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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1949
Page
13
Two men faced burglary and assault charges after a postgame incident following the Rice Texas game. David A Rauh and his wife testified of a slugging and cut phone wires. The charges were dismissed after Rauh said he would not prosecute, with both suspects later bound under $1,000 peace bonds.
An order of groceries led to theft charges against Alvina and Robert Ockletree after a delivery mix up by the supplier. Police traced the groceries when the wrong couple received the delivery and a caller sought clarification.
Mrs George T Jester of Corsicana mother of the late Governor Beauford Jester accepts a seat on the state advisory committee for the poll tax amendment campaign. She endorses the repeal as a prerequisite to voting and cites Beauford's interest in adoption by the people.
The Christian Rural Overseas Program CROP detailed its relief work at a conference for farm and church groups at the Driskill Hotel. Rev Stuart S Pratt described aid to destitute abroad, noting 2392 carloads of commodities valued over 6 million dollars for 11.5 million refugees in Germany and 43 other countries.
Louis Novy of Interstate Theater says mail orders are open for Streetcar Named Desire at the Paramount Theater on November 15 and 16. Judith Evelyn Ralph Meeker Jim Nolan and Jorja Cartright star with director Elia Kazan and set designer Jo Mielziner.
Attorney General Price Daniel will explain ten pending constitutional amendments to the weekly Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Driskill Hotel. Jaycee program chairman G. L. Palmer said Daniel will give an impartial interpretation of the amendments to be voted on November 8 and will not advocate for or against them.
Dr DeWitt Reddick UT journalism professor will address the Indiana State Teachers Association Journalism Section meeting in Indianapolis and the Indiana State Fun School Press Association gathering at Franklin College Indiana.
The ancient Greek physician Pedanius Dioscorides advised using dried rose leaves steeped in wine to treat headaches and pain in the eyes ears and gums.
County Tax Collector Steve Heffington and two assistants spend much of their time refunding tax overpayments to residents. About one third of taxpayers paying by mail this month ignore the three percent October discount for 1950 taxes.
The City Plan Commission postponed a joint meeting on the proposed east west boulevard for Austin. Miss Jewell Osborn, secretary, said the gathering would be rescheduled once all city council members can attend. The plan envisions through traffic routes along Anderson Lane Koenig Lane 45th Street 38th Street 38th and 19th Street.
A brief note introduces plant apoplexy as a condition causing sudden wilting and death in plants, likening it to human stroke and emphasizing abrupt collapse.
President C B Smith will review the Austin Economics Development Foundation payroll program at the opening session of the Texas Personnel and Management Conference Thursday at 10 am in Hogg Auditorium. Governor Allan Shivers will address a Thursday night general session on running the state's business.
Witch hazel is not a hazel tree but a shrub. The term witch traces to wych, reflecting resemblance to wych elms in old speech.
Two indecent exposure cases from Monday were reported Tuesday by Lieut. Bob Birdsong of the crime prevention division. A girl walking home from school about 9 am was approached by a man described as middle aged with black hair, wearing a tan raincoat and tan pants. In a second incident a man exposed himself to a neighbor’s child in a car at Windsor Road and Exposition Lane. the suspect shares the same description.
President T. S. Painter will leave Wednesday for Madison Wisconsin to represent the University of Texas at the annual meeting of the Association of American Universities. Graduate School Dean A P Brogan will represent the University at a concurrent meeting of the Association of Graduate Schools. Both groups meet Oct 27 to 29.
Civil Service examinations are planned for multiple positions announced by A E Davis local secretary of the Civil Service Commission. Openings include appraiser and construction analyst office machine operator translator boiler fireman junior professional assistant junior agricultural assistant and junior management assistant. Further information is available at the Austin Post Office.
Vice President Alben W. Barkley is seen in St. Louis courting Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley, though reporters and photographers were not alerted until a leak on Tuesday. The sighting confirms renewed private contact with the widow amid ongoing public attention.
Mrs Hadley, a 37 year old widow, said the 71 year old Kentuckian arrived Saturday and dismissed claims of any special romantic significance to the visit.
The average cars per freight train rose from 344 in 1918 to 545 in later years, with a steady upward trend.
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