Tom DeBerry A Texas Public Service Pioneer Remembered
A postwar Texan veteran who survived a severe bombing injury built a long career in state government. Tom DeBerry served in the Texas House and Senate, later guiding the State Board of Control with economy minded reforms. Known for plain speech and anti privilege tactics, he created the Splivins boys as a candid critique of debt and favoritism in politics.
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Bogota
Texas
Tom DeBerry
DeBerry
Red River
Young DeBerry
House of Representatives
House
Senate
State Board of Control
Splivins Boys
Random Snippets Reflect Social Satire and Life Observations
A collage of quips on teeth and corn of boisterous society. The piece mocks England’s socialist leanings and a gentleman’s ticket hustle. It notes missing raincoats, Uncle Sam’s foreign relations, forest fires, and the perils of aging with wary humor.
Editors Notebook: Property May Bring Building Funds
The piece outlines a Capitol Plan to fund new state buildings by selling Austin property rather than drawing general revenue. It notes plans for two blocks north of the Capitol, potential sales of the Land Office Building and other sites, and the need for a cautious approach to court and legislative offices amid tight finances. It also mentions Confederate veterans planning a 1950 reunion and possible commemorative stamps, with veteran groups taking lead in organizing events.
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Capitol Plan
State Courts
Beauford Jester
Attorney General
Capitol Plan Commission
Austin
Capitol
Congress Avenue
State
Travis County
Walton State Office
Tribune
Austin State Hospital
Dallas
Austin School Board
Department of Public Safety
Usu
Courts
Congress
11Th Street
Jester
Shivers
Grand Army of the Republic
Confederate Veterans
Little Rock
Post Office Department
Veterans
Gray
J. W. Moore
Fan crushes on stars can hit box office and hearts
A Hollywood producer notes that fan crushes influence publicity and profits. He recalls a teen Adelaide who idolized a star, sent to a school visit, but derailed after a clumsy dinner scene. She attempted suicide, survived, and the star sent a kinder emissary.
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Adelaide
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Restau
Jane
Billy Rose
Snakes Move Without Lifting Any Part of Their Bodies
A Q and A excerpt explains that snakes keep every part of their bodies in contact with the ground as they crawl using lateral movements. It also covers basic atom structure, the oldest US library, transcontinental telephone line, spelling changes, slave counts in 1790, women's suffrage in Europe, and egg freshness concepts.
Stain Removal Guide Offered by Government Publication
A government booklet titled Stain Removal explains how to treat over 100 fabric stains at home with prompt treatment and simple precautions. The Austin American Information Bureau offers the publication for 10 cents from 316 Eye Street NE, Washington DC.
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Austin
Washington experts fear pension plans split workers
Washington social security specialists warn that steel and other industry pension plans paid by employers could undermine universal Social Security. The Doughton bill proposes employer and government funded expansion, while the steel board backs a steel workers plan funded by employers. The clash risks leaving less organized workers with weaker protections and raises questions about overall social security expansion.
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Washington
Steel Fact-Finding Board
Congress
Doughton
Steel Board
CIO
James B. Carey
House Committee On Ways and Means
United Mine Workers
Carey
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Notes and Rumors From New York Scene
A collage of celebrity gossip and public figures. Senator Vandenberg’s wife gravely ill in Grand Rapids. Garbo balks at journalist pests and film deal stalled. Wendy Barrie’s wedding plans. Cary Grant mistaken birth year in astrology piece. Fredric March sues for libel. Haiti president’s wife incognito at Waldorf. Teddy Hayes linked to federal security role. Peekskill riots and Home of the Brave shown. Reader's Digest controversies. James Mason in Madame Bovary. John Justice Jackson’s Nuremburg trials talk. Truman and Hoover secrecy. Broadway film pay about $500 weekly. DeWitt Wallace edits for Reader's Digest. Bugsy Siegel's fortune piece.
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Senator Vandenberg
Grand Rapids
Garbo
Rome
Paris
Pests
Wendy Barrie
John
New Yorker
McCartens
Betty Henderson
the Stork
Harry Vaughan
Fredric March
March
the Waldorf
Teddy Hayes
Federal Security Administrator
Peekskill
Reader’s Digest
Marlon Brandon
Stanley Kowalski
New York
George Jean Nathan
Central Park Conservatory
James Mason
MGM
Minnelli
H’wood
DeWitt Wallace
Bugsy Siegel
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Dealware
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Switzerland
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Tito
Belgrade
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Truman
Philip Murray
Board On Steel
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Russia
GOP
Kenneth Wherry
Japan
MacArthur
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International Bank and Monetary Fund
Latin America
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White House
Hendrix
Sgt
Fort Benning
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Broadway
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Cary Was
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Justice Jackson
Nuremburg
Gallows
Hitler
Bormann
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Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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