Smathers Wins Florida Senate Seat and Warns on Marxist Threat
The piece recounts the 1950 Florida Senate race between Red Pepper and George Smathers, noting Pepper’s outside money and bloc Negro vote, Smathers’ campaign on Communist links, and Pepper’s removal. It outlines Smathers’ Latin American focus, Cuban and CIO activity in Florida, and anticipated political moves in coming years. Smathers praised for detailing perceived dangers of Soviet and Marxist influence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Claude “Red” Pepper
George Smathers
Dade County
Miami
Red
Cio-Pac
Florida
Pepper
George
Smathers
Washington
Guatemala
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Latin America
Tampa
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
Texas City
Houston
Louisiana
Allen Ellender
Midwest
Duval County
CIO
Jack Kroll
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Uni
Versity
Gainesville
Ybor City
NAACP
North Florida
South Florida
United States
The Economic System Of The People
Secretary Weeks defines free private enterprise as an economic system of the people by the people for the people. He argues private enterprise outperforms government in keeping families well fed, clothed, housed, and enjoying an abundant life. He warns socialism in small or large matters leads to unfair competition with taxpaying private printers and with government electric power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Supreme Court ruling reshapes segregated schools nationwide
The May 17 Supreme Court decision on Brown v Board of Education prompts a major shift in how 17 Southern states plus DC handle compulsory segregation. Governors, school boards, and officials in Georgia Virginia Maryland Arkansas and the District move to respond while urban migration and rising education costs shape the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
District of Columbia
U. S
Kansas
Topeka
Brown Versus Board of Education
School Board of
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Richmond
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
South Carolina
Maryland
John R. Reeves
General Assembly
Arkansas
Illinois
New Jersey
Louisiana Negro Population share by decade 1880 to 1950
In Louisiana the Negro population was 51.5 percent in 1880 and 32.9 percent in 1950. The state's percentages at ten year intervals are listed in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Reappoint Clapp Bandwagon Faces TVA Rethink
Washington reports debate over President Eisenhower not reappointing Gordon R. Clapp as TVA chairman. Critics warn of higher rates if TVA shifts away from low prices, while supporters say restraint preserves free enterprise and avoids expanding big government power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ADA
Eisenhower
Gordon R. Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Clapp
New Deal
TVA
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Sena
Hill
Speech Loving Australians Fill Domain With Oratory
In Sydney crowds cheer speeches as domain visitors deploy portable loudspeakers. The writer notes Australians relish public oratory, cites high speech output, and recalls a dining scene where people waited for a speech. A veteran speaker keeps listeners with dramatic gestures as others denounce Communists and praise the U.S.
Davy Jones Locker Origin and World Gold Standard Question
The quiz item asks why Davy Jones is linked to the sea grave and suggests a possible corruption of Dappy Jonah. It notes all major nations used a gold standard in the 19th century. It cites a ~90 F equator pole temperature gap and that over 1,000,000 children were classed as delinquents in the year ending June 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Jones
Jonah
Equator
North Pole
al Jolson
Games Dog Research
Towser
Hobo Club
Mulberry Street
Mary Pickford defends Chaplin amid political row
Mary Pickford reemerges in a puzzled political stance defending Charlie Chaplin as not a Communist and stating she is an American citizen willing to face critics. The note recalls her 1944 letter and later remarks on Pegler and United Artists amid a controversial broadcast episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
United Artists
Miss Pickford
California
Los Angeles Examiner
Roosevelt
Chaplin
Europe
World Peace Council
New York Mirror
Packer
Mary
America
United States
God
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Court of Justice
Mr. Pegler
Uncle Sam
Moscow
Lilliputian Delights and Odd Shops Brighten Midtown
In Manhattan a homeowner runs a basement miniature furniture shop dusting over 200 pieces daily. Swedish born creator built a scale Southern colonial mansion for charity, taking eight years. Nearby, a tiny jewelry repair shop is kept closed to customers, only accessible through a Dutch door. Free rides to worship services are offered in Buffalo for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Eric Pearson
West Fifty-fifth Street
Pearson
Claire Bagley Hammons
Seattle
Eighty-third Street
Third Avenue
W. Huebner
Buffalo
New York
City Bus Company
Turtle Neck
Truman Critiques GOP Over Foreign Policy Tactics
Ex-President Truman comments that Republicans have spent time trying to embarrass him on foreign policy while expressing sympathy with the President Eisenhower and restating his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Eisenhower
Truman
Monroe News-Star: History and Mission Statement
The Monroe News-Star details its founding as The Star on November 20 1891 and lists publishers Jonn D Ewing Wilson Ewing and others. It notes incorporation and association press use, distribution details, and its stance as an independent, impartial newspaper reporting news and opinions without party politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Monroe News-Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
News-Star
Congressional Quarterly
D.C
Rec—-Manning
Reappoint
Clapp’ Bandwagon
Tor Lister Hill
Fulton Lewis
Henry McLemore
Sydney
Australia
England
Norway
Belgium
Ethiopia
Thailand
Finland
Prince's
U.S
Domain
London
Hyde Park
St. Peter
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
MoOpsy
Gladys Parker
John Cameron Swayze
Montana
P. S
Trail and Stream
Forty-seventh Street
The
Monroe News
Star
Robert Ewing, Jr
Chat Willam H. Bronson
Richard Hele
Associated Press
Branham Company
National
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!