Advertising Coupon Bonanza in St Petersburg Drug Store
A local Florida drug store in St Petersburg recorded 9,277 individual sales in a single day through a novel coupon scheme. The feat, while impressive, would be modest if done in bigger cities like New York or Birmingham, yet it highlights how newspaper advertising can drive high-volume sales even in smaller markets.
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W&j
New York
Birmingham
St. Petersburg
Fla
St. Pete
Open range livestock laws cut highway accidents in Florida
Florida enforces an open range livestock law to keep animals off roads. The first month under the rule saw nine livestock accidents versus 33 a year earlier, with one death and 58 injuries. Alabama, with a long-standing open range law, still sees wandering livestock. Motorists should report stray animals to the highway patrol to prevent crashes.
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Florida
Florida Highway Patrol
Alabama
Alabama Highway Patrol
Spat Over Korean War Casualty Figures
Drew Pearson charges the Army underreports casualties in Korea. Army spokesman in the Pentagon says totals are delayed because next of kin notification is required before counting. Editor and Publisher notes 12 casualties among war correspondents in the first month. Army tallies: 153 killed, 1590 wounded, 873 missing, numbers seen as low versus press corps losses.
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Drew Pearson
Army
Pearson
Pentagon
The Scene on World Tension and Cold War Fears
A dated op ed warning that a third world war looms if Communism spreads. It argues Korea marks the start of a broader conflict, urges stronger U S controls, higher taxes, and military buildup to deter Soviet power, and predicts containment only by force if needed.
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Russia
Korea
Europe
Washington
Congress
Morgenthau
Navy
New Deal
West Pointers
West Point Protective Association
Air Force
Japan
Hitler
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Stalin
Herbert Hoover
New York
Hoover
Wilson
Mary Pickford
God
Wire-Tapping Probe and Korea War Notes
The column outlines a federal grand jury and senate probe into wire tapping linked to Senator Brewster and Senator Smith, plus Air Force prep for postwar targets and atomic-base readiness. It notes political shifts, a Texas campaign, Romulo’s UN role, and critiques of wartime aviation and wage policy amid rising prices.
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Washington
Brewster
Maine
Howard Hughes
Drew Pearson
District of Columbia
Senate
Air Force
Moscow
Navy
Forrest Sherman
Matthews
Sherman
Fiwest
Army
Margaret Chase Smith
Owen Brewster
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Florida
Dwight Rogers
Alert
Walter Huber
Akron
Dan Flood
Wilkes Barre
Douglas
Texa Lities
Texas
San Antonio
Gall
Maverick Jr
Frates S. Seeligson
Téxas
Seeligson Sr
Maverick Sr
Young Maverick
Seeligson
Maverick
South Pacific
U. N
MacArthur
Carlos Romulo
United Nations Assembly
Carlos
Defeat as a Driver of Progress in Living Today
Arlier Davidson argues defeat can guide better action not surrender. If goals remain viable, use defeat as a challenge to persist and adjust methods. civilization advances through repeated falls and new efforts. He cites progress from primitive medicine to modern science.
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Oliver Goldsmith
One Horse’s Neck Stuns Chicago Tavern Crowd
Louis Kuras, host at a west side tavern, heard a crash and saw a junk dealer’s runaway horse crash through the front window. The horse’s head and shoulders protruded into the room as beer was being drawn, shocking patrons.
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Chicago
Louis Kuras
West Side
Kuras
As Pegler Sees It Westbrook Firebrand Attacks Unions
Westbrook column denounces unions as a subterfuge and compares them to Nazi parties, accusing Roosevelt of using them to control citizens. It blames leaders like John L. Lewis and James B. Carey for wartime exploitation and calls for resisting a rising war economy and goon influence in politics and police.
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New York
Roosevelts
Nazi Party
Germany
People’s Fronts
Roosevelt
Kansas City
Act of Congress
Bela Kuns
Dewey
John L. Lewis
Washington
Springfield
James B. Carey
CIO
White House
Hell
I Carey
MacArthur mail flood shows public cries for atom bombs
AU.S. press summary reveals letters to Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korea War. Citizens urge use of atomic bombs on North Korea and Russia, while others pray for safety. The article notes MacArthur reads all mail and keeps envelopes sealed until review.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
Gen. MacArthur
Moscow
Devil's Island
Teddy Rooseveltt
Los Angeles
Newfoundland
Russia
New York
MacArthur
Dai Ichi
Pentagon
Far East
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
Israel
Arab World
Steak Critic Is No Chef
Hollywood Aug 8 Maurice Dreier tests food for pay and hunts the perfect steak. He advocates aging steaks four to six weeks in New York and serving at 120 degrees with a two inch cut. He favors rare meat, calls overcooked steak phlegmatic, and says a critic need not cook to judge quality.
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Hubbard Keavy
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Maurice Dreier
U. S
Maurice
New York
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Decatur
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Romulo
Orient
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Pan American World Airways
Ilinois
Chicago Tribune
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Harry Hopkins
Averell Harriman
FDR
Truman
Johnson
Pacific
Servants of Brotherhood
Greenville
S.A
Lions Club
William Horton
U. S. Marines
State Department
Common Council For American Unity
Italy
Peyton Ford
Gus Vanech
Justice Department
Joe Martin
Colum
Bia
Joe
Washington, D. C
D. C
Guy Gillette
Carroll
Switzer
Matt Neeley
West Virginia
Joe McCarthy
Indiana
Ray Madden
House Rules Committee
Georgia
Gene Cox
Brent Spence
Banking and Currency Committee
Madden
Gary
Cox
Spence
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Drew
Pearsen
Arlier Davidson
Clay R Pollan
Taurus
Yous
Lfo
Vireo
Sant
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Bec
Jan WO
Aquamius
Pisces
Pegler
Westbrook
International News Service
Abraham Lincoln
Lucius Aemilius Paulus
Macedonia
Regrievee Pharmacist
Loyd’s Cave
Evans
2Nd Ave
Stewart
Jeff Chandler
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