Austin Seeks 10000 to 15000 Seat Municipal Auditorium
The Austin planning group forms to back a large convention hall as a cure for missed opportunities and lost convention dollars. A 1938 discussion and a national study of 20 auditoriums frame the push for a site and financing plan to serve 150000 residents and 250000 expected by decade's end.
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Chamber of Commerce
Texas
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American Legion
State Medical Association of Texas
Central
University
Hogg Auditorium
State budget outlays surge as inventories begin
State government has grown from a $70 million enterprise to a $1 billion system while spending climbs from $100 000 to $1 300 000 per day. The Budget Board will create a full inventory of assets across hospitals colleges lands and fleet assets, to curb financial chaos and guide the Economy Commission’s broader efficiency study. Armed Forces Day will unite Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps and Coast Guard for a May 20 nationwide observance with exhibits demonstrations and a barbecue in Zilker Park in Austin. Colonel Oscar B Abbott heads the Texas Military District with Colonel Maybin H Wilson leading UT ROTC efforts and organizing the Austin program.
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Statutory Budget Board
New Economy Commission
Commission
Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Louis Johnson
Truman
United Defense Forces
National Guard
Zilker Park
Oscar B. Abbott
Texas Military District
Austin
Maybin H Wilson
Army Rotc
The Yard Detective and the Coal Heist Front Row Tickets
A 1950 Billy Rose piece recalls a yard detective at the East River tugboat terminal who once caught coal thieves. The narrator, reflecting on a 40 year past, hints at a cold February encounter and a sly bribe, ending with a wish to see the officer again to present him with front row theater tickets.
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East River
Yard
Senator Taft
Pop
Lower East Side
Manhattan Bridge
Q and A Quiz on Colleges and Historical Facts
The page presents a mixed Q and A on higher education figures including counts of institutions and types. It covers the Edict of Milan, Washington's Farewell Address publication, Miss America pageants, statutes of limitations, Icelandic perpetual daylight, hotel room keys history, weather plant indicators, and the green cheese moon saying with concise explanations. The tone resembles a civic knowledge column.
Kerr Gas Exemption Bill Seeks Big Consumer Cost Shift
Washington roundup reports Senator Kerr pushing a bill to exempt most natural gas sales from federal regulation, prompting opposition and strategic lobbying. Lyndon Johnson backs Kerr, while data shows top producers posting strong 1948 profits. MD senator Millard Tydings courts White House influence as 1952 opportune bid.
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Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Montana
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Southwestern
Standard Oil
N. J
Indiana
Sinclair Oil Een
Socony-Vacuum
Phil- Ps
Romeo
White House
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Tydings
Truman
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Barkley
Broadway gossip and media stirs from Winchell to Noel Coward
A collage of entertainment notes and quick takes on Broadway figures. Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kate Cameron, CBS quiz shows, radio and TV tastemakers, plans for Vienna music, and media satire mingle with celebrity quips and industry jabber across a rapid-fire column.
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South Pacific
Oklahoma
Pinky Ful
Kate Cameron
Bob Hope
Jane Russell
Paramount
CBS
France
Sol Hurok
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna Opera
May and Baker
London
Spernly
Spernly Is Best Illustrated , the Way Mrs. Roosevelt
Noel Coward
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