Site Suggested For New State Palsy School
The proposed site for a new state school for cerebral palsied children is a portion of an 85 acre state tract on the Dallas Highway in Austin. The plan includes facilities for physical and speech therapy, with the Board of Control to select a central site and begin construction by September 1.
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Austin
Board of Control
Dallas Highway
Austin City
Austin Independent School District
State Department of Public Safety
Austin State Hospital
Import on Gas Up for Hearing
The Aust American Cap to Staff Representative Dene A Tufares Thursday was assured a hearing on his natural gas tax bill after repeated motions to move it from the revenue and taxation committee. The criminal jurisprudence committee scheduled the tax bill for hearing next Tuesday night. The bill as drawn calls for a 1.12 cent tax per 1000 cubic feet of natural gas, estimated to raise up to 42 million dollars annually if enacted. The House has delayed action on a rival gas tax bill by Representative C S McLellan for a 1 cent levy to fund last mile county road construction.
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Dene A. Tufares
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Criminal Jurisprudence
Rep. Tufares
House
C. S. McLellan
Austin Cat Nurses 2 Baby O Possums
D. J. Smith of 200 Fredericksburg Road raises two baby possums found by neighbor Mrs. Joe Powell. The two-week-old o possums are being nursed by Smith's Persian cat Patty Sue and her two kittens, forming a curious family.
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Austin
D. J. Smith
Fredericksburg Road
Joe Powell
Smith
Patty Sue
Typographical Union Elects Delegates and Alternates
Austin Typographical Union 138 chosen delegates for three annual conventions. Walter R. Bieberstein announced Howard T. Morrison as delegate to the International Typographical Union with Ed R. Halden as alternate. Frank L. Boyd to both the Texas Federation of Labor and the Texas Allied Printing Trades Council. E. W. Moberg as alternate. Wilmot T. Hunt to the job scale committee and J. W. Bowen to the newspaper scale committee.
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Austin Typographical Union
Walter R. Bieberstein
Howard T. Morrison
International Typographical Union
Ed R. Halden
Frank L. Boyd
Texas Federation of Labor
Texas Allied Printing Trades Council
E. W. Moberg
Wilmot T. Hunt
J. W. Bowen
State to Present Cullen Portrait in Legislature
Arrangements were being made in the Legislature to welcome Ezekiel W. Cullen at a joint session next Wednesday. H. R. Cullen of Houston, a leading philanthropist, will present the portrait of the late Ezekiel W. Cullen to the state. The House printed in its Journal a recent address by Former Governor W. P. Hobby reviewing Cullen’s life and achievements.
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Texas
Ezekiel W. Cullen
H. R. Cullen
Houston
House
W. P. Hobby
Ezekiel Cullen
Columbus Aldermanic Reform Hit By Legal Quirk
Representative C. S. McLellan proposed a bill to allow Columbus to switch from commission form to aldermanic government. The law currently permits changes only for cities under 2000 population, tying the hands of local officials. Gus J. Strauss and Senator introduced parallel measures to grant the switch.
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Columbus
C. S. McLellan
House
Ben McLellan
Gus J
It Panicked ’em As The Lights Went Out
Los Angeles residents watched KTLA tell a ghost story until a power failure hit during a rainstorm. Lights went dim and the audience panicked as screens darkened and the switchboard filled with anxious calls. The power department blamed the outage on rain.
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Los Angeles
KTLA
Overworked Session Backed for Annual Legislature
Lockhart representative William George Richards argues annual sessions would prevent backlogs in the legislative process. The fourth-year lawmaker cites reforms he supported including oil unitization and Gilmer-Aikin education measures while pushing changes to workers compensation, banking board makeup, and examination fees.
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Gilmer-Aikin
Lockhart
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
Richards
Senate
State Banking Board
Banking Department
Manford to be inducted as cowboy at Madisonville rodeo
Durwood Manford will receive formal permission to wear cowboy boots at the Madisonville rodeo and barbecue on June 2. Rep Jack C. Bryan of Buffalo handles the authorization, with the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association granting the regional approval.
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Durwood Manford
Jack C. Bryan
Buffalo
Madisonville
UT A and M Call For Bond Bids On 15 Million
The University of Texas and A and M College called for 15 million dollars in bonds for permanent construction. Bids will be opened at 10 a.m. on June 14 with awards possible immediately if rates are favorable. The issue splits into 10 million UT and 5 million A&M bonds funded by the permanent fund nearing 100 million. C D Simmons UT vice president and comptroller and W H Holzman A and M comptroller announced the offering.
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University of Texas and
A&m College
Permanent Fund
A&m
C. D. Simmons
University of Texas
W. H. Holzman
Fire drills urged for Waco State Home children
State Auditor C H Cavness urged instituting fire drills for 240 children at the Waco State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children. The audit praised fiscal operations and the superintendent and staff, noting clean buildings and homelike dormitories, neat cheerful children, and well prepared food in a sanitary kitchen. It found only minor accounting changes and no daily automobile-use reports.
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Austin American Capitol
Waco State
C. H. Cavness
Dr Raines to Speak at Buda Graduation
BUDA May 19 Dr W C Raines of Austin will address Buda High School graduates at the baccalaureate service set for Sunday at 8 p m.
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Dr. Raines
Buda
Buda High School
W. C. Raines
Austin
Committee Clerks Finish House Work
The 2 session ended this week with 70 clerical employees, mostly committee clerks, cut to about 30 to see the session through as committee work ended.
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Austin American Capitol
House
University student stages magic show for Lions Club
Walter Blaney a senior at the University of Texas gave a magic show for the Lions Club on Thursday at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in an event noted by local reporters.
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Walter Blaney
University of Texas
The
Lions Club
Stephen F. Austin Hotel
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Halo
Helen Cornell
Ame
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Vatronol
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Pinkham's
Shaver
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Fasteeth
Tampax
Johnson’s Baby Oil
U.S
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Metall
Colgate
AmoRex
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Tat Ts Convenient Drug Stores
Taylor
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Sherman
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