Moral integrity and a governor race tease Texas 1950
An Austin feature mixes political intrigue and community portraits. U S McCutcheon declines a lucrative job to finish his term, Judge Gardner warns a juror, and R S Skinny Pryor’s memory supports Austin kids at the Cactus Theater. Texas politics hint at a Johnson Stevenson race as auditors discuss human error in elections.
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Fred Williams
Austin
U. S. McCutcheon
Mac
Texas
J. Harris Gardner
Gardner
R. S
Skinny
Pryor
Cactus Theater
521 East Sixth
State Department
US Senate
Senate
Travis County
Cock Robin
Labor Political Rustle Votes for Truman
A 1948 New York Post analysis outlines how CIO and AFL PACs mobilize labor to boost Truman. It details regional plans, leadership like Jack Kroll, and strategies in Minneapolis and other districts, noting union drive, registration pushes, and political coordination ahead of Election Day.
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GOP
CIO Political Action Committee
Dewey
PAC
Tom Dewey
Washington
Truman
CIO
Jack Kroll
Sidney Hillman
Harry
Ohio
Jack
Kroll
Humphrey
White House
Minneapolis
Cio-Afl Railway Brotherhood Combine
Walter Reuther
Auto Union
Ford
River Rouge
New York Post Corp
Questions and Answers on NEE SAL and Historical Wig Fashion
The excerpt discusses wigs from ancient times to 17th and 18th century France, noting wig use for dignity and adornment. It includes scattered Q and A on flags, selective service, and resources, with brief references to Louis XIII, Bernadotte, and the Egyptian constitution.
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On Nee Sal
Peagle
France
Louis XIiI
Senate Probe Targets Kerr Campaign Spending in Oklahoma
Washington column outlines interlinked political ties involving Ed Moore and William Jenner, citing Deranian and Jenner’s roles, Indiana connections to the Ku Klux Klan, and past campaign funding scrutiny. It notes the CCC and bankers dispute over crop loan interest rates, with the government bearing risk. The piece ends reflecting on political leverage and upcoming decisions.
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Washington
Oklahoma
P. Nelson Deranian
Senate
Bob Kerr
Ed Moore
Kerr
Deranian
Senator Jenner
Indiana
Robert W. Lyons
Ku Klux Klan
Lyons
William E. Jenner
Devanian
Jenner
Republican State Committee
Kleagle Stevenson
West Virginia
Harley Kilgore
Walter S. Hallanan
Kilgore
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
ABA
Bankers Group
Federal Reserve
Bell Syndicate Inc
Broadway gossip and high society rumors sweep New York
Winchell notes famed figures and socialites like John Astor Nancy Benton and Joan Myles eloping or planning weddings. He cites industry shifts a TV era foreshadowing pain for publishers reforms in defense and cinema. He reports political shifts involving James Forrestal Tom Clark and future cabinet plans, plus entertainment layoffs and a polarizing box office downturn across music film and radio.
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John Astor
London Times
Nancy Benton
Powers
Vogue
Garbo
Frankie Carle
Marjorie Hughes
Joan Myles
Vegas
Don Vandegriff
Beverly Hills
Oscar Hammerstein
Doylestown
Dwight Whitney
Time-Life Defense Sect
James Forrestal
Dewey
Tom Clark
Washington
Texas
Texas Tax Equalization Seen to Restore Fairness
The State Prop notes Texas lags in property tax equity due to county by county valuation disparities. Anderson urges a state equalization agency to unify assessments, directing counties to correct under or overvalued properties. He favors staff oversight rather than full state takeover and calls for codifying property tax statutes.
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University of Texas Bureau of Municipal Research
Anderson
Tax Commission
Commissioner of Taxation
Texas
Dream Booklet offers dream meanings of love and life
A brief booklet describes how dreams reflect changing patterns from birth to death and offers interpretations of dream love. It presents past dream lore as a pastime for readers seeking meaning in nightly visions.
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