Capital City Officials Aim to End Weekend Carnival
Austin officials and law officers from Police Chief Thorp to Sheriff Best clashed with a weeklong carnival over permits, policing costs, and games. The event reportedly netted local income while drawing criticism and ultimately saw closures of several concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Chalmers
R. D. Thorp
Bob Long
Perry Jones
Ernest Best
Thorp
University of Texas
Dan Moody Jr
Justice of the Peace
Travis Blakeslee
Sheriff Best
Sheriff's Department
Notable Quips on Politics and Society
A collection of witty political blurbs cites Eleanor Roosevelt on Chinese affairs and comments on foreign agents, scientific misconduct, and domestic governance. The piece humorously critiques bureaucratic excess and the idea of national balance between diet and budget.
Austin Convention Hall Need Spurs Growth Debate
Discussion by the Austin Chamber special auditorium committee highlights a push for a larger convention hall and auditorium to host state sessions. Officials note postwar hotel and motel expansion reduced lodging shortages, yet a formal facility shortage remains for large groups and exhibits.
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Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Commodore Perry
Labor unions blamed for violence and calls for reform
A critical column questions union brutality and seeks accountability from leaders like Daniel Tobin. It cites brutal incidents against workers, calls for independent elections, and civil liberties probes into union mistreatment and job control, urging reform to protect members.
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Civil Liberties Union Labor Relations Committee
Burt
Daniel Tobin
Tom Werdel
Calif
Secretary of Labor
American Civil Liberties Union
Labor Relations Committee
Merlyn Pitzele
Dewey
Herb Northrup
National Industrial Conference Board
Carl Rachlin
Labor unions and pension debates ripple through 1950 unrest
The article surveys global and domestic labor moves including Cominform activity near Paris and a planned 10 day conference for Chinese Red labor chiefs in Budapest. It notes Cambridge Massachusetts police union failures, CIO and AFL tensions over private pensions, and Budd Company’s $68 a month retiring benefit shaping a national pattern.
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Europe
Paris
China
Budapest
Cambridge
Mass
AFL State County
CIO
Men’s Clothing
AFL
Phil Murray
Walter Reuther
CIO Auto
Budd Company
Reuther
Post-Nall Syndicate, Inc
Purpose of the dark line in shrimp and Congress laws tally
The dark line on shrimp is the sand vein or intestine and should be removed before cooking. Through the second session of the 80th Congress 67,064 laws had been passed since the first Congress met on April 6, 1789.
Western Europe Arms Gap and Hague Pact Strains
The piece notes a lag in Western Europe supplying troops under the North Atlantic Pact, with France citing Indo China commitments and British opposition to Spain joining, while Spain and a German army plan falter. It also covers a Washington incident where Senator Cain fought a reporter, calls for diplomacy with Franco, and mentions unemployment pushes and party rifts in Congress.
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Washington
Latvia
United States
Europe
Hague
Indo-China
West Point
Spain
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Emmanuel Shinwell
House of Commons
Attlee
Franco
Johnson
Truman
France
Western Europe
Harry Cain
Cain
Frank McNaughton
McNaughton
Senate
Broadway Heartbeat and Celebrity Sparks
Winchell on Broadway highlights Gloria Swanson and Gertrude Lawrence as fall film season hits. Notes Judge Medina in a political drama and Ike Eisenhower's possible 1952 run, with other glamorous cameos and industry gossip across stages, politics, and New York clubs.
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Gloria Swanson
Gertrude Lawrence
Swanson
Gertie
Medina
N. Y
Ike Eisenhower
GOP
Buddy Rogers
Mary Pickford
Local News Republication Note
A member of the Associated Press notes exclusive rights to republish all local news printed in the newspaper as well as AP dispatches.
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Grace George
Barbara Brady
L. Gregg
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Associated Press
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Bill
Washington, D. C
Lyndon B. Johnson
Homer Thornberry
Duncan
Eleanor Roosevelt
America
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Editors
Lakes
Texas
Civil Judicial Council of Texas
Ballard Coldwell
By Manning
Ree Manning
Tobin
BY Victor Riesel
Jersey
Manhattan
Beekman Hospital
Drew Pearson
Perle Mesta
Luxembourg
Acheson
Eugenie Anderson
Red Wing
Minn
Denmark
Secy
Germany
McCloy
Japan
Southern Farm
Big City
Congress
Broadway
Will Mahoney
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Lindy
Mayor O'Dwyer
Florida
Henry Youngman
F. Hugh Herbert
Hermann Lahder
New Hampshire Medico
Marjorie Winfield
Hume Cronyn
Caesar
Cleopatra
Jennifer Jones
New York
Floradora
Floradora Sextette
Adolph Auerbach
St. Moritz
Harry Bridges
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Austin American Spheres
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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