Organizing for G. O. P. Victory
Republican National Committee names Hugh D. Scott Jr. as chair and Herbert Brownell Jr. to manage the Dewey campaign. The party emphasizes youthful leadership, coordinated labor between Scott and Brownell, and aims to elect Republicans to House and Senate. Pennsylvania praise accompanies Scott’s election.
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Philadelphia
Republican National Committee
Herbert Brownell, Jr
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Brownell
Coke Phn
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Senate
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If We Could Mow By Radar We’d Be Truly Lazy
A humorous reflection on summer lawn care and the dream of fully automatic mowers. The writer imagines a push-button mower guided by radar and a player-piano roll to handle every task, but admits the laziness to rig such a gadget is absent as the mower remains in need of attention.
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Etoile de Hollands
Paul Scarlets
Atomic advances push peaceful use of nuclear energy
The American Medical Association hears that practical industrial power from atomic energy waits for cheaper production, while radioisotopes already aid research. Dr. Shields Warren cites radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer, phosphorus in leukemia, and gold in malignant processes as proven applications, signaling gradual peaceful transformation of a wartime discovery.
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American Medical Association
Shields Warren
Boston
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Division of Biology and Medicine
Professor forecasts science to cure laziness in men
A professor argues science will enable every man to conquer inborn laziness, yet concedes there is no cure for the pace of the pedestrian.
Britain ends dock strike as 50 000 workers return to work
In London dockers voted to end a two week walkout and resume unloading vital food supplies under government pressure and army support. They conditionaly seek wage raises and hours adjustments while talks continue on trade union reform and protections for strikers.
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J. C. Orstreicher
NS. F
Great Britain
London
Victoria Park
George VI
Aetlee
Paper and Printing Trades
The Parent Problem A guide on summer reading help
A guidance piece for parents on hiring tutors to assist lagging students during summer. It emphasizes finding a patient, firm tutor, often via school principals, and paying a fair price. The article notes tutoring can save a year or more in schooling and offers a mail contact in New York for home help in reading spelling and arithmetic.
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Ose 45Th Street
New York
Health Talks Dr. W A Womer on safe toys for children
The article stresses toy safety for babies and children. It notes toys should be large enough to avoid swallowing hazards, lack sharp edges, and avoid poisonous coatings. It mentions creative play with simple objects and the role of parents, especially mothers, in making safe toys.
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Mom
Name changes spark judge approval and simple style quirk
Boghos Elikuchukian of Detroit asked to use Boghos Kuchukian and his wife to call herself Arousiak Kuchukian, with the judge recording the name change. The piece riffs on readability, simple expression, and a joke about vanity, ending with an anecdote about names and modern face cream.
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Boghos Elikuchukian
Detroit
Boghos Kuchukian
O. K
Boghos
Arousiak Elikuchukian
Arousiak Kuchukian
Arousiak
Mommie
Aig
Pestures Syndicate
Bible Verse Reflection on Peter and Temptation
A quotation from Matthew 16 23 warns that Simon Peter is an offense to Jesus for prioritizing human concerns over God’s. The text emphasizes spiritual discernment over worldly thinking and follows the theme of resisting temptation.
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Peter
Satan
Inflation Problem For New President
Washington in the dog days faces a six month gap with no major decision possible. Inflation climbs to record highs threatening a crash by 1950 and a 250 billion dollar debt with five billion annual interest. Congress’s reluctance and the political climate impede relief and public works.
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Washington
Capitol
White House
Iron Curtain
Europe
Germany
Russia
Berlin
One Man's Opinion on Ike Draft and 1948 Party Strife
Walter Kiernan surveys how the Ike Eisenhower draft prospect unsettles 1944 politics. He notes Democrats pressuring with hotel rooms and a crowded Philadelphia contest, while Ike delays contact and hints at late return. The piece casts doubt on Harry S Truman and party dynamics.
From Me To You A Poem by Cecelia Allen Whitman
A fragmentary poem explores the fragility of gossip and the rash spread of whispered wrongs. It contrasts airy, unanchored speech with the potential for remorse and sorrow that follows, ending with the poet Cecelia Allen Whitman credit.
Russia aims and American options in potential Moscow talks
The piece argues that Soviet aims include establishing a Communist world and expanding influence from Germany to Greece and Asia. It contends the United States cannot concede on core interests and warns that any conference would resemble Munich appeasement unless Moscow changes course.
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Television Adds New Problems
A columnist critiques the television coverage of the Republican Convention noting camera intrusiveness and hamming by participants. He laments the medium’s grip on politics, recounting on set mishaps and the strain on interviewers, while highlighting Mrs. Clare Luce's telegenic misstep and the era’s broadcast excesses.
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Clare Luce
Connecticut
Mrs. Luce
Union League
Broad Street
Taft
Union League Club
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
From Band Leader to Kennedy Versatility Across Careers
Lionel Hampton showed early talent in Chicago high school and later held jobs from soda jerk to band leader while studying at USC. Joseph P Kennedy, born in Boston, held roles as newsboy candy butcher bank examiner and more, eventually leading the Merchants Mercantile Mart purchase and a large Kennedy family with seven children and wartime losses.
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Los Angeles
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Court of St. James
Joseph P. Kennedy
Boston
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London Lays On Gov Actions as Dock Strike Spreads
In London Prime Minister Attlee says Britons will back government steps amid a spreading dock workers strike. In Washington Baldwin mocks Dewey back-room deals while McGrath forecasts Truman win on first ballot. Marshall hails ERP pacts as Europe determines joint effort.
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Attlee
Great Britain
Washington
New York
McGrath
Truman
Gen
Eisenhower
Marshall
Europe
Season's End for the Just Folks Banquet
Edgar A. Guest reflects on the close of the banquet season and the switch to a quieter picnic period. The poem recalls cheerful scenes of serving, speeches, and staged portraits, now giving way to ease and leisure after a year of organized gatherings.
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Edgar A. Guest
Etiquette Notes and Odd Snippets From Two Papers
A collection of quirky wedding and material notes from the Grand Rapids Press and Fort Wayne News Sentinal. Topics include how to handle the wedding ring in procession Josephine specifics and a definition of astrakhan cloth alongside light sports quips about Olympic eligibility and a coat-hanger mishap.
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Grand Rapids Press
Dale Carnegie
Fort Wayne
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