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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1949
Page
6
The crisis runs deep in international issues and Sir Stafford Cripps urges joint efforts rather than blame. Britain must strengthen from within, end heavy reliance on American aid, and reduce tariffs to compete in U S markets while avoiding subsidies that erode self-reliance.
The column lauds Jacque Mercer of Litchfield Park as Miss America 1949 from Arizona, celebrating Western beauty and climate while noting changes as schools reopen. It warns drivers of school zones and outlines safer driving as vacations end, then muses on East McDowell Road and Thomas Road paving plans in Phoenix.
A humorous travelogue recalls English tea obsession in South Africa. The writer notes tea dominates daily life from banks to railway stations and Kruger Park visits, where guides center plans around cups of tea. The piece ends with the irony of a looming holiday crowd hindering tea access.
The passage rails against a New York corn on the cob method dipping sections in a butter sauce with chives pimento and paprika. It defends Virginia practice of eating whole ears salted with butter, noting colonial origins and historic figures like Captain John Smith and William Byrd, and dismisses modern “cor n” trends. It mocks urban taste and insists on maintaining old Virginia customs.
The piece argues that consistent, adequate advertising drives large sales and profits, citing International Cellucat ion Products Co as example. It notes Kotex and Kleenex successes, with advertising rising to 4 million while sales soar to 80 million, and claims advertising reduces consumer costs little compared to benefits.
Harold (Sunshine) Ross recalls life at the New Yorker after Alexander Woollcott vanished. They traded insults and letters, mimeographed copies circulated, and Ross stole Sulka neckties. Woollcott later forgave Ross and teased stage actress Helen Hayes in Beebe’s circle.
They are the same for salaries. Erosion wears away land while corrosion wears away metal. The word read the same backward and forward is deed. The game with a pawn is chess. The orange colored garden flower spotted with black is a tiger lily.
In Yuma County Salome restaurants again host Capitol Dome slot machines after a cleanup quieted law enforcement actions. Agents previously raided venues, and ownership remains legally murky. Legislative committees examine the Arizona Industrial Commission’s affairs and fees, with a potential budgetary control reform. Secretary Wesley Bolin seeks a horse for a parade buggy, a matter joked about by friends.
California Governor Earl Warren faces internal party opposition as Lt. Gov. John Knight plans to run for the GOP nomination. Roosevelt looms as a potential Democratic challenger, while George Lucky remains obscure outside Southern California. Oregon boasts no state income or sales tax with a surplus, funded by a 3 percent withholding tax and a gas tax. Washington Governor Langlie pursues a 10 percent departmental cut, touting a favorable tax picture. Arizona debates standard time and daylight saving as confusion persists in neighboring states.
The writer argues General Vaughan faces petty accusations of favors and a $5000 campaign gift. He contends patronage pervades all parties, notes Hatch Act evasion claims, and acknowledges presidents finance parties. The piece defends campaign fundraising as worse proposals would undermine a plural party system.
By George E. Sokolsky. argues about Vaughan and Costello amid accusations, speculates on influence, and questions why authorities have not charged them. Notes Costello rumored as Sicilian syndicate head and mogul of vice and politics, while urging concrete congressional evidence before concluding wrongdoing.
Washington dispatch reports President Truman coached Maj. Gen. Vaughan before Senate questioning. Vaughan’s statement was rewritten thrice, and Truman urged calm and politeness. The White House allegedly used pressure and tapped phones as Vaughan’s probe intensified, with critics hinting at campaign-finance links and possible influence on officials.
A New York doctor visiting Nova Scotia reflects on medical duty beyond vacations. He recounts fixing a fisherman’s scalp wound in Ontario, aiding an abdominal pain case at his camp, and a Lincoln era birth saved during Cooper Union speech. The tale celebrates doctors as selfless, ever on call, from Alaska to San Francisco.
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