The Communist Manifesto and Utopian Dreams Fall Short
A retrospective contrasts Marx and Engels with Lenin and Stalin, arguing their regimes failed to realize Marx’s utopia. It notes a rigid class structure, coercive rule, and the iron-handed leadership that betrayed revolutionary ideals. The piece questions if the first century of communism delivered progress or disillusionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Marx
Russian Empire
Vladimir Lenin
Lenin
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Ireless
Ben Franklin
Tom Paine
Tom Jefferson
J.T
PCA to Hold Chicago Convention Aims at Wallace Third-Party Bid
The Progressive Citizens of America opens its second annual convention in Chicago and signals steps toward nominating Henry A Wallace for president on a third party ticket. Wallace supporters doubt full-state wins but expect boosts in large states like New York and California, aiming to surpass old party margins. The campaign predicts Wallace could perform as well as La Follette did in 1924, though La Follette carried Wisconsin and eleven other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Northwest
Coolidge
Farmer - Labor Party
League
Davis
North Dakota
Father Coughlin
Roosevelt
Lemke
New Hampshire
Landon
Maine
Vermont
Dewey
Idaho
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Progressive Citizens of America
PCA
Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Henry Wallace
New York
California
Wallace
la Follettte
Wisconsin
van End
Lie Is Accurate Says UN Chief Optimistic on Security Body
The United Nations secretary general Trygve Lie expressed confidence in the UN security body's work. The piece cites Sen. Scott Lucas and Harold Stassen commenting on political powers and the Marshall Plan, reflecting debates on congressional power and union influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Names Club
Trygve. Lie
Lie
Trygve
Capitol Square Seethes Over Campaigns and Toll Plans
Capitol Square buzzes with questions on candidates and Daniels as state officials navigate personal ties and political goals. North Carolina faces a looming toll on the Blue Ridge Parkway, drawing opposition from state departments and booster groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Square
Office
Mr. Daniels
North Carolina
Josephus Daniels
National Park Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mountain
Highway and Public Works Commission
Park Service
Graham
Virginia Highway Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Harold Ickes
General Assembly
Tidelands
Aunt Clara Sparks Watergate Style Portrait Parody
Washington talk turns to Aunt Clara and Henry Wallace as a comic routine thrives on a barrage of political jabs. Mr McKeister recalls Wallace’s many portraits while staff banter lightens tension over public figures and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grover Whitney McKeister
Aunt Clara
Clara
Tabitha Talcott Pratt
Mr. McKeister
Sam Goldwyn
Michelangelo Rembrandt Kelly
Miss Reid
Burns and the Oklahoma case in January reflections
A mixed column recalls Robert Burns on his 187th birthday with praise for his poetry and a Carlyle quote. It then reports the Supreme Court ordering Oklahoma to provide equal facilities for a Black student seeking law school admission, prompting questions on segregation and constitutional authority. The column ends with a quip about two Scotch brothers and a funeral fire sale joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Thomas Carlyle
Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Law School
University of Oklahoma
South
Justice Black
Southern
Ingenious inventor targets store losses with new sealing device
Walte W. Artzt, 43, a textile maker and inventor with eleven patents, describes a garment sealing meant to stop women from trial wearations. He notes the device would curb $40 million in department store cleaning and returns while acknowledging runless stockings as a risky future for hosiery. Artzt aims to write a book and keeps a varied career from dentistry to textiles.
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New York
America
Walte W. Artzt
Artzt
Vienna
Taft and Truman weigh in on national plans and future
The excerpt cites Sen. Taft opposing compulsory health insurance and President Truman urging forward plans for growth. It quotes Philip Wylie criticizing women in college and Emil Schram on the US stock market, while warning about Russia’s industrial rise and world domination through warfare. Sen. Eastland adds a note on isolation and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
President Truman
Philip Wylie
Russia
James O. Eastland
Mississippi
Missing Wallace Pictures Spark Office Insecurity
In a satirical exchange, figures joke that autographed pictures of Henry Wallace vanish from government offices while officials fear possession implies disloyalty. Thurman Arnold preserves a Wallace photo with a note claiming it is kept for historical interest only.
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Wallace
Mr. McKeister
Henry
Clark
Mr. Wallace
Mrs. Pratt
J. Edgar Hoover
Operatic Singer Horizonta Puzzle Across and Down
A word puzzle with clues across and down including operatic singer, heavy mist, pronoun, compass point, and various abbreviations. The list mixes geographic hints, chemistry symbols, and random terms to form a crossword style grid.
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John W. Davis
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Balance OF Power
Congress
Sen
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Harold E. Stassen
Lynn Nisbet
George Dixon
Maor
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hatteras Seashore National Park
Department of Agriculture
Oscar Buglenose
H. A. Wallace
W. A. Bivins
Tennyson
Burns
Scotia
Robert
Sandy McTavish
Sandy
Around the
U. S
Ha! Boyle
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Horizonta
Bas
Jon
Seid
George
Pedies
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