Reflections From Hospital Room At Brackenridge
A hospital essay in Austin recounts a day at Brackenridge and the nearby Gulch power scene. The piece blends memories of farm machinery with a visit to Brackenridge Hospital and ends with a nurse’s weary duty statement.
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Brackenridge
Charley
Ske
Liz
Tom O’brien
Lake Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
Jeep
Pee- Wee Beard’s
Bee Caves Road
Spotlighting Communists Across U S Ports and Industries
In a 1948 New York Post column Victor Riesel alleges a widespread pro Communist network from Hawaii to San Francisco, Panama Canal and East Coast ports. He claims ties in Honolulu city government labor circles and inside Chicago steel mills and coal fields to wage prolonged strikes.
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Fujimoto
Hawaii
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Honolulu
California
Aloha
AFL
Europe
United States
United Nations
New York
Chicago
New York Post Corp
Q and A excerpts cover geography facts and historical notes
The text includes trivia on coastal distances, bat flight, the American Field Service scholarships, historical claims about Elizabeth and Essex, treaty power, New York’s Hospitel origins, Berlin’s 1946 population, Florida coast discovery, and various 19th century ship and craft counts.
Thank You Train aids France gifts to US readers
The column notes a France bound Thank You Train with 49 boxcars, each state to receive one car, continuing the Friendship Train legacy. It also corrects an earlier Hurley decoration timing, discusses nepotism versus kickbacks, and links Dewey support to State Department personnel.
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Washington
Europe
France
Winchell on Broadway and Hollywood Buzz
The column riffs on Dewey ahead of the election and mocks pollsters Gallup and Roper while noting film chatter. It praises Buddy Clark-Doris Day tunes, critiques Hamlet fees, and highlights Broadway glitz like Kiss the Blood Off My Hands alongside gossip about Life and Time magazines.
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Dewey
Buddy Clark
Onow
Milady
Laurence Oliver
Broadway
Hooper
New York Times
Austin Chest drive faces pivotal week for community support
A crucial week tests the Austin Community Chest as organizers seek to raise 219000 for yearly health welfare and character programs. Volunteers push unified fundraising amid calls to unite campaigns and boost participation across Austin’s 150000 residents.
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Austin Community Chest
Chest
Red Feather
Austin
Austin American Subscription Rate Note Appears in Paper
The snippet lists subscription rates for one month at 81.25 125 150 with a 2.00 line and credits the Associated Press as a member organization. It notes exclusive rights for the AP dispatches and mentions Associated Press affiliation.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dave Cheavens
Truman
Texas
Austin American
Associa Associated Press
The
Anocieit
Pews Dispatches
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Big Charley
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Doak Walker
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Russia
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Nottingham
Senate
Berlin
D. A
London
Tokyo
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Sig Tate
Florida
Mainland
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Wall Street
Trinity Church
Voice of America
Drew Pearson
Hurley
Patrick J. Hurley
Wilbur Rogers
77Th Field Artillery
Col. Rogers
Judge Advocate General’s Office
Third Division Association
Third Division
J. Parnell Thomas
unAmerican Activities Committee
Thomas
Arthur Vandenberg Jr
Glen Taylor
Cong. Thomas
Charles Thayer
Voice
Allen Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Thayer
Deweyites
State Department
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Toy
Detroit
Sigler
Tade Styka
Portsmouth
N. H
Bell Syndicate Inc
Gallup
Walter Kiernan
White House
John Maeson Brown
Red Book
Digest
Time
Life
Movieville
Joe E. Lewis
Paris-Soir
Paris Gazette
Hoover
Waldorf
Cuba
Kiplinger
Stalin
Kane Browne
Mr. Dulles
Roosevelt
Dulles
America
Roper
Luce
Look
Fortune
McCormick
Scripps-Howard
United Press
Int'l News Service
Pearson and Winchell
Texas Gop
Ventions
Henry Aweifel
GOP
Manent
Jack Porter
Porter
Uncle Joe
By Smith
Congress
American
Austin Statesman
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