Drake Plan Clears Path For Auditorium Bond Issue
Nervous City Council leader Bill Drake pushes a revenue bond approach to fund a new municipal auditorium, bypassing immediate city debt limits. The plan gains Chamber support, but requires state authority. amid the move, city bonds sell at a record low rate and Mayor Glass clarifies remarks about county by pass.
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Wray Weddell
Bill Drake
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Drake
Chamber
Council
Travis County
Johnnie B. Rogers
Noble Larson
Dallas
Congress
Walter Seaholm
Taylor Glass
Congress Avenue
Glass
Tom Johnson
Modern slang and big feet spark a mobile era critique
The writer mocks changing gender roles and urban mobility. Observations touch on women’s influence, social rowdiness, and the shift from dancing to military dangers. It cites Drew Pearson praising home vacations and notes small towns linking deaths to drinking. Americans are depicted as a nomadic people ready to travel in trailers.
Austin Census Curve Shows Rapid City Growth
Austin's population is rising fast with the census count. plans extend city limits to include new residential areas. Industrial expansion continues with new headquarters and heavy industrial zones, while school crowding signals sustained growth and cultural city character remains. Deferment rules for reserves and National Guard are tightened with five categories guiding individual military exemptions.
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Austin
Austin Development Foundation
Foundation
National Guard
Department of Defense
New Glossary For Leftist Jargon Turns Satire On Communism
A satirical glossary mocks Cold War terms and figures from Cominform to Inchon landing hints. The piece lampoons Marx Engels Lenin Stalin and others with tongue in cheek definitions. It notes the coming days will show U S plans regarding Inchon in West Korea.
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United States
Inchon
West Korea
Patterns of Allied Landings Through World War II
The piece traces Allied invasion patterns from North Africa through Sicily and Italy to Leyte and the Philippines, noting lessons learned by the 7th Infantry Division. It details planning influences for Korea, Leyte operations, and the progression from El Alamein to Anzio, Normandy, and southern France.
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France
North Africa
Normandy
Leyte
Philippines
Anzio
Italy
Korea
United States
7Th Infantry
Inchon
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Hodge
Xxiv Corps
MacArthur
Eighth Army
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Rommel
Afrika Korps
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
Africa
St. Lo
Avranches
Seventh Army
Cannes
Rhone
Questions and Answers from the Home Law Book Promotion
A government information booklet offer outlines topics on marriage and divorce law naturalization contracts property promissory notes wills missing heirs estates copyright patents and the GI Bill of Rights. The Q A section covers horizon accuracy for forecasts bicycle numbers rattlesnake venom immunity army women's units WWI Lombardy poplars near houses and static elimination methods for gasoline trucks with grounding requirements.
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Austin
American Information Bureau
Ne Street N.W
Washington
Korean Spy Kim Soo Im and Col. Baird Scandal Recalled
Washington round up recalls a prewar espionage affair in Seoul. Kim Soo Im, a Korean seductress and wife of a top Communist, spied for the North while living with US Colonel John E. Baird. The pair influenced operations and aided the escape of Lee Kang Kook into North Korea. Baird later argued she was an interpreter. The story notes Lt. Harry Frelinghuysen’s jeep denial and Andy Biemiller’s push for reform amid Truman’s health work.
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Washington
Korea
Kim Soo Im
Lee Kang Kook
Lee
John E. Baird
Col. Baird
Seoul
Kim
Madame Kim
Baird
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Harry Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Japan
Germany
Ireland
Rhode Island
National Police
Hodges
US Army
Walter Winchell on Broadway Memo Highlights Cold War Bets
A compilation of terse 1945 to 1950 memo-like notes cites diplomats misgivings Russia Britain America and potential shifts in Berlin and Washington. Entries mention Soviet influence in Berlin Danish Baltic interests UK American missions and possible cabinet changes with Dean Acheson replacing George Marshall.
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Russia
Danish Baltic Islands
Red Sea
America
Communist Party
Berlin
Near East Mess
Dean Acheson
Secy
George Marshall
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Robert Hedges
N.Y
AP News Dispatch Rights Message
The Associated Press reiterates its exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches. This notice declares copyright protection and republication rights for the newspaper’s content.
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Austin American
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Medical Lobby
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Wisconsin
Truman
American Medical Association
Biemiller
AMA
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