Thief Leaves One Circus Ticket in Austin Mystery
Rotary Club in Austin weighs funding a post season football game for the Children's Home at the 66,000 seat Memorial Stadium amid debates over a $7000 hurdle. Odd incidents include a trainer losing one of two identical circus tickets and a rattlesnake incident with a recovering woman.
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Fred Williams
Austin American
Austin
Rotary Club
Memorial Stadium
Rotary
Frank Medina
Medina
Understanding and Courage by Robert Quillen
A reader quotes a closing paragraph on understanding and courage. The piece muses on how full knowledge and unwavering courage could reveal governance motives and protect decent principles, imagining a world where truth frees people from manipulation.
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Robert Quillen
Washington
Congress
Youth Conservation in Minnesota and Texas Public Service
Minnesota passed two youth conservation laws creating a five member Youth Conservation Commission and state reception centers for under 21 offenders to study home conditions and direct rehabilitation. The program seeks prevention over punishment and aims to protect society while aiding youth rehabilitation. Texas honors include Mrs. Lee Joseph’s public service on women’s higher education boards and Colonel Homer Garrison’s election as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police for 1948 49 with Dallas hosting the 1949 convention.
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Youth Conservation Commission
Minnesota
Texas
State College For Women
State Senate
House of Representatives
Lee Joseph
Joseph
The
College of Industrial Arts
Eleanor Brackenridge
San Antonio
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
New York
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Dallas
Justice Department
Dewey
America
Demos
President Truman
Harry Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
David Lilienthal
Herbert Hoover
Why Does US Let Reds Dominate NEW?
Victor Riesel argues the UE CIO union and its leaders are linked to the Communist movement, criticizing their influence over workers and alleging Communist ties in leadership. He calls for action to protect national security and criticizes the union's handling of its officers and affiliates. The column ties wartime actions to labor politics and national defense.
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Atomic Energy Commission
CIO
Phil Murray
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
Communist Civil Rights Congress
US Congress
New York
Leo Jandreau
Peek St
Schenectady
Atomic Laboratory
House Un-American Affairs Committee
Communist Party
William
Daily Worker
Jules Emspak
House
New York Post Corp
Questions and Answers From the Austin American
Readers asked about the McAdoo Smith deadlock at the Democratic National Convention and the 103 ballot record. Answers note John W. Davis nominated, minor league umpire selection, moonlight color limits, life expectancy by region, Sherrick Holmes brother Mycroft in Holmes stories, swimming in thunderstorms, hand grown orchids in the US, and punctuation for chemical symbols.
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Balloee
William G. McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Dewey Promises Leadership for Mediation Service
In Washington and Pittsburgh, Governor Dewey pledges vigorous leadership of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to settle major disputes before strikes. The piece notes Cyrus Ching, a lifelong Republican, heads the service and has reorganized offices, while Dewey’s critique unsettles morale and personnel.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Dewey
Federal Mediation and
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Cyrus Ching
Fred Hartley
New Jersey
Ching
US Rubber Company
American Management Association
Bluestocking Club of Big Business
National Association of Manufacturers
Conciliation Service
Real estate overcharges eyed by Dallas judge in wartime cases
US District Judge T Whitfield Davidson of Dallas has been lenient with veteran overcharges by 27 Dallas home builders led by R S Shelburne. Cases show fines of 100 to 200 dollars as critics note real estate gains since the offenses, with one owner fined only 1 dollar.
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Shelburne
Supreme Court
Davidson
Veterans Housing
Judge Davidson
Texas
Freeman Burford
Louisiana
Dick Leche
Leche
Burford
T. Whitfield Davidson
Dallas
Justice Department
Roscoe Dodson
Chappell
H. Little
L. M. Dabney
J. C. Jackson
E. T. Swango
R. S. Shelburne
The
Dallas Home Builders
Strange
Moscow
New York
Kremlin
Russia
Professor Mamlock
Ray Bolger
Charley
G. B. Shaw
Broadway
Big
Dixie
Judy
Sam
Babe Ruth
Hollywood
Coretta Morrow
Bolger
Allyn McLerie
Our Presidents and Their Wives booklet offer
A condensed history of the United States with a picture of each President and First Lady. It promises facts on territorial expansion and election statistics to back arguments, urging orders to 316 Eye Street N. E. Washington DC.
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United States
London
Eye Street N. E
Washington, D. C
Fragmentary AP Wire Snippet Provides Unclear Event
Vague Associated Press fragment offers limited readable details about a news item and no clear facts, names, or locations. The text is incompletely captured, leaving the main event and subjects unspecified.
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