Is there a Santa Claus. The Sun replies to Virginia O’Hanlon
The New York Sun reprints its editorial answer to Virginia O’Hanlon on whether Santa Claus exists. It declares belief in Santa as real and enduring, praising faith, love, and childhood wonder. The piece argues that unseen truths surpass sight and that Santa embodies eternal joy.
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New York Sun
Santa Claus
the Sun
Friends of the Sun
Papa
West Ninety-Fifth Street
Virginia
Virginias
Prophetic warning cited from Luke contrasts praise and false prophets
The excerpt contrasts the fate of those praised by all with the judgment of false prophets, echoing a biblical warning about hollow approval and sincere discernment.
Surplus Priorities Questioned by WAA Chief
OBERT M. Littlejohn heads the War Assets Administration argues for ending the strict surplus property priority system by 1947. He notes the method favors veterans and favored groups, delays disposal, and lowers federal revenue. He urges Congress to simplify sales and reevaluate the entire priority scheme.
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Littlejohn
Congress
WAA
Wagner Revision Debate Echoes Across Labor and Management Faces
Washington observers note no labor leader has proposed Wagner Act revisions while management leans toward repeal. Some business factions favor change, others repeal, and labor leaders resist amendments, risking a push for complete repeal. The piece compares to the Volstead Act debates and warns repeal could follow if leaders do not adapt.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Those who speak of the next war and the UN
Jan Masaryk warned at the Union League Club that critics of the United Nations risk sinning. He argued the UN, though imperfect, lays groundwork for peace and dialogue. If it fails, mankind risks atomic threat and collective failure.
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Chicago Daily News
Jan Masaryk
Union League Club
United Nations
U. N
Earth
Masaryk
U.N
Great moments in life on the streetcar and sidewalk
The piece reflects on small daily achievements as signs of future leadership, imagining a child dressing herself for the first time and pondering how such moments hint at future presidents or distinguished figures. It muses on the limits of history revealing big events, suggesting the press might share previews of tomorrow’s leaders.
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Christian Science Monitor
Shane Heenen
Johnnie Smith
United States
Trolleys Lose Ground in Modern Traffic Era
A Memphis newspaper notes the recent NYC trolley line shutdowns and similar retirements elsewhere. It recalls the clanging, rattling era with nostalgia but concludes trolleys cannot dodge modern street layout and motorized traffic, ushering in safer, smoother days.
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Memphis
New York City
G and German Girls Tie Knot in Homeward Pact
In Omaha the arrangement pairs German girls with boys for marriage only when the boys are ready to come home. The scheme is presented as a clever fix for the mother in law issue and related inconveniences.
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Omaha World-Herald
Modesty and prices echo across a changing era
The piece notes varied attitudes to modesty in Asia and among Americans, links age with perceptions of women, cites 1946 cotton acreage at 18 316 000, mentions rising bubble gum prices in New York, shifts in student routines, and catching patterns for fishermen amid rising costs.
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Uncle Sam
One Tenant In Four Believes Landlord Should Increase Rent
George Gallup reports that 24 percent of renters think landlords are entitled to higher rent due to higher operating costs, with a 15 percent average suggested. While some tenants support increases, public opinion favors retaining federal rent controls and opposing full repeal.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
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Institute
Washington
Congress
OPA
Haskin Service Answers Reader Questions
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington D C provides answers to questions on Masonry war letters Nobel prizes congressional seating civil service and capital populations. It lists active 33rd degree Masons in the Southern jurisdiction and 66 in the Northern, current wartime inquiry status, prize awarding in Stockholm and Oslo, Democrats in the east chamber, Civil Service civilian counts and minimum staffing, and the three smallest capitals Carson City Pierre and Dover with populations.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
Washington, D.C
United States
Reading level myths and book choices for children
An article discusses readability science dating to 1926, questioning how to pick books for children and adults. It cites studies by Gray and Leary, notes wide variability in readability, and compares simple sentences, word choices, and sample works from Cimarron to Robinson Crusoe. It ends with a personal take that kids still enjoy comic strips and sports pages.
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Washington
American Library Association
American Association For Adult Education
William S. Gray
Bernice E. Leary
University of Chicago Press
New York Graphic
Edna Ferber
Cimarron
Obinson Crusoe
Subistence Aids Cut for 18000 Vet Students in Illinois
The Veterans Administration announced reductions or discontinuation of subsistence allowances for 18,000 student veterans in Illinois and northern Indiana. Monthly earnings must not exceed 175 or 200 dollars based on marital status, otherwise these veterans receive no further subsistence and must refund all payments since Aug. 8. Tuition and other training costs will continue to be paid.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Veterans Administration
Robert D. Beer
Beer
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details and Rates
Published afternoons and Sunday mornings in La Crosse Wisconsin the Tribune lists mailing class and post office details. It includes circulation contact numbers home delivery rates and mail subscription prices with zones and advance payments.
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la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Carrier Bay
U N atomic controls clash over veto power in security council
J M Roberts Jr reports on U N talks reviving for an A-bomb control system that would sanction violators without eroding the five permanent members veto. Nations debate watchman reports and possible sanctions bypassing veto while preserving sovereignty.
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U. N. Atomic Commission
Security Council
United States
Council
Detroit News editor Mark Mathews dies at 49
Associated Press reports Detroit News assistant city editor Mark Mathews aged 49 died last night after 18 years at the paper. Born in Port Colborne Ontario he previously worked in New York City and Toronto. Marty Forbes a former bantamweight boxing champion also died, born in Rockford Illinois.
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Chicago
Marty Forbes
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