Phones Silenced For Second Day At San Marcos
San Marcos telephone service remained limited to emergency and long distance calls for a second day as eighteen union operators left their jobs in a wage and working conditions dispute. Local 2426 of the Communications Workers of America authorized the strike after weeks of talks, seeking a minimum wage rise from 57 1 2 to 70 cents an hour and up to 75 cents with five years experience.
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San Marcos
San Marcos Telephone Company
Communication Workers of America
Robert Eckhardt
Southern Pacific Wins Transcontinental Tie In 1881 El Paso Reach
On May 19 1881 the Southern Pacific Railroad reached El Paso Texas ending a fierce battle with Jay Goulds Texas Pacific over who would claim vast bounty lands for track. The parties settled a compromise allowing Texas and Pacific to use SP track from Sierra Blanca to El Paso and westward. SP had favored a route aligned with Jefferson Davis military railroad plans.
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Southern Pacific Railway Company
el Paso
Jay Gould
Texas Pacific Corporation
Texas and Pacific
Southern Pacific
Fl Paso
S-P
Sierra Blanca
Jefferson Davis
Council Plans Vote Canvass For Bond Issuance and City Action
City Council to canvass returns from last Monday's special election authorizing 7.15 million dollars in three year utility plant expansions. First bond issue of 2.6 million for electrical plant improvements slated for late June. Bids sought for 800 thousand in bonds June 9, with 750 thousand school and 50 thousand airport bonds. Also to consider five day week for city workers from June 1 to Oct 21, parking lot prep cost 10,800, and Lake Austin navigation amendment raising boat length to 75 feet. One zoning appeal set for Dee Thompson at 5012 5014 Caswell Avenue.
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Second Ward
Fourth and
San Antonio
Emma Long
J. E. Motheral
Lake Austin
Cramp Rings Blessings Said to Ward Off Stomach Cramps
Medieval belief held that cramp rings blessed by the king protected wearers from stomach cramps. The practice linked royal blessing with protective magic in daily life.
Austin polio cases rise as fourth victim in critical condition
Five-year-old John David Schmid, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Schmid, remained in an iron lung at Brackenridge Hospital with polio. UT veteran student A. L. Carter Jr. also in critical condition. Dr. Ben M. Primer cautioned against assuming a summer surge, noting four cases so far this year versus one at the same point last year.
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John David Schmid
Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
John David
C. J. Schmid
A. L. Carter Jr
University of Texas
Houston
Ben M. Primer
Primer
City Accelerates Polio Fight With Spraying Push
Austin’s sanitary division intensified DDT spraying after four polio cases were reported this year. 870 square blocks across northern eastern and western city sections were treated. Areas include blocks around Lake Austin Boulevard Enfield Road Guadalupe Street Lamar Boulevard 24th 34th Streets 19th Street East Avenue 41st Street and East First East 11th. Disposal sites Bee Caves Sol Wilson Ridgeway and the East 12th Street incinerator also sprayed.
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Austin
Ben M. Primer
Lake Austin Boulevard
Enfield Road
Missouri Pacific
West
Guadalupe Street
City
24Th
Windsor Road
Lamar Boulevard
34Th Streets
19Th Street
41St Street
East Avenue
East
Colorado River
Seventh
Waller Street
East First
East 11Th
Congress Avenue
Chicon Street
Bee Caves Road
Sol Wilson Street
Ridgeway Drive
East 12Th Street
Three New Storm Sewers Begun in City
J. E. Motheral, public works director, announced this week that three storm sewer projects started and four more are under construction. New lines run along Colorado Street alley between Seventh and Eighth, 14th Street alley from Trinity to Waller Creek, and Glendale Place from Algorita Avenue southward. Additional work includes Kennelwood Avenue easement to Scenic Drive and Seventh Street alley from Chicon to Prospect, Bonnie Road easement to Rockmoor Avenue, and East 13th Street from Chicon to the creek.
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J. E. Motheral
Colorado Street
Seventh
Eighth
14Th Street
Trinity Street
Waller Creek
Glendale Place
Algorita Avenue
Kennelwood Avenue
Matthews Road
Scenic Drive
Seventh Street
Chicon
Prospect Avenue
Bonnie Road
Raleigh Avenue
Rockmoor Avenue
East 13Th Street
Chicon Street
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George S. May Company
Win” A
UA Nice
New York
Carter
Dee Thompson
Caswell Avenue
Austin - Tyler - Longview
East Texas Air Lines, Inc
Conoco
Continental OU Compa
Sears
Kenmore
Goa
Deepwell
Cee
Robotimer
Homart
Coldspot
Spacemaster
Galion
A.C
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