Seoul Struggles to Keep City Alive Amid War Ruins
Dispatch from Korea describes Seoul as a hidden, crowded city where a mix of shanties and shattered offices sustains a fragile economy. One third depend on UN relief, with 350 small industries thriving in back alleys despite near total destruction of Korea’s industrial base.
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Korea
Seoul
Frederick Painton
United Press
iSen
Nes
Seouls
United Nations
He & Union
Branda
Women voters in Baytown rally for government interest
Bers. Sdlan wife of the Houston Post editor spoke to Baytown about 20 League of Women Voters chapters in Texas working to engage women in government. The group stressed nonpartisanship, balancing duties as mothers and wives, and supported the secrecy of ballots and anti corruption measures while noting political machines influenced public opinion.
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Baytown
Texas League
Eyeword League
Women's League
League of Woman Voters
Bers
Sdlan
Houston Post
League
Texas
KE Fac
San Antonio
Park
Kilman
Parr
Duvell
Looking at Life If We Were Living in Europe Now
The columnist argues that public discourse overvalues grand pronouncements by leaders while undervaluing everyday concerns. He defends piffle as equally important as high politics, noting the public’s desire for happiness, humaneness, and civic participation, including voting in November.
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Europe
George E Sokotsky
George
Ecokulsky
Atlas
Voting machines advance in Nueces and Galveston counties
Fred Hartman notes the League of Women Voters backs voting machines as a step forward. Machines are already in use in Nueces and Galveston counties, Harris County supporters anticipate deployment for the 3954 primaries, while education programs continue.
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Nueces County
Corpus Christi
Galveston County
Harris County
League of Women Voters
New York Echoes on Spain and Broadway Charms
A New York observer recalls Madrid and Franco era memories, contrasts a Spanish musical group Los Chavelos de Espana with city life, mentions Valerie Bettis in Greenwich Village, and muses on New York’s appeal and public figures.
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New York
New Yorker
Spain
Madrid
The
Waldorf
Himmon
Los Chavelos de
Espana
Palace
Prado
Los Chavelos
O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Mexico City
Valerie Bettis
Rita Hayworth
Miss Valerie
Greenwich Village
Hollywood
Don
Bible Verse Quote from Thessalonians
Today's reading cites First Thessalonians 1 10 urging believers to await the Lord Jesus who God raised from the dead and who delivers us from wrath to come.
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Jesus
Baytown Sun Roll of Staff and Subscriptions
The Baytown Sun list shows erratic staff lines with Fred Hartman as editor and publisher, Syd Gould as advertising manager, Beulah Mae Jackson office manager, and Warren Edwards managing editor. Subscription rates are listed by carrier and mail, with multiple term options. The notice notes Baytown post office registration and press league affiliation.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Vecessas
Syd S. Gould
Beulsh Mae Jackson
Armed Services
Texas Daily Press League
Postoffice
Eva Garbor and show business talk in Manhattan dusk
Mel Heimer recalls Eva Garbor in Hollywood and Broadway praise. The reminiscence threads through nightclub life, celebrity impressions, and a fruitless hunt for luck in racing and show business, with anecdotes about Sonny Howard and a drift from city lights to personal bets and memories.
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Eva Garbor
Hollywood
Garbor
Broadway
Zsa Zsa
Manhattan
Palisades
Hudson River
Washington Bridge
National Model Week Promises Busy Oct Week
Washington notes a Department of Commerce booklet listing observances for the week starting October 23 including National Save A Horse Week Poetry Day and Posture Week Now National Model Week is proposed with plans to promote dress hats gloves and models The meeting at S H Y in a former Massachusetts Avenue stable discussed scrolls government support and department store promotions led by Miss Mariabelle Young and other local model-business figures.
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Barman W. Nichols
Washington
Department of Commerce
Charles Sewyer
Julie Shadel
Agne Hinson
Mariabelle Young
Miss Young
John Robert Powers
Phyllis Bell
Patricia Stevens
Massachusetts Avenue
National
Sawyer
Quick Facts and Riddles From a Daily Page
A collage of trivia prompts and biographical clues asks who ruled Ethiopia, defines a Coptic, names Nikolai Shvernik, and cites Josef Tturbi's nationality. It lists Wilhelm C Roentgen, notes historic events in 1918 to 1959, and names celebrities born today including Maurice Chevalier and Henry Mencken.
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Ethiopia
Nikolai Shvernik
Jose Tturbi
Wilhelm C Roentgen
Proposed Charter Given To City And Other Local Notes
Citizens consider a charter proposal as local gains face delays while a food supply crisis grows. In Highlands Florida construction advances with foundations laid for ten homes at a north edge subdivision by contractor T. D. Hipp. In Adams scientists and the armed forces prepare for a history making dry ice hurricane test at the University of Houston. Ten years ago Edward Scown earned his wings and became an ensign in the U S Naval Reserve after training in Corpus Christi. Bobby Cates and Arthur Moon returned to Waco to enroll at Baylor College.
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Highlands
T. D. Hipp. Adams
Fla
Gertrude Moskowitz
University of Houston
Edward Scown
U.S. Naval Reserve
Corpus Christi Air Station
Bobby Cates
Arthur Ernest Moon
Weco
Baylor
Singing ads a century ago dampened by politics
In Canada two men were arrested for drunken driving while paddling a canoe. The line echoes a British expression about being half seas over as authorities noted the impracticality of such conduct.
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Canada
Quotations From Great Near Great
Peter Burrage of Epsom admits embezzling 2.65 from his employer while smoking 70 cigarettes daily. Dwight Eisenhower argues for extending social security to currently uncovered persons in his 1952 campaign tone.
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Peter K. Burrage
Epsom
England
GOP
Dwight Eisenhower
Washington Merry-Go-Round on Shivers and Iran Notes
The column reports Gov. Shivers angling to oppose Sen. Lyndon Johnson and details diplomatic friction with Iran over Mossadegh, including a proposed $10 million loan and Mossadegh's rejection. It notes Truman’s letter-writing limits, Nixon’s Maine campaign, Brewster’s Swiss trip, and Shivers’ Texas bid ambitions amid Ike-era politics.
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Washington
Gov
Shivers
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Drew Pearson
Tru Man
Iran
U. S
Mossadegh
Charcall
Truman
World Court
U.S
Lou Henderson
George Middleton
Henderson
Trueman
London
Tudeh Communist Party
Moscow
White House
Bernie Baruch
Brewster
Dick Nixon
Maine
Bangor
Owen Brewster
Payne
Nixor
Switzerland
Political Maneuvering and Campaign Tactics Across Washington
The report describes tense crosscurrents among Eisenhower supporters and Loyal Democrats led by Sampurn and Maverick, with Dies opposing between camps. It notes a Jasper hideout, a Nixon-leaning Democratic split, and a Curious claim about Indian claims and government attorneys. A cigarette poll shows Stevenson leading Eisenhower by a small margin.
Try And Stop Me ay CLEVELAND by Jo Flannigan
A quirky column recounts Frederick E. Gymer collecting eccentric book motes and odd titles. Gymer travels for fame, gathering strange lines like Whoever By Work a Pleasure Can Have a Whale of a Time. The Pittsburgh editor notes a spike in critical remarks about new books, suggesting a renaming of The Catery Review.
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Ay Cleveland
Jo Flannigan
Frederick E. Gymer
Gymer
Pittsburgh
Rymond D. Smith
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