Canada Boom Across North America Inspires Fortune Feature
Fortune magazine devotes most of its August issue to Canada, a nation with close ties to the United States and immense natural resources. The piece notes Canada’s rapid postwar development, large foreign investment by Americans, and a growing, self confident national identity. It cautions U S business to view Canada as independent, conservative, and stable, advising visitors to stay calm about the dollar amid economic maturity.
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Fortune Magazine
Canada
Russia
China
United States
U. S
Fortune
Sam Welles
Time
Ottawa
Welles
Bernard Baruch
U.S
Sun Slants Country Boy in Big City
Harry Blum recalls a Texas couple visiting New York City. In a traffic standoff at the George Washington Bridge, a New York officer halted all lanes to allow their car to turn around. The officer, curious about Texas, spoke of Abilene and invited them to visit Baytown. The tale ends with a wish for Baytown’s cool weather.
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Big City
Harry Blum
George Washington Bridge
Texas
Abilene
Baytown
New York
Canada
Harry
Forgotten Man at Chicago Conventions Inspires Deep Feelings
The writer recalls Chicago conventions where speakers express care for the forgotten man beyond cold statistics. Vice President Barkley reportedly cried over the forgotten man and his welfare, contrasting with past criticisms of mink coats and deep freezes. An editorial notes Roosevelt adopted the phrase from Moley as a New Deal rallying cry.
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Chicago
Barkley
You
Bridgeport
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
Cold Wave Sparks Fort Worth Weather Talk and Echoes
Fred Hartman riffs on the New York cold weather hype and Fort Worth’s heat, noting a Fort Worth Press front page forecast of 105, down from 108. He recalls a Galveston trip for a newspaper convention and cites Moley and Sumner on the forgotten man, ending with a biting term about the public gaze.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Ben Gurion rejects cigar gift during Haifa visit
In Rehovath Israel, the narrator recalls handing Winston Churchill’s long cigar to David Ben Gurion at the Zion Hotel in Haifa. Ben Gurion declined, noting he does not smoke. The tale links to his son’s smoking, Weizmann’s wife quitting, and memories from the United States visit.
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Rehovath
Israel
Downing St
Winston Churchill
Europe
Far East
David Ben-Gurion
Haifa
Zion Hotel
Lechemye Argov
Ben-Gurion
Ben Gurton
America
Chaim Weizmann
White House
Weiz
Bread of Life Verse From John Chapter Thirteen
The verse states I am the bread of life and promises that those who come to Jesus shall never hunger or thirst. It is cited as John 6 verse 35 in a devotional form.
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Jesus
Baytown Sun Personnel and Subscription Rates
The Baytown Sun announces staff roles and subscription pricing. Office details list editor publisher and advertising manager. Mail subscriptions are payable in advance with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly rates. Armed Services rate set at 75 cents per month. National representation through the Texas Daily Press League. Entered as second class matter at the Partown, Texas post office under federal act.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Syd S. Gould
Seeeeee
Beulah Mae Jackson
Warren Edwards
Armed Services
Texas Daily Press League
Partown
Postoffice
Congress
Weizmann memories and visits in early Israel era
Leonard Lyons recalls a White House meeting with Chaim Weizmann and Ben Gurion. Weizmann’s wife reflects on Zionist projects, kibbutzim, and early cooperative life. The scene includes Meyer Weisgal, Churchill cigars, and a 14-year-old American grandson who longs for home in America.
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Goethe
David
Weizmann
Israel
Meyer Weisgal
Weizmann Institute
White House
Weistal
New York
Tel Aviv
Weisgel
Ben Gurion
Churchill
B-G
George
America
Palestine
Turkey
Arnin
Allends
Furka
They Only Knew Miss America Season Is Here Again
Washington reports the Miss America season returns with intense publicity as contestants face a taxing year. The winner may earn up to 50 000, yet heavy taxes and many personal appearances define the role, and fewer than 300 appearances may spark questions about commitment.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Labor Bay
Atlantic City
About Personal Property Weather Climates and Chiefs
This appears as a mixed puzzle page item with questions on personal property climatology and motor car governors. It includes birthday wishes for notable figures, a section defining Idiosyncrasy, historical Born Christy Mathewson, and a long feature on Miss America pageant judging with details on contestants and judges. It ends with a lake report and a four pound bass swallowing a watch.
Using Harrys Delicate Campaign Balance for Ads
Washington columnist outlines Adlai Stevensons dilemma in leveraging Harry Truman's campaign skills without risking backlash. Notes Truman eager to campaign. potential Sharpe clash with Stevenson over reliance on Truman. FTC secret report reveals oil cartel deals among Shell Gulf and Standard in Kuwait Iran and Venezuela, detailing production controls, distribution limits, and joint ventures shaping Middle East oil power.
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Middle East
Venezuela
Federal Trade Commission
John Sperkman
White House
Royal Dutch Shell Co
Gulf Oil Co
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Anglofranian
Kuwait
Peutch
Ay i
Brest
New Jersey
Ayeres
Suez
Eee
Fre
Wera
Europe
Africa
Socany
Uniter Gs. Baten Ie
Interes
Fregerding
Vencp
Dredorits
Rockefellers S
Parle
Standard
Shell
8Card
Gulf
Allzuela
Quotations mingle in fragments of a varied page
Fragmentary notes from Quotations Daily Variety include stray lines about a Burmese film in Trinidad and Kipling, a mangled Samia Gamal remark, and a garbled mention of Suez, Gulf Oil, and a shop scene. The text presents a collage of quoted lines with no clear narrative or source cohesion.
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Naday
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Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Galvez Hotel
By Erich Brandeis
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Moley
William Graham Sumner
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Leonard Lyons
Central Press
Kansas
Cecil B. DeMille
Jane Wyatt
Detroit ‘Tigers
Fred Hutchinson
Dean Sensanbaugher
Christy Matthewson
New York Giants
Marshal Henri Petain
France
Adolph Hitler
Oksana Wnasenkina
Folds of Fame
Boston
Mass
Massachusets House of Representatives
Italy
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
William Howard Taft
Hamilton
Breton
Baden
Germany
Heidelberg University
Elector of Saxony
Wittenberg
Martin Luther
Jeader
Augsburg
Thomas Gray
George von L. Meyer
Phuip Melanchton
Linda Weisbrod
Lake OF the Ozarks
Elizabeth Downorowicz
Dawnorowiex
Drew Pearson
Coolidge
Truman
Stevenson
Ad Jei
Mr. Truman
Variety
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Kipling
Bas
Tom Jenk
Escribine
Samia Gamal
Harry Hershfield
Wille
Leonard Sonst
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