US May Return Captured Flags To Mexico Soon
A 101 year old episode prompts talks of exchanging flags captured by each side after the Mexican War. Senator Bentsen cites a House bill to return Mexican flags held in the United States, while West Point keeps 63 flags damaged by time awaiting possible transfer.
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Mexico City
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Academy
Bryart E. Moore
Chapultepec
Hudson River
Philip H. Sheridan
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Walking Out Sparks in The Great Divide Stage Tales
A backstage look at theater egos and audience reactions cites nine actors who vent at crowds, with anecdotes from Henry Miller, Margaret Anglin, and others during performances in Pittsburgh, New York, and Atlanta. The 1949 Billy Rose copyright frames the vignettes on tantrums and resilience.
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Miller
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Questions and Answers from The Austin American Bureau
A reader service presents Q and A style entries on GI Bill eligibility for conscientious objectors, Pasteur hydrophobia first rescue, Mount Vernon restoration, elephant hide thickness, robin’s scientific name, defense budget split, chrysanthemum origin, city block car parking, bachelor Vice President, Mark Twain last work, Washington Farewell copy, saying about daughters, reasons for early American immigration, and a Christmas tree record.
Fairy Tale and odd health claims capture readers
A New Jersey man cites luck on his 100th birthday and a Kansas man reports eating three raw onions daily for years for longevity. Oklahoma town reports nine of ten mail carriers bitten by dogs in one week.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Industrial Injury Claims Rise in Texas Yet Tax Debate Grows
Texas records show injuries reported to the Industrial Accident Board surged from about 100 000 a decade ago to 194 450 in the 1949 fiscal year with 43 000 formal claims filed. Hearings rose to 6 528 in the past year as more cases are settled on the spot. The piece notes labor expansion supports the higher totals, while property taxes were shifted to counties and a proposed state sales tax faces opposition amid cost-of-living concerns.
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Industrial Accident Board
Texas
Everybody's Song Book offered by Austin American Bureau
Today’s booklet offer presents Everybody's Song Book a complete collection of America's favorite home songs. The 144 page popular edition features 205 songs including hymns spirituals cowboy chants marches and Stephen Foster works. Send 35 cents to Austin American Information Bureau ante Street NE Washington.
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Stephen Foster
Austin American Information Bureau
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Washington
Tax fraud scandal marked as worst of era by Pearson
Washington Merry Go Round reports on income tax fraud cases involving Joe Mitchell and Sam Ripps in Mobile Alabama. They allegedly hid millions from the Treasury using dual books and complex cash flows aided by political connections. The case, tied to jewelry sales to Army PXs and exploits of ex associates, faced repeated delays and eventual non prosecution.
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Internal Revenue
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Hill
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Tupelo, Miss
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Mississippi
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T-men
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Winchell on Broadway and Major Town Buzz
A rapid-fire column tracks Power players and showbiz salvos from War era gossip. Russell name checks Racey Jordan on uranium claims, Ava Gardner’s travels, Eddie Waitkus romance, Lloyd Jr. and Warren, and political plotting toward a 1952 ticket. Also notes theatrical winnings and tensions among studios, premieres, and press debates.
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Russia
Harold Lloyd Jr
Earl Warren
Virginia
Ava Gardner
Bill Williams
Phillies
Eddie Waitkus
Chicago
Howard Johnson
Wall Street
Childs
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Garbo
Valentina
Geo. Schlee
Eisephower-Paul Hoffman
Alec Waugh
Local News Ownership Notice
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