Truman era tax and labor bills eyed for 1948 bid
The column argues for President Truman to sign the labor control and income tax reduction bills, claiming they benefit the country and bolster his 1948 re election prospects. It notes the public's desire for an America first stance and praises Truman for his stance against Stalin while criticizing overextended government and partisan wrangling.
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Washington
Trujman
Democratic Party
Truman
John S. Lewis
Joe Stalin
America
Congress
White House
Senator George on Taxes and Wartime Rates
Senator George of Georgia is praised as a fiscal expert while facing a tax reduction bill. He supports the bill but may oppose overriding a presidential veto, arguing relief for taxpayers could be delayed until early next year. He notes war-time rates remain in effect despite hostilities ending and political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Georgia
Roosevelt
Senate
Oscar
Underwood
United
White House
Truman
Jean Harlow
Peter Arno
Connie
Frank Hart
U. of Illinois
Pacific
Rialto
Kay Phillips
Barbara
Mother Cabrini High School
S. Silverman Jr
Variety
Grandpop
42Nd
Main Street
Helen Hiett
H.trib
Luft
Harold Ross
Mag
Papa
Ackbelly
Ross
N. Y
Myrus
Presser
As Pegler Sees It on Truman and Pendergast
New York column attacks President Truman over Kansas City vote fraud ties to the Pendergast machine. It accuses Truman of protecting graft, pardoning criminals, and obstructing investigations while praising past actions against Stalin. It calls for accepting or rejecting Truman at the next vote.
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New York
Truman
Kansas City
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Hague
Kelly
Jersey City
Chicago
United States
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
Maurice Milligan
U.S
White House
Department of Justice
D. of J
Tom Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Clark
Kansas City Star
Star
Stalin
Yeggs
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Summary
Readers tackle a dense crossword with across and down clues from fragrant woods to legal abbreviations. The page also presents a Cryptoquote puzzle and its solution line, crediting King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Fontaine
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Off at CAT 5 Junius Nuwedd after honeymoon
Dialogue shows Mrs. Nuwedd refusing top roles in an establishment and seeking the treasurer post. Decatur Dad admonishes Jimmy for poor table manners, calling him a pig at the table.
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Junius
Decatur
Jimmy
Silent classroom exchange and comic misfires
A dialogue scene shows a student answer about a pig as a dog's boy, a teacher asks about false doctrine with a comical medical reply, and a maid reports a master unconscious with a note and a box as Mrs. Green reacts joyously.
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Mrs. Green
Orchids Bloom High in Jungle Trees Not Parasites
Orchids bloom high in jungle canopies and survive without parasitism, feeding on air instead of host roots.
Antiquarian Vase Arrives Prompting Caution and Curiosity
A collection of humorous exchanges highlights caution about handling a 2,000 year old vase, with characters including a moving man, a professor, and various townsfolk. The banter touches on prudence, ancient artifacts, par ents, and everyday misunderstandings, framed in light dialogue.
Orchid legends and sizes with Cattleyas in focus
The most popular orchid group Cattleyas is named after English botanist William Cattley. Text notes astonishing orchid sizes from pearl-sized blooms to specimens eight feet tall.
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Cattleyas
William Cattley
Walter Winchell In New York Gossip Roundup
Walter Winchell column items note Joe Louis secret remarriage claim, legal papers between Winchell and breakaway wife, Spike Jones engagement to Helen Greco, Babe Ruth hair regrowth after hospital stay, Peggy Mann recovering after auto incident, Gloria Lind ring shopping with Lawrence Schaffer, a Broadway lyric line, Leo Carrillo and Don Marshall clash at Iceland, Leo the Lion anger over Ve tos at Loew's State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Louis
Marva
Spike Jones
Helen Greco
Babe Ruth
Peggy Mann
Gloria Lind
Femme Thrush
Lawrence Schaffer
New Haven
Leo Carrillo
Don Marshall
Billboard
Iceland
Leo the Lion
Loew
Sensational blackmail and gossip sweep through city week
A volatile column reports on a $10000 blackmail scheme involving a midtown merchant and two alleged ladies with a hoodlum mastermind in Pennsylvania. The piece also notes a libel suit by Adam Clayton Powell, contract disputes over baseball star Andy Phillip, and various society and political buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Clayton Powell
Hazel Scott
Andy Phillip
Iitnois-U
Happy Chandler
Serge Rubenstein
Senate
George Sanders
Zara Hilton
Hilton Hotel
Dobbs
Park Avenue
Controversy and Entertainment Gossip From Broadside Pages
A collage of scandal and public figure notes from the era includes depictions of Ben Chapman denying hostile remarks at Polo Grounds fans, Runyon Cancer Fund generosity from Jo Stafford records, and industry buzz about ad campaigns. It also mentions royalty pledges, charitable wills, and political jabs amid celebrity intrigue.
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Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Alabama
Associated Press
TVA
Morgan County
Southern Natural Gas
Federal Power Commission
Southern Natural
North Alabama
Russia
United Nations
David. E. Lilienthal
U. S. Atomic Commission
Publicat
Lilienthal
Theodore Roosevelt
Journal
Alabama Journal
Olympia
Wash
Europe
Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Harry
Daily Crossword
Adam
Board of Ordnanc
Ukraine
City Po
EMM
Nuwedd
Willie
Grad Smith
2Nd Ave
Bt Bone
Funeral Service
UT Ae
Hampton — Dinwiddow
Rhodes
Jones
Smith
Looking Glass
Tom
Walter Winchell
Langer
Dep't
Ben Chapman
Phillies’ Mgr
Polo Grounds
Jo Stafford
Runyon Cancer Fund
William
Cleveland
Runyon Fund
Balboa
Canal Zone
M. Fanning
Los Angeles
Damon Runyon
Runyon
L. A
London
Savoy
Lizabeth Scott
Prince Stass Reed
Gilda Gray
Colorado
Jimmy Stewart
Robert Walker
Flo Pritchett
Lucien Warner
the Barrymore
Haila Stoddard
Jack Kirkland
Allmany
J. P. Stevens
Johnson Seahorse Service Agency
Motor & 510
First Ave
Kennedy Recapping Co
Ier
Ave Catio Vacar
John Temple
Birmingham
Post
Graves
The
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