Hanna in full flow as lawmakers clash over Gilmer Aikin
In the Texas House, Representative Sam Hanna of Dallas leads a heated, humorous session on the Gilmer Aikin bill. Teachers in gallery hats heckle and applaud while Hanna vows to vote against the measure, arguing a threat to school salaries and education.
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Dallas
Hanna
St. Vitus
Kerns
Jim Taylor
Gilmer-Aikin Committee
Galveston
Isaacks
Peace and rights shape a path to global calm
The editor argues peace hinges on respecting others rights not force. He cites Juarez on peace and warns that selfish thinking fuels war and division. When majorities insist on mutual rights and dialogue, armed camps fade and true peace nears.
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Benito Juarez
Maximillian
Juarez
Labor World Sees Foreign Goods Threatening U S Labor
Victor Ries reports on mounting labor anger over foreign competition across industries including Hollywood film workers, watchmaking, hats, shipyards, tires and textiles. He notes job losses as firms move production abroad, calls for action, and urges cooperation with management while urging President Truman to help.
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Dane
Hollywood
Waltham Watch Company
Hyman Powell
International
AFL Hat
America
Merrimac Hat Corporation
CIO Sailors Union
Joe Curran
AFL
CIO
Europe
Scotland
Remington Rand Company
New England
Rand
Canada
Mr. Truman
Winston Churchill
Washington
White House
Churchill
British Embassy
Aubrey Morgan
Britain
Truman
Duke of Windsor
Ballet, Revenue, and History Q and A Snapshot
A compiled Q and A set covers ballet positions codified circa 1670 80 by Beauchamps and origins in Italy via France. It includes 1947 US income tax share 35 percent per capita and $127 total receipts.
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Royal French Dancing Academy
Italy
France
United States
J.M. A
Amateur Photography guide offered for 25 cents
The booklet "Amateur Photography" by Alexander J. Wedderburn promises simple instruction from first to last. Learn to take a good picture with helpful illustrations and prize photographs, available for 25 cents from the Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Alexander J. Wedderburn
Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
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Washington, D. C
Johnson Cracks Brass Before Taking Position
Washington analysis notes Louis Johnson, soon to be Secretary of National Defense, pressed Air Force chief Symington after a leak claimed 70 Russian bombing targets. The piece also covers Churchill’s missing brandy, a lavish lobbyist-funded party by Rep. Sheppard, and efforts to block public power transmission lines amid private power lobbying.
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Secretary of National Defense
Louis Johnson
Jim Forrestal
Defense Post
Johnson
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Russia
Air
Symington
G-man
Joe Carroll
Harry Sheppard
California
Sheppard
West
Truman
Pacific Gas and Electric
San Bernardino
Calif
Appropriations Committee
Congressional Hotel
Capitol Hill
Power Lobby
Central Valley
Walt Horan
George Mahon
Texas
Robert Sikes
Florida
W. F. Norrell
Arkansas
Edward Kruse
Indiana
Albert Thomas
Kruse
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Broadway Gossip Reel from Sardi's and MoMA: Night Pulse
A column of Midtown chatter blends Broadway culture and celebrity sighting notes. Prince Victor Napoleon poses for tips on 59th Street as Barkley strolls Madison Avenue. Miguelito Valdez models a leopard jacket at Lindy’s while Peter Donald previews a talk show.
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Prince Victor Napoleon
59Th Street
Old Paree
Barkley
Madison
Miguelito Valdez
Lindy
ABC Today
Conrad Thibault
Barytone
Moscow
Dollpass Allyn McLerie
Cholly
Cub
Irving Berlin
Mae West
Subscription Rates in The Austin American
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