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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1950

Page

4

City Bond Vote May Come Early In September

City and school bond plans likely to be called in September after a two month study by city department heads. Austin school officials seek at least 14 million for new schools and expansion to handle growing student population.

Guston Morgan Austin City of Austin Independent School District Irby Carruth Waco Austin Public School Public Buildings Administration Washington St. Mary's Academy Brazos San Jacinto Seventh Eighth PBA

Wet paint signs and cold war quips reveal spring mood

The fragment mentions a spring sign using wet paint and a jab about heated arguments worsening a cold war. It mocks aviation safety claims and notes a .01 fraction from newspapers while suggesting half the world reads gossip to see how the other half lives.

State wins Laguna Madre land case after long effort

After months of marsh surveys and a federal court battle, Texas secured ownership of about 15,000 acres of Laguna Madre submerged terrain near Corpus Christi. The decision upheld state claims to submerged land, with leases awarded to Sun Oil Company, while Kenedy Ranch interests had contested the claim.

Laguna Madre Texas Corpus Christi James V. Allred Bascom Giles School Land Board Kenedy Ranch General Land Office Giles Sun Oil Company Humble Humble Company Price Daniel Travis County Kenedy County Daniel Senate

Labor Union Chiefs Openly Challenge Truman Tour Agenda

Labor leaders across AFL and CIO move toward public revolt against Democratic ties as Truman plans a cross country tour. They push for a new third party, demand shorter hours, and criticize Congress while eyeing labor lobbying and anti Communist scrutiny nationwide.

Truman Democratic Party AFL High Command Congress AFL CIO AFL Teamsters Union Michigan International Guards’ Union Lemont, Ill Argonne National Laboratory Arry Bridges Phil Murray United Traiters of Alaska Bridges Jeff Kibre Hollywood Mr. Kibre

Budenz Names New Communists in Secret Senate Session

Ex communist Louis Budenz testifies before the McCarthy era subcommittee, naming Americans as Communists including General Evan Carlson and editor Edgar Snow. The secret hearing reveals tensions over sources, with Budenz citing Jack Stachel and the Daily Worker as references.

Washington Louis Budenz Senate McCarthy Haldore Hanson McMahon Connecticut Hickenlooper Iowa Tydings Maryland Budenz Senator Lodge Massachusetts Evan Carlson Carlson Raiders Edgar Snow Saturday Evening Post Joseph Barnes The New York Herald Tribune Anna Louise Strong Rusia Lawrence Rossinger New York Times Mary Kleeck Russell Sage Foundation Gunther Stein Harriett Lucy Moore American-Russian Institute Frederick Vanderbilt Field Victor Yakontoff Red Army Ella Winter Peggy Snow T. A. Bisson Andrew Steiger James S. Allen Communist National Committee Albert Rhys Williams Lenin Hanson State Department Jack Stachel Daily Worker Evan S. Carlson United States Lattimore General Carlson

Winchell on Broadway and witty quips from 1940s columns

A collage of theater and media jabs. Arlene Francis jokes over drinks, political quips about May Day and censuses, and spoofed quotes from The London Herald and Overheard banter. A glare at publicity and influence in Washington society.

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