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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1950

Page

4

Vast Texas home market boosts manufacturing potential

The Texas Engineering Experiment Station report shows 1949 in-state demand for fabricated metal products and machinery bought from other states totaling at least 400.89 million dollars. It highlights unmet needs in wires, engine parts, iron and steel, transformers, bolts, pumps, and more, urging expansion of local production to meet statewide demand.

Texas Texas Engineering Experiment Station A&m College Guy Johnson Jr J. W. Coffin William J. Crum Texas Industrial Conference

Sequoia Honor Tied to Sequoyah and Andean Drive

California's ancient sequoias are linked to Sequoyah the Cherokee chief who created an alphabet for his people. A Pan American Highway spur from Lima Peru crosses the Andes at 15,889 feet, a unique altitude reached by a passenger car.

California Sequoyah Lima Peru

Texas Tideland Case Hints Continued Revenue Talks

The Houston Post reports Washington talks near on a financial settlement for tidelands after the Supreme Court decision. Texas seeks future royalties sharing with the federal government and states, with potential higher Gulf oil prospects beyond the 10 1/2 mile zone.

Houston Post Washington Tidelands Price Daniel Texas Supreme Court California Attorney General's Department Department of Interior Gulf Post

Remember It and Settle: Texas Tides in Oil Endowment Debates

The article discusses a pending settlement framework involving Texas and federal authorities over offshore oil rights and school fund revenues. It notes broad state support, including Southern Governors, and outlines options using Supreme Court decrees or new federal law, aiming for a cooperative, less harsh outcome for Texas.

Congress Texas Southern Governors’ Conference National Conference of Governors Houston United States Supreme Court

Literary Thieves and Unconscious Plagiarism Across Writers

The piece recalls Ring Lardner and H.C. Witwer as left handed writers whose lines copied others, and cites cases from Irvin Cobb and Fannie Hurst. It recounts a Washington correspondent tale, a Liberty Magazine contest, and a Cosmopolitan discovery of a near duplicate story, noting accidental self plagiarism and deliberate theft.

Ring Lardner White Sox H.C. Witwer Witwer Irvin Cobb Cobb Fannie Hurst Russia New York Billy le Baron Paramount Cosmopolitan Magazine

Answers and Q A from The Austin American Information Q

Readers asked questions on materials of pole balls origin of the snare drum and phrase by rule of thumb. Answers cover willow wood balls musk scent evaporated milk storage can tips Magnolia state flower and radio networks briefed with dates and figures.

Austin American Information B.S. A

Deal Aids Alcoa Canada Plant in Hidden Pact

Washington insiders charge a secret U S Canada agreement expands Canadian aluminum output to benefit Alcoa and its affiliates. The plan would fund a new Kitimat yard to produce 500000 tons annually, while U S mills lose ground to Canadian capacity.

United States Canada Aluminum Corporation of America Charles Sawyer William Harrison C. D. Howe British Columbia Secror Commerce Sawyer Harrison Kitimat Siberian Gulf Coast Siberia Aluminum Corporation of Canada China Poland Czechoslovakia South Korea United Nations Korea

Walter Winchell On Broadway War notes and society gabs in 1950s columns

A packed Walter Winchell On Broadway column covers political rumors and society gossip. It mentions staff resignations over a Soviet agent exposure, Acheson cabinet doubts, Perlman not quitting, Fedosov tensions, Ed Pauley’s influence, Booth gossip on Barker and Eccles hints, romantic entanglements, TV plans for Damon Runyon stories, Felix Knight’s Red Channels statement, legal and defense finances, a chartreuse car sighting, Kefauver probes, Attlee Spain visit, Annenberg’s Navy PR hitch, Kemble critics, and diplomatic responses to American and British tensions.

Washington Wire Robert Patterson Acheson Philip Perlman Washington Society Fedosov Ed Pauley Truman O'Dwyer Veep Barkley Marriner Eccles Federal Reserve Phyllis Adams Donald Buka A. Kirkland John Pringles Liz Benn Pringle Duke of Wir Damon Runyon Dan Felix Knight Red Homer Ferguson Kefauver Kansas City Louis Johnson General Aniline Corp James Farley Ives Britain Clement Attlee Spain Denver Register Philo. Inquirer Walter Annenberg Navy Public Relations Capital J. L. Miller Economic Stabilization Agency Harry Margaret

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