Corruption Of Young Minds In Berlin Whitsuntide Rally
The article argues the Western powers repelled a Berlin protest by German Communist youths during Whitsuntide, framing the event as a propaganda failure for Moscow. It draws parallels to Kaiser and Nazi regimes, warning the youth’s indoctrination toward dictatorship risks future conflicts, while noting the allies’ iron resolve that preserved Western dominance.
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Berlin
Moscow
Germany
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
West
Russia
Unter den Linden
Beware the foreign word fever in a travel column
Henry M'LEMORE vents on writers sprinkling stories with foreign terms. He plans a four month trip abroad writing in American English with errors and jokes about misusing foreign terms. He mocks authors who overcomplicate prose with exotic vocabulary and argues for plain English in travel and fiction.
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Istanbul
Bombay
Rio de Janeiro
Remington
Berlin
Sneevicki
Tibet
Persia
Random House
MacMillan
Little Brown
Alfred A. Knopf
Katherine Winsor
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Is Hollywood Sinful and the Versatile Studio Scene
Jimmie Fidler reviews trade papers on a magazine feature arguing long married Hollywood couples counter claims of universal vice while German film censors ban Colorada Territory and anti communism debates split critics, industry figures praise location work, and a Phoenix editor lauds Sound of Fury crew. The piece notes industry accountability, wonders about Unfriendly Ten influence, and recalls Mizner’s advice for rising stars.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Hollywood
Motion Picture Alliance For the
Alliance
Communism Losses in Europe Signal Shifts After 1948 Elections
DeWitt Mackenzie reports a wave of declines for Communist parties across Europe after 1948 elections. Belgium Japan Norway Sweden Denmark Netherlands Britain show reduced seats and influence, while labor union control slips. Officials credit recovery programs and the Atlantic pact for weakening communism, though growth of a world peace movement is cited as a counteroffensive.
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Clarke Beach
Associated Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
House of Councillors
House of Representatives
Europe
France
Italy
Christian Democrats
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Reds
Netherlands
Great Britain
House of Commons
Communist Party
Daily Worker
Soviet Russia
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
United States
Patri urges early reading with Mother Goose and Stevenson
Angelo Patri advocates early memory poetry and prose for children. He recommends Mother Goose for early years and Stevenson The Wind The Rain My Shadow, plus Longfellow Whittier Wordsworth Bryant Whitman and Shakespeare for elementary students. He stresses biblical passages as essential and suggests obtaining Dr Patri’s No 303 eating booklet for 10 cents and a 3 cent stamp.
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Mother Goose
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Longfellow
Whittier
Wordsworth
Bryant
Whitman
Shakespeare
Patri
P. O
Station G
New York 9
N. Y
Hearing loss misdiagnosed as mental retardation in child
Washington report on Jenny Smith a six year old misread as feebleminded due to severe hearing loss. Dr Arthur J Lesser of the U S Children’s Bureau notes over 2 million children need care for hearing problems and advocates audiometer testing antibiotics sulfonamides and speech training to prevent and treat loss. He warns against placing hard of hearing children in institutions and cites sulfur drugs penicillin as preventative tools.
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Washington
Jenny
Jenny Smith
Arthur J. Lesser
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Lesser
Bureau
Health Services Program
Hayes News Reached On Train En Route To Washington
A historical note recalls Rutherford B. Hayes learning of his presidential election aboard a train on March 2, 1877, as the Electoral College delayed formal declaration. The piece also explains non objective paintings using abstract shapes and colors begun in Europe in 1908 and now centered in America.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Washington, D. C
Europe
America
Last US meteorite fall near Norton Kansas in 1948
The final meteorite to strike the United States hit near Norton Kansas on February 11 1948. It exploded 35 miles above the planet and a 2000 pound fragment buried 11 feet into a wheat field.
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United States
Norton
Kan
Public Health Education Material On Hearing Issues
Excerpt notes distribution details for a medical audience. It mentions Hard of Hearing material intended for doctors nurses public health workers educators and other professionals. A limited number of copies is available from the Children’s Bureau Federal Security Agency in Washington DC.
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Children’s Bureau
Federal Security Agnecy
Washington
D. C
Hal Boyle on Heroes and Quiet Everyday People
Hal Boyle reflects on changing ideas of heroism from childhood idols such as Dewey the bulldog and sports legends to quiet, anonymous heroes in war and daily life. He argues nations need varied heroes and that real courage often hides in ordinary people who do their work without fanfare.
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Dewey
Manila Bay
Achilles
Buffalo Bill
Stonewall Jackson
Man-O-War
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Galahad
Tom Mix
Hopalong Cassidy
Round Table
Prig
H. L. Mencken
George Bernard Shaw
Hoppers Stop Film in Idyllwild
In Idyllwild California on June 6 Universal International called off filming after grasshoppers swarmed a western location. County officials could not spray since no crops were involved. No confirmation of a film titled Hopalong Grassidy.
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Idyllwild
Calif
Universal International Studio
Court decisions on segregation test the meaning of equal protection
The June Supreme Court rulings address university segregation in Texas and Oklahoma. Sweatt v. Texas requires admission to the white law school as Texas Negro facilities remain inferior, while McLaurin v. Oklahoma orders end of in-school segregation to grant equal treatment, leaving broader state policies unresolved.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Heman Marion Sweatt
University of Texas Law School
Texas Law School
Texas
White Law School
Texas Law
Sweatt
G. W. McLaurin
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
McLaurin
IN MOVIELAND Bob Thomas on Hollywood speech habits
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas profiles Jimmy Stewart and his slow lilt remarking on how his Pennsylvania roots shape his famous drawl. He also notes Chaplin's late night script work and a trend toward kissless cinema as Be yond the Sunset and Union Station pairings forego on screen affection.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
Pennsylvania
Jimmy
Harvey
Charlie Chaplin
Monsieur Verdoux
Chaplin
Rhonda Fleming
Glenn Ford
William Holden
Nancy Olson
Union Station
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Los Angeles
Memphis
Daily
Sun World
Henry M’lemore
Jimmie Fidler
Filmville
German Film Control Board
Colorado
German Board of Film Control
Wilson Mizner
MacKenzie
Angelo Patri
Jane Eads
Mopsy Ty
Gladys Parker
By Hershberger
Hal Boyle
Bob Thomas
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