Shott and Prats Service Listing In 1860s Telegraph Record
A fragmented clipping notes Associated Press membership and subscription pricing details including carrier and mail rates, with odd spellings and names like Hugh Ike Shott and Seip Manan Prats. Mentions West Virginia and Bureau of Circulation. Ambiguities present in OCR text.
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Hugh Ike Shott
Seip
Mel & Fires
Ndt
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kate Agency
Enemies carry a report in a different form
A Plautus line notes that enemies bring news in altered form unlike the original. The biblical quote from Isaiah 37 7 stands beside the remark, highlighting contrasts between scriptural and ancient dramatic expressions.
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Plautus
Army Sends Officers to Syracuse to Learn Fiscal Spending
The military aims to simplify budgeting by training officers at Syracuse University to manage funds wisely. Transcripts from budget hearings reveal the complexity of defense budgeting and carryover items across fiscal years. The move signals internal control over spending rather than placing full Congress responsibility on finance decisions.
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Army
Syracuse University
Pentagon
Congress
Air Force
Navy
Young wins control of New York Central Board
Robert R. Young defeats William White in a high profile proxy battle for the New York Central Railroad. Alfred E. Perlman becomes president as the railroad, valued over $2.5 billion, faces major financial challenges and potential power shifts toward Texas influence.
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Wall Street
New York Central Railroad
Robert R. Young
New York Central
Young
Alfred E. Perlman
William White
Texas
Central
France in parliamentary crisis tests EDC fate
The United States signals possible withdrawal of military aid to France and Italy until they join the European Defense Community. A French Premier must secure votes to back EDC amid mixed Assembly opinions while Germany’s Adenauer faces rising criticism over indecision.
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France
Dulles
Italy
European Defense Community
French National Assembly
Assembly
Germany
Adenauer
Soviet
Russia
Europe
Commencement Blues and the Indoctrination Debate
The piece criticizes college leaders and speakers for spreading gloom and conformity during commencements. It cites Adlai Stevenson and Princeton and Harvard figures, notes brainwashing in classes, and warns of reduced student engagement in public life due to perceived indoctrination and politics as a dirty game.
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United States
Adlai Stevenson
Pusey
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
McCarthy
Aristotle
Jenner
Plato
Burke
Wisconsin
Century of the little man and other notes
A collage of satirical observations on public figures trends and politics. The piece jokes about Rubirosa as a last authentic playboy, federal game laws, bananas in refrigerators, Latin America's banana republics, Kansas license plates, and a joking note on Wally Cox's coming marriage amid accusations of bigamy. It ends with a baseball anecdote about aging players.
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Rubirosa
Latin America
Kansas
Wally Cox
Mr. Peepers
Back Door Intervention in Southeast Asia Pact Debate
A Southeast Asia pact lacking Indonesia, Burma, Cylon, India, Pakistan, and Britain would be an illusion. The piece argues United action would hinge on American moves and suggests Dulles may bluff to force an Indo China settlement at Geneva. It urges the U.S. to oppose any pact used as a back door for intervention in Indo China.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Indonesia
Burma
Cylon
India
Pakistan
Great Britain
Dulles
Geneva
Congress
Foundations in Congress Tax Probe Sparks GOP Dem Row
Washington essay notes congressional probe into foundations and tax status. Rep Reece presses a prodding line against perceived world government ties while Rep Hays challenges the study as biased. A Moses Lake attorney cites the League for Industrial Democracy as a lobbying group amid the hearings.
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Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
Rep Hays
Thomas M. McNiece
Congressman Hays
Solons Investigate Foundations Again
Congress debates foundations funding and political ties as Rep Hays challenges Earl on references to prominent figures. Earl claims political affiliations do not equate to left-wing links while focusing on tax-free funding of organizations. Mrs. Gracie Pfost questions the duration of the hearing as roll calls proceed.
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Congress
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ralph J. Bunche
Paul Douglas
Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Rep Hays
Rep. Hays
Earl
Gracie Pfost
Idaho
Hollywood Gossip Roundup From Sheilah Graham
Arthur Marx asks if his father Groucho is married to Eden Hartford. Europe says yes. Rita Moreno cast in Bikini frames. Terry Moore seeking release as Untamed advances. My Friend Irma loses sponsor. new fall TV slate includes The Great Gildersleeve and Dragnet. John Wayne buys books as gifts. Audie Murphy rumors surface. Fred MacMurray to wed June Haver after Lewis and Clark shoot. Clifton Webb covers nose with tape. Kirk Douglas remains busiest actor in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Arthur Marx
Groucho
Eden Hartford
Europe
Terry Moore
20Th Fox
Rita Moreno
Rita
Terry
Irma
Great Gildersleeve
Dragnet
Dick Haymes
el Morocco
Jeti Chandler
Holden
John Wayne
Chata
Audie Murphys
Jane Allyson
California
Janis Paige
John Hodiak
New York
Gotham
Richard Widmark
Ernest Hemingway
Ava Girdner
Gary Moore
China Coast
John
Utah
Dick Powell
the Conqueror
Fred MacMurray
Escrow
June
Haver
Fred
Jackson Hole
Wyo
June Haver
Clifton Webb
Clifton
Kirk Douglas
Randon Jottings Along Film Front
Hollywood notes film plans for Randon Jottings include The Man Without A Star at UI and The Quality of Mercy with Ben Hecht scripting Kirk to report to Wayne Fellows. Dinah Shore turns down Las Vegas offer citing taxes leaving little after payments. Gertrude Michael makes a TV comeback with Fireside Theatre. Linda Darnell and Phil Leibmanns Los Angeles stay with brewery promotion spending on a new plant.
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Hollywood
Europe
Kirk
Wayne Fellows
Mercy
Robert Carson
Ben Hecht
France
Dinah Shore
Las Vegas
George Montgomery
Gertrude Michael
Fireside Theatre
Gertie
Joan Crawford
Joan
Gertrude
Warners
Linda Darnell
Phil Leibmann
Los Angeles
Phil's
Neck of the Woods
Loco-motive Colossus Built From Humble Start
H J Phillips Robert R Young rose from a shoestring beginning to command one of the world’s largest locomotive collections. A lifelong rail enthusiast he pursued trains from childhood dreams to a career across Du Pont General Motors and Wall Street. Railroads define him driving his life with a constant throttle and a smile at a passing train.
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Robert R. Young
Robert
Deisel
Mr. Young
du Pont
New Jersey
General Motors
Wall Street
New York
Aly
Cowboys and logos ride the rails in cheeky Central era tale
A humorous column ties oil wealth to railroading and New York Central lore. It jokes that Texas money backs the railroad, engineers wear cowboy hats, conductors perform rope tricks, and gatekeepers whistle Deep in the Heart of Texas. It riffes on parlor car names and bingo time tables amid playful gossip.
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Texas
New York Central
Winnipausaukee
Owego Hills
Yosemite Queen
You
Harvard Has TV Programs Headline
A playful montage of TV industry chatter mentions Harvard programs and assorted show titles like I Love Posey and Violin. Observations span Washington TV production, bidding on prices, and a jab at university grads amid hearings with references to Syminton and McCarthy.
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Harvard
Posey
Washington
Harold Iman
New York
the Waldorf
Frank Carr
Charlie Laughton
Aqueduct
Shadda Haddim
Jack Benny
France
Syminton
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Joe
McCarran Immunity bill in subversion debate
The piece argues that Fifth Amendment protections do not shield witnesses in espionage cases in Britain and Canada, urging that the McCarran Immunity bill helps uncover subversion by allowing immune testimony. It notes opposition from the National Lawyers Guild, questions about genuine secrecy versus exposure, and defends immunity as a tool to reveal the nature of subversion without punishing informers unjustly.
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Great Britain
Canada
McCarran
Congressional Committee
National Lawyers Guild
Guild
United States
The
Senate
House of Representatives
Graduation line of 230 youths segn vast future for America
Drew Pearson reflects on 230 graduates at Amherst Mass as symbols of a changing generation. He contrasts their 1932 birth era amid Depression and war risks with their looming roles in a tense world. He warns leaders must pursue peace, counter Kremlin ideas, and avoid partisan despair.
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Amherst
Mass
Deerfield
Massachusetts
Younster
Washington
William Wilson Taft
Tafts
Ohio
Socrates Nicholas Tseckares
Shigeru Okumura
Anacostia River
Air Force
Indo-China
Siam
France
General Slocum Victims Buried in Brooklyn Cemetery
The Daily Telegraph notes one hundred eleven victims of the General Slocum disaster were buried at Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery. It references past events from forty, thirty, twenty and ten years ago, including political and personal incidents and a Maharajah joke.
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General Slocum
Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery
Stackelberg
Wafangon
R. R. Henry
Aylette Henry
Tazewell
City
L. R. Wilcox
Dante
Bluefield
Poems Rooftop Rowdy
Poem notes a song sparrow and a house sparrow causing irritation with constant chirping. The speaker wishes for a nest closer to home but the sparrow stays perched high in an eave, provoking neighbors to shout and throw stones.
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I. D. Esreeen
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Baily
R. Moley
Soaper
F.c.othman
Mesars
Ford
Carnegie
Rockefeller
B. Carroll Reece
Tenn
Reece
Young Democratic Congress
Solons
Sheilah Graham
Randon
H. J. Phillips
Robert Young
Ers
Geo, Sokolsky
Britain
Drew Pearson
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Kremlin
Chester Bowles
Orient
Daily Telegraph
U. S
Tokyo
Josephine Bertholme
Hope Development School
Playa del Rey
Calif
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Elba
Patrick H. McDermott
Clarksburg
W. Va
Wall Street Journal
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