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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
4
City officials explore an overtime based pay raise as a flexible funding method to cover disability pensions and municipal benefits. The plan, part of broader efforts to bolster the treasury, could expand hours while trimming other 1951 projects to meet costs.
Eisenhower criticizes unchecked spending and calls for double checked budgets. The passage interjects sharp vignettes on punishment, teamwork, and modern governance with a mix of satirical lines and political references. It forecasts a tumultuous autumn with ongoing sports events and political matchups in California.
The Editor's Notebook discusses Texas road safety progress and state survey results, noting improvements in highway marking, guard rails, and shoulder maintenance. It contrasts Texas with other states and calls for continued safeguards, citing wartime and GI education programs and the Korea situation.
Eleanor and I hosted weekend guests at Mt Kisco and watched the MGM musical Three Little Words about Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar. The film departs little from their true lives, despite minor liberties, offering a satisfying, Hollywood treatment.
A film praised as a hit stirs nostalgia and curiosity about its creation. The writer notes Kalmar and Ruby lack Romberg and Youmans stature and questions who on the West Coast risked funding the project.
A reminiscence on the film Three Little Words praising Fred Astaire and Red Skelton while noting Skelton’s shift from comic to a believably restrained Ruby. The piece also cites producer Jack Cummings and scripter George Wells, with Deems Taylor praising Skelton. The review calls the film not greatest but superior to many contemporaries and suggests nostalgia.
Summer sewing guide promotes illustrated Needlework booklet with complete directions for knitting and crochet. Busy housewives can learn be ginners and create beautiful items. Order 15 cents from Austin American Information Bureau at 1200 Eye Street NW Washington DC.
The column, responding to wartime conditions, rails at graft and profiteering from surgical supplies, cites deportation delays, political meddling, and the doctor shortage crisis. It notes AMA push for medical education funding, Truman veto warnings, and calls for home front committees.
The piece surveys Broadway gossip and film chatter including Ray Milland, Lana Turner, Esther Muir, and Barbara Savitt while noting political currents around Bill O’Dwyer and City Hall. It references Jensen real estate bets, pilots with private planes, and various showbiz intrigues amid wartime constraints.
A notice from the Associated Press outlines exclusive rights for local newspaper printing and AP dispatches. It references standard terms of publication and distribution across the paper.
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