Fallacious reasoning in Truman postwar policy critique
Samuel B. Petengill argues President Truman’s postwar message reveals leftward shifts, inflated claims of prosperity, and inflationary finance. The piece criticizes debt, deficits, and price controls, comparing tactics to Hitler and Lenin while urging a balanced budget and wary view of government promises.
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White House
Congress
Mr. Truman
Rea
Ellis Island
Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Secretariat
CI0
Rubicon
Missouri
Beveridge
Hannegan
OPA
United States
Wall Street Journal
Europe
Hitler
Lenin
Samuel B. Petengill
Ohio honors Burton for Supreme Court nomination
The article lauds Senator Harold H. Burton of Ohio as a worthy choice for the U S Supreme Court by President Truman. It frames Burton as a level-headed liberal who supports the national administration without sacrificing long-term public good, contrasting him with more radical picks.
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Harold H. Burton
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Burton
Truman
Supreme Court
White House
MacArthur says 200000 troops enough to hold Japan
A Washington dispute arises between General MacArthur and the State Department over occupation size in Japan. MacArthur argues 200000 ground troops suffice to maintain order, disarm Japan, and deter any resurgence, noting strong Navy power and atomic bomb memory. The piece questions hidden peacetime troop plans and warns about prolonged occupation provoking resentment.
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Washington
MacArthur
Department of State
Japan
Acheson
Aly
United States Navy
State Department
Congress
Germany
Rhineland
Unite States
Pearl Harbor
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Letter From Washington recounts war era quips and facts
In Washington, GI slang names Chiang Kai-Shek and Sun Yat Sen as Shanky Jack and Sunset Sam. General Groves recalls a TNT accident that injured him and relates an eye witness account of Hiroshima. Acheson jokes about staff needs and a possible dress uniform order. Vinson estimates atomic bomb savings offset development cost.
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Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sun Yat Sen
Jack
Sunset Sam
Bashe R. Groves
War Department
Groves
Hiroshima
Acheson
State Byrnes
London
Gen
Brehon Somervell
Army
Somervell
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
U. S
Vinson
Ean Acheson
Sprulle Braden
Ashington
Promises of Seat for Common Sense Menace to Constitution
The speaker promises an addition that would grant another seat representing common sense and unwavering belief in the America fought for in war. He warns of future attacks on the Constitution, laws and principles that will dwarf the nine old men charge. He anticipates Justice Burton will address the American people in a way that earns applause.
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America
Justice Burton
Ohio State Medical School admits five district freshmen
Five applicants from this district were accepted as freshmen at Ohio State University Medical School. The group includes Alice G. Poston Logan D. Franklin Davidson New Lexington Dr Lawrence J. Jones Gal Mpolls Virgil L Cross Athens and Charles J Deishley Logan. Also noted is a new school for deaf children in Athens led by Miss Betty Ridenour.
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Ohio State University Medical School
Alice G. Poston
Logan
D. Franklin Davidson
New Lexington
Lawrence J. Jones
Gal Mpolls
Virgil L. Cross
Athens
Charles J. Deishley
Dexter Social And Personal Highlights Of Local Guests
Dexter residents shared visits and greetings with relatives and friends from Columbus Athens Salem and Akron. Notables included Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sisson of Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Char les Ellis and daughter from Columbus and John Babee of Ashcroft Hospital White Sulphur Springs and many others. Elwood Swearingen recently discharged from the Army plans Toledo employment as Mrs. Swearingen and family note.
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Elsie Canny
George Perry
Salem
Jessie Nelson
Athens
Max Nelson
Old Dexter
Elwood Swearingen
Toledo
Kenneth Davis
Rosalie
Baltimore
Cash Braley
Dyesville
Braley
Race Hill
Parker Run
Homer West
G. B. Davis
Clintonville
Alonzo Glaze
Jennings Ferrill
Akron
J. W. Weaver
Time Japs Cannot Be Changed Mentally in Short Time
Dewitt MacKenzie argues that occupying Japan to implement Potsdam goals requires long term commitment. He cites General MacArthur and General Wainwright, noting disarmament and moral reeducation will take years, possibly decades, with no quick Westernization of Japanese character possible.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
MacArthur
Uncle Sam
Japan
Potsdam
Nippon
United Nations
Wainwright
Corregidor
Personal Items Of Broadwell Personal Items Of Broadwell
A list of visits over the weekend shows Ernest Brooker of Dunbar W V visiting sister Hattie Hendershott. Mary Davis of Oskaloosa Ia also spent time with Hendershott. Other greetings include Clyde Calendine Massillon and family, Edith Smith Chesterhill visiting Lotie and Evalina Brill, and numerous relatives from Athens Shawnee New Lexington Colum bs Tennessee Belpre Nelsonville and Corning.
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Perley Keirns
Charlotte Justis
Athens
John Young
Clarence Rathburn
John Graham
Tennessee
Hattie Hendershott
Clyde Bobo
Ed Smith
Shawnee
Albert Smith
Leonard Brown
Charles Brown
New Lexington
Connie van Dyke
Philip Ross
Dorothy Forter
Near Corning
Cook van Dyke
Leonard Smith
Margaret Rutter
Belpre
Public Forum Letter Prompts Brief Space Rationing
The letter urges concise contributions to fit space limits and expresses opinions under standard editorial rules. It emphasizes shortening prose to meet the department’s typical requirements and to avoid lengthy rhetoric.
Public Forum Letter Calls for School Board Change in Athens County
J H McNabb of Athens RD 5 appeals readers to oppose the current county educational leadership in the Public Forum. He cites Chauncey Dover Exempted Village and argues emergency certificates and hiring practices harm schools. McNabb urges voting for candidates who will reform the board, noting distrust of a woman leading a high school when male training exists. September 19.
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the Messenger
Alex Root
Athens County
Chauncey-Dover
Ohio University
Muskingum County
County Board of Education
Wears
Board of Education
Black Market Boosts Yanks Monthly Income in Berlin
American soldiers in Berlin received 3,044,224 dollars in August pay while sending 3,153,517 dollars through money orders and war bonds as authorities try to curb a wristwatch black market selling to Russians. Draftee 18, Robert W. Roddy of Lima, is ordered held for removal to Toledo on charges of failing to report a change of address.
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Berlin
Columbus
Robert W. Roddy
Lima
Toledo
Selective Service Board
The Freight Heist in the Blair Despatch
Carolyn and Bob plan a covert leaden box shipment of U-235 as guards monitor a special freight car. A midwest train is halted by masked attackers who steal the cargo, while Carolyn claims she personally removed the crucial material earlier, leaving Bob to reassure her as the mystery deepens.
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Carolyn
Leena
Ken Palmer
Bob
Caboose
Schoenfeld Laboratory
Hale
Blair
Leena Sormi
Carolyn Tyler
Bobi
Portland Personal Notes Reflect Local Visits And News
Portland society notices recount visits from White Sulphur Springs to Parkersburg and Morgantown students. Families from Cincinnati to Columbus attend gatherings as Navy discharge and hospital reports surface. Local engagements include serenades for Russell Lutton and family updates from U S Lock 21 and Parkersburg connections.
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Portland
Harry W. Adams
White Sulphur Springs
Harry Adams
Alvin Boyles
Charleston
Thurasday
AL AL Adams
Pfe
Lawrence Ritchie
North Carbvlin
Ralph McDade
Russell Lutton
Luttoni
Navy
Russell McDade
Parkersburg
Arlos Gwinn
Cincinnati
C. A. McDade
Pittsburgh
B. L. Chenowith
Ronald
Charles Boeo
Akron
Marvin- Swan
Columbus
Mabel Worthington
Francia Worthington
U. S. Lock 21
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Elmwood Place
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Perry
M. M. Kerr
T. N. Hoover
Dayton
Ohio District Kiwanis Club
T. R. Biddle
Chatham
Cape Cod
Mass
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N. H
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The
United Press Association
Cambridge
Harvard School of Business Administration
Dexter
Broadwell
the Public Forum
Avaliztie
Trate Mountain
Corehyn
Portland’ Personals
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Cleo
Clinton Johnson
Women's Society of Christian Service
Essie Alexander
Earl Henderson
Whiting
Mattie Henderson
Cool- Ville
Ralph Henderson
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