Lawmakers Face Year Round Work Without Pay
Texas lawmakers conduct year round work without pay through interim committees and study groups as Governor Shivers plans a broad executive reform study. More than 30 legislators serve on interim bodies examining criminal code revision water conservation statutes insurance statutes and state budgeting and planning.
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Raymond Brooks
Capitol
Austin American
House
Senate
Allan Shivers
Texas
Gilmer- Aikin Commission
Gilmer-Aikin
State Budget Board
Legislative Council
Interstate Compact
Youth Development Commission
Election Law Revision Committee
Abundance for consumers and world unity cited by officials
A collection of quotes from Agriculture Secretary Brannan, ECA Administrator Hoffman, Pope Pius XII, and others discusses letting abundance reach consumers, rallying unity against Soviet plans, envisioning a just Holy Year, and remarks on growth in liquor consumption since prohibition.
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Agriculture
Arles Brannan
Kremlin
Russia
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Pope Pius XII
Million Dollars Fatal To Wrong Fellow
Billy Rose recounts a Times Square tale from hotel manager Charlie Ornstein about a Columbia Law School graduate Buckley who misuses a late benefactor Mr. Bennett’s inheritance. Buckley spends large sums before the scam is exposed, ending with a dramatic newspaper clipping: Lawyer Drops Dead in Midtown Restaurant.
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Billy Rose
Charlie Ornstein
Paramount
46Th Street
Times Square
Broadway
Charlie
Mr. Bennett
Father Duffy
Columbia Law School
Quentuckley
New York
Buckley
Billy Rese
Austin’s 110th Birthday Marked by Growth and Heritage
Austin celebrated its 110th birthday, tracing its rise from capital of the Republic to a modern educational and cultural center. The piece recalls the Republic era, the Battle of the Archives, and Austin’s expansion through the 1920s into a hub of public, educational, and business life. It contrasts city growth with a sense of ongoing progress and civic stewardship. It also notes a FAO survey ranking the United States sixth in meat consumption among 10 nations, with Argentina and Australia leading.
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Austin
Republic
Waterloo
Colorado
Texas
Congress
Capitol
Sam Houston
Houston
University of Texas
Congress of the Republic
FAO
United States
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Australia
New Zealand
Argentina
Denmark
Ireland
Canada
Norway
United Kingdom
Uruguay
South Africa
Clergymen in Congress and Miscellaneous Questions
A reader asks if clergymen serve in Congress. The only minister in the 81st Congress is A Clayton Powell Jr of Abyssinian Baptist Church New York. Others noted include Charles A Eaton a former Baptist minister and editor. The piece also covers Indian file, Madonna in green, Red Sox training location, 1940 US population density, Fitzgerald founded by Union veterans, Christmas tree freshness tips, and Judge Crater’s disappearance in 1930.
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A.G.T. A
A. Clayton Powell Jr
Abyssinian Baptist Church
New York
Charles A. Eaton
New Jersey
Favorite Hymns collection offered by Austin American
Hymns chosen from 151 best loved American hymns include Onward Christian Soldiers and Nearer My God to Thee. Send 25 cents to Austin American Information Bureau for the compilation.
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Christian Ldiers
Austin
American Information Bureau
Ae Street
Washington
Hotel plans blocked by ECA expert hinder Pan Am growth
After World War II Roosevelt urged Pan American Airways to build a hotel chain abroad to promote tourism and dollars. A Paris ECA expert urged Turkish officials to fund a Swiss or Belgian run hotel with cheaper ECA money, stalling the Pan Am project. The piece also notes the Friendship Train effort and internal U.S. government debates over the Forest Service and notable figures Brannan Chapman Hanes Damon Giuliano.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Juan Trippe
Pan American World Airways
FDR
Pan American Airways
Pan Am
Marshall An
Latin America
Turkey
ECA
Pan American
Paris
American Express
Switzerland
Denver
Colo
Forest Service
Agriculture Department
Interior Department
Wallace
Charley Brannan
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Chapman
Brannan
Johnny Hanes
Wall Street
Bankers Trust Company
Bankers Trust
John
Ralph Damon
Trans World Airlines
Damon
Hanes
TWA
Bankerst Trust
Winchell on Broadway Christmas Tales and Public Spirits
A collection of Christmas themed anecdotes from Winchells column recounts Clement Clarke Moore s authorship shock, Volunteers Kris Kringles fund winter relief, mistletoe history, Fern Riley heroism in an Illinois nursery fire, the National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Sgt John Grimm Jr blood donor act, Robert Lee Williams funeral tribute, and a Columbus Georgia monument to Bragg Smith reflecting civic memory.
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Fern Riley
Illinois
Fern
John Grimm Jr
New York
Grimm
Iwo Jima
Red Cross Center
City of
Columbus
Bragg Smith
Georgia
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Austin American Information
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Red Sox
Sarasota
Fla
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Ben Hill County
P. H. Fitzgerald
Judge Crater
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Belgrade Lakes
Maine
Drew Pearson
Train of Toys
American Legion
Philadelphia
Pier 38
Legion
Virginia
William Tuck
Ministerial Association of
Richmond
Bankers
Italy
al Capone
Premier de Gasperi
Salvatore Giuliano
Robin Hood
Sicily
Giuliano
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
Clement Clark Moore
St. Nicholas
Moore
Santa Claus
Asia
Bishop Nicholas
Stick
Bowery Missions
Britain
National Jewish Hospital
Robert Lee Williams
Elloree
South Carolina
Dixie Town
Carrier Mall
Eeewe Mall
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