United Nations probes and Jaycee car stunt debated
The piece questions Trygve Lie's handling of Communist ties in the United Nations and calls for a full investigation, then shifts to Charleston Gazette readers about a Magic Island car stunt by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and its failed advertising angle with reflecting tape ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trygve Lie
United Nations
FBI
Charleston Gazette
Magic Island
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
U.S
Korea
Eisenhower
U. N
United States
New York
Kanawha County
Earth
Charleston
Bertha E. Goodwin
Harry Byrd, Jr
West Virginia
Virginia
Byrd
Wheeling Intelligencer
Colt
Richmond
Isolationists Push Back Against Trade Barriers
The passage argues isolationists resist removing trade barriers, while free trade is needed for peaceful relations. It notes a shift from Democratic Free Trade to Republican Protection, with a new administration favoring Free Trade and Congress still clinging to Protection. Backing safe traderelations could avert a basic war cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Widen reader calls for more King Bradleys notes
Letters from Widen readers recount local woes and praise. mentions J G Bradley as a king and Gandy as a prince, with comments on unions, schooling shortages, groceries, and editorials. Readers defend Roosevelt Truman bashing, praise church coverage, and critique Pegler. Occasional references to Charleston parade and U N debates appear amid civic chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradleys
Plato
Nettie
Jazette
J. G. Bradley
Gandy
Widen
William Blizzard
J. G
Mae Eagie
Notable Gossip Roundup From Broadway and Paris Scene
Dororthy Kilgallen covers Johnny Ray and his bride, Charlie Morrison’s daughter, as touring shows face upheaval. Nancy Kelly injures ankle, Robert Young exits due to illness. Ruth Webb teases headlines with slander claims. Backstage romances brew, including Dolores Gray’s brother and Barbara English, while a florist quits after stock gains. Legal knots tangle Betty Dodero and Hugh Shannon divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Gray
Barbara English
Dolores
London Terrace
Vey Stone
Detroit
Mexico
Downbeat
Billy Taylor
Taft and Eisenhower Clash Shapes GOP Path Forward
The piece weighs the impact of Senator Taft’s attack on Durkin and its effect on his Senate leadership chances as Eisenhower strengthens within the Republican presidency. It notes Durkin’s likely confirmation, Taft’s damaged standing, and the party’s aim to consolidate power ahead of 1956 while considering Taft’s future role.
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Washington
Noy D. Eisenhower
Roberta A. Taft
Sen
Taft
Durkin
Burton K. Wheeler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen. Wheeler
Sen. Taft
Senate
Eisenhower
Rieh
Sinclair Weeks
Commerce
Finance Committee
Republican Party
Weeks
GOP National Committee
Reuther Chosen to Lead CIO Loyal Opposition to Ike
Walter P. Reuther is selected to head the CIOs loyal opposition to General Eisenhower, fusing labor leadership with Adlai Stevenson’s political stance. The move signals a high profile public clash with the administration, as Reuther and Stevenson plan to push bold agenda items amid a tense political moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atla Li Cip
Waner
Reuther
CIO
Eisenhower
CTO
Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson
Heather
Stevenson
Heuther
Resolutions Committee
Congress
U. S
Walter P. Reuther
Civitan Club plans courtesy work and society notes
Local brief outlines a Civitan Club courtesy project and a Mrs Cora Carson shower on Fayette Street honoring Miss Russie Hetrah bride elect of Conrad Ross. It also records West Virginia University president Dr John R Turner saying no radical changes planned and a farm auction of James H Stewart estate.
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the Gazette
Civitan Club
Cora Carson
Fayette St
Russie Hetrah
Conrad Ross
John R. Turner
West Virginia University
James H. Stewart
F. J. Kaufman
RB. Dunn
George Lalamie
Grillmore
Williamsor
W.M. Wiley
Sharples
Durkin Labor Secretary Pick Causes Taft Rift
Washington reports say Eisenhower favored breaking with Senate leader Taft over naming Martin Durkin as Secretary of Labor. Durkin, a Catholic plumber, scarce among Republicans, faced Taft opposition and a Justice Department monopoly case historic in origin.
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Coolidge
James J. Davis
England
GOP
Senate
Labor Durkin
Ike
Taft
Durkin
Alfred Drixcoll
New Jersey
Plumbers Union
John Danaher
Connecticut
Dewey
Anna Rosenberg
Trurman
Defense
Eisenhower
AFL
George Meany
Martin Durkin
Sen
Justice Department
Sears, Roebuck
Westbrook Pegler and the era of political epithets
A critical overview traces Westbrook Pegler’s prominence as a caustic epitheti cian from the Roosevelt to Truman era. It recounts coined terms like Mr Big and La Boca Grande, noting how name calling shaped political discourse and fueled division during the era and contributed to the climate leading to World War II.
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Gazette
Dirty Rat
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Tam
Westbrook Pegler
Truman
Pegier
Omar
Ralph Sentog
Pegler
Mr. Big
Mister Big
Bleeding Hearts
Heywood Broun
Newspaper Guild
Mahatma
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt-Truman
Hovever
la Boca Grande
Isabella
Bavaria
Charles VI
France
Elizabeth
Russia
Henry IV
Castille
Henry
Common
Joan
Bloody Mary
England
Scotland
Delaware
Wilmington
Louis the Lame
Axtou
William Pitt
Peter Brougham
Harry Twitcher
Alexander the Great
Charles XII
Sweden
Ludwig
Lord Hervey
Fanny
Napoleon
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Duke of Marlborough
Churchill
Britain
Dietraeh
Queen Anne
Alfonso
Weyler
Buechenwald
Fuhrer
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Boor
Reader's Forum
Editor Gazette
Herodotus
Berosus
Pindar
Raye
Lawson
Okey
George
O. L. Patteson
Dorothy Kilgallen
Johnnie Ray
Bride
Érooner
Mocambo
Boniface
Charlie Morrison
Nancy Kelly
Robert Young
Nancy
East Side
Webb
Jose Caldron
Ruthie
Madison Road
Carolyn Knight
the Boulevard
al Siegel
Ethel Merman
Flatbush
Carnegie Hall
de Bernarr
Betty Dodero
Hugh Shannon
Betty
Doris Fleeson
Doris Freeson
Victor Riesel
Vintar Riesel
Allan Haywood
Walter Reuther
Haywood
CYO
Ohioan
CLO
Hay~wood
Drew Pearson
Gen
Riscoll
Westbrook
Nicholson
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