Twice Told White House Tale Retold
News analyst recounts a Truman anecdote about President Adams swimming in the Potomac and a journalist allegedly securing an interview by occupying his clothes. The letter-writer Daniell Kelly Jr. questions the tale, noting Anne Royall as the journalist and detailing Adams diary references and publication history.
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Baukhage
Washington
White House
Washington Fine Arts Commission
Truman
Front Yard
Adams
President Adams
John Quincy Adams
Anne Royall
Potomac
Royall
Paul Pry
The
Huntress
The Tithe That Binds in a Rural Tax War
A London Herald dispatch from Romney Marsh, Kent, recalls Archibald Ed win Waddell, 72, who faces bankruptcy for refusing to pay a £75 3s tithe. The piece traces tithe history from feudal times to Queen Anne s Bounty and its 60 year phase, and notes Waddell s vow to resist until no longer obliged. It also references Romania s royal change and a dentist s claim of a wisdom tooth transplant.
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Congress
London Daily Herald
Romney Marsh
Kent
Archibald Edwin Waddell
Waddell
South Threatens Split Over Civil Rights Plan
President Truman’s civil rights program sparks Southern Democratic threats of a Dixie convention to break from him. Senate labor committee fights over a proposed national commission against job discrimination while Southern leaders push four provisions including anti lynching law and ending Jim Crow in transportation. Brannan announces meat saving drive amid fears of a spring meat shortage and government sale of 46.8 million eggs to foreign buyers only.
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Truman
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
National Commission
Allen J. Ellender
Permanent Commission On Civil Rights
Joint
Congressional Committee On Civil Rights
Justice Department
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Jackson
Miss
Walter Sillers
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Mr Truman
U. S
Agriculture Department
Self rationing plan aims at voluntary nationwide drive
The administration abandoned compulsory measures and sought public support for voluntary food conservation. Clinton Anderson, secretary of agriculture, met with 18 consumer producer and distributor representatives to map a nationwide self rationing program.
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Charles F. Brannan
Citizens' Food Committee
Cabinet Food Committee
Department of Agriculture
Brannan
Congress
Clinton Anderson
Miss Nora Martins Crowned Miss United Nations 1948
In Washington Nora Martins daughter of Brazilian ambassador Carlos Martins is named Miss United Nations 1948. In New York Sam Yachter a landlord offered to give his building to tenants over heat and hot water complaints but found no takers.
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Washington
Nora Martins
Carlos Martins
United Nations
New York
Sam Yachter
Ponce di Liar
Journey to the Moon and the Rise of Interplanetary Travel
Explorers in Britain and elsewhere push toward space travel as rocket tech advances. Experts from the British Interplanetary Society foresee early scientific missions and satellite experiments before human interplanetary tours, with instruments and television revealing lunar and planetary secrets.
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British Interplanetary Society
Earth
Moon
Mars
Savings Drives May Be Renewed for Government Bonds
Presidents of all eleven district federal home loan banks urge renewed savings drives on government bonds to curb excess income that could push consumer prices higher. The Home Loan Bank Board reports 1947 savings across 6100 associations rose 13.5 percent to 9.7 billion dollars, with total estimated savings across major media at about 155.7 billion.
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Federal Home Loan Banks
Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Associations
Germans Hoard Food and U S Lectures on Aid
Walter Winchell reports Bavarians strike against their government to force action on food hoarding. He notes U S plans to spend 150 million dollars to ship more food to Germany, despite American grain shortages and brewery needs. Mention includes Rubio Inc beer imports and wartime talk about Wallace, Kurasa, and Riggs versus Budge betting earnings.
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Germany
Truman Loyalty Tools Stir White House Battle Over Navy Favor
Drew Pearson reports shifts at the White House with Army influence rising under Harry Truman. Rear Adm James Foskett leaves sea duty after a dispute with Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan while Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham draws scrutiny over grain market speculation.
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Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Harry Truman
129Th Field Artillery
Truman
Wallace Graham
Graham
Ed Pauley
James Foskett
Admiral Foskett
Army
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
St. Louis
Missouri National Guard
Winter Holiday Luck and Lush Florida Puns
In a Miami dispatch Egyptian horse player Shadda Haddim recounts surprising luck at Florida races saying losses hurt less by the Gulf Stream. He jokes about enticements in Florida culture and the ease of losing money while enjoying the sun and light clothing.
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Shadda Haddim
Miami
Florida
Gulf Stream
Skulduggery in the Courts Comment by Westbrook Pegler
AP reports Jimmy Petrillo was acquitted in federal court in Chicago. Congressman Hartley questions DOJ credibility and warns judges to rebuke negligent prosecutors, arguing judges should stridently denounce obvious misconduct in union and other cases.
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APFE
Jimmy Petrillo
Chicago
Fred A. Hartley
Department of Justice
Merchants Fight Back Against Depression Price Pressures
A grocer argues that merchants face higher costs from subsidies, higher wages, taxes, and inflation while expected to keep prices depressed. He says abuse and accusations of profiteering ignore the realities of dwindling profits and rising expenses.
Careful Packing and Food Prep Tips from SHINee Era
The guide explains dampening excelsior to protect china or glassware as it dries to form a protective frame. It advises pressing pleats in skirts and trousers to use original creases as guides. It notes chilling pie shell before baking increases flakiness and to unplug electrical appliances before cleaning or inspection.
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Romania
King Michael
Kathleen Brandl
Washington, D. C
South
Journey TO
Yen Paps
Walter Shead
Walter Winchell
Rubio, Inc
Jersey City
Wallace
Kurusa
Pearl Harbor
Riggs
Don Budge
Budge
Drew Pearson
Navy
H. 1
Phillips
Westbrook Pegler
Wright Patterson
Shinee
Edeer
Neb
Ealiar
Ms Doan
Otter
A . Yan
Doans
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