Dickinson’s Victory Boosts Dickinson in Iowa Primary
Iowa Republicans renominated Lester J. Dickinson for U.S. Senator amid five challengers. Brookhart, a former senator and New Deal adviser, trailed behind. Dickinson argues the result shows Iowa farmers favor sound Republican principles and may back him for president.
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United States
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Detroit man admits Black Legion ordered Poole killing
In Detroit Charles A Poole was shot and killed after interrogation of Dean who said he was ordered to shoot and that the Black Legion dictates such actions. The prosecutor pressed whether Dean must shoot upon orders, and he affirmed. A Shanghai dispatch notes South China forces from Canton advancing into North China capturing cities as Japan watches internal Chinese conflict.
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Remington Nand plant in Middletown closes permanently
Striking workers learn the plant will not reopen as 1200 employees are permanently OUT OF JOBS. Company head blames radicals for coercion and cites lack of worker protection, while Mayor Santangelo protests to defend his political future.
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Nostalgia described as social stabilizer and natural urge
A scientist explains nostalgia as a less acute form that preserves social stability and fuels nationalism and patriotism. It strengthens vocational and class ties, promotes conservatism, and even shapes animal behavior from cats returning home to dogs following their masters.
ONE RELIABLE ANCHOR IN A STABLE CURRENCY VIEW
The piece argues that bank deposits and life insurance funds rely on currency stability. It warns inflation measures like the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage bill risk undermining savings. It emphasizes that a dollar should retain purchasing power, benefiting savers over debtors.
The Music of the Rain
An ode to rain as nature’s festival and its renewal of earth. The piece links drought relief to revived fields streams and birds, inviting gratitude for fresh favors that will seem like a settled right.
Round is Encouraging in a Quiet Seasonal Musing
A clipped passage reflects on social mood on bad days and how people align with self opinion. It mentions a drop in average intelligence as debated by the human betterment foundation and briefly nods to civic thrift and neighborly acts like borrowing a rake or lawn mower during the year.
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Veterans in New York to spend 100 million in bonuses
Veterans in New York will begin spending about one hundred million dollars in bonus funds. The average payout equals roughly five hundred eighty six dollars per veteran as details continue on page seven.
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New York
All Of Us By Marshall Maslin
An essay likens life to a salad flavored by garlic noting that disappointments routines grief and self revelations give life balance and zest. Avoiding life’s rougher edges leaves a bland existence and garlic in living is essential.
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Marshall Maslin
Etiquette Hints for Addrressing Young Women
The guidance states that before a girl turns 17 she need not be addressed as Miss. Elders may use Miss Mary or Miss Helen to show respect, though close friends of the family typically do not.
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Labor's Key Platform Questions Stir 1948 Campaign
The piece outlines how both parties promise hours reduction to ease unemployment while labor groups demand deeper questions be answered. It flags collective bargaining, Supreme Court limits, child labor, isolationist tariffs, munitions nationalism, taxes, and social security as central planks contested by Republicans and Democrats.
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Landon
Hints and Hints and Rural Snippets Collide in Patchy Notes
A collage of quips and jests fills local columns from varied places. Observations range from dog bites in Pittsburgh to petits malice about a Portland widow, public pools, wood splitting, and fashion jokes. References to newspapers, theater, and politics appear with cheeky asides.
Baby and brother feud and mother’s quick return
A child’s hair pulling provokes a frightened baby who finally calms after the mother’s absence. The piece then shifts to brief, humorous musings on politics, booms, trains, marriage, and leap year, all reflecting light, old newspaper style and everyday observations.
Secret labor saving device from West Virginia hogs
Frank M. Mizar of Michigan shares a reader anecdote about a homemade method using Georgia razorback hogs to cut wood. The plan involved a 40 foot trough divided into 30 sections and a hickory tree, with hogs feeding on corn to power wood cutting before the hogs grew fat.
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Postal Romance and Civil War Reunion Reflections
A jumble of place names and musings on love and memory. Veterans of the Civil War meet in Hagerstown and recall past conflicts as time softens old wounds. The piece humorously notes musical flavors on radio and ends with a quip on morning-after kisses.
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Hagerstown
Less Smoking, More Food Says 70-Year-Old Writer
After a 13 000 mile tour to learn what women are doing and thinking Mrs Anna Steele Richardson 70 says modern young women smoke too much and eat too little. She claims women are superior in many ways to the girl of her day.
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Anna Steele Richardson
Two kinds of people and visiting children
Commentary from 1936 on children in adults visits. Adults should send youngsters away from drawing room to avoid precocious talk, while acknowledging doting relatives. It advises children greet guests then excuse themselves unless given permission to stay. Tomorrow feature notes Nicknames on Visiting Cards.
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Watkins Syndicate
Walt Mason at 74: La Jolla's high priest of horse sense
Walt Mason, the Canadian born poet famed as the high priest of horse Sense, is celebrated at 74. He built a daily prose poem widely syndicated after a hit for the Emporia Gazette and later settled in La Jolla, California, where he has lived about 16 years.
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Emporia Gazette
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Uncle Walt
Words of Wisdom: A La Rochefoucauld Thought on Talent and Judgment
A concise aphorism notes that talent may exist without judgment, illustrating a distinction between natural ability and prudent discernment. The quote attributes this insight to La Rochefoucauld.
Today Is The Day In History Capsule
A historical digest lists notable birthdays and events tied to June 5 including John Fitch’s steamboat tests in 1790, Congress’s 1794 neutrality law, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom's Cabin publication in 1851, and Roosevelt's 1933 gold clause repeal. It also recounts a Jane-Jowett anecdote, a rat ergot test, and a vocabulary list.
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Fitch
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National Era
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America
Bible Thought He Today So Teach Us To Number Days
Psalm 90 12 urges reflection on mortality to gain wisdom. A brief devotional line emphasizes counting days to apply hearts toward wisdom.
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