bishop
Health Officials Crack Down On City Garbage
The city health department will recheck downtown garbage and trash conditions starting Wednesday. Sanitation engineer H E Hargis said violators will face charges after previous warnings. Notices were left for nonstandard trash cans lids missing and improper bundling.
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City Health Department
H. E. Hargis
Hargis
Public Records and Court Actions in Harris County
District court filings include divorces and name changes with multiple cases listed. Civil matters show a bank note judgment in favor of The Austin National Bank against George Milkim. Building permits and new car registrations are reported along with two fire calls for ruptured water heaters.
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53Rd District Court
Harris Gardner
The
Austin National Bank
George Milkim
Eunice A. Davis Et al
Fulcher-Burgher Construction Company
Teachers Move Nearly Complete to Austin Headquarters
The Texas State Teachers Association will finish relocating from Fort Worth to the Driskill Hotel in Austin by June 15 and occupy the third floor of the hotel while the new two story headquarters at 12th Street and Guadalupe is built. Tenders for the building will open in about two weeks. the project is estimated at 325000 dollars with construction starting in July.
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State Teachers’ Association
Fort Worth
Austin
Charles Tennyson
Association
Driskill Hotel
12Th Street
Guadalupe
Tennyson
Austin Chamber Plans Military Committee Meeting
The Austin Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel to review National Defense Week and Armed Forces Day activities. O. Parke Houston is the general chairman. Sub committees will report a recommendation for voluntary ROTC training at Austin High School and for employers to allow National Guard or Organized Reserve members to attend summer training without vacation loss.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce
Stephen F. Austin
O. Parke Houston
Austin
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
General Urges Financial Push For Unification
Brigadier General William H. Martin of Austin urged Rotary Club members to back the national defense unification plan with greater funding. He tied defense readiness to deterring war, warned against complacency, and cited wartime Russian attitudes as justification for enhanced resources during National Defense Week.
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William H. Martin
Austin
Rotary Club
Tuesay
Stephen F. Austin
Gen. Martin
Soviet Russia
Rotary
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin Sails for Russia
New York May 16 reports Alexander S. Panyushkin Soviet ambassador to the United States sailed for Russia Tuesday aboard a diplomatic voyage. The step reflects ongoing reshuffles in postwar relations.
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New York
Alexander S. Panyushkin
United States
Russia
Mayor Brands Phone Rate Talk As Premature
Mayor Taylor Glass said Austin rate talk is premature and no request for a boost has been filed yet. He won t comment on a possible second request until the company submits it to the City Council. Council members Drake Long and Johnson oppose a second rate increase, rates having risen in February 1949.
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Taylor Glass
Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
W. S. Drake Jr
Stuart MacCorkle
New York City
US Conference of Mayors
Emma Long
W. T. Johnson
East Austin Mail Service Cut Reduces Deliveries
East Austin mail delivery will be reduced to one daily run, with South North and West Austin already on once-a-day service. The central business district will also switch to one delivery Thursday, as 15 of 20 routes in East Austin were consolidated, bringing total routes from 138 to 112. Delays extend up to two and a half hours on extended routes.
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Austin
East Austin
West Austin
Robert Phinney
Phinney
Fine Arts Group To Continue Work Across Texas
The Texas Fine Arts Association will continue sending painting exhibitions to smaller Texas towns in 1950 51. The exhibitions feature nationally known artists and Texas artists of lesser renown. New officers include J M Odom president Mrs Wayman Adams first vice president Mrs Walter Nolte second vice president and Ralph C Goeth treasurer.
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Texas Fine Arts Association
Texas
J. M. Odom
Odom
Wayman Adams
Austin
Walter Nolte
San Antonio
Ralph C
Manor PTA Chooses Officers for 1950 51
The Manor Parent Teachers Association elected officers for 1950 51 at the last meeting of the school year. Officers include Mrs. Clarence Munson president Mrs. O R Humble vice president Mrs Helen Marshall secretary Mrs Bob Malone treasurer and Mrs Edith Wagner parliamentarian. Supt R L Simmons thanked outgoing officers for their accomplishments. outgoing president is Mrs Luther Johnson.
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The
Manor Parent-Teachers Association
Clarence Munson
O. R. Humble
Helen Marshall
Bob Malone
Edith Wagner
Supt
R. L. Simmons
Luther Johnson
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Congress
Apalachicola
Florida
John Gorrie
America
New Orleans
Brownsville
Old Jefferson
Depenseniere
ERR Arts Ice
Pitts Ice CO
Pure Ice CO
Public Records
126Th District Court
Jack Roberts
Kenneth Laster Doherty
Ann Ferrari
Mario Ferrari
John J. King
Irma Lee King
Mary Evelyn Henson
George B. Henson
Azlee White
Nettie May White
Shirley Mays
Fannie Mae Mays
98Th District Court
Charles Betts
Maurine Polvado Dittmar
John A. Dittmar
George G. Calhoun
Alpha M. Calhoun
Mace Thurman Jr
Charlie Screws
Schultzy Scales
Cecil D. Felps
Floyd Cantwell
James V. Allred Jr
Corporation Court
Fred R. Glass
Justice Court
Travis Blakeslee
J. P
Joseph Harry
State of Ohio
Arthur Lee
Emilie Limberg
Laney Washington
Eugenia Hysan
Curtis Benton Figer
Billie Jo Brewer
Anthony Sherman Haynes
Juanita Bradley
Raymond Edgar Smith Jr
Bebe Rose Suiter
Steve Heffington
James W. Yett Jr
Chevrolet
Mrs
Grayce Garrett
Enrique Serrati
Tommy Kouri
J. D. Stewart
Nashare McCullough
Oldsmoile
Robert B. Barge
Oldsmobile
John W. Greene
Studebaker
W. M. Oglesby
Ford
C. W. McCarty
Harry LeBlanc
James S. Spires
L. M. Watson
Leonard E. Leight
Buick
Bert Gardner
Walter H. Meyers Jr
Hartwell J. Files Jr
John Eckert
First Austin Realty Company
Romeria Drive
Karen Avenue
Carl Thornquist
Upland Drive
First Austin Development Corporation
Lewis W. Hamilton
Arcadia Drive
Magne Henriksen
Herndon Lane
Wayne Feuerbacher
Willowbrook Drive
W. H. Sprouil
Madison Avenue
Wayne Price
Woodview Avenue
A. J. Mitchen
Fairfield Lane
Fritz Strandtman
Clyde Johnson
Arpdale Street
Riley Severn
Lamar Boulevard
Ted Trimble
San Gabriel Street
W. A. Stovall
Wright Street
J. E. Woody
Trinity Street
East Avenue
CC Military Committee
Mayor
Fine Arts
Manor Pta
Westinghouse
Ausin
Colorado
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