Army Day misdirection and Berlin interview memories
A veteran writer recalls a fake wartime assignment from the Army to cover Army Day 1948. He describes traveling with a German transport plane to Wesermunde, meeting the base commander, and being mistaken for Goebbels staff, then reflecting on German attitudes and the looming cold war. The piece closes with garden book notes and praise for the Women’s Home Companion Garden Book.
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Office of Propaganda
Dr. Goebbels
Berlin
Wesermuende
Airforce
America
P. F. Collier and Son Corporation
New York City
John C. Wister
Arthur Hoyt Scott
Palestine Trouble Heads for Climax as Arab Nations Prepare
Editor notes warn of rising conflict as Palestine events move toward a climax with Arab nations poised for possible action. The piece reflects Western Newspaper League analysis and cautions about escalating regional tensions and potential Russian involvement signals.
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Palestine
Vandenberg
Palestine Crisis Deepens as Irgun Attacks Jaffa Stir World
A violent flare in Palestine begins with an Irgun attack on Jaffa defying Haganah orders. Arab forces plan invasion as Jerusalem becomes focal, with UN and France proposing protective police, while the U S debates Western alliance and anti Communist policy. A U S military question looms amid broader regional tensions.
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Palestine
Jaffa
Irgun Zva Leumi
Tel Aviv
Holy
Jerusalem
Arab League
Holy Land
United Nations
Bradley warns war likelier amid ERP aid and cyclotron plan
General Omar N. Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that war appears more likely now than three months ago. He cited ERP funding, rising Western momentum against Russia, and broader fears of forceful expansion, alongside a new 9 million dollar cyclotron at UC Berkeley and Harriman moving to an ambassador at large post for European recovery.
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Omar N. Bradley
Senate Armed Services Committee
U. S
Bradley
Russia
U.S
Europe
Western
Red Army
Atomic Energy Commission
Berkeley
David B. Lilienthal
AEC
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
Money Talks Check Warns of Forgery via Sound in Claim
Burgess Smith alleges a talking check technology that self identifies as authentic when passed through a detector. He says the device emits a shrill gereeck when the check is tampered with, signaling it is worthless.
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Burgess
Smith
T. S. Treasury
Miners Eye June 30 Wage Pact Fallout and Prices
The piece notes a temporary calm in soft coal mines as the United Mine Workers wage agreement expires June 30, with distrust of a new deal. It cites Lewis’s tactics after a federal ruling, coal stock declines, and rising food prices tied to grain exports and overall inflation discussed by University of Wisconsin economists. It also covers Harold Stassen’s Oregon primary campaign and its impact on GOP delegates, framing it as a West Coast test of presidential contenders.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L
U. S
University of Wisconsin
Ohio
Robert Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Thomas E. Dewey
Portland
Stassen
Soldiers of the Press Clash with Power in History
A sweeping portrait traces E W Scripps and James Gordon Bennett as fightful publishers who battled corruption and faced threats. It notes Scripps's readiness for street clashes and Bennetts exile of his family, while lampooning appeasement and Cold War era digressions with political quips and headlines.
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E. W. Scripps
Cincy
Scripps
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
U. S
Europe
Henry Watterson
Midtown Vignette and Plaza Scene Spark Outlandish Gossip
A quirky collage of urban sightings runs through Bigtown as crowds gather for a pussycat stunt near the Iceland marquee, a Broadway lunchroom joke about hygiene, and a Connecticut-plate car named SONG linked to Alec Templeton. Meanwhile a John Barrymore flop prompts backstage quips and UN delegates laugh at a beer executive’s wild beauty ritual at the Waldorf barber shop.
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Iceland
Columbus Circle
Fifth Avenue
0Th Avenue
Waldorf Barber Shop
Arabia
Farm Machinery Shortage Amid Surging Demand
The article notes a persistent shortage of farm machinery in the United States despite record production. Demand outstrips supply as waiting lists grow even as tractors, cream separators, and other equipment show large production increases since 1939.
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U.S
Random notes on shoes, science, and Siberia
fragmented OCR notes touch on shoe care, population figures for the Soviet Union and Russia, snow crystals and an electric signal corps project, Arbor Day tree planting, Siberia’s climate and Lake Baikal region, and canned baby food production trends.
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Nature
Desigad Tt
Signal Corps
Officy
Fcometris
Arhoe
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Wister
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Communist Party
Harold Stassen
Michigan
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Outlook
University of California
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Ted Mack
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Finland
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Utah
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