Truman says Cabinet members overstepped power after WWII
In memoir excerpts, President Truman recalls Cabinet friction with Byrnes Wallace and Ickes, saying the president holds final executive authority. He cites concerns about Wallace potentially aiding Communist aims in 1940s politics, and notes Wallace’s 1948 third party bid. Also reported: Rev Lowell C. Bryant elected president of Topeka Christian Church convention.
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Harry S. Truman
James F. Byrnes
Commerce
Henry A. Wallace
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Truman
Life
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Topeka
Kansas Convention of Christian
Disciples of Christ) Churches
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First Christian Church
A Day Week of Earl Encounters a Snag in Time Savers
A humorous piece from New York about a husband who claims to have created an eight day week to save time. He schedules endlessly, delays dentist visits, and endures a painful toothache over a budgeted two weeks, leaving his wife frustrated as the weekend yawns with no productive work.
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New York
Ethan Allen
Good Old
California
The Tooth That Delayed Our Surgeon’s Plan
The account humorously describes a patient suffering swelling after a dental procedure. He cannot have the tooth pulled immediately, experiences extended sedation and bed rest, and quips about time speeding up. The tale ends with a joking moral that time, tide, and teeth wait for no man and the tooth remains the main focus of the setback.
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Slugger
Margaret Truman Plans Her Own Radio Show
Margaret Truman will host a new weekday radio program on NBC starting November 7. The show targets women with entertainment, household tips, family discussion, and world events, airing Monday through Friday. Mothers win traffic signal after teenteacher death. 100 mothers blockade Telegraph Road intersection in Taylor Township prompting state plans with highest priority.
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Taylor Township
Telegraph Road
U.S. 24
State Highway Department
Margaret Truman
New York
National Broadcasting Co
Storm Rips Dutch Submarine Moorings Off Britain
Gale force winds lash the North Sea sinking a Dutch coaster off Juist and scattering a southern coast freighter. An inch and a half of rain drenches the Scilly Isles as searchers report little hope for the Dutch captain.
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North Sea
Britain
Garmany
Scilly Isles
Juist
Lifeboat Tragedy Aboard Dutch Submarine Grounding
A small child adrift in a lifeboat is rescued by three men and a woman from another lifeboat. The German freighter Duesseldorf plucked them from danger off Weymouth as the Dutch submarine Tijgerham dragged its moorings and ran aground near the south coast port.
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Duesseldorf
Weymouth
Tijgerham
MSU rookie Wulff returns punt for 65 yards
East Lansing Michigan State sophomore halfback Jim Wulff scored in his first game as the Spartans defeated Indiana. He stood out by returning a punt 65 yards for a touchdown on his second touch.
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Mich
Jim Wulff
Michigan State
Spartans
Indiana
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