Rains and Buds Signal Spring in Austin
The Austin American notes spring arrives with budding trees and flowers as rain softens the day. County Attorney Perry Jones jokes with the weatherman about a norther, while the Juvenile Board seeks a new probation officer and the courthouse handles a divorce mix up case. Austin police monitor two slot machine cases and announce patrolman openings amid unemployment chatter.
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Grandfather Clause Reforms Stir State Legislature
The Editor's Notebook discusses a Hazlewood constitutional amendment raising age limits for House and Senate members, plus redistricting and annual sessions. It outlines a grandson clause idea and potential House and Senate changes, including pay structures and public meetings bills championed by Rep. Preston E. Smith.
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Army Usurpation and Civil Liberties Under Fire
A 1949 New York Post piece accuses the Army of seizing power in Berlin and Germany, detaining alleged spies without proper trials and denying legal safeguards. It criticizes General Clay and General MacArthur, calls for Congress to curb military overreach, and warns of threats to civil liberties.
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Answers and Questions From The Daily Quiz Column
A compilation of Q and A items covering topics from auto racing costs for Mauri Rose to Snowfall and rainfall relation, reviving wilted flowers, Skyway No 1 name The Wright Way, longevity of unpainted wood homes, iron rich foods, Berlin airlift involvement, and the birthplace of Mrs Leroy Springs born in Pulaski Tennessee.
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Uncle Sam's Almanac Offered By Information Bureau
Today’s booklet offer invites readers to order a limited edition Almanac with calendar pages and reference information including new Congress members and new Governors. Mail 25 cents to Austin American Information Bureau, 316 Eye Street, N. E. Washington, D. C.
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Civil rights pact rumored among Democratic blocs
House GOP Leader Joe Martin reports a backstage Democratic compromise on civil rights including an anti lynch bill an anti poll tax measure a 60 cent hour minimum wage and changes to Taft Hartley while warning the agreement may not bind rank and file. The piece also covers other foreign and domestic anecdotes from the era.
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Yalta
Broadway Gossip Roundup From Winchell’s Columns
A sprawling extract of Broadway chatter and society notes feature Joe E Lewis, Hildegarde, Swifty Morgan, Ted Lewis, Earl Browder, Jacqueline Susann, Margie Truman, Sallies in Our Alley, and other nightlife figures. The column surveys fan encounters, fashion, theater headlines, and backstage quips across New York venues and notable events.
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Robert Morley
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