Ranch Magnate Anderson to Run Navy Herds in US
Bob Anderson of Vernon Texas, slated as Secretary of the Navy next January, runs the 570000 acre Waggoner ranch in Northern Texas. He operates a vast farming operation shipping steers by freight train, converts alfalfa to pellets, tests moisture in samples, and maintains a large cowboy workforce across seasons.
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Washington
Bob Anderson
Vernon
Texas
United States
Anderson
St. Louis
Waggoner Ranch
Sam Rayburn
Richardson
Rayburn
Howell Smith
Fight Over Senate Cloture Could Shape Next Congress
Foes of cloture vow to push repeal as Congress faces a volatile upcoming session. The battle over the Senate rule may mark one of the most tumultuous periods in years with heated debate and high stakes ahead.
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Senate
Congress
Christmas Trade Shifts as New York City Lags Nationally
AP reports after a trade survey that Christmas business is better nationwide except in New York City. Key factors cited are transportation difficulties and the rise of trading centers outside congested business districts.
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New York City
Calculated Risk on Truman Papers in Kansas City Vault
The Chicago Tribune quotes a Denver remark about Mr. Truman failing to raise funds for a Grand view Missouri library to hold his public papers. The plan shifts to a vault in the Jackson County courthouse in Kansas City, amid history of a vault blast and ballot theft linked to the Pendergast era.
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Truman
Grandview
Jackson County
Kansas City
Cotton shifts west as California rises in U S output
The Montgomery Advertiser notes California becomes the second largest cotton producer behind Texas, with 1954–55 projections and ongoing diversification into livestock and dairying in the South. California’s irrigation based, mechanized, large scale farming contrasts with traditional methods, while a one variety law shapes its industry.
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California
Montgomery Advertiser
Advertiser
U.S
Texas
Alabama
California Experiment Station
Paul W. Chapman
Georgia
College of Agriculture
Progressive Farmer
South
Mississippi River
Langer Targeted in Senate Backstage Plot
A secret probe by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is to lead next month, scrutinizes Senator William Langer of North Dakota. The aim is to uncover subversive ties in his private bills and block his gain of control over the judiciary panel.
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William Langer
North Dakota
Langer
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
GOP
Democrats
Truman
Senate
Living Today by Arlie B Davidson
Arlie B Davidson argues that society places priority on material goods over human values. He warns that neglecting human relations, goodwill, and cooperation harms communities, schools, and churches, urging personal effort toward constructive living.
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Living Today
Arlie B. Davidson
Pegler Assails Langer and Durkin in Labor Fight
The column attacks Senator Langer for party loyalty shifts and applauds scrutiny of his private bills amid charges of aiding communists. It blasts Martin Durkin as Labor Secretary pick, mocks plumbers and unions, and links Durkin to criminal figures tied to Las Vegas unions and Alsup's crimes.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Ike
Martin Durkin
Durkin
Nevada
Ralph Howard Alsup
Clark County Federation of Labor
Nevada State Federation
Clark County
Las Vegas
Alsup
Meany
William Green
AF of
Painters’ Union
Plumbers’ Union
Soft-Hearted Secretary
Bob Anderson, a ranch manager with tough experiencia, learns of the death of town character "Rabbit" Nye. After excusing himself from a board meeting he arranges Nye's funeral, with only the minister and the ranch manager attending as the scene shifts to a secretary who becomes the Secretary of the Navy.
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Bob Anderson
Waggoner Ranch
Board of Directors
Anderson
Rabbit” Nye
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Langer Faces Backlash Over Aliens Aid and Subversion Claims
The Catholic Welfare Board protected a six year immigrant mother who bore an illegitimate child and faced deportation for moral turpitude ruled by the alien law. Lang er’s help spared exile to Malta, while critics in Congress probe supporters for subversive ties as Sen. Homer Ferguson and Sen. Styles Bridges maneuver over committee chairmanships.
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Catholic Welfare Board
Malta
Langer
North
Judiciary Committee
Michigan
Homer Ferguson
Ferguson
Appropriations
Judiciary
Newampshire
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Bridges Blocks Ferguson Bid For Judiciary Chair
Negotiations stall as Bridges resists a majority led by Ferguson. With no compromise, Ferguson faces a failed bid and the judiciary panel remains in flux.
GOP faces seniority hurdle over Langer seat
Backstage maneuvering by the GOP aims to reward faithful Ferguson over the maverick Langer but seniority rules block a move unless Langer steps aside. The old guard teams with Joe Bridston of Grand Forks to file charges that could block Langer from seating. If Langer becomes judiciary chair next month he may fire the investigator probing him.
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GOP
Ferguson
Langer
Senate
Republican Old Guard
Joe Bridston
Grand Forks
N. C
Judiciary
Santa Gift Ideas From Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle asks Santa to break the rut with quirky items for famous figures. Suggestions include Bing Crosby a new song, John L. Lewis an eyebrow pencil, Stalin retirement guidance, Eisenhower a political guest, and Hemingway a Nobel prize, among others.
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Hal
Santa
Hal Boyle
New York
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
John L. Lewis
Dean Acheson
Joe McCarthy
OFFICE CAT QUOTATIONS AND WRY ONE LINERS MARKET WRY
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips including a doctor son, love, weather, a fur coat, and a skunk with an umbrella. It features a tradesman, a stenographer joke, mortgage line, a motherly dig and a tramp anecdote ending with a hungry punchline.
Notable Critique of Labor Policy and Public Figures
The text criticizes labor leadership and figures including Frances Perkins and Maurice Tobin, suggesting the Secretary of Labor lacks practical authority and calls Eisenhower without excuse. It contrasts views on moral leadership with crime and influence in Nevada while lampooning official persistence in bureaucratic parasitism.
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Nevada
Hitler
Department of Labor
Mme
Frances Perkins
Maurice Tobin
Boston
Eisenhower
Army cuts service time for Korean draftees
Secretary Pace announced a new policy making draftees returning from Korea eligible for release after 20 months of active service starting Jan 1. The change reduces the prior 24 month requirement and also applies to those yet to leave reception for reassignment before that date.
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Washington
Korea
Secretary of the Army
Pace
Army
Back of the House and a Misdirected Name
Dialogue notes reveal a scene with a long grass exterior and a door shut. A doctor examines a patient, identifying angina pectoris, while the patient corrects a misnamed identity and a young man admits the confusion about the name.
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