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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1948
Page
4
Dr Harold M Williams opened the North Austin Lions Club meeting with a claim that Lionism is like Austin once it gets in your blood it doesn’t leave the system. The Thursday night kick off marked the club’s official start.
Two possible steps loom in Stevenson's bid to keep Lyndon B. Johnson off the Texas general election ballot. Dan Moody declined comment on the circuit court’s dismissal and said rehearing or a U S Supreme Court certiorari petition could be pursued. Stevenson could not be reached for remark. Dr Williams urged active committee work to sustain interest in Austin’s civic club meeting at Hyde Park Christian Church with club officers and Lions Club participation noted.
The article describes fiery exchanges over Soviet disarmament plans led by Vishinsky and McNeil in the Assembly with Bevin and Spaak cited. It notes Cuba Norway Egypt and Turkey contending for three non permanent Security Council seats to be vacated by Colombia Syria and Belgium with Cuba and Norway near assured election.
President Truman supporters in Louisiana abandon their bid to keep the term Democrat for Truman electors. They say further action would delay ballot printing for the November General Election.
President Truman condemns big business and GOP coalition for voter misery. He cites Taft Hartley law as liberty restriction and warns of further losses if Republicans gain a new Congress. Campaign stops include Bridgeport and Albany with Dewey countering from New York and Pennsylvania.
City officials approved a high bidding process for bonds totaling 1.087 million dollars with premiums and interest. The top bid by a New York syndicate carried 2.41 percent net interest and a large premium, while other bidders included firms from Chicago Boston Philadelphia and San Antonio. Bonds dated Oct 1 1948 bear interest Jan 1 and Jul 1 beginning 1949 with delivery by Nov 10 after approvals.
Local Wallace supporters urged Henry Wallace and Glen Taylor to sign anti Communists pledges, claiming party loyalty requires rejecting Communists. The Travis County Progressive chapter debated leadership, zoning issues, and plans to bring Taylor to the county with state organizers and $500 funding.
Air searchers found the wreckage of an old BC airplane ten miles northwest of New Braunfels. The missing AT6 trainer piloted by Aviation Cadet Frederick Kaplin of Roselle Park New Jersey disappeared on a routine flight Wednesday. Forty Randolph Air Force base planes aided the search as authorities examined the scene.
A health note suggests persistent back pain may stem from excess acid and waste buildup in the digestive system. Readers are urged to consider cleansing or dietary changes to ease discomfort and restore balance.
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