Capital City Angling Plans Splash Into City Spots
City officials including City Attorney Trueman O'Quinn Police Chief Raymond Thorp and Civil Service Director Frank Albrecht push weekend fishing near home. Proposals cover upgrading 65 acre sand beach reserves west of Lamar Boulevard and north of the Colorado River into a fishing resort with a new river road and a separable parking area. Thorp favors a 15 acre island area bridged by a new road with fishing piers along the perimeter.
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Trueman O’quinn
Raymond D. Thorp
Civil Service
Frank Albrecht
O’quinn
Lamar Boulevard
Colorado River
Thorp
Lake Austin Boulevard
West Lake Drive
Jan Morgan
City Council urged to map city properties for protectors of homeowners
W S Drake Jr urged listing city owned properties with future uses to shield investments. Wilshire Wood residents press to designate the 18 acre Wilshire and Airport tract as recreation space. council delays decision until spring excavation finishes.
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W. S. Drake Jr
Drake
Wilshire Wood
Wilshire
Airport Boulevards
East Avenue
North Austin
Airport Boulevard
North Austin Lions Club
Delwood
Willow Brooks
Wit and words on life and love in a barbershop bar
A quirky collection of sayings on ambition marriage and life parodies by Thurber style musings. It notes self made men choosing wives who keep them busy and jokes about a dog and a war dog with a playful closing line.
Supreme Court Sustains Party Powers in Fort Worth Case
The Supreme Court upheld broad party control over internal affairs and ruled courts cannot review party decision making in the Fort Worth injunction case. The decision aligns with 1944 precedent, emphasizing party procedures and machinery authority while limiting the ruling to injunction issues.
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Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Unintended Injustice in Georgia School Funding Debate
Rep. Lamar Zizley of Temple told Georgia lawmakers that Camp Hood Independent School District loses foundation program aid under the Gilmer-Aikin law due to its federal status and inability to levy local taxes. He offered a nonbinding resolution urging state aid inclusion, noting no current legal fix was possible in the special session.
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Gilmer-Aikin
Lamar Zizley
Temple
Camp Hood Independent
Camp Hood
Zivley
Labor Leaders Quit Political Neutrality at Jefferson Jackson Dinner
At the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Washington, AFL CIO leaders sat with Democratic power brokers while labor officials mingled with President Truman. The event showcased a shift toward overt political influence, with CIO and AFL leaders directing strategy and funding. Relations between labor and politics appeared firmly aligned as unions expand real estate holdings and wage campaigning looms.
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Washington
Secret Service
Harry
Mr. Truman
Jimmie
Petrillo
Labor
AFL
CIO
Railway Brotherhood
Jim Carey
Alan Haywood
Jack Kroll
CSO
Joe Keenan
AFL Labor League
Jim Farley
Myrna
Statler
Phil Reagan
Russia
United States
Arctic Circle
Senate
House of Representatives
House
McKellar
Congress
Alternate Capital in US Urged for Civil Defense
The piece discusses a proposed alternate capital after a potential A-bomb strike on Washington. It outlines the need to protect records, names Rocky Mountain locations like Denver or Salt Lake City, and notes officials including Judge Richmond Keech and Senator Pat McCarran. It contrasts civil defense with political tensions and mentions Franco, Kefauver, and Otto Dekom in a critical context.
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Russia
United States
Washington
FBI
Library of Congress
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Salt Lake City
Star Chamber
Displaced Persons Commission
McCarran
Richard Arens
Arens
House un-American Activities Committee
Army
Otto Dekom
Judiciary Committee
Franco
Spain
Kefauver
Tennessee
Nevada
Kéfauver
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Winchell On Broadway THE SPORT OF KINGS
A historical look at 18th century Jockey Club rules, thoroughbred lineage standards, and the rise of pari mutuel betting. Notable figures include Man O War, Alsab, Stymie, Three Rings owner Evelyn Hopkins, jockeys Earl Sande Isaac Murphy and riders Atkinson Arcaro and Steve Brooks.
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Veddy
Jockey Club
Matchem
Herod
Eclipse
Man O’ War
Belmont Park
Alsab
Stymie
Three Rings
Coaltown
Hialeah
Evelyn Hopkins
Earl Sande
Damon Runyon
Sande
Atkinson, Arcaro
Steve Brooks
Isaac Murphy
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City Property Owners
College
James Thurber
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Busines
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Capitol Grounds
Dr. H. V. W. Broadbent
By Herblock
Rep
BY Victor Riesel
Loy
Mr. Lewis
John L
Mr. Ching
Goper
White House
John L. Lewis
Juliot Curie
French
Atomic Energy Commission
Committee of World Peace
Stockholm
Philip Murray
New American Legion
John Lewis
Teamsters
Electrical Brotherhood
Massachusetts Avenue
New York
Detroit
Reuther
Carl Bolton
Walter R
Bolton
State Department
Carlton
Political Action Committee
Phil Murray
Eric Johnston
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Drew Pearson
Richmond Reech
District of Columbia
Keech
Public Utilities Commission
Truman
Judge Keech
Maryland
Pat McCarran
Kings
Wishing Ring
Kentucky
Pierre Oller
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Reading
Associated Press
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