Voter Apathy Cited as Austin Faces Spring City Council Election
A 16 percent turnout in the October city election highlights Austin’s apathy as voters prepare for the April council race. Mayor Tom Miller may retire after 16 years, with major upcoming projects including a $5,000,000 water light and sewer bond issue and $4,000,000 for schools, Brackenridge Hospital expansion, and other municipal needs.
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William J. Weeg
Austin
Texas
United States Senate
Tom Miller
America
Water and Light Department
Brackenridge Hospital
Dewey Hints Labor Leader as Secretary in Possible Cabinet
Inside Dewey camp talks reveal a plan to name a labor chief as Secretary of Labor if he wins. He seeks union stature while courting AFL CIO figures, aiming to woo labor into the GOP and counter Truman campaigns. Mel Pitzele guides the labor advisory efforts in Albany.
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Dewey
Albany
Republican Party
AFL
CIO
Democratic Party
Truman
John L. Lewis
GOP
Labor Department
New York Post Corp
Mel” Pitzele
de Witt Clinton
Phil Murray
CIO Steel Workers Union
Pitzele
Questions and Answers From a Historical Quiz Page
A scanned quiz column asks why juries usually hold 12 members and notes Lord Coke’s 1682 theory linking biblical truth to the number. It includes trivia on Pope Julius II’s fresco commission, calories in ice cream, pippin apples in Shakespearean times, and Bryan as the youngest nominee at 36.
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Lord Coke
Holy City
New Jerusalem
Tax Scandal Flares On Pentagon Highway Profits
Treasury agents probe Hardy and Davison of Arlington Asphalt Company for alleged income tax evasion tied to Pentagon highway profits. They forged checks and false invoices, used company funds for private gains, and sought help from Senator Byrd while facing six IRS agents and shifting statements about their tax trouble.
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Pentagon
W. J. “Doc” Hardy
F. McKenzie Davison
Arlington Asphalt Company
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Florida
Virginia
Capitol Hill
Harry E. Byrd
Virginia Asphalt Kings
W. W. Thomas
S. M. Redd
T-men
Hardy
Davidson
Alan B. Prosise
Arlington Trust Company
Hardy and Davison
Atlantic Smokeless Coal Company
Kings of Virginia Asphalt
Arlington Asphalt
New Virginia
Davison
Cadillac
Lincoln
Miami
Bureau of Internal Revenue
William Stempil
Stempil
Byrd
J. W. Barton
Coal Company
Barton
Sen. Byrd
Broadway gossip and showbiz scraps from Winchell page
Winchell surveys Broadway rumors and premieres with notes on Light Up the Sky by Hart inspired by Clash by Night, staging by Cheryl Crawford and Peggy Reilly notes. He mentions Lillian Walker and Etheline Terry comebacks, Cronkite Moscow jest, Lifar Paris Ballet whitewash, and other industry tidbits.
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M. Hart
B. Roge
C. Odets
T. Bankhead
Hart
New York
Miss Bankhead
Variety
New Haven Sentinel
Grand Canyon
Cheryl Crawford
Mar
P.a
Kate
Senate districts in Texas show wide population gaps
The article notes current Senate district imbalances in Texas with one district holding about 754,850 people while several others have under 110,000. It explains constitutional provisions for post census reapportionment and the potential role of an ex officio board if the Legislature fails to act, stressing population as a key factor but not the sole determinant.
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Texas
House
Senate
Rogers Kelley
Rio Grande Valley
Lacy Stewart
Dallas
San Antonio
el Paso Empire
Gus Strauss
G. C. Morris
Buster Brown
R. A. Weinert
Strauss
Morris
Brown
Weinert
Limits on House seats per county under Texas constitutional amendment
The article explains that House representation is capped at seven members per county regardless of population. It notes Harris and Dallas remain single county districts and that districts can be very large, while population sparsity leads to multi county groupings. It highlights Hunt County as a Senator Morris residence example and mentions a differential to balance top population brackets.
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Harris
Dallas
Harris County
Hunt County
Morris
Booklet offer boosts home brightening in Washington
An information bureau at 316 Eye Street N E Washington DC promotes a booklet offer for home lighting and decor. The notice invites readers to obtain ideas and products to brighten living spaces from a local postal address.
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Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D.C
Subscription Rates for The Austin American 1 Month
The Austin American prints subscription rates for one month. The Associated Press notice appears with exclusive rights stating the news content is for this newspaper.
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Austin American
Associated Press
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Dem Capital Ore
Reds
By Victor Riesel
Julius II
Micha
France
Sir Hugh Evans
William Jennings Bryan
Potta' Tate
Ironsana Zoological Park
Bronx
United States
Genen
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Columbus
Washington
Army
Mary Mac
Potomac
Ross
Charlie Ross
Vinson
Moscow
Charlie
White House
George Marshall
Marshall
Paris
Harry
The
Bell Syndicate
Lillian “Dimples” Walker
Shubert Alley
Etheline Terry
Peggy Reilly
Ziegfeld Club
West 42Nd Street
Walter Cronkite
Kremlin
Stalin
Serge Lifar
Paris Ballet
Paris Opera
Grover Whalen
House of Representative
By Herblock
Ie Raina
Piao
Uatter
Austin Starman
Bareas
Sewepr Vess
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