Tax reform report sparks partisan debate on income taxes
A lay commission urged eliminating personal income taxes next year and allowing couples to split joint income. Congressman Dingell attacked the group as Wall Street driven, while observers question the report’s quality and timing amid looming 1948 politics. The piece likens reform to Hoover era waste campaigns and calls for a modern effort against waste.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Knutson
Minnesota
Dingell
Michigan
Wall Street
Commission
J. Cheever Cowdin
National Association of Manufacturers
Association of America Railroads
C. S. Duncan
Roswell Magill
John W. Hanes, Jr
Washington
Better Than Wheatsaver Luckman Leads Grain Saving Drive
A columnist reports on Luckman's campaign to save 100 million bushels of wheat for Europe by urging public, distilleries, restaurants and housewives to adopt abstentions and substitutions. The piece analyzes home savings versus higher costs and questions the feasibility by year end.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Luckman
Europe
Veteran’s flight to England over housing shortages
Kermit Bateman a demobilized Eighth Air Force corporal sailed for England saying he cannot find living quarters for his wife and two children in the United States. He notes better housing and essentials in rural America than on the English farm where his wife works. The piece questions how billions were spent on bonuses instead of housing for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Bateman
Eighth Air Force
England
Batemans
America
Bateman
Long Days Slow Earth's Rotation and Time Lengthens
Scientists say Earth's oceans slow rotation by water movement and the moon's pull lengthens months. As days shorten with age, the day will eventually become as long as two current days, turning an eight hour workday into longer hours.
Bitter war of words between Russia and U S shocks Austrians
Austrians puzzled by the bitter war of words in their controlled press as they recall Germany and the Allies trading insults before World War II. They warn that the current attacks against the United States rival Hitler era rhetoric and say they will respond in self defense, with limits set by the Kremlin and Stalin.
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Russia
U. S
Germany
Hitler
Kremlin
Stalin
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbet
Formal declarations and early reactions outline a North Carolina Senate race with J M Broughton triggering chatter while Lt. Gov Ballentine and Kenneth Royall remain elusive. Observers split on impact with gubernatorial prospects taking a back seat to congressional contests in districts nine and ten.
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United States Senate
J. M. Broughton
L. Y
Stag) Ballentine
Secretary of the Army
Kenneth Royall
Capitol Square
State Library
Mayne Albright
Oscar Barker
Charles Johnson
Supreme and Superior Court
Agriculture
Insurance
Labor
Highway Commission
Utilities Commission
Revenue
Industrial Commission
Retirement Commission
Employment Security Commission
Charles M. Johnson
Council of State
Bailey
James B. Vogler
Charlotte
Nathan Yelton
John Armstrong
George Snow
Mount Airy
Surry County
J. M. Bailey
Raleigh
Johnston County
Onslow County
Bob Doughton
Ham Jones
Herbert Bonner
Robert Humber
John Kerr
Archie Gay
Graham Barden
Harold Cooley
Village blacksmith memories and life lessons in prose
A reflective piece recalls Smithy Austin the village blacksmith, his forge rituals, and the evolution from horse shoes to autos. It juxtaposes Longfellow’s poem with musings on wisdom from youth ministers, life’s anvil shaping deeds, and Ruskin on inner worth and humane spirit.
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Smithy
Austin
Mr. Longfellow
Blum's Almanac Joke Echoes A World Stinks Moment
A columnist quotes a 1948 almanac joke about a drunken man in a bar finding limburger odor and exclaiming the world stinks. The note laments no total solar eclipse next year and closes with the reader’s sense of present grim humor.
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Blum
Dewey Proposes Comprehensive Aid Plan for Europe
In a private Forbes dinner, Governor Dewey outlines a bipartisan plan to aid Europe and China, tying aid to self defense and rapid self sufficiency. He calls for bi partisan financing, bi partisan governance, and conditions that could shape U S policy and domestic impact.
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Europe
Mr. Marshall
Bevin
Tom Dewey
Vandenberg
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Congress
B. C. Forbes
China
France
Truman
Wedemeyer
Marshall
Roosevelt
Chiang Kaishek
Yalta
Notes of a Not-So- Innocent Bystander in New York Theatres
Winchell surveys a string of stage reviews and author claims from New York theatres. He lampoons dull plays and weak gag shows while praising brisk satires and controversial works. He references This Time Tomorrow Trial Honeymoon The First Mrs Fraser and Winslow Boy with mixed critical verdicts.
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Brooks Atkinson
Aifleman O. L. Guernsey, Jr
Love Letter Dep't Ridicules Roxanna Reference
Ethel Merman responds to a column about Roxanna and Stephen Longstreet. She denies knowledge of both and questions the accuracy of the High Button Shoes item, suggesting the writer tell him to “D, D.”
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Walter
Ethel Merman
Cinemagicians offers Cass Timberlane adaptation with romances
The Cinemagicians Movietown presents Cass Timberlane with two romances Lanah Turner and Spencer Tarcy and a cinema audience bond. The Unfinished Dance is a Technicolor musical with breezy ballet sequences. The Upturned Glass stars James Mason with a tense drama vibe. Escape Me Never pairs Ida Lupino and Errol Flynn in a light Valentine. Merton of the Movies reuses Red Skelton’s slapstick. Sweet Genevieve carries tiresome songs.
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the Cinemagicians
Sinclair Lewis
Cass Timberlane
Lanah Turner
Spencer Tarcy
James Mason
Ida Lupino
Errol Flynn
Merton
Red Skelton
Genevieve
TV Critics Roar At Teens, Thrillers And History Dramas
A TV review roundups misfit lineup including The Arristocrats Child's World cunning teen issues. Inner Sanctum delivers spine chills. Chi Thittir offers harsh critique while adenoid oaf derails it. CBS Is There dramatizes ancient events and sparks as headlines. Communists decry censorship amid civil liberty furor.
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ABC
CBS
St. Louis
Hall of Shame shows segregated Washington marble tourney
The report notes Washingtons annual marbles tournament uses separate eliminations for white and Negro boys. The white winner is declared champion and sent to the national tournament while the Negro winner becomes runner up. The piece calls this an example of bigotry.
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President's Committee On Civil Rights
Washington
Tennis Star Horizon Featured in Puzzle Clues
A cryptic crossword style item runs through a list of numbered clues like Tennis Star Horizon and various word fragments. The puzzle lists multiple hints including a Chinese dynasty and a Nevada city, suggesting a themed wordplay round.
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Nevada City
Right after ceremony groom introduces wife as Mrs Holtz
Report notes the new husband Carl Iserman introduces his wife in a joking quip to guests. The remark refers to Lou Holtz and his ex-wife, reflecting a post wedding moment captured in the memo.
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Carl Iserman
Lou Holtz
Lesserman
Mrs. Holtz
Five Million Killed in World War II
The piece mocks political figures and wartime rhetoric, recalling a press box column that attacks radical influence, praises John Winant, and lampoons Hollywood and Broadway. A controversial photo comparing Stalin and von Ribbentrop is suggested for UN display.
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GOP
Reece
Congress
Stalin
von Ribbentrop
Molotov
United Nations
Vishinsky
John Winant
America
Lee Bartel
Hollywood
Broadway
Gails
Hughes
Quotations and Proverbs Mixed In Reading Sample
A collage of quotations and misquoted lines from various authors and sources. Notable entries touch on truth, honesty, and societal roles while displaying errors and garbled text throughout. The collection reads as a rough OCR fragment with inconsistent capitalization and punctuation.
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Moscow
Lynn Nisbet
Mobe
Ponts
Mendous
W. A. Bivins
Ruskin
George Sokolsky
Winchell
New York
Redbook
Mauldin
Walter Millis
Grosset & Dunelap
Sabbath Times
Lenin
Hal Lehr
Charles
Bohlen
Glenn Frank
M. Twain
N. Killman
W. Thackeray
Alfred Noyes
K. Taylor
Milton
Manning
Artest
God
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