Texas lawmakers eye reintroduction of poll tax repeal and pay reforms
Proposals to resubmit two defeated amendments and split them into separate measures are planned for the next Legislature along with reoffering old-age pension funding and a 30 day in between session idea. Repeal of the poll tax remains a focus despite 1949 rebuff, with court decisions watched for potential changes to voter registration. Advocates cite two party dynamics and federal matching funds, while rural legislators warn of inequities in benefits and repayment rules. Youth voting expansion and judicial election reform are also on the table as lawmakers prepare for the 52nd Legislature.
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Senate
John L. Crosthwait
United States Supreme Court
Georgia
Texas
Gerah T. Hughes
Dallas
Crackup Panhandler Is Santa After All
A New York panhandler uses a teddy bear pitch to helpers, exposing a tale of a sick daughter, unemployment, and a missing husband. The narrative shifts to reveal Peggy, a leukemia patient, and hints at broader charity ties as a hospital cleaner notes many charity ward children.
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New York
Charlie Washburn
Broadway
Charlie
Fifth Avenue
10Th Avenue
Tim
Peggy
Coquina rock formation near St Augustine
US Geological Survey notes coquina along Florida east coast is part of the Anastasia formation. Exposures between Daytona Beach and St Augustine on Anastasia Island show late Pleistocene age about 50 000 to 100 000 years old. Rock is mainly broken shells with sand and many shells from species still living on the east coast.
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US Geological Survey
Florida
Daytona Beach
St. Augustine
Anastasia Island
Austin Growth Surges Past Early Decade Pace
Austin shows rapid expansion with a 34 810 gain from 1930 to 1940 surpassing the 1930 census. Metropolis growth exceeds net city counts as suburbs join the metro area and may push the metropolitan population well above inside city limits.
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Austin
Parliamentary Law Guide For Civic Participants
A 32 page booklet titled Parliamentary Law explains the rules of order in clear non technical language with practical examples. It offers practical instruction for citizens active in community groups and organizations and asks readers to send 15 cents to Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Austin
American Information Bureau
Eve St
Washington
D. C
Pepper Defeat Sparks Debate Over Truman Policy
Washington reports note President Truman tours the West on a non political trip amid a stalemated 81st Congress. Pepper’s Florida primary loss feeds Democratic arguments that Southern Republicans block Fair Deal. Smathers’ victory signals ongoing anti Truman lines and Dixiecrat influence in Alabama politics.
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Demos
Pepper
Peter Edson
Washington
Harry S. Truman
United States
Senate
FEPC
Claude Pepper
Truman
Congress
Sen. Pepper
Florida
Philadelphia
Sen
Smathers
Alabama
Brannan Probes Farm Insurance Plan and Public Notices
Washington column notes Brannan studies a new crop insurance fund to cover lean years, potentially reducing federal handouts. It cites congressional interest led by Cooley and Poage, with Brannan likely advising against the plan after review. Also covers Johnson TV cabinet meeting, post office protests over daily mail, and related political fallout.
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Capitol Hill
Harold Cooley
North Carolina
W. R. Poage
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Congress
Johnson
Chicago
Loney
Jesse Donaldson
Bill Doherty
National Association of Letter Carriers
Donaldson
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway Gossip and Press Club Highlights From Washington
A Los Angeles scene blends with Washington notes as Olivia De Havilland appears at the Women's Press Club. VIPs, including Secretary of State and Chief Justice, are saluted by a Washington Post staffer. A New York libel case tops headlines as a gang member sues a paper. Broadway insiders joke about fame rising and falling while Gian-Carlo Menotti criticizes money as poison. Dolores Gray's London run and a jailed congressman prompt talk of public regard.
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New York
Women’s Press Club
Washington
Olivia de Havilland
Washington Post
Olivia
Louis Johnson
Kate Cameron
Jimmy Walker
Texas Guinan
N. Y
Local newspaper notice on press associations and AP rights
The article mentions the Austin American and The Austin Statesman as members of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and notes Associated Press entitlement to republication of local news. It includes a garbled line about AP rights and local news dispatches.
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The
Austin ‘American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
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