Point Four plan eyed by 81st Congress and critics
The piece notes President Truman's Point Four proposals and an inter-departmental effort led by Dean Acheson to implement them. It highlights congressional debate over aid costs, ERP opposition, and the use of Section 32 funds for public programs including school lunches. It also recalls Washington canal history and lauds Rep. Charles Bennett for his recovery and continued service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Dean Acheson
State Department
United States
Senate
Jenner
Indiana
House Appropriations Committee
George Washington
Washington
Georgetown
Cumberland
Maryland
National Park Service
Potomac Company
Truman's Luck Amid Congressional Budgets
Despite trouble with Congress, President Truman has had good luck on appropriations. In five regular bills the House cut only 379 million from estimates of 19.1 billion dollars and may restore most of the cut if a 15 percent drop in construction costs fails to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
House
Doe on Andy Ives Land Sparks Warden Confrontation
The Ives family settles on free Arkansas land but faces trouble as Sheriff Martin and hunters accuse Andy of deer poaching. A neighbor reveals a hunted doe was found in a thicket, prompting a tense search led by a game warden. Absalom Flipp later laughs that a deer was retrieved by a dog, easing the family’s fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ives
Andy
Kate
Hope
Dave
Granny
State of
Arkansas
Sig Flanagan
Sam Bragg
Martin
Emerson Eliot
Big Halleck
Mr. Flipp
Absalom Flipp
Mr. Eliot
Sam
Flipp
Absalom
Deefy
Cow Gift Sparks Help and Tensions in Harbisonville
In a tense, hopeful scene Granny and allies accept a Jersey cow from Bigelow Halleck to aid their rural project. Andy, Kate, and Hope plan expansion while Mr. Flipp and Granny clash over gender and community bonds as they prepare for spring building and a possible return to Harbisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
Flipp
Andy
Dave
Granny
Mr. Flipp
Deely
Bigelow Halleck
Hope
Miss Hope
Kate
Medicine and the Derby at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs plans a Derby benefit for the Louisville medical college. Colonel Matt Winn, long associated with racing, appears in a new role as a “Man in White” supporting medical students. The piece notes the contrast with his betting image and frames the event as a conscience soothing effort for Derby addicts.
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Matt Winn
O. K
Louisville Medical College
Matt Winn-Ballyhoo
Derby Anticipates Medical School Influence in Detours
The piece imagines Louisville Medical College and University of Louisville figures shaping the Derby scene. It envisions nursemeds at mutuel windows, interns at hot dog stands, and insiders using stethoscopes and sedatives amid a satirical, surreal preview of how medicine could touch Churchill Downs.
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School of Medicine
Derby
Churchill Downs
Charm Your Room With Williamsburg Valance Pattern
Add charm to living or dining rooms with a Williamsburg style window valance pattern. No carpentry experience required. Includes full size printed outline, step by step instructions, numbered drawings, and a materials list. Send 25 cents for Pattern No. 27 to East Bird Pattern Company, Dept. W Pleasantville NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
East Bird Pattern Company
Dept. W. Pleasantville
N.Y
Christmas Party Forfeits Turn Into Hilarious Courtroom Banter
A court scene dissolves into a comic exchange as the prisoner protests misdirected compliments to jurors, the district attorney objects, and the judge sighs at the futility. Later a party game joke about kisses spirals into a playful restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Betty
Chanel No. Five Perfume Quip Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
A playful line delivers a joke about Chanel No. Five perfume. The exchange hints at style and social ease, with a witty ramble about a girl’s scent and spoiled behavior.
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Peporte
Charles Bennett
Jacksonville
Florida
Pacific
Veterans
Walter Reed Hospital
Deery
Mrs. Ives
M Harbisonville
Harbisonville
Wall
Medicine and the Derby
Dr. Kildare
Downs
Margaret Fishback
New Mexico
Shadda Haddim
Gulfstream
Jamaica
P. S
Iowa
Ye Gotham Bugle & Banner
South Pacific
North Atlantic
Peter Donald
Europe
Uncle Sam
Johnny Coy
Lane’s
Bae Sit Ier
Yancey Laboratories, Inc
Uttle Rock, Arkansas
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