Capital City Schools Eye Human Growth Film in Austin Plan
Austin public schools consider showing a film on human growth in all phases to sixth graders and beyond. Porter's plan includes parent previews and consent, segregated showings by gender, and guided follow up discussion across classes.
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Austin Public Schools
Parent-Teacher Association
T. N. Porter
Porter
Portland
Ore
Margaret White
Rosedale
Bankers push for business role over government
The text satirically notes bankers resisting government in business and demanding more business in governance. It mentions cutting costs and an author proposing changing titles to household executive while referencing a busy woman and a misfit wagon image.
Texas Population Shifts From Rural Areas to Cities
Early Texas census reports show rural areas shrinking as towns lose residents to big cities. Northeast Texas counties illustrate declines despite small town gains, with alarming rural economic decline, farm consolidation, and rising urban dependence. The essay warns of sweeping changes in Texas life and economy.
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Texas
Texarkana
Bowie County
Cass County
Atlanta
Delta County
Cooper
Franklin County
Mount Vernon
Lamar County
Paris
Red River County
Clarksville
Saving the Soil Goes With Improved Use
Gov Allan Shivers promotes a ten year Texas Pas ture Improvement Program to better conserve soil and water. An unofficial committee outlines local groups in each county to expand range pasturage and raise land value while noting crop rotation and soil-resting needs.
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Texas
Allan Shivers
Ing
Being Blind Helps You See a Better Match
A Greenwich dinner with Ed Gilson, his wife Alice who is blind, and anecdotes about how a joke led to their marriage. Ed recalls Frankie Stearns introducing him to Joyce and Alice, and how Alice’s blindness proved unimportant as they built a lasting relationship.
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Eleanor
Greenwich
Ed Gilson
Gilson
Alice
Frankie Stearns
Frankie
New York
Joyce
Missus
Billy Rose
When To Quit Work Issue in Security Bill
Washington hearings on social security changes weigh the value of retirement at 65. Proposals seek incentives for continued work, tax exemptions, or extra benefits, while debating how to fund expanded coverage and higher earnings bases.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Plants booklet offered by Uncle Sam experts
The 30 page publication House Plants explains indoor plant care and growing tips with over 50 varieties. It is richly illustrated and available by sending ten cents to the Austin American Information Bureau at 1200 Eye St NW Washington DC.
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Austin American Information Bureau
Eye St
Washington
D. C
Mystery figure linked to Amerasia case questioned
Washington column reviews Frank Bielaski testimony on an “internationally famous” figure once tied to the Amerasia affair. The witness admits no direct links between John Hersey and Amerasia, while noting the illegal seizure complicates any potential prosecutions and sparring over constitutional limits ensues.
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Washington
Amerasia
Frank Bielaski
OSS
Tydings
Maryland
Bielaski
Hersey
State Department
Republican National Committee
Rhode Island
Scripps-Howard
Mark Gayn
Chicago Sun
Tydings Subcommittee
Amerasia Magazine
John Hersey
John
Justice Department
Lodge
Massachusetts
McMahon
Connecticut
Winchell on Broadway Big City Spring
A lyrical meditation on New York as spring softens the city’s pace and mood. The piece contrasts gleaming waterfronts and electric bridges with grimy streets, praising humanity, renewal, and the season’s hopeful promise amid urban bustle and distant fears.
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Broadway
Redwoods
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Associated Press
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Drew Pearson
Iegal
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