These Days by George E Sokolsky reflections on Christmas joys
A personal column by George E. Sokolsky revels in Santa duties at his daughter's school and Christmas memories. He notes simple wishes like puppies, reminisces about past holidays, comments on furs and mink fashion, and laments modern changes from traditional butcher shops to cellophane-wrapped goods while urging charitable giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Salvation Army
Fordie
Pel
Russia
China
Britain and United States must unite for balance and peace
The piece argues that Winston Churchill should place Britain first and resist pressures from both the U S government and the Soviet Union. It calls for a firm American program and a clear British program, warns against appeasement with Stalin, and urges stronger actions on Iran, China, West Germany, and Hong Kong defense with a quid pro quo in aid to Britain.
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Winston Churchill
State Department
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Downing St
United States
Britain
Dean Acheson
Gen
Isenhower
Averell Harriman
Stalin
America
Russia
Churchill
Iway Street
Hong Kong
Soviet China
West Germany
Washington, D. C
Gut of the mothballs calls to defense in 1951 era
Elsie Robinson urges readers to rethink national defense and personal responsibility. The piece questions complacency, urges alertness, and asks if citizens see themselves as potential defense lines amid a restless postwar world. It challenges lifestyle comforts, prejudices, and routine to align with wartime effort.
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America
Baer on the News A Bugs Bunny Style Column
Arthur Baer comments on Republican campaign talking points about past innovations like the telegraph and icebox, mocking the era's honesty and branding opponents as deceitful. He lampoons Washington figures and jokes about investigations into Santa Claus.
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Baering
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Behold How Good and Pleasant Unity in Fellowship
A brief note quotes Psalms 133 1 praising harmony among brethren. It reflects a religious sentiment urging unity and peaceful coexistence within the community. The excerpt emphasizes shared living and mutual support as a virtue.
Palomar sky survey ends with 48 inch telescope
The Palomar observatory's 48 inch Big Semlde telescope nears completion as a sky survey proceeds. A 199 pound gold nugget from the Morgan claim in Carson Calaveras county is noted. Facts mix with assorted trivia on mints, tribes, Eskimo igloos and Greenland ice exports.
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Palomar Observatory
California
Carson
Calaveras County
Calif
Pegler on British Medical Service and U S Proposals
Wry critique compares British NHS practice to American private care, noting per patient payments, list limits, and selection hurdles. The piece cites Lord Horder and Harald Ickes while warning against Truman’s national plan and implied bureaucratic failures.
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Wesiskuck Legler
London
National Health Service
Socia
Britain
Truman
Bureacracy
Hae
Lord Horder
Fellowship For Freedom In Medicine
Harald Ickes
Treiman
United States
Harold
Tekes
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Ickes
British Medical Experiment and the Fellowship for Freedom
The piece critiques Britain's national health service and medical bureaucracy. It cites Ickes and Bevan, accusing officials of self interest and failing patient care. It discusses the Fellowship for Freedom and its aims to oppose socialized medicine, warning Americans about similar policies and noting high costs for private care.
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Naval Hospital
Ickes
Bethesda
Washington
British Medical Assn
Lord Hortler
London
Medical Association
B.M.A
Fellowship For Freedom
Association
Nazi Party
Germany
Democratic Party
United States
National Health Service
Aneurin Bevan
Wales
Jennie Lee
Americans For Democratic Action
Socialist Front
Dave Dubinsky
Francis Biddle
Gunning
Marvy Truman
Britain
Pratwea Synillenta
The
Enzymes Aid Wound Clean Up in Medical Breakthrough
Doctors report enzymes can be used to clean wounds and infected tissue. Trypsin derived drugs help remove dead tissue without harming healthy cells, aiding healing after amputations. Enzymes produced in body tissues such as saliva and pancreas are key, with wypsin noted as a chief enzyme.
Trypsin Helps Ulcers Burns Veins Uses By Dr Bundesen
Dr H N Bundesen notes trypsin aids severe varicose vein ulcers that resist treatment after vein cure. It clears slough from burns aiding early skin grafts and treating severe bedsores, with purified trypsin removing dead tissue more readily and enabling faster procedures.
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Pratt
Comey
TRL
Kene Pea, Sva. Inc
Seventy-One San Antonians Enlisted in Marine Corps
A Dec 26 1941 report shows seventy-one San Antonians enlisted in the U S Marine Corps during December while the recruiting substation under the Houston division handled Houston area enlistments ranking third for the month. Other notes recount deaths and local incidents from earlier years and a juvenile orchestra serenade.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Ban Anlogio
Houston
Nelrott
Omcaga
Tom Williams
West
Texas Military Academy
Austin Rd
Vite Corps
Showbiz notes mix of theater, film and press glare
The piece surveys New York stage and screen figures, including Walcott Gibbs, Nancy Kelly, and Melvyn Douglas, with shifts in productions and finance. It notes Oscar and press influence, box office signals, and industry gossip from Ward Morehouse to Doris Leeson, amid broader cultural critiques.
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New-York
America
Melvyn Douglas
W. KR. Katzell
Margaret Fishback
Theater Time
Ward Morehouse
Truman
White House
Doris Leeson
Doris
Herbert Hoover
Dutch Trent Club
Tpit
Santa
Uncle Sam
Sateyepuest
Foe E
Brown
Doe
John Wayne
Leathernecks
Gene Autry
Ranger Fund
Astay
Dinah
Calaway
Nhialaway
Ingmar Bergman
New York Mirror
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Radman
N. ¥. Times
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Hollywood
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Times
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U. S
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