Civil Service Status Clarified for Postmasters
Harry B. Mitchell of the United States Civil Service Commission confirms postmasters are civil service officials with exam-based appointment and tenure protections. Postmasters are full-time federal representatives, serving under the Retirement Act and subject to competitive exams and strict rules. In Austin, city lawyers reiterate Pease Park must remain for recreation, not school use, citing deeds and Texas cases to restrict diversion, risking forfeiture and legal action.
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Harry B. Mitchell
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
Austin
Trueman O’quinn
Taylor Glass
Pease Park
Austin School Board
Elisha M. Pease
City of
Fort Worth
Supreme Court of Texas
O’quinn
Old Country Club
Red Square
Alaska
America
Chrysler
Walter Reuther
May Day Loyalty Day Observances in Texas Proclaimed
May Day in Texas is designated Loyalty Day by Governor Allan Shivers to showcase patriotism and oppose subversive influences. Veterans of Foreign Wars will organize parades in cities with suspected subversive groups, while Austin hosts a Tidelands Day event honoring Attorney General Price Daniel after his Supreme Court arguments.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Poland
Texas Lions Club Framed Civic Outreach Amid Gas Policy Debate
In Austin a broad participation push linked Lions Club members with other civic groups for a Thursday meeting. The piece discusses veto implications on federal control of intrastate natural gas production, the Kerr bill, Leland Olds policy, and Texas lawmakers’ stance against federal intervention.
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Lions Club
Oklahoma
Kerr
Leland Olds
Federal
Powe Commission
United States Senate
Olds
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Senate
Congress
Executive Department
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Tidelands
Labor Leaders Plotting Strategy Against President seek power
A leaked view portrays Phil Murray pushing for a powerful labor coalition to control unions and policy, possibly dissolving CIO to join AFL. The piece claims plans include a six hour day and national production committees, with figures about welfare funds and a broad anti Communist and pro labor agenda across North America and Europe.
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Truman
Harry
Phil Murray
CIO
AFL
Lock, Stock
Union
Treasuries
Murray
Potet
New York
Iran Crisis and Copper Tax Roil Global Politics
Washington dispatches warn Russia nears Iran amid oil wealth and Tudeh growth while Shah debates parliament dissolution. Copper tax fights stir Chilean exports, Hayden's influence, and Phelps-Dodge ties. Democratic mobilization of 137k naturalized voters eyed for November balance of power.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Shah
Iran
USA
Near East
Russia
John Wiley
State Department
Moscow
United States
Douglass
Phelps-Dodge
Hayden
Chile
Gonzales Videla
John Danaher
Connecticut
Republican National Committee
Sen. Hayden
Arizona
Broadway Notes Roundup From The Week
Winchell on Broadway presents a brisk roundup of plays and stars. Reviews lampoon Cry of the Peacock and Silk Thread while The Son by William Sardyan draws Hollywood attention. Pauline Lord potential return, Shirley Temple, Melvyn Douglas, Alec Woollcott and Bing Crosby are noted alongside industry tidbits and trends.
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Broadway Beacon
S-X
William Sardyan
Hollywood Sentinels
Mervyn Nelson
Christ
Pauline Lord
Broadway
Shirley Temple
Siren
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
US Senate
Alec Woollcott
Wilson Mizner
Kent
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