Truman Era Political Chess Sets the Stage for 1948
The article outlines early 1946 48 campaign activity as Truman navigates reconversion labor and peace issues. Brownell and Hannegan tour states while Republicans eye 28 House seats and seven Senate seats. Vandenberg Dewey Bricker and Stassen cited as top GOP hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Robert E. Hannegan
Brownell
Hannegan
GOP
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Thomas H. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Navy
Harold Stassen
Truman Presses Universal Military Training In Quiet Session
Special correspondent Drew Pearson reports President Truman defied congressional leaders by urging universal military training in a White House secret session. Southern Democrats showed enthusiasm while others questioned the move, amid interparty tensions over conscription and foreign policy. Mrs Roosevelt plans globe girdling tours to aid international relations and criticize current policy.
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Mead
Drew Pearson
Ashington
Truman
White House
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
General Marshall
Reserve Officers Association
Mayflower
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Congress
Senate
GOP
Austin
Vermont
War Department
Harry
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia
Europe
Byrnes
Victory Bond drive urged to curb inflation in wartime
The article urges a new World War II victory bond loan of 11 billion dollars, arguing it will fund debris cleanup, reduce inflation, and curb overspending. It notes Lubbock County is on the books for 2.95 million, compares to 4.5 million previously, and depicts Uncle Sam as a nonhandout borrower repaid with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tjicle
Sam
Lubbock County
Psalm Verses On Blessings And Guidance
A devotional note cites Psalm 37 verses about the blessed inheriting the earth and the Lord ordering the steps of a good man. It emphasizes divine guidance and delight in one’s path.
Described Shift From War Jobs to Service Trades
President of a Chamber of Commerce warns that millions will move from war industries to service trades. The piece notes widespread openings in stores, gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and offices, with pay often low and few protections.
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Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Service Trades
Wendell Willkie Memorial Building Dedication Remarks
Sumner Welles delivers a dedicatory address praising Willkie as a model of vitality and impact. The speaker urges readers to reflect on how alive they will be after life ends and notes his father as an example of a modest, life‑shaping figure who never earned fame in history books.
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Mississippi
Jim Read
New York
Mead
Felton M
Skeeter” Johnston
Senate
Johnston
Theodore Bilbo
Pat Harrison
Bilbo
North
Mid-West
Far West
Tennessee
Kenneth McKellar
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Doxey
Arkansas
Leslie Biffle
Wendell Willkie
Freedom Horse
Sumner Welles
Willkie
Annals of the Mighty
A Father’s Legacy in Justice and Joy
A personal reflection on a father figure who taught justice honesty and kindness through daily example. The writer recalls walks in nature, lessons about history and people, and the sense that loved ones live on in memory to guide problems and troubles.
The Gauntlet and Other Books by James Street
James Street’s The Gauntlet is read as a Biblically inflected tale of London Wingo a Baptist pastor with autobiographical hints, compared to One Foot in Heaven. Nevil Shute’s Most Secret is praised for its wartime realism and engaging plot set in Plymouth and Douarnenez.
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James Street
Doubleday
Devon
Ames Street
Street
London Wingo
London
Wingo
H. Allen Smith
Heaven
Hartzell
Spence
Nastor
Rev. Spence
Literary Guild
Nevil Shute
Morrow
British Admiralty
Plymouth
France
Douarnenez
Charles Simon
Oliver Boden
Michael Rhodes
John Colvin
Genevieve
Shute
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Horizonta Page
A list of across and vertical crossword clues including items like depictions of scouting insignia, leaping amphibians, verbs such as venerate, and a range of objects from Slaves to Sun god. The vertical section also lists varied terms including Nevada city and Prince.
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U.S. Naval Aviation
Nevada City
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Mrs. Fdr
G. I. Chaff
Sheppard Field
Texas
Morrie Sheppard
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Civil Service
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
G.I
Navy Separation Center
Shoemaker
Calif
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Harry Truman
New Guinea
Kinze
Homwe
Edward Macdowel
Flac
United States
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
PIAS
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South Plains
Publiabea Grery
Avalanche-Journal Punishing Co
Lubhoce Texas
Congressiona
Cuhnock
Ane Ua
Guy Parker
Ina Pubitehe
Geneva
Char W Ratliff
Edites Zilesen
Associated Press
Thomas L. Stokes
This
Buffalo
Hartford
Conn
Rais
Life
Brandeis
By Erich Brandeis
Galbraith
Admiralty
Edward Harris Heth
Harper
Harley King
Lon
Paul
Charley
Heth
Look
Whittlesey House
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Horizonta
Scouting
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