Is There Such Thing As Solid Negro Vote
Editorial argues whether a solid Negro vote exists in U S politics noting large non-white shares in New York California Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Michigan New Jersey and potential impact on electoral votes It recalls 1944 voting patterns and discusses Democratic support amid civil rights issues. It also covers Bolivia's push for tin nationalization, foreign ownership, and past seizures including Standard Oil of New Jersey in 1937 and subsequent $1.5 million settlement.
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Kefauver
Tennessee
New York State
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
South
Fair Employment Practice Commission
Congress
Ghia
Bolivia
Malaya
U.S
Pro
Standard Oil of
Counry
Supreme Court
U.S. State Department
Standard of New Jersey
Bible Verse Paraphrase From Mark Commandments
The verse from Mark 12 31 emphasizes loving your neighbor as yourself and states there is no greater commandment. It underscores the core ethical teaching in a concise gospel form.
Tony Ubino's Great Day Shines Liberty Hope in New York
A tale of Tony Ubino who arrived from Italy as a child, built a shoe shine business on Hanover Square, and received a gold watch and honors from Grace Line executives. His story mirrors others advancing at Grace Line and in Astoria hotels, symbolizing Scarce. God Bless America.
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America
New York
Juliana
Tony Ubing
Tony Ubino
United States
Italy
Hanover Square
Grace Line
Tony
Brooklyn
Richard R. Adams
Line
Tory
Tony Broudly
Joseph
The
Grace National Bank
Frank
University of California
Phyllis
Statue of Liberty
Tony Ubsino
Success Secrets By Elmer Wheeler
Bill Wyatt, a Columbia Hills sales rep, urges a plus attitude for success in any life area. Do your best, go the second mile, and treat tasks as complete 100 percent efforts for fulfillment.
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Bill Wyatt
Columbia Hills, Inc
Bil Wyatt
Mars to closely approach Earth then recede by July
The piece notes Mars will reach a distant close approach of about 51 million miles before retreating by July when political conventions begin. It also mentions potential changes at the Danish government broadcasting bureau due to public apathy and hints at TV private eyes solving a separate issue. It ends with a naturalist calling the elephant seal one of nature’s homeliest creatures and a tongue-in-cheek remark about unlikely career paths.
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Mars
Earth
Indiana Delegate Hints at Kefauver for Expense Money
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports Indiana Democrat Warner Bloomberg sought about $1,000 to finance a convention bid in 1948. Bloomberg wrote Kefauver’s campaign HQ asking for confidential help, claiming potential funds from labor and Democratic sources, while noting a $20 registration. Kefauver’s camp denied funding delegates.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Kefauver
Tennessee
Warner Bloomberg
Gary
Ind
Bloomberg
Indiana Democratic Party
Indiana
Ward Heeler
Chicago
National
Labor Unity
Total Democratic Organization
Érar
Jack O'Brien
South
Washington, D.C
Eisenhower
Taft
Tricky Quiz From a Curio-Filled Page
A collage of trivia asks which president escaped injury on the gunboat Princeton, the length of Edward VIII’s reign, and the meaning of occupational therapy. It also queries the Schuylkill River state, and recalls birthday notables and a radio era figure known as the Pepper Pot host.
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Princeton
Navy
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
England
Schuyl- Kim River
New York shelves reveal author Gene Fowler rank tale
A writer recalls Gene Fowler as his book shelf shifts from No 4 to No 5 and back, listing Fowler’s works among other authors, from Saroyan to Capote and Beene, while musing on literary value and fame across shelves.
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New York
Mel Heimer
Gene Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Fowler
Freud
William Saroyan
Ttacy
Noel Coward
Erich Maria Remarque
Triumpnh
Denver Lindley
Truman. Capote
Kellog Iettres
H- L. Mencken
Michael Arien
Michael Arien Although Not, Alas, “the Green Hat
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Scott Fitzgeralds
Ariens
Mizener
Fitzgerald
ROOM AND BOARD shelves and a literary homage
A cluttered apartment displays shelves and a center table with notable works. Ernie Pyle sits on Shelf No. 2 while Gerald Kersh’s Faces in a Dusty Picture is highlighted by a literary agent. Classics by Shakespeare Milray Burns Brooke Dowson and the King James Bible anchor the room.
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Ernie Pyle
Gerald Kersh
Hookenés
Shakespeare
Edna St. Vincent Milray
Robert Burns
Rupert Brooke
Ernest Dowson
Break Looms In Phone Strike And Snag In Tunnel Plan
Five years ago today headlines report potential breakthrough in a phone strike while highway officials and county leaders fail to reach agreement on a tunnel project. Missouri tornado leaves 21 dead as wholesale food prices slide to the lowest level since 1946.
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Highway Commission
Missouri
Elizabeth Schumann dies. reviews note her vocal range
In Lyons Den obituary notes Elizabeth Schumann, longtime concert singer, died last week. A manager recalls her joke about tickets selling out as a review praises her full voice. Local items mention Katharine Windsor’s new novel and various political and entertainment snippets from 1940s era.
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Elizabeth Schumann
Siage
Schumann
Cable TV Driven Change Sparks Houston Area Debates
Local telecast plans stir at least three Baytown and Houston stations with new VHF and HF frequencies. Precinct conventions loom as Texas Democrats and Shivers faction clash. Taft Eisenhower Republican split looms in Harris County. Voters eye national role, with focus on who gains leverage in Texas delegation.
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Houston
Wb C Commission
Houston 4
Sis
PRC
Ima TV
Ieee
Walt
Baytown
Nave TV
Texas
Harris Cou
Taft
Eisenhower
Chicago
Pen
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Elmer Wheeler
William Rift
Baytown Sun
Baytown Sun, Inc
Atk Pearce
Asbhel
Weed Hartman
Syd
Gould
Texas Daily Press League
Texas, Postoffice
Indochina
France
Antoine Pinay
Pentagon
Korea
Pinay
Indo-China
JuHana
Netherlands
John Crowe
Ransom
Rufus Cole
Imprudens
Pilus Pridens
Galena
Central Press
Wis
Milwaukee
Coo Coo College
Philadelphia
Theater Guild
Group
Theater
Lefty
Charles Lamb
Ste. Catherine of Sienna
Pierre Terrail
Chevalier de Bayard
George Washington
China
Reichstag
Berlin
Germany
John Tyler
Henry Wadsworth
Sonatel- Tow
Don McNrill
Plmiffard Oilet
Puescher
Graham Greene
Rex Stout
Sean O'Casey
James M. Cain
Dashiel Hemmet
Stanley Walker
Willie Seabrook
Asylum
Robert Payne
Paul Gallicos
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
John O'Hara
Samarra
Lucius Beene
Salvador Dali
Doris Lilly
George Frazier
S. J. Perelman
James Thurber
H. Allen Smith
Tika Chase
Erskine Caldwell
Smolensk
Sun
Central ‘Labor and Trades Council
United China Relief
H. E. Denny
A. M. Downs
O. H. Menning
Baytown Garden
Robin
Baxter House
Ney
Ray Aji
Lyons
By Leonard Lyof
Kathleen Winsor
Patel
John Roosevelt
Cologne
London
Paris
Lillie
Garclord Hauser
Offic
Hauser
Joe Nu
Gaugitter
Barbara
Bob Gallagher
Tom Dewey
Movies
York
Holland
Hollywood
F Ward
Louis Johnson
Masc Gini Row
Tudge
Harold Medina
Louisville
Kentu
FCC
Beatrice Lillie
Helen Bayes
Mrs. McTaing
Benton Wil
Newford
Conn
Queen Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Trumans
White House
Jimmy Durante
Sate and Schuster
Paul Reynad
Mexico
Refauver
Idaho
Ward M
Willys Querland
Willys
Ste Canaday
Chic
International Phitheater
Celeste Holm
Gision
Carrie Nation
Robert Montgomery
Paig
Gen
Wulam
Oat
Europ
Sun Slan
By Fred Harta
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