Public Utility Rate Hike Murmur Hits Austin in 1950
City Hall eyes higher charges as budget hints at tight finances for 1950. Residents fear general rate increases though Emma Long backs targeted commercial rises. Possible new revenue ideas include build permit fees and zoning filing charges while bond issues loom for major land purchase and a central high school stadium site. Reverend Marvin Vance urged action to be part of the solution.
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Lamar Boulevard
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Lamar
Emma Long
They Say There Is Always Activity and Modern Ironies
A collage of wry musings on progress and society from jokes about money, strength, Stalin, divorce, and night baseball. The piece juxtaposes rail crossings, fashion, crime, and radio with quips on human folly and modern life.
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Homer
Demodocus
Apollo
Streag
City seeks FHPA loan to fund 520 new low cost housing units
Austin moves to remove conditional language from its $154 000 preliminary FHPA loan request aimed at slum clearance and housing surveys. The plan would finance design work for 520 units, with authorities noting 9 411 substandard houses housing 10 352 families. The effort seeks to spur broader slum clearance and attract private investment while improving living conditions and public health across the city.
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The Capitalism Dispute At Jerry's Bar
A New York piece recalls a chat and a wrestling match at Jerry's saloon. Two regulars, Long George and The Inch, clash over money and power, contrasting capitalism and communism with barroom banter and a Phantom Kabolski bout. The scene blends satire with late 1940s economic debate.
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Kabolski
George Smiley
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Sid Perry
the Inch
Inch
Russia
Answers and Answers Q A Pensions Margins Moles Smokers Emerson Palmistry
A compilation of Q and A covering pension age and benefits for Congress members under the 1916 act, margin requirements for stock purchases, a mole tunnel record, U S smoker demographics, Homer and Emerson background, and palmistry origins. Includes booklet offer and historical notes.
Admirals Recall First Johnson Conference in Budget Clash
In Washington Admiral Forrest Sherman pushed for a large Navy budget, but Secretary Johnson urged coordination with all services, deeming their plan unrealistically large. The episode left Navy leaders red faced and wary of future talks as other political notes follow.
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Admiral Sherman Accused in Crommelin Case Publicly Reprimanded
The piece portrays Capt. Crommelin’s alleged culpability in a 1949 Navy dispute, alleging Admiral Sherman imposed a nontrial public reprimand over alleged ignored duties and leaked communications. It asserts political and legal opposition, citing Naval Digest and Defense directives, and frames Crommelin as a gallant target of a partisan push.
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Sick Bay
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Hitler
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Naval Digest
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Local AP rights note from newspaper masthead
A brief Associated Press copyright statement appears, granting exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches to the newspaper. The notice emphasizes AP’s exclusive use of local content and AP material.
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