Charter Government bid in Phoenix election faces big test
With nine weeks to polls, Phoenix faces a mayoral race and city council field. The Charter Government ticket must prove probity strong organization and a capable campaign to beat City Hall bosses led by Scheumack and Deppe, while independent tickets risk splintering votes. Strong campaign, organized effort, and trusted leadership are key.
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City Hall
Scheumack
Deppe
Phoenix
Charter Government
Citizens’ Movement
Organized Labor
Fresh citrus juice urged for Valley visitors
The Phoenix Chamber of Commerce finds tourists dislike canned Florida grapefruit juice as dust and bad roads plague arrivals. Mesa Chamber launches a campaign to serve fresh local juice year round, urging all Valley eateries to follow suit for seasonal appeal and tourist satisfaction.
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Florida
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Snow Belt
Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Mesa
Costly Distinction in Arizona Tax Revenue Rise
Arizona ranks among the four states with the largest tax revenue increases in 1948, just under 30 percent, according to Department of Commerce records. Tennessee, Maryland and Nebraska lead, while Florida shows the smallest boost. The piece notes Arizona's tax burden hinders tourism and retirement goals and urges tax-structure reform. It also asks if Americans’ chewing tobacco use decline affects cigars.
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Arizona
Department of Commerce
Tennessee
Maryland
Nebraska
Florida
California
Texas
Hereford Public Picketing Puts Spotlight on Local Hotel
In Hereford the public joined a hotel project controversy as eight outside iron workers walked off the job and a union agent from Amarillo picketed. Lions Club members confronted the visitor who then left, and work resumed within an hour. The piece urges more public picketing to defend consumer interests in labor disputes.
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Amarillo
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
A humorous reprint discusses corn on the cob and primitive dining, noting no need for tools or spurs. It mocks Mr Mossel's patent No. 2,478,122 and reflects playful, period voice about eating with bare hands.
Buttering device for corn on the cob introduced
M. N. Mossel of Fulton Missouri unveils a saddle like hopper device that slides along a busi ness to apply butter precisely to corn on the cob while preventing melt from dripping. The writer notes such inventions may exist in households and mentions prior use of tongs cloth holders and paper containers.
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M. N. Mossel
Fulton
Charge it opens a path to the poorhouse in Hollywood
The piece reports on three Hollywood producers proposing a box office credit plan allowing families to see films on an IOU with monthly billings. Critics warn it could drain cash and demand a better product to lure audiences. The plan relies on heavy discounts and concessions to fill seats amid cautious spending.
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Hollywood
Public Opinion letter on barking dogs and noise
The writer defends dogs and criticizes complaints about noise at a VA Hospital. He argues banning all noise would require silencing trains planes cars and thunder, and suggests critics relocate near the airport to hear louder sounds. The letter closes with H. H. Wonder as the signer.
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the Gazette
H. H. Wonder
Adenauer’s cool stance toward British power in Europe
The article profiles Konrad Adenauer as a Rhineland conservative with pro French leanings, praising his anti Nazi record, localist governance philosophy, and belief in orderly, peaceful reform. It notes his 73 years and paradoxical rise after Cologne mayoralty dismissal by the British, ending with reflections on Europe’s future and potential change amid postwar trends.
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Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Adenauer
M. Francois- Poncet
Dr. Adenauer
Cologne
Hitler
Europe
Elbe
Oder
Rhine
Bismarck
Fisherman’s Giant Tuna Duel Captured at Boothbay Harbor
An observer recounts a brutal nine minute battle aboard Walter McDonough’s Jersey Lightning II as he wrestles an 800 to 900 pound tuna. The drama centers on McDonough, his crew Sonny De Filipo and Red Stuart, and Betty McDonough providing support as the line snaps and the fight ends with McDonough’s mixed awe and triumph.
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Maine
Boothbay Harbor
America
Walter McDonough
Brielle
N. J
Boothbay
Jersey Lightning II
Bing
Louis
Sonny) de Filipo
Bob
Red) Stuart
McDonough
Sonny
Betty
Mac
Intelligence Officer Is Mystery Man Of East
Washington reports chronicle Maj. Robert T. Lincoln an elusive U.S. intelligence operative famed in the Middle East. Tales paint him as a lone, multilingual horseman who gathers crucial military data while remaining unseen by the Joint Chiefs. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas confirms Lincoln’s existence after a Iran mountain encounter.
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Washington
Middle East
Robert T. Lincoln
U.S. Intelligence Oficer
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Lincoln
Britain
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Iran
Azerbaijan
Baghdad
U.S
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Terry Dooher
U. S
Teheran
Bakhtiari
Persia
Mr. Justice
Major Lincoln
John Wiley
Wiley
Dooher
Ambassador Wiley
Reformers and the A. D. A. in mid-century politics
In a retrospective view the piece contrasts reformers with leftists, noting reformers’ liberal aims to save free enterprise. It discusses the American for Democratic Action, Eleanor Roosevelt’s defense of the group, and fears of a Roosevelt dynasty in 1950. It questions whether the A. D. A. shares objectives with Communist ideology while arguing both seek similar ends within a republic.
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Connecticut
Chester Bowles
New York
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
James Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Roosevelt
United States
Sokolsky on Roosevelt and the New Deal’s economic shift
The piece argues that inalienable rights and differing ideologies shaped views on government. It cites Carry Nation, Mrs Roosevelt, and supporters of the New Deal as aiming to preserve capitalism yet expanding into a mixed economy and welfare state. It notes 1949 statistics showing the 1929 low and the role of policy shifts.
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Rexford Guy Tugwell
Henry Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Alger Hiss
Poems and Nature Heal the Mind and Heart
A reflective piece extols Mary Webb and her nature centered writings as a healing book. It links nature to health, cites vivid scenes of hummingbirds and flowers, and urges fleeing crowds to seek peace in outdoor beauty as a path to restoration. The author quotes Browne and emphasizes nature as a physician and enduring renewal.
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Mary Webb
Sir Thomas Browne
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