Four Reasons GI POWs Turned Communist in Ulman Piece
The Saturday Evening Post editor William A. Ulman interviews over sixty former Korean War POWs, traveling 6000 miles to gather stories. He cites four conclusions: lack of clear ideology among Reds, inadequate combat training and indoctrination, cost of peace-pressure on families, and vanity fear and hunger as triggers for communist turn.
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William A. Uiman
Saturday Evening Post
Ulman
New York City
Kentucky Hills
Pentagon
Ding
New Weapon of War Targets Minds Across Ideologies
Ulman's article warns of a frightening new weapon that works on minds during the global conflict of irreconcilable ideologies. It notes Communist hopes to recruit returning GIs and argues a small number may not threaten the country, yet highlights the broader danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulman
Baytown Sun Alumni Exchange Tales and Laughs
Baytown Sun notes from a recent Chicago visit by local alumni Smokey Monk and Buddy Currie. The pair joined a National Men's Council event while Smokey lives in Chicago and Buddy spoke for Baytown’s First Presbyterian Church. Other attendees included Ed Hildebrand and H. V. Herbert.
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Baytown
Smokey
Ed Hildebrand
H. V.herbert
Buddy
East Baytown
Bob Matherne
Labor Conquers in Translation Satire Sparks Election Note
A column humorously deciphers a front page motto as Labor Conquers, then pivots to discuss an April 3 school bond election. It explains voting qualifications tied to rendered property, noting render time deadlines and that property must be taxed in the new district to vote.
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Sherman Childres
Robert E. Lee
Singe Sherman
Gaul
Susan
Vinci
Cedar Bayou
Baylawn
Reading Father Keller on religion as a life tool
The piece reflects on Father James Keller's Christopher News Notes, urging that religion be a practical storehouse for daily life. It notes the devil’s tactics to hinder progress, including fault finding, discouraging effort, labeling ambition as mediocrity, and quashing small starts, illustrated by a frightened new mother seeking divine help.
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Father James Keller
Christopher News
Father Keller
Christopher
Ita
What Mothers Teach About Juvenile Delinquency
By Erich Brandeis the piece argues mothers set daily duties for children including faith in God, kindness, truth, and money sense. It notes rising juvenile delinquency in New York City and urges more emphasis on maternal guidance over broad investigations to curb the issue.
Golden Apple at Phoenix Theater Offers Offbeat Musical Satire
The Golden Apple by Hambleton Houghton Latouche Morass is a sung through satirical musical told entirely in song dance and pantomime with no spoken dialogue. Its off Broadway nature makes it a risk for producers who rarely fund it despite sympathetic interest.
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Phoenix Theater
T. Edward Hambleton
Norris Houghton
John Latouche
Perome Morass
Times Square
Success Secrets by Elmer Wheeler and Mrs Gallagher
A San Jose homemaker and advertising manager shares a rule to separate duties and reset daily. She describes removing office, family, and entertainment worries at home to stay fresh for new tasks. The piece ends with a Bible verse reference.
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Virginia Gallagher
San Jose
Calif
Phoenix Produces Latouche Moross Satire With Style
Jack Gaver notes the Phoenix staging offers Broadway quality at lower cost thanks to union concessions and favorable rental. Latouche Moross deliver a witty libretto and melodic score with satirical American folklore themes set in 1900s 1910s, while Hanya Holm’s choreography subtly advances the story.
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the Phoenix
Broadway
William and
Jean Kckart
Alvin Colt
Ulysses
Washington
Helen
Penelope
Latouche
Moross
Hanya Holm
Exercise Girl- Early Risers See Horses Being Trained
Bowie Maryland March 24 A male writer observes a female exercise rider training a filly at Bowie Racecourse. He notes early morning routines including 4:30 feeding, oats and hay costs, and the care of horses. Eddie Smith comments on the craft and costs of exercising horses. The piece originall emphasizes early hours and training details.
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Tarman W. Nichols
Bowie
Maryland
Bowie Track
Eddie Smith
Eddie
Horse Heaven
Knowledge Quick Hit Quiz From A December Page
A mixed, fragmented trivia page asks: onions make eyes water from sulfides, asks how many Declaration signers weren’t U.S.-born, and queries Lebanon’s political status and capital Beirut. It includes a “Names at bottom” puzzle, a birthday list, and oblique notes on figures like Franklin D Roosevelt and Zachary Scott.
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U. S
Lebanon
Atlantic
Pacific
Washington Merry-Go-Round shows whisky surpassing milk in DC
Drew Pearson reports on Capitol Hill access for GOP members to the bar across from the House office building. He cites Senator Lester Hunt noting 1952 to 1953 liquor consumption rose from 4,054,787 to 4,161,322 gallons, exceeding milk intake in the capital.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Capel Hill
Republican Club
House
Wyoming
Lester Hunt
Washington, D. C
GOP
Washington, DC
Hunt
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
A collection of humorous snippets and sketches ranging from golf talk and eccentric characters to a saxophone incident and a tax quip. Jokes include a golfer sinking a 20 footer, an Indian wigwam tale, a saxophone dispute with a landlord, and a prisoner muttering about hidden taxes.
Did You Know Facts From An Era
A jaguar is the largest American cat. Scientists estimate Earth to be about four and a half billion years old. Indonesia is noted as a large nation by population.
Quotation Exchange Over Arms Aid and Trust
A Nicaraguan president criticizes arms aid as misdirected generosity calling it a betrayal. Meanwhile Tory MP Gyr Osborne speculates Churchill may resign upon the Queen’s return, noting uncertainty about timing.
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Churchill
Gyr Osborne
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Alexander
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Ruben ‘Villatore
Tapa~chula
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