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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1950

Page

5

North Austin High School site dispute over dairy tract use

North Austin residents clash with school officials over site for a proposed high school east of Dallas Highway between Denson Lane and Koenig Lane. They favor the Austin State Hospital dairy site, potentially involving a legislative sale of 25 to 30 acres, while elsewhere urging purchase or condemnation.

North Austin North Austin High School Dallas Highway Denson Lane Koenig Lane Austin Hospital Temple B. Mayhall North Austin Civic Club Austin State Hospital Mayhall North Austin Group St. John Orphanage Texas Department of Public Safety City of Austin Austin School Board Willie Koeureck

Names of old furnaces and world facts

Old time blast furnaces were named after family members with Grace Fanny Emma Elizabeth Rebecca and Lucy common. Population estimates for the Americas at Columbus arrival range widely from eight to seventy five million with a Smithsonian cited 15 590 000. Napoleon’s 1805 election as French emperor drew 3 572 329 votes for versus 2 569 against. Steel firms purchase about 10 000 dollars in platinum annually for industrial use alongside large diamond buys.

Grace Fanny Emma Elizabeth Rebecca Lucy Western Hemisphere Smithsonian Institution

Texas State Guard Reserve Corps Eyes Active Internal Security

Houston conference outlines rapid move to activate 60 battalions in three brigades plus 150 community units for internal security. Congress authorizes activation with National Guard. federal support includes uniforms arms equipment and training facilities. Major General Ray mond Phelps leads the Texas State Guard Reserve Corps in expanding readiness and coordinating with civil defense and law enforcement.

Texas State Guard Reserve Corps Houston Texas State Guard National Guard National Guard Bureau United States Department of Defense TSGRC Congress State Guard United States Raymond Phelps San Antonio Reserve Corps

What Will You Give Cities Civil Defense and Relief Programs

The article outlines civil defense, disaster relief, Red Cross rescue and medical work, evacuation plans, and militia organization with defined units ready for deployment. It reviews Frank Hughes's book Prejudice and the Press criticizing the Hutchins Luce Commission and defending press freedom.

Red Cross Frank Hughes the Freeman Chicago Tribune Commission

Labor politics and Soviet influence in labor unrest

A broad, opinionated briefing alleges Soviet and Chinese influence inside Czechoslovakia and the U.S. labor scene. It claims MKD police controls in Czechoslovakia, failed cotton shipments to Red China, and plans for propaganda networks from Singapore to India. It also notes coal wage talks led by John Lewis, suspected communist activity in New York, and U.S. efforts to counter Communist operations abroad.

Czechoslovakia Skoda Peiping MKD Soviet Political Police Washington Panama Canal Zone Good Old John L Phil Murray Communist Party United States China Mao Tse-tung Russia Chicago Nist Commie Goon New York City Truman ACE State Department Broadway Singapore Africa Burma Indonesia India Pakistan Ceylon Iran Okinawa Ere Philippine Hong Kong Formosa

Household Helps provide tips for easier homemaking tasks

Hints and suggestions for simplifying household work are offered in a booklet titled Household Helps. The piece urges readers to send 15 cents to the Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC to obtain the booklet and learn time saving shortcuts.

Austin American Information Bureau Eye St Washington, D. C

Costly Blunders Hold Up Withdrawal of Marines

Washington column outlining WWII veterans at the Waldorf, missteps in Korea, MacArthur's handling, and interservice liaison failures between Walker and Almond. It cites Chinese attacks due to gaps between Eighth Army and Tenth Corps, four days at Chosin, and delayed orders. It also notes Palmer's civil rights stance and uranium sourcing efforts amid nuclear tensions.

Pentagon Hagaru Walton Walker Eighth Army Edward Almond Tenth Corps MacArthur Tokyo Almond Henri Bonnet United States Washington Joint Chiefs of Staff Walker Chosin Reservoir Seventh Infantry Hungnam Harbor Korea

Broadway Gossip and High Society Scandals Parade

Walter Winchell on Broadway highlights marriages and affairs among stars and socialites. Mary Astor and Gore Vidal enter April public life. Ann Revere's apartment is burgled. Faye Emerson photo ban. various society figures face lawsuits, divorces, and political intrigues as a whirlwind of celebrity names fills pages.

Astor Gore Vidal Fr. Stanton Judy Thorne Mary Astor Ann Revere 54Th Street Faye Emerson Mararet Phelan Bekays Howard Texas Boston la Phelan Copley Plaza Merwia Vt E. P. Dutton Hart J. Parnell Thomas Harry Bridges Percy Melville Cafe Society Sandra Fangs Hattie Carnegie’s Marquesa de Casafuerte Long Island Maharajah of Baroda

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