New Farm Plan Courted In 1952 Campaign Debate
The Agriculture Department studies a small farmer aid program with options including land buyups and redivision into efficient units or expanded crop controls. Brannan advocates productivity gains on substandard farms while opposition grows among farm leaders and bureaus. Campaign implications loom as technical assistance and farm-loan proposals may emerge, fueling political clashes ahead of 1952.
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Department
Brannan Beleves
Brannan
Thumb Sucking Seen As Normal For Young Children
Dr I Newton Kugelmass of New York says thumb sucking is a natural habit and not alarming until after age two. If it persists beyond two, it may signal the child feels unloved or insecure. remedy is to treat the child, not the symptom.
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I. Newton Kugelmass
New York
Lfe
Kugelmass
Forger Near Prison Earns Notoriety in Counterfeiting
James Jordan, a 24 year old counterfeiter described as the nation’s busiest, operates a block from the state penitentiary. Since October 1, 1930, he has forged over 6,000 signatures including Herbert Hoover and General Douglas MacArthur, duplicating about 20 signatures daily.
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Towa
James Jordan
Herbert Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
Wim
Red Skelton TV debut and other cinema notes
Red Skelton launches his own TV show ten years after radio fame with David Rose and the Skylarks. The report covers Westerns by Stanley Kramer and James Jordan the forger at Sheaffer, noting his signature engraving work and the fragility of forging on gold bands. Jordan, born in the city, rose from a shipping clerk to engraver, famed for Japanese Peace Pact pens and signature imitations.
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Schard “Red" Skelton
James Jordan
Burtington, Ta
Jordan
Sheaffer Pen Company
Fort Madison
Jim
John Hancocks
San Francisco
Kansas City
Sheaffer's
Ambrose Zeigler
Zeigler
Jum
Balks
Rival Lodge Feud Flares Over Freshman Pranks
In a clash rooted in local lodge politics, Barney Craig and Dan Chester waged a long sequence of initiation ordeals and rough confrontations. The rivalry escalated from a single ear joke to several staged bouts across November to March, ending with a grudging handshake.
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Barney Craig
Dan Chester
Barney
Dan
Chester
Tom
Craig
Barnty
K O McManus
Bunk KO
Brother Dan
Herbert Hoover Named Greatest Statesman by Grassroots
Wright A Patterson recalls how Americans, by their own verdict, view Herbert Hoover as the era’s supreme statesman. He notes Hoover’s potential nomination at Philadelphia, the political tricks at the 1940 convention, and Hoover’s decline to run again while urging his leadership to steady inflation, bureaucracy, and Russia.
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Herbert Hoover
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America
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Washington
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Herbert
Hoover
Joseph Martin
House of Representatives
Willkie
Cleveland
United States
Russia
Stalin
Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and royal marriage demand
A historical tale notes Queen Elizabeth of Hungary who owned Hungary water hidden in a recipe grew renowned for beauty. At 72 her hand was sought by the King of Poland, reflecting legend about royal matchmaking and exotic remedies.
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Elizabeth
Hungary
Poland
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