Time and Chance: Baldridge’s life told in vivid images
Washington columnist reflects on Cyrus Baldridge’s Time at Chance a 400 page autobiography. The piece traces Baldridge from Arkansas farming to Chicago art schools and World War I battlefronts to New York publishing. It highlights his self taught growth a social conscience and his partnership with Caroline Singer.
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Wallace Enters Race and Romanian King Abdicates
Wallace announces as an independent candidate in 1948 race arguing for a new party to break bipartisan war policies. King Michael I abdicates Romania as the Communist government proclaims a popular democratic republic ending the Hohenzollern dynasty's throne.
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New High in Farm Prices Across 1947 Food Sector
The Department of Agriculture reports farm prices rose 5 percent from mid November to mid December to a record 301 percent of the 1909-14 average. Prices paid by farmers also hit a new high, with December 15 at 245 percent of the 1909-14 base, and overall mid December levels 14 percent above January 1947. Across most commodity groups, prices advanced with the exception of fruit.
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London Braces Fail Against Government Rules
Historian Arthur Bryant reports his four pairs of braces repeatedly break within three months under a government order limiting elastic to three inches at the back. The Times editorial notes the issue as a mockery of the Four Freedoms, linking clothing failures to national morale.
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Pushbutton bill of fare alters American dining scene
The article previews electric vending machines in a Los Angeles store by C-Eight laboratories offering foods and goods via pushbutton operation. It notes plans for deep frozen and cooked meals, cautions on costs, and suggests rural adoption by 1950 while pondering the impact on traditional sales clerks.
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Russia Losing Cold War Says Diplomat
Drew Pearson reports a high ranking Soviet diplomat told him Moscow has three core errors. They believe the U S will face unemployment and economic collapse, think Western Europe revolts prove real communism, and assume American collapse would halt Marshall Plan aid. The diplomat claims Stalin era leaders still expect U S collapse to boost Moscow goals.
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Notes From the Late Watch and Political Jabs
Walter Winchell riffs on Uncle Sam's new anti atomic weapon and quips about Congressman Fred Hartley quitting after this term with high lecture fees. He riffs on a film The Senator Was Indiscreet and George S Kaufman diary role. recalls a hotel accident and a betting scandal rumor in college basketball. Jim Farley urges reviving German industry and Gus Van’s fan club is noted.
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Ploeser Drops Battle Over Co op Tax Issue
Rep Walter Ploeser of Missouri may have abandoned his fight against farm co-ops and patronage refunds as GOP leaders push a tax plan exempting the first 25 000 of corporate income. Hearings by Harold Knutson and the Ways and Means Committee stalled amid widespread protests from churches lodges and other tax free property owners.
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This Time for Keeps and Other Humorous Snippets
This reel reviews humor and current events with mock sketches and jibes at political figures. It notes Jim Durante’s wit, Truman, Taft's meat rationing forecast, and a skit idea about Molotov. The piece mocks economic devaluation and capitalist slogans in a playful newsreel voice.
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Weary Walking in Washington
Westbrook Pegler notes the distance between the old and new House office buildings and the Capitol, with no direct transit for representatives. He laments the need for walking long distances daily and suggests a trolley line or similar transport would save time and energy for lawmakers.
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Wright Patterson TVA Costs Debate Highlights Public Ownership View
A socialistic acquaintance argues for government ownership and operation of industry citing the Tennessee Valley Authority as a model. He contends lower consumer prices and fairer production, while ignoring TVA’s financing from government funds and the interest paid by taxpayers.
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