Kiwanis Elects Four New Directors for 1950
The Austin Kiwanis Club announced four new directors for 1950 James D. Lemon W A Cunningham E A Moeller and Glen Lewis following a mail ballot last week The Rev George Beto was elected president two weeks ago The club reports a minstrel show netted at least 2000 to support underprivileged children The club spent 10000 last year to buy land and create a playground with the Salvation Army Youth Center A 1701 lighting bill for the field was paid Monday Dr Will Jackson spoke on humor and praised Abraham Lincoln and Will Rogers as humor icons
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Austin Kiwanis Club
James D. Lemon
W. A. Cunningham
E. A. Moeller
Glen Lewis
George Beto
Lutheran Concordia College
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army
Will Jackson
American Hospital and Life Insurance Company
S Antonio
Abraham Lincoln
Will Rogers
United States
Home Economics Conference Slated At Fort Worth
The Texas Home Economics Association plans its annual sectional session during the State Teachers Association Convention in Fort Worth on November 25.
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Fort Worth
College Station
INS
Texas Home Economics Association
State Teachers Association
Public Records Notices and Registrations Lunch
Public records list annulment and divorce filings in 98th and 12th district courts with several marriages license issued. Car registrations include multiple Ford and Packard models. Building permits issued for residences and garages in various streets.
Morris Begins Two Day Acting Governorship
Senator G. C. Morris of Greenville serves a brief two day acting governor term while Governor Allan Shivers attends the Southern Governors Conference in Biloxi Mississippi. Morris stays in Greenville and says he will fly to Austin if emergencies arise while Shivers returns to Dallas for a banquet and plans to be in Austin again Wednesday.
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G. C. Morris
Greenville
Allan Shivers
Biloxi
Miss
Morris
Austin
Shivers
Dallas
Bowling Center Fire Destroys Austin Recreation Center
Fire gutted the Bowling Center at 417 West Sixth Street in an hour and a half blaze. Fire Marshal Bill Heaton could not determine a cause after an all day inquiry, with damage estimated between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars. Mayor Taylor Glass noted nearby Cold ice cream business proximity and the fire’s severity as Austin’s worst of the year. The adjacent Paris Cafe suffered only minor roof damage.
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417 West Sixth Street
West Sixth Street
Bill Heaton
Heaton
Taylor Glass
Polar
Austin
Calcasieu Lumber Company
Grand Jury Opens Final Session of the Year
The Travis County grand jury began its final session Monday with jurors slated to reconvene Tuesday. Officials expect a final report late Tuesday or Wednesday, and the next grand jury will not convene again until January.
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Travis County Grand Jury
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Echo
Kentucky
Echo Spring Distilling Company
Frankfort
Public Records
98Th District Court
Betts
Billy Leonard Inman
Helen Ao Ashcraft Inman
Roberts
N. A. Shirley
Emma M. Shirley
Johnnie Lee C. Goodson
Harrell W. Goodson
Emerick Sidney Kelone
Elizabeth Kelone
Thurman
Travis O. Moon
Limberg
Wilson Everett Trahan
Peggy Ruth Boynton
Willis W. Beam
Nina Beatrice Sosebee
Horace Greely Linscomb, Jr
Alice Marie Stermadle
John Carroll Hibbs
Dorothy Edgardine Johnson
Otis Revada, Jr
Verna Jean Lee
Heffington
Harry E. Kieke
Ford
George Hielscher
J. Lee Hanchey
Chevrolet
H. Y. McBrayer
Austie Collier
Jake Permecky Jr
Winfield S. Barton
Hudson
Walter L. Henson
Nash
Kelley Hausman
Packard
Kenneth P. Baker
Harold C. Stewart
Pontiac
Eckert
Grey and Becker
West 49Th Street
Shoalmont No. 3
van Spinks
Alta Vista
Travis Heights
T. Sewell
Dawson Street
Nannie E. Dawson
Fred Nielson
West Oltorf Street
M. E. Wilson
Warren Price
Northland Drive
T. J. Sunday
Norman C. Lawrence
East 49Th Street
Herman Terrace
Jesus Olvera
Santa Rita
Buena Vista
Sen. Morris
England
Norman Vincent Peale
Scarbrough
Our Nations Department
Scarbrough & Sons
Albee
Sch Han Y
Norman Rockwell
Tim
Santa
Salvador Dali
Alice Schlesinger
Grand Jury
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