Boy Handles Wagers as Newborn Brings the Win
Hemphill's Book Store manager T Crockett English becomes a new father at Seton Hospital with a five and a half pound son named Wilke Denton English. He had bet on a boy months before and has collected bets totaling over 100 dollars with cigars and blue ribbons. Grandparents Art Wilke and Edith English were among bettors as family rejoices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Crockett English
Hemphill’s
University Way
English
Seton Hospital
Wilke Denton English
Art Wilke
Edith English
Haskell
County women push for rural library service in Travis County
A group of Austin area women urged the Travis County Commissioners Court to fund mobile library service for rural schools. They seek a bookmobile at 4200 dollars plus 4500 in salaries and 2500 for books, totaling 12200 for year one, offset by existing donations and city library usage credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis County
Tennessee
Austin
American Association of University Women
Kiwanis Club
PTA
Travis County Commissioners Court
Global Communist Labor Strikes Warn of Worldwide Timeline
A 1960 commentary warns of coordinated Communist labor actions spreading from Finland to France and beyond. It cites Finnish strikes paralyzing ports and industries, and alleges Cominform agents directing tactics in Latin America and Asia, with planned conferences in Peiping to train organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
France
Italy
Asia
Latin America
Deuxieme Bureau
French FBI
Cominform
Brazil
Bahia
Commie
San Salvador
Guatemala
Moscow
Senor Granados
Panama
Chile
Thunderbird legend and historic quiz questions
A compilation of Q and A items covering the Thunderbird myth among northern tribes, creek versus brook sizing, kilometer length compared to miles, whisky origins, Big Bend National Park naming, and Charley Paddock as the world’s fastest human.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
Texas Democrats fight among themselves and split lines
The note discusses Texas Democratic discord over national committeeman seats and shifts between Dixiecrats and liberals. It notes Morrow’s seat, Skelton’s rejection, and ongoing intra party clash. It then highlights Texas growth in lake region residences and rising postwar crime with a cautious, nongraphic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Wright Morrow
Houston
Byron Skelton
Truman
Morrow
Roosevelt
Freshman Senators Shine In 1949 Senate
In a notable influx of capable newcomers the 1949 Senate stands out. Leaders include PAUL H. DOUGLAS ESTES KEFAUVER HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FRANK PORTER GRAHAM with others like MRS. MARGARET CHASE SMITH and CLINTON P. ANDERSON. They are praised for independence, intelligence and commitment to the Fair Deal era. Lyndon B. Johnson and Russell B. Long also figure among influential freshmen shaping debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Chamber
Paul H. Douglas
D-Nl
Ed Johnson
Douglas
Supreme Court
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Washington Monument
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Minneapolis
New Dealer
Congress of Agriculture
Brannan
Humphrey
Frank Porter Graham
D-N. C
University of North Carolina
Graham
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N. M
Joe O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Anderson
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Federal Power Commission
Kerr
Sen. O'Mahoney
Robert C. Hendrickson
New
Long
Broadway clash foiled by sudden Klan death shock
Drew Pearson had agreed to debate Ku Klux Klan leader Dr. Samuel Green on a Larry Spivak program when Green suddenly died in Georgia. The planned broadcast would pit Pearsonism against Klanism as a dramatic media confrontation with Pearson in California and Green in Atlanta. The piece also reviews Puerto Rican political tension in New York with Marcantonio and local nightlife woes on Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Ku Klux Klan
Samuel Green
Atlanta
Pearson
Los Angeles
California
Allen Arnold
Lawrence Spivak
The
American Mercury
Meet the Press
Green
New York
Vite Marcantonio
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BY Fred Williams
Tennessee Hills
Sam
Niagara Falls
Ball Park
General Workers and Metal Trades
Exone
Lincoln Publishing Association
Communist World Federation of Trade Unions
Peiping
China
Liu Ning
Fu Chien Street
Ping
Liu
Vyore Peet
Eye
Austin American Information
United States
Europe
Renner
A. Charlees W. Paddock
Marine
Navy
Alaska
Central
Texas Lakes
Lakes
Colorado River
Highland Lakes
By Herblock
Sen
Lyndon
Robert S. Allen
BY Robert S. Allen
Allen Frear
Delaware
Frear
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lester C. Hunt
Hunt
Malmedy
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Jack Lait
Broadway
Little Spain
East Harlem
Columbia
Lait and Lee
Mortimer
Eee Mies
Daily Worker
Puerto Rico
Heriberto Rivera
Jimmy Jemail
N. Y
Daily News
Marcantonio
New York City
Dailyers
Rivera
American Labor Party
Con
Joe E. Lewis
Raye
Naldi
Howe
Riley's
Oice-Joint
Smith's
Miami
Austin American
Imenthes
Mortheev
Associated Press
Associated Presets
Uclos
Cous Dupekoe
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