Press fairness and the Wallace Dewey egging row
A national furor over eggs and tomatoes hurled at Henry Wallace and later at Governor Tom Dewey highlights perceived bias in Southern and national press coverage. The piece questions treatment of violence in the press, compares lynching with gang murders, and weighs 1948 political loyalties among Truman Dewey Thurmond Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
North Carolina
Moscow Radio
The
Enterprise
Press Association
Nation
Tom Dewey
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Wallace
South
Dewey
North
East
Midwest
Congress
Administration of Justice
Chicago
Changing Odds In 1948 Presidential Forecast
The piece notes many writers expect Governor Dewey to win on November 2 while Truman’s chances improve since a month ago. It cites Dewey’s silence on controversies, the need to critique the 80th Congress, and Truman’s bungles during the campaign as factors shaping shifting public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollsters
Dewey
United States
Truman
Congress
The Freedom of The Publics Press
A Plainfield Courier-News city editor argues for rewording to The Freedom of The Publics Press. He asserts the press has dual duties to print news accurately and impartially and to interpret it fairly, and warns against slanting the news as the public relies on a free press to defend rights and uncover corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Courier-News
Europe
Comic strip treatment of President Truman on campaign train
Columnist reviews a Truman comic strip by Jack Sparling in the New York Star. The piece mocks the artistless byline and critiques dialogue with puns, noting Truman’s fictional life from plowman to president and speculating if he will rival Dagwood in popularity while traveling through Kentucky to Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
Alger
Mickey Mouse Michelangelo
Jack Sparling
New York
Wee P
Marshall Field
Mr. Sparling
Claire
Claire Voyant
Reid
Claire Luce
Brody
Joe Miller
Big
Niffies
Truman
M. W. Ater
Malcolm W. Ater
Oklahoma
Harry Truman
Dagwood
Eral
Green
Rhode Island
Murray
Montana
Johnson
Colorado
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Senate
Dewey
Ernor Dewey
Brooks
Illinois
Delaware
Dworshak
Idaho
Rizley
Revercomb
West Virginia
Robertson
Wyoming
Wherry
Nebraska
Wilson
Iowa
New Hampshire
Ball
Minnesota
Mundt
South Dakota
Cooper
Kentucky
Cordon
Oregon
Ferguson
Michigan
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
House
Halleck
Indiana
Taber
Allen
Walcott
Knudsen
Self-Conscious Horse Camargo Gets Falsies
Laurel race track tale follows Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt as trainer Henry Clarke explains Camargo’s issue. Mrs. Harry Langer and Rhoda Christmas hear how a mare’s heels caused trouble and how Clarke and his wife fitted her with a set of falsies to cushion her feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Racetrack
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Rhoda Christmas
Henry Clarke
Christiana Stables
Harry Langer
Jane Dupont
Pete
Mr. Clarke
Camargo
Magnets Self Sort by Strength in Simple Device
Permanent bar magnets used in phones and industry can be arranged to sort themselves by strength in a straightforward new apparatus. This innovation promises easier separation of magnets by magnetic intensity for efficient manufacturing and material processing.
Dewey Unity Drive Faces Senate Threat and House Odds
Washington notes that Thomas E. Dewey’s main appeal is national unity to back foreign policy and peace. It warns that a Democratic Senate could block Dewey’s agenda, naming key senators and the party split while predicting House dynamics and likely outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Congress
Democratic Party
Henry Wallace
Strom Thurmond
Dewey
Senate
South
Sparkman
Alabama
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Kefauver
Tennessee
Sillycrats and Columbus Tales Draw the Eye
Casual comment by W A Bivins contends Sillycrats should aid their party and mocks wisdom as a broken machine. It shifts to Columbus with reflections on his voyage, King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella, and the three ships, ending with a courteous note about humbling others and a Reader's Digest anecdote from Gerald Cullinan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bull of Bashan
Eddie Cantor
Earth
Columbus
Christopher Columbus
India
Indies
Ferdinand
Spain
Granada
Isabella
Genoa
Paris
Joaquin Miller
Miller
Stevenson
Gerald Cullinan
Dallas
Tex
Reader's Digest
Society Happenings and Rumors Across High Profiles
A sweeping column covers Lady Astor’s son Katherine Dunham and a cast of notables from politics, fashion, and theatre. Rumors touch diplomats, actors, writers, and socialites including Dulles advising Dewey, Cairo and Manhattan events, and marriages and engagements among jet-set circles.
Reading the Times: Hollywood Rumors and World War II Echoes
A diffuse column notes box office woes in New York and hints at New Canaan editors chasing rumors about P Hanson Hisses. It mentions Alger Hiss, Scott Brady, Shirly Ballard, Eve Orton and Richard Ney, plus marital tidbits about Arthur T Robb and Newsweek. The piece questions travel advisories, clemency talks on Ilse Koch, and Franco's government sending Japan greetings after Pearl Harbor. It cites Knopf author Viscount Templewood and a remark by Jim Farley, with leftist quips lingering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan
P. Hanson Hisses
Alger Hiss
Scott Brady
Shirly Ballard
Eve Orton
Richard Ney
Arthur T. Robb
Newsweeks
Truman
Ilse Koch
Clay
Repubs
White House
Columm
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Veriwell
Knopf
Viscount Templewood
Britain
Britain's Wart Ambassador . . . Page 114 Says In Part: “Serrano Suner
Axis
Legation
Jim Farley
Madrid
Mark Hellinger Memorial Race Promised at Roosevelt Tonight
Newspaper notes a variety of items from show business and society. Mentions a Mark Hellinger Memorial Race at Roosevelt Raceway for the Heart Fund, Danny Thomas booking total, wedding chimes for Kay Caseron and Victor Granados, a three day dice game ending with a loss, and lighter trivia about Bill Vaughan, Connie Murray, Arnold Brundage, Relph Ballamy, Katharine Willard, Paul Lockwood, and a glancing gag about Gable and Anita Colby in Screenland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hellinger
Roosevelt Raceway
Danny Thomas
Palurbo
Philly
Rod Caseron
Kay
Victor Granados
Spain
Midtown
Bill Vaughan
Kansas City Star
Winchell
Louella
Connie Murray
Arnold Brundage
Mary Elizabeth
Relph Ballamy
Cape Cod
Katharine Willard
Paul Lockwood
Gov
Gable
Anita Colby
Screenland
Movie Actor Be Wee Fay and Horizontal Clues
The list presents a crossword style puzzle with numbered entries across and down. Clues include references to a pictured actor and multiple definitions spanning languages and objects such as deserts, beverages, religions, and anatomical terms.
Puzzle Answers List
Smirks, coins, Dirties, By way of, Individual, Clutches, Rural, Volcano mouth, Candles, Brazilian state, Pare, Handle, South Dakota, Lichen, Female horse, Knock h, Prosecute, Tungsten (ab.) e, On time (ab.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
War talk and rumors sweep overseas ticker
Gen. Clay and Koenig clash on Allied Germany governance while Molotov pushes UN entrance. Arms smuggling defies UN truce in Egypt as Paris socialites and Sartre pair intrigue. Duke of Windsor eyed return to Britain for a job. Dundster alleged POW in Wales tours sites. LaGuardia kin in Berlin court dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Clay
Koenig
Germany
Molotov
Egypt
Ellen Adler
Stella Ardler
Jean Paul Sartre
Paree
Paris
U. S
Duke of Windsor
England
Field Marshal
von Dundster
Hitler
Wales
Torde
LaGuardia
Richard Gluck
Berlin
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Thurmond
Wallace Nor Thurmond
Public’s Press
By Harold FE. Keenan
George Dixon
Edson
W. A. Bivins
Astor
Katherine Dunham
Stanton Griffis
Nixon
Martha Hughes
Canaan
Emily Hahn
Georgetown Univ. Hesp
Rex Harrisons
Marilyn
Hugh Shannon
le Perroquet
Marcus
Goodriches
Olivia DeHaviland
Helen
M. McEldowney
Bill Eythe
Nancy Kelly
Oblivion
Ahmed Kamkar Charoudi
Iran
J. T. Dalbey
101St Parachute Inf
Frances Maddux
Don Julio
Monica Boyar
Lyle Aaron
Nancy Cheremi
Tommy Curtis
Don Pallini
Kay Medford
Fevven Suries
RKO
Jacqueline White
Secy
Navy Knox
Neal Anderson
Talulu
Charley
Ray Bolger
John Foster Dulles
Gov. Dewey
Palestine
Dulles
Marshall & Bevin
United Nations
Matt
San Francisco
Pat Murphy
Fifth and
Howard
Tom
Harry
Mr. Mary
Fay
Mongolia
Walter
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