Watch Greenland What happens there may be the hint of what is to come
Reports from across the country show rising buyer resistance as Senator Flanders' committee opens price investigations in the east. Claims of potential nationwide strikes hover, drawing comparisons to postwar efforts and prompting renewed discussions on defense and Arctic strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders’ Committee
Chester Bowles
OPA
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Joint Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Flanders
New England
Congressional Committee
Wilson
Congress
Palmer
Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs
Treasury
Denmark
United States
Russia
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Washington
Greenland Status Talks Spur U S Danish Defense Debate
Disclosure of ongoing U S and Denmark negotiations since May on American defense installations in Greenland triggers speculation about future U S role and sovereignty in the strategic territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Denmark
Greenland
United
Freedom Train sparks Communist critique in heritage tour
The piece reports on a Communist warning about the Freedom Train tour backed by the American Heritage Foundation and Wall Street sponsors. It cites a secret directive from the Communist Party's educational division outlining propaganda plans and pamphlet distribution at train stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Woltman
New York World-Telegram
Woltman
United States
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
American Heritage Foundation
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Foundation
Wall Street
Freedom Train
Daily Worker
Walking A Lost Art Detected In High Point Musings
W A Bivins laments fading walking habit among youths in High Point and recalls a strenuous 18 mile hike to Mt. Mitchell with four men. He praises endurance, forest scents, and the distant view, arguing walkers miss life’s joys and health benefits while motorists gain nothing from a short stroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Entreat
Mt. Mitchell
Graybeard
Pinnacle
Mississippi
Remembering Jim Greenwood of the Riverside Community
Jim Greenwood, tall and hardworking, walked eight miles to the aid academy, excelled in school, and became a Trinity assistant before contracting tuberculosis and dying a few months later. The piece notes regular medical checkups help those ill, and rest aids recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Greenwood
Riverside
Aid Academy
Trinity
Nashua Manufacturers to lay off 2500 workers move south
The Nashua Manufacturing company plans to shed more than 2,500 jobs, about half the workforce, as operations shift to the south to cut freight costs and rely on cheaper labor. The piece notes arguments about labor conditions and demographics, with a brief anecdote of workers moving for outdoor versus indoor roles and eventual unionization prospects.
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The
South
Curious Love Letter From a Shirt Slip
A young man buys a shirt and finds a slip with a girl's name and address and a plea to write and send photo. He writes back, receives a letter that reveals the sender’s curiosity about what kind of guy would wear the shirt.
Quotes From Leaders On UN, Oil, And Freedom
Statements from Secretary Marshall former American Legion Commander Paul H. Griffith Rep Adolph J Sabath and NAM President Earl Bunting express views on US sovereignty UN efficacy safeguarding oil interests and the role of freedom against dictatorship in a tense postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
Adolph J. Sabath
Ilinois
Public Funds for Parochial Schools Stir Debates
George Sokolsky and V. T. Thayer discuss public funding for religious schools. They argue the issue tests separation of church and state, yet religion remains in American life via prayers and national symbols. They note free public schooling coexists with private and parochial options, dating to colonial days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. T. Thayer
Ethical Culture
Thayer
Congress
Quick Bear
Catholic Military Ordinariate
Jewish Welfare Board
Protestant General Commission On Chaplains
United States
Groton
St. Pauls
St. Marks
America
Collegiate School
Dutch Reformed Church
Grain speculators drive prices and risk in pits
Washington reports Chicago cash wheat above 2.80 and corn above 2.60 fueling gamblers into grain pits. Speculation raises living costs and limits European food relief while authorities struggle to curb market manipulations without broad regulatory power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
New York
Big Town Heartbeat and Celebrities At Paris Style Scene
Tilly Losch poses luscious at Chateau Richelieu while Myrna Loy clogs Park Avenue traffic. Gene Tunney, unseen by bobby-soxers near Cafe Madison, and Mervyn Vye on his final date before heading west. Gertrude Niesen faces suit over I Wanna Get Married, Brigadoon star Marion Bell to wed Alan Jay Lerner, Irving Berlin premiers The Freedom Train as Bing Crosby listens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilly Losch
Chateau Richelieu
Myrna Loy
Park Ave
50Th St
Gene Tunney
Bobby-Soxers
Cafe Madison
Mervyn Vye
Hollywood
Gertrude Niesen
Dallas
Marion Bell
Alan Jay Lerner
Irving Berlin
Bing
Messenger Boy Keeps Vaudeville Lingo Alive in New York
In New York Mercury, a 60-odd-year-old messenger for a Speedy Service delivery firm is described as a former vaudevillian turned handy man at a morning newspaper. He still uses old showbiz phrases like asking to go backstage and saying he is held over when working overtime.
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Mercury
Vaudevillian
Morning Gazette
Nightlife Gossip and City Scenes Echo 1948 Era
Radar of Greenwich Village droppings and Midtown sayings. References to FDR era politics, a kosher food consultant, and a film inspired life story. notes on World Series ticket scalping, Spring on 52nd Street controversy, and a top news broadcaster leading the season’s Who’s Whooper. Includes street figures like Lonesome Louise and Dapper Dave in vivid shorthand.
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Baruch Korff
London
Palestine
Gluckstern
Joe Howard
52Nd Street
Dorothy Speare
Boston
Grace Moore
Rosamond Pinchot
Louise
58Th
Madison
Dave
Speculative Grain Markets Face Boom and Bust Risks
The Commodity Exchange Authority issued a special call on the Chicago corn futures market showing 3900 speculative accounts out of 4300 as of June 30. Analysts warn there is no prediction for reduced grain demand and note the danger of a bust, recalling the October 1946 cotton collapse that harmed many speculators.
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Farmer’ of
St. Paul
Times
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Exchange Authority
J. M. Mehl
Authority
CEA
Federal Reserve Board
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Education Leader Horizon Puzzle Clues Set
A mixed clue list labeled Educational Leader and Horizon offers a vertical and horizontal word puzzle. Entries include numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 across to 59 with themes spanning education, chemistry, geography, and language.
Broadway window displays and political scandal mix in fall chatter
A collage of wartime style show items and figures: Kayser Shop window bells show four pairs of black nylon legs near 58th and 5th while Arthur Murray dolls brighten nearby. Ex-Treasury chief Elmer Ivey alleges Huey Long misused federal funds, 21 defend ants, 20 arrested, Huey shot before T-men arrival. Duke Stewart breaks a leg at Roney Plaza setup. Open Oct 6. Drama critic Claude L Belle dies in San Francisco at 54 after securing two seats. Mayor Curley rumored parole. Runyon Cancer Fund contributed $500 disputed, DA and Petrillo/Musicians Union involved in a Rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Kayser Shop
58Th
Sth
Arthur Murray
Elmer Ivey
Treasury
Huey Long
Huey
T-men
Duke Stewart
Neal Lang
Roney Plaza
Claude L. Belle
San Francisco
Runyon Cancer Fund
Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
Forte
Big-Name Night for Records and Performances
The review lists top acts and records from Andrews Sisters and Frances Craig crew to Bullet’s duo. It notes the Andrews Sisters smash Near You and My Heart Is a Hobo’s witty wordage, plus the Marshall Bros at Strand, Jean Sabion’s Vous Qui Passez, a Stan Kenton Rhythm album, Phil Silvers on ABC, Jimmy Atkins Heart of My Heart, and Stewart Ross piano portraits at the Blue Angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Sisters
Frances Craig
Crew
Bullet
Marshall Bros
the Strand
Jean Sabion
Victor Platter
Stan Kenton
Capitol
Phil Silvers
ABC
Jimmy Atkins
Continental
Stewart Ross
the Blue Angel
Bookie Joe Pledge Returns From Atlantic City Vacation
New York tale has Joe Pledge the bookie who alerted authorities about city payroll shake-downers and drew police bodyguards to prevent retaliation. He left for Atlantic City with two detectives paid by himself, then returned when Atlantic City cops told him to leave as they feared raising homicide rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Pledge
Nh-Nh
Atlantic City
Late night Beverly Hills club hosts dimmed lights and romance
Billy Wilker's late watch at L Aiglon in Beverly Hills draws muted crowds as ten violins, piano, bass and accordion create a romantic mood and drink sales surge. Charles Hollis separates from Gail Kane who starred in Follies. Radio City boasts 173 restaurants within eight blocks. A Broadway haberdashery advertises men’s fedoras at 50 each. War Must Be Over Dept notes Japan Art Co offers Chinese flower arranging lessons. Frank Farrells and Doris Warner divorced in Las Vegas on Sept 8. Fort Worth publisher Amon Carter reportedly married last night, per Tom Gooch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Wilkerson
L’aiglon
Beverly Hills
Charles
Gail Hollis
Vera Lee Kane
Radio City
The
Japan Art Co
56Th
Madison
Frank Farrells
Doris Warner
Las Vegas
Tom Gooch
Dallas Times-Herald
Fort Worth
Amon Carter
Shades Cut Heat and Preserve Interior Fabrics
Shades help keep the heat out in summer and prevent the sun's hot rays from fading upholstery rugs and draperies.
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Rio de Janeiro
Freedom
W. A. Bivins
Joe
John
State Marshall
Earl Bunting
Nam
George Sokolsky
Wes
Shere
Edson
Winchell
Lindy's
FDR
White House
Deuce
Greenwich Village
U.N
Howie
Taft
Red
Mariner
Coral Island
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