Hoover Plan to Merge VA and Public Hospitals Sparks Debate
The Hoover Commission proposes a single United Medical Administration to run all federal medical facilities including VA hospitals and Public Health Service centers. Critics from the American Legion warn of higher costs while supporters promise efficiency gains and standardized hospital construction. Veterans face questions on bed availability crowding, access, and potential red tape under unified management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Hoover Commission
Washington
Army and Navy
Public Health Service
Veterans Administration
Hoover
United Medical Administration
Commission
American Legion
The
Legion
Friends
Easter Social Notes and Crime Fiction Details
The Poston column lists Easter visitors and social rounds across towns including Parkersburg Athens and McArthur with church events and birthdays. The Story follows detective Mar tin Queripel challenging Moody as fingerprints on a Palmer murder phone are reinterpreted to expose a substitution theory and reveal the real culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Queripel
Paul Moody
Wendell Palmer
Azalea Palmer
Moody
Queripel
Kelso
Nelda Croft
Palmer
Moody's
Stivers
Azalea
Clouds Gather as United States Faces a Bitter 1948 Political Climate
The piece argues that Communist influence and rhetoric color the 1948 elections, with claims that both major parties face pressure from Communist lines. It notes bipartisan strain, fear over State Department critiques, and the heightened risk of sharp political conflict over foreign policy and domestic policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
State Department
Truman
California Seeks More Seats As Census Shifts Power
The article explains decennial apportionment aims to align House seats with state populations. California’s population surge could yield up to 10 more seats in 1952, challenging older eastern states like New York and Pennsylvania and prompting debate over a higher total membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. House of Representatives
California
Pennsylvania
New York
Cain and Abel as a Warning on Socialism and Freedom
The piece argues private enterprise yields abundance and opportunity, while socialism and the welfare state threaten individual freedom. It warns against government handouts as a snare, claiming real benefits come from initiative and thrift. The comparison to Cain and Abel emphasizes the alleged danger of socialism to liberty.
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Abel
Cain
Going Hollywood Senate glare shields lawmakers in glasses
A photo from the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Senator McCarthy shows Senator Lodge wearing dark glasses to shield his eyes from newsreel and TV lights. The piece jokes that TV coverage will push statesmen toward such gear, with a tongue in cheek note about fashion shifts.
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Banker Floyd Cramer Makes Case for Social Responsibility
In New York, Floyd Cramer, president of Washington Heights Federal Savings and Loan, argues business must reclaim political power by embracing social responsibility. He cites his own pension and welfare programs and urges industry to fund housing, care, and benefits, aligning with Republican ideals and worker partnership.
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New York
Floyd Cramer
Cramer
Horatio Alger
Arkansas
U.S
Bank Messenger
Washington Heights Federal Savings and Loan Association
New York State Savings and Loan League
Hotels Blame Tax Cuts for Demise of Show Entertainments
New York hotels pause floor shows and dancing due to a 20 percent federal excise tax. The Terrace Room at the New Yorker Hotel ended a 20 year tradition as Tony Pastor’s orchestra left after performances. Frank L. Andrews cites tax as a key factor, with other hotels like the Biltmore, Commodore, and Belmont Plaza cutting entertainment to curb costs.
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New York
New Yorker
Tony Pastor
Frank L. Andrews
Biltmore
Commodore
Belmont Plaza
Weekend visitors and Easter guests in Columbus area families
Mr and Mrs Chester Carpenter and son Stephen visited Mrs Spencer's parents Mr and Mrs A R Caster in Columbus. Easter guests included Miss Margaret Gillogly Athens Mr and Mrs Ralph Frazier Gallipolis and Mrs Clara Gillogly with Mr and Mrs Arthur Crabtree locally. Other weekend guests were Mrs Hilbert Cox of Lancaster and Mrs Cox's parents Mr and Mrs G L Lyons. The Dyles hosted Miss Celia Dye Chester Miss Lucy Dye Coshoc ton and Mr and Mrs Clyde Walker Thurman. Mc Knight guests included Mr and Mrs Ross Boring and Mr and Mrs Jake Cobb of Columbus. Pfc Gene Jeffers furlough with parents Reed and also spent Easter with Mrs Jeffers' parents near Athens. Carl Walton and family from Columbus were Easter guests of Mrs Walton's parents Ray Woodrum.
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G. L. Lyons
Dale Dyle
Celia Dye
Chester
Lucy Dye
Coshocton
Clyde Walker
Thurman
Ellea McKnight
Ross Boring
Jake Cobb
Columbus
Pfc
Gene Jeffers
Reed Jeffers
Jeffers
Quiz Hall Answers From Wilton E Hall
A mixed quiz page presents questions for men women TEEN-AGERS with scoring levels and a provided answer key full of initials and odd strings. The garbled key hints at names and letters, including UMOIG 90L and other coded entries, suggesting a puzzle rather than a clear solution set.
Weekend TV Schedule Snippet for WLWC WSAZ WBNS WTVN
A cluttered TV guide lists Saturday and Friday evening lineups across multiple stations WLWC WSAZ WBNS WTVN. Programs include News Caravan Busy primetime blocks, sports, boxing, variety shows, and films with times from early evening into late night.
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WLWC
Wsaz-Tv
Channel 5
Junior
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Music Room
Telenews
Paradise Island
54Th St
Wbns-Tv
Cbs-Tv News
Hollywood Reel
People’s Platform
Capitol Cloakroom
Nitecappers
Quartet to Sing at Mowry Lectures in Pomeroy
Mt Vernon Ohio based Mount Vernon Academy quartet the Pomeroy Mount Vernonaires will perform at Mowry's Bible Lectures Sunday at 7 30 p m in Pomeroy High School Auditorium J R Shull the academy principal will accompany the quartet for the event according to B F Mowry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mount Vernonaires
Mt. Vernon Academy
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Mowry
Pomeroy High School
B. F. Mowry
J. R. Shull
Academy
Friday Program Schedule on NBC WLW and Colum buses
Radio listings detail Friday and Saturday schedules for NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus CBS WENS Columbus WCHS Charleston and other stations. Timings cover News Sports Music Dramas Talk shows and variety programs from 6 PM to 11 PM with later extensions. Descriptions list multiple serials, musical guests, and broadcasts across networks including Abeauthor led content and local station identifiers.
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NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
Abc-Wcol
Columbus
WSAYZ
Huntington
Cbs-Wens
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
WOOL
Ohio University
Abe
Kivery
Cbs Network
Abc-East
Abe-Weet
Mbs-East
Nbe
Cba
Cbs
Nbe Beulah
Cbs News
Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
People
Abe Eddy Duchin
Jimmy Durante
Riley
Rex Allen
Cbs-West
Nbc-Tv
Abc Capel
Cbe
Cbs Ranch Boys
Abc
Lopez
Hollywood
Cbs Navy
Jerry
Sky
Roger Dann
Cbbs
Chicago
Cbs Bands
Farm
Cbs Music
Bovero
USA
Cbs Three Sons
Abe Dunn
St. Louis
Cbs Treasury
Philadelphia
Cbs Tea & Crumpets
Bryant
Wildcats
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Tut Tes
Rupert Hughes
NEA Service, Inc
Poston Social Notes
Poston
Herbert Harris
Floyd Cummings
South Carolina
Ward McClintick
Lapel
Ind
Harland Harris
Athens
Russell Harris
Xenia
Harry Droz
Pittsburgh
Roy Arbell
Charles Hart
Fort Jackson
S. C
Cummings
William McColley
Charles North
Poston Church
Susan South
William Boyd
Ethel McDaniel
Samuel McClellan
Roy Atbell
New Straitsville
Elmer Beitelschies
Ida Beitelscies
Billy Hart
Elva Coulson
Julia Woodrum
Clyde Sedgwick
Anna Stonager
Flossie Davis
Mildred Cooper
Mildred Weekly
Della Weekly
Grace Sedgwick
Ollie Hillyer
Robert Hillyer
Chauncey
George Mingus
New Philadelphia
Nancy Smith
McArthur
John Hopkins
W. H. South
Norval South
Norvella
Shirley
Kenneth South
Judy
Jo Ann
Dayton
Rowland Newman
Larry
Patty
Foster Jordan
Dickie
Billy
Roger
Clifford South
Helen Hart
Ida Beitelschies
Leona North
Effie Conkey
Evelyn Smathers
Theda Ritchie
Charlotte Smathers
Virginia Mitchell
Carrie Augustine
Faye Brookhart
Garnet Smathers
Mable Hunter
Inez Hunter
Elizabeth James
Mary Arbell
Cain and Abel
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Wilton E. Hall
Michigan
Battle Creek
Lansing
Detroit
Flint
Shadrach
Absalom
Meshach
Abednego
Congress
Farmer Labor
Republican
United States
Edward Robinson
Paul Muni
Gary Cooper
Joe Brown
By Galbraith
Showroom
Ken Murray
WTVN
Captain Video
Vincent Lopez
the Ruggles
Auctionaire
Cbbe
Fred Waring
Mary Lea Taylor
Ed McConnell
Sigmund Spaeth
Abe O
Cbs News & Comment
Harmony Rangers
Renner Trio
Katims
Harry Wismer
Abe al Helfer
Cbs Melody Rendezvous
Cbs Hawaii
Archie Andrews
Abe Vaughn Monroe
Abe Gene Autry
Heinie
Band
the Goldbergs
Cbs Hollywood
Rayburn & Finch
Dennis Day
Guy Lombardo
Rte
Judy Canova
Houston
Dbs
Cbe Ens
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