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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1950

Page

5

Career Training For Lawmakers Is Wishful Goal

The piece argues for professional standards or training for legislators, noting the Legislature's power over a billion-dollar state enterprise and constitutional changes. It discusses tenure, turnover, voter behavior, and the need to encourage qualified individuals to serve longer to gain experience. It concludes that funding and selection must balance costs to officeholders with public benefit.

Raymond Brooks Capitol Texas House Senate

The Once Over U S Sets Pace Yet Fails Mail Delivery

A harsh critique notes Postmaster General Donaldson warns of worsening mail service due to severe cuts. It contrasts U S morale abroad with delays at home, urging Congress to restore subsidies while lamenting slow letter delivery and the symbol of quiet post offices.

Washington Jesse M. Donaldson Congress Aunt Minnie Uncle Chidsey Uncle Sam Europe Asia

Answers and Answers A Reader Can Ask

A reader could email The Austin American Information Bureau for factual Q and A. The column lists various questions with concise answers on topics from oil drilling in Oklahoma City to the Cotton Bowl capacity and global facts. It notes a 1928 oil success near Downton Oklahoma City and cites multiple curious facts.

Oklahoma City W.E.S. A Downton

Shivers Warns of Tide Lands Centralization Pressure

Texas Governor Allan Shivers addressed the tidelands issue before the Southern Governors Conference and a national gathering, warning that court decisions risk state sovereignty. He cited Justice Reed and Justice Douglas opinions, urging governors to oppose federal control and support reaffirming good faith in Texas dealings. The talk followed a broader appeal to voters and candidates on state financial problems and public welfare matters.

Allan Shivers Texas Tidelands Tidelands Committee Southern Governors Conference National Conference of Governors Reed Shivers California United States Republic Justice Reed Douglas Congress Perlman League of Women Voters League

Dogs booklet offers care and breed guide for owners

A promotional notice invites readers to order a booklet titled Dogs for 25 cents. It highlights 83 dog breeds and emphasizes scientific care, feeding, and training. Address for the The Austin American Information Bureau is given as 1200 New Street NW Washington.

Austin American Information Bureau Ae Street Washington

McCarthy’s Housing Power Plays and Lustron Payoff

Washington column alleges Senator McCarthy shaped the House-Senate housing panel, toured the country on taxpayer funds, then hailed a $10,000 Lustron payment as profit. It cites proxy battles, committee deals, tax issues, and questions about influence over public housing legislation.

Joe McCarthy Wisconsin Lustron Corporation Lustron McCarthy House-Senate Tobey New Hampshire Banking and Currency Committee New York Gamble The Senate Milwaukee Central of Georgia

Winchell on Broadway Mania Seethes with Celebrity Affairs

A flurry of Parisian gossip and stage stars headlines the town as Carmen Miranda and The D. Sebastians split, Conrad Nagel and Barbara Hoffman may wed secretly, and Joyce Mathews is linked to multiple partners. Rose of the stage and cinema names swirl amid legal notices, marriages, and rumored reconciliations in a bustling entertainment column.

D. Sebastians Carmen Miranda Conrad Nagel Barbara Hoffman Tom Mix Medico N. Brandwynne Joan Wynn Erskine Hawkins Thelma Carpenter Lorenzo Fuller Kate Peggy Ann Garner Stanley Robbins Mike Todd Joyce Mathews

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