Press Flareup Over State Board Meetings Draws Texans’ Attention
News editor Paul Bolton describes a private two day Waco meeting of the State Board of Education and the press scrutiny it drew. He explains how a misstep over announcing the session led to questions about the selection of the state education commissioner and its potential $15,000 a year salary.
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So They Say The coal debate and holiday irony mix
A collection of opinions on coal politics a critique of holidays as holy days and a note on Formosa policy. Gabrielson urges GOP outreach while references to Harry and coin flip decisions color the commentary. Weather and a fatal gun accident complete the fragment.
Senate Drafts Direct Election Plan For President
The Senate voted to amend the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and let Congress name the president in most cases. The proposal faces doubt about state ratification and raises questions on direct nationwide voting.
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Pitching Horseshoes Or How To Interest Wife in the Column
A writer recalls his wife Eleanor's shifting views on his newspaper column from doubt to approval after burglars steal her jewelry. He notes gifts from readers, global travel perks, and a request to cover items like sables and diamonds.
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Ole Hoss origin and prohibition questions
A Q and A column explains the term Ole Hoss from rail freight sales tied to horse relays and express auctioning. It notes the Quartermaster Corps began in 1775 and Bethlehem cities, plus a booklet offer on stain removal and chemistry name changes. Utah was the last state to ratify the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933.
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Texan Clark Shocks Court as Quiet Justice
Washington report describes Tom Clark as a popular Supreme Court justice who has written five major opinions in under six months on taxes corporate responsibility railways and government property cost. Fellow justices praise his conscientious work and easygoing manner amid admiration from Chief Justice Vinson.
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GOP Faces Civil Rights Pressure From Madden Over FEPC
Democratic Congressman Ray Madden urged GOP National Chairman Guy Gabrielson to push Republican foes of civil rights on the House rules committee. Madden cited three Republican defections with Dixiecrats to pigeonhole the FEPC bill and reminded Gabrielson of the GOP 1948 civil rights plank. No reply from Gabrielson has been reported.
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Ohio
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Illinois
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New York
Bearded Acheson Rival Becomes Unauthorized After Hours Icon
Beardless Dean Angus Ward, consul general back from China, can walk in and out of the State Department after hours without signing in. Secretary Acheson was once stopped at the door and needed ID. Ward’s beard serves as his passport, a noted contrast in these Washington scenes.
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Winchell On Broadway BROADWAY BALLAD
Ruth Cosgrove forwards a British complaint to W Winchell about his column. The piece mentions Mrs Clarke of York shire and Bevin diplomacy, plus a Paris and Boston tone with jokes about actors, thieves, and a Gen McCloy line. It notes Hillman and Baruch opinions and Seabiscuit quips.
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