Tumble Down Well Spurs New Austin Law Change
A eight inch Govalle well hole trapped three year old Bobby Gow in Austin Texas. Fire and police crews used oxygen and heavy equipment to rescue him. The incident prompts renewed calls to close open wells as Texas law covers only openings ten inches or more. Bobby’s father James Gow praised rescuers but felt unable to express gratitude adequately.
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Bobby
James Gow
Austin
New Jersey
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
Kathy
Govalle
Fragments on foreign policy and social issues from mid-century voices
A collage of quotes touches on India’s independent stance under Nehru, Greta Garbo’s fame and fear, John L. Lewis on labor rights, free speech with caution, and social tensions. It mentions a hotel incident with waitresses, speed driving forecasts, jail breaks, and class conflict in America, reflecting era concerns.
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India
Awaharla
Pandit Nehru
Texans Prepare for Election on 10 Constitutional Amendments
Texans vote on 10 constitutional amendments and select 21 State Board of Education candidates November 8. Civic groups inform voters about proposals while legislators consider a poll tax abolition and other reforms. Austin plans limited traffic fixes to ease bottlenecks on West Seventh and Lavaca streets. A dozen reporters will tour state mental hospitals to document conditions for the January legislative session.
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State Board of Education
Gilmer - Aikin
Next Wek
Board of Education
Texas
Austin
West Seventh Street
Colorado
Guadalupe
Lavaca
Vaca
Seventh Street
Boulevard Park
West 12Th Street
Capitol
West Avenue
29Th Street
Texas Capitol
Public Service Project
Austin American
Detective recall on Broadway night shows sharp cops
The piece recalls detective Johnny Broderick on Election Night 1947 at Broadway and 46th Street. A couple tries to pass as innocent revelers while pickpockets distract with crowd chatter. Broderick identifies the crooks by their crack about drinks and timing before 9 p.m. in Newark.
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Broadway
46Th Street
Johnny Broderick
Broderick
Miriam
Jolson
Astor Bar
Bud
Johnny
Newark
Billy Rose
Questions and Answers Fact Quiz From a Deserted Page
A compilation of trivia and Q A items covers dust volume in the atmosphere the cat purr mechanism past participles in English Grand Central versus Pennsylvania Station area record chameleon color change parachute jumps perfect games duck pins poets and veterans Dade Monument Caruso recordings North Siberia extreme cold and lines about the French liner De France used in wartime transport brief Q A style with multiple named individuals locations and dates across science history and military topics
Taxed father loses child after mistaken assessment
Washington column recalls Francis J. Massey who paid $18.92 on a $150 dividend wrongly tied to him. A Treasury error, a lien, job loss, illness and death followed, ending with an apology and a vow to avoid repeats.
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Washington
Justice Department
Francis J. Massey
Second Street
Lansburgh and Brothers
Treasury
Mr. Massey
Frank J. Massey
Edward T. Stafford
Washington Gas Light Company
US Treasury
Massey
Potter's Field
Treasury Department
J. Ellis Bowen
Baltimore
Teapot Dome echoes and the Blackmer escape narrative
A retrospective on Henry K. Blackmer the multimillionaire oilman who fled to France to dodge Teapot Dome inquiries. The piece recounts perjury and tax evasion indictments, Continental Trading Company profits, and alleged bribery linked to Secretary Fall. It notes political connections and statements by U S Attorney Bulkeley and Senator Tom Walsh.
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Henry K. Blackmer
France
United States
Teapot Dome
Continental Trading Company
Albert Fall
Harding
Harry Sinclair
Senate
Blackmer
Midwest Refining Company
Sinclair
Robert Stewart
Standard Oil
Fall
Republican National Committee
Andrew Mellon
New York
Lap
Sullivan
USA
GOP
Millikin
Colorado
Ed Johnson
Denver
Max Bulkeley
Bulkeley
Tom Walsh
Montana
Henry Blackmer
Attorney Bulkeley
New York Celebs and Social Lights Weave Through Broadway Night Life
Glamour pages recount celebrities at parties and show openings. Sarah Churchill and Anthony Beauchamp face intrigue over a secret merger scoop while Celeste Holm and Irene Rich attend events. Wally Harrison oversees UN ceremonies, Tallulah Bankhead touts a new edition of her autobiography, and Ezio Pinza jokes with a kitchen worker after a South Pacific scene.
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Sarah Churchill
Anthony Beauchamp
T. Martin
Cyd Charisse
Eddie Condon
Fanny Hurst
Celeste Holm
Charles Cushing
New Yorker
H. Ross
Irene Rich
St. Pat's
G. Garbo
Wally Harrison
Radio City
N. Y. Times
Times
Pravda
Tallulah Bankhead
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John L. Lewis
Drive Sree
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the Jones
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Exploration
By Herblock
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O'Dwyer
Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Austin American Information
England
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Pennsylvania
New York City
Grand Central Station
Ivania Station
William R. Lovelace
Euphrates
Wash
Clifton Cheshire
Conroe
Edgar A. Guest
G.A.B
A. Edgar Guest
C.H. A
M.R.O
Dade
West Point
C.N. A
Najor Dade
Florida
Republic
Enrico Caruso
C.H.G. A
Caruso
Caren
Amck
Siberia
He de France
We de France
Singapore
Drew Pearson
Danny Sullivan
Il Syndicate, Inc
Ezio Pinza
South Pacific
Rocky Graziano
Cosmopolitan
Champ Hemingway
Manny Sachs
Jane Wyman
Lucille Ball
Ginger Rogers
Barney Ross
Jay Chernis
Billy Eckstine
Ella Fitzgerald
Barney
Manhattan
42Nd Street
al Jolson
Larry Parks
Heart of
Peter Cooper Village
Astor Hotel
Congress
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Reading
Associated Press
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