Call for nonpartisan inflation fight to aid American voters
The piece argues that halting inflation should trump partisan battles in Congress and urges both parties to joint efforts. It contends the high cost of living dominates voters concerns and calls for bipartisan bills to reduce prices, with shared credit if progress is made.
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Congress
Tru
Ailicans
Democrats
Truman
Barkley
Harry Truman
Capitol
Faith of our Fathers hymn and author notes
An annotated discussion of the hymn Faith of Our Fathers by Frederick William Faber. It traces Faber’s life from Yorkshire birth to Roman Catholic conversion, his hymns, and the tune St Catherine. The piece reflects on its ecumenical use and historical context across wars and faith traditions.
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Frederick W. Faber
Frederick William Faber
Calverley
Yorkshire
Harrow
Balliol Colege
Oxford
University College
John Henry Newman
Butater
Faber
Elton
Huntingdonshire
Birmingham
Wilfridians
Oratory of St. Philip Neri
London
King William Street
Brompton
St. Catherine
Henri Frederick Henry
Robert Guy McCutchan
Abingdon-Cokesbury Press
Earl Marlatt
Germany
W.A.B
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbet
The piece surveys property tax valuation across state government. It notes state property often carries low valuations and cites highways land and buildings as examples. It also covers orphanages polio questions hospital land issues and seating plans for Mecklenburg and Guilford delegations.
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State College
Coliseum
Morganton Hospital
State Health Department
Spencer Murphy
Salisbury Post
Harvey Morris
Mecklenburg
Raleigh
Guilford
Simple workers, strong foreman Amid rural electrification tale
In Sandisfield Massachusetts a veteran foreman Harry Shutts leads a crew building power lines, exemplifying hard work and practical knowhow. The piece contrasts his example with political rhetoric on rural electrification and questions government aid while noting rising living costs and persistent high taxes.
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Sandisfield
Massachusetts
Harry Shutts
America
Europe
Bean predicts elections via charts and trends
Louis H. Bean, agricul ture economist, writes How to Predict Elections. He analyzes past elections with charts and tables and offers no single forecast, noting possible shifts through the 1950s and 1960s while stressing factors over personalities.
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Washington
NEA
Louis H. Bean
Department of Agriculture
Knopf
Dewey
Truman
Louis Bean
Dr. Bean
Senate
House
GOP
Bean
County delegation cohesion favors stable seating plan
The report notes general agreement that the county delegation should sit together, with little chance the tentative seating arrangement will be disrupted for Guilford and Macklenbue.
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Guilford and
Macklenbue
Manhattan Mosquito Myths and Bookish Brass
Broadway and Elsewhere reviews Manhattan mosquito legends and media veracity. The piece notes Manhattans absence of mosquitoes, cites Forrer and Mortimer on press accuracy, and mentions Louis B Mayer and Rosenthal band talks and a Macmillan exchange about Forever Amber.
Quotes on postwar policy and industry leaders
A collection of remarks from figures including Jacques Duclos on France and the Marshall plan, and General Carl A. Spaatz on Soviet reach, plus opinions from Dr. William Stickel on the foot and toe trend, Leverett Lyon on subsidies, Ernest Bevin on Berlin currency, and K T Keller on auto prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Stickel
National Association of Chiropodists
Berlin
Ernest Bevin
Surrogate Court Strain as War Over Nomination Devices Summer Heat
The Surrogate race in Manhattan pits Tammany and O'Dwyer against the Delehanty vacancy while William T. Collins, inactive yet required to sit, endures hot weather and travel shifts. Collins reserves a summer retreat in Cape Cod but now travels by overnight train as plane service ends. The piece also notes chatter about a social debutante amid Puritan concerns over public manners and summer distractions.
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Tammany
O'Dwyer
Judge Delehanty
Manhattan
William T. Collins
J Delehanty
J Collins
Collins
Cape Cod
Mass
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Edson
Arthur N. Holcombe
Arthur M. Schlesinger
Harvard
Schlesinger
U. S
Mr. Bean
Broadway
Jack Last
Jim
Andy
William Forrer
Detroit Free Press
Lee Mortimer
New York
New Jersey
Lait
Mortimer
Jersey
Chicago
Mr. Forrer
Central Park
Tim Sullivan
Hudson Dusters
Brother Ferrer
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Harry Rosenthal
Hollywood
Sunset Strip
Rosenthal
L. B
Mocambo
C. W. Morton
Atlantic Bulletin
Atlantic Monthly
Morton
Virginia Patterson
Macmillan
Kathleen Winsor
France
Jacques Duclos
Russia
United States
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Carlatz
U. S. Air Force
Leverett S. Lyon
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corp
Mister Breger
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