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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1950
Page
4
Austin Firefighters seek a city ordinance to grant raises totaling about 94 000 annually under a City Charter petition process. City Hall opposes citing funds limits but hints at backing a general fund tax increase to extend raises to all departments. Police support remains, other workers oppose.
An old newspaper item notes Soviet politicians are no fools and hints at a congressional probe into the purity of national food supplies. The piece reflects on economic control and consumer concerns amid political rhetoric.
The article argues against immediate rationing, warning that hoarding would trigger shortages and price spikes. It notes strong production and imports, synthetic rubber capacity, and the need for calm action to avoid unnecessary rationing while preserving civilian supply and national security. It urges individuals to resist hoarding and support orderly distribution.
National census figures show 7 841 023 counted in New York, with an estimated 250 000 missing. Elmer Twitchell jokes about lunch meetings and hidden crowds in midtown, drugstores, Radio City and Waldorf Astoria lobbies while Dr Roy Peel orders a re check.
A collection of quiz style entries covers topics from Senate filibuster rules to early American letters. Notable items include why filibusters are rarer in the House, the 1803 start of younger generation naming, New Idria and Almadén mines, octopus versus giant squid, Diego Chanca and Ralph Lane letters, and the 1949 establishment of the Military Sea Transportation Service.
The piece argues wartime rationing would hit fats oils and sugar while meat and grain stocks are high. It condemns the CAB for reversing routes in favor of Pan American Airways, suggesting campaign finance influence. It also covers North Korea Soviet control, army reserve policy, and prisoners sent to Sakhalin.
A collage of entertainment notes reports on Meet the Press and Mutual potential lawsuits over prop rights, nylon output cuts, Carlyle Blackwell’s major surgery, O’Dwyer rumors, Eddie Albert and Margo’s sealance, and teachers leaving Columbia. It also mentions Sea Isle Club’s hotel conversion, Jack Diamonds’ gangster past, Gloria Swanson vs Dietrich, Hildegarde’s Paris ads, a Korea notice, Judy Garland job loss, The Red Shoes ads, Barry Wood’s CBS to NBC move, Bob Monroe’s new TV tuner, and a fall revue by Capp Johnson with Mike Stewart at 23.
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