Dewey Exits 1950 NY Governor Run but Keeps GOP Influence
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey withdraws from the 1950 New York governorship race while signaling continued influence within the GOP. He may back progressive candidates and oppose Sen. Robert A. Taft, with potential future impact at the national convention. Dewey’s leadership remains a substantial factor in GOP deliberations.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
G.O.P
Warren
California
Duff
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Albany
Tax Exemption Reforms Stir Louisiana Politics
In Baton Rouge the House passes a unanimous resolution by Rep. Shady Wall seeking federal personal exemptions rising from 600 to 1500 dollars per person or dependent. Rep. Overton Brooks backs child exemptions to 1000 dollars while debates on tax cuts spark national concerns about birthrates and family size. A Lafargue campaign echoes calls for broader tax relief, but critics warn reduced revenues require offsets via new taxes or spending cuts.
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House of Representatives
Baton Rouge
Shady Wall
Ouachita
Congress
Overton Brooks
Federal House
Malcolm Lafargue
South Louisiana
Washington
Bath
Truman
France
Tax policy critique links taxes to family and national decline
The piece argues against perpetual tax and spending increases, condemns congressional hypocrisy on tax shifts, and links rising taxes to squeezed family economies and shrinking birthrates. It urges real spending cuts instead of offsetting tax reductions with higher levies, challenging Truman era policy and urging reform.
Newspaper Detectives Solve Pirates and Murders in Ink
In New York Walter Winchell and fellow reporters Ike White and Gus Roeder shine as they track a missing immigrants case tied to an oyster boat pirate off Maryland. A late night raid yields a confession and liberated captives. Also Nellie Kenyon and Hazel Brannon crack bank robbery and underworld rings with decisive evidence and indictments.
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Ike White
Gus Roeder
N. Y. World
Maryland
Chattanooga
Nellie Kenyon
Nellie
Mississippi
Hazel Brannon
Hazel
Notable Crime Scandals Shaped Early American Press
A Boston reporter exposed a churchman’s crime by tracing a poison mystery through a classified ad lead, leading to a conviction. The tale highlights Fred Spayde and George Wisner, star reporters who reshaped crime coverage, including Helen Jewett’s case and Bennett’s Siberia section breakthrough.
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Cape Cod
Boston
Fred Spayde
Spayde
Fred
George Wisner
N. Y. Sun
Wisner
Sun
Journalistic pursuit of corruption and murder in early reporting
Reporter Lois Thrasher infiltrated a Chicago hotel to investigate a murder suspect but could not uncover evidence after weeks of basement work. The piece recalls Herman Rosenthal’s 1912 case on West 43rd Street involving Lt Becker, public editorials, and calls for accountability.
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Lois Thrasher
Chicago
Lois
Herbert Bayard Swope
Morning World
Herman Rosenthal
West 43Rd Street
Broadway
Becker
Swope
Atty
Whitman
Sing Sing
Reporter Rogers Solves Murders and Snaps Mob Gang
John T. Rogers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch uncovers Kluxer murders and captures a mob gang through a psychological ploy. He feeds praise to the egotistical boss to gain confessions, leading to life terms for all gang members and the hang of the ham mobster who enjoyed writeups.
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John T. Rogers
St. Louis
Reporter Kivel’s Pullman clue cracks Sloan Snyder alibi
The late George Kivel of the New York Daily News earned the nickname cop’s reporter for his pursuit of the Ruth Snyder murder case. In Syracuse he accompanied detectives to interview Judd Gray and produced a pulled Pullman ticket stub found in a spittoon, linking Gray’s alibi to the 1927 Queens Village killing. Gray and Mrs. Snyder were executed.
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George Kivel
N. Y. Daily News
New York
Syracuse
Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Kivel
Gray
Queens Village
Long Island
Snyder
Confession From a Southern Farm Subsidy Participant
Thurman Sensing shares a farmer letter about government subsidies tied to land improvements. The writer acknowledges personal misuse of credit for terrace work pine reforestation limestone fertilizer seed programs and parity checks for cotton. He plans to audit his accounts and repay funds, pledging to avoid future aid.
Angelo Patri Urges Courage Over Fear For Children
Angelo Patri argues parents should soothe children’s fears about bombs by teaching trust in God and right. He cites Psalm 37 and urges adults to model faith, reduce war talk, and encourage courage, peace, and protection through faith and conduct. A leaflet copy offer is noted with a small fee.
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Daid
Patri
P-21
P. O
Station G
New York 19
N.Y
Hollywood Rumors Weigh In on Star Pairings
Jimmie Fidler reports Carmine Caron and Lola Albright remain together while rumors of romance fade. News covers Carole Thurston and Ross Elliott divorce, Kathryn Grayson’s nephew Marshall becoming an aunt’s child, and tidbits on Harry Cohn’s plans for Ben Gage. Also notes Ilona Massey ill in New York, Tom Brown’s showboat project, and casting news for The African Queen with Warner Bros. assets.
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Hollywood
Jack Carson
Betty Hutton
Lola Albright
Carole Thurston
Ross Elliott
Kathryn Grayson
Marshall
Columbia
Harry Cohn
Ben
Esther Wiliams
Gage
Ilona Massey
New York
Tom Brown
Pacific Coast
Bette Davis
Warner Brothers
Sam Spiegel
Katherine Hepburn
Merle Oberon
Brentwood House
Joan Blondell
Los Angeles
Queen of the Angels Hospital
Charles Boyer
RKO
White Tower
Green Ford
Valli
Claude Rains
Oscar Homolka
Cedric Hardwicke
20Th Century- Fox
Richard Widmark
Paul Douglas
Barbara Bel Geddes
MGM
Esther Williams
van Johnson
John Lund
Universal- International
Peggy
Diana Lynn
Charles Coburn
Charlotte Greenwood
Barbara Lawrence
Eagle-Lion
Lawrence Tierney
George Coularis
Marissa O’brien
Jeff Chandler
Bisy Rose urges leaders to fund teachers welfare
Billy Rose writes to Charles E. Wilson urging GM to back higher teacher pay and welfare to secure loyalty of future voters. He argues teachers influence children, warns of Communist influence, compares spending between the United States and Russia, and calls for big business to fund educators to protect democracy and profits.
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Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
Detroit
Michigan
Mr. Wilson
United Automobile Workers
Wilson
Groucho Marx
Karl
Leary
General Motors
Kremlin
Volga
Billy Rose
Hollywood marriage lines test audience patience
The piece jokes about easy separations and divorces. It cites Larry Parks and Betty Garrett and the London Palladium reviews. Critics praised Parks wife more, suggesting audiences should preemptively buy golden wedding anniversary gifts amid marital strains.
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Hollywood
Larry Parks
Betty Garrett
London
the Palladium
Parks
Larry
Jelson
Bible Thoughts on Serving with Gladness and Hidden Sparks
A devotional note asserts God placed a spark in every person that can be fanned into a blaze. If ignited, it will glow like the sun and guide the wandering from stony paths with singing and gladness in worship.
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Jim Mulroy
al Goldstein
Helen Jewett
James Gordon Bennett
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India
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Southern States Industrial Council
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Angelo Patri
Jimmie Fidler
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