Mid-Tex Square Dancers Hear Greggerson Call
Veteran square dance caller Herb Greggerson returns to Austin for the Mid-Tex Square Dancers fall jamboree at Gregory Gymnasium from 8 p.m. to midnight with ceremonies led by Carl Doc Journell of Houston and James B. Perry Jr. as program chair. Dances will be called by a list of Austin and regional callers, with Adolph Hofner and the Wranglers providing music.
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Greggerson
Herb Greggerson
Austin
Mid-Tex Square Dancers’ Association
Gregory Gymnasium
el Paso
University of Texas Cultural Entertainment Committee
Austin Square Dance Council
Association
Carl ¢Doc Journell
Houston
James B. Perry Jr
Chuck Rogers
Sweetheater
J. Bailey Harris
Waco
M. R. LeSturgen
Medina
Rickey Holden
San Antonio
C. O. Beer
Corpus Christi
Storey Lindsay
A. L. Billingsley
Liberty
Captain
Alabama's Goldenrod: State Flower Solidified
The state of Alabama designates the goldenrod as its official flower, affirming its long association with the region's landscape. The announcement articulates cultural and natural significance of the goldenrod to Alabama's identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
US Scout Chief Warns Rotarians of US USSR War
Dr. Ray O Wyland head of public relations for the National Council of Boy Scouts of America told Austin Rotarians that a USA USSR war is inevitable due to ideological differences. He cited global Scouting numbers and noted Scouts went underground in wartime. A new Austin member, Charles A Burton, was introduced.
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United States
Russia
Ray O. Wyland
National Council of Boy Scouts of America
Austin Rotarians
USA
Ussr
Wyland
The
New Yorker
New York
Rotary Club
Boy Scouts
America
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Hitler
Mussolini
Austin Club
Charles A. Burton
Bradwood Road
Lake Travis Improvement Association Sets Thursday Meeting
LTIA members will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the 126th District Court room at the Travis County Court House. The group aims to approve and print the new Lake Travis directory with guests Wick Fowler of Highland Lakes News and local Austin business leaders. Co chairs R M Taylor and Ralph Schneider will outline needed basic lake legislation and nine other committees will submit written reports on current and future activities.
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Lake Travis
Hatter
LTIA
Executive Divorced in California Alimony Court Order
Mrs Ferne Louise Chapline was awarded $400 a month alimony and $250 a month for their son George Frederick Jr. after divorcing from F. Chapline, vice president of Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. They married January 1 1940 in Miami Beach Florida.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ae F. Chapline
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Ferne Louise Chapline
George Frederick Jr
Miami Beach
Fla
Womack Opens Race for State Education Post
Dr P E Womack announced his candidacy for the Texas State Board of Education at a Dorie Miller Auditorium rally. He urged equal educational opportunities and cited leaders like Richard Allen and Booker T Washington as models while praising white Austin voters for potential support. The event featured speakers from Tillotson College and Samuel Huston College and music from campus choirs.
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P. E. Womack
State Board of Education
Dorie Miller Auditorium
Womack
Austin
Dr. Womack
Richard Allen
Daniel A. Payne
Booker T. Washington
William H. Jones
Tillotson College
M. J. Anderson
Robert Harrington
Samuel Huston College
Harry Lott
Austin City Council
Samuel Huston Acapella Choir
Carpenters Donate To Austin Gold Star Memorial Fund
Carpenters Local 1266 contributed 251.01 to the Gold Star Mothers memorial fund aiding a World War II dead tribute in Austin Travis County. Ben Gillaspy offers two donated boat rides on Lake Austin from 6 to 8 p m with all proceeds to the fund, the Skipper boat at Lake Austin Inn, $1 per person, 20 seats. The statue will be placed on the island at llth and Colorado Streets, with a fountain. Fund target about 9500. Mrs Beeman notes city employees also donate generously.
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Travis County
Llth
Colorado Streets
Beeman
Guston Morgan
Droppleman Is Sentenced On Two Austin Burglaries
William B. Droppleman was found guilty of burglaries at North Side Cleaners and Krueger's Jewelry Company in Austin. Judge Jack Roberts sentenced him to four years on each count, to run concurrently, after Droppleman changed his plea to guilty.
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William B. Droppleman
Austin
State Penitentiary
Jack Roberts
126Th District Court
North Side
Krueger
Droppleman
Polk Shelton
Paul Holt
Roberts
Croppleman
George W. Gregg
Mildred Rankin
Gregg
Austin State Hospital
Charley Hartman
Alton McCarver Jr
Henry Patrick Sullivan
Perry Dixon Jr
Weldon Johnson
Polio in Texas Tops Two Thousand Cases
The Texas Department of Health reported polio totals climbed past 2,000 for the year as 52 new cases were recorded in the past week. The weekly total fell from 67, with last year’s figure at 1,521, and two counties Hansford and Maverick reported first polio cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Department of Health
Hansford
FBI State County and City Teachers To Lecture Cops
Austin policemen will return to school for five days starting next Monday. Sessions run 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. to allow traffic officers to patrol and learn. Lectures will cover state county city law enforcement with FBI specialists contributing.
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FBI
Austin
Raymond D. Thorp
Tom Neal
San Antonio
Thorp
Neal
Family income up in United States from 1920 to 1948
The average annual income per US family rose from 2900 dollars in 1920 to 5600 dollars in 1948, signaling substantial growth across the interwar and postwar periods. The rise reflects economic expansion and shifts in wage levels during this era.
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Starr Kealhofer
Layne
Lake Association
Richtlerl
Circus
Gargantua
Gargantua the Great
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Toto
Gorrilla
Gold Star Mothers Memorial Fund
Carpenters Local No
Bess O. Beeman
Memorial Finance Committee
Benjamin Johnson
Leon Lyles
Little Rock
Arkansas
University Avenue Church
Sands and Barrow
Professional Pharmacy Service
Colorado
Bakeries
Broadway
Richter’s Bakery
Richter
Ayres
Lamar
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