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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1949

Page

4

Bleary-Eyed Herman Replaced By Rasputin In Conference Tale

A satirical Austin Statesman piece mocks temperance promoter Rev Paul Hallock and his plea to replace a former inebriate on tour. It jokes Rasputin would fit the role, then recalls editorials from the Dallas News defending masculine dominance and a string of unrelated items including a Kansas school burglary and coal mine closure.

Alice Wonderland Paul W. Hallock South Main Street Los Angeles Calif Herman Paul Hallock Rasputin Skunk The American-Statesman Rachmaninov Brown Stinker Dallas News Evelyn M. Duvall Jeanne d’Arc Dallas News Department American Medical Association Frank E. Wilson Clem Whitaker Leone Baxter Whitaker Congress Gerard D. Reilly Labor Department National Labor Relations Board General Motors Printing Industry of America General Electric Sherlock Davis New York Bell, Jones and Taylor S. H. Kress and Company McCrory Stores G. C. Murphy Company

Labor Aces Rush to Orient to Aid Free Unions

Victor Riesel reports two AFL international experts depart for Bombay and Tokyo to set up propaganda and organizing HQs. They aim to bolster free Far Eastern labor leaders, counter Communist influence, and link Asia to a broader anti‑Communist trade union network as tensions rise around Shanghai and Peiping.

Far East America Yangtze Bombay Tokyo AFL Moscow Peiping Asiatic Trade Union Congress All China Federation of Labor India Irving Brown Europe Brown Indian Union State Department Nehru United World Federation of Free Trade Unions Washington CIO Dick Deverall Orient Indonesia Malaya Britain Deverall Japan Yangtze River New York Pest Ork

Answers And Explanations From Historical Q and A Session

A transcript of Q and A covering topics from ink on government bonds and surgical scrubs to political resignations and Congress disqualifications. It also discusses Earthworm signs of soil productivity and WWII cigarette rationing for soldiers.

Evatt Drives Peace Efforts Amid Cold War Strains

UN General Assembly president and Australian foreign minister Herbert Evatt leads efforts for peace at Lake Success, clashing with Soviet and Western powers while urging restraint. The piece surveys his role, a wide lobbyist landscape on Capitol Hill, and mentions Italian base modernization and UN plans on colonies.

Washington Lake Success Herbert V. Evatt Australia UN General Assembly Evatt Austin Gromyko Drake Hotel Manhattan Doc” Evatt Stanton Griffis Hitler Cairo Court of St. James Hillenkoetter Truman Freeman Matthews Sweden Walter Donnelly Venezuela Foggia Russia United Nations Herbert Evatt Assembly United Nations Commission The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Broadway Stardust and Show Biz Rambles

Broadside column surveys celebrity careers and trends in theater, film, radio, and television. Notes Wally Beery’s early chorus start, Bobby Clark’s stage persona, the Met ballet return, wartime patriotism echoes, and cut price survival tactics. Mentions South Pacific, You Are There, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Rockettes, Astaire Rogers, and Vera Lynn with fashioning pop culture snapshots.

Wally Beery Bobby Clark Met Riley Ray Bolger Cholly Amy Rockettes Manhattan

UT Growth Push Expands Austin Campus and Off-Campus Centers

The University of Texas accelerates growth with an $8,000,000 off campus research center transfer and a $4,567,000 hospital contract in Galveston. Plans include more than $10,000,000 in bond programs for Austin Galveston El Paso buildings, GI-era enrollments near 20,000, and a Jefferson Chemical staff move, boosting local employment and development.

University of Texas United States National Defense Austin Architects Sealy-Smith Foundation Galveston Medical Regents House of Representatives Senate McCloskey General Hospital Temple Dallas Medical Foundation Dallas United States Arsenal San Antonio Texas City Austin Uni Bergstrom Air Force Base Nebraska Galveston el Paso Jefferson Chemical Company New York Jefferson Texas

Uncle Sam's Almanac Offered by AustinAmerican Bureau

A limited edition thirteenth year booklet promises dates weather and government data. It lists New Congress governors and United Nations members and includes government actions. Send 25 cents to the Austin American Information Bureau 316 Eve Street N E Washington DC.

Congress United Nations Sena Austin American Information Bureau Eve Street N.E Washington D. C

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