Municipal Pier Problem Faces City Dads Here
Austin officials debate public lake access on Lake Austin near Tom Miller Dam. Call for a city owned municipal pier and potential Walsh estate purchase to provide public boat landing and fair access for all boat owners and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Weeg
Austin
Lake Austin
Tom Miller Dam
Bennett Boat Docks
Walsh
Lake Front
W. W. Bennett
William Boake
Cliff House
Bennett
Boake
Upswing in employment and social noise noted
The text discusses a rise in employment and a culture of noise. It argues that only the truly notable man can avoid constant self-promotion and still stand out without extra effort.
Editors Notebook Precedents For Naming Public Works In Texas
The piece notes unofficial memorials in Austin naming highways and structures after Walter Long and other public figures. It cites grand jury studies shaping juvenile detention and law enforcement, and highlights Texas hosting national public safety and park officials gatherings in San Antonio and Dallas. It also mentions future conventions and Houston's potential bid for 1952 Democratic National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis County
Walter Long
Texas
Austin
Buchanan Dam
Lower
Colorado
Mansfield Dam
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Tom Miller
Miller
Lamar Boulevard
Butler Park
National Association of State Highway Officials
San Antonio
Texas Highway Commission
DeWitt C. Greer
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Dallas
Homer Garrison
National Association of Park Officials
Frank Quinn
State Parks Board
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Houston
Democratic Party
AFL Convention Reveals Union Leaders Fuss Over Russia and Politics
AFL union chiefs at St Paul convention discuss Russia's technical capacity for atom plants and accuse rivals of strike tactics while defending CIO leaders. The report notes spies, Bevin talks with CIO, and efforts to control labor politics, with Jim Petrillo absent due to health fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
ST. Paul
Russia
AFL Atomic Trades
Oak Ridge
Hanford
Richland
Wash
Canadian Atomic Energy
Chalk River
AFL
CIO Steel Union
Phil Murray
Bill Green
CIO
Minnesota
East Minnehaha
Minnetonka
England
AFL Teamsters
Hawaii
Harry Bridges
Democratic Party
Teamsters
Dan Tobin
Jimmie Petrillo
Petrillo
Joe Heath
Greece
Ernest Bevin
David Dubinsky
New York
Swank
Hampshire House
Art Goldberg
David McDonald
Jim Carey
London
New World Federation of Free Unions
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Bradley Sew
Tobin
America
Washington
Whch
Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Jimmy Petrillo
Screen Actors Guild
Jesse Jones
George Meany
Texas
Houston
Teamster
Dave Beck
San Francisco
Answers and Quotes on Winds Threads and Labor
A collage of Q and A notes on compass fleur-de-lis origins wind names and the north point along with tales of spider thread strength union leaders and AFL debates. The item also recounts Union strikes impact and the Sea of Galilee remark and looks toward 1950 politics and labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Coast and Geodetic Survey
Sylvanus Thompson
Mexico
Pacific
Seafarers International Union
Commie Maritime
CIO
Joe Curran
Washington
Israel
Lake of Galilee
Jack Potofsky
Joe
Sea of Galilee
Curran
National Maritime Union
AFL
Sam Gompers
Ohio
Lausche
Taft
Alphonso
AFL Radio Committee
William Shirer
John Kennedy
Marquis Childs
Frank Edwards
Buffalo
Bell
Walter Reuther
Blacksmith’s Union
Anvil
Goodrich
Navy woes and leaks haunt Congress and unification debates
Washington column traces long history of Navy insubordination and leaks from Admiral circles. It asserts Congress backed unification, while admirals opposed transfers to other services and criticizes Bikini fallout as hastening obsolescence of ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Washington
US Navy
John C. Spencer
Somers
Navy League
Herbert Hoover
Hilary P. Jones
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Joseph M. Reeves
Crommelin
William Baldwin Shearer
Coolidge
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
Frank Knox
Ernie King
White House
Knox
Harry Truman
Harry Vaughan
Army
State Department
Congress
Gerald F. Bogan
Bogan
Radford
Denfeld
Truman
Capitol Hill
Bikini
Bell Syndicats
Ine
Broadway
Times Square
Tobacco Road
Fulton
48Th Street
Hudson
Belasco
Ey Grisman
Broadway Secrets and Salons Echoing Town Gossip
A brisk roundup of Broadway power players and socialites. Mentions Robert Sherwood, Brenda Frazier, Mrs Henry Luce, John Crosby, Ava Gardner, Mary Martin, Howard Hughes aide, and J Palooka parent. Notes on theater owners, critics like George Jean Nathan, and local celebs in New York society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Express
Robert FE. Sherwood
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Liz
Dom DiMaggios
Brenda Frazier
Groom J. Sims Kelly
Henry Luce
Vatican
John Crosby
Radiogre
Peter Lind Hayes
Mary Healy
Gus Edwards
Barnstorms Tour
Yankee
George Jean Nathan
Red Sox
Boston
New York
Jack Mangan
Howard Hughes
Charles Guest
Ava Gardner
Beatrice
Woolley-Hart
Ifty
Steve H
Ann Sheridan
Sam Fisher
J. Palooka
Mary Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Taylor Glass
W. §. Drake Jr
Emma Long
Solomon
Stuart MacCorkle
Drake
Country Club
41St
Red River Streets
Red River
Glass
City Hall
North Austin
Eilers Park
Northside
Country Club Organization
Unipicht
By Smith
Laken
Austin American
Coolidge-Hoover
Peggy Joyce
Lissen
Jack Haley
Park Sheraton
Earl Wilson
Lenox Avenue
Ritz Brothers
Irving Hoffman
34Th Street
Joe DiMaggio
Thompson Street
Lex Avenue
H. Bogart
100Th
West End
W. Winchell
Hollis
L. I
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