The Changing American Mother Through 1909 to 1947
An analysis on Mother's Day origins and evolving roles of mothers in the United States from 1909 to 1947. It notes changes in family size, divorce rates, work outside the home, and economic pressures, praising maternal sacrifice while urging greater understanding beyond a single yearly pedestal.
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North Dakota
Congress
U. S. Women’s Bureau
Women’s Bureau
Enterprise
Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Unchanging Father and the Hebrews Authorship Debate
The article discusses authorship of Hebrews and the role of Christ, noting modern scholars question Pauline authorship while affirming the letter’s aim to present Christ's superiority to Judaism. It traces biblical references to God, Jesus, and the Trinity, and reflects on life, eternity, and reliance on God amid a changing world. W.A.B.
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Saint Paul
Calvin
Beza
Paul
God
Christ Jesus
Moses
John
Jesus
Father
Son
Red Cross Ties Texas City Relief to National Program
Mrs. G J Humphreys chair of the High Point Red Cross reports annual fund drive contributions aiding Texas City explosion victims. Frank G Johnson of Galveston notes Red Cross mobilized disaster resources within an hour of the April 16 blast, sheltering about 2000 people and recruiting 500 to 600 nurses.
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High Point
American Red Cross
Texas City
G. J. Humphreys
Frank G. Johnson
Galveston
Red Cross
Johnson
Citizens react to wartime housing and scarce supplies
Letters to the editor praise Red Cross efforts and hospital aid while criticizing rent practices and government measures. Readers mock newspaper supply limits, discuss safe driving campaigns, and commend the Gibson Ice Cream plant as a model facility shaping Southern dairy work.
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Red Cross
Big Jim Pritchard Faces Birger Gang in Illinois County
In Benton Illinois Jim Pritchard, famed county sheriff and war veteran, pursued gang leader Charlie Birger after Birger’s cigarette burn and bootlegging era. Pritchard’s men uncovered three Birger gang killings including a state patrolman and his pregnant wife, sealing Birger’s hold on eight counties and prompting a harsh warning to stay out.
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Benton
Jim Pritchard
Franklin County
Big Jim Pritchard
Illinois
Big Jim
Fiis
Jim
Liice
France
Charlie Birger
Sirger
Hritchard
Birger
West City
Pritchard
Kent
Hanging and gang takedown ends in Benton County
Hal Boyle documents the 1928 Benton County jail escape and execution of Birger after a siege led by a lawman who had the suspect surrounded. The event marks the collapse of a rival gang as Pritchard forces the Shelton brothers to withdraw.
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Birger
Benton County
Charlie
Pritchard
Jim
Shelton Brothers
Ives Dewey ticket sparks talk on labor stance
Senator Irving Ives of New York was Dewey’s running mate and his labor record is cited as more fair and equitable than federal bills. The governor denies backing Ives on labor policy, noting Ives’ long leadership in state labor legislation and his popularity with both sides.
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Irving Ives
New York
Thomas F. Dewey
United States
Senate
Dewey
Taft
Ives
Mr. Ives
Cornell University
Ives Labor Views Strain Dewey Taft Alliance
By George Sokolsky Ives risks wrecking the party's labor policy stance in 1948 as he presses private judgment on labor relations. Dewey warned Taft against appointing Ives to the labor committee, a clash that could fracture the Dewey Taft alliance and complicate the nomination.
Our Fair City exposes flaws of 17 cities in sharp tour
Col Rob t S Allen and 19 reporters present a hard biting survey in Our Fair City. The book cites Boston Philadelphia Miami Chicago St Louis Birmingham San Francisco and more, calling out city governments and urban conditions with vivid critiques.
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Broadway
Pennsylvania Ave
Sunset Blvd
Cntrary
New York
Col
Rob't
S. Allen
Joe Louis Hook
Our Fair City
Boston
Philadelphia
Miami
Biscayne Bay
Chicago
Lake Shore
Gold Coast
St. Louis
Birmingham
San Francisco
Municipal Gov't
Golden Gate
Oakland Bay Bridges
Old Lady Thrift in Milwaukee Seeks Funds From Migrant Workers
The piece portrays Milwaukee as financially strapped and reliant on taxes from all workers, while suburban commuters fear higher levies. It contrasts Denver’s dependence on Manhattan and notes Kansas City's political machine backing Truman. It mentions Wyandotte area sin districts and Annie Chambers as a famed madam whose Palace became a soul-saving center.
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Milwaukee
Denver
Manhattan
New York City
Kansas City
Pendergast Outfit
Harry Truman
White House
Hyde Park
4Th
Wyandotte
Rockies
Annie Chambers
Annie
Butte Montana Reputations and Historic Ties Examined
Butte remains noted for deep mines cosmopolitan short city life and high lung disease rates while Cleveland produced a notable mayor and Detroit still bears depression scars. The Fifty Club wields influence in town politics as elder La Follette carried 1924 votes and the city adopts motto Speramus Meliora Resurget Cineribus.
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Butte
Mont
America
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Midwest
Bob LaFollette
Fifty Club
Detroit
Graft Tolls and Political Power Across American Cities
A scrutiny of urban corruption reveals Chicago paying twenty million dollars yearly in protection money with larger bookies’ gains, while Memphis boss Crump wields decades of influence through city and county jobs. State constitutions enable overlapping governments hindering reform, and many cities lack voting machines or civil service, shaping outcomes coast to coast.
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Chicago
Windy City
Lincoln
Atlanta
Middle West
Ed Crumpas
Memphis
Tennessee
Crump
Denver mayor cites return-home cure for housing shortage
The city leader with 24 years in office suggests that if everyone went back to where they came from there would be no housing shortage. The remark reflects his solution to a housing crisis.
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Denver
Maury Maverick
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Jimmy Walker
LaGuardia
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R.B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
D. A. Rawley
Robert L. Thompson
Associated Press
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John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
N.Y
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Christ
Darwin
Earth
Francis Lyte
Gilead
W.A.B
Harvey Mathews
Sam
Philip H. Sheridan
Gibson
L. Y. Ballentine
South
Cee
Ashe
Hal Boyle
George Sokolsky
United States Senate
Washington
Labor Committee
Senator Ives
House
Ator Taft
Friends of Both
Winchell
Tom Dewey
U. S
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