The Good Captain’s Hollywood Anecdote Long Hot Summer
Austin writer and Roanoke and Austin based Captain John Smith reminisces about Hollywoods early days. He quips about rivaling Cecil B DeMille and a fictitious Metro Goldfish Glutzberg studio while recounting a failed epic with Mignon Glutzberg. The tale ends with a punchline about discarding the doomed project and a social note on unions.
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Austin
John Smith
Roanoke
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Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
Sarah Bernhardt
Ponce de Leon
Fountain of Youth
Cecil B. DeMile
Orson Welles
Rita Hayworth
Los Anles
San Diego
Mignon Glutzberg
Glutzberg
Mignon
Metro- Goldfish-Glutzberg
Okey
DeMille
Limits on Dewey Cabinet Promises in Conservation Debate
Harold L. Ickes argues Governor Dewey overpromises on a West-based Interior Secretary and a broad conservation pledge. He warns such dual commitments clash with regional pressures and urges choosing the most capable official regardless of habitat to protect national resources.
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Dewey
Philadelphia
Gov. Dewey
John L. Lewis
Mr. Dewey
United States
Colorado
Arizona
California
New York Post Corp
Answers and Questions on Astronomy and Geography
An exchange covers Jupiter versus Earth diameters, with Jupiter at 86 800 miles and Earth at 7 918 miles. It lists 1947 leading sheep-producing states and figures for Texas Wyoming Montana California Utah. It notes General Lucius DuBignon Clay as a distant kinsman of Henry Clay. It describes Sarah L. Winchester’s house near San Jose with 160 rooms six acres of grounds and doors valued at about 2000 dollars.
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Henry Clay
Lucius DuBignon Clay
Statesman
San Jose
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Dixiecrat Letter Attacks Tobin and Truman Labor Policy
M A Jones Alexandria Va writes that Tobin and Truman push labor politics, favoring a states rights plank while denouncing southern critics. He argues repeal of Taft Hartley would let states regulate labor relations and contends Truman’s Philadelphia platform was moderate, but Eastern delegates pressured the convention. The column notes Dixiecrat aims may aid Dewey’s campaign and mentions San Antonio residents forming a Citizens Committee Against Political Fraud seeking to delay Lyndon Johnson’s Senate seating.
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M. A. Jones
Alexandria
Maurice J. Tobin
Truman
Philadelphia
Maurice Tobin
Tobin
Thurmond
Wright
Jones
Dewey
San Antonio
W. D. Bacon
R. Neil Campbell
Austin
Citizens’ Committee
United States Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Ceiling Zero probes actions and policies of candidates
The plan centers on a petition by two men claiming voter interest across parties while denying direct ties to any primary campaign. They hinted at anti Johnson aims and potential support for Porter against Johnson, though sponsors kept names private. Critics view the effort as vague, partisan posturing with little public impact expected.
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Johnson
United States Senate
Texas
Bacon
Campbell
Citizens’ Committee
Norman Thomas
Handbook of parliamentary rules for community groups
A 36 page handbook explains in simple terms how to organize a new association preside conduct elections and handle reorganizations. The booklet promotes civic participation and lists Austin American Information Bureau address for orders at 15 cents.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Austin
American Information Bureau
Street
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Washington
Bikini Tests Costly In Race for Film Priority
In 1943, the Air Force wasted taxpayers money on bikini bomb test films. Brigadier General Paul Cullen produced costly, unshown techicolor reels like Able Baker Day, with 86 000 dollars of prints burned. Major James L. Gaylord oversaw Phantom Wings, again unreleased. I inspected promotions and an Air Force inspector general inquiry.
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Bikini
Paul Cullen
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hollywood
Army
Navy
Cullen
Atomic Energy Commission
Armed Services
Baker
James L. Gaylord
Gaylord
Eniwetok
Air Inspector General
The
Bell Syndicate Inc
Broadway Gossip and City Sights in Central Park Folks
Juicy notes from Grandmarlene Dietrich in Central Park and Walter Pidgeon in rain on East 48th. Maharanis dig Dixieland jazz in Greenwich Village while Luce studies languages in a bathtub. Mime me with pop culture stars, banking on showbiz anecdotes and street scenes across Manhattan.
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Broadway
Grandmarlene Dietrich
Central Park
Walter Pidgeon
East 48Th
New York
Jaipur
Henry
Clara Boothe
Luce
le Perroquet
Sutton Place
New York’s tastes shape success and reparations ask
The speaker argues weight cannot be guessed from fashion talk but from the feast of praise in New York. She notes New York’s success hinges on pleasing the city, not the nation. A comparison follows about the Russians demanding 10 billion reparations, framed as a tiny slice of America’s income.
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America
Local News Rights and AP Agreement Highlighted
The article outlines that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication. It notes AP dispatches are shared with member newspapers and emphasizes licensing terms for reprinting in the Austin American.
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