Counties Won't Need Additional Tax Rate Power
A UT Institute of Public Affairs study concludes Texas counties do not need the extra 0 cent tax rate allowed after Jan. 1. The 1949 survey covers state, city, county, school, and special district levies, noting many jurisdictions already stay below maximum rates. It highlights average overlapping rates statewide and provides example figures for Austin and other communities. The booklet, third in the series, costs $2.
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Texas
University of Texas Institute of Public Affairs
Lynn F. Anderson
Stuart A. McCorkle
Institute of Public Affairs
Anderson
Austin
Independent School District
Public Affairs Serues
Institute
Inconsistent Facts Challenge Santa’s Reindeer Roster
The passage mixed notes on Arctic wolves decimating Alaska’s reindeer, misstatements about geography, and odd trivia on camphor, tiles, and rivers. It resembles a collage of disparate, unclear items with no single coherent article or event.
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Santa Claus
National Geographic Society
Alaska
Old Second Guesser Page President They Used History
In a reminiscence of early American publishing and politics a former ghost writer recalls starting with stamps and a mimeograph and later relying on loans from the RFC to build ventures He discusses Roosevelt and Willkie anecdotes about speech writing and the behind the scenes work of famous figures including Michelson Sherwood and Hopkins and recounts a Firpo Dempsey reporting tale with Bill McNutt conveying the era’s humor and challenges
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RFC
Franklin Roosevelt
Groton
Robert Sherwood
Charlie Michelson
Washington
New York World
Charlie
Lars
Wale
Ater
Roosevelt
Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Firpo
Dempsey
Bill McNutt
Bill
McNutt
Johnson speech sparks call to immediate wartime preparedness
Washington Star editorializes on Lyndon Johnson's Senate remarks urging urgent action to survive a global Cold War. The Texas subcommittee head warns that delay is dangerous as the nation faces extended conflict with Communist forces and the Iron Curtain. Austin shifts inaugural events to a simple swearing-in, with Governor Shivers and Lieutenant Governor Ramsey embracing a preparedness ethos.
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Washington Star
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Sen. Johnson
Texas
Preparedness Subcommittee
Washington
Truman Committee
China
Iron Curtain
Austin
Allan Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Shivers
Ramsey
Dewey
Pentagon
State Department
General MacArthur
Acheson
Marshall
Suitable Work Vs Idle Youth Problem
A National Child Labor Committee survey on Texas youth employment is criticized for neglecting training in responsibility and self reliance. Juvenile authorities warn idle time fuels delinquency. suitable work could guide youths toward discipline, earnings, education, and independence, while sweatshop exploitation remains unacceptable.
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National Child Labor Committee
Texas
Before the Pony Express established mail lines in 1860
A listener asks about pre Pony Express continental mail routes and delays. The reply notes three lines existed briefly, with most mail traveling by other routes taking about 22 days.
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Pony Express
Today's booklet offer on Our Presidents and Their Wives
A pamphlet titled Our Presidents and Their Wives is offered for 25 cents by the Austin American Information Bureau. It features rare portraits, contemporaneous photographs, brief personal and family histories, political career highlights, and condensed sketches of each administration.
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Austin
American Information Bureau
Eye Peart N. W
Washington, D.C
Washington Acheson and Marshall clash over Asia policy
Washington newsfront reveals a Cabinet rift as Secretary Acheson and Defense Secretary Marshall push contrasting routes on China and Korea. Marshall argues for restraint to avoid provoking war while Acheson backs aggressive steps such as a naval blockade and city bombing, shaping a tense debate within Truman’s administration.
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Acheson
Marshall
Orient
Congress
Asia
Russia
Secy
National Security Council
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Manchurian
Manchuria
Secn
Truman
State Department
China
Korea
Attlee
Walter Winchell on Broadway The Broadway Lights
Broadway notes on the Christmas season, hit shows, and star performances. Celeste Holm and Affairs of State draw crowds while Call Me Madam nears 53 thousand in potential standees. Reviews skew and box office trends are noted with multiple plays and revues mentioned.
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George M. Cohan
Ethel Merman
Perle Mesta
Margaret Truman
Toplentell
London
Aifleman Chapman
Mary McCarty
Pearl Bailey
Valerie Bettis
Jules Munshin
Howard Barnes
King Lear
Starr
Louis Calhern
Shakespeare
Katharine Cornell
Captain Carvallo
Buffalo
Variety
H. Clurman
Clifford Odets
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California
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Drew Pearson
John Steelman
White House
Howard McGrath
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Elbert Thomas
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Wayne Morse
War Labor Board
Steelman
Morse
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Cy Ching
Anna Rosenberg
George Marshall
Society of Virginia
George P. Grove
Society
Virginia
Richard E. Byrd
Grove
Arlington
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Lessburg
Soldier-Statesman
Copsright
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Walter Winchell
Broadway
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Clifton Webb
Anna Magnami
Happy Chandler
Hallam Richardson
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Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense Department
Mrs. Rosenberg
Gerald L. K. Smith
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Associated Press
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