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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1950
Page
4
Garbourg, a Cypriot Jew born in historic Palestine, describes how he observes Greek, Christian, and Jewish new years for ten piasters each, arguing world unity and one religion are unlikely due to economic interests. He mixes tradition with a pragmatic view while sharing household memories from Cyprus.
A satirical fragment contrasts parenting discipline, money, fame, and ethics in fashion and music. It wields irony about celebrities, taxation, and aging norms. The piece jokes that Americans accept assembly line efficiency yet falter at producing statesmen.
Texas Comptroller Robert Calvert reports March tax collections show cigarette tax rise of one cent per pack had little effect on sales. For seven months, cigarette sales run 6.88 percent ahead of last year, March at 5.68 percent higher. Old omnibus taxes cover public welfare and school needs with $164,000 unallocated to the general fund. Oil production boosts May oil tax. hospital fund levy also adjusts. Easter reflection notes faith, destruction threats, and national values. Veterans Administration expands hospitals while closing others, prompting questions of policy and access. Legislature asks that veterans receive care at existing facilities like Beaumont El Paso.
In a Lower East Side tale Charlie the Crier defeats rival Willie Gittel to claim top honors as professional mourner after a newspaper headlined Man o War’s death. Aunt Frieda’s rent motive and comic barbs frame the competition and its uproarious finish.
A composite of Q and A items covering flamingo color at birth, Arab settlement in Palestine, the 200 inch telescope glass thickness, antifreeze effects on engines, stadiums hosting 100000+, Egyptian embalming, malaria deaths of great men, and Shinto origins. Includes specifics like 5 inch glass, Soldier Field figures, 1928 Notre Dame Navy crowd, and 14000 gods in Shinto.
The piece contrasts Sen. McCarthy with peers over his attacks on the State Department and Army tied to Malmedy war crimes. It notes Senate scrutiny, German Communist papers and calls for investigations, plus a Canton Illinois UMW dispute where Lloyd Sidener denounces Lewis rule and secret ballot concerns.
A jittery collage of backstage gibes and political quips unfolds across Broadway. Newsroom riffs poke British officials, diplomats, and critics while politicians like John Taber spar over defense and peace. Jokes drift through pop culture with saucy asides from stars and audiences alike.
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