Communist Labor Chief Plans National Unity Drive
A Atlantic City interview with Ben Gold, head of the Fur Workers, outlines a forthcoming cross-country Communist labor federation to win Negro support and align U.S. labor with Soviet policy. The piece cites official Communist Party directives and Gus Hall guiding aims, including a broader peace movement and increased wartime production links.
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Victor Riesel
Atlantic City
N. J
America
Noel Coward
Debonair
Ben Gold
Fur Workers
CIO
U.S.A
Gold
Arry Bridges
Communist Party
Gus Hall
Paul Robeson
AFL
Tis
Labor Federation
Soviet Union
Mutual Aid” Federation
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Revival sweeping the nation amid quirky remarks
The piece notes a religious revival sweeping the country while joking about modern habits and famous lines. It muses on civilization flourishing and the public’s preference for a safe faith without dangers like rattlesnakes. It ends with light quips about iron lungs and marathon dancing contests.
Texas Regulars Hint At Coup to Control Party Machinery
State Executive Committee members warn of anti administration factions aiming to seize Democratic Party control in Texas this year. A June 12 meeting in Austin will discuss the threat as the September convention grooms delegates to certify 1952 electors, with past patterns showing precinct to county to state influence.
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Austin
Texas
Roosevelt
State Executive Committee
Cold War Job Prospects Ease With 1950 Graduates
The Southwest sees a strong college and high school graduate surge in 1950. The Labor Department notes 500000 college degree holders and 1.2 million high school grads nationwide, with 200000 not seeking work and 400000 moving to college. Best openings include teaching, medicine, nursing, social work, construction, clerical, and related fields.
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Southwest
United States Department of Labor
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Southwestern
Government Labor Department
Under the Arch: Kid Herman Relives Times Square Newsstand Tales
Ex pug Kid Herman, 56, now runs a Times Square newsstand and recalls his ring career and a long running joke with Patsy White. He jokes about past knockdowns and their arching private code while seeking peace and a quiet game of pinochle.
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Broadway
Kid Herman
42Nd Street
Times Square
Benny Leonard
Herman
Gink
Patsy White
Patsy
Wwe
Brooklyn Bridge
Billy Rose
Which city owns its own glacier Ara pahoe water supply
A reader quiz lists Boulder and Cole as owning the Ara pahoe glacier cited as the city’s water source. Other questions cover sunflowers behavior viral vs bacterial differences and historical facts.
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Boulder, Cole
Arapahoe Glacier
Uncle Sam's Almanac Offer for 1950
An ad-promoting Uncle Sam's Almanac 1940 urges households to buy the almanac for 25 cents via The Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC. It promises quick answers on UN members Spain governor terms cabinet and Supreme Court members among dozens of headings.
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Spain
United Nations
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Austin American Information Bureau
2 Street
N.W
Washington
D.C
Washington Werry-Go- me and Franco Tries Pressure To Force Big US Loan
A 1950 Bell Syndicate roundup surveys global diplomacy and domestic politics. It notes Secretary Johnson in Tokyo facing Army and Navy resistance to using Japan as a Siberia base, Turkish President Inonu rebuking Ambassador Wadsworth, and a Senate probe of Soviet sex networks. It highlights Acheson’s London talks and a push for a substantial loan, plus GOP influence over foreign policy and Franco Spain’s turmoil.
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Washington
Franco
Japan
Johnson
Tokyo
Army
MacArthur
Switzerland
Pacific
Siberia
Inoru
Turkey
United States
George Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Inonu
Senate
Russia
Hitler
Stalin
James Carroll
Carroll
St. Louis
Acheson
London
GOP
State Department
General MacArthur
McCloy
Germany
ECA
Paul Hoffman
United Nations
Warren Austin
Falange
Cairo
Tass
Dean Acheson
Jay Franklin
Harry Truman
Duff
Morse
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Louis Budenz
Edward V. Byrne
Southwest
Joe” Ferguson
Robert Taft
Taft
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway Lights and Hollywood Notes This Week
Nanette Fabray leaves Arms and the Girl as Katharine Hepburn misses a performance in As You Like It. Mae West plans a Diamond Lil Casino in Las Vegas while Oklahoma nets $28,000 in Chicago. Truman vows to veto tax-cut bill. Kefauver pushes for a Congressional FBI. Spain Russia talks viewed as blackmail to secure Franco loan. Films and books flash blurbs on The Big Hangover and World Without Heroes among others.
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New York
Broadway Lights
Nanette Fabray
46Th Street Theater
Katharine Heppurn
Mae West
Las Vegas
Oklahoma
Chi
Truman
Barkley
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Kefauver
Tennessee
Senate
Congress
FBI
Watkins
Utah
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Iron Lung
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California
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Bureau of Engraving
Smithsonian Institution
Downing Street
R.W. A
No. 10
Sir George Downing
Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Downing
Harvard College
W. McK
Mt. Katahdin
Maine
Union
Drew Pearson
Merry
Jesus Obregon
Argentina
Paul Douglas
Jean Peters
Elizabeaut Taylor
van Johnson
Dan Dailey
Gene Lockhart
Mickey Rooney
Lew Ayres
Brad Crawford
Glenn Ford
Hopalong Cassidy
Horatio Alger
Hop
Fulton Oursler
Reader's Digest
US News & World Report
Milton Berle
Arthur C. Fields
Atlanta, Ga
M. Levin
Einstein
Princeton
Washington Post
Peron
South America
Bolivia
Chile
Austin American
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Austin Statesman
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United
Associated Press
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