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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1949
Page
8
The U S Senate approved a bill to pay 3293 dollars to El Paso to settle a judgment arising from a 1943 bridge walk collapse death. The payment settles a federal liability tied to the incident on June 9, 1943.
Austin permits show May activity channeled into lower cost housing with many $5,000 to $6,000 homes dominating. Several small commercial structures entered contracts mid month while architects and contractors announced new projects including a $15,000 office building and a $7,000 dental laboratory. Residential entries list multiple brick veneer, stone veneer and frame houses with prices ranging from five to twenty thousand dollars.
The first permanent-type theater under the Army's multi million dollar construction program will open at Camp Hood on Wednesday night. The theater cost 325000 dollars.
A H Miller has been elected president of the Taylor Lions Club succeeding Charles Hamilton. New officers include Alex Klattenhof f first vice president Norris Kerr second vice president T A Simmons third vice president E T Olsen secretary Fred H Minzenmeyer non tamer and Thomas H Springate tail twister. Directors are Amos Peters Jr and Roy White with holdovers T E Crowder and Vernon Hafernik.
Two severed legs found near Bee Caves Road and at the city dump were traced to amputations at Austin State Hospital. Deputy Burns and Deputy Sundberg tied the limbs to recent procedures, noting hospital rules to incinerate but incinerator was out of order.
The Puritans, viewing the custom as heathenish, at one point attempted to abolish ring exchanges in wedding ceremonies.
S3RD DISTRICT COURT Gardner judge notes divorces for Geneva Jenkins and Edward Jenkins and others. 16TH DISTRICT COURT Betts judge lists Fannie Kock and Manny Kock divorce filing. 126TH STREET Roberts judge grants divorce to Ruby Clemons and Henry Clemons. several more divorce filings and annulment and probate matters across county court. marriage licenses issued to multiple couples including Peak Pfluger and Maddox Mounte, Gallo Cunning am, Harwood Taylor and Rowan.
Canon City Colorado May 23. A Fre mental County cattleman recounts a rescue by two robins of a young chicken from a magpie. The birds swooped in on opposite sides, forced the magpie to release the chick, which fluttered down apparently unharmed, then the robins returned to worm hunting.
In Chicago on May 23, 2 year old Pam Lamphere’s final operation to remove her bladder was postponed after Dr. Ole C. Nelson said laboratory work for the surgery was not completed. Pam has had two prior operations to correct a bladder outside her body and to transfer its functions to other organs.
L. G. Baker president of Polio Incorporated and Travis County Infantile Paralysis chair announced a joint gathering at 8 p m Tuesday in the 98th District Courtroom Austin open to the public. The meeting will cover general business and the proposed polio center project.
Louisiana Senator Russell B. Long, 30, discusses a new program aimed at aiding the poor with federal credit for housing and boosting consumer comfort. He says he is refining the plan, contrasts it with his father Huey P. Long, and criticizes the Republican drive to cut federal spending.
In South San Francisco on May 23 a 14 year old robber entered a service station and threatened attendant Robert Dyer with a hunting knife taking $10. Dyer fired twice over the boy’s head as he fled. the youth fainted, was revived by police, and jailed.
In New York on May 23 4 12 year old Carlos Ortiz grieved after his puppy Linda was killed on East 28th Street. Bartender Frank Williams offered comfort and delivered a new white puppy on Carlos first communion day, prompting the father to say his son learned that people are nice.
A burning railroad flare was hurled onto the parsonage porch of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Fort Worth Sunday night. Pastor Rev. Karl H. Bracker put out the flare and blamed the attack on the General Minister's Association stand against gambling which had urged a city investigation into crookedness and vice.
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