Bronze WWII memorial statue dedicated in Austin streets
A nine foot bronze statue honoring fallen World War II soldiers was dedicated Sunday at 11th and Colorado Streets near the Governor's Mansion. The base bears a granite plate naming Travis County men who died in the war. Funds came from a campaign led by the local American Gold Star Mothers chapter.
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Colorado Streets
Travis County
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc
LCRA To Lower Lake Austin To Fight Weeds
The Lower Colorado River Authority will begin lowering Lake Austin Wednesday night. City Utilities Director Walter Seaholm said the water will drop about 15 feet over three or four days, reaching the level by Saturday or Sunday. The aim is to expose shoreline weeds to June sun, with cattlemen warned to keep stock from exposed lake bottom.
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Colorado River Authority
Lake Austin
City Utilities
Walter Seaholm
Seaholm
Winding Lake
From Oxen to Coins Money Tracing Its Long Story
The article surveys money's long history from oxen and livestock values in ancient times to modern US currency. It traces early metal and paper money across civilizations, notes the rise of letters of credit, Continental currency, and the Civil War era shift to national bank notes and modern Federal Reserve and United States notes. It highlights key figures like Marco Polo and Paul Revere in the invention and development of currency, covering eras from 900 BC through 1908 and into current printings and seals.
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Troy
Crete
Pacific
Yap
Virginia
Egypt
China
Marco Polo
Kubla Khan
Europe
U. S
Congress
Paul Ree i
Treasury
National Bank
Federal Reserve
United States
Post Office Closed for Memorial Day in Austin
The Post Office will be closed all day Tuesday for Memorial Day and there will be no mail deliveries. Postmaster Bob Phinney urged Austin residents to plan accordingly and use any needed postal services beforehand.
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Bob Phinney
Austin
Memorial Rites Light Here Today
Memorial Day observances were canceled in Travis County with government offices except city offices closed. About 50 volunteers placed American flags on 1,200 graves across Austin and county cemeteries in memory of veterans from the Spanish American War through World War II. Governor Allan Shivers spoke at the dedication, with a Bergstrom-based air unit offering a floral tribute.
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Austin
Travis County
Bob Phinney
Austin American Legion
DAV
Allan Shivers
Bergstrom Air Force Base
One Way Streets Ready for Trial in Austin
City officials say four downtown streets will switch to one way Thursday morning in Austin for a six month experiment. Brazos Street will run south, Colorado north, Seventhwest east, and Eighth east as traffic officers plan to guide drivers during the changeover.
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Brazos Street
Colorado North
Seventhwest
Eighth East
Vice-Consul Works Night Club Job in Austin
Carlos Perez-Zelaya 23, Nicaragua's vice-consul in Austin, serves from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the consulate and 6 p.m. to midnight at Cliff House. He handles visas, passports, and shipping, lives behind Cliff House, and hopes to return to Nicaragua. He aided Nicaraguan students and speaks of cultural differences and economic ties with the United States.
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Carlos Perez-Zelaya
United States
Carlos
Nicaragua
Austin
Cliff House
Lake Austin
Anastasia Somoza
Harry Truman
C. W. Coffee
University of Texas
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa
Washington
Jose Santos Zelaya
Managua
Panama
Ausetin
University
Universit 1
Joe Neal
Collegio Centro
Granada
Marans
Health Agency Proposed by Cox Faces Legal Challenge
City officials were advised that the mayor cannot create a health board or abolish the city health officer position. A Cox backed ordinance would appoint a health board and a public health director who could hire and fire, replacing the present city county officer. The memo says only the city manager can appoint health board members and only state law governs the health officer’s duties. Cox aims to establish city health boards statewide.
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Trumen O'Quinn
George W Cox
Cox
Austin
City Health Department
Guston Morgan
O'Quinn
Texas
The Check and Its Ancient Banking Roots
A Georgian style explainer traces the history of checks from notched sticks used in medieval banking to today’s paper forms. It explains how the banker and depositor shared a half stick as a receipt and how terms like tallying teller and check evolved from French and chessboard origins.
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Tailler
Ramsey Campaigns In Southwest Texas
Former Secretary of State Ben Ramsey started his campaign for lieutenant governor touring Southwest Texas. He planned stops in San Antonio for a couple of days then Port Arthur on Wednesday and Beaumont on Thursday.
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Ben Ramsey
San Antonio
Texas
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Filling City Post Up to Seaholm
Walter Seaholm will decide whether to appoint a new utilities director once he becomes city manager Thursday. Mayor Taylor Glass said there have been no applicants and the position may not be filled, leaving Seaholm as titular head with operations run by Kert Davis and Dexter Kinney.
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Walter Seaholm
Taylor Glass
Seaholm
Glass
City Hall
Kert Davis
Dexter Kinney
Young Doctor Victim of Polio at Galveston
Jack Langley son of Mrs. R. C. Langley of 822 West Elsmere Street San Antonio died Sunday in Galveston of polio friends in Austin have been notified He was a UT Austin graduate and was to receive an MD degree from the University Medical School in June Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p m at the Porter Loring Funeral Home in San Antonio
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Jack Langley
R. C. Langley
West Elsmere Street
San Antonio
Galveston
Austin
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