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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
12
Kohn's Baking Company of Austin at 1307 Lavaca Street received the Quality Bakers of America Best Bread award after judging from 10 quality counts. Owner Bird Kohn announced a campaign featuring an orchid motif on packaging and counter stands to celebrate the honor.
An Austin woman believed to be the first Latin American woman to earn a PhD at the University of Texas will graduate May 30. Mrs. Sarita Soto de Zajicek, education PhD, taught in Austin schools, translated for censorship during 1942 44, and later taught at Oklahoma College for Women.
TEC district director Logsdon said employment in Austin is improving after two slow months. He cited a May 1 non agriculture workforce of 43 430 and predicted unemployment may fall to 1775 in two months and 1550 in four months while construction remains strong.
The pre trial hearing on antitrust actions against ten major oil companies in the 98th District Court was recessed by Judge Charles O Betts until next Wednesday on request due to other business. The firms named include Arkansas Fuel Cities Service Continental Oil Humble Oil and Refining Magnolia Petroleum Standard Oil Texas Company Sinclair Refining and Phillips Petroleum.
City Council votes to open 32 free parking spaces on the north side of Second Ward Park at Fifth and Loudslope Streets as a pilot to ease downtown traffic. Project costs estimated at 26800 dollars with 200 parking meters to yield about 500 dollars monthly, entrance at Fifth and San Antonio, exit at Fifth and Guadalupe, and bumper-post delineation.
Ray Lee former Austin postmaster now heads information services for US forces in Austria says Austrians are generally not responsive to the Soviet. He notes US aid aids economic recovery and stresses Western alliance recruitment. Vienna remains a four zone city amid Cold War tensions and refugees. Lee reports improvements in Austrian economy and lifting of most rationing.
Judge J Harris Gardner announced on Thursday that Mrs Emma Jo Glover will lead the Travis County juvenile home on an interim basis while a new probation officer is recruited. She replaces Robert Mitchell who resigns in June due to health reasons and will report to the juvenile court and County Juvenile Board.
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