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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1949

Page

12

UT Students Need Office Type Jobs

The University of Texas student employment bureau reports October gains in part time and permanent placements but notes a strong need for office jobs. Bureau director Ralph Frede says office positions are the major unmet area, while a Labor Youth League program appears to have limited impact on local student job efforts.

University of Texas Student Employment Bureau Ralph "Wale Frede Labor Youth League

Grand Jury Reconvenes With Few Cases Stated

The Travis County grand jury reconvenes Thursday at 1 30 p m in the Courthouse fifth floor jury room after a week’s recess. Only a few cases are docketed for consideration.

Travis County Grand Jury

Absentee Voting Ends Soon in Travis County

Two days remain for absentee voting in the November 8 special election in Travis County. The county clerk’s office polling site will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Over 120 ballots have been cast. voters must present a poll tax receipt or obtain a duplicate from the tax collector’s office on the courthouse’s second floor.

Travis State Board of Education 10Th Congressional District

Cascade Mountains tunnel ranks as world second longest

The Northern Pacific Railroad tunnel in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state is recognized as the second longest tunnel in the world, highlighting its engineering prominence.

Northern Pacific Railroad Cascade Mountains Washington

Courthouse Notices and Vehicle Registrations in Local Records

The district and justice courts filed divorces, swindling and assault cases, with marriages licenses issued to eight couples. New car registrations list dozens of makes and firms including Chevrolet, Ford, Pontiac, Hudson, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, and Packard for numerous individuals and companies.

Heffington W. Allen Oliver Jr Chevrolet Laura Snow T. D. Boyd Barbara D. Lemming Pontiac Transmix Concrete Corporation Plymouth William R. Marks Mercury R. J. Via Sr Hudson Ed Gildon L. Wade Ford F. M. Peary Theodore Youngblood Sr Boatner Ralph Matlock T. E. Welch Joe Giddens Beuna A. Krause Harold E. Sanders Lincoln James S. Gulerie Oldsmobile David Zink Sr S. Raymond Brooks J. &. Roach Matthew F. Kreisle Dodge Harry D. Pruett Harry D. Pruett Jr Jacob Schmidt Lillian Patelsky L. Wayne Golden Studebaker Roy C. A. Butler Roy H. Bailey Edward A. Swanson H. S. Reynolds The Taylor Company B. G W. S. Oil Company Packard E. F. Eisenheiser Oldsmoile L. T. Gunn P. B. Griffith Nash

City Funds Mixup Up to Attorneys

Mayor Taylor Glass said the City Council will not discuss whether 175000 in water and light funds will continue to be transferred to the Austin Independent School District until attorneys for the school board and city reach an agreement. Glass noted four years of transfers under a 1945 charter amendment, but the attorney general, in approving 7150000 in utility plant expansion bonds, noted the transfer is illegal. He hopes lawyers can resolve it before any meeting with the school board.

Taylor Glass Austin Independent School District Glass

Final Rites Held For Asphyxiation Victim

Ferris E. James, 37, died of carbon monoxide asphyxiation in a closed car by the Ozona highway. Robert Larry Bennett, 50, of San Angelo, was found with him. Justice of the Peace Pill Donhigan ruled accidental death. services at Briggs and burial in Davis Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and two sisters.

James Briggs Davis Cemetery George S. James Frank Howell Florice Ferguson Florence

Detectives Relief As Crime Slows In Austin

Police report a quiet Wednesday with only two thefts and a misplaced fur piece. Charles Duren on the Tillotson College campus reported an overcoat stolen from his room. The Roto Router company on Dallas Highway noted a delayed Halloween prank theft of a sign carrying its name and address. A scrap-paper collector found a fox fur neck scarf behind T. H. Williams and returned it to the store after police inquiries.

Austin Cnt Charles Duren Tillotson College Roto-Router Sewage and Drainage Company Dallas Hallowe’en T. H. Williams Congress

Freak Accident Hurts Austin Real Estate Man

Dupree D. Johnson a Austin real estate developer was injured in a freak accident Saturday on the Ligon Ranch at Pack Saddle Mountain Llano County Johnson tried to uproot a tree blocking a road the tree swung and struck him Johnson was taken to a Burnet hospital and later discharged to his home for recovery Ed St John accompanied him on the hunting trip and aided his transfer.

Dupree D. Johnson Austin Johnson Ed St. John Ligon Ranch Pack Saddle Mountain Llano County St. John Burnet

Former Georgetown Man Plans U S Visit During Iraq Service

Charles J. Rountree, a Georgetown native in Iraq, is scheduled to depart Kirkuk for a U S vacation this week and arrive mid December. He will visit London, New York and Washington before returning to Iraq. his sister Mrs D M McQuire lives in Carlsbad New Mexico.

Charles J. Rountree Georgetown Kirkuk Iraq United States London New York Washington D. M. McQuire Carlsbad N. M

Chickens Die In Fatal Poultry Truck Crash West Of Austin

State Highway Patrolmen T. O. Dillard and D. K. McDaniel rushed to US 290 west of Austin after a call of a bloody accident. They found a poultry truck driven by Walter Lee Lyons uninjured except for a bruised arm and 21 dead, all chickens, in a rollover that occurred when the truck failed to turn.

T. O. Dillard D. K. McDaniel Austin US 290 Walter Lee Lyons East 10Th Lyons

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