We misnamed a railway car and recall a Texas legal giant
A column admits a mistake about a Katy railway car named for Thomas Hart Benton and recalls James G. Dudley a prominent Texas lawyer and mentor. The piece also notes confusion at the Army Air Force Recruiting Office with Major Herbal E. Robinette taking command while Major C. N. Reily remains in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Thomas Hart Benton
Missouri
Benton
Texas
Army and Air Force
Herbal E. Robinette
C. N. Reily
Washington
Navy
Wise
Tax Exemption as Privilege in Federal Pay Debated
The piece argues against tax exemptions for federal salaries as special privilege. It notes Congress increases official pay but rejects tax carveouts, cites life tenure for judges as a worse privilege, and urges Congress to avoid embedding privilege in public policy while stressing accountability and equal treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Senate
Faith in Austin Pays Dividends
Sunday's announcement of the new 12 story 210 room Commodore Perry Hotel in Austin reflects the citys steady growth. The piece credits historic hotels like the Old Driskill Stephen F Austin New Driskill Alamo Texan A Bar and William B Travis for handling transient demand and says another substantial hotel will boost welfare and growth prospects. Faith in Austin has paid dividends in the past is paying dividends now and for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Perry
Austin
Old Driskill
Stephen F. Austin
New Driskill
Alamo
A-Bar
William B. Travis
Congress Pays Too Little for Top Officials Says Editor
The author urges substantial salary and expense increases for the President, Vice President, and Speaker, arguing living costs have risen sharply. Proposes President at 150000 with 25000 tax exempt, VP and Speaker at 60000 each with 15000 tax exempt, plus enhanced expense allowances and pensions for retirees.
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House
Congress
John L. Lewis
Army Medal Clarifications and WWII Qs Collected
Questions and answers cover whether Allied Service and China Liberation ribbons are recognized military awards, the origin of the term British Commonwealth, the Iwo Jima flag raising, number of U.S. bookmobiles, weight of a sea bag, maple sugar capital, largest shipyard, ranking of accidents as a death cause, and pay proposals for Cabinet members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasking
Department of the Army
Army of
United States
Navy
Palestine arms race in Middle East sparks fresh danger
The column surveys arms transfers involving the Soviet Skoda Works and British arms to Arabs, plus new Iraqi Czech deals and Iran border tensions. It notes U S indecision, calls for decisive policy, and critiques the wartime real estate lobby and Wall Street influence on defense stockpiles.
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Washington
Palestine
United States
Israel
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Cyrenaica
Abdullah
USA
Negev
Derryheer
Basra
Rashid Airfield
Iraq
Moscow
Russia
Near East
John Wiley
Iran
State Department
Red Army
Broadway Gossip and Society Doings Across The Page
A dense Hollywood society column lists bookings and pairings from Barbara Stanwyck to Garbo, with notes on Rumors from London. It references Katherine Blake and Russell Burke at the Naval Academy press, Rosamond Riley with Georges Bernier, and the Dionne Quints with beaus.
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Robert Taylors
Barbara Stanwyck
South America
London
Garbo
Madison Avenue
G. S
R. Churchills
Naval Academy
Rosamond Riley
Georges Bernier
Paris
Nora Martens
Count Dubourge
Hutton
Axel Stordahl
Sinatra
Batoneer
Dionne Quints
Beaux
Nancy Carroll
Chas, Chaplin, Jr
Mary Loris
Dorothy Malone
Pr. Montgomery
Dallas
Bert Parkses
John McClain
Col’m
Harry Sobol
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Robert Morse
Marie Augur
Charles Ventura
Beverly Elliott
Walter Thornton
Wall
Manhattan
H. Bloomfield
Whiskers
Jackie Grimes
Pat Farrell
Dewey
Dawgawn New Dealer
Southland News
Virginia
Ruby Hill
Norfolk
KKK
Atlanta Journal
New York
James N. Rosenberg
Met Museum
Linda Danson
Bill Williams
Bart Crum
Star
Senate
Gen. Chennault
Palestine
Israel Air Force
Columbia
Jerry Wayne
Society Gab
Mario Vicenti
Giorgio Cini
Merle Oberon
Jewel Miller
Riverdale
N. Y
Mortimer Besner
Montreal
Geo. Miller
Ace News
J. E. Perkins
G. L. K. Smith
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Austin American Staff
Thomas Hart Bentons
Katy Railroad
Tex
General Price
Missouri Cavalry
Charles Culberson
Democratic
Democratic Party
Campbell
Texas Supreme Court
Joe Bailey
James G. Dudley
Truman
By Smith
Faith In
Cae
Harold L. Ickes
Ss. D. G
Jan Christiaan Smuts
South Africa
Iwo Jima
J.C. A
Mount Suribachi
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Bureau of Naval Personnel
St. Johnsbury
Harland and Wolff
Queen’s Island
Belfast Lough
Ireland
Belfast
T.D.R
National Safety Council
Cambridge
E.V
Oxford University
Chicago
San Francisco
New York Post Corp
Connally
Drew Pearson
Statler Hotel
Steve Young
Ohio
Ivan H. Gore
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Columbus
Young
Wall Street
National Security Resources Board
John Steelman
Pearl Harbor
Arthur Hill
Greyhound Bus
Resources Board
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Steelman
George E. Felton
Matt Robinson
Robinson
Hill
Kenneth Johnson
James O’brien
John Gibson
Greyhound
Labor Department
A and P
Chiang
Bill Bullitt
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Bullitt
Douglass MacArthur
Mark Clark
Albert Wedemeyer
Long Tom” Connally
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
National Organization
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