Phoenix Gazette Establishment and publication details
The Phoenix Gazette, established in 1880, is listed with publication schedule as weekday evenings in Phoenix Arizona. The entry notes Phoenix Newspapers Inc with Eugene C Pulliam as president and Ray J Dyer as publisher, address 120 East Van Buren. It also states post office entry as second class matter under March 3 1879 and price five cents per copy or one dollar a month.
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Arizona
Capit
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
Eugene C. Pulliam
East van Buren
Phoenix
Ray J. Dyer
Fact Finding and Wage Fight Over 70 Day Coal Truce
President Truman proposes a 70 day fact finding truce in the coal strike. John L Lewis resists honest bargaining, threatens strikes, and could trigger Taft Hartley action. The piece warns against government wage fixing and urges Congress to curb union power and industry wide bargaining while mines idle for 70 days.
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John S. Lewis
Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Congress
Perennial Wonder Fred Stone charm shines in Phoenix show
The veteran star Fred Stone appears at the Sombrero in Phoenix with his daughter Dorothy for a rare live appearance. The article recalls Stone’s versatile career from The Wizard of Oz to The Red Mill and Stepping Stones, praising his stage tricks and youthful vigor while joking about biography details.
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Fred Stone
Stone
Phoenix
Dorothy
Will Rogers
Charlie McCarthy
Sonja Henie
Fred Stone Phoenix
Abolition of Phoenix Vice Squad Aims to Curb Prostitution
Editor voices support for dissolving the Phoenix Police Vice Squad to curb open houses of prostitution and gambling. Foresees risk of corruption but notes all officers now ordered to stamp out vice. Discusses broader city effort to clean up Phoenix and critiques California propaganda on the Arizona water project.
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Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix
California
Arizona
Frying Eggs and the Neurology of Manners
A columnist riffs on welfare state conformity and a Western Reserve professor's tests linking neuroticism and illiteracy to fried eggs. The piece jokes that a well cooked egg should stay one side up for five seconds, while a countryman and his daughters offer pragmatic, humorous counterpoints to psychiatric labeling.
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Richard Wallen
Western Reserve University
Wallen
Senator Vandenberg Stirs GOP Worries On Foreign Policy Plank
Editorial notes with concern that Senator Vandenberg declines to draft the Republican foreign policy plank for 1950. His past careful stewardship kept the party steady in foreign affairs, and editors suggest his active hand would reassure Republicans and Americans despite past defeats.
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Vandenberg
Republican Party
GOP
Guy Gabrielson
Ray Madden
Indiana
Gabrielson
House Rules Committee
Madden
FEPC
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Leo Allen
Illinois
James Wadsworth
New York
St. Lawrence project row sparks U.S. stalemate concern
The piece argues the United States federal government acts like a dog in the manger over St. Lawrence power and navigation development. Congress is bulky, no administration asserts its will, producing stalemate. Canadians feel blocked and fear prolonged anger from continued U.S. inaction.
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St. Lawrence
United States
Congress
Conor
St. Law
Drunken Driving in Minneapolis Calls for Tougher Penalties
Disturbing rise in drunken driving noted in Minneapolis with 520 cases through Oct 1 1948 versus 652 last year. A record 86 motorists pled guilty or were convicted last month, prompting calls for stiffer penalties and more workhouse sentences to deter this serious offense and gain public backing for strict judges.
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Minneapolis
Public Opinion to the Editor on Virginia Texan allegations
A reader from Texas rails at a Gazette editorial target of Senator A Willis Robertson of Lexington. The letter mocks Virginia women cooking black eyed peas and praises farm life with black eyed peas, corn bread, buttermilk and raw onions, ending with a hyperbolic wish. The tone is pointed regional boasting and satire.
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Wensday
Virginia
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Lone Star
On The Curves Drives Toward Safer Roads
A reader lauds a recent safety conference and ongoing newspaper coverage. He criticizes even respectable drivers for ignoring traffic rules, noting stop signs, speed limits, and risky speeds on Highway 60 70 beyond Salome. The writer urges continued public reminders of safety rules.
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Clark Smith
Salome
Driver Not The Car To the Editor Of The Gazette
An auto mechanic defends truck drivers and blames reckless driving, not old cars, for traffic problems. He recounts tow-aways of blood-spattered cars and argues against removing working men’s vehicles from the road.
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Joseph Lauter
Readers urge signed letters for public opinion pages
A reader questions the lack of signed letters in the public opinion column. He argues signed letters reflect conviction and invite reader ideas, noting the value of diverse opinions and citing a Navajo boy’s simple remark as a model.
Mystery Clock Prank at Cambridge Harvard Dormitory
Charles Morton recounts a Cambridge riddle solved when Harvard dorm lights revealed a prankster in a dorm window. A church clock chimes correctly except at midnight when the student fired a .22 with a silencer, adding a 13th chime. The outpost inspector watched the scene as the first chimes rang.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles Morton
The
Atlantic Monthly
Harvard
Reception for Snyder May Be Farewell to Arizona Visit
Arizona Democratic Party hosted Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder at the Kiva Club in Phoenix. The informal 90 minute event drew over 100 guests including state officials and party workers. A Washington tip hints Snyder may resign soon to join Bank of America in California, while party leaders face a lean treasury as they plan future fundraising.
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Arizona
Snyder
Democratic Party
Carl Hayden
Zona
Steve Langmade
Democratic State Central Committee
Washington
Morris
Morris and
Searles
Langmade
Supreme Court
M. T. Phelps
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Dan E. Garvey
Nell Butterfield
St. Louis
Harry Ackerman
Young Democratic Clubs of
Tucson
Richard F. Harless
Taxpayers’ Committee
Arizona United
E. M. Whitworth
Statehouse
Garvey
John M. Scott
Board of Regents of
The
University and State Colleges of Arizona
Scott
Senate
Harry Coleman
Yuma
Justice Tom Clark Surprises Associates
The article portrays Justice Tom Clark as an unexpected, highly effective member of the Supreme Court. It notes swift productivity with five opinions in under six months and praise from Chief Justice Vinson and other justices for his conscientious work and calming influence. Also mentioned are political and military brief items from Congress and foreign affairs.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Senate
Capitol
Clark
Fred Vinson
High Court
of Clark
Tom
Opposition to Point Four costs and dangers warned
A newspaper letter argues Point Four is not widely discussed yet poses immense costs and responsibilities. It cites Henry Hazlitt's pamphlet Illusions of Point Four from The Foundation for Economic Education and urges readers to contact their Congressmen, contrasting support from Frank C. Laubach with concerns about past misuse of funds.
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Point Four
Henry Hazlitt
Newsweek
Foundation For Economic Education
Irvington-on-Hudson
New York
Earl Browder
Teheran
Henry Wallace
Frank C. Laubach
Committee of World Literacy and Christian Literature
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Sokolsky argues Point Four funded to counter communism fails
In a critique of Point Four George E. Sokolsky asserts the program misreads global politics claiming Asia and Africa attract communism due to conditions of hunger and misery. He argues Russia’s imperialism and police state explain conquests and warns against financing world aid, citing foot-in-the-door costs.
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Asia
Africa
Laubach
Hazlitt
Wonders of wonder and the human mind inspired by nature
The piece reflects on wonder as the source of art and science, quoting Einstein, Fabre, and Darwin. It celebrates the beauty of birds of paradise, butterfly wings, spider webs, and intricate natural design, then muses on the mystery of the human mind and the global distribution of timber resources.
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Dr Einstein
Fabre
Darwin
National Geographic Magazine
New Guinea
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