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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
2
A veteran journalist recalls an erroneous welcome at Wesermuende with German officers mistaking him for Goebbels aides. The piece also surveys the Women's Home Companion Garden Book praising its guidance on narcissus naming and geographic garden planning.
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes rising tensions as Arab nations prepare to attack while official warnings from Vandenberg target Russia. Editorial tone underscores international threat and potential military moves.
The Arab Jewish conflict escalates from Jaffa to Jerusalem as six Arab nations may invade with ground sea and air support before May 15. United Nations considers a volunteer police force to protect Jerusalem with up to 800 members, France backing the plan. The U S remains officially disengaged.
In a surprise address to Michigan chambers, Senator Arthur Vandenberg framed two pivotal issues: whether the United States should align militarily with Western Europe against Communist aggression and whether the Communist Party should be outlawed. He warned against treason at home and implied U.S. military support for the European union, noting these questions will dominate public debate as the year unfolds.
A joint air force and army ordnance team seeks better methods to strike pinpoint targets from extreme altitudes beyond typical anti aircraft fire. Secret tests are conducted in California at Muroc air base to advance high altitude bombing techniques.
General Omar N. Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the chance of war may be higher now than three months ago. He cited shifting power in Europe, Communist weakness after Italy’s elections, and the need for draft and universal training against a potential Russian threat.
The Atomic Energy Commission announces a new cyclotron at the University of California costing nine million dollars. The atom smasher will be twenty times more powerful than Berkeley's 4900 ton machine and five years from completion. It aims to advance fundamental science and peaceful uses, with potential atomic bullets between six and ten billion volts.
Inventor Burgess Smith claims a new check can speak and scream to indicate tampering or forgery. The device passes through a special machine to verify authenticity and will declare 1¢ worthless if altered.
The piece notes a temporary lull in United Mine Workers activity with John L. Lewis absent from the stage. It warns the June 30 wage pact expiry may bring renewed strikes, risk to coal stocks, steel output, rail travel, and industrial activity unless a new agreement is reached soon.
University of Wisconsin economists trace high food prices to grain exports driving up costs for corn flour bread and meat. They note 17 percent higher per person consumption since the war and that limited buying options pushed consumer spending into food. Meanwhile Stassen campaigns in Oregon seek GOP delegates amid West Coast test for presidential contenders.
A persistent shortage of farm machinery in the United States is noted despite record production. Demand remains high as producers churn out more tractors cream separators and other equipment. production in 1947 exceeds 1939 figures by 131 percent.
A witty New York scene captures Broadway crowds watching a cat video in daylight while pigeons roost near the Iceland marquee. Alec Templeton’s car arrives at the Plaza with Connecticut plates and the sign reads I Want to Be a Loan. A beer executive, recently remarried, endures a daily mud facial at Waldorf barber shop, prompting playful stares. Two Arabian U.N. delegates react in fits of laughter at the absurd tableau.
The text surveys KEW Scripps and James Gordon Bennett as combative editors who faced danger and exile, plus Henry Watterson’s creed. It notes diplomatic quips about Peron and the Middle East, criticism of appeasement, and a satirical roundup of headlines and radio bits.
Specialists advise removing mud promptly rather than letting it dry. Dry mud stains leather more than wet mud so scrape off moist mud, wipe with a soft cloth, let items dry slowly and then polish. Mud should be wiped off leather gloves promptly.
The Soviet Union has over 193 million people, with 67 percent rural and 33 percent urban. If Russia’s population were evenly distributed, 22 people would live per square mile. Agriculture is the key occupation. before the revolution a quarter of farm land was owned by wealthy landlords.
A snow crystal recorder developed by an electrical company for the U S Army Signal Corps and Office of Naval Research prints the geometry size and frequency of snowflakes the device records during storms.
Arbor day now celebrated on varied dates across all states with intensified observance by leading horticultural groups. Presidents have urged widespread tree planting since Arbor Day began 76 years ago.
A large portion of Siberia lies north of the Arctic circle with arctic conditions reaching south to Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia. Baikal is about twice the size of Lake Ontario and over a mile deep. North and west of Baikal, the Irkutsk region is a vast plateau being developed agriculturally.
Production of canned baby food grew into a large industry. The average baby consumed two pounds in 1935, rising to 13 pounds in 1939, and 45 pounds by 1947.
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