Attendance as a measure of Congress value debated
The piece argues attendance in Congress is a poor gauge of a member’s value. It notes some members appear constantly while others contribute behind the scenes shaping legislation. It cites Truman’s poor attendance record in early wartime duties and notes older members often need more time off for health, yet gain wisdom and usefulness with age and experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Washington
Harry S. Truman
CIO NATIONAL CONVENTION TO PRESSURE MURRAY OVER STEEL STRIKE
The CIO national convention opens in Cleveland October 31 amid pressure on President Murray to settle the steel strike. Left wing factions threaten to challenge his leadership if the walkout persists, potentially embarrassing him before the convention. The gathering also covers aviation progress and other political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Cleveland
Philip Murray
Murray
Steel Act-Finding Board
National
Steelworkers Union
Looking At Life By Erich Brandeis In A Baltimore Hotel Suite
The columnist describes a Baltimore hotel room costing 17 dollars a day, noting crowded travel rooms between Philadelphia and Washington and a humorous struggle with furniture, lamps, and a typewriter. He jests about hotel life, timing checkout at three, and observes co workers in the insurance office nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Philadelphia
Washington
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Success Secrets of J Ogden Armour Initiative and Self Start
The text quotes J Ogden Armour on success as thinking and going beyond instructions. Opportunity favors the self starter who acts without waiting for bosses. Real initiative is rare and valuable, requiring creation over imitation and strong determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ogden Armour
Armour and Company
Tere
Destiny
Youre Telling Me By William Rig Pigs
A collage of quirky observations notes pigs taste sharper than humans and a 5000 year old house found by New Mexico archaeologists. Banter shifts through royal honors, weight lifters in Holland, batfish, a big sale, a vocabulary laden child, a faulty saucer report, a Chicago shoe heist, and Passamaquoddy Maine town sale woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Texas Laughs ANS Actress Seeks Spotlight in Conversation
An entertainer in Texas monopolizes a chat with a friend for an hour before turning focus to her new show asking for opinions. A quirky epitaph line about Solomon Pease appears cryptic, mentioning shells and Goa as part of text.
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ANS
Solomon
Pease
Goa
Ff Bist Agag
Poor Rich Folks Miss Old-Time Poverty They All Long For The 'Good Old Broke Days'
Henry Kle Morse reflects on rich writers praising poverty while he imagines sharing the joys of hardship. The piece contrasts wealth with nostalgia for a frugal life, invoking memories of school, mowing lawns, and frugal meals, and ends with a humorous promise to write an autobiography about missing riches.
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Henry Kle Morse
Colony
Delancey Street
Rome
Rose
O. C. McIntyre
McIntyre
Gallipolis
Ohio
Ritz
Paris
Hns
Channelview Boy Scout Troop 270 Wins District Meet
The Channelview Boy Scout Troop No. 270 secured first place in a two day East Harris County district field meet held Friday and Saturday on the Isenhour tract at Goose Creek mouth. Also noted were obituaries and assorted local items including funeral services for August Emil Wyman of Crosby and a tragic self harm case involving Charley Louis Sherry aged 72. Miss Elda Rae Goodman and Mrs Lynn Seamans departed Saturday for a two week trip to California.
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MacArthur
Paro
Prussia
Marquis
Spain
Channelview
Harris County
Isenhour
Goose Creek
Emil Wyman
Crosby
Wyman
Houston
Charley
Louis Sherry
James. C. Rhodes
Elda Rae Goodman
Lynn Seamans
California
Try And Stop Me by a Broadway Columnist in England
A Punch columnist visiting England streaks of self reference claiming he originated many funny tales. Charles Allen Smart tours Indian mounds near Chillicothe Ohio and, on return, jokes about locals knowing each other. A drugstore clerk quips about ants and a newlywed couple shares a memory gag about a missing shaving mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punch
England
Charles Allen Smart
Chillicothe
Ohio
Reds May Surpass U S A Bomb Ability
Four noted atomic researchers forecast Russia could overtake the United States in mass producing atomic bombs within about two years. Led by Dr. Harold C. Urey and Dr. Leo Szilard, the team also includes two University of Illinois professors. They warn of an ongoing atomic armaments race and say the U S lead may be wiped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Russia
United States
Harold C. Urey
Leo Szilard
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
Eugene Rabinowitch
Atomic Bulletin
Frederick Seitz
Urey
Amendment vote on November 8 in Texas statewide 12 amendments
Texas voters will decide on 12 proposed amendments to the state constitution. The Texas League of Women Voters published a nonpartisan brochure explaining each amendment and urging ballot participation. The discussion notes consequences of Amendment No 2 for annual legislative sessions and salaries, with arguments for and against, and mentions potential fiscal impacts and the governor calling special sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas League of Women Voters
League
Council of State Governments
Valley oil tops as prime income source in Le Grande
Oil is reported as the Valley’s top money maker with an estimated annual income of 66 million dollars. Grapefruit juice is dismissed as secondary while cotton’s 1949 yield is noted as a weaker contributor. Local statistician Toe 3 is cited along with a national program week mention and McAllen October 2 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Grande
Indio
Byrus Fruit
Wesig
King Cotton
Mcallen
Near all the kids and see all the tards in bridge lesson
A bridge problem notes the dangers of careless play in a 7NT contract. South must find the plan to maximize tricks after a diamond lead and early miscards. The article cites Willie Hoppe on easy shots and stresses thinking before acting as the key habit for players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hoppe
South
West
Jim
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T. F. Richardson
A. and M. College
Texas Association of Deans and Advisers of Men
New York ‘Board of, Transportation
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