Washington Express satirizes Capitol Hill and crime of the era
A Washington Express column riffing on Capitol Hill features Congressman Everett Dirksen and a parade of political and social caricatures. It mocks figures from Congress, the FBI, and the White House, notes on labor bills, pensions, and the era's cultural trivia while lampooning political life and public figures.
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Washington Express
Capitol Hill
Everett Dirksen
Illinois Sclon
Harpo Marx
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
State Department
Europe
Italy
France
White House
Forrestal
Cio-Pag
Cio-Pac
South
New York Times
CIO
Philip Murray
New York
Jack Kroll
Ciopac
Washington State
PAC
New York Herald-Tribune
Murray
N. Y. Times
Washington Summer Politics and Marshall's Struggles
Washington politics mix with foreign policy fears as Marshall battles for a stronger state department while Italy and France loom as risks. Averell Harriman weighs steel expansion amid access limits, and fears grow over housing, taxes, and farm support as the economy stalls.
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Potomac
PAC
Harold Stassen
Henry
Wallace
Marshall
America
State Department
War Department
Italy
France
Russia
U. S
Kowl
Behind the scenes drive to block Dewey at GOP convention
The anti-Dewey coalition grows with Harold Stassen leading a second-choice strategy. He seeks to deadlock several ballots to leverage a brokered outcome, with favorite-son candidates shaping the field in Philadelphia. Delegations named include California Warren 53 votes and Minnesota Stassen 25 votes.
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Tom Dewey
Dewey
Harold Stassen
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Stassen
Stassén
Stassenites
Inside Gopsters
Philadelphia
California
Warren
Eicene
Isaac Halleck
Massachusette Saltonstall
Ek Bre Eat
Pennsylvania
Hartin
Wineis
Green
New York
Oregon
Morse
Jam Recipes and Tips for Preserving Fruits and Berries
Home canning guide offers step by step methods for making blueberry apple butter, blackberry jam, cantaloupe conserve, elderberry jam, grape and plum jam, cherry marmalade, and related preserves. Tips cover preparation, sterilizing jars, boiling times, and preventing fruit separation.
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Lynn Says Keep on Your Toes When Making Jelly
Instructions on judging jelly quality by appearance texture and taste. Tips include using wide mouth containers for serving and testing acidity with lemon juice, combining ripe and less ripe fruit for best pectin, and optional spices during cooking.
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Lynn
Sewing Circle Patterns Shimmer Party Dresses for Tots
A dainty summer dress for ages three to eight features scalloped front, shoulder bows, heart pockets, and easy sewing for mothers. Pattern No 8012 offers sizes 3 to 8 with fabric needs. Pattern No 1641 covers sizes 12 to 20 with blouse fabrics. Send now for the Summer Issue of FASHION containing 52 patterns.
Physicians Rank First in Survey of Occupations
A Collier's survey finds physicians top the prestige list, with bankers and lawyers following. Compared to 1925, insurance agents rise from 14th to 10th, farmers drop from 9th to 12th, and traveling salesmen fall from 11th to 16th.
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