The New Atomic Weapons and National Defense
The piece argues atomic supremacy is essential but not sufficient for national security. It warns against propaganda claiming atomic weapons alone guarantee safety, notes the need for trained manpower, aviation, and modernized military and naval forces as essential companions to atomic and aerial defenses, and stresses maintaining leadership in atomic research while recognizing broader defense requirements.
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Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Marshall Islands
Soviet
Russia
America
National Defense Department
United States
Air Force
Congress
Bruts
Palestine
Arab League
Dew
Un-American Activities Committee
U.S
Gerald J. K. Smith
Stassen
Taft & Dewey
Jack Benny
Fred Alen
Collier's
Alice Faye
Faye
New York Mirror
San Antonio
Bay Y Antonio
Annapaner
Death Walk sidewalk project gains momentum in San Antonio
A West Commerce Street danger zone lacking sidewalks earned the nickname Death Walk after eight years and forty one fatalities. Residents raised funds with a local businessman and secured labor from Street Commissioner Jimmie Knight to build a sidewall. The effort grows daily and serves as a model for communal civic improvement and neighborliness.
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San Antonio
Commerce Street
Jimmie Knight
Britain Faces Continental Union Debate in Postwar Era
In These Days columnist George E. Sokolsky argues that after World War II Britain must join Europe or be sidelined. He cites Churchill on joint citizenship with France and notes calls for a federal Europe, including Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, and Eire. Hoover and Gibson urged regional groupings, favoring a pacific world order through a league or council.
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Great Britain
Europe
Winston Churchill
France
Union Now
Richard Coudenhove Ka- Jergi
Germany
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Eire
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Scandinavia
United States
Herbert Hoover
Hugh Gibran
Asia
Earth
League, Council of Nations
World Organization
Churchill
Bevin
Marsshall
Vandenberg
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
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Did You Know Rapid industrialization of India during WWII
A brief note describes rapid industrial growth in India during World War II with steel production exceeding a million tons annually. It mentions citrus groves along the Pries line coast yielding fruit for six months of the year.
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India
Plate
Priesline
MacArthur's Human Side: Loyalty and Valor Explored
A portrait of General Douglas MacArthur highlighting his loyalty to troops, generosity with gifts, and thoughtful leadership. The piece cites his gentler discipline, reverence for his father, and personal reflections from Lincoln, with praise from Columbia University and Secretary Byrnes for his military prowess and statesmanship.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Hig
Arthur
Ehere
Lincoln
MacArthurs
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
General MacArthur
Columbia University
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Pacific
Byrnes
James Byrnes
Japan
Penicillin and Sulfonamides for Throat Infections
Throat infections require careful use of penicillin or sulfonamides under physician guidance. Lozenges may aid some cases, but nasal/sinus infections must be treated too. Penicillin can cause tongue soreness. trench mouth may clear quickly with lozenges and injections. Acute tonsillitis needs gum pocket elimination and supportive care.
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Vincent
TONSILLITIS TREATMENT AND ABSCESS NOTES BY DR BUNDESEN
Dr Bundesen discusses acute tonsillitis management with bed rest fluids and vitamin support. Penicillin or sulfonamide speeds recovery. penteillin lozenges aid symptoms. severe cases use injections. Peritonsillar abscess may require drainage. chronic infection may need tonsil removal.
Baering Down On the News by Bugs Baer
A fragmentary lampoon about Hank and Hankeroo with references to a past open letter to Stalin. It recounts a staged scare, a florist in a hall storm, and a state department quip about secret diplomacy.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Tankus
State Department
Stalin
Hank
M.S
Odd Facts About Peiping Temple of Heaven Structures
A brief note describes Peiping's Temple of Heaven where emperors prayed for prosperity, noting three circular sky colored ceramic ile tents from a first moon period. emphasizes architectural curiosities and ceremonial roots in ancient China.
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Peiping
May 26 through 26 years ago highlights archive
A collage of dated notes from May 26 across years 18 19 1908 and 1898 covers party politics real estate aviation debates Spanish fleet and local incidents. Entries reference Communist activists at a convention 100 planes at Kelly Field parachute drops 1908 suffrage debate 1898 Rough Riders disorder and a playful carp farming note in the capital basement.
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New York
Communist Party of the United
Ymca Forum
Paull H. Scholz
Augustus McCloskey
Theodore Muller
Harry Marey
Cervera
Broadway Notes and Personalities in Postwar Theatre
Walter Winchell notes illuminate Broadway chatter from Ballet Ballads to Palace theatre walkouts. Marlon Brando earns praise in Streetcar, while Belly Reilly and other tales reveal industry shifts, salaries, and shifting tastes across networks, actors, writers, and critics.
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Big Boys
Trib
Times
Belly Reilly
Tennessee Williams
Pine Hall
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Art Ford
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CBS Hollywood
Doubleday
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Lewis Gannett
Erskine
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Maxwell Perkins
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Vipers
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