Editors Roundtable on Truman and Democratic Nomination
Editors weigh Truman’s impact on his party and the nomination, noting most expect no renomination and that his withdrawal may strengthen the Democrats while sparking inter party maneuvering. Columns discuss possible influence over candidates, shifts in campaign dynamics, and Republican responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Providence
R. I
Mr. Truman
Kefauver
Stevenson
Illinois
Douglas
Russell
U. & Senate
Timed Arrival of God’s Kingdom Verse
The verse proclaims that time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. It urges repentance and belief in the gospel as taught by Mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Looking At Life on Civilization and Corruption
A satirical column recalls pygmy traders in Capetown preferring loin cloths and snake meat, then shifts to critique of government graft. It questions whether low wages drive bribery, argues that both bribe giver and taker share guilt, and urges higher pay to reduce temptation among officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
South Africa
Weil
TRE Dispatch
Bac
Internal Revenue Bureau
Success Secrets of a Female Life Insurance Agent
Thelisa Brundage, once penniless after a series of hardships, now supports four children as a life insurance seller. In three years she earns over five dollars a week and credits five rules: don’t fear selling as a woman, believe in what you sell, pick a comfortable market, learn salesmanship, and relentlessly meet people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelisa Brundage
Mrs. Brundage
Frelma Brundage
You’re Telling Me By William Ritt in Montreal Parlez-vous Can Adien
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Montreal as a major French speaking city and a Minnesota write in campaign reference. It is incomplete and cannot be fully verified as a coherent article item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Parlez-vous Canadien
Minnesota
Ike
Wy Tett
Eleanor Holm
Miss Holm
Rase
Ea Gardner
Ts’sanameter
Bea
Howard Hughes
Ki Ay
Screen Writers Guild
Princess Juliana cared for her own children at Hyde Park
Washington Merry Go Round relays Mrs. Roosevelt recalling how Princess Juliana of the Netherlands personally supervised her children's care during a past visit. The piece also covers wage board worries, editor censorship, and political maneuverings around Taft, Eisenhower, and regional figures with multiple named individuals and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Juliana
Drew Pearson
John Roosevelt
Hyde Park
FDR
Netherlands
Quick Knowledge Quiz From Historic Newspaper Snippet
Answer key drawn from a mixed OCR page includes: Jesus after the Resurrection according to St John is Mary Magdalene. Nations under Russian domination after WWI are Poland and Czechoslovakia. Predecessor to Alben Barkley as vice president was Harry S. Truman. The American painter best known for western life scenes is Frederic Remington. The Field Museum is in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
St John
Alben Parkley
United States
Field Museum
Mary, Magdalene
John
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Harry
Truman
Frederick Remington
Chicago
Ruth Roman
Emanuel Celler
Susan Hayward Returns to Prospect Heights High
Actress Susan Hayward visited Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn, touring the 4400-student girls’ campus in a black suit and mink stole. She spoke to assemblies, received a gold key, and clarified she was not an Arista member while posing for photos with publicists and camermen. Her husband, introduced as Susan Hayward’s husband, stood nearby during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Hemmer
New York
Brooklyn
Prospect Heights High School
Susan Hayward
Hayward
Edythe Marriner
Miss Hayward
Prospect Heights High
Mae West
Prospect Heights
Emmie Hyams
Susan
Miss Hyams
P-H.h.s. Glee Club
Arista
Jess Barker
Williams and Davis Named to City Commission Roles
Lennard Doyt Williams former city commissioner died after a brain hemorrhage. Dr Hamlet S Davis was appointed to a city commission post. Five Marines were killed in a battle with Reds. Phone companies faced strike action. Drills and political changes marked the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dells
Reds
Lennard Doyt
Bill) Williams
Hamlet S. Davis
Barrymore Seen Not in Her Own Film Roles
Ethel Barrymore says she has never watched herself on screen, even in Deadline USA, explaining performers rarely see their own work. The piece notes her comment amid a round of studio chatter about other stars, with anecdotes on Spencer Tracy, Robert Taylor, Shelley Winters, and dialogue about Oscar history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrymore
Louis Cathery
Miss Barrymore
Deadline USA
Armand Deotsel
Robert Taylor
Deutsch
Taylor
Paris Police Crack Down On Cabbies For New Tests
Paris police ordered cab drivers to pass new driving tests and eye examinations before license renewal. Cabbies honored every traffic rule causing a massive jam, then police backed down. The anecdote recalls four Paris traffic cops sent to London in the 730s to study English street discipline. Three were injured by drivers and one resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Time Magazine
London
Force
Sun Slants Editor's Note on Hartmen Europe Tour
Editor notes Fred Hartmen’s European tour reflections from The Sun column. The piece recalls travel impressions and local color as he writes while abroad, capturing the tour’s mood and observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartmen
Europe
Mana Eche
The
Sun
Peet
Eisenhower visit at SHAPE inspires praise and humor
The journalist recalls General Eisenhower at SHAPE near Paris during a gracious luncheon with allied leaders. He notes the General's charm, the European unity debate, and strong defense ideas, plus reflections on Bodet and De Gaulle, ending with plans to meet Gaulle and the Paris nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Isenhayy Pinus
Ita
NATO
Conn
Eisenhower
Baytown
Texas
Patities
White House
Bodet
France
Federation of Europe
Mamie
Sik
Pars
Areiue U.S
Bonn
Germany
Asia
SHAPE
Europe
Denison
Vel Gaulle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Truman
Willington
Res
Norfolk
Ledger-Dispatch
Washington (D. C
Pears
Vinson
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Ular
By Erich Brandeis
Elmer Wheeler
William Ritt
Baytown Sun
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce
E Ashbel
Fred Hartman
Texas Daily Press League
Ieee Texas, Postoffice
of Congress
Nathan Feinsinger
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Dirksen
Feinsinger
GOP
Fred Seaton
Nebraska
Hastings ‘Tribune
Midwest
Sen
Wherry
Seaton
Taft
Joe Alsop
Owen Brewster
Maine
Owen
Brewster
Fred Payne
Walter Lippmann
Lippman
Ske
Georgia
Pepper
Florida
Central Press
Amont
Mary Augusta Ward
Boern
Boston
Mass
New England Repetory Company
Elizabeth Peabody Players
Milton Berle
Dallas
Broklyn
W. C
Columbia College
New York City
Law
House Committee On the Judiciary
Elihu Yale
Yale University
Sir Joseph Lister
Booker T. Washington
Robert Peary
Noth Pole
United States Congress
Edvin Arlington Robinson
Jesse” ‘Jones
Bette Davis
Melvyn Douglas
Gregory Peck
Spencer Tracy
Bob Hogue
Lowell Thomas
Donald Douglas
Charles Jackson
Even_ Stalin
James Fr.’ Kirkland
Dow
Pip
Temperance
Edna Ficks
St Louis
Barbers
Goose Creek
R. D. Martin
W. K. Robbins
Stan
Lyons
Leonard
Plymouth
Van 1
Shelley Winters
Sey
Leigh
Desire
Winters
William Wellman
Nonnelly
Johnson
By Bennett Cerf
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!