Three Texans vie for speakership in youthful House race
The Austin American Capitol reports Representative Joe Kilgore of Mc Allen Representative Reuben Senterfitt of San Saba and Vernon McDaniel of Wichita Falls as the three announced speakers candidates in the 1951 Texas House. Doyle Willis of Fort Worth had exited the field. Kilgore endured a contentious test in a shouting clash as he pressed the gavel. the piece notes the surprisingly young age of the contenders, all under 30, and describes press and senate jitters, new chairs at the press table, and a lighthearted aside about reporters.
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Austin American Capitol
House
Joe M. Kilgore
McAllen
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
Vernon McDaniel
Wichita Falls
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
Kilgore
Durwood Manford
Sam Hanna
Senate
Bill Carter
Olin Teague
Texas
No. 1
American Legion
Teague
Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Rankin
Taylor
Ways and Means Committee
Jack Garner
Garner
Washington Monument
Reds Use Religious Goods to Fund Communist Rule
A 1949 New York Post report details how Czech Communist authorities flood the US with religious articles including rosaries and dolls, produced by forced labor. The pieces fund a regime eroding Polish labor rights and importing goods while American jewelry workers face mass layoffs amid a recession. Tony Esposito warns administrative remedies to curb imports.
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Welt-Politik
Acheson
CIO
Czechoslovakia
America
Austria
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hyman Powell
AFL International Jewelry Workers
Benes
Moscow
New York Post Corp
Answers and Questions on science and history topics
A series of Q and A covering sterling silver alloy content and copper use, anchor ice formation, four star generals in World War I, Balbriggan Irish town notes, the cow with a window in its stomach and vitamin B synthesis, basal metabolism rate, Archduke Otto’s imperial proclamation, Titanic speed at impact, Tuskegee Institute founding, Library of Congress holdings, golf club costs, first international air and auto races, meaning of Gospel, number of bones in snakes, and Henry Clay’s remark about being right.
State Department Tries To End Indo-China War
Acheson authorized Ambassador Caffery to pledge US support for French plans to form an anti Communist government in Indo China led by Bao Dai and to consider limited economic aid if no Communists are included. The move aims to halt fighting and prevent a Soviet boon to enemy forces.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
State Department
USA
Philippines
India
Caffery
Acheson
Foreign Office
United States
Indo- China
Bao Dai
Indo-China
France
Russia
Congress
Europe
Soviet Union
Austria
London
Vienna
Winchell On Broadway Tangle of High Society Rumors
A collage of gossip notes from Broadway society recounts marriages divorces and liaisons among celebrities and socialites. Names include Merle Oberon Anthony Eden Sonja Henie Judy Montague Robert Sarnoff Doris Duke and Esme O Brien amid professed romances and rumored scuffles.
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Merle Oberon
Anthony
Robert Sarnoffs
Esme O’brien
Duchess of Winter
Mainbocher
Joseph Curran
Nat
Maritime Union
Doris
Duke
Rubirosa
Driver license reminders urged by Texas safety officials
A plan from the Department of Public Safety and State Auditor C H Cavness seeks to mail motorists renewal reminders to reduce expired licenses and boost revenue. The effort funds a new headquarters using license fees, with three years of support, while stressing personal protection and continued enforcement. The piece also honors the late Attorney W M Crook for uniform state statutes work and notes Texas Inland Canal progress from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande, including Port Mansfield near Redfish Bay.
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Department of Safety
C. H. Cavness
General Land Office
Department of Public Safety
Gulf
Corpus Christi
New Orleans
Atlantic
Texas
Maine
Mexico
Corpus Christian
Rio Grande
Redfish Bay
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Port Mansfield
Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Joseph J. Mansfield
Columbus
South Texas
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Library of Congress
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Grand Jury
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