Capital City Luxury Houses Ruled Out By War Demands
William J. Weeg discusses Austin housing prospects in 1951 as military mobilization at Bergstrom AFB creates demand for homes for airmen. He cites Robert P. Gerholz on national housing output, defense needs, and concerns about luxury building and credit controls shaping future supply and prices.
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William J. Weeg
Austin
Air National Guard
Missouri
Mississippi
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Robert P. Gerhalz
Flint
Mitc
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Detroit
Defense Housing Program
Gerholz
Pearl Harbor
Gerhole
United States
North Dakota
Asher L. Burdick
Dean Acheson
William Henry Seward
Burdick
Bull Run
Potomac
Lincoln
Seward
Public mood shifts and small advances echo the times
Paragraphs on Robinson Crusoe happiness, public opinion polls, and new gadgets mirror midcentury concerns. Margaret Truman changes music teachers while music flows, a mechanical heart is announced yet caution about non mechanical care remains. A backyard atom shelter offer marks a milepost toward civilization.
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Civilization
Driver responsibility bill gains favor in Texas legislature
Senator W A Shofner says driver responsibility legislation aligns with Gov Shivers safety push and a 1960s model plan. The measure would require reporting within 10 days after a reportable accident and proof of $5 000 single and $10 000 multiple injury liability before driving, encouraging insurance and citizen protection.
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W. A. Shofner
Bell County
Allan Shivers
Senate
Sen. Shofner
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Old Second Guesser Handcuffs Didn't Work Cupid's Charm
A reckless vigilante group robs a suburban romance party with fake badges and handcuffs. A midnight chase ends in a ditch crash leaving two dead and one badly hurt. The wife, chained to her lover, survives while the husband dies from the night. The tale closes with a moral on inseparable flirtations.
Questions and Answers from the Austin American Information Bureau
A reader quiz presents factual Q and A items on topics from science to history. Questions cover freezing behavior, name origins for church, merchant seamen bonuses, flyweight boxing history, Handel Messiah in Ireland, Washington’s death time, cold weather breathing, bird hatchlings, and popular amateur photography subjects with concise answers.
Truman Fails To Use Price-Control Powers In Crisis
Washington column notes Congress worries over 18 to 19 year olds drafted amid low birth rates from the Depression era. It criticizes President Truman for not employing price control experts like Henderson Bowles Porter and Baruch, and argues leadership is hampered by underused powers and personnel.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Congress
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
English Channel
Britain
Flanders
Belgium
England
France
United States
White House
Harry Truman
Leon Henderson
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
OPA
Walter Winchell on Broadway DANGER cgay Nagya
Walter Winchell discusses the Panama Canal saga, tracing Russian espionage and American security lapses. He notes 1930s to 1947 incidents, including Ivan Krassin and Corporal Robert Osman, and warns the canal zone defense is weak as war risks rise.
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Robert Osman
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Canal Zone
United States
Europe
Bert Gordon Switz
Deuxieme Bureau
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