Bus Frustrations Stir Alton Editorial Fire
Alton Evening Telegraph criticizes city leaders Roy Geltz and William Parker for traveling to St Louis December 10 to protest Brown Motor Lines bus franchise. Editorial laments local service and accuses the Telegraph of suppressing opposing views while praising residents seeking sane bus service and questioning the paper’s stance.
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Alton
Hillton
Alton Evening Telegraph
Roy Geltz
William Paker
Intra State Commerce Commission
Mark
St. Louis
Brown Motor Lines
East Alton
Wood River
Roxana
Alto
Dus
Brown Motor
Citizens Coach Company
Company 1
Myers
Telegraph
AET
Bain
Geltz
Parker
Kiton
the Telegraph
Civic ensembles spark debate on Wood River leisure options
Discussion contrasts civic orchestra and Principia College events with Alton leisure offerings. The Wood River Entertainment Association highlighted as drawing opinion away from Alton, criticizing the gap between high culture and common needs such as a swimming pool skating rink auditorium or flat rate cinema.
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Civic Orchestra
Principia College
Wood River Entertainent Association
AET
Wood River
Change in Alton public life spurs Telegraph letter column
A three week shift in Alton shows a local push for reform led by six residents of Hilltown challenging entrenched power. The Alton Evening Telegraph runs a letter to the editor declaring democracy, not money, guides the town’s rebirth, praising reformers and warning against bribery while pledging to report truth.
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Alton
Telegraph
The
Pro
Hilltown
Alten
Nothing But The Truth on Food Stocks and Policy
The piece praises Harold Stassen for speaking the truth about food hoarding and price pressures while urging action. It notes large wheat and meat stocks yet rising scarcity fears, calls for inventory controls and a ban on speculation, and argues for labor education and a broader push for lower prices through amid business responsibility.
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Hardastasten
Tay
Minnesota
Stassen
Harold Stassens
Unionism Raises Standards of All
Unionism raises standards of all workers as organized defense against employer power. Singly a wage earner is lost. only labor organization yields decency and improved living standards. The Bridgemen's Magazine notes unions lift conditions for all workers.
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Wen
Teese
Demagogue Vindicated on Higher Education Aid Debate
Fragmented text discusses Huey Long era proposals for federal funding to colleges and universities, emphasizing loans, fellowships, and national insurance as a means to preserve energy and secure broad support. References to a government plan and presidential recommendations suggest a broad, contentious policy debate.
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Stanly
Wwe
Cilasipe
Tenade
Exposure Medicine for Reds and the Campaign for Disclosure
A discussion of government and AFL proposals to expose Communists and their influence. The President's Committee on Civil Rights urges registration and public disclosure as a safeguard against subversion and disunity, aligning with AFL views. Greentestifies that merciless public exposure is the strongest weapon against Communist penetration in politics and society.
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Committee On
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Green
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Veterans and Inflation Hurt Disabled by Fixed VA Allowances
Veterans face shrinking purchasing power as inflation erodes fixed school allowances set by Congress after World War II. Married veterans receive 90 dollars monthly with a 200 dollar cap, and single veterans 65 or 75 dollars with the same ceiling, limiting extra earnings. The piece urges unified veteran action to press Congress to adjust the fixed value to current dollars.
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Congress
Howeve
Tan
Ialm
Nore
Hich
Tax Bureau
Iit
Margarine Swing: NYC Schools Switch to Margarine in Lunches
A dispatch reports New York City school officials will replace butter with margarine in city lunches, saving an estimated 124 000. The move faces opposition from dairy interests and advocates repeal of laws restricting margarine, arguing prices and nutrition favor margarine and easing living costs for families amid high butter prices.
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New York City
Truman Gains in AFL UAW Poll Says 73 Percent Favor Him
Milwaukee ILNS report shows the AFL UAW survey of about 250 000 members nationwide indicates strong support for Truman with 73 percent first choices. Dewey trails at nine percent and Taft-Hartley opposition among workers threatens any congressmen who backed the bill.
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Milwaukee
ILNS
Afl-United Auto Workers
Truman
Lester Washburn
Wnion
U. S
Lst
Dewey
Pepper
Stas‘en
Macarthur
Barkley
Marshal
Vandenberg
Eisenhower
Uaw-Afl
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Collinsville Prades Council
Labor World
Ulinals
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Aioe
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Sean
Union
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Phillips
Turner Hall Sr
Bakers
Allonians
Wood Riverians
Arthur Goitrey
Jack Owens
Grandpa
Uy Lombardo
Carl's Tap Room
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Carl
Organized Labor
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Rockefeller Beauty Shoppe
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