Capital City Officer Mobley Honored For Tact And Courtesy
Article praises Police Officer M. E. Mobley for courteous firm handling of a speeding taxi incident near Montopolis Bridge. Mobley advised the driver on speedometer issues and fines without issuing a ticket, illustrating commendable public service. Additional anecdotes touch on local telephone quirks and Bergstrom Air Force Base activity, including a three-squadron takeoff led by Col Cy Wilson.
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Montopolis Bridge
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Odd snippets mix humor and scandal across a column
A collage of light gossip and tangential remarks covers crime humor romance and public figures. It references a sorority robbery a divorce suit golf hintswife behavior a barn theft a wary actor and Lassie the dog with a high pay tag.
Sugar Thief of Broadway Ends in Lambs Club Legend
A backstage tale recalls a once famous Broadway showman nicknamed Handsome Harry who spent freely, then fell on hard times. The Lambs club sustained him privately, while he continued gifting sugar from restaurant bowls to horses and milk wagons as he wandered Broadway in 1908.
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Answers and Questions from Historical Quiz Sheet
A compilation of trivia Q and A on spark plugs Roman cities Pompeii Herculaneum and Mt Vesuvius ductwork and inspec tions road history hinge on named dates engineers engravers Omar Khayyam stamp collecting Franklin Roosevelt Chinese immigration and wage notes.
Iran famine undercuts or during Douglas visit stirs tensions
Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas faces censorship and military tight control during a mountain trip in Iran. He reports famine in Azerbaijan amid drought and looting of grain by a district commander. US officials fear Iranian misery fuels Communist influence as Shah Pahlavi faces pressure over relief aid.
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Welfare infiltrates city politics and crime links alleged
The column recalls reader responses to Ferris era exposes about welfare as a political weapon. It recounts investigations into marijuana use and a corrupt vote influence scheme tied to Vito Marcantonio and alleged pro welfare figures.
Mexican Good Neighbor Policy Tested by Ochoa Case
George Ochoa a wealthy U S citizen is sought by Laredo law officers over the killings of two men in a Laredo hotel. He crossed into Mexico as Texas seeks his return raising questions of cooperation between the two nations and the impact on good neighbor relations and Texas law enforcement.
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Giving the Little Girl a Great Big Hand and Texas Policy
A Texas editorial urges Mexico to extradite Ochoa for trial, warning that withholding would test international law and mock Good Neighbor efforts. It praises Texas actions to restore ties after 1914 and argues the Good Neighbor Commission must reflect mutual cooperation across the Rio Grande.
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Austin Paper Highlights Subscription Rate Changes
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