County Political Rallies Ruled Out This Quiet Year
The Travis County Democratic Executive Committee votes to ban any official pre election campaign events this year. In past decades candidates traveled countywide for rallies, suppers, parades, and speeches, but rationing and policy now curb organized campaigning.
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Democratic Executive Committee
J. M. Patterson Sr
Kimbro
Elgin American Legion
Patterson
Travis Peak
Oak Hill
Bluff Springs
Manchaca
Creedmoor
Pflugerville
Austin
Wooldridge Park
Eon
Famous Last Words and Riddles of a Bygone Era
A mosaic of quips reflecting midcentury attitudes. The text plays with gender roles, fashion vanity, and social dynamics, mentioning a cautious cautionary tone about the era’s public figures and political tensions centering on McCarthy and Acheson.
Supreme Court clears McDonald ballot dispute swiftly
The McDonald ballot suit was decided in 35 lines, with Love vs. Wilcox foreclosing all issues. The State Executive Committee must list McDonald as a candidate, printing his name on the July 22 ballot. Voters are alerted to his long party record and pledge stance, shaping the upcoming primary and general elections in Texas.
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Clint Small
McDonald
George Sergeant
Love
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National Party
Texas
George C. Butte
Miriam A. Ferguson
Gover
Travis County
Roosevelt
Truman
Labor Leftism and Labor Reform Echo Across Industry
A sweeping column argues Labor Department and leftist union actions threaten RCA Camden TV plant jobs. It links sabotage plots to Communist influence, promotes upcoming merger of AFL CIO and hints at broader spy and security policy shifts under Truman era. Gypsy Rose Lee and Eisenhower notes appear amid broader anti union themes.
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Radio Corporation of America
Commie
Camden
N. J
RCA
Phil Murray
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
Schenectady
Answers and Questions from The Austin American Information Bureau
A reader inquiry asks how many people ran Mount Vernon in Washingtons era and what bodies of people were present. The reply notes Mount Vernon covered 8000 acres with 300 field hands and other staff, plus guests. It explains moon and sun eclipses by Earth's shadow and the Moon’s position blocking sunlight.
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Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
N.E. Washington
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Mount Ae
Wood coached by Mayer in Hollywood probe questioning
Washington reports that Rep. John S. Wood chaired the unAmerican Activities Committee during 1945 46 but did not push a Hollywood inquiry while being fed information on Communist writers. The piece alleges Wood was coached by Louis B Mayer and Dunlap to question Mayer and cites a New York quotation and a $1000 fee controversy.
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John S. Wood
Georgia
Hollywood
Wood
Edgar Dunlap
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Congressman Wood
Washington
Hollywood Committee
Dunlap
Mayer
Russia
New York
Congress
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Crisis at the Border Over Newsprint Trade
A transnational clash over newsprint pits Canada against the United States as Ottawa resists US subpoenas on Canadian mills. The dispute centers on production, pricing, and sovereignty with Congress and the Justice Department threatening action while Canada asserts compliance with its laws.
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Maurice Tobin
United States Labor Department
State Department
Mr. Truman
Canada
United States
Ottawa
Washington
Justice Department
Dep't
Local AP notes rights on republishing pen dispatches
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to publish local pens printed in the newspaper and to distribute AP news dispatches. This notice clarifies republication permissions and ownership of AP content.
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Associated Press
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