Edgar's Move to State Education Chief Eyed
Local Austin educator J W Edgar set to be reviewed by the Senate for appointment as Texas state commissioner of education. His backers say his work on Austin’s expanding enrollment and the Gilmer Aikin reform program favors national impact. The American Social Hygiene Association warns penicillin stories inflame sexual activity and VD, urging dual action of reform districts and character building.
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Western type pictures stay money makers for crowds
The paragraph notes that Western style films remain strong at the box office as audiences still admire cowboys. It compares rain to an unwelcome guest, mentions cigars as unfavored by youth, and hints at social change with lines about promises and double lives.
Texas tidelands fight faces long road to Congress
The Texas tidelands dispute moves through a congressional judiciary subcommittee with a plan to grant Texas revenue from offshore oil yet faces stiff opposition from leadership. A broader push seeks federal sovereignty over tidelands while offering Texas a share of revenue. The article notes political hurdles, including opposition from Rep Cel ler and the implications for state sovereignty and federal relations. It also reports five new state appointments, including John Ben Shepperd as secretary of state and Vernon A. McGee as director of the Legislative Budget Board, signaling ongoing public service shifts.
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Tiny News Snippets Reveal Daily Life From The Past
A reader sends a collection of one paragraph newspaper clippings from various cities. Items include a moth and eggs found in a man’s ear in Port Huron, a theater hacksaw rescue in Memphis, a woman returning a manhole cover in Ottawa, a dog biting multiple people in Los Angeles, a Texas divorce over a wooden leg, a bald head haircut price note in London, and a Philadelphia mailman marriage tale.
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Answers to reader questions from the Austin American
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Washington GOP Magna Charta Highlights Internal Rift
A closed Senate caucus reveals a significant cleft in Republican policy. Maine's Brewster and Taft craft the compromise while Aiken York Vermont challenges on civil rights and farm policy. REA addition, Lodge and others press ahead. Rayburn criticizes federal aid to education. Groves attacks Roosevelt over atomic leaks. Congress rebuts.
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Winchell On Broadway and the Met Sign Kirsten Flagstad
The Metropolitan Opera signs Kirsten Flagstad amid controversy over her wartime associations. A call to action urges support for John Edgar Hoover and highlights postwar fears. An AP note mentions Hans Oehmke, Nazi officer turned student, and a mother's plea for college funds.
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