Twitchell Defends Free Speech in Supreme Court Clash
Elmer Twitchell rails at a Supreme Court 4 to 1 ruling against curbs on hateful and violent rhetoric. He criticizes Justice Douglas and the majority for treating rabble rousing as mere inconvenience while noting Jackson’s dissent calling for balance with police safety. The piece also mentions Judith Coplon, a New York romantic aside, and the $20,000 bail forfeiture for Gerhart Eisler, framing it within Cold War politics.
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Elmer
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Judith Coplon
FBI
Judith
Russia
Third Avenue
1Sth Street
New York
Broadway
42Nd
Gerhart Eisler
Mr. Eisler
Poem Prayer for Persevering Workers by Grace Noll Crowell
A brief devotional verse asking God to bless daily workers. It speaks of men and women who meet us daily, bearing burdens without breaking under despair, and prays that paths may clear for usefulness and service. It urges God to keep these brave souls as they hope and wait.
Radio hosts and stars ride through cinema and TV notes
A look at longtime radio MCs like MacDonald Carey and Seymor sharing a microphone with Bing Crosby and Lily Pons. The piece notes Carey’s ad lib mastery on We the People and Smeg It Again, then shifts to actors Gloria Swanson and Robert Sterling with career notes and a humor filled glimpse of Hollywood motion pictures and television.
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AN Seymour
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Miton Berle
Benny Goodman
Andre Kosselanetz
Lily Pons
People
A Prince Can Laugh in Seabrook
Ray Quinper shows a brick house on Prybridge Hill to the narrator and Prince Alexander Teborin. The prince quietly helps remove storm windows, bonds over weather, and agrees to join a secret fishing trip, revealing a shared view that he is just another resident.
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Seabrook
Ray Quinper
Prybridge Hill
Frince
Alexander Moisevich Teborin
Ray
Sping
Phewt
Prince
Crossword Puddle Across 4 5 9 11 12 14 16 11
Across clues blend wordplay and definitions for a dense puzzle. Down clues cover equipment for animals, languages, and measurements while weaving era abbreviations and archaic terms through names and objects across a varied grid.
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Woebegon
Christ
Raver
Woody Perennial
Riddles From Last Week's Puzzling Answer Sheet
A compact clue set from a past puzzle page listing items like a title of respect and a sleeveless Arab garment with further hints such as a chick’s chirp. The entry appears as a partial glossary style prompt pointing to wordplay answers.
Brannan seeks sweeping new powers on farm plan
Critics and supporters react as Agriculture Secretary Brannan unveils draft farm program proposing extensive federal control over production. The plan would apply marketing quotas to most farm products, require producer votes, and include price supports to cover declines, signaling a bold shift in policy and political risk ahead of 1950 races.
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Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Brannan
Congress
U.S. Senate
Senate
Organized Labor
Labor
Scott Lucas
Baldness cure claims swirl from Dutch barber shop
A Dutch barber, Meinheer J. Van Rooyen, allegedly developed a hair growth treatment after trying lotions and infrared rays. He treats about 160 men daily, drawing thousands of letters and visitors.
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Fromm Een
Holland
Meinheer J. van Rooyen
Meindeer
Shanghai populace shifts to Communists with cheering rush
The article describes Shanghai's massive shift to the Communist camp with red flags on streets, newspapers reversing stance, students singing Communist songs, and officials in the customs house stopped work as clerks learned songs and radio stations broadcast lessons.
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Shanghai
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