A Call For Reform Amid Telegraph and Utility Strikes
The piece critiques Western Union and Postal merger trends and warns against monopoly of facilities and manpower. It argues such power invites government ownership, urges free enterprise, and predicts a national shift toward either a stronger American model or leftward drift. It also praises Jesse M. Donaldson’s postmaster general appointment as a sign of professional handling of the postal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Bell System
Postal
America
United States
Hannegan Exits Politics for Baseball Role
The piece notes Robert E. Hannegan, longtime Democratic leader and postmaster general, quitting politics and postal service to join baseball. It recalls his rise with the Pendergast machine and service under Truman, then hints he may not excel in baseball, preferring other lines of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Hannegan
Pendergast
Democratic Party
Truman
Cardinal
Dodgers
Hannegan
D.A
Langford
Ann Rogers
Hope-Diamond McLean
Babette Hughes
Benn Hall
Satdee
Inehart
Dean Elliott
Marilyn Maxwell
Wendell Willkie
Freedom House
California
American Electric Motors Firm
L.A
The Gadget That Knows What We Hear
A future radio spying gadget could count tuned sets and identify programs heard across a neighborhood. It uses radar to map listening, raising fears of privacy invasion and brain wave surveillance, predicting a troubling shift toward ubiquitous mind monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret McBride
Dr. Malone
Republican Congress Will Slow President's Proposals
The piece argues that with Republicans controlling both chambers they will not rush the Presidents ten point program. It notes likely stop gap aid to Europe and China before Christmas but predicts most measures like private credit limits and rent control may pass slowly or fail. Taft criticizes wartime policy shifts and calls for cautious, scrutinized action on spending and the Marshall Plan.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Europe
China
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Truman
OPA
International Bank and
International Fund
Treasury Department
Britain
United States
Stimson Committee
Henry Wallace
Capitol
Henry
Capitol Bill
Wallace
Jo Davidson
Davidson
Mayflower Roots and Sunlit Tales From North Carolina
In a homely column W A Bivins blends history and local lore from High Point area families the Lowe and Farrow lines tracing Mayflower ancestry to Plymouth colony early days. He recalls Sun’s music aboard the Neuse and local recollections of Jim Lambeth and rural anecdotes about chickens and ministry.
The Mad House On Capitol Hill Takes A Digressive Spin
George Dixon surveys Washington with a sardonic voice noting federal registers on aircraft property, a five year affair claim about Maj. Gen. Bennett Meyers, and quips from Humphrey Bogart about communism. He lampoons party unity and Henry Wallace bust debates, mixing political satire with sharp social jabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett E. Meyers
Truman's 10 point plan urged by president to curb living costs
Oil man Larry Smith notes the president already has 10 points and comments on rationing. The fifth point urges Congress to authorize measures to induce a program linked to stabilizing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Larry Smith
Rumor Heavy Column Covers High Life and Politics
Gossip and snatches from New York society and politics as voices claim H Luce’s conversion rumors via Clare and Father Sheen swirl around St. John’s Hospital visit. Other items note changes in marriages, aristocrats, planned weddings, and U S political debates with sharp wit and name dropping across society pages.
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H. Luce
Life, Time
Clare
Sheen
Luce
St. John's Hosp
B’klyn
Father Sheen
John Jacob Astor
Tackie French
Craig Mitchell
Toots
el So-Wotto
Himmler
Empain
Yuletide
Puzzle Clues Span Horizontal and Vertical Wordplay
A mixed set of crossword style hints runs across horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include common abbreviations, scientific terms, and geographic references, with answers ranging from plants to animals and measurements.
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Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Good Riddance
George Sokolsky
Flying Auto
W. A. Bivins
Plymouth Colony
High Point
Will Rogers
Ower
U. S
Preamete
New Bern
Elizabeth City
Christian Science Monitor
Harvard
Aoa
Brutus
James Lambeth
Jim
Thomasville
Rand
George Dixon
Washington
Federal Register
Humphrey Bogart
Purdose
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Congressional Quarterly
Party Unity
Hoey
Umstead
Pepper
Cassini
James Watt
Winchell
New York
Foster
Columm
Linda Christians
Holiday
Sporting
Crown
Maximillian
Carlotta
Italy
Guallina
Berkeley Hotel
Paley
Bossman
CBS
Smith
Brbara Welles
Izzy Ellinson
General Meyers
W. Va
Demmys
Kilgore
Republi
David Lynn
Congressional
Rules Coftee
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Repubs
Taber
App
Chris Herter
N. Y. Herald and Times
Felix Young
Nan Wynn
Mike
Phil Ohman
Isabelita
Maraccas
Reene de Marco
Baker Hotel
Dallas
Ciro
Kayompson
Wins Freres
Muriel Abbott
Hilton
Kay
Herman
Runyon Fund
N. Y
Reuben H. Donnelley Corp
Irving Trust
W. 48Th St
Nyc
Angie Bond
Gahferbid Depi
Maxie Rosenbloom
Max Baer
Stripip
Ann Coria
Chuck Horner
Liz Reddidge
Philip
Big Farrel
Beatrice A Dye
Mack Newman
Ding Ho
Oferheaven Sakes
Gimbel’s
Ritz Bros
Mussolini
Marguerita Sarfati
Argentina
Rome
Papa
Elizabeth
Sam
Huntsman
Conten
Rah
Rhode Island
Sardinia
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