Liquor Dealers Fear A State Monopoly Bill
Capitol staff reports concern among liquor dealers over a proposed state liquor monopoly to replace private package stores. House committee has not heard a bill yet. advocates say state control could yield liquor profits beyond license fees. Past proposals and a 1949 amendment to strengthen enforcement are noted as context.
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Hiquor
House Liquor Regulation Committee
Henry G. Lehman
China
Lehman
Fortune for Your Thoughts Jim Young’s ideas made a fortune
A man who skipped high school built a vast idea business and retired rich at 42. The February Reader's Digest profiles Jim Young as a multi hat thinker—advertising consultant teacher diplomat and entrepreneur—sharing how he continually generates lucrative ideas and finds success and happiness.
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Jim Young
Reader's Digest
Bookie in Gotham Probe Pleads Guilty
Harry Gross a major gambler and alleged head of a 20 million bookmaking ring pleaded guilty to 66 counts of book making and conspiracy. He faces up to 65 years in prison with sentencing set for February 19. He testified before a grand jury stating he paid about 1 million annually for police protection but did not name any officers.
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New York
Harry Gross
Brooklyn
Gross
Appeals Court Ruling on Segregation Studied
Texas officials studied a US Circuit Court decision handed down in New Orleans on a test case about equal facilities for Negro pupils in La Grange. Julius Brown’s suit claimed racial discrimination and civil rights deprivation, but the appeals court said he failed to plead or prove any personal civil rights denial and had no standing to sue for others.
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Texas
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Circuit
la Grange
Julius Brown
Federal
Brown
Circuit Court of Appeals
British Farmers Hear Similar Problems as US
A B Klein president of the American Farm Bureau Federation told the National Farmers Union of Britain that their survival is linked to America's. He urged increasing food production to sustain free nations in the current world crisis and warned that future children depend on their actions today.
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London
A. B. Klein
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union of Britain
Klein
Dulles Invited to Visit New Zealand on Peace Talks
New Zealand invites US Ambassador John Foster Dulles to discuss a Japanese peace treaty during exploratory talks opening in Tokyo this week. If he accepts, Dulles would visit Wellington early next week, announced External Affairs Minister Frederick Doidge on Tuesday.
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Wellington
New Zealand
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Dulles
Frederick Doidge
State Parks Nero Facilities Group Works On Negro Park Plans
A Senate Concurrent Resolution committee in the 52nd Legislature drafts proposals to create Negro park facilities across Texas. Recommendations include making Caddo Lake and part of Stephen F Austin State Park, D&D Campsite at Possum Kingdom, Lavon and Whitney reservoirs, a northwest Tyler park, and a major section of Lockhart State Park with a pool. An Austin delegation will meet Lockhart leaders to discuss the project.
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Senate
Bill Daniel
Liberty
Texas
Caddo Lake State Park
Possum Kingdom
Highway Department
Stephen F. Austin State Park
San Felipe
Lavon Reservoir
Whitney Reservoir
Tyler State Park
Smith County
Tyler
Lockhart State Park
Austin
Lockhart
E. Jacobson
Attorney General's Office
Gordon Shearer
Parks Board
R. W. Barrow
Stage World Attends Wiman Rites in New York
More than 600 stage stars producers and playweights attended services Tuesday at St James Protestant Episcopalian Church for the late Deerman 85 a leading Broadway producer for a quarter century.
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New York
St. James Protestantiscopal Church
Ht Deererman
Early Britannica published in Edinburgh 1768 to 1771
The Encyclopedia Britannica appeared in parts across Edinburgh Scotland from 1768 through 1771 marking a landmark in eighteenth century scholarship. It circulated as several print installments with broader reach over the period.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Hearing Set on Stiff Red Cure Bill in Texas House
A public hearing is scheduled next Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas House state affairs committee on Representative M. O. Bell's Communist control bill. The measure would bar Communists and identified pro Communist members from state or government agency work, require registration, and impose penalties including prison terms and possible death for sabotage. The proposal may be split into registration and subversion penalties, with debate and possible amendments.
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Raymond Brooks
Capitol Oree
Texas House
M. O. Bell
San Antonio
House State Affairs Committee
Callan Graham
Rep
Bell
Ace Is Puppyfoot In Card Talk
The ace of clubs in card games is often nicknamed puppyfoot. This term appears in informal play references and reflects game slang.
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Ace
Puppyfoot
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