Keeping Commies In Line In The Taft Hartley Debate
The piece weighs Truman and Curran views on the Taft Hartley Law amid maritime strikes. It argues injunctions curb a possible pro Communist strike that could hinder European aid and U.S. policy, while acknowledging union and operator disputes on closed shop and bargaining. It frames injunction as delaying negotiations to rally anti Communist majorities and protect national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Truman
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Mr. Truman
Curran
N. M. U. National Council
The 50 Cent Dollar in 1948 Profit Picture
Profits across American industry rise 16 percent vs 1947, with food showing a 12 percent loss. Some sectors gain as high as 166 percent, but gains are concentrated among a few. most stay near normal. Labor, inflation debate, and “50-cent dollar” factor shape campaign talk and financial thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaylsis
Kansas wheat crop outlook falls to half of last year
A U S Department survey warns Kansas farmers that the 1948 wheat crop will be little more than 50 percent of the previous year’s harvest. Abandoned acreage and lower yield per acre result from unfavorable weather last fall and this spring, continuing a pattern seen in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Swiss Sideshow Daredevil Ends Act Early
A Swiss sideshow performer who stabbed swords through his body to prove his fortitude collapsed during his act in Moscow and ended the routine prematurely. Local observers reported the crowd's reaction as mixed, with medical teams awaiting further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Fiddler Hollywood Gossip Roundup on Stars and Titles
Jimmie Fidler reports on studio bargaining with Abbott and Costello and other stars. Ann Sothern, Rita, and John Carroll are noted with personal shifts while Hollywood insiders discuss anti Communist trends, new productions, and star travels. The column also covers title changes and two football epic productions slated for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Abbott and Costello
Robert Sterling
Rita
Mervyn le Roy
Ann Sothern
Commie
Universal International
Yvonne de Carlo
Hss
Frank Mallan
Virginia Grey
Medicos
Ojai
California
John Carroll
Lucille Ryman
Editors Roundtable Sees Berlin Plan Dividing Germany Amid Ruhr Debates
Editorials from St Louis to Fort Worth weigh the London conference plan for a western German government as Russia blocks coordination of its zone. Opinions vary on German unity, Russian leverage, and guarantees to France, with emphasis on reviving the Ruhr and Western Europe’s economic reintegration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Western
Germany
West Germany
France
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Ind.Dem
Kastner
Liberal Democratic Party
West
Hartford
Conn
Courant
Rep
Potsdam
Berlin
Chicago Daily News
Ind
Milwaukee
Wis
Reich
Europe
New York Herald Tribune
East
Chicago Sun
London
Fort Worth
Texas
Star-Telegram
Ind.-Dem
Ruhr
Golden age visions in faith and prophecy
The Sunday School Lesson surveys the long dream of a golden age from ancient prophecies to modern hopes. It notes how Jews, Christians, and poets spoke of a Messianic era and the kingdom of Christ, despite a world filled with violence, yet remains confident in faith and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas More
Bellamy
Jesus
Israel
Earth
Heaven
Christ
Messiah
Jesus of Nazareth
John the Baptist
Peter
Paul
Prince of Peace
Isaiah
Coffee and tobacco in a postwar recovery plan
A critique of Treasury and BECA views on coffee and tobacco as tools of European and Chinese rehabilitation. The piece notes coffee as a morale builder and discusses how tobacco revenues help governments tax cash crops, with questions about how these items translate into real recovery. It points to a questionable linkage between aid, markets, and broader reconstruction efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
China
D. A. Fitzgerald
Director Foods
BE. C. A
South America
Central America
Norway
Sweden
Sam
Dr. Fitzgerald
United States
Western
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pocahontas
John Smith
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Girl Scouts Take Swimming Lessons in Ouachita Parish
More than one hundred Girl Scouts in Ouachita parish have registered for swimming lessons. Mrs. Rodney Cline, committee chair, reports two classes are formed under Mrs. H. A. Morrison with Janet Voorhies as instructor. Four more classes will form next week with Glenn Gossett teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Rodney Cline
Scouts
H. A. Morrison
Janet Voorhies
Glenn Gossett
Suspect 23 Arrested for Drunken Disorderly Conduct
William T. Wood, 23, of 502 Morrison Avenue, was arrested by Monroe police late Friday night and charged with being drunk and disorderly, using profane language, and resisting arrest. He is jailed on a $200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Wood
Morrison Avenue
Monroe
Respect for Elders Teaches Kind Human Values
A reader reflects on how respect comes from inner qualities rather than age. An aunt criticizes Junior’s mother and a spanking follows, but the piece argues that respect is earned through self-respect and empathy, not punishment. It notes lying as a harmful habit and cites Dr Patri’s leaflet on addressing it, then adds a note about Ecuador’s Pacific coastline being crossed by the equator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Mary
Kate
Daddy
Patri
P. O
Station 6
New York 19
N. Y
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Wishing Well Puzzle Message Cards
A short puzzle card explains a daily message game issued as a U S patent Office registered design. It guides players to count letters in their name, adjust by simple rules to obtain a key number, then read letters under checked figures on a rectangle to reveal a fortune message.
Stan Allen and the Londoner Rock War in Hollywood
A Hollywood dealer recounts Stan Allen, steady star turned experimental director, and a juvenile actor who once shadowed him. Stan’s wife Kitty, a rock throwing incident, and a war-era career shift lead to a fallout, a divorce, and a postwar comeback in Glendale with two new motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Stan Allen
Jesse Lasky
Stan
Kitty
England
Beverly Hills
Cecil B. de Mille
Signal Corps
Africa
Italy
France
Far East
Hollywood
Will the Wack
Sten
Anf
Billy Rose
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Bible Thoughts on Redemption in Scripture History
A passage reflecting on Luke 1 68 praising the Lord God of Israel for visiting and redeeming his people. The lines highlight two voices in scripture history: man is ruined, man is redeemed, attributed to C D Foss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Foss
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