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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

4

Brighter Car Tags Rise Across States and Court Changes

The piece notes a shift to brighter license plate colors in 1950 with Texas sticking to gold on black. It also covers Kerr Sanders returning as federal court reporter in Fort Worth and court activity showing unusually light dockets in Austin and the district.

Steve Heffington Travis County American Automobile Association AAA Texas Nevada Colorado Florida Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Federal Court San Antonio Austin Waco Kerr Sanders Fort Worth Sanders Ben. M. Rice Jr Walter A. Keeling Walter Morris 67Th District Court Morris Marie Gustafson Travis Central Texas Henry Mourland Kehoe Shannon

World Voices Clash Over Security and Policy

Quotes from Senator Mundt on Soviet threats and two to three year horizon. Pakistan’s Noon comments on Russia versus India loyalty. McCloy on Saar and Franco German ties. Burlesque dancer Margie Hart voices resilience. Egyptian policy aims at Arab League strength and broader state cooperation.

Mundt R-Sd Arab League Hossein Sirry Pasha Egypt

Rule limits sessions as House bars bills outside governor subjects

House Speaker Durwood Manford announced a rule restricting the special legislative session to subjects submitted by the governor. Bills outside those topics may not be received, limiting debate and eliminating broad, nonessential measures. The rule aims at stricter adherence to constitutional limits and forecasts further floor-amendment limits for the session.

House Durwood Manford Manford C. Read Granberry Shivers Ing Senate

Hunger and relief mix in Pittsburgh coal region as Salvation Army steps in

In a Pittsburgh dispatch a reporter describes Salvation Army trucks delivering food and clothing to starving miners and families in Uniontown and nearby areas. The piece contrasts relief efforts with John Lewis and United Mine Workers funds, noting large credit lines and store support during the 1949-50 strike era.

Golden Triangle Salvation Army John Lewis Washington United Mine Workers’ Treasury Lewis Tony Cavalcante Cavalcante Truman Agriculture Department Boulevard Pittsburgh Shannon Army Uniontown Brother Lewis Pittsburgh “Army Pennsylvania Ralph T. Miller Roaring John Silent Cal Coolidge Big Fellows Union Supply Company US Steel Corporation George Love Champion Stores, Inc Kentucky West Virginia John L

Answers and Questions on Surplus Goods and Miscellany

A digest covering surplus asset handling post War Assets Administration. It notes decentralized disposal by Army and Navy units and advises contacting nearest surplus division for availability. It also includes Q and A on birth origin of Charles Silvera, case labeling upper and lower case, turtle versus tortoise, U.S. age demographics, and other short items.

War Assets Administration

Frankfurter's Red Hots Scattered Through Washington Power

Washington column traces Felix Frankfurter's influence before and after Hoover and Roosevelt, listing proteges and appointees he helped place in government roles. Names include Biddle, Lilienthal, Rutledge, McCloy, Landis, Cohen, Garrison, Rowe, Niles, Shea, Rauh, Hiss kin, and others, with note on mixed outcomes and Kentucky incidents.

Washington Acheson Alger Hiss Frankfurter Supreme Court Hiss Felix Frankfurter Vinson Justice Department Roosevelt Truman Harvard Law School Oliver Wendell Holmes Lewis D. Brandeis Harvard Law Hoover Coolidge Harding Joseph P. Cotton Wall Street State Department James Grafton Rogers Colorado Law School Rogers Tom Corcoran Brain FDR Corcoran Justice Holmes RFC Eugene Meyer Thomas D Thacher Harvard Henry L. Stimson New York Felix Frank Knox Navy Robert Patterson Stimson Francis Biddle Biddle Holmes Labor Board David Lilienthal Tennessee Valley Authority Atomic Energy Commission Wiley Rutledge John J. McCloy World Bank Germany James M Landis Securities and Exchange Commission Civil Aeronautics Board Ben Cohen Roosevelt Brain United Nations Lloyd Garrison University of Wisconsin Law School James Rowe Herbert Hoover David Niles Francis Shea Joe Rauh Housing Authority Donald Hiss Alger Acheson Law Firm Adram Fisher Nathan Margold Interior

Broadway Notes and Critics Mix in 1949 Theater Scene

A brisk survey of Broadway chatter from critics and industry insiders recounts show drops, star turns, and future bets. Highlights include Ezio Pinza's May 31 exit, the "Duet for One" mystery play praised for merit, and rave notices for Katie and The Devil's Disciple.

Pipple ANTA Variety Cleveland Boy Philly Inquirer

Local News Rights Notice from Associated Press

A standard AP rights statement appears, granting exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches to the newspaper. The notice confirms AP ownership of local content and general distribution terms.

Associated Press The

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