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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1949
Page
6
A shift in labor and management positions on a strengthened federal social security program looms in coming years. Labor pushes non-contributory pensions while management may back expanded federal old-age insurance to ease pension costs, potentially aligning labor and politics to favor broader Social Security advances.
In Boston James Michael Curley loses to John B. Hynes as mayor, while New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll defeats Frank Hague, signaling another purge of entrenched machines. The vote reflects a public push to curb political abuses and reclaim governance from bosses.
The article recalls Phoenix College origins in 1920 when the town ditch ran through the site of Phoenix Union High School. It notes 15 students, 4 faculty, and two cottages, then highlights current enrollment of 1,700, a 70 member faculty with diplomas from 142 institutions, and a 30 acre campus on West Thomas Road with a two million dollar plant. The piece praises the Open House and the new Home Economics Building serving 500 students with 200 more anticipated, and lauds the college as progressive with high scholastic standards under President Montgomery and Dean Hannelly as part of the city school system.
The piece muses on heavy windless apple falls and abundant cider in New England orchards. It contrasts apples left to ripen with windfalls turned into cider, praises cider’s merit, and describes an old farm cellar built for aging cider with wide steps for barrels and the satisfaction of two barrels ready for winter evenings.
A reflection on the contrast between individual foresight and political shortsightedness. The piece notes a congressman saving for personal security yet failing to plan long term for national security. It argues for disarmament while urging continued military readiness.
The Daily Worker denounces the bail denial for 11 Communist leaders convicted in New York. It questions constitutional guarantees and asks what bail provisions exist in the Russian Communist penal system, framing it as a cautionary comparison and urging scrutiny.
A poem celebrating young men answering liberty’s call during World War I. It recalls drums, marching feet, Tipperary music, cheers in the street, farewells, and the long years of sacrifice. The piece honors memory, tears, and those who gave their lives for home and sanctity.
A narrator describes two cocker spaniels Dinah Bumble growing fat while under care away from the beach. They chase birds, fail to catch them, and struggle with diet and exercise, weighing about 25 pounds each. The piece ends with playful musings on showing dogs or touring them for 10 cent spectators.
A quick quiz asks which US president praised Old Glory as first and superior to other flags, whether letter carriers wear their own uniforms, how many presidents had no children, where in Asia children fly bird kite shapes, and which two colors mix to green, followed by a vocabulary note on desperatus and despair.
The piece argues that ordinary people trust scientists and leaders to manage atomic power. It emphasizes that if experts can develop an atomic bomb, others must find a way to prevent it from destroying humanity.
Puzzle item lists answers for a historical quiz: Theodore Roosevelt as item one, Bes as item two, six presidents Washington Madison Jackson Polk Buchanan Harding as item three, China as item four, and colors yellow and blue as item five.
A young writer with a growing Broadway reputation lands a contract with a powerful film studio. On submitting his first scenario, the studio chief demands removal and jokes that the writer is too high brow and likely to produce failures on purpose.
The Fort Grant Boys Industrial School tenure battle centers on Jack Wilson who allegedly bought a deep freeze rejected by the Board of Directors for State Institutions for Juveniles and not paid by Auditor Ann Frohmiller. The board demanded Wilson resign by Jan 1, 1950 amid broader Arizona political intrigue.
In a Berlin dated July 30 1922 Maxim Gorki commends Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration for lifesaving aid to Russians. He cites millions saved and cost of relief, praising both the practical and spiritual impact amid postwar European turmoil.
The letter argues American aid to Soviet Russia and Britain since 1917 created no gratitude, claiming aid costs and risks outweigh benefits. It recalls Soviet gratitude expressed by Gorki and contrasts with perceived American sacrifice, urging continued resolve despite tensions with Western Europe and China.
Dated November 11 in Hays Kansas, this column notes a French Merci Train box car ending its cross ocean voyage and tour of 48 states. It carried keepsakes from Verdun to Paris dolls and now sits in Kansas with other cars as a symbol of transatlantic friendship and renewed diplomacy.
The piece reflects on discovery as a lifelong thrill for learners, naturalists, and collectors. It notes childlike wonder at new knowledge, the joys of observing wildlife in Nova Scotia, and the broader human impulse to explore. Edison is cited as exemplifying continual invention and discovery, while facts about tornado frequency and coffee roasting loss round out the vivid notes.
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