Austin councilwoman's ties public hobby highlights local life
Dudley Early recounts colorful Austin notes from a city desk column. He mentions Stuart Long's wife, a councilwoman, making his distinctive ties as a hobby, a local doctor’s stadium parking arrangement, and a boat named Commodore Perry on Lake Austin.
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Wisconsin Woman Beheads Husband With An Axe
A Wisconsin woman beheaded her husband with an axe in an alarming act. The piece comments on public perception and sensationalism around violence and social issues, noting irony in media and politics as it questions attention spans and security notions.
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Wisconsin
Ditching Horseshoes Billy Turns to Labels for Likes
A columnist unveils a rating system using ringers leaners and misses to critique films TV sets and theater. He praises I Was a Male War Bride and The Set-Up while complaining about TV picture quality and laments Miss Liberty and Broadway competition.
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Thatta
Congress
Ringer
Cary Grant
Pimlico
Little Island
England
RKO
Paul Stewart
Miss Liberty
Irving Berlin
Coorreht
Women show higher superstition rates in survey
A survey of 267 men and 290 women found 40 percent of men and 66 percent of women indicated belief or practice in superstition. Men outgrow superstition earlier, with women’s beliefs mainly tied to domestic activities.
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Labor and unions clash as Bell Aircraft uses planes over pickets
A Bell Aircraft plant in Buffalo defied a labor strike by flying non-striking workers to the plant while pickets protested at the gates. The piece notes unions using radio, ships, and remote sites for organizing, plus a humorous anecdote about parrot bans at the Mexican border and a PR event with John Lewis addressing a women’s luncheon.
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Walter Reuther
Auto Union
Buffalo
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Bell
Labor clashes spark film pension plan and union shakeup
A Pittsburgh steel workers local sought to remove a guard or weapon over unsafe conditions but lost. Hollywood unions push for a pension fund funded by a revival tax while Detroit educators test a pension themed dart game. Tokyo and Lima scenes show unions facing pay and loyalty questions as fringe groups meet. The Washing ton meeting of 36 delegates represented 55 members of the AFL International Association of Hiderographers.
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Pittsburgh
Dick Walsh
Stage Hands
Hollywood
Washington
AFL
International Association of Hiderographers
Senate Panel Weighs Court Martial for Vaughan
Senators on the Spercenter committee discuss a possible court-martial for Major General Harry Vaughan. He is an active duty reserve officer drawing Army pay and has accepted gratuities, raising conduct unbecoming and probation questions. The move aims to pressure President Truman and rides on Vaughan’s influence with veterans.
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Senate “Spercenter
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
White House
Army
Senate Committee
Senate
Truman
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Belasco’s Secret Life and Dramatic Demise Revealed
The Belasco biography portrays David Belasco as a driven, enigmatic theater legend. It details his private sanctums, romances with top actresses, and a final illness that struck during renewed activity.
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Renee
Subscription Rates in The Austin American
The Associated Press reports a new pricing scheme for subscriptions in the Austin American with rate changes and the implications for readers and circulation. Details include proposed price levels and potential impact on delivery schedules.
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