Rail cars honor Bentons and a Texas birthday
A Austin column lauds the Katy Railroad for naming a rail car after Thomas Hart Benton while recalling Mirabeau Lamar and William S. Travis. The piece also praises the film June Bride starring Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery, contrasting it with Yellow Sky at the Paramount.
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Katy Railroad
Missouri
Kansas
Mirabeau Lamar
William S. Travis
Thomas Hart Benton
Kansas City
Benton
Katy
Warner Freres
Bette Davis
Robert Montgomery
Paramount
Travel To Washington of 6000 Pro-Commies Stirs Nation
Victor Riesel reports a planned 48 hour Washington march by about 6,000 pro-communist demonstrators allied with the Civil Rights Congress. They plan to converge by plane train and bus to surround the White House and confront the President, Attorney General Clark, and members of Congress days before Truman's inauguration.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Mr. Truman
Travellers Aid Society
Dept. of Justice
Civil Rights Congress
White House
Truman
Department of Justice
Clark
House
Senate
Plan Ruckus at Inauguration to Protest Indictments
The article details a planned two day Communist demonstration in Washington to protest indictments of 12 leaders, with thousands expected, involving strategy to gain media coverage and provoke clashes. It notes funding, organization in unions, and participation from Los Angeles to New York, aiming to influence Congress and the new administration.
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Clark
Communist Party
Washington
Congress
United States
Los Angeles
New York City
Leather care and other quick Q and A items from a 19th century page
The piece covers leather conditioning with oil and cloth, warns against mineral oil, and storage tips. It also notes Scano la trees resist pests due to tannin, lists notable scholars, describes giant worm species used as bait, explains Paul Revere’s name change, dish drying practices, a Wolffin duckweed tiny plant, and Daniel Chester French as an American sculptor with broad examples.
Webb's Rise to Undersecretary of State in Truman Era
A 1946 White House press scene notes James E. Webb's selection as undersecretary of state and budget director role. Webb, once a Sperry executive then Marine, is praised for efficiency and future State Department reforms. The piece also covers inaugural excitement, Truman ally Max Gardner, and other postwar political shifts.
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White House
Truman
James E. Webb
Webb
Harry Truman
State Department
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Edward Pou
Rules Committee
Pou
Jim Webb
Marines
Max Gardner
Max
Fred Morrison
Morrison
Jimmy
Young Webb
Gardner Law Firm
Jim Farley
Gardner Law
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Sperry Gyroscope
Tom Morgan
Sperry
Morgan
Jimmy Webb
The
Treasury
S Truman
Broadway Notes Spark Several Top Shows in 1948
Winchell notes a cold opening for As for Love in New York on the 22nd and praise for the Roberts-Lee score. He mentions potential movement of S Grisman's Midnight Revue to the Palace if plans fail, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific interest, and Lisa Kirk's rise. He highlights shifts in wages for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Broadway costs rising, and mixed film reviews from Cinem. He also reports on Gov. Dewey and Bevin foreign policy signals, plus Franco's wartime ties and propaganda denials.
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Roberts-Lee
Palace Theater
S. Grisman
Rodgers and Hammerstein
South Pacific
Lisa Kirk
Eyeful Thrush
Kate
Roscoe, Pa
Howard Cullman
Anne
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Cugat
Capitol Theater
Dewey
New York State
N. Y
Bevin
Britain
Israel
David and
Goliath
Franco
Hitler and Co
Duce
Lawmakers Pay Varies Widely Across States
The Editor's Notebook surveys how U S states set lawmaker compensation with annual salaries per diem mileage and session lump sums. It notes wide differences from 300 dollars a year in Connecticut to five thousand dollars in New York and highlights speaker pay boosts and travel supplements. Durwood Manford, a Gonzales County veteran, is elected Texas House speaker after long service spanning nine years.
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Council of State Governments
Connecticut
Colorado
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Michigan
Tennessee
New Hampshire
State
Arkansas
California
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Washington
Senate
Virginia
Gonzales County
Durwood Manford
House
W. O. Reed
Dallas
Claud Gilmer
Rocksprings
Price Daniel
Liberty
Bob Calvert
Hillsboro
Homer Leonard
McAllen
Coke Stevenson
Junction
R. Emmett Morse
Houston
Manford
Dogs booklet offers breed details and care guidance
Today’s booklet on Dogs explains selection care training feeding and diseases. It describes thirty three breeds with history standards and temperament and includes photographs by William Brown and a list of breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club. Order a copy for 25 cents from Austin American Information Bureau Washington DC.
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American Kennel Club
Austin
American Information Bureau
Eye Street
N.E
Washington, D. C
Subscription Rates Reported by Austin American
The Austin American reports updated subscription rates for readers and acknowledges Associated Press rights. The notice confirms AP exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches within the newspaper.
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Austin American
Associated Press
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