Words and Writers Go Fashionably Firm in New Year Notes
The Austin American lists New Year resolutions, mocks fashion rules for words and writers, and notes Dos Passos USA and Donn Byrne works as out of fashion. It discusses language across geographies, praise for Byrne, and reflections on literature and life choices.
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John Dos Passos
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University of Texas
Gammer Burton
Australia
England
Dominions
America
Donn Byrne
Byrne
Messer
Marco Polo
Blind Raftery
Labor Racketeering Thre ations Reach Inside Unions in 1949
Victor Riesel predicts a turbulent 1949 with layoffs feared at 1.5 million, large union organizing budgets, and political pushes to mold local labor machines. He cites potential jail for Communist leaders, increased union activity in the South, and looming strikes by coal, auto, and steel workers.
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Treasuries
Democratic Party
John Lewis
Walter Reuther
Auto
Chrysler
Ford Union
General Motors
Phil Murray
Questions and Answers from a historical quiz feature
A compilation of trivia and factual Q and A covering debt per capita after major wars, margarine bans, origins of mince pie, cowboy boot heels, the Truman Doctrine, B vitamins, Nelson Eddy and the Met, decibel limits, global rice varieties, and early U S federal departments clocking the 1800s Washington move.
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United States
Editor's Notebook Underrating Texas and Texans
The piece argues Texans deserve respect amid football punditry and outlines Texas aims for the upcoming Legislature. It highlights Longhorns performance, expansion of play, and calls for prison and school reforms, funding, and wage adjustments while noting the new session and Beauford Jester's informal cabinet.
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Longhorn
Southeast
Longhorns
Texas
Texans
Gilmer-Aikin
Uncle Sam's Almanac Offered For Limited Edition
Booklet offers a limited edition almanac with new timely features and abundant facts for family use. No ads or propaganda, mail 25 cents to Austin American Information Bureau in Washington D C for delivery by year start.
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Austin
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Washington, D.C
Demo Caucus Clashes Over Rules Drive Liberalization Push
Washington desk recounts House debate as Democrats press to speed up rules committee procedure. Celler and McCormack clash with Cox and Rankin over loyalty and constitutional bounds while Foley and Hartley rip into labor policy and Taft Hartley.
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Virginia
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House Rules Committee
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Moscow
FEPC
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John Dingell
Michigan
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Herman Eberharter
Pennsylvania
Harry Truman
John McCormack
New York
Manny” Celler
Francis Walter
Homer Ferguson
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House Labor Committee
Charles Lesinski
Fred Hartley
Hartley
Lesinski
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Labor Committee
Broadway Watch: Dworshak Leaves Office for Incoming Neely
Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak exits his Senate office by the noon January 3 deadline to make way for incoming Senator Matt Neely of West Virginia. The piece also notes beer debates in the Senate dining room and other theater and political snippets from Winchell on Broadway.
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Chicago Tribune
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Matt Neely
West Virginia
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Rules Committee
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Joe Ball
Government Printing Office
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Frank Hook
Michigan
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