Truman explains draft policy amid changing world situation
The article outlines President Truman's remarks on the draft, stressing that draft dooms are not imminent, but volunteers are preferred to fill the armed forces. If short, a draft may begin for 550,000 needed volunteers, with ages 19 to 25 eligible, and reserves or veterans volunteering durations vary by service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Reserve
Congress
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Selective Service Headquarters
GMEAR CAMPAIGN QUIZ DIGEST
The page presents a half completed quiz by Edwin Rutt and Wilton E Hall with multiple choice questions for men women and teenagers. It also includes a discussion on dietary fats noting daily fat intake guidelines and the role of fats in energy and vitamins.
Bevs Secret Flight Sparks Tense Confrontations
Bill learns Bev vanished with Lloyd Williston after a lunch plan collapses. Mike Turner notes Sands girl Bo is leaving tonight, prompting Bill to rush to the Inn. Joe Coulter arrives frantic, seeking news as Bev and Williston remain missing at dusk.
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Bill Jarvis
Bill
Mike Turner
Mike
Service, Inc
Hildy
Hilda Sands
Joe Coulter
Coulter
Bev
Williston
Campaign Against Bigness in Retail Business
The piece argues that government action against large chains like the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company mirrors past efforts to tax chains. It contends that chains lowered prices and fought inflation while independents now handle more retail trade. It warns that government views bigness as an economic crime and seeks to destroy it, harming labor and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Guvmant
Korea
Pacific
Congress
Far East
George Tolliver Nelsonville
Oil drives success story of free enterprise in postwar era
The text highlights oil industry achievements including high research spend, about 100 million annually, and major efficiency gains. It notes wholesale petroleum prices rose little while gasoline stayed near 1926 levels, despite record demand and massive capacity expansion. It cites 7464 exploratory wells drilled last year and confirms the U S holds the greatest underground petroleum reserves in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Government lobbyists criticized for government propaganda impact
An editorial discusses lobbying by government officials and bureaus, citing 3500 federal employees costing over a million dollars monthly in promoting programs. It urges Congress to examine internal lobbying by department heads and bureaucrats alongside industry and labor lobbyists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin State Journal
Department
Truman
Vorys
Congress
Does human progress endure amid decline and decay
A historical note cites Edward Gibbon and his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It lists five causes for Rome’s collapse: rising divorce undermining the home, heavy taxation for circuses, pursuit of brutal pleasures, oversized armaments, and waning religious faith.
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Edward Gibbon
Korea seen by American GIs in a land of old customs
Boyle notes Korea presents a stark contrast to home, a country of poverty and endurance where traditional white dress gives way to Western hats and coats. Koreans value ginseng over gum, favor tobacco and long pipes, marry young, honor a wild goose oath, and live in hierarchical homes.
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New York
Korea
Japan
Inlaw
Tyansun
Public Forum Letter Challenges President on Weather and Wages
A reader from Nelsonville voices frustration at national policy, asks the president to regulate weather and daylight, criticizes spending and war actions, and laments 1930s hardships. The note blends political critique with a personal reflection from Middleport about aging and daily life.
Misrepresented Editor and Twain Death, Hay Fall Tale
The narrator denies a Messenger obituary and recalls a hay wagon accident. He explains a playful but misjudged leap from hay loads and notes the wagon team’s vigor caused a fall, insisting no prior fault or injury. The piece blends humor about gravity and fate with a memoir tone.
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the Messenger
Mark Twain
Doctor's Comments on Fats in Diet and Health
The article explains fats as one of three main foodstuffs alongside starches and proteins. It notes vegetable and animal fats and highlights butter and cream as vitamin A carriers while warning against excessive fat intake and describing fats' roles in insulation cushions energy and cell structure.
GE Gives Three Percent Raise to Most Workers
General Electric announced a three percent pay raise for nearly all of its 160,000 workers across the United States. The increase applies to employees nationwide.
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G. FB
New York
General Electric Co
Television Programs Note by Stations and Schedules
A dense listing of broadcast times for multiple stations and programs for Monday to Tuesday, detailing show titles from Kukla Fran and Ollie to News and Feature Films, with irregular punctuation and OCR quirks. The item reads as a schedule snapshot rather than a news event.
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Western Theater
Texas Slim
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Parade of Stars
Telenews Daily
Music Shop
Weatherbird
Radio Programs for Area Stations and Daily Schedule
Radio listings for NBC WLW and other stations in Columbus Huntington Parkersburg and Charleston outline daily schedules from 6 p m with news at 6 15 sports music and discussion time 7 to 11 includes One Man's Family Garry Moore Show News and Commentary Lone Ranger Drama I Love a Mystery and more with repeats and a Tuesday lineup featuring Red Foley Show Tennessee Jamboree Arthur Godfrey Say It With Music Welcome Travelers and Queen for a Day among programs and times across multiple stations.
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NBC
WLW
Cip
Trnal
Abc-Woul
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
Cbs-Wbns
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
Woullfm &K
Nbe
Dhs
Mbs-Weat
Abe
Cbs
Abe Garry Moore
Abde
Cba
Gordon MacRae
Hollywood Playhouse
Cbe
Ethel and Albert
Abe Bobby Benson
Nbc-Tvv
Henry Taylor Tatk
Crime Fighters
Joe Hasel
Voorhees
Aba
Granby's
Green Acres
Dbbs
Abec
Paul Lavalle
Abe Joan Davis
Cbs United
Abe Tommy Worsey
Cbs Strictly From
Dixie
Red Foley
The
Clevelandaires
Arthur Godfrey
Jim Moore
Abe Bob Poole
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Captain Video
al Morgan
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Roger Nelson
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News
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Weatherman
Don Winslow
Studio K
Blackie the Crayon
Snarky
Lucky Pup
Early Worm
Rodger Nelson
Douglas Edwards
Sure As Fate
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Abe Bob Pole
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