Unions Appeal Of Restrainers Goes To Court
The Third Civil Appeals Court heard the plea of the American Federation of Labor Texas Federation of Labor and 90 locals challenging temporary restraining orders in the Brown and Root labor dispute. Brown and Root argued the orders seek a permanent injunction against picketing and boycotts and that the appeal is improper.
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Tabulations Confirm Result of Bond Vote
A Monday bond election canvass found only minor errors in the initial unofficial tabulation. City Clerk Elsie Woosley reported the check, with council members Enema Long and W T Johnson reviewing the results. An official report on the eight propositions totaling 20 million dollars will go to the council Thursday.
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Exchangers Hear of Research at Off Campus Labs
J Neils Thompson outlines wide reaching UT Off Campus Research Center work to 200 scientists across 17 laboratories. Activities range from radar wave propagation to a 7000 mph wind tunnel and a 4,000,000 volt Van de Graaff machine with studies in bones, petroleum analysis, ceramics, and oil well core identification.
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Atlantic Union Parley Planned by Austin University Groups
The Austin and University of Texas chapters of Atlantic Union plan a meeting in Room 309 Union building on Friday at 8 pm. Speakers include Judge St John Garwood associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court Edward Taborsky and Don Yarbrough. The groups urge Congress to pass the Atlantic Union resolution.
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Congress
City considers overtime for election judges in bond election
The City Council will review paying election judges overtime for an extra hour. State law for counties over 150,000 requires polls to open at 7 a.m. Monday, instead of 8 a.m., in this bond election.
Policeman Writes Ticket After Out-of-Town Driver Left Engine Running
An out-of-town motorist parked across from the police station, left the engine running, and walked away. Police Sergeant Bruce Biggerstaff pried open a window and shut off the engine before issuing an over-parking ticket.
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Baker High Band Secures Armistice Parade Spot
Baker High Band wins parade entry after supporters protest a scheduling omission. Leslie Phares, Armistice Day parade committee chairman, acknowledged the Baker unit was excluded from the publicity list and will appear in Section 6 of the business parade.
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Saturday Poppy Sales To Aid Vets Orphans
Austinites who buy red poppies Saturday will aid children left by the death or disability of a veteran father. Mrs. T. H. Dyer, rehabilitation chairman of the UT unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, said sales on Poppy Day help disabled veterans of both world wars in or out of hospitals.
Possum Hunt Set for Walnut Creek on Nov 18
The 37th annual Walnut Creek possum hunt is planned for Saturday November 18. President Herman Kruger says the event will be staged at each pasture with all residents invited and coffee available. Secretary Treasurer Eugene V. Giles and a list of local directors support the event as a community tradition.
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Lee Helton
C. V. Jackson
Bascom Giles
Five Zoning Changes Before Council Today
The City Council will hear five zoning changes at 11 am. The docket includes 806 East 13th Street from B residential to C commercial 1811 Chicon Street C to C-l commercial 1626 Barton Springs Road A residential to G commercial 1224 East 12th Street C to C-1 commercial and 2312 2314 Longview Street A residential to B residential Two proposals 806 East 13th and 1224 East 12th face possible rejection by the City Zoning Board of Adjustment.
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Charter Election May Be Called By Next Month
Mayor Taylor Glass favors December or January for a city charter election to modernize the charter. Officials expect two dozen or more amendments to resolve conflicts with state law and internal provisions, including allowing a junior high on city park land near Pease Park. The City School board plans to request submission of this amendment.
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Suit To Recover Back Pay Heard By Civil Appeals
Travis County asks Third Court of Civil Appeals to overturn district court ruling in favor of former County Judge George S. Matthews. The case centers on a 1500 dollar annual back pay for serving on the Juvenile Board, paid under a bracket law and challenged on legality, authority, and appeal rights.
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Firemen for Fires Says Dallas Chief
Training Chief R. Roy Simmons of the Dallas Fire Department urges federal action to use trained firemen to supervise emergency operations for wartime readiness. He criticizes non-experienced men making fire fighting decisions and cites prior World War II errors. The Firemen Instructors Conference continued its third day in Calcasieu Auditorium.
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Mothers Cooking Is Still Around
Seventeen Travis County women named top home demonstration cooks by club vote. Each expert in culinary arts from local clubs will be featured. the first profile appears Friday in the Austin American with follow ups in upcoming Fridays.
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Real Estate Group to Oppose Housing Plan Before Council
Real Estate Board representatives plan to urge the City Council to intervene and curb three low rent public housing projects amid tight credit controls on private home building. The council may lack authority but oversees a deal with the Austin Housing Authority for federal loans to build 520 public units. The AHA aims to start construction early next year, with sites announced for two projects and a third 140 units site under debate for next week.
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Polio Proxy Luncheon Talks on Disease and Research
Basil OConnor will review polio patient care challenges and research progress at a December 11 luncheon at the Commodore Perry Hotel. Chapter officials from across Texas will attend, announced by Ed Stewart of Abilene. General Walter Krueger is co chairing the 1951 March of Dimes drive.
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Fanny the Elmpeeler and the Rise of Range Hogs in America
In a lyrical 1889 Ozarks scene a sow named Fanny and her piglets illustrate how wild hogs shaped early American foodways. The piece traces boar ancestry from China and England to the United States, and explains rail fences, range hogs, and selective breeding driving hog production from open ranges to modern steel enclosures.
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