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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
2
The Jefferson City Post-Gribune announces subscription rates for city and surrounding areas, with weekly and Sunday combinations, two year and three month plans, and notices about postage class and delivery. It details rates for Missouri and outside Missouri, plus service areas and delivery notes.
Elmo Roper completes a post-mortem study of Truman's 1948 upset, confirming several circulating theories about voting shifts. He finds higher turnout among middle and upper income groups favored Republicans, while lower-income groups remained Democratic but with smaller gains than expected. Farm states show Democrats increasing share of the two party vote, though overall turnout stayed similar. The analysis cautions that one election does not establish a long term trend, noting the 1948 results were a complex mix of attitudes and independent voters.
A columnist argues Congress stalls on the B 36 bomber inquiry as the House Armed Services Committee waits for the atomic energy investigation to finish, since microphones cameras Kleig lights and other scarce gear are in high demand on Capitol Hill. Washington's mood suggests continued wear on these facilities for some time.
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman David E. Lilienthal cautions against national jitters and timid reactions amid danger, stressing that such fear is not in the American tradition while acknowledging real risks.
Washington report from June 24 warns President Trumans expanded welfare scheme will total at least a third of a 60 billion dollar decade budget, with a proposed payroll tax and employer levy. Experts differ on true costs, with health insurance potentially rising to 18 billion annually. New Zealand experience suggests U.S. budgets could soar and threaten national finances, making the program financially unfeasible despite its idealistic goals.
James Marjon outlines Truman administration efforts to streamline the federal government following Hoover commission plans. Congress moves to reorganize the State Department and unify the armed services, while presidential orders may push broader changes. The debate centers on power between the president and Congress, and the role of the National Security Council and National Security Resources Board.
The doctor outlines ulcerative colitis affecting the colon, its unclear cause, common symptoms such as severe diarrhea with possible blood, and diagnostic methods including sigmoidoscopy. It notes that nutrition, infection, and surgery may be involved in treatment, with a general outlook of possible recovery with adherence to treatment.
James Burch of the Missouri Extension service told a Cole County Home Economics council meeting at the Recreation Center that there is no proven benefit from hot oil treatments to prevent hair thinning. Presidents of 24 Cole County clubs attended the quarterly event.
DEWITT MACKENZIE discusses John Foster Dulles views on rising unrest in Soviet bloc states. He notes challenges in satellite countries, Yugoslavia’s defiance, religious suppression in Romania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, and Hungary, and the central conflict between atheistic communism and religious belief. The column links religion to resistance to Bolshevism and cites Acheson on religious freedoms. Also brief club meeting and Cuba flag note.
Spectators will see the seventeenth annual amputee veterans game on July 26 to raise 100000 for an amputee information center. Captain Bob Anderson, arm amputee and team captain, notes leg amputees as rivals and highlights employment discrimination against wounded veterans, while outlining players' resilience and plans to fund small businesses for amputees.
In a bridge themed column, Candy Jones, linked to her Career Girl School and TV show Your Lucky Star, discusses women’s careers and mindset. She notes a fashion course for mothers, her NY broadcast, and a bridge hand where the real play favors a club finesse if spades don’t break, guiding declarer to twelve tricks.
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