Washington Digest on France Germany and US lobbying scene
The piece notes France escaped a Communist surge, aiding a possible revival of Germany with western alliance unity. It discusses Hitler era hopes, the May 1946 political shift in France, and how US lobby groups from Auto Association to Anti-Saloon League shape congressional pressure and public policy. It ends with a skeptical Democratic outlook for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Adolph Hitler
Europe
France
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Red Sea
Donald B Robinson
April Mercury Magazine
General de Gaulle
Saar
Popular Republicanan Movement
MRP
Socials
Resistance
Congress
Washington
American Automobile Association
Zionists
George Zook
Armivets
American Legion
The
Buck Privates Association
Alcoholics Anonymous
Association of
Anti-Cigarette Alliance
Anti- Defamation League
Anti-Poll Tax Committee
Anti- Saloon League
Distillers Institute
National
National Association of Ornamental
National Association of Ornamental Metal Manufacturers
Azerbaijan
Azerbayan
Baku
Wyoming
Lake Bich
House of Representatives
Witty snippets on fashion, air travel, and politics
A satirical collection notes Business Week on zippering cows and girdles, Aviation News on planes landing in midair to dodge ticketed passengers, and a quip about government takeover of mines and railroads. The speaker mocks the socialists and economic policy debates with dry humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviation News
Delaware the First State in the Union History Feature
Edward Emerine details Delaware as the Diamond State with rich soil, industry, and history from 1624 through statehood. It covers Swedes, Dutch, and English rule, Du Pont mills, the Chesapeake canal, Dover and Wilmington, agriculture, shipping, and noted landmarks across three centuries. Governor Walter Bacon's tenure is noted along with coastal towns and notable sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Emerine
WNO
Elaware
the Brandywine
Lafayette
Delaware
Fort Christina
Wilmington
Delaware and Chesapeake
Walter W. Bacon
Bacon
New Castle
Brandywine
Willingtown
Dover
University of Delaware
Newark
Lewes
Delaware Bay
Cape Henlopen
Milford
New Castile
Delaware Valley
Rehoboth
United States
Prist
E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company
Delaware River
Valley of the
Caesar Rodney
Netherlands
Sweden
Great Britain
Samuel Argail
Virginia
Bay
Cape la Warre
de la Warré
Thomas West
Rodney Square
Christina River
Delaware State House Built on Kent County Courthouse Site
Delaware’s Statehouse at Dover rose on the Kent county courthouse foundations after 1792 funding via a state lottery. By 1795, the General Assembly authorized completing battlements, copper roofing, stone steps, and front paving, with seating placed in both legislative chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House of Delaware
Dover
Kent County
General Assembly
Blue Hen Chickens Shape Delaware Spirit Through Wars
The Blue Hen Chicken emerged as a Delaware tradition linking a fighting brood to Revolutionary War troops led by Capt. Jonathan Caldwell in Kent County. His men, attached to a regiment that fought at Long Island White Plains Tren ton and Princeton, bred famed game chickens and used them for amusement between battles. In Civil War times a Kent County militia unit adopted the name Blue Hen's Chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Jonathan Caldwell
Kent County
Captain Caldwell
Long Island
White Plains
Trenton
Princeton
Typewriter Doodling and Office Jokes Chronicle
A collection of quirky notes and satire from a newspaper desk, recounting editor humor, press banter, and riffs on media figures. It includes quips about war, publicity stunts, and an anecdote about Hugo N Frye spoof dinner invites. The piece closes with a theatrical anecdote about an astrologist and a forecasted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Reyes
Critics describe Woollcott nap at Sardi's after review
Robert Coleman recalls Alec Woollcott dozing through an opening, filing a review via Western Union, and waking to nap at Sardi's. Keley Allen comments on an encore. A newsweekly notes Justice Murphy’s opinions are now called justice tempered with Murphy in Supreme Court circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Coleman
Alec Woollcott
Western Union
Sardi's
Keley
Allen
Justice Murphy
Supreme Court
Murphy
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Washington Digest
Baukhage
Business Week
Delmar
Delaware Bas
Old Town Hall
R. C. O'Brien
Chuchy Martinez
Irving Hoffman
Ethel Merman
Anon
Joubert
Panin
R. Frost
Mile
Berfin
Wm. Brady
Eric Remarque
Larry Singer
Cornell University Sun
Hugo N. Frye
Republican Party
N. S
Sun
N. Y. Mirror
Leiberman
Pacific Base
Johnny
Mike Hodgins
Pabisher
Lille
Papa
Bin
Potsdam
Dps
U. S
Irving
Algar
Wall
Reibeisen
Atlantic City
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