Civic clubs seek $25,000 for Capital City Chest drive
Austin civic clubs are urged to donate to the Community Chest campaign with a target of about $25,000 from 250 clubs. Early pledges were small with only 16 presidents attending a meeting and three pledging. The North Austin Civic Club led by example with $82 total from treasury and members.
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Austin
Ted Thompson
Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Ravel
Ravel
North Austin
Soviet Atomic Pace Highlights War Time Speed Contrast
New York atomic scientist Harrison Brown says Soviet scientists work at wartime speed in atom bomb production while US progress in new developments lags behind wartime pace. Washington Secretary of State Acheson warns that the Soviet government uses communism with military strength to menace other nations and deny basic human rights.
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New York
Harrison Brown
Washington
Acheson
Ohio
Taft
Senator McCarthy
Bill White
New York Times
Sen. Taft
GOP
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Ed Hankinson
Ray Lahr
Phil Potter
Baltimore Sun
Dave McConnell
New York Herald-Tribanl
Lattimore
Texas universities face overhaul as higher education survey begins
The Texas Legislative Council launches a broad study led by John D. Moseley to map a unified higher education system. The effort reviews junior colleges, teacher colleges, vocational programs, and graduate schools, aiming to curb overlaps and create a coordinated structure with constitutional status for the University and A and M College.
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Legislative Council
Gilmer-Aikin
John D. Moseley
Council
Texas
College of Mines
el Paso
University of Texas
Texas Tech
Lubbock
University
Lions at the library and a helpful wanderer tale
A New York library terrace tale unfolds around a kindly old man who feeds pigeons and dispenses odd lore about lions. He chats with a distressed Ohio girl waiting for a delayed lover, revealing a rescue of the couple and a job update, ending with a warm farewell.
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42Nd Street
Fifth Avenue
O. Henry's
Ohio
Eddie
Western Union
Questions and Answers on diverse topics from science to sports
A compiled reader Q and A covers automobile price ranges around 1400 to 5000 dollars, world fleets postwar projections, porpoise speeds up to 40 45 mph, 200 inch telescope findings of one billion light year nebulae, end of world theories focusing on cooling, 1927 Yankees as possibly the greatest team, gray and red squirrels weights, 100 percent literacy in Denmark Iceland Finland, Mormon cricket classification, and 22 rifle bullet peak speed just after muzzle exit.
Taft McCarthy clash and Senate politics swirl in 1950 column
Washington column details Senator Taft backing McCarthy charges, denials, and the GOP Dixiecrat coalition shaping Truman budget cuts. The writer recalls Stimson denials and notes upcoming races including Javits vs Kellems and church press moves, with ongoing basing and draft bill debates.
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William O. Douglas
Oregon
Tibet
Ben Javits
Jack Javits
New York
Senate
Vivian Kellems
Connecticut
Salt Lake Telegram
Deseret News
Truman
Douglas
Illinois
Chapman
Anderson
New Mexico
Russell
Georgia
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway gossip and high society notes from New York
A collage of entertainment and society items: Duchess of Talleyrand’s antics, Berndotte heirs in the park, Shelley Winters at Blue Angel, Billy Eckstine’s early mornings, Ogden Reid taking over the Paris Herald Tribune, Irving Berlin NBC deal, a Midtown prank call, Gladys Swarth’s penicillin scare, Edith Ahbez royalties, impending antitrust actions, Grace Line notices, Mike Todd's Peep Show reception, theater lawsuits, Vivien Leigh’s London exit, Rae Peery’s recovery, Marie Hammons’ return, Xavier Cugat settlement chatter, a Mutual network executive’s wife in Las Vegas, glowing reviews for a new show, and Society figures like Schuyler Chapin and Betty Steinway with Doug Huntress wedding tidbits.
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Duchess of Talleyrand
Folke Berndotte
Bertil
Shelley Winters
Blue Angel
Cerise Swedder
Billy Eckstine
Bop City
Ogden
Brownie) Reid
Paris
The
Herald Tribune
Brownie
Whitelaw
Whitie
Irving Berlin
NBC
Teevy
Gladys Swarthout
Edith Ahbez
Justice Dep
McGrath
W. G. Holloways
Anne Kerr
Philly
Mike Todd
Variety
Gre
Mike Odd
Xavier Cugat
Col’m
P. S
Runyon Fund
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Wheel of Destiny
Livingstone
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Daniel
Billy Rose
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Eye Street
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Austin American
CNN
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J. O'B
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Babe Ruth
Bob Meusel
Tony Lazveri
Earl Combs
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Mwerry
Drew Pearson
Mrs. P
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Stimson
State Department
Henry L. Stimson
Manchuria
Hoover
Chile
Mexico
White House
Herbert Hoover
Pacific
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BIG
Childs
Wong E
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Tong Dee
Jung Mah Wong
Jong Fah Foo Gong
Sen Chu Pu Wong
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Lawrence Langner
Lee Simonson
Philip Moeller
Helen Westley
la Helburn
le Langner
Theater Guild
Sam Leibowitz
Doubleday
Liebowitz
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London
Rae Peery
Marie Hammons
Fnre
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PRR
Austin Statesman
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United States
Associated Press
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