Pause for Politics in Washington as Truman Tours for Nomination
A foreign visitor finds Washington silent on international finance as political jockeying takes center stage. President Truman ends a national tour seeking nomination support while the government shifts focus to competitive party politics. The piece contrasts American deliberation with dicta tors who push ballots swiftly.
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Washington
Capital
America
Truman
White House
Kansas Wheat Crop Now Seen Near 160 Million Bushels
Department of Agriculture raises Kansas wheat yield estimate to 160 million bushels, up from 125 million earlier, despite dry soil prior seeding, a tough winter, and scant spring rain. Experts say harvest should be near the 10 year average as wheat adapts to conditions.
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Department of Agriculture
Kansas
UN Advisory Committee Seeks Better Public Understanding
The committee notes public skepticism about the UN value, citing talks, speeches, and delegates as evidence. It calls for clarifying the organization's social and humanitarian roles distinct from political activities to restore confidence and transparency in its functions and constraints.
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United Nations Advisory Committee of Information Experts
Orison
Congress
UN Cerhas
United Nations
Quick and the Dead An Ancient Joke on New York Traffic
London safety expert Donald McCullough calls New York the world's worst city for traffic, comparing pedestrians to two classes the quick and the dead. He notes congestion nationwide as cars outnumber people in America and mocks bureaucrats and retreating soldiers in a satirical survey of modern mobility and social behavior.
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New York City
Donald McCullough
London
New York
Hong Kong
McCullough
America
Heidelberg survives but others fall in wartime railings
The piece notes Heidelberg remained largely undamaged by Allied bombing while Cologne Bonn Frankfurt and other German cities were destroyed. It claims Hitler valued Heidelberg for student dueling displays and contrasts it with the destruction of nearby towns and institutions during World War II.
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Fornaire
Schurmann
Heidelberg
U. S
Jacob Gould Schrumann
Learning
Neckar
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Cologne
Beethoven
Bonn
Frankfurt
Goethe
Rothschild
Bad Nauheim
Wiesba
Hitler
Living well and common sense in a chef's motto
A 1948 column recalls Leon Arnaud of New Orleans and his motto Bene Vivere Quod Hic Est on menus at Arnaud's. It argues that true living should come from reasonable standards, not inflated prices for luxury goods, urging common sense over inflationary excess.
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Petimus
Petis
Leon Bertrand
Arnaud Cazenave- Conte
New Orleans
America
Erfea
Bienville Street
Vieux Carre
Bienville
Arnaud
Antoine
Patio Royale
Annmenye
Petimus Bene
Rips jPeotanes Syndicate
Bible Thought on Belief and Salvation
The passage states that Jesus came not to condemn but to save the world through belief in Him. Those who believe are not condemned, while those who do not believe are condemned for rejecting the only begotten Son of God. John 3:17-18
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John
The Parent Problem Garry C Myers Ph D
A short piece extols fathers as loving models guiding children from infancy through adolescence. It highlights reading, conversations, shared crafts, respect, teamwork, and good sportsmanship to build lifelong bonds and moral development.
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Garry C. Myers, Ph. D
Etiquette Hint: Children Should Not Wear Black At Funerals
Advice notes children should wear white not black for funerals. The guidance emphasizes keeping youngsters dressed in white to honor any deceased person.
Vandenberg’s Path To White House Faces Hesitation
Washington June 18 A long view of Senator Arthur H Vandenbergs record in the 80th Congress highlights his leadership on foreign relations and a persistent refusal to seek the presidency. Admirers fear the convention may pass him by unless he acts.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
GOP
Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Enthusiases
White House
Senate
Congress
Capitol Hill
Duff
Pennsylvania
Driscoll
New Jersey
United Peature Syndicate, Inc
Ford introduces the 1949 modern Ford car
A promotional piece extols the new 1949 Ford as a revolution in auto making. It highlights Henry Ford III's leadership, new assembly concepts, and claims of superior value, style, and performance versus prior models and rivals. It recalls Model K from 1907 and contrasts with the Model F and high priced cars of the era.
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Ford
Henry Ford
One Man's Opinion By Walter Kiernan in Philadelphia
Walter Kiernan notes at the Philadelphia convention that three women delegates attend alongside candidates and magicians from Atlantic City. He observes reluctance to take the vice presidency with rumors of Truman or Wallace possible withdrawals, and quotes a delegate on accepting prestige versus nothing.
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Walter Kiernan
Amercan Society of Magicians
Atlantic City
Truman
Philadelphia
Two Toasts Father to Son By Edgar A Guest
Poem urges son to bear the family name with integrity and duty. It emphasizes honesty fairness courage faithfulness to God and country and living to earn parental pride. The speaker pledges to honor the father’s teachings and avoid acts that would betray their lineage.
Whose Billion Dollar Baby in the ERP Custody Fight
In Washington June 18 the Marshall Plan becomes a political infant as Republicans and Democrats vie for credit. Vandenberg and Stassen downplay Marshall by naming Hoffman while avoiding the plan’s original sponsor. The ERP is portrayed as a bipartisan political asset and a target in the 1952 campaign, with Hoffman aides expanding from private and public sectors to influence control.
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GTON
D. C
Solomon
Tabor
Marshall Net
Sen. Vandenburg
Senate Appropriations Committee
Big van
Marshall
Paul G. Hoffman
George C. Marshall
Hoffman
Vandenberg
Mr. Truman
Hamlet
Denmark
Harold Stassen
Michigan
Harold
Truman
Republican Congress
Taber
Stassen
Tydings
Ed Pauley
Gen. Marshall
State Department
Washington
Commerce Department
Agriculture
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Williams and Garner: Early Struggles Before Fame and Politics
The piece notes Tennessee Williams, born Thomas Lanier Williams, toiled as a waiter and feather worker in California before writing The Glass Menagerie after a failed Battle of Angels. It also recalls John Nance Garner’s rise from county judge to House speaker and VP candidacy, with retirement to a Uvalde farm slated until age 93.
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Tennessee Williams
California
Battle of Angels
Tennessee
New York
Williams
Glass Menagerie
Hollywood
Thomas Lanier Williams
Mexico
John Nance Garner
United States
Texas
United States House of
Garner
Uvalde, Tex
World Leaders Split on Draft Bill and Marshal Plan
In reports from Washington Rome and Berlin a NY ALP congressman vows delaying tactics to block a draft bill while Italian Premier Degaspari urges support for the Marshal Plan. American commander Howley warns against excluding the US France and Britain from decisions on Berlin. President Turman pushes for peace and a nonpartisan foreign policy.
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Washington
Vito Marcantonio
ALP
N. Y
Rome
Alcide Degaspari
Italan
Italy
Berlin
Frank L. Howley
United States
France
Britain
Kansas City
Turman
Government Bureaus and the Need for Clear Definitions
A reader urges a government bulletin clearly defining the alphabetical order and scope of federal bureaus and commissions. The piece laments public confusion over titles and heads, notes high pay and growing personnel, cites Byrd, and warns of ongoing bureau creation without abolitions under the current cycle of politics.
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Congress of the
United States
Byrd
Virginia
Jackson
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