Atomic test at Bikini could shape future naval warfare
In a month a nuclear explosion in the southwest Pacific near Bikini Atoll will test weapon potential for naval use. Dr. Fred L. Hovde of Purdue tells Wabash seniors energy from atomic power may advance peace by easing economic fear, though public unease about nuclear energy lingers after Hiroshima.
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Southwest Pacific
Bikini Atoll
Hiroshima
Fred L. Horde
Purdue University
Wabash College
Hovde
Dr. Hovde
Truce Brings Hope for China Amid New Armistice
The second six month truce between Chinese communists and Central government forces pauses Manchuria fighting for 15 days. General Marshall again aids negotiations while Moscow-Washington strains complicate efforts to reach a lasting peace.
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China
Manchuria
General Marshall
Marshall
Moscow
Washington
Chiang Kaiehek
United States
Babe Ruth Sidelined in Mexico City Baseball Incident
In Mexico City Babe Ruth, aging and heavy, failed to connect as Vera Cruz pitcher-manager Ernesto Carmona faced a 30 day suspension after he threw at Ruth. About 22 000 fans witnessed the fracas and critics say the league overreacted while the Babe’s past heroics loom.
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Babe Ruth
Mexico City
Vera Cruz Blues
Ernesto Carmona
Wrigley Field
Veterans Return to Farms as War Holdouts Go Home
Nearly 700000 veterans have returned to farms or joined farm work, about half of those who left for wartime jobs. Many exfarm workers cite wage disputes in industry and cost of city living. Five of seven are farm owners or come from farm families, boosting production and easing harvest labor shortages. Southern farms lead the return, with a quarter moving to large Midwestern estates. The trend, slower than the wartime exodus, remains hopeful for farm conditions and rehabilitation.
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Ldwest
Seymour E. Harris
Harvard
Seattle
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Union Leaders Battle for Power Threatens Seamen and Jobs
Washington dispatch argues union bosses clash over control and ideology harming seamen, with strikes threatening maritime employment. It highlights wage disputes, automation fears, and a Seattle conference pushing a 16 pound monthly minimum wage to curb cutthroat competition.
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Seattle
International Labor Office
U. S
One Man's Opinion Drifts From Bizarre Food Crisis Satire
A satirical IN S byline riffs on food shortages and a fictional crisis. It humorously lampoons price gouging and shortages with exaggerated lines about frankfurter rolls and bubble gum. The piece mocks bureaucratic overreach and memory of a baseball plot.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Murphys
Sons and Daughters Day Proposed as Parody of Fathers Day
In this humor essay from 1946 columnist Erich Brandeis argues against single day celebrations for parents and urges daily appreciation instead. He compares commercial Father and Mother Day hype to a loan shark and notes his wish to honor parents every day rather than on fixed annual dates.
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King Features Syndicate
Phil
Amd
Cub Scouts
Dad
East 45Th Street
New York City
The Grim Reaper warns in twenty minute safety prompt
A state police message urges readers to consider the next twenty minutes as crucial for life safety in traffic. It frames death as inevitable and calls for heightened attention to avoid fatal outcomes during this brief period. It stresses ongoing risk and personal responsibility.
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United States
Death
Grim Reaper
Honor Roll Displays Need Care and Community Help
A local plea urges residents to maintain honor roll boards erected during wartime across the county. Authors note neglect from reconversion rush and urge dismantling only if no longer needed, praising Cascade Park as a public space and inviting families to enjoy Kiddies Day and rides at half price.
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Cascade Park
Couldn't Putt and a Kangaroo Birth Tale
A humorous verse recalls a golfer’s lament at the eighteenth hole with the line Couldn t putt and the season’s end. Separately a zoo report notes a kangaroo giving birth to twins, one joey born into a housing short ace due to the mother’s single pouch.
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Kangeroo
Great Game Of Politics By Frank Br Ken
Analysis of political strategy in postwar America reflects on power, influence and leadership. The author considers campaigns, endorsements and party dynamics shaping national policy and public opinion. The piece notes key figures and strategic moves within the Baltimore Sun perspective.
Three Truman appointments draw mixed public reaction
Washington reports that Senator Warren Austin of Vermont received broad bipartisan praise as the United Nations Security Council representative. Reactions to Fred Vinson as Chief Justice and John Snyder as Treasury secretary were cooler, with some cautious optimism about Vinson and notes of his shifting career under Roosevelt.
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Washington
Warren Austin
Vermont
Security Council
United Nations
Austin
Fred Vinson
Supreme Court
John Snyder
the Treasury
New York
Vinson
The Vinson and Snyder Appointments Examined
The column analyzes the Vinson pick for Chief Justice amid court frictions and labor politics, contrasts Snyder with Morgenthau, and counsels a cautious, gradual approach to aiding a troubled nine year old boy through family and Cub Scouts work, recommending steady confidence-building activities and self-control strategies.
New International Developments Loom in Near East and Siam
A British plane brings Haj Amin al Husseini to the Near East after escape from France as tensions rise in Egypt and the Levant. Meanwhile Siam’s king dies after approving a UN protest against French troops, complicating French Indo-China policy and UN Security Council deliberations. France faces pressure as imperial interests in Siam and Indochina intersect with wartime diplomacy.
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Syria
Jerusalem
Fragm
Haj Ami Husseini
France
Near East
Adolfer
Egypt
Husseini
Clement Richard Attlee
Siam
United Nations
Mekong River
Prance
Indo-China
Felix Gouin
Indo- China
Cambodia
Japan
Far East
United Nations Security Council
Bible Thought And Faith Building Within Beloved Community
A reflective line cites Jude 1 20 urging believers to build themselves on their most holy faith and pray in the Holy Ghost while contrasting native wealth with white shirted pallid dress.
Wisdom on loss and the final time
A brief aphorism reflects on lost wealth replaced by industry and knowledge by study yet notes health and time cannot return. The line suggests temperance and medicine as remedies, but time’s passage remains irreversible.
World leaders voice grim outlook in postwar talks
Trygve Lie warns the UN world is in a serious mess while the public is aware of the danger. Arthur Capper predicts a lasting drop in living standards for Americans. Sumner Welles says Europe’s reconstruction requires popular government and freedom. David Sarnoff cautions science will race toward life or death based on human choices.
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Detroit
Trygve Lie
The
United Nations
Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Sumner Welles
Europe
Bethany
W_ Va
David Sarneff
Radio Corporation of America
Merger of Army and Navy Opposed as Anti Navy Bill
Discussion in Congress panels on a proposed single department of common defense draws strong Navy resistance. Proponents cite wartime cooperation but critics warn unity would subjugate the Navy to the Army, risking neglect of its unique defense role.
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Army
Navy
Department of Common Defense
Bill
Senate
Pacific
Africa
Italy
Japan
Normandy
Germany
Prcific
USI
Etiquette Hints For Small Home Weddings
Tips suggest using personal notes for invites in intimate weddings. A fast new plane prompts a dramatic safety drill as a pilot escapes with a dynamite charge. A brave act described as a man saves himself by leaping to safety.
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Toonerville
By Fontaine Fox
International
OPA
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Bratdeis
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Baltimore Sun
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Roosevelt
Garry C. Myers
Black- Murphy-Douglas
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