Absentee voting trend seen in Travis County
Voters have until 5 p m today to cast absentee ballots in Travis County with about one third of the 1900 absentee votes recorded two years ago. Officials note light campaigning and limited voter instruction as reasons while warning that future budget talks and salary raises for fire and police may push taxes higher.
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Emilie Limberg
Belden Poll Organization
Allan Shivers
Travis County
Austin
Japan
First Cavalry Division
Hobart Gay
Korea
Not a clean news item but a push-button era musing
A brief prose snippet contrasts push-button era life with the effort to own standard automobile models. It reflects on social aspiration and mentions a model image as a cultural ideal. The text reads like a speculative aside on modern living and beauty standards.
Economic planning patterns shaping Austin growth amid war mobilization
The editors discuss Austin’s role in immediate and long range economic planning, highlighting the Economic Development Foundation and civic bodies. They note defense driven plant location inland near material supplies, private or government funding, and emphasis on research and processing new materials. They connect census trends showing rural migration to mid and large cities and project Austin’s growth within this shift.
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Austin
Economic Development Foundation
Texas
Wichita Falls
Corpus Christi
Highland Lakes
Development Foundation
Chamber of Commerce
Austin Growth Outlook and Industrial Plans Through Mid Century
The analysis argues Austin will grow at a slower pace than the 1940s yet still expand as a center for small industry based on research and design. It highlights attracting technical graduates, building a municipal auditorium, expanding Highlands Lakes tourism, and increasing national, regional, and state organizational presence. It notes defense-driven demand for regional production in food processing fabrics chemicals and metals as war pressures rise.
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Austin
Taft Says Labor Likes Part Of His Law
Taft argues in a guest column that union members in Ohio generally support the Taft Hartley Act. He cites favorable views on reports on dues, 60 day strikes, and protections against arbitrary dismissal while noting a hard core opposition among some union leaders. He contends amendments he approved address concerns and accuses labor officials of suppressing reform talk for political gain.
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Taft
Washington
Ohio
Senate
Post-Hal! Syndicate, Inc
Q and A multiple topics from a 20th century quiz format
A long compilation of questions and answers on government courts post offices diamond cuts bullfrogs tides rent control wartime military drills quail calls national parks and more. It includes specific figures such as Peru’s Cerro de Pasco altitude 14385 feet and Amazon length 3040 miles, plus names like Leopold Stokowski and General Pershing.
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L.mls. A
Cerro de Pasco
Peru
Atomic options debated as Korea war drags on
Washington circles the white house case for drastic measures in Korea. Truman weighs a mass retreat or limited atomic strikes, while advisers split on risking world war versus saving American lives.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
White House
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Russia
United States
Kremlin
Broadway Showboat Tops Hottest Ticket List In Humid Week
Broadway notes and reviews span theatre and film. Peep Show wins box office despite heat with many standees, while South Pacific and The Wisteria reel suffer. Hollywood chatter covers Donna Andrews Gene Tierney Where the Sidewalk Ends and Gloria DeHaven in Three Little Words.
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M. Todd
J. Chapman
Helen Hayes
Texas
George Bernard Shaw
Los Angeles
East
Donna Andrews
Gene Tierney
Jack
John Payne
Rhonda Fleming
Marshall
Heldorado
Memoriam Noted as Associated Press Tribute
A local newspaper opens with a brief memorial note referencing the Associated Press rights and the republication of AP dispatches and local items. The item confirms AP material remains exclusive to the paper for republication.
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Memier
Associated Press
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Amazon
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Mississippi
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Carter DeHaven
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