Worthy causes and letters in National Letter Writing Week
A column laments Commercialized Weeks while urging correspondence with friends and public figures. It reflects on letters about local politics and civic notes, mentions a bridge project near Lake Austin Dam and a range of personal updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
American Capitol
Bob Phinney
Helen Ransom Owens
Beaumont
Jane Estill van Wart
San Francisco
Reading
Ray Lee
Vienna
Homer Mueller
Cairo
Ruth Lewis
Burma
Lake Austin
Tom Martin
Coke Stevenson
Nell
Education budget and lake care in Austin noted
The Editor's Notebook urges a $180 million annual Texas education program covering public schools and higher education, with funding from local taxes, per capita allocations, and education funds. It also describes efforts to control water hyacinth on Lake Austin, weed-cutting measures, and mass X-ray TB screening progress with volunteers supporting the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean L. D. Haskew
University of Texas
Gilmer-Aiken Joint Legislative Committee
Education Foundation Fund
Austin
Colorado River
Lake Austin
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Austin Chamber of Commerce
State Capitol
Local Road Tax Gains Attention on November Ballot
The county ballot seeks approval of a constitutional amendment allowing up to 30 cents in county road and flood control taxes replacing the discarded 35-cent state levy. It notes a five-cent college building levy previously authorized and preserves the homestead exemption on the first 3000 assessed valuation with protections linking it to the 1947 college finance amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Labor double cross aims at Henry Wallace warned by unions
Victor Riesel reports that department store labor unions now led by communists are shifting against Henry Wallace and seeking to join broader anti communist CIO AFL blocs. He notes pro communist leaders seeking forgiveness from CIO chief Murray while predicting Wallace's modest vote totals across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Henry
CIO
AFL
New York
America
Philip Murray
United Office
Murray
Communist Party
Questions and Answers on Birds Warms Blood and Hymn Wadding
A compilation of Q and A covers birds warm blood with ranges from 100 to 111 degrees, origin of the term Dixiecrats, hymn books as battle wadding in 1780 Springfield, Archduke name from his castle, John Orth vanished after Sankt Margaretha voyage, breakfast importance, rainbow color order, and a copper sulfate sewer root-growth method by the American Public Works Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
N. J
Caldwell
Watts
A. C. Ge A
American Public Works Association
Bible in Red Letters New Testament Offer
An advertisement touts a New Testament edition with spoken words of Jesus in red and a factual supplement listing biblical trees rivers mountains and instruments. The offer asks readers to send 25 cents to The Austin American Information Bureau at 316 Eye Street N E Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. Cc
Rail discord and foreign policy notes in Dewey era memo
Senator Ball facing Dixiecrat money in Minnesota race asRailroad engineers protest Dewey with signs over his remarks. Truman sides with ex servicemen for reserve training and disputes with Royall and Symington. Farley Gurney Spain Portugal Franco and the say on arms to France. Scandinavia neutral pact moves and Italy colonies debate frame Cold War tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson Washington
Truman
Defense
James Forrestal
Army
Kenneth Royall
Air
Stuart Symington
Navy
Royall
Symington
Pentagon
George Marshall
William D. Leahy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marshall
Leahy
Joe Ball
Minnesota
Ball
Mutual Network
Hubert Humphries
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Dewey
Forrestal
National Defense
Harry Truman
Democratic National Committee
New York
O'Dwyer
Vincent
FDR
Sam Rosenman
GOP
Vinson
Jim Farley
Chan Gurney
Spain
Franco
Buenos Aires
México
Argentina
Falange
Portugal
Messrs
State Department
France
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Scandinavia
Russia
James Dunn
Rome
Italy
Britain
Middle East
Herbert Evatt
UN General Assembly
Winchell on Broadway and Miscellaneous Local Notes
A column of colorful items covers Corinne Calvey and J Bromfield marrying in a festive season, Churchill’s circle, royal cousin Fleming’s nuptials, Siegel and Carter sealed in Cleveland, Alice Carroll becoming Mrs Parker, Tod Andrews reconciliation, and Franca Nardi’s Italian-military father. Also notes Washington politics, wheat policy feud, and criminal/insanity cases including an Atlanta verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne Calvey
J. Bromfield
Newview
Winston Churchill
Giles Romilly
Mary Ball-Dodd
Prince Fleming
Denmark
Ruth Neilsen
Jerry Siegel
Joanne Carter
Cleveland
The
Herald Tribune
Alice Carroll
Gerald Parker
Insurance
Tod Andrews
Franca Nardi
Woody McLoud
Stern
Grumman
Mary McCarty
Broadway
Wallace
N. Mailer
Hugh Herbert
Dallas
Washington
Stafford Cripps
Attlee
Depts of Commerce and Agriculture
Justice Dept
Kilgore
Gerald L. K. Smith
Atlanta
Georgia
Sam Green
KKK
Newspaper Associations and AP Rights Notice
The Austin American and The Austin Statesman belong to the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication and all AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Austin American
Austin States Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Mayer
Stuart Long
Mrs. Long
Obie Jones
Creedmoor
Creekmore
Fath
Marion Storm
Joe Cy Carrington
George W. Armatrong
Texas Steel Company
Fort Worth
Pasvolsky United Nations
Palestine
Wall Street
University
A&m College
By Herblock
Labor Group
Forsake Wallace
Progressive Party
California
Nevada
Connecticut
Iowa
Massachusetts
Ohio
Mississippi
Vermont
South Dakota
Michigan
Auto Union
Wisconsin
Henry’s
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Montana
New York Post
Ee WB
Bill Weisner
Charlotte N. C. News
Sta *Pingeror
Archduke
Dewey Star
Farley
Fletcher Godfreys
Tom Bragg
Dtr
Paulette
Walter Thornton
Louise Hyde
M. Weaver
Bobbypin Mint
Pontoffice
Congress
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