Daily States Pivot States Debate Margarine Tax
The Daily States of the Northeast and Midwest pivot states discuss Congress turning a deaf ear to removing or trimming the special tax on high margarine prices. The issue is debated as a potential economic relief measure amid subscription notices and standard newspaper boilerplate. The page includes notices, Associated Press disclaimers, and a Jefferson quote, dated Friday December 12, 1947.
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Northeast
Midwest
Congress
Let There Be Light and the Congress Cost of Living
A brief opined contrast links a verse about self-respect and moral integrity to a critique of Congress. It notes Congress professes to lower living costs yet overlooks a practical opportunity to help a family item, implying inconsistency in their stance on high costs.
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Congress
Forum Letter Attacks Folsom Editorial Sparks Debate
The Eagle prints a reader letter from J. T. Edmonson of Malvern criticizing editorials supporting Rep. Wallace Malone’s interference with Governor Folsom’s Greensboro speech. He defends fair play, questions Malone’s tactics, and warns voters about the January 6, 1948 self-starter bill while commenting on ethics in politics and youth voting.
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the Eagle
Jim Folsom
Greensboro
Wallace Malone
Dothan
Malone
Beeve
Horace Hall
Alabama
Geneva County
Malvern
Folsom
Vicksburg
J.T
Edmonson
O'Daniel Declines MacArthur Vice Presidency Ticket
Washington dispatch notes Senator W Lee O Daniel would run with General MacArthur if the people urged him, but he says he is not interested and would require public demand and MacArthur's acceptance. The piece concludes such a ticket is unlikely under current conditions.
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Washington
W. Lee
Pappy
O'Daniel
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
Aulesman
General MacArthur
Senator Tom Stewart Seeks Reelection in 1948
Winchester Tennessee Senator Tom Stewart announced his candidacy for reelection in 1948. He stated he is deeply interested in government and hopes to continue to serve his people, reflecting the typical evasive refrain of incumbents on the eve of seeking another term.
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Tom Stewart
Winchester
Tenn
Statistical musings on Alabama dating claims
A satirical piece by Bill Wise of the Selma Times Journal humorously questions Governor Fol som's kiss count by crunching mock statistics. He posits roughly 232,468 single females in Alabama, about 70 percent white, with 114,000 under thirteen labeled babies and 48,727 single white women remaining, then wryly wonders who can dispute the governor's claimed tally.
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Bill Wise
Selma
Scribe Wise
James E. Folsom
Wise
Passing Opportunity in Margarine Tax Debate
The piece argues that federal taxes on margarine create price inequality with butter, raising the cost of living. It notes butter at 50 cents a pound and margarine at 43 cents in Dothan, with butter generally pricier. The author urges reducing margarine taxes to lower prices and curb discriminatory pricing.
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Dothan
Congress
Promises and a Leap Year Jokes in a Nation’s Memoir
The item recalls a 1946 gubernatorial quip about running the state into the ground, then shifts to a beekeeping tip in New Hampshire, a Swiss note on Romanian royal marriage, and a jab at John L. Lewis over a missing 1948 leap day. It mocks political ambition and party duty while weaving light political satire and trivia.
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John L. Lewis
Santa Claus
Reece faces GOP divide and European aid trains
Carroll Reece visited Capitol Hill amid Republican friction as Senators teased him yet agreed he stay on to lead party organization. Separately, the European Friendship Train project advances with cargo shipped from Philadelphia and New York to France and Italy, funded by CCC and supported by multiple firms and ships for a Christmas delivery in Europe.
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Washington
Carroll Reece
Capitol Hill
Senate
Reeve
Reece
Europe
Italy
Ventura
Calif
Fayetteville
Ark
Philadelphia
U.S
Tanes
New York
France
le Havre
Exiria
Sailiing
Ely
Friendship Food
Hoosier State
The
States Marine Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hines
American Friends
Whso
F. B. Vandeprift
Caldwell and Co
Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Feropere Baas
Ry Bell Syndicate, Inc
Cold War Reality from Mackenzie on Soviet Threat
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst Dewitt Mackenzie argues the USSR’s actions show a deliberate, ongoing attempt to spread communism. He traces Soviet moves from WWII alliance to postwar expansion, condemns appeasement, notes Western democracies tightening against communist influence, and calls for firm U.S. and allied resolve.
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the World Today
Dewitt MacKenzie
Predictions for 1948 From Hal Boyle's Crystal Ball
Hal Boyle foresees a strange year ahead with postwar quirks. Prices stay high, a prewar density steak will draw crowds at the American Museum of Natural History guarded by armed guards. Vaudeville fades as TV rises, Ford jokes persist, and a radio gag business grows. Bears hibernate in our country as tensions and humor collide.
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New York
Hiroshima
American Museum of Natural History
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