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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1949

Page

5

Pilgrimage of Texas students renews ties with Capital City

The Austin American notes a growing Texas high school delegation trend visiting Austin for Capitol and University tours during and between sessions. Some groups bring over 1,500 pupils, totaling about 30,000 children in the prior term, many first-time visitors. The piece also reports Labor Day violence tolls and a stalled old age assistance lien plan, with Senate and House negotiations ending at adjournment.

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Governor Talks May Aid Texas Tide Lands Fight

Texas seeks federal support at the Governors Conference to back state control of tidelands. Governors reaffirm state jurisdiction and warn that federal ownership could threaten rights for Texas, California, and Louisiana. Governor Shivers active in national council, with Home Week focus urged to promote home ownership and industry growth.

Texas Congress Gulf of Mexico United States California Louisiana Tidelands Beauford National Governors’ Conference Permanent Governors’ Organization Allan Shivers National Council of State Governments Governors’ Group Shivers

Kentucky on the March and democracy in small towns

Harpers releases Kentucky on the March by Harry W. Schacter, detailing how a Louisville businessman helped form the Committee for Kentucky. The movement united 88 groups representing 450,000 voters, urged fact finding on state failures, and pressed a 26 plank program funded by taxes to modernize communities while inviting equal participation from African Americans.

Harpers Kentucky Esmerelda Plain Joes Harry W. Schacter Louisville Harry Frankfort United States Committee For Henderson Jim Anderson Mark Ethridge Louisville Courier-Journal

Supreme Court history and adoption age Q&A roundup

Questions cover where the Supreme Court met before Washington, adoption age guidelines, U S consulates in German cities, source of mot to unum, and Bar Harbor fire prevention. Answers note New York 1790 Philadelphia 1791 1800 Washington D C western Germany except Berlin consulates in Bremen Bremerhaven Frankfurt Hamburg Munich Stuttgart Moretum Virgil wind change Northeast saved Bar Harbor in October 1947.

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Barkley in Love Speculation Grips Capital Society

Washington rumors swirl whether Vice President Alben Barkley will marry Mrs. Carlton Hadley of St. Louis. At a party for Barkley’s daughter Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, daughter of his secretary, the elder sister was asked if her father will wed.

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Broadway notes mix showbiz, politics and crime lore

A collage of entertainment gossip and political tidbits covers Billy Roses stage marriage quirks, Lehman’s senator bid and Liberal Party dynamics, plus a tour of the New York Institute of Criminology and Hollywood casting rumors involving Mayor New Rochelle, Bill Foy and Rosalind Courtright, with mentions of Dodero and Dulles.

Local News Copyright Note in Austin American Statesmen

The Austin American prints a notice that it republishes local news and AP dispatches through the Associated Press rights, highlighting exclusive republication rights for the paper. The statement clarifies AP material and local coverage terms for readers.

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