Party Loyalty and the Truman Boyle Controversy
The piece argues that true party loyalty requires cleaning the Democratic Party’s leadership, criticizing Truman ally Boyle and others for ethical lapses while urging demanded resignations and impartial loyalty over personal ties. It questions the President’s allegiance to his own gang versus the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Truman
National Democratic
William A. Boyle, Jr
Truman
Boyle
Bill Boyle
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Taxing Co-Ops and the Senate Tax Move
The Senate's vote to levy an income tax on co-operatives is criticized as too late and too weak. The piece argues non-taxed co-ops compete unfairly with taxed private enterprise, harming the broader economy. It denounces special treatment for co-ops and warns against the continued loss of revenue from favorable tax treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
John Q
Iwe
General Electric
A. T. and
America
Citizenship and the call for active civic partnership
An editorial urging BPW Week readers to be engaged citizens in democracy. It stresses attending local political meetings, understanding government machinery, and the duty of every American to participate, especially women, to fight corruption and uphold liberty and law. It frames citizenship as the core profession and a shared responsibility guiding national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
America
Little Man
Brotherhood of Man
The Mad House Taking a Look at the Salaries Now Paid to Federal Employees
A 1951 opinion piece criticizes high federal salaries, arguing political appointees earn far more than local bankers or officials. It cites Oklahoma salaries from $6,000 to $9,200, noting the public sees growing inequity as a broad wage rise looms. The piece laments a new aristocracy of affluence and warns the average citizen may seek action before 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sunday radio murder fare under fire by a parent observer
A Sunday afternoon column laments heavy doses of murder themed radio shows. The writer cites synthetic gangster voices, private eyes, and gunfire scenes shaping children’s listening, juxtaposing Boston Pops and classical programming as a safer alternative. The piece questions the cultural hunger for crime drama and its impact on youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
America
David Randolph
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
Quotes and political quips from mid-century figures
A collection of remarks from S Z Sakall and Senator Kerr touch on ambition and politics. The piece critiques the Soviet leadership as an elderly ruler kept alive by pills, with a wry reference to Potsdam and Yalta as medicine. Prof C W Boldgreff from Georgetown’s Foreign Service School weighs in on the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
Yalta
Prof
C. W. Boldgreff
Georgetown
Us Foreign Service School
Casual Comment Defense War And Victory
The piece surveys postwar tensions with Truman’s defense stance against the Soviet Union, notes Moscow’s possible fear of a defensive war, and mentions U S and UN aims in Korea while hinting at public sentiment. It also covers CARE funding for radium to fight cancer in Germany, a recount of George VI and WWII context, and brief satirical items on rumors speech and a quip about mothers’ talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
United States
Russia
Politburo
Moscow
America
Free Nations
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Stalin
Georgia
North Korea
Europe
Air Power and Atomic Age Defense Preview
Air power planning hinges on atomic bomb availability two to three years ahead with look at 1954 1955 force size and carrier aviation. Finnetter warns air capability must project atomic power onto ground forces. Production pace and delivery delays noted with weather, floods, and strikes possible disruptors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Naval Aviation
Thomas K. Finnetter
Air Force Association
Los Angeles
Defense Department and
Atomic Energy Commission
Stephen White
Look Magazine
White
Thomas H. Finletter
Kansas
Cleveland
Alcoa
S. Air Force
North Pole
U. S. Air Force 38Th
Eielson Field
Alaska
Pole
Arctic
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Point
D. C
R. B. Terry
Robert L. Thompson
D. A. Rawley
C. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loflin
Mrs. Joe Woody Shaw
Tran Fireman
The
Randorm
Eltras
A. S
Mike) Monroney
Oklahoma
B. George Dixon
Juliet
Julia Marlowe
Nid Twist
Gyp
New Jersey
Paul Kelly
George Sokolsky
S. Z. Sakall
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
W. A. Bivins
CARE
Cooperative
New York
High Commissioner
Germany
HICOG
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
George VI
Britain
Pacific
Elizabeth
Benedict Spinoza
Holland
Woman's Club
Pop
Peter Edson
Veterans’ Administration
Armed Services
GOP
Republican National Committee
Guy George Gabrielson
U. S
Pakistan
Zafrulla Kahn
Ceylon
J. R. Jayewardene
U. S. Women’s Bureau and
Children’s Bureau
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!