Capital City Urges 100000 Bond to Expand Library Service
The city considers a 100000 allocation in a 19983000 bond plan to expand Austin Public Library service. Air conditioning for the large reading room is planned and a bookmobile for Travis County rural areas is proposed with funds from the American Association of University Women and Kiwanis Club support. Austin hosts conventions and a Texas Purdue football game drawing 40000 to 50000 fans at Texas Memorial Stadium.
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Austin Public Library
Austin
Lbrary
County Commissioners Court
Travis County
Mary Rice
Library Commission
Commission
American Association of University Women
Austin Kiwanis Club
Friends of the Library
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Purdue
Texas Memorial Stadium
Texas Athletic Office
W.S. Drake
Should East Avenue Be Renamed As City Grows
The proposal to rename historic East Avenue as Broadway or Sam Houston Boulevard faces opposition from longtime residents who value the street’s 100 year identity tied to Austin’s 1839 layout. The City Council reviews the request amid concerns about tradition and community memory.
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East Avenue
Broadway
Sam Houston Boulevard
Austin
University of Texas
City
Lamar Boulevard
Know-It-All Louie Meets His Match in Bold East Side Tale
A humorous and brutal cautionary tale recounts Louie the Know-It-All from Allen Street. His bluster lands him in trouble after advising Nick the Carp on a botched robbery. Louie’s overconfidence leads to his execution by electric chair, a fate the story frames as poetic justice.
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Louie
East Side
Allen Street
P.S. 20
Bellbottoms
Nick the Carp
Nick
Plennya
Billy Rose
Justice Department
Taft
Ohio
Jenner
Indiana
Wherry
Nebraska
Watkins
Utah
Marcantonio
New York
Questions and Answers from a 1940s Information Bureau
A reader quiz covers topics from insecticides against DDT resistant insects to navy life preservers types and their use. It also asks about a Maryland clergy man with a race track, Belgium's official languages, snake scent, Paul Robeson football fame, hammock etymology, Congressional charters, Joan of Arc age, Boston Declaration readings, Soviet meaning, railroad ticket inventor, and how cultured pearls form with a seven year development period.
Washington Merry-Go-Round Reassesses UN Roles
The column discusses a shift in U S policy toward United Nations structure, arguing for a stronger General Assembly role against a veto heavy Security Council. It notes past debates at San Francisco 1945 and current American moves in New York, plus reactions from French and British alike.
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Washington
State Department
General Assembly
Security Council
San Francisco
United Nations
Evatt
Australia
New Zealand
Greece
Belgium
League of Nations
United States
Russia
Democratic General Assembly
New York
Walter Winchell On Broadway and Old Manhattan Reflections
A collage of social notes and musings cites Walter Winchell style columns on Broadway and Manhattan life, blending literary pastiche with gossip about Margaret Truman, George Bernard Shaw, and statecraft. It references public figures, gossip, and cultural observations with era voice and fragmented vignettes.
Austin League of Women Voters Praised for Nonpartisan Civic Work
Commentary lauds the Austin League of Women Voters for objective, issue focused, nonpartisan service to voters. It notes the group researches facts, publishes pamphlets, and avoids taking sides until evidence supports it. The piece contrasts this with remarks on American Communists and mass regimentation.
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League
Austin
Austin League
League of Women Voters
Ite
Fragmentary AP Wire Wire Service Dispatch Notes
Fragmentary text from an Associated Press dispatch mentions local pews and republication rights. No clear event or names are readable to identify a specific news item or outcome.
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