Ambassador Appointment Shifts From Wedemeyer to Stuart
In side story, President Truman names J Leighton Stuart American ambassador to China after Marshall urges a man on good terms with both Communists and Chiang Kai-shek. The change follows Wedemeyer being initially chosen, with Stuart noted for long experience in China and fluency in Chinese. The Argentina nuclear plan and Baruch Evatt exchanges are also crowded into the page.
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Washington
John Leighton Stuart
China
Truman
al Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
Marshall
Stuart
J. Leighton Stuart
Fashionable or freakish Prunella dresses down memory lane
The dialogue lampoons 1940s teen dress trends with a clash between a parent couple and their daughter Prunella as she adopts overalls and an oversized shirt. The piece contrasts conservative notions with youth fashion and hints at broader social shifts in postwar style. The second fragment recalls local landmarks, businesses, and cultural touchstones, including Perry’s boat house on the Connecticut shore and the Grand Union hotel at Saratoga, woven through reminiscence and period references.
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Pop
Mom
Henry
Europe
Prunella
Witch of Windsor
Miss Hobo
Yawkey Faces Pennant Dreams Amid Boston Giants of Hope
Boston owner Tom Yawkey, after years and millions spent, remains tense as the Red Sox surge toward a long-awaited pennant. Amid praise for Cronin and a strong team, Yawkey battles memories of past Yankee steals and the city’s 28-year wait for glory, hoping for vindication.
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Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Yawkey
Red Sox
Yankees
Joe Cronin
Tigers
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Tommy Henrich
Joe Gordon
Phil Razzuto
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Bill Dickey
Nick Etten
Johnny Lindell
Spud Chandler
Tex Hughson
Boo Ferris
Yankee
Chandler
Sarasota
Florida
Tom
Joe
Cronin
Corral
Boston
Gome
Long
Lowe and Tenney
Kid Nichols
Hugh Duffy
Big Bill Dineen
Smoky Joe Wood
Carrigan
Speaker
George
Duffy
Babe Ruth
Ed Barrow
Red Ruffing
Pennock
Harry Frazee
Rather Dumb Show Sparks Curious Talks On Electricity
A father and son walk and discuss electricity and thunder with the boy asking why and how things work. The father admits he never learned much about electricity, prompting the boy to ask questions. The two encourage inquiry as a path to learning.
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U. S
Bernie Baruch
Atomic Commission
Herbert Evatt
United Nations Dynamo
Gromyko
Evatt
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Argentine Scientific Association
Argentine War and Navy Departments
Peron
Baruch
Andrew Jackson
May
Congressman May
Kentucky
Jack’ May
John Langley
Congress
Langley
Bikini
Toughy
Gyth Phillips
Perry
Indian Creek
Connecticut
D. B. Perry
Ernie
D. BB
Cole Porter
Shubert Theater
New Haven
America
Liz Marbury
Cole
Eli
Taft
Yale
Monty Woolley
Porter
Saratoga
Grand Union Hotel
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo
Dorothea Fagnano
Yonkers
N. Y
Dorothea
Miss Fagnano
Fred Kerwin
California
Hermosa
Manhattan
Pacific
United States
Lorraine Anderson
Richard Kratzenberg
Glen Hazel
Pittsburgh
Canada
Chicago
Mary Ellen Kelly
Marcus
Iowa
Philippine
Republic of the Philippines
White House
Frances E. Dustin
Dexter
Senate
Higinio Morinigo
Paraguay
Bolivia
George McGovern
Shaw Playground
Somerville
Mass
Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Yodora
Aloy
Boson
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport, Conn
Esprian
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Isaac Ts
Stearns
Hl Nawa
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