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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1948

Page

21

TB X ray drive in Austin surpasses ten thousand in three days

A citywide tuberculosis screening in Austin reaches 10 023 people in three days. The free chest x ray survey operates at six mobile stations across the city from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily under coordinators Mrs. Frank Posey and Mrs. Bertha Alford with volunteers from local groups aiding at multiple sites including Chamber of Commerce and Dorie Miller Auditorium. The effort is a joint project by the Travis County TB Association the Austin Travis County Health Unit the State Health Department and the Texas TB Association.

Congress Avenue Austin Travis County Co Ae Chamber of Frank Posey Bertha Alford Travis County Medical Auxiliary South Austin Chicon Street Blanco and Hyde Park American Association of University Women Chamber of Commerce Council of Church Women Negro Chamber of Commerce Samuel Huston and Tillotson Colleges Dorie Miller Auditorium Travis County TB Association Austin-Travis County Health Unit State Health Department Texas TB Association

Tim the speaking clock marks 12th birthday in London

Londoners have asked the time about 700000 times weekly since Tim the speaking clock began in 1936. Nationally nearly 400000000 calls have requested the time. During the war American soldiers vied for the Golden Voice, and one even broke the line in frustration.

London Tim London Telephone Service

Soviets Find Cave of Oldest Man in Central Asia

The Uzbek State University near the Samarkand Kitab railway discovered a cave linked to the ancient Sinanthropus race. Gudok reported the Soviet Academy of Sciences calls the find scientifically important and says the site lies in Central Asia.

Moscow Central Asia Gudok Uzbek State University Samarkand Kitab Soviet Academy of Science

Sault Ste. Marie Locks Haul Exceeds 45 Billion Tons

Over 92 years the Sault Ste. Marie locks have moved more than 45 billion tons of shipping, marking a historic milestone in the canal system’s operations and regional trade.

Sault Ste. Marie

Used Car Lot Offers Wide Selection and Open Evenings

Derby Tucker Sales advertises numerous new and used cars including Cadillacs Pontiacs Oldsmobile Studebaker Lincolns Chryslers Mercurys Fords Dodges Buicks with radios heaters and optional air tires. The lot at 6th and Nueces opens evenings Sundays and lists several specific vehicles with prices and contact numbers.

Studebaker Chrysler Doadeer Mercur Chivareks Dodges Derby Tucker

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