Truman’s evasive stance on espionage hearings heightens conflict
The piece accuses President Truman of misrepresenting the congressional espionage hearings involving federal employees. It asserts the grand jury did not indict and claims many involved were dismissed or placed on leave. It argues Congress must seek truth despite executive suppression and political risk.
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Meee
Truman
Guy At
Prand
Justice Department
Congress
Nics
The Talking Table and a Mind Inside the Desk
Fragmentary prose riffs on a magical table becoming a writing desk through a Joe Louis punch. The narrator muses on mind and matter, intelligence and creation, imagining admission to age and fame while debating what a mind truly is and how thought is formed.
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New Orleans
Look at this Wing by Elsie Robinson
The piece blends surreal imagery with a meditation on perception and mind. It hints at how grand landmarks like Rockefeller Center and the Golden Gate Bridge are mental constructs shaped by thought and memory. The text references a Bible verse from Psalms 119.145 as a closing note.
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Rockefeller Center
Golden Gate Bridge
Broadway and Elsewhere by Jack Lait
A column mix of gossip and critique laments over a Washington political documentary, scorning high society’s gatekeeping while praising frank depictions of corruption. The writer recalls Chick Councilor’s theater career and family roots, noting a shift from politics to performance and his leisure wealth.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Heavies
Brucellosis Risks From Unpasteurized Milk and Contaminated Livestock
Undulant fever or brucellosis is rising in the United States. Humans contract it by drinking unpasteurized milk or handling infected cattle hogs and sheep. Early signs include fever, chills, sweats, and influenza like symptoms. Diagnosis relies on culturing germs and supporting tests such as white blood cell changes and an agglutination test.
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United States
Old political talk and a wild convention memory in a hectic lobby
A rambling recollection in the Bellevue Stratford lobby referencing a Cleveland 1936 convention, Huey Long politics, Bubbie head, Com munists, and a humorous exchange about Lemke and a witness named Skeels, with casual asides on Roosevelt, divorce culture, and gasping party lore.
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Bellevue Stratford
America
Cleveland
Lemke
Gallica
Wallace and Lemke discuss Wallace third party hopes and war comments
In a colloquial report Westbrook Pegler recalls reactions to Wallace and Lemke. They debate the 1948 election, war, and inflation, noting Wallace’s peace stance, claims of vote tampering, and references to La Follette. The piece captures overheard remarks at a dinner with Wheeler and O'Brien in Boston circles.
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O'Brien
Thoras O'Brien
Boston
Union Party
Wallace
Mr. Lemke
Mr. O'Brien
Tamke
Yale
Asker
Hame
Linke
Mo O'Shea
Baston
Burton Kk. Wheeler
Erst
Bob Laf‘ollette
Hutte
Lafolette
Sun Wheeler
Klay Pyar, Synd., Inc
Baering Down On the News By Arthur Baer
A sardonic column by Arthur Baer critiques wartime era perceptions of Russia, joking about rail gauges, border controls, and customs. It blends satire with pointed remarks on suspicion and cultural stereotypes, using hyperbolic humor to question geopolitical framing.
Treatment advances for brucellosis in humans and animals
Dr. Bundesen notes the only path to eradicating brucellosis is eliminating it in animals with sulfa d i adzine and streptomycin and reports success from radioactive manganese. Vaccine treatment shows some value and blood cultures help distinguish brucellosis. A reader asks if a spouse’s past spinal meningitis could affect a baby. answer says it does not.
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Hoon
King
Tenayuee Brooks Nominated by Communist Party in Texas
Tenayuee Brooks was nominated by the Communist Party of Texas to challenge congressional incumbent Paul Kildsy in August 1998. Homer Brooks delivered the keynote speech labeling W Lee O Daniel, the Democratic candidate for governor, as a dictatorial type and urged unity against the opposition.
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Emma Tenayuee Brooks
Communist Party of Texas
Paul Kildsy
Rengeess
Homer Brooks
W. Lee O'Daniel
San Antonio News Fragments From Early 20th Century
A collage of brief notes recounts varied events in San Antonio era history. Mentions Breger and Communists, Roosevelt era policy hints, four fire companies fighting a Graybarg Olco tank farm blaze, a 1913 refinery proposal along Roosevelt Ave, a 1908 fireproof refinery plan, cannons unearthed on Gibbs property with dispersal to the Maverick family, Edison picture show in Riverside Park featuring the battleship Texas, a dove-hunting outing yielding 65 kills, and a gambler’s bet on Cleveland with sympathies sent to a boy.
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San Antonio
Olco
Riverside Park
Edison Picture Machine
Texas
These Days Reassess Youth, Ideals, and Civilizational Ties
The essay questions how youth drift from ideals into opportunism amid espionage fears and political pressure. It argues that education without direction breeds cynicism, calling for a return to faith in humanity, country, and meaning, lest young people fracture civilization. The piece cites Norman Thomas, Archibald MacLeish, and Robert Taft era concerns, ending with a meditation on inner purpose as a defense of civilization.
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Sue
Harold Ware
Mr. Roosevelt
Lty
le Follete Veramilice
Washington
Charles Kramer
John Abi
Layno
Norman Thomas
Tose
Baa
Wallace Buttons
Conert
Hine Seas
Tee
SAN Antonio Light
San Adonis Light
Hearst
Orta
Gan _Antonio
Genor
Fie
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