Ralph Campbell Recognized For Employing Disabled Workers
Austin employer Ralph Campbell was honored for the second time in a week for employing physically handicapped workers. He received a certificate of merit from Alex J. Simon of the DAV at a luncheon, cited by the American Legion earlier in the week. An TEC placement specialist highlighted 28 million handicapped in the United States and urged employers to hire, noting 500,000 workers unemployed and a $3 billion societal cost.
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Austin
Ralph Campbell
Modern Signs
Campbell
Austin Optimist Club
Lone Star Chapter
The
Disabled American Veterans
Alex J. Simon
DAV
Simon
Fred E. Dickinson
Veterans Employment
Texas Employment Commission
American Legion
Joe Spurlock
F. E. James
TEC
James
United States
War Memorial Drive For City Park Site
The Austin Gold Star Mothers seek 9 500 for a World War II memorial at 11th and Colorado, with 2 000 already raised. The project, now to include a tablets bearing names and an illuminated fountain, repositions on the capitol grounds park island after city designation. An advisory board led by E P Cravens oversees funds, with eight group captains collecting nationwide support from Mrs A W Snodgrass as chairwoman and committee members.
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Austin Gold Star
11Th
Colorado Streets
Lois M. Fugler
Gold Star
Travis County
Capitol Grounds
11Th and
Congress Avenue
Fugler
E. P. Cravens
Capital National Bank
Cravens
Gold Star Mothers Memorial Committee
A. W. Snodgrass
Johnnie Massey
Paul Vollette
Purity Smith
W. Popham
Fred Beeman
Emil Jordan
Mike Balagia
William Berkowitz
Augie Gaddis
Hugo Rauber
Mary Roberts
W. C. Boatman
C. A. Rhemann
W. R. Glenn
Leola Shipley Jolly
Kay Houston
Thomas Hood
Jaycees To See Film Of UT Temple Game
The Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce members will view a play by play film of the Texas Longhorns 54 to 0 victory over Temple University. The luncheon will be held at the Driskill Hotel, presenting Friday’s itinerary in a concise recap of the Sept 24 game.
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Philadelphia
Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas Longhorn
Three Concerts Artists Dated for Austin Season
Miss Lois Trice of the Austin Community Concert Association says three renowned artists Elena Nikolaidi Robert Casadesus and Ginette Neveu will appear in Austin this season under association sponsorship with a fourth artist to be announced. Membership drives run to Oct 10 offering a four concert season ticket good for all events at $6 with sales through local music shops and the University of Texas box office.
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Lois Trice
Austin Community Concert Association
Austin
Elena Nikolaidi
Robert Casadesus
Ginette Neveu
Miss Neveu
Miss Trice
Bruno Walter
New York Philharmonic Symphony
America
Musical America
Casadesus
Community Concert Association
J. R. Reed Music Company
Charles William Music Company
University Co-Op
University of Texas Music Department
Reed estate leaves widow and daughter as heirs
Wealthy Austin investor C Badger Reed died at 42 from diabetes and left his entire estate to his widow Zelda Bess Reed and their daughter Zelda. The will filed in County Court assigns executors Joseph Cocke and the American National Bank and includes a trust from his mother Margaret Bader Reed that benefits Zelda on the widow’s death.
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C. Badger Reed
Austin
Reed
Zelda Bess Reed
Conner Badger Reed
Margaret Bader Reed
Zelda
Bids Expected From Texas Firms on Austin Storm Sewers
On Tuesday bids will open for storm sewer construction in Austin with competition from Houston and Fort Worth firms. Ten locations are planned at an estimated cost of 109000 dollars. Public Works Director Levander said plans were provided to seven contractors by Wednesday afternoon and noted a Speedway culvert project near Waller Creek with bids due October 25 or November 1, part of four fall installations costing 32000 dollars.
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Austin
Texas
Houston
Fort Worth
Public Works
C. G. Levander
J. D. George Company
Quisle Construction Company
Karl Wagner
S. B. Ricks
McKown and Sons
Joe Bland
Collins Construction Company
Levander
Speedway
Waller Creek
45Th
Shipe Playground
Ruling Expected Soon on Storm Insurance Case
District Judge Jack Roberts is poised to issue a judgement early next week in the Texas windstorm hail and hurricane insurance dispute brought by Jess D. Carter seeking to invalidate the $100 deductible clause. The case challenges a September 1946 Board of Insurance Commissioners order arguing the commission overstepped its authority while the state contends higher rates would burden homeowners. The June 13 order kept the deductible in place as optional rates were reviewed, and a final decision could be appealed with broad impact for Texas homeowners.
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Jack Roberts
Austin
Texas
Jess D. Carter
Herman Jones
Charles Hering
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Poor School Plants Said Health Hazard
Dr. Darrell B. Harmon of Austin told the North Central Educational Congress in Minneapolis that poor school facilities seriously impair health and education. He cited Texas tests showing modernization cuts health problems by as much as 65 percent, with visual difficulties dropping from 53.3 percent to 18.6 percent and nutrition problems from 71.3 percent to 23.5 percent after improvements.
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Minneapolis
Darrell B. Harmon
Austin
Harmon
North Central
Metric Educational Congress
Texas
Six Year Old Drowns In Abandoned Pool At Houston
Houston dispatch reports six year old Freddie Lamar Spires Jr drowned in an abandoned pool while on a fishing expedition with his five year old brother Jimmie Arthur. Neighbors recovered the body in twelve feet of water after the child disappeared Tuesday night. The brothers’ father is not named. the incident is under investigation.
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Houston
Freddie Lamar Spires Jr
Jimmie Arthur
Spires
Reba Litton
Freddie
Octopuses Change Color to Match Ocean Bottom
Octopuses alter their skin color to blend with the type of ocean floor they rest on. The study shows color shifts align with bottom textures and hues, aiding camouflage from predators and prey. Researchers note rapid pigment changes tied to surrounding substrates.
Long safety record of school patrols praised in Austin
Police officer Jerry Joslin, director of Austin school patrols, told the Austin Exchange Club that not a single child has been injured or killed at school crossings in 14 years of operation. About 12,000 Austin children cross streets near schools daily, and patrols have grown to 32 with 1,200 members by year end.
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Jerry Joslin
Austin Exchange Club
Joslin
Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
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Jaycees
Witard
Willard
Brown-White Drug CO
Grove Drug CO
Hyde Park Drug Store
Rosedale Drug Store
University Drug Store, Inc
Nau's
San Jacinto
Tucker Drug CO
Ward
WHITE
Pharmacy
Ginette Nevew
Koenig Lane
Arroyo Seco
Woodrow Avenue
Cherrywood Road
Clarkson Avenue
126Th District Court
Mike
Ike
Bridges
Neches
Leutwyler
Ronson Lighters
Ronsons
Jewelers
PTA
Lavaca
Nastrix
Sulova
Stewie
Rogers
William Rogers
Holmes & Edwards
Tudor Plate
Rogers Tea & Coffee Service
Well & Tree
Dish
Sheffield Tea Service
Sunbeam Irons
Sunbeam
Sunbeam Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach
Manning Bowman
Westinghouse
Seth Thomas
Porstner
Shriner
Leatwyler Jewelers
Congress
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