Murphysboro Leaders Seek Broad Talk on Walnut Street Plans
City leaders convened a Wednesday meeting with 38 merchants to discuss the state's plan to widen and resurface Walnut Street with four traffic lanes. Merchants favor state funding but oppose a parking ban that would curb curbside customers. Mayor Hart forms a committee to travel to Springfield for talks with highway officials to reconcile differences and broaden community input.
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Hart
Turton
Chamber of Commerce
Murphysboro
State Highway Division
Walnut Street
Springfield
MacLeod
Bryant
Route 4
Handball Popular in Soviet Union Amid Curtain Tension
A brief note describes handball as a popular sport in the Soviet Union, played with enthusiasm in restricted areas near the Iron Curtain, reflecting cultural engagement despite political limits.
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Soviet Union
Iron Curtain
Realistic view of tax cutting in the 1952 race
The piece contrasts Eisenhower and Stevenson on tax cuts. It recalls Eisenhower’s amateur tax cut proposal of 40 million dollars a year and Truman Taft blows, while Stevenson stresses cautious aims. It argues both nominees will pursue tax policy aligned with national needs and defense commitments.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
Sen
Taft
Stevenson
Illinois
United States
Jet Pilots Ordered to Shoot Down Flying Saucers
Jet plane pilots are ordered to pursue and shoot down mysterious flying objects. If these craft defy gravity, they must engage with force to neutralize the threat.
Working Toward Simpler Calendar Described
A perpetual calendar described as simpler than the Merrill system used by Arthur A. Merrill of New York City. The calendar works for any day from 1753 to 2059 and aims to offer easier day-of-week calculation.
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Arthur A. Merrill
New York City
Pont Electric Co
Merrill
Merrill’s perpetual calendar charts unveil a world weekday calendar
The article explains a two-part system assigning letters to years and correlating them to the annual calendar. It asserts the next presidential inauguration on January 20, 1953, will be a Tuesday and says July 4, 1776 fell on a Thursday. Christmas 1999 would be Saturday. The charts promise a simple method where every day of every month falls on a fixed weekday, a concept seen as convenient but monotonous.
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Merrill
Ion
Altie Articlone
Robert Fulton
Husband Menaces Job Over Wife Accepting Invitations
Mr Billopp rebukes his wife for answering a telephone invitation without consulting him. He says such acceptance threatens his work and may cost him his job. He laments their hectic pace and vows to compensate by extra hours, noting she should learn to say no.
Division in the South Over Bourbon and Hadacol Preference
The article notes regional splits in the South where some areas favor bourbon while others prefer Hadacol, highlighting differing local tastes and loyalties.
Eisenhowers VFW speech expected to stir political debate
The piece argues any address by General Eisenhower, the Republican presidential nominee, will be political in an election year. It notes that even nonpolitical remarks by a candidate become scrutinized as political. Roosevelt’s wartime trips and Garner’s remarks about Barkley are referenced as context.
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Republican Party
Dwight D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seasonal jelly jars and orange crates in town shops
The poem notes small merchants selling homemade citrus treats under shade as a seasonal lull follows. It contrasts thrifty customers with cheerful vendors, calling attention to shifting fortunes and subtle social reflections within New York Times readers.
Four Score and Seven Years Since Appomattox in Felts Column
David Felts laments Civil War books assume reader background and notes demand for a concise one volume history. He also muses on Elm trees, plastic trees, Bartlet footnotes, and a family note about taxes, heat, and college costs amid summer heat.
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Appomattox
Abraham Lincoln
Ben Thomas
Lincoln
Thomas
A Woman Needs Perspective Must Accept What Nature Gave Her
Dr George W Crane counsels Louise R a 33 year old mother of three with small breasts to accept her natural figure. He notes glandular injections are futile for such normal anatomy and suggests weight gain if thin and wearing uplift bras. He also promotes shifting focus to others via his Compliment Club to gain social ease.
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George W. Crane
Louise R
Louise
New Voice Of Democrats Stevenson Free Of Truman Demagoguery
A Chicago oration touts Stevenson as a refined, urbane Democratic alternative to Trumanism. The piece praises his humor and language while critiquing perceived double talk and cautions voters to learn more of his views before a presidential vote.
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Stevenson
Truman
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
al Smith
Stevenson Urged To Clean House
Washington gossip notes urge Gov Adlai Stevenson to organize a campaign that signals a pledge to clean house in Washington. The piece discusses his Chicago stance, choice of aides, and the impact on corruption issues, noting Kefauver’s omission and the roles of Sparkman Monroney Fulbright King Farley and Truman-era chairmen.
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Doris Fleeson
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Truman
Chicago
Sen. Sparkman
Bill Fulbright
Mike Monroney
Rep. King
Gov
Frank McKinney
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Molly Dewson
Dorothy McAllister
Gladys Tillett
India Edwards
Obstructionist mentioned in congressional chatter
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a rumor in Congress about a group discussing legislative problems. One member’s name surfaced. described as not popular, and a comment labeled him as guaranteed to find a difficulty for every solution.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Congress
House
Obsolete Issues in 1952 Conventions by Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson argues that the Republican and Democratic conventions reveal no real policy disagreements. She warns that both parties push wartime mobilization and state control, compromising individual liberty. Eisenhower's rise and Stevenson’s candidacy reflect this era's spiritual and political dilemma.
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United States
Taft's Farewell in Manchester Guards Staff and Supporters
Alistair Cooke recounts Taft's exit from Manchester after his campaign. Taft visits headquarters, thanks workers as women tearful, promising he will not run again, joking that next time he will be too old. Taft leaves with a gallant, uncomplaining farewell.
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Alistair Cooke
Manchester Guardian
Sen. Taft
Gallant
Taft
Pleasing Exit Convo Sparks Death Fantasies
Three elderly men discuss ideal ways to die in Spain. The youngest wants a death in a car at 100 mph. The third, 95, prefers dying by the revolver of a jealous husband.
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la Voz de Espana
San Sebastian
Spain
Oldster
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