Council Skips AHA River Site Request
Austin Housing Authority asked the city to consider selling a riverfront fee simple lot on the north shore of the Colorado River between Comal Street and Chalmers Avenue for a 160 unit low rent public housing project for white tenants. The request was left unaddressed for the second week as the council deemed the matter informal. City Manager Walter Seaholm said only an informal question exists and he will discuss details with Housing Authority Secretary W. W. Stewart amid Stewart's absence.
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Austin Housing Authority
Taylor Glass
W. T. Johnson
Glass
Walter Seaholm
Seaholm
Housing Authority
W. W. Stewart
Stewart
Editors Plan Two Day Visit to Monterrey Conference
Texas editorial leaders announce a two day Monterrey visit as part of the 34th annual Texas Editorial Association convention in Laredo November 15 16. President Jack Estes and Assistant President Arthur Lefevre Jr. released program highlights with speakers from Honey Grove Austin Houston Perryton Edinburgh Port Neches and Laredo.
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Texas
Monterrey
Mexico
Texas Editorial Association
Laredo
Jack Estes
Dallas
Arthur Lefevre Jr
Houston
Harry Thompson
Honey Grove Signal
Charlies E. Green
Austin American-Statesman
van W. Stewart
Perryton
Ochiltree County Herald
Harold G. Pyle
Houston Chronicle
William C. Edwards
Edinburgh
Hidalgo County News
J. Wilkerson
Port Neches Chronicle
Fred Massengill Jr. Terrell
Greetings of Texas Press Association
Vernon T. Sanford Austin
Texas Press Association
Charles FE. Gilbert Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Ignacio Morones Prieto
Nuevo Redo
Dr. Prieto
City Council Labels Two New Commercial Zones
The City Council approved two commercial zones on 1106-1108 Eason Street and 607 South Lamar Boulevard, both requested by named individuals. A third zoning change for West 33rd Street and Lamar Boulevard was delayed to await the Plan Commission’s broader Lamar area study. A C-1 zone at 1 San Jacinto Boulevard allowing beer sales near a dormitory was also deferred after objections from University of Texas officials.
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Eason Street
Anthony Colonetta
Lamar Boulevard
George T. Ransdel
City Plan Commission
W. E. Thompson
West 33Rd Street
Planning Commission
Lamar
Thompson
J. T. Heath
San Jacinto Boulevard
Carl Bredt
University of Texas
Cameraman Jimmie Lederer Heads to Universal Newsreel San Francisco Bureau
James Lederer a veteran Texas and Southwest bureau camerman for Universal International Newsreel is promoted to chief of the San Francisco Bureau. He and wife Ivypyle and daughters move to California after decades covering Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona and parts of Mexico. Lederer covered events from governor inaugurations to Texas City blast earning a Headliners Award for his fire reports. He traveled with Presidents Roosevelt and Truman and with Mexican leader Miguel Aleman. The family previously lived at 3005 Glenview Ave.
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James Lederer
Texas
Jimmie
Allan Shivers
Universal Newsreel
San Francisco
Ivwpyle Lederer
Lillian Bland
Rita Jeanette
California
Lederer
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Universal International Newsreel
Texas City
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
Miguel Aleman
Camerman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aransas Pass
Truman
Charles
Glenview Ave
De Molay Mock City Council Forcing Bond Vote
On De Molay City Government Day 53 youth took over City Hall and staged a mock council session that illegally ordered voters to approve a 20 million dollar municipal and school bond. The six youth council members included Thomas White and Jack Lindsey among others.
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de Molay
Thomas White
Jack Lindsay
Don Orr
City Hall
Stephen F. Austin
Order of de Molay
Masonic Lodge
Jack Lindsey
James Orr
Don Schmidt
Walter Nass
Tommy Fairey
Library Query Traces Texas Parade Office Location
A library patron asked where the Texas Parade offices were. Librarian Mrs Moyne Treat directed the search to the Austin Public Library magazine files where the patron found the Austin address and thanked the staff after recalling where the car was parked.
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Texas Parade Magazine
Jaycees Urged to Help Chest Drive in Austin
Tom Miller as chairman urged the Jaycees to raise donations for the Austin Community Chest. The drive targets a November 1 goal with a completion target by the following Wednesday, plus a short grace period. City Manager Walter Seholm outlined the city bond issue election on November 6 and the program featured replays of the Texas-Oklahoma football game.
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Tom Miller
Austin
Jaycees
Jaycee
Miller
Walter Seaholm
Residents Fight City Dump Over Property Values
A neighborhood group told the City Council that despite improvements the city dump near St. Edward’s University farm harms property values and development. They urged relocation, noting ongoing concerns and awaiting a two week public works report from C. G. Levander.
Austin Brick Firm Seeks Lease Change for Riverfront Industry
Butler Brick Company asks City Council to modify its rivershore lease to allow industrial use on 450 of 55 city acres along the Colorado River near Deep Eddy. In return the firm would return all but five acres, with plans to store and warehouse on the retained land. Action expected in two weeks.
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Austin
Rivershore
Butler Brick Company
Colorado River
Deep Eddy
North Shore
Jay H. Brown
Zilker Park
Riverside Park
Meeting to Garner Negro Vote for City Bonds
A Friday night mass meeting at Dorie Miller Auditorium aims to rally the Negro vote for the upcoming city and public school bond issue. The event, sponsored by the Negro Citizens Council, features twelve speakers including Dr. William H. Jones and Rev. J. Garfield Owens, and will involve city and school officials in an all-out effort to secure strong support.
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Dorie Miller
Negro Citizens Council
Negro Council
William H. Jones
Tillotson College
J. Garfield Owens
Wesley Chapel
S. L. Davis
Mount Calvary Church
F. D. Davis
Olivet Baptist Church
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Capital City Kiwanis To See Texas-OU Film
Members of the Capital City Kiwanis Club will view motion pictures of the Texas Oklahoma game from two weeks ago in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. The luncheon session will be held at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel.
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Kiwanis
Capital City
Kiwanis Club
Dallas
Stephen F. Austin
City Okehs Extends Allen Water Lines
City Manager Walter Seahelm's office issued a 1783 work order Thursday to extend water facilities to the Joseph Brothers subdivision. The project includes 630 feet of six inch pipe on Allen Street from East Fifth Street and 140 feet of two inch pipe to serve the subdivision.
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Walter Seahelm
Joseph Brothers
Allen Street
East Fifth Street
Universal Code On Building Due To Be Offered
A Austin committee approves using a nationally recognized uniform code as a guide for a revised city building code. Chairman Munsey Wilson says the new code will largely follow uniform regulations from the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference with local adjustments. The 1922 regulations, once the standard, now lag behind modern practice. The updated code, ordered by the City Council last spring, aims to lower home construction costs by allowing new materials previously prohibited.
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Austin
Munsey Wilson
Pacific Coast Building Officials
Wilson
Teens Pick Cotton for German Orphan Castles
Austin teenagers sponsored by the YWCA joined the Niederwald farmers to harvest cotton for overseas aid. The crop will be shipped via CROP to a German mill. Organizer Mrs. Helen Graham and Rev. Ed Kloppe note citizenship training and service as goals amid community support.
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America
Texas
Austin
Germany
Austin Ywca
O. A. Eisman
Niederwald
Lockhart
Helen Graham
The
Ed Kloppe
Evangelical Reform Church
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Calif
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Chest
City Public Works
C. G. Levander
Levander
Public Works
New York City
St. Edward's University
City Okehs
Allen Water Lines
Carol Tracy
Richard Bashara
Carol
John Dodley
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