Shaw endorses liver injections and Wallace foes viewed
The essay weighs George Bernard Shaw’s support for vegetarianism and Henry Wallace alongside reactions from Democrats and Republicans. It notes Shaw’s humor about liver injections at age 92 and contrasts Wallace’s appeasement and socialism with Shaw’s wit. It also discusses Lysenko era Soviet science and Lenin Stalin iconography, critiquing religious and materialist dogma in Russia.
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George Bernard Shaw
Henry A. Wallace
White House
Mr. Shaw
Shaw
Mr. Wallace
Czechoslovakia
America
Wall Street
Red Worship and the Kremlin Dialectic
Reports from the USSR portray the Kremlin advancing a new interpretation of communism while internal disputes shape clerical and religious policy. The regime labels religion as a tool of bourgeois reaction and condemns Christian and Muslim leaders as servants of reactionary forces.
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Ussr
Kremlin
Lie Detector Tests and Emigration Voices Stir Debate
The text reports on a police inquiry into perjury linked to a spy hunt and notes a committee member resisting wider questioning of spouses. It includes quotes on democracy, civil liberties, and international tensions from figures like K V Rajan and Syngman Rhee, plus a cautionary Pilgrim-era parallel about defense.
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Thomas Committee
Heat and birds spark in notes and city histories
An assortment of observations spans heat myths about Satan's Kingdom in New Hartford Connecticut and Teddy Roosevelt. It contrasts the heat with riots and tempers, then shifts to a house wren profile describing its behavior, nest building, eggs, and bold male biology.
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North Carolina
New Hartford
Conn
Dooley
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
House-Wren
Aeke
Johnny Wren
Wren
Teacher colleges urge quality over mass certs in NC
The advisory budget commission heard from Winston-Salem and Appalachian State educators about focusing on better trained teachers rather than expanding certificates. Dr. F L Atkins emphasized improving personnel and facilities at the Negro college, while Dr. B B Daugherty of Appalachian urged state support for summer schools and modernization to sustain graduates entering North Carolina classrooms.
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Advisory Budget Commission
Winston-Salem
F. L. Atkins
State Teacher College For
Winston-Salem College
Atkins
Appalachian
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
Bowengrow
North Carolina
B. B. Daugherty
Hetter
Daugherty
Virginia Coal Fields
Budget Commission
Appalachian College
Winston-Salem Negro College
Francis Atkins
Henry J&. Fries
Headlines From 1898 Bulletin Board Sparks Summer News
The summer of 1898 brought sparse official updates on yellow fever among U S troops in Cuba and embalmed beef poisonings. A reporter’s note “Jack Ochre is among boys” sparked chatter as July delivered news of Schley’s victory at Santiago Bay, Hobson’s exploits, and Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in land combat.
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Cuba
Jack Ochre
Schley
Santiago Bay
Hobson
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Weather lore and old storms stir North Carolina recollections
A clipped weather note predicts a fair cooler Monday with rain by Sunday based on an old chart. It recalls the notorious August 1893 storm that flooded from Piedmont to the coast and lashed Oracoke. The column also recalls a High Point past floods and a dining room quip about Noah’s flood told by a traveler.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Oracoke
High Point
Here
Danville
Jarrell Hotel
Mount Ararat
Enterprise
Albany chats with Hanley and hints on New York politics
The column describes Lieut. Gov. Joe Hanley, age 71, in Albany amid speculation on budget, taxes, and his view of Gov. Dewey's successor. It notes local political tensions, mentions Liz Whitney and Mary Elizabeth Whitney, and references Joseph P. Kennedy and opinions on the presidential year and policy programs.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Albany
Joe Hanley
New York State
Saratoga
Liz Whitney
Mary Elizabeth Artemus Whitney
Nedy
Europe
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Archibald
Joe Kenn
Finn
Ed Flynn
Bronx
College elder greets budgeteers with campus tour
Around ninety years old, the former figure of the college joined budget officials for a campus walk. He noted with a fatherly tone the goats and other campus features as part of the guided tour.
Broadway and Elsewhere by Jack Last on New York politics
A column defending New York as a diverse but solid city in the face of immigration and fringe groups. It emphasizes a strong Republican presence and warns against anti Americanism while praising liberty and constitutional rights. The piece critiques politicians who manipulate immigrant groups and urges defending Old Glory through lawful means.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Bobon
Queens
Richmond
Little Italy
Little Spain
Harlem
Yorkville
Hitler
Uncle Sam
Cate
Untitled Editorial Railing at Radicals and Loyalties in New York
The piece rails against radicals and traitors while defending American institutions and free enterprise. It cites public figures and mentions political observers at a Saratoga gathering, arguing dissidents will fail as Americanism prevails. The author denounces attempts to curb opposing views as dangerous to the republic.
New President Takes Office Amid Zeal and Pride
A portrait of the new president features a zealous leader believed to guide the nation. Clues suggest a crossword style puzzle listing terms from lamprey to lariat and smoking out several long words across vertical and horizontal entries.
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Shores
Atawer to Previous Pusste aT Yrs STDS Ge 31 Devotee 32
Puzzle clues list with partial word fragments and numeric hints. The reader solves to fill an answer grid mapping to definitions such as river names and common nouns.
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Mendel and
Morgan
Marx
Lenin
Vegetable Kingdom
Russia
Stalin
United States
K. V. Rajan
National Missionary Society of India
Mikhail Samarin
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Alvan C. Gillem
U. S. Third Army
W. A. Bivins
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
George Dixon
Mr. Hanley
Dewey
Hanley
Tom Dewey
Truman
Liz
Mother
Fred I. Archibald
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Kennedy
Ken
Broadway
Jack Last
American Labor Party
Mr. Ibald
Herb Beyea
Bob Peare
General Electric
Lynn Baker
Frank Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Beyea
Oregon
Washington
California
Wisconsin
Atawer
Toynbee
Latvia
Ever
Meadow
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