Is It Legal Refund of Poll Tax Payments Eyed
Attorney General Muin Price Daniel refused to discuss whether a tax collector can be barred from refunding poll tax payments until the fate of the poll tax voting requirement is decided on November 8. Heffington of Travis County refunds poll tax payments by mail, advising wait until after the amendments election, with refunds if the amendment passes not allowed since funds go to the state. Daniel urged a heavy vote and noted the decision will depend on those who actually vote while stressing the amendments’ language is unclear. A town hall on the amendments will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Calcasieu Auditorium.
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Price Daniel
Daniel
Chamber of Commerce
Travis
Steve Heffington
Heffington
Austin Jaycees
Congress
Texas
Bob Lusk
Jaycee
Calcasieu Auditorium
Busy Cable Handles 1800 Phone Calls Simultaneously
An eight unit coaxial cable designed mainly for television can support up to 1,800 long distance telephone conversations at the same time.
Lon don Radio Program First Rebroadcast In 1925
The first rebroadcast of a London radio program occurred in 1925 marking an early milestone in international broadcasting history. The event reflects the emergence of cross border radio media and advances in live program distribution during the period.
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London
Prices Jump as World Coffee Shortage Predicted
Wray Weddell reports a brewing world coffee shortage with wholesale prices rising from 29 to 45 cents per pound. Analysts blame droughts, demand surge, and wartime spread of coffee drinking, with retail cups expected to reach 10 to 16 cents as stocks dwindle.
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Brazil
Guatemala
Colombia
Edward Bock
John Bremond Company
Austin
Houston
Associated Press
Sao Paulo
Chicago
Los Angeles
Nathan Cummings
Trustees To Meet At Bryker Woods
The Austin School Board will inspect the Brykerwoods School addition in a special session Friday at 2 p m at the site. The $199000 project adds two classrooms a cafe teria auditorium play room and offices including a rent teacher conference room. The opening ends half day sessions and two second grade classes will move in Tuesday with physical education taught in the playroom.
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Brykerwoods
Austin School Board
R. W. Byram
Billie McFarlane
Hazel Stroman
Glenna Carmena
Top Psychiatrist Urges Ban On Trial By Jury For Insane
Dr George S Stevenson of New York, president of the American Psychiatric Association, urges Texas to allow hospitalization of mental patients with minimal court procedure. He notes current law requiring a six member jury for stays beyond 90 days and endorses a state constitutional amendment on Nov 8 to permit hospital admission without a jury trial unless requested.
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Texas
Texas Society For Mental Hygiene
George S. Stevenson
New York
American Psychiatric Association
The
Texas Society
Dr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Allan Shivers
Robert L. Sutherland
Austin
Hogg Foundation For Mental Hygienee
Veterans housing rents begin Nov 1 in Butler Park project
Rentals from 218 public housing units for veterans built on city land will start flowing to the city treasury November 1. City Manager Guston Morgan says the U S Public Housing Authority approved transfer of title to the city under a new federal act. Over three years the project yielded 98000 net profits after ground rentals and taxes. the city spent 100000 on streets and utilities in 1946, and the project will continue to recover those costs.
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Butler Park
Hargrave Street
City Treasury
Guston Morgan
Morgan
United States Public Housing Authority
Gold Plated Tubes Boost High Frequency Efficiency
Some radio transmitting tubes are gold plated to increase efficiency at high frequency operation, improving performance in communications gear.
Education Board Hires Legal Aid In Money Tangle
The City Board of Education hired Judge Ben H. Powell and Judge J W Patterson Sr as legal advisors to resolve a dispute over the annual transfer of 175000 from the city water and light fund to public schools. The transfer, tied to a 1945 charter amendment, was ruled illegal by the attorney general’s office amid revenue bonds issued for seven million one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The board may seek action if the transfer is not refused by the City Council, but under charter it cannot be made before January.
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City Board of Education
City of Austin Water and Light Fund
R. W. Byram
Ben H. Powell
J W. Patterson Sr
Byram
Attorney General
City Water and Light Department
City of Austin
Water and Light Department
Water and Light Fund
Election Judges State Meeting in County Courthouse
A mass meeting of 66 Travis County election judges will be held in the County Court room at 10 a m next Tuesday. County Judge Tom Johnson and Democratic Chairman J M Patterson will explain changes in the new secret ballot law and address questions about the Nov 8 special election. Ballots feature a perforated numbered stub kept in a sealed box. the ballot proper is anonymous except for its serial number.
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Travis County
Tom Johnson
J. M. Patterson
Plea for Permit for Austin East West Air Route
Austin officials urge the Civil Aeronautics Board to approve Eastern Air Lines for a Houston Austin San Antonio route to the West Coast. The brief cites inadequate Austin service due to rapid growth and argues against temporary equipment interchange between Delta and connections at Dallas Fort Worth.
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Austin Air Service
Civil Aeronautics Board
Austin
Eastern Air Lines
Houston
W. R. Smith Jr
Aviation Committee of
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Tom Glass
Joe C. Carrington
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic and Transportation Bureau
The
I. W. Davis
J. Earl Cox
CAB
Southern
Boston
New York
San Antonio
California
Delta Airlines
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas Lady Loses 47 Pounds Weight Loss Ad
An advertising claim promotes Barcentrate grapefruit juice as a safe fat loss aid. A Stamford Texas reader endorses rapid weight loss with a simple half-pint dose daily. The message promises money-back if no results.
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TEXAS
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International News Service
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W. O. Yarbrough
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Dr. A. Burstyn
Optometrist
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University of Texas
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John K. Mitchell
Joe R. Long
Centerville
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