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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1948
Page
2
Washington essay on the Bill of Rights, constitutional debate, and spy investigations. It cites the 1787 Constitution and the first amendments, notes the president’s stance on civil liberties, and urges readers to study the full Bill of Rights while reflecting on loyalty, legality, and public discourse.
Wallace faces hostile crowds in North Carolina with eggs and tomatoes as he campaigns for the Progressive ticket. The CIO pledges to support Truman, though internal dissent remains with unions split between backing Wallace and the Democratic slate.
The Big Four military governors meet in Berlin to debate a single currency and the Soviet blockade. Moscow talks had achieved some progress but divisions remain over currency and four power control. Washington, backed by Britain and France, pushes to lift the blockade before currency talks. The issue is complex with little public understanding, yet failure to find an agreement soon could strain the peace further.
A government report to Congress credits American military and economic aid with averting Greece’s fall to communism. The Greek effort is called the bright spot in anti communist aid, with 15,000 to 17,000 guerrillas still at large and optimism tied to aid levels. Inflation has been restrained, living costs are down, 1000 miles of roads rebuilt, and the Corinth canal open to traffic.
In Garland a hatmaker offered candy headgear for voters who promise to eat their hats if their candidate loses. In Rochester Raymond Beaulieu was fined 73 dollars for driving an unregistered car and sold the vehicle to pay the penalty. In Springfield Robert H. Smith obtained a divorce after testifying his wife slapped and kicked him over his lack of polka dancing, cutting his weight from 165 to 140 pounds.
Economists from labor commerce and agriculture departments say no price relief likely before November 2 election. The forecasts indicate the next President will confront the issue early. Food prices remain high with record crop forecasts not lowering family budgets this year.
Charles Evans Hughes, aged 86, dies of congestive heart failure after a long, influential career. He served twice as New York governor, was an associate justice and twice chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, narrowly lost the 1916 presidential race to Woodrow Wilson, and retired to private life in July 1941. He attended the funeral of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone in 1946.
The commerce department estimates U S lumber production will exceed IMT output by at least a specified percentage if demand remains strong. Lumber is now flowing to markets in ample quantity to supply record breaking construction activity.
A satirical column covers nightlife scenes at the Waldorf barbers and a 42nd Street lawyer always away after six. It jokes about Truman, a Philly spender with a guard, and a maitre d at a Madison Avenue drug store soda fountain. It notes places, like Babydashery and a 47th Street bookshop, plus odd curios in stores and shops. It also reflects on historic figures coping with illness and disability, from Cunningham to Parkman, Curie to Stevenson.
A mixture of verse and prose reflects romantic nostalgia and urban life. The piece riffs on ghostly lovers and cosmic fates, then shifts to notes about the 1947 48 season of song and dance shows, Paris fashion, New York boutiques, and Ringling Bros circus economics, peppered with quirky trivia and a closing wartime sentiment.
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