Melancholy Days End Gridiron Tale From Roanoke
A humorous Houston style exchange ends with Captain John Smith recounting Punkin Head Pottawatomis, a four foot tall star from Dripping Blood Teachers College, who loses focus after biting his own rear end in a chaotic game against Custer's Scalp University.
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Ly Dubne
Austin American
John Smith
Roanoke
Austin
Smith
John Wibble
Punkin Head
Pottawatomis
Dripping Blood Teachers College
John O’hoolihan
Dripping Blood
Punkin
Bharley
Custer
Scalp University
Spit- Against
Junior
Why the Press Lost Reader Confidence After the 1948 Election
In a reflective column, Ickes questions national newspaper performance after the Truman victory. He cites Editor and Publisher polls showing heavy Dewey support before the election and rising reader skepticism since, arguing papers failed to inform and guide voters. He urges a return to an authoritative, democratic press role.
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Our Nation
Diogenes
America
Chicago Tribune
Dewey
Truman
Gop
White House
New Deal
Robert R. McCormick
United States
Mr. Truman
Ica
Daily Press
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
New York Post Corp
Diverses Q and A covering history science and culture
Mixed Q and A items discuss Hammurabi divorce rules, Adam’s apple origin, average daily food intake by gender, Man o’ War sculpture at Field Museum, U S home ownership rates, Lord Chamberlain and Speaker wear wigs, and antibiotics like penicillin and streptomycin.
Legion Backs Security Loan Drive In Texas Support
Texan Commander Perry Brown and state commander Colonel William McCraw endorse the government's Security Loan campaign. They urge post involvement in payroll deductions bond plans and direct purchases to fund national debt and economic stability. Uniform state laws list advances include numerous acts from Negotiable Instruments to Simultaneous Death Act with future expansion planned.
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Perry Brown
American Legion
William McCraw
Texas
McCraw
Treasury Department
United States Savings
America
Legion
Commission On Uniform
National Council of State Governments
Council of State Governments
Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas Offer
Today a school booklet promotes a miniature encyclopedia Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas. It features 378 pages, 25 000 definitions and pronunciations, 16 color world maps, and supplemental information, offered for 35 cents by the Bureau, Street, N. Washington 2, D C.
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Austin Soo
Street
N. Washington
D. C
All Ambassadors Told It's An Old Custom To Resign
Washington report notes cabinet members set to resign and seek posts after Truman victory. Risers include Sawyer and Harriman. possible shifts involve Clark, Vinson, Douglas and Clark Clifford. Chicago boss Jake Arvey among secret callers. Louisiana politics add oil concessions influence.
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Commerce Sawyer
Truman
Ohio
Averell Harriman
Europe
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Clark Clifford
Alex Campbell
Fred Vinson
Suprem Court
William O. Douglas
Felix Frankfurter
Albert Greenfield
Philadelphia
General Clay
Berlin
Chicago
Jake Arvey
Illinois
John Maragon
Kansas City Union Station
Maragon
Washington
William Helis
New Orleans
Helis
Washington social whirl primes for Barkley hostess role
Broadway columnist notes Washington society debates who will serve as Vice President Barkley’s official hostess and how rank at dinners will be arranged. It highlights Barkley and Rayburn both as widowers, mentions potential candidates including Barkley’s daughter and Mrs Max Truitt, and references past Hoover era tensions over protocol.
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Capital
Dolly Gann
Alice Longworth
Barkley
Charlie Curtis
Curtis
Edward Everett Gann
Longworth
Washington
Hoover
Alben Barkley
Alben
Sam Rayburn
Sam
Max Truitt
AP Style Note on Attribution Keywords
A brief AP style reminder notes that credits should use standard newsroom attribution and avoid extraneous filler terms in bylines. It emphasizes clear sourcing and consistent capitalization for agencies and type of report.
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Lewis Rosenstiel
Schenley
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Carl Bycir
Roger Strauss
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Nat Dyke
Home Loan Bank Board
Phil Murray
William Green
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Wichita
Kansas
Earl Long
Louisiana
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Shreveport
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Moscow
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Man About Town
Tr Duce
Romano Mussolini
Gioconda Mancuso
Feriod
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Denmark
Ivor Thomas
Lady Thomas
London
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J. P. Kennedy
Hjalmar Schacht
Hitler
John Crosby
Marcantonio
N. Y
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Freddy Bartholomews
Fred Woltman
Carolina
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Richard Harless
Follies
Meredith Howard
D. Safer
Columbia U
Carole Nevans
Army-Navy Fix
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Pater
Bahamas
John Ball
World Telly Gazette
Roney-Plaza
West Point Grads
Club Gables
Florida
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Wall Street
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