That Girl on Broadway and Juarez Building Boom
A mixed column notes broader postwar optimism with Juarez rapid construction near the border and six to eight new business blocks plus a proposed four story hotel. It also riffs on pop culture and local wit about spelling, investments, and entertainment figures, ending with a gossip snippet on radio ratings and public figures.
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Andut
Bonds Narrowly Pass in County Vote Sparks Civic Reflection
In Birmingham the highway bond issue nearly failed amid low turnout as officials and civic groups failed to mobilize support. The Plainsman urged stronger outreach next time to secure public investments, noting a one day, lightly attended ballot. If full civic participation had occurred, the road bond might have won decisively.
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NLESS
Lubbock
Plainsman
Chamber of Commerce
Avalanche-Journal
Ames V. Allied Speech Signals Noncandidacy
Ames V Allied declared he will not seek office this year and delivered a political speech last Saturday night. The remarks appeared at a public event amid local debate over upcoming races and party alignment.
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Ames V. Allied
Face Shifts in Rail Negotiations Highlight Union Row
The Washington Merry-Go-Round traces how railroad labor leaders Whitney and Johnston flip positions since Roosevelt times. Truman now presses for wage arbitration while Whitney and Johnston oppose it, reversing roles from two years ago when Roosevelt leaned on arbitration and Truman backed a pay boost.
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Allred's state-saving campaign finances questioned
The article questions who funds Mr. Allred’s effort to finance a political campaign and notes his Saturday night bill was built before any money plea. It states he needs more than 85,000 dollars in the kitty and argues listeners may not supply funds, urging public interest in tracing contributors and motives.
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Allred
Mr. Allred
Independent Democratic paper in Lubbock May 21 1946
Afternoon edition except Saturdays and Sundays published with Sunday morning consolidation. Avalanche Journal by Avalanche Journal Publishing Co. details editor and publisher staff, AP and UP wire services, and Texas Daily Press League advertising representation. Tuesday May 21 1946 edition.
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Texas
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PF Prouty
Terasea Wire
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United Press National
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Tex
Shooting in the Dark and Other Quick Takes
A column mocks scientific claims about lightning memory and rat learning while noting state slots versus pay phones, hearing dulled by eating, and nerves of hot swing bands. A trial quote recalls a wife saying she shot her husband after a blacking out moment amid a murder case. Views mix humor and grim notes.
The Feminine Viewpoint on Food Rationing
Ruth Millett argues American women bear blame for famine abroad while households in the U S enjoy plenty. She cites a radio poll showing overwhelming support for resuming food rationing to aid war victims and urges action beyond casual talk or private polls.
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America
Public Opinion Call for Rationing Shared by Housewives
The speaker urges individuals to write to their congressmen expressing support for rationing to feed the world. If rationing fails to return, American housewives will be judged for greed or selfishness for not sharing food, turning private sentiment into public opinion.
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William Allen White
Less Legal Folders Modernizing Legal Language In Editorial
The JournalEditorial argues for simpler indictments and urges reducing ornate phrases. It cites U S reforms and 1940 federal rulemaking, noting long sentences hinder understanding and pleads for a uniform, clearer legal prose across states.
Try And Stop Me Comic Vignettes From Bennett Cerf
A 1946 collection of short humorous anecdotes features Cal Coolidge refusing loans as a boy and president, a tavern scene over cocktails with timing and trouble, a judge punning about a honeymoon, and a Ozarks tale about drunkenness misread as movement in the fingers.
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
White House
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Ozarks
Calaboose
Lions In District 2A To Hear Gen Eaker
SAN ANGELO May 21 Delegates to the district A2 Lions club convention will select the 1947 convention city today Lt Gen Ira C Eaker will be the principal speaker Harlingen and Brownsville have been mentioned Yesterday E C Grindstaff Runnels county judge from Ballinger was nominated as the incoming district governor without opposition.
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San Angelo
Lions Club
Ira C. Eaker
Harlingen
Brownsville
E. C. Grindstaff
Runnels
Ballinger
Thought and Verse on Honor and Censure
A compact reflection contrasts Jesus asserting a prophet’s honor in his own land with Swift’s note that censure is the price of public eminence. The two sentences pair biblical insight with a worldly aphorism on reputation and criticism.
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Jesus
Crossword Puzzle 38 Clues and Answers From Yesterday
Puzzle clues include Dry Old Deed Interpret archaine Healthy Use a lever Biblical regi Fish sauce Chum Negative About Issue forth Incarnation Presser Pertaining to vinegar Greek letter Pronoun Part of a f Poultry products Thing law Silkworm German river Plant again Exists Seed container Current of water Diminishes Ladderlike Addresses And Latin Tramp Clear profit Part of a pedestal Tennysonian character Devoured Watched closely Masculine name Place of action Cleaned Artificial language Exclamation Strong wind Gum resin Land measure Natural endowment Shipping container Former U S President Goddesses of destiny Short letter Type of electing current More mature Anxieties Anger Pet name for close relative Apart Compe Meaningless repetition Climatic conditions Determine Indian mulberry Turkish city Small horse Wander Dutch measure of length onl Tur Chemical suffix
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Goddesses of Destiny
One World or None Theme Guides Atomic Debate
Marquis Childs roots the discussion of atomic power in a year of rapid change from the first bomb test to the UN atomic energy commission. He notes Baruch Lilienthal and Acheson led early policy discussions while calling for broad expert input to shape an international, peaceful control framework. The piece stresses the risk of an arms race and the need for united American policy.
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New Mexico
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow
Atomic Commission
New York
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State Department
David Lilenthal
TVA
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Bernard M. Baruch
United Natins Atomic Energy Commission
East Texas pension leader dies after elevator fall
San Angelo May 21 P W H Talley 74 longtime West Texas old age pension organizer died from injuries after a fall down an elevator shaft Saturday. He had led pension efforts in the region for years.
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W. H. Talley
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Old Age Pension Organizations
Driver Training Cuts Secondary School Accidents in Half
Auto Club statistics show that driver training in secondary schools reduces traffic accidents by 50 percent. The findings highlight benefits of classroom and on road instruction for teens and call for expanded programs.
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