Capital City Hope for Mobile Library Service In Travis
Austin residents push for county mobile library with a volunteer bookmobile purchase offer from C B Smith Motors. AAUW 1200 dollars Kiwanis 300 dollars pledged. 33 member committee seeks 7000 dollars to start service. teachers would otherwise fetch books at City Library. commissioners intend to review for 1951.
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Parable of Averages and Ambitions in a Humble Texan
The writing mocks reliance on inspiration over effort and notes a rising birth rate among suckers fueling a numbers racket. It laments the burden on fathers to earn income and move families from cars to wages. It jokes about John L. Lewis and monopolies and questions Justice Clarke’s view of the Supreme Court. A preacher says prayer is a mighty weapon but is used only as a last resort.
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American Hearing Society
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Lincoln
Douglas
John Wiley
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Eastern women politicians lead in state legislatures
The Council of State Governments reports New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont with high numbers of women lawmakers while Texas trails. Across the nation 217 women serve as legislators, 17 as senators, with Republicans 126 and Democrats 91. Local education board filings open Sept 9 to 19 amid low expected contest.
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New Hampshire
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House
Vermont
Edith Willmans
Dallas
Margie Neal
Lacy Stewart
Neveille Colson
State Board of Education
Labor Candidate Skips CIO Chicken Parley in New Jersey
In Newark a Democratic Senate hopeful, Elmer H. Wene, spurned a CIO meeting over ties to Boss Hague while CIO leaders refuse to endorse Republican Governor Alfred E. Driscoll. The piece describes a staged CIO camp in Camp Pine Grove with rival factions, mock elections, and a plan to mobilize union votes, signaling a national political pattern.
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Elmer H. Wene
CIO
Hague
Wene
Canada
Frank Hague
Alfred E. Driscoll
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Pine Grove
CIO International
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
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Do Sun Following Sunflowers Follow the Sun
A Q and A summary surveys sunflower movement versus sun tracking and notes morning east and afternoon west turning. It cites tests showing sunflowers follow the sun in certain stages and discusses related plant behavior.
Fabulous Major Lincoln Legend in Middle East
A long tribute to Major Robert T. Lincoln US intelligence officer, famed in the Middle East for daring feats and secrecy. The piece compares him to Lawrence of Arabia, notes his solo operations in Iran and Iraq, and recounts meeting Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas who confirmed Lincoln’s existence.
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Robert T. Lincoln
Russia
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Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence
Supreme Court
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Iran
Douglas
Terry Dooher
Teheran
Bakhtiari
Persia
Douglass
Ambassador Wiley
Wiley
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway Jack Lait's critique of New York relief recipients
A column rails at Gypsy populations in New York as unproductive wanderers who exploit welfare, with claims of a dense, politically powerful community that votes as a bloc. It links figures from Kansas City to Chicago and New York, cites social venues, and notes celebrity sightings and club life along the East Side.
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Ella Fitzpatrick
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