Petition to Congress Over Petrillo Edict on Foreign Music
The piece laments union head James Petrillo's ban on foreign music broadcasts, arguing political leaders should intervene. It contrasts wartime and peacetime logic, questions “normalcy,” and warns of dictatorship in arts policy while urging public action to defend musicians and civic goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
James C
Petrillo
Canada
Union
Sharps and Flats
Somone
Glenwood Springs Shows Small Town Christmas Spirit
Glenwood Springs Colorado mobilized to aid 524 sailors on a Christmas Eve pass through town. The 1,200 residents provided 400 pounds of turkey and Christmas gifts, embodying the town’s enduring philosophy of giving.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Santa Claus
War films as political bargaining at Moscow gathering
At a Moscow meeting of the Big Three foreign ministers, a film depicting how Russia would wage war against Japan was shown as a diplomatic ploy. The piece suggests using screen portrayals of potential campaigns to influence peace talks, a tactic likened to or contrasted with Hitler’s propaganda.
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Moscow
Russia
Japan
Hitler
Munich
Europe
Low Countries
France
Quiet Cedar Rapids leader Frank A. Beals dies at Christmas
Frank A. Beals, a modest local civic contributor and successful businessman, died on Christmas Day. He devoted much energy to public service and private benevolence, earning respect as a diligent, kindly mentor to friends, employers, and the Cedar Rapids community. He will be missed by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Beals
Cedar Rapids
Charity or Charity For Enemies In UNRRA Critique
RobQUILLEN argues UNRRA misallocates relief funds, noting America and Britain fund most of it while distribution favors former enemy and Soviet‑controlled states. He says Western Europe is starved while Russians use trucks and reparations, urging red tape cuts and freer aid to Allied allies. The piece concludes with a seasonal porch thermometer reflection.
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Eisenhower
UNRRA
Europe
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association
Unra
America
England
Russia
Germany
Anna
Out of the Past Youth is the op
A brief column titled Out of the Past highlights youth activities and memories from a bygone era reflecting community events and local personalities.
Bugs Baer On Congress And A Nation At War
The piece mocks wartime politics and congressional antics. It claims fact-finding committees chase theories from Pearl Harbor to bacon while power shifts to briefcase wielding figures. It laments a weak senate and scattered federal leadership with sly humor.
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Pearl Harbor
No Truly Great Art Is Ever Tainted with Political Message
The author argues against political art tainting aesthetics, citing a German artist who died at 78 and noting liberal criticism of her anti Nazi stance. He contrasts craftsmanlike works by Eakins Homer Wood with politically driven art and laments politics skewing value in modern art.
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Washington
Europe
Eakins
Philadelphia
Winslow Homer
Grant Wood
Engel’s India trip exposes wasteful war supplies in Hump flights
Congressman Albert Engel faces Gen George Richards as he uncovers a string of questionable airlift actions. The subcommittee cites 75 officers describing burned gear and odd cargoes from The Hump including gloves jackets parachutes and Coca Cola bottles. Sources say cargos ranged from cotton worth $225000 to engines beacon lights and a printed press weighing 8000 pounds.
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Ashington
Albert Engel
Muskegon
Mich
Marshall
War Department
India
Army
Engel
George Richards
Congressional Committee
Richards
Karachi
Abadan
Air Corps
Chaperon Richards
Congressman
U. S
Khartoum
Egypt
Cairo
New Delhi
Africa
China
Agra
Gaya
Pratt and Whitney
Language of Love at Bergdorf's Dress Search
A misty eyed woman enters Bergdorf's seeking a dress with a print reading I love youse. The saleslady stammers then clarifies the design should repeat I love you. The scene ends with the seller reacting to the corrected rose colored request.
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New Yorker
Bergdorf’s
Good Start Toward Rearming
Marquis Childs argues that postwar demobilization failed as Germany secretly rebuilt for conquest. He notes covert German Soviet agreements enabling armament, with Dutch Czech Belgian labs aiding the plan to restore domination in Europe and beyond. The Foreign Economic Administration experts warn Germany could repeat the aggression despite past defeats.
Peace and the danger of repeating past wars in postwar policy
The piece argues that mere talk of peace is hollow without action by leaders to curb militarism. It warns against reliance on fear and the atomic threat, urges moral force and a return to Christian principles, and discusses German assets and experts abroad aiding potential future war efforts. The analysis cites Pope Pius XII and the FEA on German resources in neutral countries.
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Icans
Pius XII
Germany
FEA
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Argentina
Reich
Posture Myth Busts Chest Size In Youth Exam
Dr Win warns against equating muscular chest expansion with health or handsomeness. A handsome teen with five inch chest expansion failed medicals due to early lung disease, while others with normal measurements passed. The piece urges keeping the chin in and crown high to improve posture and appearance, stressing posture over mere looks.
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Moose
Immunization Guidelines and Health Questions for Families
A reader asks about first year immunizations for infants and medical advice suggests smallpox vaccine at three months and diphtheria vaccination by ages two to three but leaves other vaccines to the physician. The page also notes iodine deficiency in the Great Lakes region and recommends suitable daily iodine, plus a query about sourcing advice.
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E. S
Goiter Belt
Great Lakes Basin
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Robert Quillen
Quillen
T. T. Munger
Bugs” Baer
Jefferson
George Clark
Paul Mallon
Roosevelt
Mallon
N. C. Wyeth
Drew Pearson
Creok
Michigan
Gen. Richards
Bombay
Language of
Marquis Childs
Soviet Union
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Childs
Foreign Economic Administration
By David Lawrence
Earth
Jashington
Lawrence
Truman
God
Sociedad Electro-Quimica de Flix
I. G. Farben
Franco
Dr. Win
Grady
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