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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1949

Page

4

Austin Estate Planning Council forms new civic group

An Austin organization debuting publicly Thursday night is the Austin Estate Planning Council, a collaboration of professionals in estates such as life under writers attorneys trust officers accountants and realtors. The council plans monthly meetings through next May with a different sponsor each time. Thevis County Bar Association leads Thursday's session in Calcasieu Auditorium.

Austin Austin Estate Plannin Inci Austin Estate Council Thevis County Bar Association Calcasieu Auditorium

Republicans in Texas plan for Legislature after poll tax defeat

Republicans in Texas weigh strategy after the poll tax repeal amendment was rejected. They aim to boost GOP influence in state and federal contests by leveraging a strict party registration law and targeted primaries to nominate and elevate Republican officials in counties such as Gillespie and districts with strong GOP voting strength.

Texas Congress Republican Party George C. Butte Miriam A. Ferguson GOP National Party Gillespie Fredericksburg House

Labor unions ready for quick action in Eastern city clashes

Inside Labor CIO flying squads gear up for alerts and swift transport to attacked union buildings. CIO leaders warn of rising violence in labor's civil war as money and assets move for safety. Political talk links Eisenhower and Dewey, while CIO pushes targeted Get Out the Vote tactics.

CIO Union National Maritime Union United Electrical Union Pittsburgh Phil Murray Ohio Labor Eisenhower Dewey New York State US Senate Columbia University Emil Rieve Boston Congress Spe Philadelphia Kansas City Michael J. Ready Columbus Bricklayers Union Sophie Tucker Hollywood American Guild of Variety Artists Manhattan Upper Fifth Avenue Sagaremant Post-Hall Syndicate Inc

Questions and Answers on Geography and German History

Q and A cover which city is nearer to Rio de Janeiro with Boston cited as closer than New York by about 31 nautical miles. Another question lists the Nazi designations First Second and Third Reichs and notes the Holy Roman Empire, the German Empire of 1871, and the 1933 Hitler regime as the three periods named. The Weimar Republic period is noted as not recognized.

Austin Taylor Glass Electrical Department Water Department Federal Communications Commission Roland Moore City Hall John C. Eckert W. W. Stewart Austin Housing Authority National Association of Housing Officials A. E. Davis Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission The Federal Civil Service US Civil Service Board of Examiners US Civil Service Commission Washington Davis South America New York Boston Rio de Janeiro New Orleans Holy Roman Empire Weimar Republic Arthur Loew Jr MGM Press and Standard Walterboro South Carolina Smoak Monty Montgomery N. Y London

Poultry Cooking Guide Offers Tips and Recipes

Uncle Sam's booklet titled Poultry Cooking explains selection preparation and cooking of turkey and other poultry. Learn broiling frying stuffing roasting braising stewing and steaming with recipes for popular combinations. Send 10 cents to The American Information Bureau for this illustrated booklet.

Uncle Sam

Oscar Chapman rises to interior secretary after steady rise

The piece recalls Oscar Chapman, a Navy veteran who faced eleven rebuffs to meet Judge Lindsay in Denver in 1922 and later became assistant secretary in 1933. It highlights his 16 years in the post, behind the scenes influence on oil policy and child labor, and his role in Truman's 1948 campaign surge.

Washington Denver Colo Ben Lindsay Lindsay Oscar Chapman Interior Chapman Franklin Roosevelt Senate Judge Lindsay Oscar Teddy Roosevelt Ed Costigan Colorado Harold Ickes Taft Sen. Costigan Costigan New York Roosevelt United States Fdr Ickes Chicago Joe O'Mahoney Wyoming Virginia Far West Harry Truman Interior Department Truman Omaha West

Winchell on Broadway and Midtown Sideshows

Gossip notes from New York nightlife and media figures. Sonja Henie and Winthrop Gardiner greet Easthampton guests at the Rendezvous in the Plaza. Banker J. P. McGuire attends a party at the Metropolitan Club with a dramatic siren entrance. Anecdotes include theater projects, TV figures, and Broadway gossip with mentions of DiMaggio, Jack Gilford, and local newspaper editors.

Midtown Sonja Henie Winthrop Gardiner Plaza Easthampton Sonja Hollywood J. P. McGuire Ebbets Field McGuire Yankees Allen Vassar Mildred Goldberg Marc Platt Chicago Kate Patricia White Murge Edgar Snows Lois Wheeler M. Berle DiMaggio Lincoln Road Miami Beach Park-Sheraton Jack Gilford Lindy’s

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