Ballot size and party layout draw voter attention
The piece previews the November 2 election ballot in Travis County, noting its enormous 19x25 inch size with eight columns for parties and 40 offices plus 77 candidates and eight constitutional amendments. It discusses potential ballot errors from strict straight-ticket voting and recalls Rae Files Still’s debating voting methods, ending with observations on civic responsibilities and politics.
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Travis
Texas
America
United States
Travis County
Thurmond
Wright
Rae
Wallace Progressive Party Stalls In 1948 Run
Reporter Victor Riesel tracks Henry Wallace across coal towns and auto centers to estimate his 1948 vote between 1.4 and 2 million. He notes CIO and AFL boosts for opponents, Communist interference claims, and heavy local campaigning in Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan and West Virginia.
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Victor Riesel
Cleveland
Henry Wallace
Socialist Party
New York
California
North Carolina
Wallace
CIO
Charleston
W. Va
Wallace Party
West Virginia
Communist Party
Lincoln Hotel
Questions and Answers From a 1948 Reader Quiz
A jumble of trivia items lists rail bridges lengths Great Salt Lake Causeway 12 miles Huey Pree s Bridge 4.4 miles San Angelo Bay Bridge 43 miles plus various questions and answers about stamps from July 4 1948 air height records and other historical curiosities.
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Association of American Railroads
United States
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Huey Prees
New Orleans
San Ango Bay
Calif
Senate Inquiries Stall In Mysterious Silence
Washington column notes Ferguson committee derailed after pressure from Thomas of Oklahoma and hints of a payback scheme involving Preston Tucker. It highlights payments to Mrs. Dudley Hay and her husband, hotel stays, and private calls linked to Ferguson’s probe, suggesting political influence halted the Tucker investigation.
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Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Homer
Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Ferguson
Omas
Preston Tucker
Tucker
Dudley C. Hay
Republican National
Hay
Justice Department
Chicago
Memo from Washington on World War 3 and Dewey politics
A Washington letter warns of global war fears and UN tensions as observers debate Dewey's potential win and reflect on China, the UN, and Western bloc strategy. It cites Chiang Kai-Shek, Luciano, and a looming Berlin crisis with potential wartime moves and a Potsdam scenario if Dewey is elected.
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Wallace
Dewey
Europe
White House
Chiang Kai-Shek
FCC
Robert Jones
Ohio
Wall Street
Maroglio
New York
Lucky Luciano
Luciano
Sicily
Paris
Marshall
Kevin
London
Narvik
Berlin
Stalin
Montgomery
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Rhine
Potsdam
Truman
Districting amendment press aimed at automatic reapportionment
South Texas Chamber of Commerce pushes SJR2 for constitutional amendment to create a board to reapportion Senate and House districts after each census if legislature fails. The plan seeks to ensure equal representation and prevent minority control, with support from civic groups and Senator Rogers Kelley as sponsor. Houston area and other regions show shifting populations.
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South Texas Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
South Texas Press Association
Supreme Court
Rogers Kelley
South
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Cotton Belt
Texarkana
Waco
Kelley
Presidents and Their Wives booklet offer
A booklet titled Presidents and Their Wives gives 56 pages on presidents and first ladies with illustrations and term sketches. It includes election statistics and a six page feature Interesting Facts About the Presidents. Send 25 cents to The Austin American Information Bureau, 316 Eye Street, N. E. Washington, D. C.
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Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington
D.C
Austin American Subscription Rates Listed and AP Note
The notice shows subscription rates for eight months and three months with prices 2.75, 3.75, and 6.08. It references being a member of the Associated Press and states exclusive republication rights for local news printed in the newspaper.
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Austin American
Associated Press
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