Lame Duck Session Quirk Shapes Texas Politics
Lieutenant Governor Allan Shivers seeks a special session to consider Gilmer Aiken school reform while the constitutional quirk allows House members to take office after election and Senate members in January. The issue echoes 1914 and 1932 debates as lawmakers weigh education funding and policy.
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Senate
C. M. Cureton
O. B. Colquitt
Cureton
Shivers
Gilmer-Aiken
Texas
Claud Gilmer
Rock Springs
Gilmer
Pollsters and the apple of Dewey’s triumph
In a 1948 column the author rebukes pollsters and press for wrongly predicting Dewey's election. He likens their mistakes to Eve and the apple, cites Gallup, Roper, Crossley, Time, U.S. News, Pathfinder, and Kiplinger, and hints that the public may force accountability through pressure on the media.
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Dr. Gallup
Mr. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Elmo Roper
Fortune
Archibald M. Crossley
Henry Luce
Time Magazine
Dewey
Truman
David Lawrence
United States News
Pathfinder Magazine
Butlin Visit Signals Highland Lakes Development Interest
The Editor's Notebook notes Austin's Highland Lakes potential as William E. Butlin and General A. C. Critchley visit to assess tourist and development prospects. The piece calls Highland Lakes a merit site for major development and hints at possible Butlin Holiday Camp plans or broader growth spurred by such projects. Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. is praised at a dinner honoring Texas policing leadership.
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Highland Lakes
Lakes
William E. Butlin
A. C. Critchley
Butlin
Texas
United States
Billy Butlin
Austin
Public praise for Homer Garrison as public safety leader
Fort Worth Police Chief Bob Dysart and Dallas officials applauded Homer Garrison after his election as public safety director. They praised his merit system, denied political favoritism, and lauded the department’s national reputation. Local officials credited Garrison with strengthening statewide law enforcement.
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International Association of Chiefs of Police
Bob Dysart
Fort Worth
Texas Police Association
Colonel Garrison
Texas
Homer Garrison
Albert Sidney
Dallas
The
Public Safety Commission
Garrison Public Safety Director
Garrison
Johnson
State Department
Jester
Department of Public Safety
Questions and Answers Pack: Notable facts and trivia
A compilation of brief Q and A items about Dr. Chaim Weizmann and various general knowledge topics. It covers Weizmann’s birth near Pinsk in 1847, Zionist leadership, and election as Israel’s first president, plus tax deferment rules for Selective Service, rooster crowing patterns, the K2UN amateur radio call, the tune of America, the origin of latitude and longitude, flag display rules, high paid white collar work, and a Bucknell Stadium dedication for Christy Mathewson.
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Chaim Weizmann
Israel
IDEA
Dr. Weizmann
Pinsk
Russia
Germany
Switzerland
London
Palestine
Jewish Agency
World Zionist Organization
Irael
Home Law Book booklet offer explains laws for citizens
Digest of everyday legal topics including interest, wills, naturalization, copyright, patents and the GI Bill of Rights. It prints 1947 state codes for marriage and divorce in convenient tables and invites readers to order for 20 cents from the Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Truman Backing Hoover Commission Signals Reorganization Push
Washington notes Truman supports Hoover’s government reorganization plan, using Hoover's clout to win conservative GOP backing. Hoover seeks a final public service milestone, while Sol Bloom demands anti corruption in China before aid. Interior plans steel expansion. McKellar Hayden power shift teased. Klein proposes $40 voting tax exemption.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Hoover Commission On
Hoover
Truman
Herbert Hoover
New Democratic Congress
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Appropriations
McKellar
Tennessean
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Arthur Klein
New York
Congress
Bell Syndicate Inc
Winchell on Broadway and Theater Quips Reflected
The column surveys Broadway squawks and literary quips from the era, recalling George M. Cohan lines and remarks by notable figures. It notes wartime intelligence mention, CIA overhaul talk, and Paris Ballet reception, ending with a chic fashion note and celebrity pet loss.
Associated Press Local News Policy Note
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