Austin Retains 10 Per Cent Fire Rating By Narrow Margin
The city of Austin kept its 10 per cent good fire credit rating for 1950 by the slimmest margin, with insured losses totaling $528,619.76 for 1949. Major fires included the Calcasieu blaze on July 30 and six other significant incidents raising total insured losses to $488,584.44. Alarms clustered south of 22nd Street and east of Speedway, with August the busiest month and December posting most building fires. Fire department manpower stood at 166 with long-serving officers noted and a detailed breakdown of past personnel and fire incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Heaton
Austin
Heaton
Calcasieu
Austin Fire Department
John Woody
L. L. Click
West Avenue
Leon Slipper
Congress Avenue
Louis R. Fisher
Cliff Street
R. W. Hazlewood
Terrace Drive
West Sixth Street
22Nd
Speedway
22Nd Street
South Austin
Ferguson proposes federal statute to wipe out syndicate gambling
Senator Ferguson states that a federal law can end big syndicate gambling and claims the slot machine racket is fostered by the government by taking tax money while hiding machine locations. John D. Hickerson says the State Department is willing to sympathetically consider proposals to reach a sincere agreement and eliminate atomic weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
John D. Hickerson
Tax Plan Moves Quickly In Special Session
A fast moving special session advances a total $90 million in new levies aimed at hospital construction and a one year operating need. The plan includes a temporary omnibus tax and a cigarette tax increase to fund eleemosynary and hospital programs with broad legislative backing and governor support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Durwood Manford
Shivers
Benford
Senate
Texas Tax Debate Seeks Permanent Policy Amid Omnibus Levy Fallout
Legislative discussion centers on permanent tax policy after a temporary omnibus levy. Proposals expect nearly 4 million dollars yearly from cigarette tax until Sept 1, 1957, while opponents warn against further levies. Oil proration hearings in San Antonio aim to curb production decline. rising gasoline demand anticipated for summer travel as taxes on oil production gain about one cent per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Railroad Commission
San Antonio
Texas
Senators press to testify on Communist espionage in unions
The piece notes senators urging testimony on disclosures of Communist espionage and sabotage using union activity as camouflage. It argues that despite efforts by journalists and officials, the effort has failed, highlighting cases from Treasury, Naval Intelligence, GE in Schenectady, Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, and an ECA official with a Communist past. The author warns of minimal coordination between Canada and the US and calls for critical scrutiny of top officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Senate
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Congress
Treasury Department
Office of Naval Intelligence
Lorelei
K. E. J. Fuchs
Canada
Mr. X
Canadian Mounted Police
Washington
US State Department
Probher
FBI
Schenectady
N. Y
Knolls Atomic Laboratory
General Electric
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
ECA
Economic Cooperation Administration
New York
Legislative
Communist Party
Answers to reader questions and a book offer
A quiz and answer column covers gold weight conversions and troy ounces, plurals of madam, turtle shell impossibility, and a note on night versus day deaths. Also features a 1950 Uncle Sam's Almanac limited edition offer for 25 cents via the Austin American Information Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Eye Street
Washington 2
D.C
Austin American Information
Austin
American Information Bureau
Washington
D. C
Democratic Dinners Show Wealth and Power in Campaigns
The piece contrasts a $100 per plate Democratic dinner in Washington with a prior GOP box supper. It notes big donors shifting to Democrats for access to contracts and policy influence, cites figures like Bill Pawley and Ben Sonnenberg, and discusses Langer and North Dakota patronage amid 1950 political maneuvering, including international tensions and a Hungarian trial.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Bill Pawley
Brazil
New York
Pawley
Bob Hannegan
China
USA
Acheson
Charles Luckman
Lever Brothers
Soap Empire
Ben Sonnenberg
Oscar
Sonnenberg
Tom Morgan
North Carolina
Sperry Gyroscope
Luckman
Sonnenberg’s
Poland
Ben
Texas Oil
J. S. Bache
Wall Street
Remington Rand
Philip Morris
Republican Party
Dave Kelly
North Dakota
Democratic National Committee
Senator Langer
Langer
Robert la Follette
Hiram Johnson
GOP
Nonpartisan League
Dakotas
South Dakota
Axel Beck
Guy Gabrielson
Beck
Broadway Buzzes and Backstage Gossips Unfold in New York
Don Wahn laments needing humor courage and companionship as he riffs on backstage life. Henry Sylvern notes agents gossip about a producer's death while Lenny Kent salutes headlines and a robbed watch. Margaret Truman signs with RCA Victor as coaching changes swirl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sylvern
Lenny Kent
Margaret Truman
RCA Victor
Columbia
Helen Traubel
Red Smith
Collier’s
Associated
Nelson Waterbury
Babe Ruth
Morton Goulds
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John E. Woody
J. A. Luckey
Willie B. Erwin
Arthur J. Hamilton
Mart B. Turner
Marcus L. Yancey
William L. Williams
August W. Oerth
Fred J. Quist
William R. Gresham
James E. Heffingt
Benno Wisian
Roy Sternberg
James D. Hibler
John E. Ross
Austin G. Taylor
James M. Whitaker
Thelmer E. Bowles
Kelly H. Graham
Willie E. Linder
Alex Hunter
Clifford C. Swinney
John O. Naven
William H. Smith
William L Oerth
John P. Gillespie
Leslie N. Sedwick
Oliver I. Ing
Linnie A. Cade
Thomas E Fisher
George V. Carpenter
Joe B. Warren
Fencher D. Boling
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Europe
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Ice Patrol
Washington Mirry
Miracle-Man
New Democratic
Hungary
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Robert Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph
Vogeler
Morris Ernst
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway
Don Wahn
Bigtown
Arthur Godfrey
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