Tragedy Strikes Austin As Williams Fire Claims Three
A T. H. Williams Company fire in Austin killed three men and injured ten. The Austin American Statesman staff reacted in full newsroom fury, shifting to front page urgency as reporters, photographers, and editors chased details. First responders and bystanders showed courage and compassion, with families and coworkers awaiting news outside Bridges Furniture and the Williams building.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Sam McClure
Wray Weddell
Jo Ann Eidom
Homer Olsen
Jeanne Douglas
Telegraph
D. L. Prentice
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Joe Sanchez
Douglass
Ford Fincher
Carol Lee Furley
Southern Union Gas Company
Walter Kieke
Ott Sherrill
Climate, Inc
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J.C. Penney'’s
Williams
Jimmie Hunter
Alex Hunter
Otto Ludwig
Police Department
Raymond Ludwig
J. E. Woody
Jim
Bob Gordon
James Lemon
Salvation Army
Bridges Furniture Company
Labor GOP prepares bold plan to woo labor vote
Republican strategists unveil a high volume campaign to win union votes by attacking Taft-Hartley effects and tariff policies. They plan a 180 page CIO and GOP literature kit, speeches, and targeted messages across key states like Texas, aiming to sway AFL CIO members while highlighting job losses and imports.
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Tokyo
Oregon
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Congress
Washington
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Taft- Hartley
Texas Pac
Austin Fire Calamity Prompts Public Safety Resolve
The Editors Notebook reflects on the Congress Avenue fire and honors responders. It urges renewed fire safety, warns of persistent risk, notes insurance implications for Austin, and praises community cooperation. It also covers Congressman Worley’s resignation and census outreach with a call for civility.
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Salvation Army
Texas
Questions and Answers on Language and History
A collection of brief Q A items covering animals lifespans the wage law who wrote most letters violin maker Vuillaume Israel recognition Lima bean Washington Monument wind sway fog vs cloud and English vocabulary counts. Each answer provides concise historical or scientific notes with named figures places and dates where present.
Washington Worry-Go-Round Ends in Public Grudges
A Washington column links small business strains to policy favors as President Truman faces oil lobby pressure and political maneuvers. It notes the Senate small business committee delayed, big suppliers win defense orders, and named figures like Kerr Johnson and McMahon shape ongoing fights over bills amid war era loyalties. The piece also sketches George Racey Jordan’s post scandal book plans and a submarine ride mishap involving General Omar Bradley and pilot Major Alvin Robinson.
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National Defense Department
Kerr
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
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Bob
Johnson
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Brien McMahon
Connecticut
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Montana
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Harry Hopkins
Russia
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Jordan
Soya Bean Corporation
New York
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Molotov
Omar Bradley
Alvin Robinson
Bradley
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Robinson
Robbie
Broadway gossip and star notes mix with politics and film
Senator Johnson laments celebrities private lives as disgrace while Nancy Donovan debuts in Britain this summer. Busiest showbiz chatter covers The Consul backers, art critiques, new exposes, radio awards humor, and notable acts like Alyce Cronin and Gabe Heatter.
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Canary
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Moss Hart
John Swope
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