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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1949

Page

5

Austin TEC inventory shows more jobs than claimants

William J. Weeg reports that the Texas Employment Commission in Austin counted 295 unemployment claimants as of November 1, a small portion of the local labor pool. The TEC seeks applicants as firms report abundant openings while rents show tentative stabilization after decontrol.

Austin William J. Weeg West Sixth Street W. W Woody) Knight Texas Employment Commission Knight TEC Travis County The Austin Realtors Legge University

Texans Urged to Vote Tuesday on School Board and Constitutional Amendments

Texans are urged to vote Tuesday in a turnout effort backed by veterans women groups and public officials. The election will choose 21 members of the State Board of Education and decides 10 constitutional amendments including abolishing the poll tax and funding for the Legislature. The piece notes education funding NEA projections and Texas teacher supply and training challenges over the next decade.

Veterans New State Board of Education Gilmer - Aikin Shivers Lic Texas National Education Association NEA

Labor leaders push farmer–labor coalition to unseat Taft

At the CIO convention Phil Murray and reformer Lincoln urge farmers to join with workers to operate mills and push a joint labor political machine. Murray signals future use against Taft and possibly in the next presidential race.

Cleveland CIO Willard Townsend Phil Murray United Electrical Workers Taft Murray Lincoln Walter Victor Reuther Ohio Cooperative League of America Chers Lincoln Republican Party Labor Mr. Taft St. Paul Husky Joe Keenan AFL Murray Sen. Taft Post-Hall Syndicate Inc

Answers and Insights From the Austin American Information Bureau

A curated Q and A roundup covers why trees shed leaves, when filberts became a commercial crop, the origin of Corpus Christi’s name, pruning roses, a book offer of old songs, pre metric Italian distance measures, U S electricity production, and Liberian currency since 1942.

America Stephen Foster Austin American Information Bureau 7S Street Washington, D

Internal power struggles and diplomatic tensions dominate wartime era notes

The column details UMW revolt against John L. Lewis over funds and strike tactics, Britain’s covert talks with the Chinese Reds, a Florence charity case for March of Dimes, and humorless snapshots of postwar politics. It notes vaccine debates for bulls, GOP payroll cuts under Guy Gabrielson, Truman’s Alaska cruiser Shangri La, and anti union anti trust talk. It also mentions a premature Russian atom test, Johnson’s political leverage, Snyder’s degrees, and Hoover’s antiques hobby.

Washington John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Union Lewis CIO UMW Treasury Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Truman Helena Shangri-la White House Alaska Far East Willis Robertson Congress Senate Labor Committee Robertson Senate Judiciary Committee Louis Johnson Navy Treasury John Snyder Jonesboro Bell Syndicate, Inc

Broadway Snippets and Satire Spill From Winchell Column

A collage of playful Broadway gags and media jabs spans jokes about dialect riffs triggering accusations of conspiracies to lampooning politicians. The items reference Bevin four senators and jokes about Mrs Hadley, Duke of Marlboro, and Churchill, noting wartime film quips and crowd chatter at ticket counters.

Bill Bertolotti

Local AP News Dispatches Feature In Paper

The Associated Press notes its exclusive rights to republish local news and AP dispatches printed in the newspaper. The statement confirms AP’s entitlement to republication and service of AP reports within the issue.

Associated Press

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