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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1949
Page
6
The Phoenix Gazette Pub traces its origins to 1880, highlighting its long-standing presence in the city’s publishing scene. Details remain sparse about founders or early staff, but the paper served as a community record through decades of local events and notices.
The Phoenix City Manager Deppe declares he can do no wrong and challenges the world to prove any past missteps. The editorial pledges to review the case against him daily before the November 8 primary, noting prior criticisms of bungling and demanding accountability.
The article argues for decentralizing U S industry to reduce war risk and suggests Arizona can benefit. It cites Detroit’s wartime production as a warning and notes Arizona’s moves to attract new industry, including tax changes, workers compensation reforms, and a Phoenix ballot proposal to exempt manufacturers from inventory taxes. It emphasizes spreading industrial capacity across many locations to safeguard weapons and supplies.
The Gazette praises Robert H. Mounet of Florence State Prison for reproducing Jesus life scenes in a painting. The piece questions his repeated criminal history and urges examination of prison psychiatry, social work, and state reform agencies to steer his talent into constructive paths and prevent future crime.
The Latter Day Saints added a fine new church building at 18th and Brill Streets in Phoenix. Hundreds attended the day-long dedication, admiring the dignified meeting place as a civic asset. The article highlights a healthy town balance between faith, public works, and community pride. Some things remain scarce, but not Phoenix candidates.
The Wall Street Journal notes hatters claim men don fewer hats and promote National Hat Week. Hat researchers press hats as keystone of wardrobe, arguing for greater consumer impact. Critics doubt the approach, citing irrational dislike and incongruity with modern style.
A humorous editorial mulls hat fashion and social norms. It suggests abolishing hat checks at restaurants and proposes men keep their hats in social circles. The piece playfully asks if Alice in Wonderland could settle the debate on hatting.
The policy states letters to the editor should be written on one side of the paper. Writers must provide name and street address with signature, but anonymous publication is allowed on request. Letters exceeding 306 words are allowed only if deemed unusually interesting.
The Gazette letter urges recognition of United Nations Week October 17 to 24, arguing the UN can secure peace after World War I lessons. It urges readers to learn, ask questions, visit libraries, and write to the UN for information, stressing public awareness as essential to preventing future wars.
Henry McLemore laments London’s obsession with Princess Margaret Rose and Miss Douglas as a proxy for English life. He argues England’s lack of freedom to spend and enjoy risks national vitality, urging incentives for work and freer spending to keep the country from stagnation.
In Florence a debate erupts as Walter Maxwell of the Arizona Education Association promotes a plan to appoint a governor chosen board to name the superintendent, removing the post from elected politics. Co W Caywood counters that voters would lose direct control and risk political patronage and corrupt practice.
The article reviews political debates in the 18th and 19th Arizona Legislatures including a proposed constitutional amendment, a possible January special session, and Governor Garvey’s stance. It covers rental taxes projected to raise near a million in sales taxes, inheritance tax collections over 12 years, and party treasury leadership issues with the Democratic State Central Committee.
Washington reports reveal a tangle of naval and air force stances on the atomic bomb and the B-36. Admiral Ofstie and other navy leaders have delivered mixed statements from 1948 to 1949, with Admiral Gallery urging naval delivery prowess and critics arguing the A bomb is overemphasized. The Bikini findings reportedly kept quiet while power players pressed harmony.
A National Bureau of Economic Research study by Solomon Fabricant asserts that one in eight or nine U.S. workers is a government employee. It notes government payrolls rose 450-500 percent since 1900 while total employment grew about 120 percent, highlighting broad political stakes tied to government payrolls and public spending.
By George E. Sokolsky argues that government employee organizations lobby for more payroll spending, threatening higher taxes and reduced private employment. He warns continued expansion could degrade government efficiency and become a political weapon preventing payroll cuts despite Hoover reports.
A writer shares a visitor stay at Bradley Kelly's country home in Redding Connecticut. He describes fall scenery, old pre Revolutionary grounds, apple trees and a hedge waters, and notes a curious Praying Mantis tale. The piece ends with a meditation on balance between work and leisure.
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