Women Voters May Clean Up City Hall in Phoenix
The Phoenix Charter Government ticket for mayor and council draws strong support from women voters who could push for efficient government. Mrs. Margaret B. Kober urged women to inform themselves and turnout, citing pastLWV efforts and Soroptimist registration as evidence of organized civic action. The talk condemned rumors about immediate salary cuts by a new city manager and argued promotions should be merit-based, urging women to push for merit in City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charter Government Committee
Phoenix
Margaret B. Kober
Phoenix Zonta Club
League of Women Voters
Soroptimist Club
Women of
Rome
Thomas Cook
American Express
Texas
Italy
Ben Fairless
Pigeon Run
Ohio
Justus
Ben
Fairless
Ohio Northern University
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Central Steel Company
Republic Steel
U. S. Steel
Blanche Truby
Hazel Sproul
Jack Sproul
Pennsylvania
Hatfield
West Virginia
Britain Faces Devaluation Crisis and Rising Controls
The piece argues that pound devaluation exposes a failing welfare state and a planned economy. It predicts higher imports in dollars, rising living costs, and potential wage and price restraints as Britain’s economy strains. It questions Labour’s ability to curb costs if elected and warns controls will intensify to maintain the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Attlee
Labor Party
No Room for Communists in Public School Teaching
Capturing Our Schools argues that Communist or pro Communist teachers have no place in American education. Led by George N. Craig and supported by Conant Eisenhower Hook and others, the piece states that academic freedom cannot shield red sympathizers. It notes a witness in the New York Reds trial and stresses commitment to democratic schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Craig
The
American Legion
America
Craig
James B. Conant
Harvard
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia
Sidney Hook
New York University
Saturday Evening Post
New York
Reds
Lincoln
A Trout's Big Screen Summer Woe in Small Streams
A reflective piece contrasts a trout’s need for ample wet space with shrinking streams. It laments lowered pool depths, crowded waters, and the resulting confinement as boys swim and rocks crack under heat. The narrator notes the trout’s restricted darting, escaping to shaded roots when possible, while a spectator on the bank pities the fish.
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
A reflective piece contrasts theatrical praise of a fish with a drought damaged trout needing rain. It notes boys hiking to a pond to swim and comments on nature and life’s mysteries. The tone mirrors opinion pages and uses literary examples to discuss longing for rain and renewal.
The Decline of Swearing Art by Louis Prost
The piece discusses NLRB official Louis Prost's view that swearing has declined from a once inventive craft. It argues swearing is now repetitive and formalized, notes a humorous gas engine cause for loss, and suggests the art may be misplaced rather than lost. It ends on a hopeful note for revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Prost
National Labor Relations Board
Probation policy urged to cut prison costs and aid rehabilitation
An Albuquerque Gazette letter argues probation benefits offenders families and communities spelling out cost savings of about 178 500 dollars yearly in Maricopa County and urging broader use of probation to avoid taxpayer burdens and social harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
Agnes Flunks Roman History
A veteran traveler narrates a rushed Rome tour by American Express bus. Agnes and her companion Martha drift between sights, misinterpret a Vatican foot, and miss the richer experiences, leaving the narrator to ponder the comedy of tourists and the dulling of history.
Court urged to take jurisdiction in assessor suit
Capitol Dome notes show Maricopa County Assessor William E. Stanford pressed the Arizona Supreme Court to accept jurisdiction on a suit against the Board of Supervisors. After off the record talks, five justices recommended filing in Maricopa County Superior Court to develop full testimony, with a priority appeal possible later. Also covered are gambling offers in the county, a major tax fight with the Southern Pacific Co, highway official changes, and moves to cap Arizona House membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
William E. Stanford
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Arizona Supreme Court
F. Britton Burns
High Tribunal
Arizona Tax Commission
Southern Pacific Company
Tax Commission
Pacific Coast Tax
Commission
Redistricting to boost Maricopa seats and apportionment changes
Legislative apportionment plans foresee Maricopa adding eight House members and expanding to 31 while Pima gains five and Yuma one. The goal is to redraw districts with incumbents largely preserved. Democrats seek gains and Republicans resist losses. A constitutional amendment will shift to voter or population basis, potentially capping at 72, with action possibly on the 1950 ballot. Governor Garvey’s Sacred Cow trips become official business under federal guard oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona
Maricopa
Board of Supervisors
Pima
Yuma
U. S. House of Representatives
Dan F. Garvey
Arizona National Guard
State Military Department
Guard
Washington
Voorhees And Fairless To Decide Steel Fate
Washington report highlights U. S. Steel leaders Ben Fairless and Enders Voorhees as pivotal in the looming steel dispute. Fairless, a labor ally turned cautious executive, faces Morgan interests while Voorhees pushes conservative policy, favoring wage and pension limits under Taft Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Steel Corporation
Ben Fairless
U. S. Steel
Enders Voorhees
New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
J. P. Morgan
America
Elbert Gary
Myron Taylor
Vatican
Labor
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan
Tom Lamont
Giant
Steel Corporation
Voorhees
Fairless
J. P. Morgan Masters
White House
Nobody's Fool and the Public Relations Industry
A critical review of Charles Yale Harrison's novel Nobody's Fool, arguing the common man is as capable as the great, and condemning public relations and government propaganda. The piece cites OWI efforts during wartime shaping perceptions of dictators and foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Henry Wallace
Charles Yale Harrison
Nobody's Fool exposes slick public relations and political doubles
In this excerpt the narrator contrasts dictators and regimes with a cynical take on public relations. It references Stalin Hitler Salazar Franco and others while critiquing shifting moral judgments. The novel is described as vivid in portraying PR men who rescue clients yet entangle them in lasting folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Hitler
Salazar
Franco
Mikhailovich
Tito
Chiang Kai-shek
Education for Future Generations Demands Change
A speaker laments crowded inadequate schools and underpaid teachers, arguing that only adequate funding and safe, well equipped classrooms can give every child a decent chance. He calls for higher teacher salaries and renewed national commitment to education as the nation’s highest priority.
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Zonta Club
New York Herald Tribune
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Gazette
Agnes Flunks
Henry McLemore
Coliseum
Agnes
Tiber
Martha
Vatican Museum
Capitol Dome
Arizona Highway Commission
Leon Lane
Road Bureau
Maurice Goodwin
By Bill Turnbow
Enders McClumpha Voorhees
Amsterdam
N. Y
Johns-Manville Company
United States
OWI
George E. Sokolsky
George Matthew Adams
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