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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1948
Page
6
A fragmented reminiscence on National Letter Writing Week urges action to write friends and neighbors. The piece lists names and local notes while scanning politics, bridge work, and a mix of social updates, urging personal outreach despite jumbled prose.
The piece notes a proposed Texas public education budget of 180 million dollars annually and outlines funding sources from local taxes and state revenues. It discusses school support rooted in constitutional allocations, lake cleanup efforts around Lake Austin with weed control experiments, and a mass X ray drive aiding tuberculosis detection along with county tax amendments shaping road and college funding.
Victor Riesel reports that labor unions linked to communists turn against Henry Wallace as he faces a crumbling Progressive bid. Pro communist department store unions push for ties to CIO or AFL, while leaders seek forgiveness from CIO head Philip Murray. Wallace’s expected national vote is projected at several hundred thousand, with regional breakdowns cited across states.
Wallace campaigns outperform in Wisconsin with 35000 Socialist votes anticipated, 100000 in Pennsylvania, 35000 in Minnesota, over 50000 in New Jersey, 7000 in Montana. The figures reveal the strongest left wing mobilization yet in America, though not markedly impressive.
A collage of Q A items covers birds by blood temperature from kiwi to sparrows, a note on a nickname origin for Statec, a mystery biography of John Orth and the Sankt Margaretha voyage, and a brief meal timing tip. It also mentions rainbow color order and sewer probe methods.
An advertisement promotes a New Testament booklet printed with the words of Jesus in red to stand out from the black text like a bonfire. The copy emphasizes the distinctive red lettering feature of the sacred quotations.
Washington dispatch notes labor ire over Dewey remarks and a plan for a revised reserve force. Rail engineers miffed at Dewey train comment and Forrestal politik while broader debates swirl on armament, refighting the Vinson issue, and Franco Spain and Scandinavian neutrality.
Corinne Calvey and J Bromfield join Christmas chatter as Winston Churchill’s circle diversifies. Ruth Neilsen wed, Siegel and Joanne Carter sealed in Cleveland, Carroll becomes Mrs Parker, Andrews reconciles, and more society notes mingle with policy hints. Cripps warns of Attlee resignation as wheat politics heat up and a dubious havoc of pamphlets draws attention to Gerald L. K. Smith.
The Austin American reports subscription rate changes for local readers as the Associated Press dispatches remain exclusive to republication in the paper.
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