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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1949

Page

4

Social Security Seeks More Junior Aides In Austin

James B. Marley of the Social Security Administration says the next expansion will require more junior professional assistants in Austin and other field offices. Applications for Civil Service exams due by November 8. selections will come from a social science class pool.

James B. Marley Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance Social Security Administration Austin Marley Central Texas Civil Service Commission Commission Dallas

Leaders Weigh War Aid and Berlin Defense Voices

A montage of wartime quotes from Bernard Baruch Brigadier General Frank Howley Senate Foreign Relations Chair Connally and Senator Ellender. Baruch warns on resource division for defense and offense while Howley says losing Berlin to the Russians would doom Germany and Western Europe. Connally critiques talk versus action and Ellender urges regional solidarity for Spain.

New York Frank Howley Berlin Germany Western Europe Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Connally

Lignite Fuel Experiments Highlight Texas Role in Fuel Supply

The Austin area foundation reviews chemical advances and government lignite pilot plants in Colorado and Texas. Austin’s growth earns 139,300 to 145,000 population recognition. national groups classify the city as over 100,000, boosting future distribution and development.

Austin Area Foundation Southwest Colorado Texas Brownsville Austin Bastrop Rockdale Colorado Mountains Congress National Outdoor Advertising Association Highway Department

Labor unions build political machine across nation

An across nation laborite political network led by Walter Reuther expands to Michigan Illinois New York and Ohio with 722 political offices and beat Taft clubs. CIO and AFL leaders wage a farming and rural outreach campaign aiming to influence the 1950 election.

Reuther Phil Murray Auto Union Michigan Illinois New York Ohio Walter Roy Reuther Boilermakers Charles MacGowan Building Service Bill McFetridge Gov. Dewey Big Bill Hutcheson AFL McFetridge Harry Truman Harry CIO Labor Idaho Michigan State Council Kansas Los Angeles

Questions and Answers on Courts and History

A compact Q and A summary of legal and historical queries. Topics include rent control constitutionality, DeSoto landing location, pre 1900 fires, Queen Wilhelmina origins, Eisenhower nickname, proper wording of a sign off, forest service airplane use, and bootleg liquor spending during Prohibition.

Roosevelt Jr's 8-Year-Old Son Charms Washington

Washington. Congressman Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. recalls an amusing visit with his eight year old son Christopher in Washington. Christopher asks to see the President and sleep in the White House, then jokes to a policeman, Officer, meet my congressman. The piece also notes congressional plans to curb life insurance tax loopholes led by Rep. Walter A. Lynch, and analyzes Nehru's neutral stance toward the Cold War with State Department hopes for alignment with the United States.

Austin Institute of Life Insurance Institute United States Department of Commerce United States Department of Commerce Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr Christopher Cong. Roosevelt New York Cong Roosevelt White House FDR Jr Okeh Congressman Walter A. Lynch New York Democrat Ways and Means Committee Treasury Department Lynch Committee Cong. Lynch Nehru India State Department Russia Asia Johnson White Sulphur Springs W. Va Truman David Lawrence Pittsburgh Jack Arvey Chicago Boyle Democratic National Committee Ray Madden Indiana Gary Ind Madden Senate Mon Wallgren Wallgren National Security Resources Board Federal Power Commission Bell Syndicate, Inc

Winchell On Broadway

Broad notes on Broadway and cinema with critics discussing Follies Scandals Montserrat Touch and Go and Red Hot and Blue. Mentions Lunts Box office reports and various reviews across New York Philadelphia Detroit and Boston.

Boston Variety Philly Montserrat Detroit The New Yorker and Times

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