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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
5
Mayor Taylor Glass leads a month old administration making changes at City Hall. Zoning matters will be heard on the first and third Tuesdays, replacing the former Thursday sessions, as city growth brings more appeals.
Victor Riesel reports on rising labor tensions with mob interests fearing scrutiny after killings of labor chiefs. He notes White House talks on public works, unemployment near 4.3 million in July, and union activity including Walter Reuther’s WCUO radio venture. He also covers AFL CIO positions, labor law talk, and Ohio Supreme Court ruling on horseplay.
Report details 6800 railway injuries last year and 1 in 218 loggers killed in forests. CIO shifts to build a 600000 member telephone workers union as drive begins in Chicago June 13. Murray pushes steelworkers into broad organizing. Left wing unions purge Murray supporters amid civil war within CIO. Ford strike ends abruptly sharpening leftist tactics. ILO plans global force for pay rights while AFL distributes anti Commie material in Japan.
The Editor's Notebook argues Texas maintains a competitive banking landscape with about 500 independent banks, contrasting it with California's branch banking dominance shown by Bank of America. It notes Giannini built a vast system yet Texas preserves free enterprise and avoids a single man–driven monopoly. The piece also previews a Mexico cabinet member lecture, tidelands political implications, and possible federal compacts affecting Texas politics before the 1950 campaigns.
A garbled Q A page lists queries about Sir John Oldcastle the Court of the United States and names like Chief Justice Hughes sculptor Robert Aitken architect Cass Gilbert Elihu Root John Marshall and Taft. It notes Moreau and a secret badge origin for partisan symbolism.
President Truman avoids church crowds while Cyrus Gromyko quietly breaks ice with West. Dinners with Warren Austin and Mrs Gromyko help ease East West tension. Czech changes tied to Greece crisis amid Marshall Plan aid talks.
Variety reports September ticketing for South Pacific and top grosses led by Kiss Me, Kate, with Where's Charley? London Eye and Death of a Salesman among contenders. Curiosities include Pat Rooney Sr. on Rosie O'Grady and Cary Grant in It Happens Every Spring.
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