Juggling Committees Shapes Texas Capitol Opening
The Austin American notes extensive committee juggling as Texas lawmakers fill vacancies in the new session. Resignations and reassignments shift chairs including finance and military and veterans affairs, with rules guiding member placements and balancing diverse districts.
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James E. Taylor
Finance Committee
George O. Nokes Jr
Nokes
House
Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee
J. A. Banton
Phil Willis
Kaufman
Houston
Military and Veterans’ Affairs
Tax policy incentives praised by lawmakers and Montgomery
A Indiana legislator urges shifting tax policy to reward job creation through private enterprise. The text quotes Philip Willkie on incentivizing employers and cites Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery on the future being shaped by human relations and effort rather than voting alone.
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Philip Willkie
Indiana
Field Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Austin Emerges as State Headquarters Hub for Associations
The Legislature’s push for new services amid a looming deficit spurred debate on funding and aims. Austin has become the chosen base for major groups like the State Medical Association of Texas and the State Teachers Association, along with others, spawning a thriving cluster of professional offices and a substantial publishing industry with hundreds of magazines and publications reaching Texas families.
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State Medical Association of Texas
State Teachers Association
Dairy Produce Institute of Texas
National Association of Junior College Administration
Texas
Texas Power Reserve
Association of Rea Cooperatives
Texas Bar Journal
State Teacher Association
Texas Outlook
Bread Cast Upon Waters Brings Sweet Return for Notre Dame Glee Club
In a 1950 reminiscence Billy Rose recalls Bryan Foy, Warner Brothers producer, who once funded Notre Dame’s glee club with five times the requested church aid. Years later, as Knute Rockne’s film moved forward, Notre Dame refused compensation, citing past kindness. The anecdote ends with a toast to bread cast upon waters returning as strawberry shortcake.
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Eddie Foy
Warner Brothers
Foy
Brynne
Warner Studio
Father Hugh O'Donnell
Notre Dame
College Glee Club
California
South Bend
Fokker
Kansas
Knute Rockne
Hollywood
Father O'Donnell
Glee Club
Rockne
Billy Rose
Merino sheep in the United States first introduced by William Jarvis
William Jarvis of Weathersfield Vermont is credited with introducing the first Merino sheep to the United States. He observed Spanish herds in Portugal while serving as consul in Lisbon in 1802, and brought 400 select Merinos from Spain to Weathersfield in April 1811.
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William Jarvis
Weathersfield
United States
Lisbon
Spain
Truman Considers Strauss as Atomic Energy Chair
President Truman weighs Admiral Lewis Strauss for chair of the Atomic Energy Commission, signaling a shift from David Lilienthal. Strauss opposed Lilienthal on the hydrogen bomb and may resign, while Truman mulls three vacancies. Critics warn of Moscow use of any deal, and policy toward Formosa remains under review.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
David Lilienthal
Ise
Lewis Strauss
Herbert Hoover
Wall Street
Kuhn, Loeb
Strauss
Lilienthal
Commission
Sumner Pike
Moscow
Missouri
White House
Germany
Kursalimsky
Stalin
Soviet Union
Ussr
United States
State Department to send ambassador to Madrid in spring
Notes from a newspaper column critique U.S. policy toward Francoist Spain. The piece cites Nazi submarine activity, repression under Franco, religious restrictions, and protests by the Pope. It questions the reasoning of recognizing Franco and recalls FDR era debates and the Hiss case used to attack Roosevelt.
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Franco
Spain
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Pope
Valley Forge
Barcelona
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Acheson
Fdr
John Foster Dulles
Hiss
State Dept
Roosevelt
GOP
Harding
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
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