Roundtable debates cleanup chances in federal government
A Dallas Morning News survey of editors shows a split view on DOJ under new AG McGranery cleaning up corruption. Some say Congress or an independent commission is needed to probe both executive and legislative branches, with strong quotations from San Francisco Chronicle Pittsburgh Post Gazette Globe Democrat Youngstown Vindicator Philadelphia Inquirer and others.
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Justice Department
McGranery
Congress
Dallas
Texas
Morning News
Washington
San Francisco
Calif
Amerasia
House
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Truman
Louis
Globe-Democrat
Maccgranery
Cote
Youngstown
Ohio
FBI
Philadelphia
Inquirer
Odds and Ends Day fraught with quirky doings and tidbits
A column of lighthearted clippings recounts an orange drink ad romance at a New York corner breakfast, stamps controversy in Belgium, a gambling raid in a baby buggy factory, a blond Miss 1952 tea queen, astronomer Harold Urey debunking moon lore, an early electric wristwatch jibe, and a sentimental tale of a rhinoceros pair heading to New York whose deaths followed a hiccup and a broken heart.
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New York
Bronx
Harold C. Urey
Bombay
India
Jove
Golden Rule and Growth Drive J C Penney Co Success
Elmer Wheeler III built a street level dry goods venture in Kemmerer Montana and rose to board chairman as the J C Penney Co expanded to 1506 stores nationwide. The company credits the Golden Rule for trust, loyalty, and rapid growth, contrasting past buyer beware days with fair pricing.
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Kemmerer
Mont
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney Co
Penney
Baytown Sun Ad Rates and Subscriptions
The Baytown Sun in Baytown Texas lists advertising rates and subscription prices. The notice items include various monthly and yearly rates, with payables in advance and a national representative for the Texas Daily Press League.
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Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ahbel
Baytown
Texas
Carrice
Sa ‘Woaik
Texas Daily Press League
Beztown, Ti
Federated Europe Seen As Possible Menace To World
A Baytown reader argues that a fourteen nation European federation could evolve into a powerful centralized state. While federal unity might cure Europe’s ills, he warns it could become a dangerous global menace akin to a Frankenstein scenario, potentially worse than Russia.
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Europe
United States
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Bond Issue Urged by Baytown Citizens Committee
The Committee for a Clean and Safe Baytown asks for a new bond election citing deplorable sewerage and inadequate waterworks. It urges voter verification against tax rolls, calls for fair ballots, and warns against epidemic risk and major fires while urging residents to decide with conscience.
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Bay Town
Baytown
First Christian Church
Committee
Rece
Easy Knowledge Grab Bag From Central Press Feature
A mixed Central Press feature offers quick Q and A style prompts on trivia such as group names for whales, birthright of Supreme Court justices, song origins, and common sayings. It notes Raleigh as North Carolina's capital and lists celebrants on dates around April 13 and 15, including Jane Withers Lily Pons Harold Stassen and others.
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Central Press
United States Supreme Court
Raleigh
Jane Withers
John Antonelli
Bill Wight
Lily’Pons
Coloratura
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Yvonne de Carlo Refuses Charm School Critique
NY columnist recalls Yvonne de Carlo recounting harsh charm school training in Manhattan. She describes pressure to act and dress, learning to hold a glass and pose gracefully, then returning to Hollywood shaken but resilient, after earning 65 dollars weekly early in her career.
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HEL Hedier
New York
Yvonne de Carlo
Zaleme
Miss de Carlo
Hollywood
Manhattan
Yvonne
Miss Stoper
Hollyswood
Vancouver
British Columbia
Miss DeCarlo Overcomes Mocked Test Roles
ROOM AND BOARD recounts the career of Miss DeCarlo a grimly determined woman who faced early industry snubs. She trained hard and was used in studios opposite young men testing for films yet received little attention and was labeled the most tested girl in Hollywood a stigma she eventually rose above.
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Hollywood
Miss DeCarlo
Tough Labor Bill Gets Okay and Probes in Play
Five years ago Jesse Jones appeared at RFC financial probe as Wallace denounced US foreign policy. Col J Bryan Stratton received the Belgien Croix de Guerre for liberating Belgium. Wright Packing Plant announced a $20 000 addition on Gerth Road. Mary Louise Ewing and Robert Lee Martin married at First Presbyterian Church. Ace Grady Tuck and Kraft named to Harris County grand jury from Tri Cities. Mary Louise Lintelman crowned Miss Crosby High School for Who's Who Of Texas High Schools.
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Jesse Jones
RFC
Wallace
Belgium
R. M.wright
B. H. White
Wright Packing Plant
Gerth Road
Mary
Louise Ewing
Robert Lee Martin
First Presbyterian Church
Fears
Grady Tuck
Kraft
Tri-Cities
Harris County
Mary Louise Lintelman
Fred Lintelman
Crosby High School
Printer Prayer and Pope Verse Highlight Local Life
A reader recalls a colorful piece titled A Printer's Prayer printed on a birch surface and praises P Walter Henckell photographed in the April Humble Bee. The column also notes a Vatican statement read to American newspaper folk, a film industry chat about Plymouth Adventure, Las Vegas rumors, and light chatter on ambassadors and showbiz.
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Box
Erna Wy
P. Walter
P. Walter Wil Tetman D'Olive
Frettom
the Bee
Pont
Tang
The
L'Osservators Romane
Baytown
Stop Me, A Laughing Tale Of Wrongful Lynching
Harold Williams, executive of the American News Company, complains of eye spots to his doctor while a mob lynches a man accused of horse theft in the Jesse James era. The next day the mob discovers the wrong man was hanged and orders a tombstone for the grave, engraved in error.
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Harold Williams
American News Company
Jesse Tames
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