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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1950

Page

6

Capital City Chest Appeal Faces 1950 Shortfall

Austin heads into a Thursday vote to raise 38 600 for the Community Chest to support 17 agencies through 1951. Officials warn more than 60 000 is needed for full operations, while a 20 000 loan may be sought to avert a shortfall, as Mayor Taylor Glass drives city hall expansion projects and regional development.

Austin Community Chest Seventh Guadalupe Miller Corporation Court Taylor Glass Police Courts City Hall Glass Sixth and Red River Fred C. Morse Mutual Savings Institution Walton State Building

Rain Prompt and Street Crossing Caution

A casual note suggests using a garden hose to make it rain and mentions June plans for Dan Canid with unspecified orders. The text warns about not looking where you’re going when crossing streets, implying a risk of a run-down feeling from missteps.

Supreme Court ruling edges Texas tidelands into federal hands

The four to three decision overruns Texas annexation provisions and shifts oil royalties from the Texas Permanent School Fund. Rehearing will be sought as Congress weighs a bill by Price Daniel and others to reaffirm state ownership. The ruling questions state sovereignty and could affect all states. Separately, Senate debates a broad old age and survivors insurance expansion for domestic workers and other groups, with a plan using a stamp-based payroll record system.

United States Texas Tidelands Supreme Court Texas Permanent School Fund California Louisiana Tom Clark Perlman Congress Price Daniel House Senate Social Security Board

Labor unions warn of fake Labor ads and FBI probes

The piece blasts alleged Communist undercover plots inside federal agencies and labor groups. It cites threats of New York Grand Jury indictments, CIO and AFL friction, and plans to use unions to push political aims while warning readers against bogus labor solicitations.

New York Grand Jury US Senate Austin Communist Party FBI Soviet Union Politburo Gus Dynamite) Hall Cio-General Motors Ford Company Teamsters Actors Equity Vaudevillians AFL Texas

Overcrowding and policy notes in early 1950s education

The piece cites overcrowded San Antonio and Northern Virginia schools, Oklahoma firetraps, and Midwest City frames near an Air Force runway. It notes Congressman Graham Barden as House education chair aiming for federal aid to education with or without parochial-school aid, and mentions Acheson McMahon friction and NLRB counsel Denham’s union-biased signings.

Washington Graham Barden North Carolina House Labor and Education Committee Barden Cardinal Spellman Lesinski Michigan Labor and Education Committee San Antonio Virginia Oklahoma Midwest City Okla Air Force Taft National Labor Relations Board NLRB Robert Denham Court of Appeals Denham Union Boeing Aircraft

Winchell On Broadway GUIDE TO THE BROADWAY SHOWS

Peter Pan is praised as a miracle of entertainment with perfect staging and heart to heart communication. The Consul is called a high tragedy in music showing inhumanity to man. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a gaudy yet satisfying satire with Carol Channing.

Peter Pan Capt. Hook Boris Karloff Jean Arthur Carol Channing Lorelei Lee Mary Loos

Local AP Note Appears Inconsistent Inaccurate

A brief AP based item appears in the local page with unclear attribution and fragmented wording. The note shows misalignment of the Associated Press byline and the local section header, suggesting editing irregularities.

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