Thousand Climb To Capitol Tip In Spite of Heat
The Capitol draws about a thousand daily visitors who climb the 407 steps to the dome while the metal ball heats in August. Mrs. J. W. E. H. Beck, Texas Capitol information desk chief, guides visitors, answers questions, and distributes mimeographed sheets with Texas facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Tip
Dave Cheavens
Capitol
Dome
Beck
Senate
Dr. Beck
Bowie County
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Jester
State Highway Department
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
O. Henry
Austin
Henry
Naked Truth and Public Quips Across a Shifting World
A string of witty, observant lines comments on postwar diplomacy and society. Topics include press access to a nudist colony, Truman at Shangri La, Shanghai’s auto fee, and public figures like John L. Lewis and Tommy Manville. The tone mixes satire with current affairs.
Optimism on Texas Revenue from Oil and Highway Plans
The Editor's Notebook notes rising Texas state revenue prospects driven by oil production and business taxes. An August increase in oil output could add up to 12 million dollars to the biennium, with further gains from highway funds and farm-to-market programs. Building plans include M D Anderson, UT and state hospitals, plus new spastic center and mental hospitals. Two major highway links, West Texas to the Gulf and Houston Port Arthur shortline, seek early completion to safeguard through traffic and regional industry.
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Texas
Comptroller
Allan Shivers
Texas Extractive Industries
General Fund
Beauford Jester
Shivers
Houston
M. D. Anderson Cancer Research Foundation
Dental College
University of Texas
State University of Texas
Port Arthur
Harris
Chambers
Jefferson
Trinity River
Old River
Trinity
Liberty
Dayton
Corrigan
Ditching Horseshoes Love Sparks Wedding Plan
In Unity House a Pennsylvania resort, Tony Valente and Shirley Green fall for each other. Union leader David Dubinsky offers a playful solution to their dining clash by proposing they stay another week to sample both cuisines and possibly wed, ending with a lighthearted gin game and a cheerful note.
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Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Unity House
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
East Side
Lackawanna
Tony Valente
Shirley Green
Recreation Hall
Tony
Shirley
Borscht
David Duis
Dubinsky
Solomon
Answers to Questions From Readers on Books and History
A mixed reader column covers manuscript acceptance rates at publishers twenty five to one, a Polo Grounds monument to Captain Edward L Grant killed in World War I, nursing school dropouts 30 to 39 percent, the Illinois Dram Shop Act, a Webster's Dictionary description and ordering details, walking techniques for long hikes, and silver bullion values by coin type.
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Polo Grounds
Edward L. Grant
Harvard
Giants
Argonne Forest
37Th Infantry
Compromise Likely in Steel Wage Dispute and Junkets
Washington insiders expect a White House backed time extension for the steel wage board, with a likely compromise on pay and benefits. The plan delays the Aug 30 deadline as hearings ran longer than anticipated, while lawmakers face pressure over junkets and travel perks for members.
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Washington
White House
Philip Murray
Broadway memories and Philippine politics mix in column
Jack Lait recalls Broadway figures Gallagher and Shean shaping musical comedy. He notes Judy Garland, Eva Tanguay, Foy, and others in a lively revue of songs, stars, and royalties. A clipped political roundup questions Philippine leader Quirino and Osmeña amid wartime loyalties and exile.
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Judy Garland
Radio City Music Hall
Eva Tanguay
Blanche Merrill
Tanguay
Blanche
Metro
Jack Yellen
Sophie Tucker
Shelton Brooks
Darktown Strutters
Joe Frisco
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China
Truman
Shangri-La
Unknown Soldier
Shanghai
Congress
John L. Lewis
Tommy Manville
Contexans
Llano
Highway Action
By Smith
Love
Mr. Dubinsky
Coorrveht
B.'y Bese
Austin American Information
Wethingee & & G . Aan
Accios
New York
Murees
Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
M. A
United States
Drew Pearson
Reibert &. Allen
BY Robert S. Allen
Interstate Commerce
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Aramco
Europe
Pan American Airways
Crosser
Sam Rayburn
Joe Martin
Rayburn
Andrew Jacobs
Jacobs
Harry Vaughan
Medical Department
Veterans Administration
Omar Bradley
Paul Hawley
Bradley
Hawley
Vaughan
Army
Navy
Robert Patterson
James Forrestal
Gen. Hawley
Jack Lait
A! Shean
Bryan For
Mr. Gallagher
Mr. Shean
Brynne
Eddie Foy
Shuberts
Klaw
Erlanger
Foy
Gallagher
Shean
Fritzi Scheff
Victor Herbert
Pat Rooney
Rosie O'Grady
Pat Rooney Jr
Fannie Brice
Nora Bayes
My Man
Jack Norworth
Nora
Paul Whiteman
George Gershwin
Paul
Carnegie Hall
Caruso
George M. Cohan
Philippines
Quirino
Joseph Laurel
Philippine
Oaemena
Osmeena
Quezon
Demena
Naldo
Manila
Osmena
MacArthur
Corregidor
Quezon Osmena
Aorok Ae
Austin American
Mertne
Menthe
Teer
Post Office
Tesas
Det
Congresa
Warch & 1878
Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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