President Truman Speech Draws Mixed Response From North Carolina
The piece notes Truman’s congressional address as a bid for the presidency and criticizes official cost and tax figures. It highlights objections from North Carolina Democrats Senator Clyde Hoey and Senator William Umstead, and Rep R L Coughton, on taxes and expansion plans.
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Harry Truman
Clyde Hoey
William Umstead
R. L. Coughton
Ways and Means Committee
Kings Depart and the Future of Monarchy in Europe
A reflective piece on Michael of Romania abdicating with Moscow control and the fate of European monarchies. It contrasts monarchies' wartime roles and postwar shifts toward democracy, warns that dictatorship persists, and urges reason over bloodshed to advance liberty and self-government.
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Peter
Semeon
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Horthy
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Belgium
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Mussolini
Pacific
Postmaster General Donaldson’s rise and 18000 women
In Washington Donaldson, former letter carrier, now PMG under Truman, notes 18000 female postmasters among 41000 total. He recalls start in 1908, rural carrier growth, and a long career from inspector to cabinet member, joking about the Hatch Act and his feet.
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Congress
Jesse M. Donaldson
Bob Hannegan
Donaldson
Hannegan
Truman
P.M.G
White House
Mr. Donaldson
Harold Ambrose
Harold
Mr. Ambrose
Raftery
Thomas M. Raftery
Mr. Raftery
Hanson, II
Hanson
Kansas City
Hatch
Quotes on building tall Manhattan towers and European fate
A UN delegate Jose Arce warns against constructing a 40 story Manhattan building and likens it to a tower of Babel. Eleanor Roosevelt blames those who refused to enter when the door opened for European chaos hunger and misery and says the United States bears no fault.
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Manhattan
Tower of Babel
Jose Arce
Europe
United States
Definition of Communism Sparks Damon Runyon Contest
The Damon Runyon committee held a contest for a definition of Communism. The winning reply argues Communists seek to take over wealth and the United States, not divide it, and explains capitalism versus communism, warning that state monopoly can lead to tyranny and slavery.
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Damon Runyon
United States
Russia
RFC
TVA
Hether
Democatic
Factoids on ancient ginger and modern utilities
The item notes Ginger used in early Greek and Roman times. It cites the United States having about 34 million telephones and about 22 million American homes wired for electricity. It mentions coiled snakes cannot strike and must swallow prey whole and copper usage by early peoples worldwide.
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United States
Living in the middle of a one world tenement
Ha Boyle writes of a fifteenth floor lower east side building where many families work for the United Nations. multilingual life thrives with Esperanto like accents, milkman notes, and elevator encounters revealing a Babel in harmony.
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New York
All Men Are Brothers
Lower East Side
United Nations
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Babel
Berlitz
Broadway Elegy and Witty Almanac Notes From 1947
A mosaic of verse and commentary traces Broadway mood, editorials, and celebrity quips. It recalls Frank Crowninshield’s editorial kindness, Truman era jokes, and Norman Irving’s Communist definition amid satirical notes and poems.
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Norman Irving
Krmlin
The Press Sifts Through Politics And Pop Culture Jokes
A collage of quotes and quips on wartime leaders entertainers and public figures. It cites Mizner Kingsley Tojo Taft Calloway Lana Turner and Feller with wry observations on politics hypocrisy and dog anecdotes.
Health Leader Crossword Clues Reveal Public Figures
A themed crossword lists across clues such as Pictured doctor Diminished Idea and Nevada city with several long entries mapped to health and civic leadership. Vertical clues include Blemished Sacred bull Interpret and Arabian gulf while hints reference notable figures like the first woman elected to a post.
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Nevada City
Castle Ditch
Seth
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