Visitors' Views On New York Aired By Two Travelers
A New York native now living in the South and a visiting Alabama native both offered remarks on conditions in New York. Their reports depict impressions unlikely to please the city’s convention bureau.
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New York
South
Convention Bureau
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Colorado
Beamer
Indiana
Pan Am
Klein
Granahan
Pennsylvania
Williams
Mississippi
Thornberry
Texas
Heller
Moulder
Missouri
Wolverton
New Jersey
Heselton
Massachusetts
Crosser
McGuire
Connecticut
Blood Donation Free of Charge Says Red Cross
The Red Cross bloodmobile visits prompt claims blood is sold by hospitals. Officials explain the blood itself is free and only administration fees apply. Donors are urged to give freely to save lives.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Bloodmobile
Al Shelton Passes Rotary Presidency to Spencer Hicks
A Decatur Rotary Year closes with Al Shelton praised for community service and Riverside Park efforts. Shelton hands over to Spencer Hicks, noted for leading a Red Cross drive beyond its quota as Rotary anticipates another strong year.
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al Shelton
Decatur Rotary Club
Rotary
Riverside Park
Shelton
Spencer Hicks
Red Cross
Shelton Forward
Hicks
Cost Of The Steel Strike Hits Alabama Workers
The nationwide steel strike has left 22,400 of Tennessee Coal & Iron Division employees idle in Alabama, costing about 6.2 million dollars in payroll and delaying 7 million dollars in local purchases. Ingot tonnage loss reaches 0.25 million tons as of the week ending.
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Alabama
Arthur V. Weibel
Tennessee Coal & Iron Division
United States Steel Corporation
Birmingham
Taft predictions clash with Associated Press tally
The piece questions Senator Taft’s claim to win 30 states and carry the nation by five million votes. It notes the AP tabulation showing Taft at 479 to Eisenhower 407 and warns nomination may require more than 604 votes. It remarks that Southern states are unlikely to support Taft without a Democratic shift.
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Taft
United States
Associated Press
Mr. Taft
Eisenhower
Truman
South
GOP price control strategy amid Capitol Hill cloaks
The Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Republicans discuss a weak price control bill to frame Truman in veto or enforcement blame. It notes high prices, looming inflation from securities sales, a recovering business climate, and defense orders peaking as the moment controls matter most. Administration delay after the Korean War is blamed for lost leverage.
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Capitol Hill
GOP
Truman
Pentagon
Congress
Pan Am subsidy row exposes gravy plan for Pan American
A House committee approved a Pan Am subsidy bill seen as shifting 17 million dollars yearly to Pan American Airways. Backstage lobbying and last minute amendments triggered a public uproar and several defections, yet the bill passed 14 to 8.
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House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Pan American Airways
Pan Am
Congress
Pnlm
As Pegler Sees It on Segregation and Politics
The piece critiques Eleanor Roosevelt and her stance on segregation citing This Is My Story and mocking FEPC and other figures. It references Jimmy Byrnes and Truman era politics, alleging racial discrimination acts and personal motives in handling white and Black employees.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
la Boca Grande
Committee On Un-American Activities
Jimmy Byrnes
South Carolina
FEPC
Mr. Byrnes
Neg T@es
Ington
Franklin
Slalker
Navy
Mama
Pennsylvania
Mama’s Boy
Jimmy
Elliott
Europe
New York
Eleanor
Washington
Harry Truman
Felix Frankfurter
White House
David K. Niles
Truman
la Boca
Mary McLeod Bethune
Channing Tobias
House Committee
Grace
Jemima
Howard University
Warm Springs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Range Riders Remain as Montana Pioneers Gather
HAL BOYLE reports from Miles City on Montana range riders, old West pioneers who settled vast tracts, faced droughts and freezes, and still reunite annually. He profiles survivors like Susan Haughian and Leo Cremer, noting oil discovery alters frontier myths but cannot erase their enduring legacy.
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Hal Boyle
Miles City
Mont
Old West
Drouth
Hollywood
Montana
Susan Haughian
Susan
Leo Cremer
America
Wisconsin
Cremer
Parenting Guidelines for Cooperative Child Training
This piece by Arlier Davidson advises parents to lead with positive requests and clear communication. It stresses few demands, ensuring the child hears and understands, avoiding constant donts, staying pleasant yet firm, and basing rules on wholesome development and the child’s understanding and interests.
Pan Am bill sparks budget clash in Congress
Lawmakers debate Pan Am subsidy amid claims of government savings and party politics. Benner defends cuts while Beamer calls $29 million annual saving negligible. Truman hints at possible draft decision as defense and infrastructure plans face delays and political maneuvering.
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Pan Am
Beamer
Pan
Pan Americ
Belle Haven Country Club
J. Carroll Cone
Harris
Arkans
Truman
Oregon Posts Fifth Largest Population Gain 1940s-50s
Department of Commerce figures show Oregon had the nation's fifth biggest percentage population increase from 1940 to 1950, highlighting postwar growth and migration patterns in the state.
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Oregon
Department of Commerce
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