J C Arnold Makes Hollywood Breakthrough With The Eagle and the Hawk
J C Arnold a former Austin newspaperman born in Wolfe City Texas sold his Sam Houston yarn to Paramount. The Eagle and the Hawk filmed in technicolor will open nationwide in April with Hollywood praise and a $5 500 upfront payment followed by potential future earnings. Arnold a World War II veteran and roving writer has no marriage plan and jokes about sending wires from distant cities to support his adventurous lifestyle.
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Sam Houston
Arnold
Paramount Studios
Variety
J. C
Wolfe City
Texas
University of Texas
England
Canada
Frank F. Bryant
America
Army Air Corps
Mexico
Mexico City
Brisbane
Australia
Suva
Fiji Islands
They Say Harry Won’t Axe Tax Says Opposing Lawyer
The piece mocks political platitudes and legal bravado as Mrs. Roosevelt is imagined to turn to fiction. It notes famous last words urging restraint and hints at scrutiny of public opinion and policy platforms.
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Senate
Indiana
Alex Campbell
Jim McInerny
FDR
Bogart
Legislature Scrambles to Move Bills Before Session Ends
Nearly 100 bills pour into the session as time pressures prevent final action on controversial measures. Highlights include shifting minimum foundation fund appropriations to the Education Department, stronger sex offense penalties, and financing tweaks for university buildings and park facilities.
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Education Department
J. W. Edgar
Criminal Code Commission
Texas
University of Texas
State University For
Elee
Parking proposals emerge from university committee
A university committee discusses campus traffic and parking problems. Citing Austin’s off street parking on a vacant block, members propose using Shoal Creek banks and a state vacant block at Congress and 11th for temporary or limited parking. They warn these fixes would barely dent growing congestion.
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City Plan Commission
City of
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University
Shoal Creek
Congress
11Th
Who's Side Is Government On In CIO Communist Clash
In the final hours of the CIO rift, pro Soviet factions raise funds to entry the CIO leadership debate. Phil Murray and opponents clash over hydrogen bombs and loyalty pledges, while federal judges weigh injunctions and asset seizures amid accusations of union busting and political influence.
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Columbia
Phil Murray
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Henderson
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Talin
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New York
Union Treasury
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Post-Mall Syndicate, Inc
Longest U S crude oil pipeline Little Big Inch runs 1480 miles
The Little Big Inch pipeline built in World War II remains the longest in the United States, running from Beaumont Texas to Linden New Jersey a distance of 1480 miles. Other Q A covers apples named pippins the origin of telephone operators and the meaning of Invictus.
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Tex
Linden
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France
Sir Hugh Evans
Newport
Narciso Lopez
Miguel Tolon
New York City
Old Republic of Texas
Lopez
Cuba
Cone
Havana
Uncle Sam’s Almanac 14th Edition Offered for 25 Cents
The ad promotes Uncle Sam’s Almanac now in its 14th year with extensive reference facts. It promises lists of all U S Senators, Governors of the States, and United Nations members, plus weather and dates. Send 25 cents to Austin American Information Bureau in Washington for a copy.
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United Nations
Austin
American Information Bureau
Ae Street
Washington
Secret telephones tapped by Truman aides across Congress
Washington report notes increased wire tapping by the Army and Navy under the Truman administration, with the FBI staying put. Senators' lines are monitored as reporters seek exclusive info, including alleged subversive lists connected to the House Committee on American Activities. Story references McCarthy Nixon Lucas and others with archival humor.
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Truman
Army
Navy
FBI
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
House On American Activities Committee
cCarthy
Richard Nixon
California
Senate
State Department
Scott Lucas
Lucas
80Th Congress
Voice of America
Europe
Harry Truman
House UN American Activities Committee
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCarthy attacks spark House debate on State Department ties
Winchell recounts McCarthy's critique of State Department personnel, noting scrutiny by committees and prior examinations. He argues the list-based charges are overstated and warns against chilling diplomacy, while recalling past confrontations with Wisconsin figures La Follette and McCarthy.
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Senate
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Gilbert
Dean Acheson
Joe McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
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