Austin Drive-in Symphony Gains International Acclaim
Capital City Austin earns international notice as the first city to stage a drive-in symphony concert. Ezra Rachlin joins the Austin Kiwanis Club after conducting the drive-in show last fall. Local growth measures include census plans for April 1 and a surge in telephone stations and rural lines through 1949.
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Capital City
Austin
William J. Weeg
Kurt Schmedes
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Ezra Rachlin
Austin Kiwanis Club
Rachlin
Schmedes
Hamburg
Germany
University of Texas
Texas
Salvation Army Staff Band of
Chicago
Salvation Army
Mineral Wells
Albert E. Chesham
Atlanta
George Hurt
University of Texas Longhorn Band
Col
Hart
I. W
Stormy) Davis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
John Manning
10Th Congressional District
Hong Kong
Orient
Trieste
Africa
University
Quotes and quips from notable figures surface in a satirical mix
A collection of brief quotations spans highway robbery warnings, a Senate reprimand of Major General Vaughan with a note he kept home freezers, and jokes on opening trolley-car windows. Authors include Jimmy Durante and John Dewey.
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Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
Reuther fears killer mob as court hears Bolton plot
Witnesses in Detroit court testify Carl Bolton offered 15000 dollars to murder Walter Reuther. The Reuther family endures constant guards and floodlit homes as FBI agents monitor all strategic areas amid fears of a broader assassination plot. Senate Kefauver supports a 50000 dollar anti gambling bill guiding investigations into union corruption and labor politics.
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Detroit
Carl Bolton
Walter Reuther
Reuther Brothers
Reuthers
Lydia Pinkham
Victor Reuther
Gene Autry
FBI
Roy Reuther
Senate
Sen
Kefauver
Peking
John L. Lewis
America
Mr. Lewis
Miami Beach Councilman Faces Recall Over Gambling Push
Washington dispatch describes Miami Beach councilman Melvin Richard resisting a recall backed by Gambler Harry Plissner. Plissner allegedly offered a punchboard deal linking city policy to S&G operations, promising cash and political protection in exchange for leniency and control of raids. The effort aims to show whether underworld influence can seize the city government.
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Eldred Perry
Austin
United States
Washington
USA
California
Florida
Castles
Colonial Inn
Miami Beach
Melvin Richard
Harry Plissner
Richard
Plissner
Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Fort Meade
Bayshore
S&g Syndicate
S&g
Underworld
Fla
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Winchell on Broadway Sparks Over Ingrid Bergman Debate
Letters from readers across the country react to Walter Winchell defending Ingrid Bergman. Citizens in Kalamazoo Santa Barbara Winston-Salem Houston and New York dispute morality and judgment sparked by Bergman’s adultery controversy.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Walter Winchell
Ingrid Bergman
Vandenberg
J. Edgar Hoover
Frank Boyle
Santa Barbara
Cal
Runyon Fund
Arthur F. Mercer
New York
W. W
Rita Hayworth
B. E. Pulver
Winston-Salem
N. C
Walter
Bergman
Kathryn Bowman
Abraham Lincoln
Senate Tax Debate Shapes Texas Fiscal Battle Ahead
The piece outlines the distinction between single-shot and omnibus tax bills as the Senate weighs measures sent from the House. It notes the House's united support for an omnibus levy tied to the eleemosynary program, while Senate deliberations loom as a critical test with a special session looming.
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Senate
House
Allan Shivers
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
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Houston
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