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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
2
The Jefferson City Post Tribune lists subscription rates by region and delivery details. Rates include 52 weeks carrier service and mail options for Cole and adjoining counties, with Missouri and outside options shown, noting limitations on delivery and subscription acceptance.
Washington reports urban life drains citizens financially and mentally. Planners advocate regional scaling, super neighborhoods, small towns of 20 000 to 54 000, and greenbelts to curb urban sprawl. Windels Mumford urge education, commissions, and decentralization to resist metropolitan overgrowth.
Washington dispatch outlines Harry S Truman's shift to rely on the Americans for Democratic Action for 1952 mass support. He sacks loyalists, mocks old party leaders, and seeks ADA advisers Leon Keyserling and David K. Niles as influence grows in a major Democratic realignment.
The article describes Korea split by the 38th parallel with South Korea near Seoul and Pyongyang as the Communist capital. It notes rugged terrain with mountains up to 7,500 feet, coastlines on the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, and historical name changes by Japan. It lists distances from Seoul to nearby towns including Chuncheon Uijeongbu Sumchin Pasan.
Fragments describe Frank Erickson a 33 year old New York gambler pleading guilty to bookmaking. He is labeled a major bookmaker and admits $100000 income in a year with a career spanning 1933 to 1945. The piece argues his conviction shows top gamblers can be snared and urges stronger action by lawmakers and investigators.
Governor Lausche, a Republican leaning Democrat, hints he may back Robert Taft for the Senate next fall. He praises Taft’s long record of service while questioning Joseph Ferguson’s value, noting labor backing for Ferguson could sway voters in November.
Mrs. Hiram Houghton, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, says women knowing and loving each other prevents war. Secretary Dean Acheson warns that Communist gains in China threaten a vast, turbulent region.
The Korean War scare casts a cloud over business as the first half-year ends. Employment rises to 11.8 million in May with 43 million non-farm workers, wages hit a record $57.50 in manufacturing, steel and car production stay high, yet some sectors like washing machines and TV sets slow. Rubber consumption hits a May high. lumber shipments exceed production. furniture orders surge in May with strong spring and Chicago market demand.
Oswald Jacoby describes a hand where George Kaufman, playing South, faces a diamond and club shortage. Kaufman gambits by finessing spades, ruffing in dummy, and using dummy’s long spade to set up ruffs. He then advances diamonds through dummy’s ace and ends with active defense to regain tempo. The narrative frames Kaufman’s plan against opponents’ trumping.
Dr Edwen P Jordan outlines preventing and treating fungal infections of the feet, including keeping feet dry, airing shoes, and using boric acid talc powder nightly. Mild foot lesions may be managed at home while more severe redness or pain requires physician care. The article notes cross cultural language notes at the end.
A bridge hand unfolds with Playwright W i ns On Skillful Ruffing as East discards a club and South ruffs with hearts. West over-ruff s with a ten trump, queen from dummy, East covers with king, South wins the race, then declarer ruffs again, and an ensuing spade lead leaves East holding hearts jack and seven as Kaufman holds nine hearts and a losing diamond. If East ruffs high, South can discard and win with nine trumps. if East tuffs low, Kaufman can take the tenth trick by over-forthing the nine.
An advertisement notes Tot and to the Road time and urges readers to read the News Tribune daily for laughs and pleasures. It invites readers to call 5000 to have the paper mailed to them, highlighting comics, features, and news.
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