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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1948

Page

4

Your Capital City TB Survey Prompts Editorial Possible

An interoffice memo discusses mobilizing housewives for TB screening and notes workplaces offer better access to X rays. It urges editorial action, citing women with children as a key audience and mentions neighborhood unit gaps. It also covers local real estate ideas and political commentary from Texas.

Interoffice Margaret Andy Montgomery Robbins Company Burleson Mansion Hancock Burleson OPA Lwndon Johnson Texas Federation of Labor Houston Truman FEPC Gulf Texas New York Tennessee Association of New York State Young Republicans Roy Acuff

United Nations Day Notable For Hope And Debate

The article highlights United Nations Day observed by Austin ministers amid global strain, praising the UN as a fragile hope for peace. It also covers S Perry Brown being named national commander of the American Legion, and reports on a Texas university study about the state property tax, its role in funding schools and pensions, and criticisms of assessment and collection.

Austin United Nations America UN General Assembly Texas S. Perry Brown Beaumont American Legion Brown University of Texas Bureau of Municipal Research General Revenue Fund Lynn F. Anderson Anderson University Economics E. T. Miller Langer Hurley United States Sinclair Oil Company State Department Sinclair Company China Near East

Dewey Team Backers Scrutinized for GOP Strategy

The piece critiques Governor Dewey’s promised team approach to national government and foreign policy. It calls out figures such as C Wayland Brooks and Newton Jenkins, detailing isolationist stances and alleged connections to the Chicago Tribune. It maps a proposed Dewey lineup with names and roles, highlighting potential conflicts and loyalties within the party.

Dewey Republican Party Republican Democratic C. Wayland Brooks Yelept Curly Robert R. McCormick The Chicago Tribune Mr. Dewey Brooks Newton Jenkins Thomas A. Jenkins Ohio Representative Jenkins Newton Tribune Illinois America

Questions and Answers on Germs and Serial Numbers

The article notes the 1878 debate at the French Academy over germs whether plants or animals, with Sedillot proposing the term microbes. It explains a birth serial system starting 1 for births then state codes then year 49 and six-digit sequence, and cites Wilmette Baha I Temple dome as the seventh largest with 93 feet diameter.

French Academy of Science Sedillot United States AEGA Alabama Arizona Wyoming Wilmette Pantheon St. Peter’s Rome Dumomo Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore Florence Santa Sophia Constantinople St. Paul’s London US Capitol Washington

Hurley Campaign Sparks Old War Hero Image in New Mexico

In Albuquerque, Patrick J. Hurley, veteran Hoover era figure and Senate hopeful, tours New Mexico past Chavez and Anderson. The piece recalls his 1918 Silver Star claim, wartime ambassadorship, and past controversies including tax issues, jewelry gifts, and a lost diplomatic code after Darwin.

Drew Pearson Albuquerque Patrick J. Hurley Hoover New Mexico Baptist Indian College Jim Good Pat Pat Hurley Washington Hoover Administration Ruth Dennis Chavez Senate War Department Judge Advocate General’s Office Wilbur Rogers Hurley E. St. John Greble St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum The Bell Syndicate, Inc Clinton Anderson Himalaya Mountains India China Senator Langer North Dakota Chiang Kai-shek

Winchell on Broadway exposes postwar corruption and neglect

The column traces 1935 and 1945 investigations into misused public funds by officials and shipping interests, noting Congress’ failure to act and ongoing cartels, Nazi-linked concerns, and a secrecy-enshrouded oil probe. It urges readers to contact their congressman.

Justice Black Congress P. S Maritime Commission

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