President Truman Faces Public Whisper on Spy Hysteria
The editorial argues Truman lacks public and press support for calling postwar inquiries mere hysteria. It urges continued FBI-led investigations, noting traitors exposed, including a former State Department employee who admitted sharing secrets with Whittaker Chambers. It warns cooperation with agencies protects national welfare.
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Truman
FBI
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
White House
Britain’s Military Might Seen in Decline by U S Analysts
American planners doubt Britain can again hold the continent with aid from the United States. They cite budget constraints shrinking the Army, India’s divisions no longer relied on, RAF planning gaps, and a Royal Navy eclipsed by U S seas supremacy. Yet Britain remains a steadfast ally.
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Britain
India
Commonwealth
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
United States
Frozen Facts Reveal Surprising Cold Weather Wisdom
Readers learn sub polar climate effects from Defense department studies in the Far North. Tips include avoiding rubbing frozen skin, skipping whisky for warmth, and noting cold affects all men similarly while body fat offers little protection.
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United States
Medicos
Defense Department
Far
North
De Gaulle Appeal Tops Communist Attendance In Paris
In Paris demonstrations the De Gaulle event drew about 50 000 supporters while the communist gathering drew roughly 15 000. Police and republican guards were present as Jules Moch’s Interior Ministry faced a stern test of control.
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France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Jules Moch
Ministry of the Interior
Moch
de Gaulle
Jacques le Clerc
Avenue
D'Orleans
Maurice Thorez
Cominform
Ambitious poet satirizes explorers with union pay theme
A humorous long poem riffs on Columbus, Boone, Revere, Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Edison and others. It mocks exploration for pay, hours, and Social Security, imagining each figure pondering pensions and overtime while delivering a playful critique of labor conditions.
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United States
Blind date ends with smile and memory of Shamokin meet
A humorous personal column piece recalls a near meet with Fred Holler of Shamokin Pa. The author reflects on dating, shaving habits and a missed chance to meet a friend of a friend at a State College trip. He closes with playful bets on Holler’s possible trades and a lighthearted farewell.
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Fred Holler
South Market St
Shamokin
State College
Bob Malick
News- Dispatch
Bob
Sigma Delta Chi
Jimmy Durante
Fred Heller
S. Market St
Health Talks By Dr W A Womer City Health Superintendent
Pickled pig s knuckles discussed as a traditional delicacy. The article notes its long history and claims it provides lime aiding a mother to be. It mentions scientists studying eating habits and a grandmother preserving pig s knuckles.
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W. A. Womer
Political Domination Threat to Free Inquiry at Universities
A 1949 United Feature Syndicate essay warns that large federal education funding risks political control over research and teaching. It cites $3.5 billion in federal support, mainly $2.5 billion for veterans, and contrasts private endowments at Yale and eastern colleges with pressures to appease donors. The piece urges safeguards to preserve independence and academic freedom.
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New Haven
Conn
Ivy League
Freshwater College
Halls of Learning
Federal Treasury
Veterans Administration
Yale
Eastern Seaboard
Illinois
University of Chicago
Laird Bell
Board of Trustees
Robert Hutchins
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
Column reflects on wartime and postwar politics with satire about communism and the Reds, mentioning Elizabeth Bentley and Cincinnati in a dismissive tone. The piece notes shifting perceptions of Russia and hints at public hysteria while poking at a variety of political topics.
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Man
Walter Kiernan
International News Service
Remembering D-Day June Day of 1944
Poem memorializes Allied assault on Normandy beaches. It honors the courage of soldiers who crossed the sea and fought through fire, urging readers to pledge to erase war from memory and celebrate peace. The piece evokes waves, cliffs, morning mist, and national symbols to honor sacrifice.
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Channel
D-Day
Normandy
Hell
Life Has Been Good to Me Says Graying Park Bench Dreamer
An elderly man on a park bench shares a lifetime of memories in a confession of gratitude. He recalls boyhood, a loyal wife, hardworking days, and watching children grow, noting health and strength through eighty three birthdays and accepting heartaches with quiet pride.
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Santa Claus
Edgar A
Yale President Says Salvation Lies Beyond Government
President Charles Seymour of Yale University warns that salvation is not found by laying troubles on government. The report notes Yale's stance amid global affairs as Brazil is described as larger than the United States and three times the size of Argentina.
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Thorez
New Haven, Conn
Charles Seymour
Yale University
Brazil
United States
Argentina
Fashion magazine satire by Henry McLemore critics ads ambition
A satirical column proposing a humorously realistic fashion magazine "Fashions for Folks Like Us" that features average Americans. It parodies idealized models, emphasizes ordinary home life, practical outfits, and self mockery by the author who plans to model himself. Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.
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United States
Notable Americans and a President Born in Pennsylvania
The piece notes Jo Davidson, a dean of American sculpture born to Russian parents on March 30 1883 who studied in New York and Paris and sculpted figures like Will Rogers and Helen Keller. It also profiles James Buchanan born April 23 1781 in Stony Battery Pennsylvania, recounting his political career from House to Senate, his 1856 presidency during sectional strife, his honesty and bachelor status, and his death near Lancaster Pennsylvania on June 1 1868.
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Bellceo
PEP
Mail
Lawrence
Butler
Mercer
Beaver
Audit Bureau of Circulations
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
West 44Th St
Philadelphia
Weightman
Pittsburgh
Commerce
Detroit
West Larned St
Chicago
Michigan Square
National Advertising
Fred Kimball
Incorporatea International News Service
New Castile
Individua
Jo Davidson
Lower East Side
Art Students’ League
Yale
Paris
Will Rogers
Sinclair Lewis
George Bernard Shaw
Helen Keller
Pennsylvania
James Buchanan
Stony Batter
House of Representatives
Senate
James Polk
Great Britain
Lancaster, Pa
New York Senator McMahon on atomic energy share for private industry
Senator Brien McMahon calls for private industry to share in peaceful atomic development within limits of national security and public interest. Senator Bridges advocates fair trials for enlisted men with competent defense counsel and pre trial investigation. Governor Dewey imagines a united western Europe and Africa resources aiding a permanent world peace.
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Brien McMahon
Washington
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Williamstown
Mass
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
Africa
Enduring unions and changing news value of Hollywood divorces
The writer muses that long lasting marriages among ordinary couples are newsworthy and that Hollywood divorces once boosted publicity may now be seen as a liability. He notes many milestone anniversaries in rural life and suggests future generations might see movie stars celebrated for twenty five or twenty five year marriages.
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Hollywood
United States
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