Stevenson and Eisenhower Needle Duel Signals Campaign Tensions
The Nation Today reviews the campaign clash as Nixon accuses Stevenson of being Truman loyalist while Stevenson asserts independence. Eisenhower accuses Stevenson of subservience to traditional power, raising questions if Stevenson will chart an independent Democratic course or align with the past. The piece weighs potential outcomes based on Stevenson’s response.
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Washington
Brooks Bros
Eisenhower
Gov. Stevenson
Sen
Richard Nixon
Stevenson
CIO
Truman
Springfield
Ill
White House
Nixon
Isenhower
Arnall Resignation Hinted For September
Boston report says OPS Director Ellis Arnall likely to resign September 1, despite pressure from President Truman. Roger L. Putnam told newsmen that both he and Truman prefer Arnall remain in office.
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Boston
Roger L. Putnam
OPS
Ellis Arnall
President Truman
Putnam
Truman
Arnall
Watermelon Varieties Reach Wide Weight Range
Watermelons grow in numerous varieties and when mature may weigh as little as eight pounds or more than eighty pounds, reflecting significant size diversity in the fruit's cultivation.
Mrs H P McGee Is Paid Honor On Birthday
Mrs H P McGee of Somerville was surprised by family and friends who gathered at her home to honor her birthday. A noon luncheon featured many relatives and neighbors, with later visits and photos capturing a joyful afternoon.
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H. P. McGee
Somerville
Lucila
Butler
Stanley
Etoile
Robert Hardy
Onead
Yetta Lee
Frances
Sue
Elaine
Faye
Beatrice Charest
Pattie Lyle
Barcliff
Viro
Wesley Turney
Norris
Lavada
Gary
O. D
William Turney
James Douglas
Vester Winton
Vaudha
Lazette
Flyer Mix-Up Highlights Name Confusion In Transatlantic Flier
A Tulsa woman mistaken about Bert Acosta, Byrd’s ocean flyer partner, for a Denver hospital patient named Bert Acosta says she thought she had been married for ten years. The real Acosta has been a patient at the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society sanatorium in Spiva Denver suburb for months.
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Denver
Bert. Acosta
Tulsa
Ola
Cias
Acosta
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society
Spiva
Doctor Maynard’s 1848 adhesive plaster invention
Dedham Massachusetts physician John P Maynard developed an adhesive medicated plaster in 1848 by dissolving gun cotton in sulfuric ether to produce a brush on fluid applied to skin and covered with cotton strips.
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Dedham, Mass
John P. Maynard
Office Cat and Inscriptions Scene in Satirical Verse
A collage of humorous lines from Office Cat by Junius, an Arlington cemetery epitaph, and riffs on memory and insomnia. Jokes touch on coins, vacations, a Greek shoeshiner, a Decatur laundress note, and a Springfield school party.
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Arlington
Massachusetts
Mary Morgan
Local Post Awarded Gold Ribbon for 1951-52
Tommy Brooks presented Morgan county post No. 15 with a gold ribbon from the state Legion recognizing the Decatur post as an honor post for 1951-52. The award followed a high annual membership and was announced at Bank Street Legion home during Monday night’s meeting. Ed White was chosen to attend the national Legion convention in New York City August 26-28. Plans were discussed for the American Legion junior baseball program.
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Tommy Brooks
Morgan
American Legion
State Legion
Decatur
Legion
Bank Street
Ed White
National Legion
New York City
Whistler Wilde Jibe and Concert Carriage Gaffe
A Parisian dinner anecdote has Whistler delivering a sharp joke that Wilde admires and later jokes about claiming it. A henpecked man and neighbor exchange quips at a concert while a Mrs Smith mistakes a carriage for their baby, discussing rubber tires. An old epitaph jokes about a man who is not in his grave but his pod.
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Mrs. Smith
George
Mr. Smith
Samuel Pease
Berryhill Twin Serves in Korea with 2nd Division
Pvt. Billy G. Berryhill is serving in Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division. His twin brother Bobby N. Berryhill lives on Decatur 1. The unit, noted for early actions in Korea, previously fought on Heartbreak Ridge and Bloody Ridge after serving at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
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Billy G. Berryhill
Bobby N. Berryhill
Decatur 1
2Nd Infantry Division
Korea
Berryhill
Fort Leonard Wood
Pre-1900 Notion of Crawl Stroke Largely Limited
The swimming crawl stroke was not widely known before 1900 and was mostly associated with the South Pacific region. This historical note highlights how early swimming styles varied by area and exposure.
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South Pacific
CIO foresees Stevenson endorsement at three day session
The CIO high command opens a three day political session with about 500 leaders in Washington. Officials expect the 46 member executive board to back Adlai Stevenson for President, while AFL stays noncommittal and individual unions may still campaign.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
CIO High Command
Adlai Stevenson
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Jack Kroll
Organizations’ Political Action Committee
PAC
Stevenson
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
AFL
Labor Federation
Red Lights Boost Egg Production Says Rutgers Expert
STORRS Conn Put a red light over hen nests as advised by C S Platt Rutgers egg expert at the 1st annual National Poultry Association meeting at the University of Connecticut He cites wartime NJ growers lights kept hens on nests longer raising egg production and experiments confirm the red light effect on hens
Red Infiltration Plot Targeting Boy Scouts Exposed
Senate investigators reveal sworn testimony describing a Moscow inspired scheme to infiltrate the Boy Scout movement. Harvey Matusow testified that Communists sought to place agents among scouts and use churches schools and unions to indoctrinate youth with Red propaganda. He cited Don West a Baptist clergyman and Communist organizer as an example and described plans to form a rival youth group the Young Pioneers.
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Washington
Boy Scout Movement
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Kremlin
Matusow
Boy Scouts
Donald D. Connors
Don West
West
Georgia
Bethel
John
Martha Edston
Communist Party
Young Pioneers
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