Truman Rumors Spark 1948 Retirement Talk in Washington
Rumors echoed in Washington and by a radio commentator claim President Truman may retire in 1948. The piece notes precedent with earlier one term presidents and suggests he might run again, while noting uncertainty about the future and the UN’s continued unity. It also mentions car tires from a strike and a Marquis quip about a well policed world.
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Truman
Washington
Polk
Buchanan
Hayes
Brotherhood of
Alvaney Johnston
Railway Engineers
Whitney
Johnston
Trumen
Along Broadway By Dan Walker
Manhattan Memoranda reviews mix of postwar politics Hollywood gossip and industry plans. Ickes’ successor named on Williamsburg yacht, nylon panic and tax enforcement loom. Lewis and CIO clash over nylon, Supreme Court appeal threatened. Broadway stars resist flattery amid homicide squad scrutiny. Eisenhower era casting dreams include Garbo Shearer and Costello Barrymore. Trooper shifts eight hours debated. World War II era aviation themes mingle with Constellation plans.
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Ickes
Williamsburg
Perrillo
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
CIO
Henry Ksiser
G. O. P. Dark Horse
Bankhead
Hollywood
Broadway
Homicide Squad
Gen. Eisenover
Greta Garbo
Dave Lovw
Charlie Einfeld
Norma Shearer
Isabel Elsen
Gladys Cooper
Norfolk
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Hays
Johnston
Wheat crisis looms as elevators overflowed in Dakotas and beyond
Washington author Marquis Childs notes wheat elevators in the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska and Montana are full while January carloads nearly match 1944 record Shipments abroad face large shortfalls in February and March despite high domestic movement Critics blame bottlenecks and price speculation lobbying by grain handlers and processors urged Congress to halt price rises and Secretary Anderson to push wheat to ports for Europe
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Washington
Marquis Childs
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Montana
Clinton Anderson
Europe
Anderson
Department of Agriculture
Department
Agriculture
Arotrican Railroads
Lnbbies
Chester Bowles
Office of Economic Stabilization
House Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Senators Debate Shirts in Washington Haberdashery Sketch
In a Washington session Sen John H Bankhead remarks on a shortage of shirts while senators examine clothing, including a batwing collar and starched collars. Grace Moore's brother Richard, a Chattanooga dry goods merchant, produces shorts priced under OPA ceilings, prompting calls to rethink rules.
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Frederick C. Othman
Washington
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Clyde R Hoe
N. C
Leo Raymond Ff. Weilis
Indiana
Dave G. Bilho
Miss
Henrik Shipstead
Minn
George D. Austi
Sen. Torkhead
New Orleans
Toyen
Bankaendy
Stuart
Merien
Wallace
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Bankhead
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Sears, Roedyick & Co
Sinatar
Mobile
John Toomey
Toomey
Grace Moore
Richard
Chattanooga
Tenn
Manve
Srv. Billy
OPA
Washington Roundup: Arnall Ickes era and labor strife
Governor Arnall praises Ickes successor Oscar Chapman who manages Interior and acts as his own staff while White House eyes minimize resignations. The piece surveys military pay gaps, New York City strike politics, and rail wage arbitration with Truman seeking a balanced approach amid growing union pressure.
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Washington
Arnall
Georgia
Ickes
Oscar Chapman
Chapman
Interior Department
White House
Interior
Chapman 15
Mayor offers jeep ride for Lafayette clothing drive
Lafayette Indiana Mayor George H. DeVault pledges a free jeep ride to every boy and girl who contributes one item of clothing for each year of life to the United National clothing collection. The program aims to boost donations and support local youth during the drive.
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Lafayette
Ind
George H. DeVault
United National Clothing Collection
City Directory Figures Show Odd Surnames Across Harrisburg
Harrisburg area residents appear in a new city directory featuring unusual surnames such as Bond Poet Silly Miser Drag an Spider Johngrass Brickhouse Prayer and Leisure. The listing notes one Sinner six Legs Scrat Sheriffs and four Bedmens among the names.
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Harrisburg
Bond
Poet
Silly
Miser
Dragan
Spider
Johngrass
Brickhouse
Pertinent Comment By Ernest Lindley
During Roosevelt era the Court was a political battlefield shaping liberal appointments. Truman tapped Justice Jackson for German war guilt and Douglas faced possible roles, with the author arguing the real critical area now lies in how best to use highly capable jurists like Douglas and Jackson in the executive branch.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Court
Mr. Roosevelt
Truman
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Douglas
Justice Byrnes
Interior
Democratic Party
Douglas
Jackson
Spain Faces Moral Test Over Franco Regime
The article argues whether moral pressure can supplant force in Spain where Franco's regime looms. France Britain and the United States seek a domestic change without war, while Russia stays unofficially apart. A broad boycott could follow if Franco resists, but any action requires global assent to justify meddling in Spain’s affairs.
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Spain
France
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Franco
Britain
DUNO
Blind but Chosen Towns First Citizen of Salem
Carlton Greider, blind since 1944, is Salem’s junior first citizen. A former Marine lieutenant and veteran’s counselor, he earned Springfield College PE degree and teaches at the YMCA. He studied in Germany on a 1936 scholarship, bicycles 1300 miles there, skis rarely, and enjoys tandem sailing with his wife. He homerooms in Salem and plays golf, joking about a late night rematch.
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Winston Churchill
Miami
Douglas Chandor
Yalta
Chandor
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
GOP
Vandenberg
Michigan
United States
Senator Connally
Texas
American Federation of Labor
Wilson Wyatt
Gene Cox
Georgia
Capitol Hill
Marvin Griffin
Bell Syn, Inc
Salem
Ore
Carlton Greider
Tinian Island
Salem U. S. Employment Service Office
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Springfield College
Mass
Greider
YMCA
Germany
Hitler
Salt and the heart checkup prompts future research
A Dallas group led by Drs Grollman Harrison Mason Baxter Crampton Reichsman studied salt’s effect on blood pressure. In rats low salt diets lowered pressure, and in six hospital patients the results varied: one unchanged, two normal, three reduced, with one needing salt. Further studies are urged.
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American Medical Association
Dallas
Texas
Arthur Grollman
T. R. Harrison
M. F. Mason
James Baxter
Joseph Crampton
Frances Reichsman
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