Proposals Seek to Change State Board of Control Structure
Lawmakers consider moving budget duties from the Board of Control to the state auditor while reassigning youth reform schools and prisons to separate boards. The youth council plan would create a hybrid board of officials and private appointees to guide rehabilitation and prevention efforts. The debate notes current board roles include parole, hospital and school oversight, and procurement.
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Board of Control
Executive Department
Youth Conservation Council
Youth Council
Fragmented Texts on Government and Faith
A garbled paragraph discusses East and West division, Congress sessions, and defense secretary Forrestal. It cynically notes thousands of bills, tax burdens, and mentions a claimed home in heaven. The excerpt mixes politics with religious phrases and misspellings.
Tax readjustment urged as Texas unemployment fund grows
Texas employers fund for unemployment compensation has grown to over 204 million dollars with annual surplus gains of 15 to 18 million. A House committee proposed lowering the bottom payroll tax rate to 3 tenths of 1 percent for firms with the lowest labor turnover while maintaining benefits to jobless workers. The plan aims to reuse surplus by boosting employment and easing burdens on steady employers. Willard Chevalier will speak in Austin on European economic affairs and U.S. aid to rebuilding Europe, drawing interest from journalism students and citizens. Downtown Austin parking remains a focal issue for the newly elected City Council, with calls for surveys and solutions.
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Texas
United States Treasury
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Hiram Staten
Willard Chevalier
National Basin
Europe
European Gov
Austin
Chevalier
America
Pressure for Labor Pledges Increases
Washington report details labor leaders pressing Congress over pre election pledges. Truman weighs using federal posts to sway votes while labor groups organize a home front media push with AFL and CIO actions. The piece notes Taft Hartley limits and looming strategy to influence lawmakers before the next session.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Harry Truman
White House
Congress
Mr. T
Truman
Mr. Truman
Ohio
Taft
AFL
How Many Drills for Induction Training Exemption
The text notes that on July 8 1948 the Secretary of Defense announced reserve units must hold 35 scheduled drills a year or days of active Federal service or any combination. It also includes various Q A items on eyebrows folklore bird scaring and the T formation in football.
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Secretary of Defense
Legion Has No Grudge On Anti Pension Stand
A group of WWII congressmen confront Perry Brown national commander of the American Legion over Rankin’s pension plan. Brown says pensions must aid only needy veterans while pledging continued support for veterans. Taylor escapes censure as Brown commends his long service.
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Legion
Drew Pearson Washington
Representative Rapkin
Perry Brown
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Olin
Tiger” Teague
Texas
Capitol Hill
Brown
House
Teague
Glenn Davis
Wisconsin
Jack Kennedy
Massachusetts
Jim Nolan
Indiana
Harold Patten
Arizona
George Smathers
Florida
John Rankin
Rankin
House Veterans Committee
Taylor
Inside the Circus at Madison Square Garden
Winchell describes an upcoming Ringling Brothers circus night at Madison Square Garden. He notes sawdust and spangles inside, with clowns, performers, and musicians shaping the show while derelicts and bus exhaust linger outside. He explains circus jargon, roles, and the unique town structure of the circus world.
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49Th St
Eighth Ave
Madison Square Garden
Gillie
Ae Circus
Ringling Circus Superstitions and Daily Routines Revealed
The article details circus traditions and beliefs from the Ringling troupe, noting the ban on Broadway during the season’s end, the law of threes, trunk placement for luck, and the ban on Suppe’s Light Cavalry March due to deaths linked to it. It also describes elephant habits, signals, deafness among handlers, and other quirks of daily circus life.
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Ringling Band
Suppe
Light Cavalry
Merle Evans
Oklahoma
Evans
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