William L. Holzhausen was presented the 1950 St. Louis Award, by J.W. McAfee. The St. Louis Award was donated to the city in 1932 and is to be presented to a citizen the committee deemed to have contributed the most outstanding service to the community during the year. The Award citation stated;
'For the outstanding manner in which he conducted himself as President of the Police Commissioners at a time when the citizens of St. Louis were greatly disturbed about the management of the Police Department.
For his great moral courage and determination displayed in spite of pressure to relax the high standards of his office;
For his exemplary record of civic conduct which has stimulated the community'
He also testified before the US Senate Crime Commission, lead by Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn) in 1951.
'For the outstanding manner in which he conducted himself as President of the Police Commissioners at a time when the citizens of St. Louis were greatly disturbed about the management of the Police Department.
For his great moral courage and determination displayed in spite of pressure to relax the high standards of his office;
For his exemplary record of civic conduct which has stimulated the community'
He also testified before the US Senate Crime Commission, lead by Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn) in 1951.
William L. Holzhausen was presented the 1950 St. Louis Award, by J.W. McAfee. The St. Louis Award was donated to the city in 1932 and is to be presented to a citizen the committee deemed to have contributed the most outstanding service to the community during the year. The Award citation stated;
'For the outstanding manner in which he conducted himself as President of the Police Commissioners at a time when the citizens of St. Louis were greatly disturbed about the management of the Police Department.
For his great moral courage and determination displayed in spite of pressure to relax the high standards of his office;
For his exemplary record of civic conduct which has stimulated the community'
He also testified before the US Senate Crime Commission, lead by Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn) in 1951.
'For the outstanding manner in which he conducted himself as President of the Police Commissioners at a time when the citizens of St. Louis were greatly disturbed about the management of the Police Department.
For his great moral courage and determination displayed in spite of pressure to relax the high standards of his office;
For his exemplary record of civic conduct which has stimulated the community'
He also testified before the US Senate Crime Commission, lead by Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn) in 1951.
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