Politics Returns To One Phase Of Horse-Buggy Era
The article traces shifting campaign methods from stump tours to radio and canned talks, then to broad personal contact by public officeholders. It notes Governor Allan Shivers and others expanding state-wide appearances to engage voters, signaling a trend toward more personal campaigning and local rallies.
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Beauford H. R
Allan Shivers
G. C. Morris
Senate
Price Daniel
Fred Harris
Dallas
Olin Culberson
Chess and Forced Fate on a Sleeper Train
Josef Chernik recalls a Prague chess championship eve with an old rival now facing Nazi era hardship. Their late game unfolds aboard a moving coach as gunfire and doors signal a trip to Siberian labor camps, ending a legendary encounter.
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Prague
Chernik
England
London
Czechoslovakia
Chetnik
Questions and Answers in the Austin American Information
The reader can send questions to the Austin American Information desk and learn concise replies. Topics cover treaties on the St Lawrence Seaway, trumpeter swans, petroleum geology, static electricity in cars, the fife, Pearl oysters, letters of marque, Supreme Court retirement age, Dwight Moody, and the crossbill legend with brief factual explanations and dates where given.
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Overhaul of Executive Branch Debated for 1950 Texas
The piece outlines a proposed 1950 survey of Texas state agencies to plan a broad reorganization of government, inspired by Gilmer Aikin and tied to a potential 1951 session reshaping executive machinery. It mentions Gov. Shivers, legislative action, potential commissions, and involvement of universities and foundations.
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Gilmer-Aikin Group
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Texas Association of Commerce
Gov. Shivers
Factfinding Survey Commission
Shivers
Gov
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Harry N. Graves
Georgetown
Graves
House
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Fortune Telling Booklet Offer Promises Insights and Fun
An 8 page booklet on reading faces, cards, tea leaves, and coffee grounds appeals for 15 cents. It promises omens and superstitions for party amusement and personal curiosity. The offer directs readers to send payment to Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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We Street
Washington, D. C
Welfare fund meeting ends with clashes over votes
Washington column notes two trustees at odds John L Lewis and Charles Dawson clash as Senator Styles Bridges mediates. Separate discussion covers State Department treaty power over executive agreements with Canada after Colonial Air Lines dispute. Also recaps Alabama governor Jim Folsom sock anecdote and a critique of public school facilities for mentally retarded children with state progress cited.
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Charles Dawson
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Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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Canada
Jim Proctor
Alan Goldsborough
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Supreme Court
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National Defense
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R. B Chandler
Mobile Press Register
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Big Jim
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Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Euclid
Ohio
American Legion
The
Kiwanis
Nevada
Mississippi
Arizona
Broadway Lights Roundup Notes Big Shows and Personalities
Winchell surveys Broadway chatter with a mix of show buzz and star moves. He notes strong box office for Texas Li'l Darlin and eight premieres expected before holidays, while Shubert imports are limited to Les Ballets de Paris and Yes M'Lord. Vanity headlines touch on Fontanne, Romulo, Winsor, Kazan, and O'Hara amid a brisk theatre season.
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Li'l
Darlin
Clutterbuck
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Shuberts
Alley
Broadway
Les Ballets de Paris
Winter Garden
M'Lord
Wm. S
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Uncle Sam
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Joan Crawford
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