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Newspaper
Hartford Chronicle
Location
Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1946
Page
2
The Hartford Chronicle lists advertising terms offering one year and six months durations at a total rate of 3.00 with a 1.50 reference perhaps to per insertion or partial rate. The snippet shows pricing and editor details in a local newsroom notice.
Levi Jackson spoke to about 2500 at Bushnell Memorial praising his Scout days and gratitude for the talk. He then displayed a Yale Princeton football game photo, noting a rough performance with four fumbles yet highlighting his teammates' brilliance.
President Truman issued an executive order to form a committee to review federal, state, and local enforcement and authority to strengthen civil rights protections. Fifteen members were named including Sadie Alexander and Channing H. Tobias, with some concerns over Tobias due to his YMCA work and fund ties.
Jesse Dedmon of the NAACP asks Secretary Louis Schwellenbach to push for broader employment of Negro veterans in the Veterans' Employment Service. He notes low current Black staffing, rising budgets for 1946 and 1947, and urges action through the Veterans' Placement Service Board to ensure nonracial hiring.
A dialogue contrasts eras of hardship and prosperity from 1930s to prewar 1939 40 and earlier. Mrs C questions the meaning of normal while Mr C traces normality through 1932 1936 and prewar years amid war looming and economic strain. The piece reflects varied views on hard times and prosperity.
A letter argues against conscripting strikers during major labor actions, warning that penal military trials would strip civilians of rights. The author cites Article of War and urges trial by jury for workers, condemning use of military power to suppress unions at home.
In the North Meadows killing last week a wife and two children are left destitute while the killer awaits the electric chair. The piece argues that street violence over a few cents and a gun leads to trouble, urging temper control and respect for others.
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