Bobby Soxer Trend Heats Up in Hollywood Talks
Hollywood gossip says Frenzied bobby soxers are aging into a more mature fandom. Frank Sinatra notes a shift from direct theater craze to mail and fan clubs while praising peers like Gene Autry Roy Rogers Abbott and Costello for charity work and public service. The piece links the phenomenon to wartime fans of Valentino Vallee and early Dorsey era followers.
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Nash Motors
Barking Frog of Texas Echoes Doglike Call
The so called barking frog of Texas makes a call that sounds like a dog's bark. Biologist note its distinctive vocalization and regional habitat drawing interest from researchers studying amphibian communication.
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Texas
Taft Blames Truman Anew Over Inflation Policy
Senator Taft accuses President Truman of anti inflation missteps citing Treasury short term rate hikes as a sufficient brake. He urges action on credit restrictions and domestic spending while heading to Murray Bay Canada. Taft argues Truman shares responsibility for rising costs and criticizes Congress for restricting credit.
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Mackenzies Column Urges Moscow US Collaboration For Peace
DeWitt Mackenzie argues in a Moscow radio piece that collaboration with the United States could secure lasting peace but requires Moscow to abandon world revolution by force. He warns against Bolshevik aggression and subversive activity at home and abroad and calls for ending the cold war altogether.
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Bolshevism and US policy toward Moscow during 1917 to 1933
The column argues the United States never fully accepted the Soviet government amid propaganda and subversion. It notes Roosevelt finally recognized Moscow after pledges to cease, which did not occur, and contemplates possible limited collaboration while warning communism and democracy cannot co exist but could in theory coexist with separate spheres. It questions Moscow's motive for proposing joint action in the German crisis.
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Birmingham Electric Company Considers Fare Change
Birmingham Electric Company charges 10 cent fares on street cars and buses and faces a potential return to 7 cent fares if it loses its court battle. It must redeem 3 cent fare differences already collected if the higher rate is struck down. State of Alabama.
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Birmingham Electric Company
Rose Offers To Back Met Opera
Showman Billy Rose proposed to run the Metropolitan Opera for one season and guarantee against deficit. He would streamline productions while preserving operatic traditions. Met directors had planned to cancel the 1948 49 season over union demands and deficits.
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Metropolitan Opera
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Unclaimed Funds Questioned in Circuit Court
Bama asks Circuit Judge Eugene Carter about handling money left unclaimed when receipts are not all turned in. The inquiry seeks clarity on disposition and potential claims.
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Eugene Carter
Maybank Wins Easy Victory in South Carolina Primary
In South Carolina Maybank led for his senate seat with about a 10 000 vote margin as returns came in. Arkansas Governor race saw Sidney S McMath edge Jack Holt, while Rep James P Richards won decisive South Carolina House renomination against Roy Cobb and John J Riley trailed Hugo S Sims Jr. The Dorn seat faced a fierce contest after Dorn ran second to Maybank. The SC primary featured the strongest negro turnout in years due to a federal court ruling allowing negroes party membership.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Arkansas
Idaho
Burnet R. Maybank
Senate
Hot Springs
Sidney S. McMath
Jack Holt
James P. Richards
Roy Cobb
John J. Riley
Hugo S. Sims, Jr
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Maybank
Democratic Party
Ruth Condition Now Critical
Babe Ruth, baseball’s ailing home run king, is listed in critical condition at Memorial Hospital with higher temperature and pulmonary complications. He had been ill nearly two years and recently left French hospital after neck operation, with public appearances and Babe Ruth Foundation activities noted.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Homerun King
Memorial Hospital
Ruth
French Hospital
Babe Ruth Foundation
Florida
Oxford University Structure Notes Federation of 21 Colleges
Oxford University in England operates as a federation of 21 colleges, each with its own government and teaching staff. The system assigns independent governance to colleges while sharing central university administration and resources.
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England
Oxford University
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