Wallace's Political Sense Fails as Public Hope Fades
Washington column argues Henry Wallace lacks political sense, citing his tenure as agriculture secretary and brief commerce service. It notes his suspicions of business, missteps in reform, adviser-led errors, and mixed public reception. It also recounts Admiral Byrd planning another Antarctic flight and personal recollections from 1926.
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Washington
Truman
New Republic
Henry Agar Wallace
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Department
Richard Byrd
Antarctica
South Polar
Dixie
Europe
John Briscoe
Enderby Land
Antarctic
Admiral Byrd
North Pole
Byrd
Pole
Spitzbergen
Floyd Bennett
South Pole
Odds on Oddities Gun Toting Animals Predominate In 1946 Accidents
National Safety Council names 1946 as a wacky year for odd accidents. A dog shot a woman in Baltimore, a kangaroo shot a man in Australia, a rabbit caused a hunter to be shot, and a sneezing salmon led to a crash in Oregon. Other incidents include an ice cube knocking a woman in St Louis, a scooter spill in Des Moines, a fire alarm mishap, and a baby born from a hunting wound.
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National Safety Council
Jeannette Esslinger
St. Louis
Alice Martin
Emily Hauser
Des Moines
Iowa
Margaret Standring
Philadelphia
Miss Standring
Baltimore
Ruth Patterson
Toby
Patter
Australia
Arthur Crosbie
Crosbie
Louisville
William Humphrey
Humphrey
Edward M. Brown
Beverly Hills
Calif
Brown
Hammond
Ind
Walter Sohl
Arthur Laughton
Winthrop
Stanley Yanick
Chicago
Ralph Gilmore
Broadway Glitz and Nightlife Echoes in 1945 Fashion
A collage of Broadway buzz and club chatter notes fashion launches such as a perfume for underwater use, Bess Myerson organizing an all girl band, and glamorous shifts at Lindy’s coffee pricing. It also highlights high society in Greenwich and entertainment ironies from Lenox and Midtown venues with brief vignettes on actors, authors, and the nightlife scene.
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Fresno
Calif
Leonard Guraro
Guraro
Houston
J. H. Skeetergs
Fairmount City
Hugo
Okla
Bess Myerson
Tex Beneke
Greenwich
Conn
Lindy’s
Ellis
H'wood
Betty Grable
D. Smart
Mag
Eliott Roosevelt
Moscow
Elliott
Sec’y of
State
Byrnes
50Th
Madison
Holiday Camel and Prince Albert Gifts For Smokers
A holiday shopping note offers Camel cigarettes in a 200‑ct carton and Prince Albert tobacco in a full pound can, both ready to give with space for a personal message. No gift wrapping required. items are described as ready for Christmas giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Barbs on the White House Squirrel and Weather Watchers
Charles Ross briefed reporters from a submarine 300 feet under. Nearly 5,000 farmers volunteer daily weather observations for the bureau. A Republican speaker vows hard treatment of Democrats, recalling Wilson era tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Charles Ross
Weather Bureau
Squirrels Defy Eviction Notices In Wisconsin Woods
In Waukesha County near a 40 acre woods, squirrels resisted eviction by tearing down white tags on trees marked for cutting. Forester CaI Stott had marked unsound trees for removal and sound trees with red tags for market. The rodents removed the tags and proved their timber judgment by exposing a hollow tree they favored as apartments.
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Waukesha
Wis
Here
Stott
United States Forest Service
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Milwaukee
Riebow
Peter Bird
Shelbyville
Bird
Janice Peterson
New York City
Plymouth
Robert Marth
Stanley Szot
East Clcngo
Szot
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Abraham Wilson
New York
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Dixon
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Joe
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U. S
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Nebraska
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Stork
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Henry Budson
Phily Sferana
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
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