Friction Ahead in Young Democrats Split at Mineral Wells
Report from Austin notes rising political tension as liberals boycott the harmony styled Mineral Wells Young Democrats meeting. The San Antonio gathering last year is cited as legal by liberals while organizers push a reorganizing panel featuring Gov Shivers and notable figures. A special legislative session looms with aims to raise teacher pay, fund state buildings, give raises to state workers, and impose heavy penalties for Communists.
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Austin
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Mineral Wells
Alelan Shivers
San Antonio
Shivers
Lou Jennings the soda fountain artist of Hicks NYC
In Manhattan Lou Jennings runs Hicks soda fountains and crafts artistic creations like the Sambee, a tall orange juice and fruit packed ice cream soda. Jennings, a Washington native, has been in the trade about 17 years and leads a growing, artful tradition at Hicks founded in the 1890s.
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New York
Lou Jennings
van Gogh
Williamt Blake
Jennings
Hicks
Manhattan
John D. Rockefeller
Diamond Jim Brady
Ton Jennings
Victor DeRoberts
Lou
Louisiana
Bronx
Hicks Fifth Avenue Soda Founder Creates Unique Flavors
By Mel Heimer recounts Lou Hicks improvising from fruit mounds and an orange juice squeezer to craft signature drinks at Hicks Fifth Avenue. He details the origin of the hot soda and other creations like orange grow and black mint soda, noting popularity from customers including a Pittsburgh party and a famous comment by Joan Crawford.
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Hicks’ Fifth Avenue
byLiis
Lou
Hon Voyage Basket Department
Jennings
Joan Crawford
Maxwell
Leo
Pittsburgh
Hicks
Broadening Life on Captiva Island Through Travel Tales
A Florida island narrator observes how travel broadens perspectives in two ways, one through hotel porch gossip and water views favoring women, the other through fireside talks with diverse visitors. He notes visitors from Wyoming and Oregon in Tampa, a state trooper welcome, and licenses from many states on Captiva, illustrating mobility, humor, and cultural exchange.
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Florida
Tampa
Wyoming
Miami
Captiva Island
Broadening by travel and open speech across America
The piece argues that true change comes only when one leaves behind personal limitations. It highlights discussing with diverse professionals from Cincinnati to Tennessee as a path to broadening views and learning American tastes, prejudices, and culture. It credits travel and free expression for America’s color and opportunity.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Tenessee
Florida
California
Lahama
Virgina
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Union
Amelia
Jore
America
Harpers and
Carpers
Amerika
Harmony Shivera Promises Teacher Pay Increase Plan
Seen Despite Harmony Shivera proposing a compromise plan to raise teachers pay by 402 annually with tax measures to fund it. House Speaker Reuben Senterfitt opposes the plan saying it would disrupt the Gimer Aikin school program. Rep Joe Pool suggests a $10 per barrel beer tax while Rep Gilbert M Spring seeks end to cigarette tax exemptions at army posts in Texas. Comptroller Calvert estimates cigarette tax at army posts could yield about 1 million yearly. Other ideas include a natural gas tax to fund pay rises.
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Shivera
Reuben Senterfitt
Gimer- Aikin
Sunterfitt
Joe Pool
Dallas
Pool
Gilbert M
Apple Spring
Prinity County
Texas
Spring
Robert Calvert
Teleprompter makes TV stars safer on air
Hollywood report chronicles Teleprompter invention and usage on CBS shows like Omnibus and Dragnet, detailing its creator Fred Garton, early studios, operator setup, and Eisenhower’s use, plus backstage notes on script handling and rehearsal savings. The piece also reviews The Confidential Clerk, noting Eb Eliot’s play's quirks and standout return of Ingrid Bergman.
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Moat
Jean
Red Skelton
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
George Kane
Teleprompter
Omnibus
Voice of Firestone
Studio One
Fred Garton
Mr. Roberts
20Th Century Fox Studio
J Dragnet
Kane
Eisenhower
Eliot
Texas Producers Fight Tax Hike On Gas And Oil
M D Bryant president of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn vows to oppose any tax increase on gas and oil. He says producers and royalty owners already pay more than their share of state taxes. TIPRO’s stance mirrors a broader industry push as legislators debate tax policy.
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U. S. Supreme Court
M. D. Bryant
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners
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Bryant
Tipro
Parakeet Egg Trade Ends In Red Tape Loss
Bennett Wood, a bird fancier, bought parakeets and about 90 eggs in England to improve American stock. After a customs delay in New York and a long incubator effort, the eggs were cleared only to arrive home empty and he now seeks compensation, arguing no law allows suing the government for unhatched eggs.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Bennett Wood
Wood
England
America
Guy
United States
Customs
New York
Mr. Wood
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife People
Congress
Two Old Brahmins and a Cabinet Tale
THD Weeks narrates a Boston salon chat about a classmate who joined the Cabinet and is deemed quietly successful on the national stage. Two travelers recount a Poland tour tale where a magician joke misfires, followed by a hijinx on a transcontinental flight as a hostess admonishes a passenger over his unfastened safety belt.
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Atlante Monthly
Boston
Louisburg Square
Harvard
Washington
Bob
Goppelheimer
What happened to the famed French liner Normandie
Quick knowledge puzzle referencing history questions and trivia about the Normandie liner, throwbacks, a Durham, NC college tie, a famous quote, and a hanging harp association, plus biographical prompts and birthday notes.
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Normandie
Durham
N. C
France
McCarthy allies target Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Washington column recounts McCarthy aides pressing against Senator Smith with backers like Lloyd Stover and Koutalidis moving to undermine her. It notes prior favors, patronage shifts, and a Georgia of small actions as McCarthy seeks to weaken the lone woman in the Senate. It also mentions anti-Dewey tactics in New York, with plans to unveil scandals to hurt his prospects.
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Middlebury Female Arminary
Troy
N. Y
Troy Female Seminary
United States
Three Cross Ranch
Emere
Drew Pearson
Washington
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
Senator McCarthy
Brewster
Maine
McCarthy
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Stever
U. S
Harry Charles Koutalidis
Senator Payne
Koutalidis
Florida
Senator Smathers
Capitol
Eli Williamson
Dem
Smathers
Bridges
New Hampshire
Welker
Idaho
Smathies
Adjai Stevenson
Payne
Senate Small Business Committee
Stover
Robert Jones
Potter
Michigan
Jones
New York
Mrs. Smith
Dewey
Arthur Wicks
New York State
Bewildered Voter Urges Clarification On School Consolidation
A Baytown reader, Mrs. J. W. Singer, writes to urge clear information on the Cedar Bayou Independent School District consolidation election set for March 6, 1854. She emphasizes concern for her child’s welfare, questions tax reduction claims, fears racial reorganization, cites overcrowding, and asks for definitive newspaper guidance.
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Goose Creek
Tam
Cedar Bayou
Houston
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
J. W. Singer
Baytown
Texas
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