Witty quotes on royalty war views and Nazi blank spots
A collage of social quips and remarks on Mrs Roosevelt Queen Wilhelmina and OPA debates. Includes a war era anecdote about a band playing The Old Gray Mare at a royal entrance and sharp lines from editors and famous writers about intellect love and Nazism tropes.
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Imaginary Interviews President Truman and His Mom
A humorous dialog imagines President Truman reflecting on farm life and political pressures. He recalls pressures from editors and figures like John Lewis, while his mother urges a Missouri return and questions on a second term and pardons. The piece blends satire with cultural references and ends with a collage of ad copy and notes on Brooklyn’s age.
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Supper Plans for Fifty Serve Large Church Meal
Church supper guidance for feeding fifty people with ham loaf and Creole wieners. Includes menu items such as Scalloped Potatoes Sunshine Salad Berry Cobbler and practical prep tips plus scaled recipes and time estimates. Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Communists Lose Ground in Ballot Box Across Europe
In a Western Newspaper Union dispatch, analysts note a setback for communists as France rejects a pro Moscow constitution in a referendum. British Labour and several CIO unions move to ban Communist members, signaling a purge of Communist influence amid Browder’s Kremlin mission and shifts in postwar strategy.
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Washington Daze and California Duel in 1948 Politics
Tense closed door talks over the railroad strike swirl around A F Whitney and President Truman. In California Earl Warren aims for both party nominations, leveraging the odd primary rule. Civil service rhetoric on writing competes with wage politics and government figures clash over duties and jurisdiction.
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Booth Tarkington Career Teaches Page-Readers A Lesson
The Intelligentsia highlights Tarkington's early writing years yielding only 22.50 in five years, notes Dorothy Thompson's weekly ambition, and mentions Louis Fisher heading to India to meet Gandhi. It also references a feud between James Farrell and Sterling North and predicts an atom bomb war within five years if tensions rise.
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OPA Situation Raises Question of Prices Versus People
The OPA issue centers on whether price controls will keep costs down or protections will lift burdens on consumers. Officials debate effectiveness and impact on shopping, supply, and access to goods.
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Funnies Writers Walk Out After Flop on Stage
Alex Woollcott and Hleywood Broun left a new show mid performance. Broun teased about bad luck with flowers from a bouquet on stage. Percy Hammond critiqued the show noting unprecedented audience stage fright in theater history.
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Somerset Maugham on turning scraps into art
The author notes that writers use items from newspapers, encounters, and stories heard anywhere. He says reality and imagination supply material, ground daily into stories or plays.
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The Story Tellers: Fowler Lauds Berlin as Immortal Yet Mortal
Gene Fowler praised Irving Berlin calling him one of the few immortals who remains mortal. The remark underscores Berlin’s lasting influence on music and culture.
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Will Rogers Breaks Dinner Silence With Fresh Air Remark
The comedian Will Rogers attended a dinner unaware it favored a political agenda. Speakers praised xenophobic views, prompting Rogers to leave in disgust. As he departed he remarked that the nation needs fresh blood and he needs fresh air, then exited.
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Lynn Says Lets Serve Eggs
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