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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1949
Page
4
In a breezy Sherry Netherland chat, Cary Grant rails at press lines, recalls Hollywood pants lore, and jokes about his film I Was a Male War Bride. Inez Robb notes his classic looks and a playful dig at Barbara Hutton while detailing gifts and a Heidelberg shoot.
A collage of beliefs and quips on war, peace symbols, courtship rituals, open air venues, music tastes, parenting advice, monarchy in Spain, Soviet fear, beauty standards, and aging drivers. The tonal mix reflects mid century opinion and popular notions.
The editor cites Col. Paul Wakefield’s August Texas Selective Service report showing 35,403 classified in July with 2,663 deemed mentally or physically unfit. It argues many face social and economic hardship, urging statewide programs for treatment and education to reduce long term state care costs.
A sprawling report of wage disputes and labor activism spans the ultra secret Miamisburg Ohio lab and the X-10 facility in Oak Ridge. It notes AFL and CIO efforts toward peace while detailing wage strains, political tensions, and labor leadership moves amid broader national mobilization.
A collage of Q and A items covers topics from streetcar fares in Chicago at 15 cents and the Virginia naming after Elizabeth I to planetary proximity of Uranus, eruption on wisdom tooth ages, Indias move toward republic status misdated for 1990, and swimming history references.
Washington honors Paul Strachan and Mildred Scott for founding and advancing National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week AFPH backs new drive with plans to involve government industry and labor figures President Truman will address the 1949 NEPHW launch Strachan conceived the program in 1940 after his Johns Hopkins hospital stay and pushed through congressional approval, aiding over 500 000 handicapped workers to gainful employment.
Jack Lait profiles Strachan and his NEPHW plan born from WWI disabled veterans’ mistreatment. Aims to train rehabilitate and aid all handicapped. Bipartisan support with hearings by Rep Gus Kelley and many senators but bureaucratic resistance remains. Strachan vows lifelong fight and believes time favors humanity.
John Walsh, 36, a freshman representative from Indiana, travels to Washington to discuss district concerns with President Truman. Walsh admits stage fright but greets the moment with politeness as the two exchange remarks about leadership and the presidency.
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