Grain price impact criticized in export program comments
The author criticizes Secretary Clinton Anderson for denying that federal export purchasing affects grain prices. The piece argues government buying times and volumes clearly influence prices and questions the secretary's judgment and consideration of market effects. It cites possible insiders like General Graham and Ed Pauley as having observed the impact.
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Clinton Anderson
Anderson
Graham
White House
Ed. Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Anderson
Silly Wallace faces a Communist trap in race
The piece argues Henry Wallace cannot fully reject Communist support and may drift toward the Communist program. It recalls Sidney Hillman and John L. Lewis to warn that unions once allied with Communists gain control, and Wallace risks losing true supporters if he stays aligned or disavows them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Wallace
Wallace-Communist Association
America
Karl Marx
Sidney Hillman
John L. Lewis
Mr. Hillman
American Labor Party
New York
ALP
Liberal Party
Lewis
CIO
Wallace
Henry
Cagey chatter as Cap itol Square politics swirl
Political talk centered on Capitol Square Saturday remained cagey with few willing to speak. Throngs debated Thad Burel s and John Armstrongs announcements, while observers expect more opposition to incumbents in a time of campaign maneuvering and staff secrecy.
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Capitol Square
Thad Bure
John Armstrong
Armstrong
Eure
United States Senate
Campaign Staffing Struggles Shape Early State Race
Lynn Nisbet notes difficulty finding men to leave their businesses for three months of campaign work and scarce publicity experts willing to sacrifice current jobs for candidate pay. Scott Kerr Scott dominates talk with a Graham rally reported, while Republicans and Democrats maneuver behind the scenes amid primary voting rules and capital-area information gathering.
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Scott
Kerr Scott
Graham
Capitol Square
Bailiwicks
Raleigh
Johnson
Gandhi Ashes Voyage Amid Reflections On Martyrdom
A New Delhi dispatch reports Gandhi's funeral ashes to travel by train to Allahabad and be scattered where Rama is believed to held funeral rites. The piece reflects on Gandhi as a peaceful martyr and compares his life to historic reformers and martyrs, then considers evil and the spiritual order in modern life.
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Ganges
Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi
Jerusalem
Savanarola
John Hus
Thomas Cranmer
Nicholas Ridley
Cranmer
Ridley
England
John Wyclif
Constance
Avon
Severn
Josiah Royce
Israel
Andre Gide
U.S
Ronaldo
Mag
Radio City Music Hall
Coluunists
Iturbi
Red Seal
Debussy
S. Zolotow
Times
Zolotows
Leonard Hoffman
Q. Reynolds
Cinemaction
Kinsey
U.S.A
F. Yerby
Raintree County
Quotes on war and peace from UAW leader, generals, and Truman
A collection of statements arguing politics and profits govern America, calls for avoiding further wars, and emphasizes peace through strength. Walter Reuther Forrestal Arnold Truman express concerns about balance of power and the aim of world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Walter Reuther
UAW
United Nations
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Sokolsky on Green Wheeler and Taft Hartley purge
George Sokolsky criticizes a nonpartisan purge driven by labor leaders led by William Green to control Congress. He notes Wheeler declined the management offer, calls the plan dangerous, and argues the Taft Hartley bill is genuinely reducing strikes and fostering direct negotiations and rational labor relations. The piece defends lawmakers voting conscience and warns against elite manipulation.
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Congress
America
William Green
Amers Mead
James Mead
New York
Neely
West Virginia
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
Bill Green
Washington
Green
Wild Men
Burt Wheeler
Mark Hanna
William McKinley
John L. Lewis
Senate telephone stunts draw yeas and boos
Washington letters describe a prank where a mass meeting audience hears a senator via a loudspeaker linked to a telephone. The ruse, credited to Prof Kenneth W Hechler, lets questions be read aloud to a polite but duped audience. Several lawmakers have faced similar, unpaid public appearances. Another tale involves William Power Maloney voicing a police inspector on Pepper Youngs Family, quitting after the plot mirrored a real hit and run and a jail sentence scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kenneth W. Hechler
Princeton University
Prof. Hechler
Freddy Schmoe
Freddy
U. S
William Power Maloney
Walsh
Pepper Young
Elaine Carrington
Maloney
Curtain Going Up on Broadway Critic Verdicts 1947
The column notes 1947 saw 67 Broadway plays with only 16 critic verdicts aligned. It cites 187 good notices versus 313 pans and 81 mixed, naming hits and flops like Street Car Named Desire, Brigadoon, and The Medium. It also recalls individual critics and their divergent opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepe
Soandio
Chapman
the News
Barnes
The
Herald Tribune
Finian
Watts
the Post
Hawkins
World-Telegram
Garland
Journal- American
Eden
Atkinson
the Times
Judas
J. Brooks Atkinson
Colyum
Stage Door: Mr. Roberts earns gilt edge hype amid censors and critics
New York theater and entertainment notes cover Henry Fonda’s illness limiting appearances, censorship clashes, and rave chatter over Stage Door and other shows. Censorship shifts in England affect Pat McGerr and Shakespeare terms, while figures like Iturbi and Kinsey draw attention with awards, lectures, and lawsuits in a bustling 1940s milieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roberts
Henry Fonda
Fonda
New York
Kathleen
Shuberts
Prince
Aatchick
Valerie Cardew
Winter Garden
Clara
Ambassadors and clues in a curious crossword style
A compact puzzle notes a U S ambassador in Argentina and a series of cryptic style clues. The text lists historical figures, organIzations, and terms, with hints across languages and abbreviations.
Lake Erie Depth Cited for Sudden Storms
Lake Erie averages only 58 feet deep making it unusually prone to sudden storms, a factor noted for its shallowness and associated meteorological risks.
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Lake Erie
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Treasury Post
By Lynn Nisbet
W. A. Bivins
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army
United States
Truman
George Sokolsky
George Dixon
Winchell
Mr. Maloney
American Federation of Radio Artists
Douglas L. Hatch
Pat
Patricia) McGerr
McGerr
Fritz Kuhn
Argentina
Ireland
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