Women knit to defend families amid wartime shortages
Readers rail against political theocracy and wartime inefficiency as American women vow to knit for relief of munitions shortages. Letters cite Army ordnance refusals crossing picket lines and call for sustained home front effort to protect families and nation. Vivien Kellems and others praise women's resolve to act beyond politics.
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Army Ordnance
Korea
Washington
Arthur
Vivien Kellems
A Truly Great Man Dies Taft obituary and policy debates
A tribute to Senator Robert A Taft notes his honesty courage and personal affection even from opponents while debating foreign aid budget deficits and defense spending. The piece contrasts Tafts leadership with ongoing questions about the Korean War foreign aid debt limits and balanced budgets. It criticizes prolonged federal subsidies and urges tax cuts and fiscal restraint. The column cites Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak and President Eisenhowers budget policies as part of the debate.
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Sen
Robert A. Taft
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Senator Taft
Harry Truman
Taft
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
Republican
America
Western Europe
John Foster Dulles
Harold Stassen
World
Russia
Sen. A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Stassen
Sam
Idaho
Henry Dworshak
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Unii
White House
Air Force
Ogden
Local 4-H and family gatherings fill weekend
A flurry of visits and club activities filled the weekend. Families from Salt Lake City Kaysville Layton Boise and California joined gatherings at homes of Sharp Bodily Dunkley and Winkward with multiple 4-H club meetings and social events noted across Layton and surrounding areas.
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Douglas “Merrill
Salt Lake City
Sidney Stewart
Kaysville
Sue
Bob Murdock
California
Marcus Weaver
Olive Weaver
Lyman Sharp
Juanita Sharp
Sandra Wenward
Lorin Bodily
Monte Rae Smith
Merlin Bodily
Downata
Lincoln Foster
Meredan Foster
Carol Dunkrey
Sharron Beckstead
Margaret Chadwick
Margene Porter
Patty Cabutti
Marsha Benson
Lorine Bodily
Diane ‘Winward
Sylvia Swainston
Karen Golightly
Melanie Poole
Fonda
W. K. Jensen
Joseph Dunkley
William Poole
Yellowstone Park
Grant Freeman
Brent
Cheryl Lee
Lee Prescott
Five Rangers 4-H Club
Kenneth Porter
Alden Sharp
Bill Poole
Bill Bodily
Mark Porter
Lawrence Bodily
James R. Bodily
Clear
Alvin Hull, Jr
Israel
Lee Bodily
Morris Poole
Ray Lloyd
Lewiston
Pond
Arel Meyer
Bruce Bodily
Layton
Bear Lake County
Keith Keller
Perry Crockett
Idaho Falls
Lester Dunkley
Leon Winward
Boise
Woodrow Winward
Lan
Charles R. Johnson
Logan
William K. Dunkley
Merlin Swainston
Paul Ballif
Margaret
Boulder
Colo
L. H.ballif
Women in Knitting and War Critique in Postwar Letter
An editor notes a Liberty Belles leader Vivien Kellems pushing for tax cuts while a male critic urges women to knit. The piece contrasts domestic roles with ongoing Korean War sacrifice, citing telegrams, veterans, and a recurring phrase that women should stick to knitting amidst war shortages and political debate.
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Liberty Belles National
East 64Th Street
New York
Liberty Belles
Vivien Kellems
Vivien
Washington
Arthur
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army Turns In 8.4 Million Winter Items in Korea
About 8,400,000 winter clothing and equipment items collected by the Eighth Army in Korea have been turned in for cleaning overhaul and storage.
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Eighth Army
Korea
St Peters Catholic Church Mass Schedule Oneida
St Peters Catholic Church at Oneida and Third East lists Masses on the first, third, and fifth Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and on the second Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Pastor is Rev. Francis A. Peterson. Sick calls available day or night at phone 460.
Powerglide Lets Drivers Getaway Behind The Wheel
The slogan touts a new Powerglide transmission promising easier handling and quicker starts for drivers seeking a faster escape. It highlights smoother shifts and improved control under varied road conditions to appeal to performance minded buyers.
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Whitney
Atta Boy
Allegra Taylor
The
Liberty Belles, Inc
Joe Clay
Preston
Draper
Mr. Clay
Draper Egg Producers Association
Progressive
Wise
Utah
Draper, Utah
Producers
ASSN
Chevrolet
South State
Cranney Chevrolet
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