Describing a Dog Poisoner as a Despicable Wretch
A columnist denounces a dog poisoner as an unredeemable monster who endangered children near the Grand Canal area. The piece urges swift police action by Sheriff Cal Boies and his deputies, notes the 33 dog poisonings in 47 days, and argues for legal remedies and public safety while praising dogs as loyal companions as emphasized by a quote from Senator West.
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Cal Boies
Grand Canal
16Th Street
U. S
Craig Stults
Bill Sikes
Dickens
Oliverist
Sikes
Senator West of
Missouri
Mexican Village project eyed for Phoenix Olvera Street vibe
Our Own Olvera St week outlines a Phoenix Mexican Village on paper with plans to mirror Los Angeles Olvera Street. Backing comes from diverse leaders including Mexican Chamber of Commerce Phoenix editor wife of the consul and Arizona Citizens' Council secretary, promising a colorful attractor for winter visitors, shopping and photography with real economic value.
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Phoenix
Mexican Chamber of Commerce of
Arizona Citizens’ Council
Olvera Street
Los Angeles
Truman praises Sermon on the Mount at Boyle dinner
President Truman spoke informally at a Kansas City testimonial dinner for William M. Boyle, praising the Sermon on the Mount as a guiding political philosophy. A stenographer captured his remarks and released them to the press, noting Truman urged citizens to read Matthew chapters five through seven.
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Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
William M. Boyle
Democratic National Committee
Douglas Cuts Haircut Rates To 75 Cents
A brief note notes Douglas cutting its haircut rates to 75 cents, suggesting such savings as timely for Christmas mailings and upcoming World Series games. The town observes prices dropping and hopes for continued savings amid local chatter.
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Douglas
What Others Say on Train Announcers and Progress
A Providence Bulletin reflection recalls the aging train announcer as a dignified symbol of travel. It notes the shift to impersonal loudspeakers and predicts a future with disk jockeys and on-board news, sports scores, and weather messages at Grand Central in October. The piece warns that overautomation may erode the traveler’s sense of departure, leaving only a quiet end.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Arthur Godfrey
Senator Myers warns on letters to congressmen
Pennsylvania Senator Myers, Democratic whip, laments letters that demand votes with no justification. He labels unargumented requests as pressure group tactics and urges writers to supply reasons behind positions. He compares letter etiquette to sales follow up, stressing informed advocacy over mere demands.
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Senator Myers
Pennsylvania
Fathead
Senate
Myers
McMahon Committee Clears AEC Figures In Hickenlooper Probe
Chairman Brien McMahon winds up a 44 session joint inquiry into the Atomic Energy Commission. Witnesses including AEC chairman David Lilenthal testified as the committee prepares a written report. Hickenlooper’s charges are unlikely to be substantiated and taxpayers’ costs are being considered.
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Brien McMahon
Atomic Energy Commission
House
Senate
AEC
Iowa
Senator Hickenlooper
Commission
David E. Lilienal
McMahon Committee
Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Public Opinion Letters Guidelines for Publication
Letters to the editor should be written on one side of the paper. The writer must supply name and street address with signature, but publication may be anonymous upon request. Only letters of unusual interest may exceed 300 words.
Influence Of Crime Letter To The Editor
Kathleen Pemberton of Tolleson critiques Crime and The Commandments editorial urging responsibility for media effects. She argues newspapers share fault with radio and movies for sensational crime content and asks for safer home viewing and reading choices.
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Murphy
Kathleen Pemberton
Tolleson
Reds A Bomb Peace Factor and Atomic Stakes
A column assessing the A-bomb’s impact on peace and strategy. It notes disputed timelines for Russia’s bomb, warns against underestimating the threat, and discusses U S policy, United Nations debates, and Mr Vishinsky’s call for strict international atomic controls. The piece argues true control would impinge on sovereignty and urges firm response.
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United Nations
Vishinsky
Assembly
Mr. Austin
Mr. Vishinsky
Answers to a Classic Quiz Reveals Historic Facts
John Masefield as poet laureate, the 26-inning Brooklyn vs Boston 1920 game as longest major league contest, Mount Rushmore portraits of Washington Lincoln Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt, 21 amendments to the Federal Constitution, and the German surrender signed in Reims France in a little red schoolhouse.
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England
Mount Rushmore Memorial
John Masefield
Brooklyn - Boston
Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Reims
France
British Tried To Stop A Bomb Announcement
Washington reports reveal how Britain sought to prevent the atomic news from the Soviet test being announced by President Truman. Acheson opposed, while the embassy requested a private plane to New York for Roger Makin to argue against the disclosure. The plan to leak to a newspaper was floated but rejected. Truman announced the disclosure, insisting the public deserved to know.
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Washington
Truman
England
Canada
State Department
New York
Roger Makin
British Foreign Affairs
Acheson
Makin
Russia
U. S
Inside Arizona’s Industrial Commission Gilbert Controversy
The Arizona Industrial Commission reports to the Special Legislative Committee on State Operations detailing its internal dispute centered on Ray Gilbert. Commissioners J. J. ONeill and Fred Edwards state they cannot compel Gilbert to participate in hearings and deny any knowledge of employee jeopardy due to his actions.
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Arizona Industrial Commission
Special Legislative Committee On
Ray Gilbert
Commission
J. J. O’neill
Fred Edwards
L’affaire
Gilbert
Dan E. Garvey
O’neill
Industrial Commission
Arizona
O'Neill
Supreme Court
Edwards
Earl Rooks
Special Legislative Committee
Legislative
Railbirds
Garvey
Inside Politics of the Industrial Commission Turmoil
Bill Turnbow notes how terms like governmental committees and boards of directors signal Gilbert aligned power within the Industrial Commission. He details rival factions, the Senate Institutions Committee veto, and the push for legal changes during the 19th Legislature to stabilize operations amid interwoven ties to mining railroads and labor groups.
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Gilbert
Senate Institutions Committee
John E. Gavin
Gavin
Commission
Edwards
O’neill
Industrial Commission
Stalin biography by Deutscher noted for nonobjectivity
The review argues the Isaac Deutscher biography Stalin is not objective though well written, noting the author’s apparent sympathy for Stalin’s regime while critiquing recurring factual errors. It mentions Souvarine and Trotzky bios as contrasted works and highlights patterns of inaccuracy in Deutscher’s portrayal of the 1917 Provisional government and its overthrow.
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Isaac Deutscher
Stalin
Souvarine
Trotzky
Deutscher
Sokolsky on Russian government illegitimacy and Stalin portrait
By George E. Sokolsky the Provisional government were dubious and formed by last Duma members. He argues revolutionary governments lack constitutional title deeds and notes Lenin Trotzky Bolshevik seizure of power as illegitimate. He reflects on 1917 events and praises Deutscher’s Stalin book for focusing on the man rather than background.
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Deutscher
Lenin and
Trotzky
Russia
Nicholas II
Lenin and Trotzky
Petrograd
Stalin
Ivan the Terrible
Variety Headlines Capture Crashes And Blizzards In Jest
A snippet recalls Variety’s terse front pages during crises, noting 1929 Wall Street crash and a Buffalo blizzard halving receipts with sharp, humorous lines. It hints at how small towns and exhibitors faced ongoing struggles in cinema markets.
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Variety
Wall Street
Buffalo
Variety Lampoon Marks Stix Nix Hix Pix Spin
Bennett Cerf derides rural topics while Variety faces stiff tabloid rivalry. A 52nd Street bistro strip tease performer was charged with morals violations as the tabloid reported judges weighing her fan dance and deeming it wanton.
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Variety
STIX
New York
52Nd Street
Loving Care and Life Lessons From Everyday Things
A reflective piece extols loving care in daily life from gardening to cars, books, homes, and furniture. It notes how attention enhances value and longevity, warns that neglect leads to decay, and cites Tibet's vast mountains and postwar cotton trade data from 1948 as contextual details. It ends with a brief note on elk mating behavior and fatal risks.
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By Dorothy Thompson
Aviation Committee
Marshall
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Germany
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Marx
Lenin
F. E. Abbot
Drew Pearson
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Connecticut
McMahon
Hiroshima
Senator Vandenberg
Gene Millikin
Colorado
Sumner Pike
Capitol
Millikin
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Welfare Fund
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Ezra van Horn
Capitol Dome
By Bill Turnbow
State Senate
George E. Sokolsky
By Bennett Cerf
George Matthew Adams
Tibet
Central Asia
India
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