The Communist Infection in Congress Questioning Witnesses
Westbrook Pegler argues that interrogating a witness about Communist ties reveals a deeper threat to U S democracy. He condemns appeasers who defend the Communist party and warns of the dangers mirrored by Moscow’s historical spread of influence.
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OT Brouchour
Congress
United States
Thomas Committee On un-American Activities
Communist Party
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Delegate Objects To Christmas Greeting Motion
In a scattered exchange at a United Nations style session, H I Phillips proposes recording a message wishing everyone a merry Christmas and happy New Year while Vishinsky condemns it as Wall Street influence. A French delegate suggests dropping the word very to ease tension, leading to charged reactions. Separately a miscellaneous item jokes about hotel room charges and deli slicing in brisk, humorous vignettes.
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Herschel Johnson
Chairan
Vishinsky
Wall Street
Johnson
Mr. Vishinsky
Chairman
Farm program delayed as 1948 price supports near expiry
Farm price supports on many commodities expire December 31 1948. Congress and farm groups show little urgency to act as hearings yield many ideas but no mandate for action. Observers expect a pause until after elections with prices high and demand strong.
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Congress
House Agricultural Committee
Miscellany of political oblique notices and rumors
Rumor mill surface in a clipped column noting a J P Morgan suit against Pennsylvania three box. bar fights near 88th and Columbus Avenue involving Russians and Americans. references to Communazi slang, Rooshguns slurs, Bernie's daughter Darleen, Washington Hollywood probe questions, Eisenhower at Columbia, Truman proxy plan, economists predicting a mild recession, Wallace stumping for Truman, Hoover seeking Hanes, and Redaily Worker circulation anxieties.
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J. P. Morgan Company
Pennsylvania
88Th and
Columbus Avenue
Bernie
Darleen
Henry Wallace
Truman
Herbert Hoover
John Hanes
U. S. Treasury
The
Worker
White House backs unified force plan and political moves
The White House may push a merger of the national guard with the army reserve next session led by Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan while Charlie Ross promotes Clark Clifford against Senator Forrest Donnell. Paul Fitzpatrick sought Roosevelt Jr for Congress but he aims for New York state senate. Adolphe Menjou faces pending libel suits after repeating claims at a Hollywood restaurant.
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White House
Congress
Harry Vaughan
National Guard
Army Reserve
Vaughan
Charlie Ross
Clark Clifford
Truman
Forrest Donnell
Missouri
U. S
Fdr
New York State Senate
Adolphe Menjou
House
American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Tyrants Fall as Petrillo Aims to Cut Records
In a historical column, James Caesar Petrillo is portrayed as a would be labor czar seeking to curb phonograph records. The piece notes past overreaching leaders like Napoleon and Hitler and argues that the peoples of the world command musical access despite any labor dictator's ambitions.
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Napoleon
Hitler
James Caesar Petrillo
Prison Inmate Undergoes Stomach Operation for Foreign Objects
James S. Payne, an inmate serving one to five years for arson, had a stomach operation after a nail lodged in his throat and a collection of odd metal items including 401 nails 83 inch screw washers bolts and paper clips were found. Officials said no reason was given for ingesting the objects and his condition was satisfactory after the procedure.
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Kansas
James S. Payne
Swedish nurse escape case ends with Norway custody
Swedish police report a man in a doctor coat freed a scantily dressed female inmate from a Stockholm sanitarium and fled with her to Norway in a light airplane. They landed in a mountain meadow near Kongsberg and are held by Norwegian authorities awaiting Swedish orders. The pair are Lt Thorsten Akrell, 34, and Mrs Louise Forsell Kaage, 25.
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Stockholm
Norway
Kongsberg
Sweden
Thorsten Akrell
Stockholm Tidningen
America
The
Tidningen
Range
Linda Lucas challenges Old South gender norms in New Orleans
Four month old Linda Lucas defies stereotypes by early rolling lifting from a crib and swinging on a bar. Her father notes a voracious appetite requiring about 38 ounces of milk daily. Linda weighs 17 pounds and measures 6 inch biceps 16.5 inch chest and 9.5 inch thighs, with an overall length of 25 inches.
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New Orleans
Linda Lucas
C. E. Lucas
Lucas
Linda
Dead Vet of Two Wars Fights to Prove He Is Alive
Herbert Willson, a 47 year old veteran of World War I and a Seabee in World War II, travels to government offices to prove he is alive after disability payments stopped when a letter declared him killed. He served in Africa, Italy, Sicily and Saipan where he was wounded.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Herbert Willson
Veterans’ Administration
Willson
Africa
Italy
Sicily
Saipan
Too Old for Army's Hiking Veteran Learns to Fly
Jersey City veteran Othel Baxter, 66, who served in the Spanish American War and World War I, was rejected by the army yet learned flight. He is now the oldest licensed pilot in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
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Jersey City
N. J
Othel Baxter
The
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Embroidered Beaux Catcher Blouse Pattern No 5586
Pattern No 5586 Beau Catcher Blouse offers a lovely overblouse with gay embroidery. Choose heavy white silk crepe with gold or silver bows or a colorful print with no embroidery. Directions include tissue, sizes 14 16 18, transfers, and embroidery instructions. Send 20 cents, name, address, pattern number, due to high demand longer processing time.
Quick Cough Relief Syrup Guide From Home Mixture
An old home remedy promises quick cough relief using Pinex dissolved in a simple syrup or honey mixture. Prepare one pint of syrup with water, then add 2% ounces of Pinex, store in a pint bottle, and use for coughs from colds. The syrup allegedly soothes membranes, loosens phlegm, and aids sleep with fast action. Money back if not pleased.
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New York
Walter Shead
Washington
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Eisenhower
Columbia University
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Merry-Go
Wright Patterson
Poultry and Egg National Board of Chicago
Europe
Nancy Leddy
Butcher Shop
Rye
N. Y
Rocco Martino
Newark Bay
New Mexico
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Newark
Vincent J. Murphy
Denfeld
NAVY
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Louis Denfeld
Glen H. Taylor
Dem
Idaho
California
Pau Revere
Samuel D. Marble
Wilmington College
Wilmington
Ohio
Gen
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Kay Comiskey
Jury Arbatsky
Rachmaninoff
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Mission St
San Francisco
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L Sts
Sacramento
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