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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1949

Page

4

Public Health Bill Supported by Capital City Editorials

A Texas editor argues for the minimum standards bill for medical training, contending it benefits public health and that choice of healer should remain free. The piece contrasts other practitioners with MDs and notes no exclusion of chiropractors or osteopaths, urging no barriers to basic science courses.

Austin American Texas Chiropractic Public Health Committee Texas R. O. Zollinger American Statesman

Judicial Council backs plan for arbitration and notary reform

The Texas Civil Judicial Council advances a bill authorizing arbitration of future disputes and enforcing awards, backed by Rep S J Isaacks. A separate measure by Rep William S Jameson would require written exams for notaries with strict record-keeping and citizen education provisions.

Texas Civil Judicial Council Judicial Council S. J. Isaacks el Paso Civil Judicial Council George Waverley Briggs Dallas Briggs State Bar of Texas William S. Jameson Notary Public Senate Secretary of State

Reuther Warns of Heavy Summer Labor Strikes

Walter Reuther and CIO leaders plan a bold wage and pension push starting in about 60 days with a $1,000,000 war chest. Ford, GM, and Chrysler face possible strikes over pensions and benefits as unions prep their big campaign through summer, backed by Milwaukee convention funding.

Walter Reuther CIO Phil Murray Pittsburgh America Auto, Steel and Electrical Workers Auto Auto Union Henry Ford Ford White House Chrysler Emil Mazey United Automobile Workers Mazey Milwaukee

Q and A on history science and language topics

A collection of questions and concise answers covering the origin of the term Okie the use of corn flakes as fake snow in films new snow mechanisms in Good Sam the meaning of piet a and the term malapropism and other trivia. It also includes facts about European versus US mile measurements soy foods Smith College tides tuberculosis Roman noses and military usage across services.

Sam

Johnson for Defense Chief A Clarksburg Lawyer’s Case

Washington column extols Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg West Virginia as best qualified for Secretary of National Defense citing 11 years in the War Department. It credits him with prewar munitions orders rapid Allied air production Alaska Highway ties and strong civilian control stance.

Washington USA National Defense Clarksburg W. Va Louis A. Johnson Johnson War Department Europe Pearl Harbor Congress Alaska Latin America Harry Woodring Woodring Kansas George Dern University of Virginia Supreme Court West Virginia House 80Th Louis Johnson India Roosevelt Pandit Nehru Mahatma Gandhi

Broadway Gossip and Celebrity Snapshots Across New York

A collage of notes from Winchell's column covers Cuba tensions, ex‑ambassador plots, royalty flirting with press roles, film industry tweaks, boxing digs, earnings for actors, and social escapades around Madison Square Garden, Palm Springs, and New York nightlife. Notables include Prince Serge Obolensky, Count Adelbergh, Jack Dempsey, Howard Hughes, Rockefeller Center value, Truman Capote, and Joe Louis with sideline items on celebrities and scandals.

Cuba Washington Prince Serge Obolensky Count Adelbergh Gen. Clay H. J. Abs Nazi Germany Federal Reserve Bank Abs Germany Patricia Wymore Jack Dempsey Long Island Coasters Howard Hughes RKO Columms Rockefeller Center Manhattan

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