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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
4
A New Year address urging Americans to face the coming year with sober resolve. It warns of global peril from a godless foe and highlights leadership duties, duty to freedom, and the need for prayer rather than revelry as the year ends.
The article discusses Carriel Offie entering Lovestone Communists to influence Western Europe under U S state department AFL Garment Workers union pressure. Offie, ex state department, is linked to William C Bullitt and Louise Bryant. CIA chief Bedell Smith is questioned about intelligence leadership amid distrust of Soviet dealings. The piece ends without a clear conclusion.
Pegler critiques CIA influence in Europe, alleging covert funding and propaganda through Irving Brown and connected unions. He links Brown to Lovestone and Dubinsky, questions official credentials, and accuses U S agencies of manipulating European industry and public opinion with taxpayer funds.
The article traces a shift from subsistence farming to industrialized agriculture, noting per farmer output rising from feeding 28 people in 1950 to twice that by 1975. It highlights the westward expansion, the automatic knotter as a pivotal invention, and the growth of farm equipment driving food supply and economic change. It ends with a caution about aging highways and roadway design.
The writer urges congressional questions about Trygve Lie, longtime U N secretary general, and his ties to the Soviet Union. Details cite Lie’s 1921 and 1946 Moscow visits, his Norway roles, and claims from Basil Capella that U N hires policy ignores politics. The piece calls for a public hearing on Lie’s discussions with Soviet leaders and U N staff allegiances.
Fulton Lewis cites Trotsky on exile and death, and describes postwar Norway's stance toward Russia. The piece notes a 1945 Times dispatch claiming Norway offered joint defense of Spitzbergen under Trygve Lie, suggesting official hypocrisy. Copyright 1952 King Features.
New York tips from George Scaglione of the Carlton House span remedies and old world practices for the morning after. He cautions against the one for the road and advocates water, avoid mixing, and notes 101 remedies from tomato juice with Worcester sauce to herbal gums and regional traditions.
HOLLYWOOD CALIF I am probably the only man in the United States who can say in complete truth that he has never broken a New Year s resolution He lists a humorous 1953 set including not milking cows not peppering bird baths and not replacing anyone on the Davis Cup team The column reflects lighthearted self deprecation and a playful look at personal vows for the coming year.
A humorous list by Henry McLemore urges embracing quirks like a double chin thinning hair and ears while maintaining a confident persona. It promises ongoing self belief and a vow to be the life of every party.
Laurence Lee, John Taber, Woodrow Wyatt and Arthur Hays Sulzberger offer postwar views on government spending big business media power and U S-British relations. Baseball official Jimmy Hitchcock laments mistreatment by friends in a brisk aside.
Hal Boyle notes the common error of switching drinks to fit social settings and avoiding driving after drinking. Scaglione’s personal remedy is bluntly simple: none. He says he does not get hangovers and views seeing them as the real problem.
Early mood of the day is busy with trivia and a missive to urge celebrants to add strong sweetened coffee to the toast. Times Square expected to be crowded tonight and pigeons near Father Duffy’s statue noted as possibly alarmed. A humorous remark about Churchill and a fond memory of Ye Olde Chop House in Cedar Street describe nostalgia and city life.
The article recalls the New York Lighthouse for the Blind founded by Mrs Winifred Holt Mat her to provide concert tickets for the sightless. It notes the charity grew into a national aid network while Amish dress code campaigns and a tale of Thomas Edison show social attire for events.
The Monroe News Star begins as an indepo newspaper, printing news impartially and supporting what it believes is right while opposing what it believes is wrong, without regard to party politics. Local offices and staff details are listed, with Associated Press usage and Branham Company advertising representation nationwide.
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