Purge Week in the Balkans and Titoism's Reach
The article surveys Titoist purges and trials across the Balkans as Moscow pressures satellite states. It notes confessions, a rare self-defence, and arrests in Czechoslovakia and Poland, while Moscow and Tito clash over nationalism versus Russian control. It also covers UN moves on Jerusalem Open Door policy and China, Formosa's strategic role, and U.S. stance amid Cold War tensions.
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Cominform
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Tito
Sofia
Marakcho Kostov
Balkan
Russia
Rostov
Czechoslovakia
United States
Britain
UN Assembly
Jerusalem
Israel
Holy
Palestine
Near East
China
Little Assembly
Reds
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Far East
State Department
Red
Red Formosa
Mayors Seek More Income Through Taxation Moves
Mayors of about 200 American cities meet in Cleveland to discuss new tax ideas. They favor raising revenues via income taxes, gasoline and tobacco levies, theater admissions, and broader sales taxes, aiming to remove legislative barriers to taxing almost anything. The plan already operates in several states and may spread nationwide.
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Ayors
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Pal
Ohio
St. Louis
Louisville
Portland
Ore
Harry Hopkins
Everlasting cry for peace amid postwar turmoil
The era after World War II shows no peace as treaties lag and Germany and Austria drift without clear sovereignty. The piece cites contested Europes, dual German governance, stalled Japan talks, and warns of lingering Russian threat while urging faith in Christ. A Michigan county fair features a snoring contest and a joke about wives.
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Pearl Harbor
Austria
Russia
Finland
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Italy
Germany
Report From Around Town and Santa Sighting Mirth
GEORGE BROOKS trains bloodhound replacements at Fire Station No. 1 and ends with a playful mischief as the dog tracks a quarry. Santa Claus appears in basketball and village election banter while a Norske-accent joke lands in the Community News column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brooks
la Crosse
George
Mark S
Minnesota
Community News Department
Few Early New Dealers Still On Job
Washington report notes Oscar Chapman the longest serving New Dealer. Since May 1933 he has remained interior secretary through four presidents, highlighting turnover in Democratic administrations and the balance of political appointees versus non political positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Roosevelt
Truman
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
I Don't Trust Stalin Sign On Train Front
A grumpy man on a train unfurls a sign reading I don't trust Stalin and notes the weather is unusually nice for August. He predicts prices will fall in about a year and hopes for no war, then asks to be woken at Schenectady.
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Stalin
Schenectady
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Minnesota
St. Paul
National Creameries Association
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Ungava Iron Boom Drives Canadian North’s Race for Rich Ore
Burnt Creek Quebec on the Labrador border sits atop the Ungava iron deposit. Private companies pour millions to develop a 5 000 square mile region, linking Seven Islands to Burnt Creek by rail. Prospects include a Boston ore port and a population surge, with high grade ore averaging 58 5 percent iron.
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Burnt Creek
Quebec
NEA
Quebec-Labrador
Canada
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Hudson Strait
Minnesota
Mesabi Range
Seven Islands
Gulf
Unegava Bay
Montreal
Oe A
AWN
Nova Scotia
Ungava
Geological Survey of Canada
Boston
Ungava Region
Pen Wipers for the Zulus and Early Newsroom Tricks
A reminiscence recalls two boys making pen wipers for the Zulus as a rainy day project and church gathering, turning them into a makeshift assembly line with a stuffed mouse centerpiece. The tale links this childhood venture to later journalism and critiques of U S government spending in the House.
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Tom Wrigley
Tom
Minnie Kelley
Mighty Arm and Monopolies Shape Postwar Industry
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes hidden corporate power in major sectors. Sawyer omits names of firms controlling autos, tires, cigarettes, liquor, meat packing, aircraft, steel, chemicals. The piece lists top players and notes secrecy around corporate identities amid monopoly concerns.
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Washington
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Census Bureau
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Hudson
Commerce Secretary
Goodyear
Firestone
U. S. Rubber
B. F. Goodrich
General Tire and Rubber
Dayton Rubber
Seiberling
Lee Rubber and Tire Corporation
American Tobacco
R. J. Reynolds
Liggett-Myers
Lorillard
Schenley
Seagrams
National Distillers
Hiram Walker
Brown-Forman
Glenmore
American Distilling
Philip Blum
Armour
Swift
Wilson
Cudahy
Morrell
Rath Packing
Iowa
Horme
Minn
Oscar M. Mayer Company
Chicago
United
Curtiss-Wright
Bendix
Wright Aeronautical
Douglas
Consolidated Vultee
Glenn Martin
Lockheed
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Jones and Laughlin
National
Armco
Inland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
du Pont
Union Carbide
Dow Chemi
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Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Japan
MacArthur
Lord Jesus Christ
James 2
Michigan
la Crosse Tribune
Opinon
W. T. Burgess
A Krisk
Santa
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
St.Nick
Susan Chapman
Susie
Steven
Bow’s
Snowy White Owl
Santa Claus
University of Wisconsin
Nicholas
Down Town
Hoover
Reorganization Commission
Kansas City Star
Golden Hills
All Iron
Mathieu Andre
J. A. Retty
Retty
Frank Trir
U. S. House of Representatives
Sam
Drew Pearson
Cal
Allied
Monsanto
Hercules
Uncle Sam
Kentucky
Rep
Frank Chelf
Congress
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