Trip Up River Shows Beauty and Scenery Around Austin
William J. Weeg recounts a river trip aboard Marion Fowler's Commodore on Lake Austin with American Legion guests including George Craig and John Cartwright. He notes Texas scenery rivaling other states, road improvements near Bee Caves and the Yacht Club, and a city hospital milk and dairy bid affecting Brackenridge Hospital. The column also touches on boxing venue policy and Coliseum use for civic groups.
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William J. Weeg
Austin American
Stef
Fred Williams
Marion Fowler
Commodore
American Legion
Lake Austin
United States
George Craig
Indianapolis
Ind
Philadelphia
Craig
John Cartwright
Greencastle
Indiana
Department of the American Legion
Cartwright
Texas
Fowler Dock
U. S. McCutcheon
Precinct 4
Travis County
Bee Caves
Colorado River
Tom Miller
Austin
Yacht Club
Hunt
Fowler
McCutcheon
Mystery malady report spurs labor safety push in Donora
Victor Riesel reports on Donora Valley deaths and unexplained illnesses among steel and zinc workers. Army surgeons and Public Health Service test fumes and vapors, intending to shape upcoming union safety demands. The piece links industrial hazards to broader labor bargaining, noting smog and chemical risks across industries.
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Victor Riesel
Pennsylvania
Public Health Service
Donora
Phil Murray
Steel Union
Frank Burke
Donora Valley
Reynolds ‘Aluminum
Los Angeles Oil Workers
CIO
California
Electrical Equipment Union
United Electrical Workers Outfit
New Jersey
Women could join WAC and aim for officer training
The Army allows civilian women to apply for Officers Candidate School if they meet requirements such as US citizenship age 19 to 28 single status and two years of college. Exceptional cases may use a military education exam to qualify.
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Army
United States
Organized Reserve Corps
Road Work Starts at Wrong End in Texas Cities
The Editor argues that city residents pay most gasoline taxes yet receive little city highway investment while long rural tolls profit from intercity routes. He cites San Antonio bottlenecks on Commerce Street versus vast desert throughways from El Paso to San Antonio, urging a shift to fund city arteries first.
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Texas
San Antonio
el Paso
Uvalde
del Rio
Alpine
Commerce
Commerce Street
Houston
Fine Tribute Paid Texens by RCAF
A Royal Canadian Air Force ceremony in Austin honored Texas airmen who served in World War I, a symbol of Canadian gratitude for those who fought for liberty. The tribute underscored historic U S Canada comradeship and deepened postwar ties between Texas and Canada.
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RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force
Austin
Canada
Texas
America
Great Britain
France
United States
Northland
Modern Letter Writer booklet offer hits the mark
Today’s booklet offer Modern Letter Writer promises streamlined correspondence guidance with wedding invitations club letters and bread-on-butter notes. Location 816 Eye Street N E Washington D C.
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Eye Street
N. E
Washington,d. C
Farmers resent Calder selection to Army post
Washington column notes farmer opposition to Curtis Calder head of Electric Bond and Share for secretary of the Army. Calder linked to power trusts and German financing raises questions of impartiality for Army engineers and postwar policy. Contends he would bring corporate conflicts into a public service role.
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Calder
Washington
Curtis Calder
Electric Bond
Share
Federal Trade Commission
Power-Trust
Army Engineers
Rural Electric Cooperative
Ham Moses
Arkansas Power and Light
Army
Moses
Seton Porter
Democratic Newer Committee
Treasury
Porter
Allan Kline
Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Kline
Irish Legation
Sean McBride
State Department
Ireland
Britain
Northern Ireland
Acheson
Germany
United States and Foreign Securities Corporation
United States and International Securities Corporation
Dillon, Read and Company
Dillon, Read
Forrestal
Senate
Canada
Winchell On Broadway Gentlemen of the Press Memo on the American Publishers Convention
Walter Winchell defends American newspapers against critics, arguing publishers fund rights, stand behind every word, and face immediate backlash for errors. He compares publishers to Navy admirals, ties press freedom to ownership, and rebuts claims of advertiser control. He recalls Moscow challenges and defends the industry’s integrity with strong, contemporaneous critique.
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N. Y
America
Local News Wire Rates and AP Rights Notice
The snippet notes Associated Press ownership of local news content and subscription rate details. It designates AP as the exclusive license for the newspaper's printed material and related usage rights.
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Associated Press
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