Auditorium Budget Cuts Hit City Venue Plan
Auditor rnaun and city Auditor T N Tucker capped the auditorium budget at 60000 for 1950 51, cutting Griffiths request from 99000. A $300 to $500 raise was rejected and a $75 raise to $375 approved. Major cuts hit maintenance and a paint job with about 19500 and 4500 slashed. The negro auditorium and other facilities saw modest increases while current-year spending exceeds the approved budget.
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Rnaun
T N. Tucker
Griffith
Tucker
San Pedro Playhouse
Sunken Garden Theater
Mom graduates as son watches in reverse education day
Abilene May 23 Mrs C C Freeman watched her son Jimmy graduate from McMurry College while she, a freshman and substitute teacher during the war, earned a Bachelor of Science in secondary education. Freeman recalls catching the education bug at Ranger Junior College and Texas Tech in Lubbock before settling in Abilene. She declares we will never ill.
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Abilene
C. C. Freeman
Jimmy
McMurry College
Higher Taxes Coming Warns California Bankers
In Coronado California on May 23 economist Les Wolman of Columbia University told California bankers that payroll withholding taxes are just the start and that par tional government policies are full of risks and dangers.
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Coronado
Calif
California
Les Wolman
Ecoluimics
Columbia University
New York
Memorial Day Prayer Proclaimed for Peace by Truman
President Truman urged Americans to observe Memorial Day as a day of prayer and permanent peace. He designated 11 a.m. on Tuesday May 30 as a nationwide moment for unity in prayer across all religious faiths to seek divine aid for enduring peace in a troubled world.
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Washington
Truman
China Reds Hit British Policy
In San Francisco on May 44 the Chinese Communist party accused Britain of aiding the Nationalists while seeking diplomatic ties with the Red regime. A Peiping ministry spokesman urged London to clarify its position amid inconsistencies between declarations and actions.
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San Francisco
Great Britain
China
Peiping
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Five Years For Fraud In Federal Case In Chicago
Otto F. Herald aged 58 was sentenced to five years in prison byFederal Judge Ellwyn Shaw after conviction on mail fraud and violations of the Securities Exchange Act. He allegedly defrauded 14 victims of 5101,035.86 through his Fiscal Service Corp operating under an alias in Edinburg Texas. A stay until June 6 was granted to wind up affairs.
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Chicago
INS
Otto F. Herald
Ellwyn BR. Shaw
Shaw
Herald
Fiscal Service Corp
Edinburg
Texas
Telephone Meet Slated in San Antonio This Weekend
The Lone Star chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America will hold its annual convention in San Antonio for three days starting Friday. About 600 active and retired Texas pioneers will host 1700 local telephone employes and the total membership reaches around 3400. Convention HQ is Plaza hotel with events including a La Villita dance, a flower and hobby show, and city tours.
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Lone Star
The
Telephone Pioneers of America
Wil
San Antonio
San ‘Antonio
J. P. Carter
Southwest Council
R.R. Farmer
Dallas
Plaza Hotel
la Villita
Rough On Wives Rough On Wives
Stella Danfray, 24, on a French mission for fashion and perfume industries says husbands should not fear slapping their wives if needed, claiming women tolerate a little slap. Her remarks sparked immediate controversy during the goodwill mission.
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Los Angeles
Jamise
Mile
Stella
Danfray
Pakistan
S and ‘Perfume Industries
Austria Faces Prolonged Occupation After Treaty Talks
Vienna dispatch says UK and Austrian officials accept Russia's deadlock in London over the Austrian treaty negotiations. They warn of an indefinite occupation as Soviet demands center on alleged violations of the Italian peace treaty in Trieste by Western powers.
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Russia
London
Trieste
Bell Bexar County Ticket Forms for State Legislature
The Bexar race for state representatives announced a ticket led by Marshall Bell with W A Cap Williamson and O E Ozzie Latimer as incumbents and Frates Sedigson and Stanley Banks. The group vows harmony and cooperation, noting two current members will not seek reelection and stressing qualified replacements to work with incumbents seeking reelection.
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Actieve
Bexar County
Marshall
Sharmony
Village 250 Residents Face Hazardous Fire at Public Garage
Inspectors say a small village sheltering 250 people faces a fire hazard at a public garage. The blaze prompted emergency crews to respond, with residents evacuated as investigators assess structural risk and potential causes. Local authorities vow safety improvements and stricter compliance checks.
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Authoritative
Colgate
Colgate's
Loretta Amerine
Birmingham
Ala
Austria
Bell Bares Bexar Ticket
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Esso
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Afi
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