Labor-Liberal Conference Set for Texas Session at Driskill
The sixth annual Texas Social and Legislative Conference meets October 29 30 at the Driskill Hotel to discuss interorganization cooperation and political action. Notable speakers include Sparks Hickman Collier Steadham Carter Garcia Tillman Taylor Ryan Lu cas Davis Jones Wells LaRue Zoller Voigt and others from Austin Corpus Christi Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and Beaumont.
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Texas Social and Legislative Conference
Driskill Hotel
Paul Sparks
Austin
J. J. Hickman
Jud Collier
Mumford
Joe
Marshall Jones
Abilene
N. D. Wells
Dallas
Sestak LaRue
Fort Worth
Emile Zoller
Beaumont
A. L. Voigt
San Antonio
Communication Workers of America
People's Legislative Committee
Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Texas State Council of Machinists
Democratic Progressive Voters League of Texas
Texas State Industrial Union Council
Texas Allied Printing Trade Council
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Texas State Council of Carpenters
Oil Workers International Union
Social Security League of Texas
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Farmer's Educational and Cooperative Union
the Townsend Plan For National Insurance
Texas Stereotypers and Electrotypers Legislative Conference
Texas Conference of Teamsters
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Bids Called For Courthouse Roof in Travis County
Seven county commissioners will call for bids to replace the Travis County Courthouse roof. Bids to be opened November fifth as the current roof has lost its 20 year guaranty and waterproofness.
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Travis County
Same Chairmen To Lead Second Mass IB Check
Apperson and Mrs Alden Davis who led the 1948 tuberculosis survey will co chair a second survey in January and February 1950. John D Simpson says the cooperative effort by public health groups aims at early TB detection and treatment. The 1948 survey covered 46 445 people, found 301 cases, and used six mobile units. 1950 will use one unit shifting across Austin and Travis County.
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M. Apperson
Alden Davis
John D. Simpson
Travis County Tuberculosis Association
Ben Primer
State Health Department
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Austin
Travis County
Travis TB Association Board
Austin-Travis County
Nona Palmer
Woman Questions Absentee Ballot Rules In Texas County
A Travis County woman called the county clerk to ask about casting two absentee ballots for the November 8 special election. She said her husband was out of town until November 15 and that she had poll tax receipts but did not know why she could not mark his ballot as well as her own. He supposedly votes as she tells him.
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Travis County
Polio Cases Fall to New Low in Texas Week
Texas reported 36 polio cases in the week ending Oct. 15 the lowest since May 7. Rains County logged its first case of the year while Dallas and Tarrant Counties led with six each. The health department tallies 2,064 cases across 191 counties this year, down 16 from the prior week.
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Texas
Rains
Dallas
Tarrant
State Health Department
Civil Service Posts Open for Instructors in Texas
Uncle Sam seeks instructors in several federal agencies in Texas with salaries from 2974.80 to 3351 dollars yearly. Civil Service Commission will hold an examination to fill the vacancies. Applications and details available at the Austin Post Office from A. E. Davis, local secretary.
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Uncle Sam
Texas
Civil Service Commission
Austin Post Office
A. E. Davis
Absentee Voting Opens For Nov 8 Election At County Courthouse
Absentee voting begins today at 8 a.m. at the Travis County courthouse for the November 8 special election. Voters need a poll tax receipt or a duplicate from the county tax collector. The ballot covers ten proposed constitutional amendments and a State Board of Education race for the 10th District with Paul Bolton Eugene Clyde Weafer and P E Womack as candidates. A new more secret ballot will be used with a perforated corner and separate stubs for name and ballot. Changes in election officials include P E Winston Henry Wendlandt C N Bastin Jr replacing others and several precincts adding new judges.
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State Board of Education
10Th
Education Post
Paul Bolton
Austin
Eugene Clyde Weafer
Caldwell
P. E. Womack
P. E. Winston
Theo Meyer
Henry Wendlandt
C. N. Bastin, Jr
E. A. Hohman
Govalle
Glenn O. Davis
Ralph Parker
Esperanza
Frank E. Pease
Marlin Smalley
East First
T. F. Caldwell
Firms Buy Symphony Tickets for Employees
Several Austin businesses bought blocks of tickets for their workers to attend the first Austin Symphony Orchestra concert today at 4 30 p m in Gregory Gym. The firms include Calcasieu Lumber Con ley Florists Giesecke Kuehne and Brooks Herman Heep C B Smith Motors and Walker Austex Chili Company. The Austin Kiwanis Club also bought tickets for underprivileged children.
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Austin Symhony Orchestra
Gregory Gym
Calcasieu Lumber Company
Conley Florists
Giesecke, Kuehne and Brooks
Herman Heep
C. B. Smith Motors
Walker Austex Chili Company
Austin Kiwanis Club
Brief Council Session With One Routine Item
City Council meets in a quiet brief session Thursday morning with a single agenda item zoning space allocations for new gas lines by Southern Union Gas. Major issues from last week’s meeting are deferred awaiting UT Board of Regents decisions on University land use for a Lake Austin municipal pier. The taxicab franchise ordinance and the one way street plan need further study and a traffic count before action.
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Southern Union Gas Company
Lake Austin
Tom Miller Dam
University of Texas Board of Regents
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