Lend-lease talks and Czech ballot silence noted
The piece surveys postwar issues from Eisenhower memoirs tax implications to Russia's lend-lease settlement and Czechoslovakia's 1948 election secrecy. It highlights Panyushkin's return to Moscow for new instructions, the muted hope for settlement, and the risky but record-breaking 800,000 blank ballots amid Communist control.
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Russia
United States
Alexander S. Panyuskin
Moscow
Ok Peomenad
Washington
Panyushkin
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Masaryk
Prague
Ministry of the Interior
Church plan to recruit youth met internal church opposition
Dr George W Crane notes a Chicago case where Bill T president of a large adult Sunday school class vowed to attract 200 youths with concerts chalk talks and a humor film. An older parishioner vetoed the six week plan prompting concern that internal bias blocks church progress and youth engagement. The problem cites older members needing inclusion to meet modern demands.
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Bill T
Chicago
Wwe
Church of Tomorrow
Truman leaves Washington to campaign for nomination
Washington observers ask why President Truman travels across the country at a key congressional moment. The trip is seen as a political move to shore up support, deter a potential challenger, and signal his intent to stay in the race, with tensions between the White House, party machines, and the left wing.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
White House
General Eisenhower
Justice Douglas
One Word Led To Another In Atomic War Satire
Arthur Baer riffs on atomic power and civilization in a fractured essay style. He mocks war talk, imagines Aladdin and Ali Baba as symbols, and questions whether science can end or hasten humanity's doom. The piece blends humor with wary commentary on nuclear threats.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Psycopathic Prep
Aladdin
Olla Podrida
Mars
Money buys marriage in atom age courtships
Hal Boyle notes a trend where wealth drives marriage bids with five figure sums and up to $50,000 demanded by hopeful brides. Census data shows skewed marriage odds as women outnumber men in prime ages, divorces rise, widows outnumber widowers, and men become scarce. The piece blends social satire with stats on marriage markets and ends with a quip about Buenos Aires meaning good air.
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New York
Cupid
Stock Exchange
Seattle
America
Fellows
Frances
Montana rancher Ole Fallon and the American dream
George E. Sokolsky profiles Ole Fallon a Norwegian immigrant rancher in Montana, praising his self-reliance, irrigation work, and political rise. The piece argues Fallon embodies American tradition, hard work, and civic faith, contrasting his life with reliance on government aid and urban ghettoes. It links Fallon to Montana politics with colleagues Zales Ecton and Wesley A. D’Ewart.
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Monmouth
Yellowstone National Park
Ole Fallon
Montana
Christina
Ole
Zales Ecton
United States Senate
Wesley A. D'Ewart
House of Representatives
America
Europe
Seven blind spots show limits of human knowledge
Erich Brandeis reflects on human grandeur yet lists seven major unknowns cited by physicist Watson Davis during a scholarship dinner. He notes disease, universe, ice age, atomic elements, photosynthesis, mind and emotions, and war as areas where ignorance outweighs accumulated knowledge. The essay contrasts flowers, birds, and aircraft with nature’s mysteries.
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Watson Davis
Message on public sentiment and perseverance in business and church
The author notes Gallup style testing could gauge views in business or church but laments indolence and arrogance among leaders. Some liberals are elderly, some narrow and self righteous. Most churches have a few sore heads who demand the right approach. When in the right about needed improvements, persevere. Lincoln faced repeated defeats before success, and psychological strategy helped avoid clashes, breaking the impasse Bill describes.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Treasury
Gallup
Lincoln
Bill
Superintendent Resigns in Thompson Township High School
Walter Garland resigns as superintendent of Thompson Township High School and plans to attend Ohio State University graduate school.
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Tiffin, O
Walter Garland
Thompson Township
Ohio State University
The Stars Say For Wednesday June
Genevieve Kemble notes auguries for Wednesday emphasize focused plans and lasting results. Diligence and prudent action may win support from high places, with personality a factor but risk of duplicity and misplaced confidence. Birthday guidance highlights opportunities and the need for upright dealings to secure future security.
Ceepy the airport mascot fenced in at Middle Town
Dave Regan notes Ceepy the white airport dog has long served as a busy, cheerful worker at the Middle Town airport. Now confined behind a wire enclosure after a quarantine, the once roaming helper laments his loss of freedom and duties amid summer airport routine.
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Ceepy
Middletown
Deepy
Questions And Answers on Belgium Holland separation and Helen Hayes roles
The text notes that Belgium and Holland split after 1830 when Belgium revolted under Leopold I, forming the Kingdom of Belgium separate from the Netherlands created in 1815. It also lists two stage roles for Helen Hayes: Mary of Scotland and Victoria of England.
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Belgium
Holland
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Leopold I
Helen Hayes
Barbs and banter across a windy Midwest note
An Australian woman with a double width thumb is mentioned amid scattered lines about a Tennessee teacher proposing year round schooling. Other crime news is referenced on page one while a London hit and run is noted and a car advertisement hints at quieting chatter with a rear hammer left in place.
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Tennessee
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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Tradin
U.S.A
Zephaniah
George W. Crane
The
Worry Clinic
Vaughan Shoemaker
Chicago Daily News
David Lawrence
Kremlin
Hal Boyle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
George E. Sokolsky
Erich Brandeis
Papa Wren
Genevieve Kemble
Dave Regan
Midwest
London
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