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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
3
Federal tax reforms suggested amid editorials declaring a powder claim about aid to Russia. Opinions note the Western Newspaper Union analysis framing.
Former army captain G Racey Jordan accused Harry Hopkins of moving uranium and bomb powder to Russia in 1944. He claimed diaries and letters prove Hopkins touched the Russians during emergencies. lawmakers opened a congressional probe led by senator McMahon. Elsewhere, Sen. O Mahoney opposed a tax hike, urging reform and reduced waste instead.
Apathy and audience loss push giveaway shows to extinction across the nation. Courts bogged down federal bans while four programs have folded and another nears cancellation as listeners abandon jackpot style contests. The trend reflects fading interest rather than policy alone.
The high court rejects the CIO attack on a Arkansas law that bans force or violence at labor disputes. It finds the statute does not penalize peaceful assembly or expression but ensures disputes proceed without force. The article also notes a brighter national job picture in November with gains in non farm and farm employment and 1.5 million part time workers due to slack work and strikes.
John L. Lewis faced pressure as miners returned to a three day week amid dealer doubts and union fund control disputes. In the UN, the assembly voted 44 to 5 to census conventional armaments while excluding atomic weapons, amid Western-Russian tensions and warnings about rearming Europe.
Air force Lieutenant General Elwood RK Quesada will head Joint Task Force No 3 a special project to conduct new atomic weapons tests at the Eniwetok proving ground.
The piece profiles John Dall in his rise from stock theatre to Hollywood, notes director John Ford’s war veteran rest home project, and mentions Leon Janney and his villain role in This Is Nora Drake. It stresses Dall’s first dramatic part and future aim in comedy, and praises She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as action packed.
Madonna Davis returns to relevance with Joan Davis Productions after vaudeville and film stints. Arthur Parado leads in The Men, a paralyzed veteran’s first dramatic role. Olga Cruce earns Haiti commendation for anti voo doo broadcasts. Patricia Neal linked to romances in press, while Mary McBride mobilizes instruments for Mandahl Boys School. Wendell Corey reacts to his daughter’s tarantula scare during a holiday from Holiday Affair. Lucy quips about a black widow spider during the moment.
A narrator notes how some people appear indifferent to the world’s direction while others showcase surprising strength landing large fish. A man fusses over a four pound bass, yet a 100 pound girl lands a 170 pound sucker with ease.
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