Muscle line debate over Hayward muskelunge size and girth
Discussion at a luncheon table fixates on the Hayward Wisconsin muskelunge claimed to weigh 64 percent pounds, 60 percent inches long and 33 percent inches in girth. A former Illinois coach, now a quiet challenger, ends the dispute by showing a belt loop and declaring 33 inches, clarifying the measurements with a vivid fishing image.
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Hayward
Wisconsin
G. Huff
University of Ilinois
Avoirdupois
Worry Clinic Discusses Moral Concepts in Case U-251
Bert F. seven year old foster child steals from his foster mother and shows no guilt. The foster mother asks Dr Crane why the child steals and appears to enjoy it, despite explanations of right and Christian duty.
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Bert F
Dr. Crane
Bert
Christian
Island Stallion sparks parental book choice debate
A mother recalls selecting The Island Stallion by Walter Farley for a junior high reader, praising its horse theme and the author’s other titles. She notes pride in pleasing her son Roy, plus personal riding memories and the wish for their children to experience horses.
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Walter Farley
Roy
Foryself
Random House
Not Inevitable Communism Not the Only Path in Economic Woes
In a column from Philadelphia, the author argues the United States must pursue its democratic capitalist system without fearing communism. The piece contends alternatives exist and stresses competition in farm machinery while noting oligopoly concerns for Congress.
Mrs Truman Diet Advised With Caution
A note suggests Mrs Truman may benefit from a diet routine but warns it should be treated skeptically and with a grain of salt. The casual remark frames dietary advice as cautious and humorous.
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Mrs. Truman
O. K
Five Percenters and the push for a registration law
The piece explains how agents known as Five Percenters charge five percent fees to win government contracts and how Congress debates regulating these agents. It notes concerns about influence on officials, the need for registration, and wartime profiteering.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congressional
Congress
Shiftless Youth Becomes Chauffeur for Automatic Gear Cars
A young man described as shiftless finds employment as a chauffeur, handling cars equipped with automatic gears. The move marks a notable change in his work life.
When Is Big? A Wall Street Journal response
The writer argues that size cannot be measured by physical metrics but by the law of diminishing returns. He criticizes patent misuse, territorial allocations, strikes, subsidies, and other economic distortions while warning against government and business trampling of limits on growth.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Editorial: oligopoly claim lacks basis in food and meat markets
The Wall Street Journal letter argues oligopoly is misused to imply monopoly. It cites Brannon figures and 1939 census data showing three largest firms hold around 30 43 percent with thousands of competing canners and meat packers, suggesting no monopoly. It dismisses oligopoly as a statistical fantasy.
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Wall Street Journal
Brannan
House
Republicans Reassess After Party Discord Fades
Republicans, downcast by high command bickering, recall Democratic gloom from a year ago and feel somewhat better as faction tensions ease.
Auction Habit and the Free Choice of Attending
A letter from CHRISTOPHER BILLOPP discusses a man’s stance on his partner attending auctions. It argues against denying her interest and emphasizes she should be free to attend, while noting his preference not to accompany her. The piece questions assumptions about auctions and gendered behavior.
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Christopher Billopp
Junior OGPU badge craze hits Russia in snack tie in
A Denver Post note reports that corn flakes in the American style have gained popularity in Russia and hints at a future junior OGPU man badge for 10 kopecks with a box top.
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Russia
Denver Post
James V Hunt study raises notes on High Place claims
An Army colonel under probe as a Washington Five Percenter tries to seduce clients with matches bearing Swiped From Harry S. Truman. A Senate subcommittee traced the match order to Hunt, paid for at standard rates. Meanwhile 17 of 109-year-old Grand Army of the Republic veterans attend the 83rd encampment in Indianapolis, the last, as the G A R once shaped Republican politics and national memory.
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James V. Hunt
Washington
Harry S. Trwuman
Hunt
Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
Lee
G.A.R
Decatur
Grant
McKinley
Grover Cleveland
James Sanders
Sherman
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Jim
Cottage Home
Logan
Cairo
Stratford on Avon staging of MacBeth praised
A friend traveling in Europe reports the Stratford on Avon performance of MacBeth as the best he has seen, and notes it as fittingly so for the location and play.
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Europe
Stratford-on-Avon
Olive Remington Goldman Reports On Tucker’s Recovery
Olive Remington Goldman notes Sam Tucker is on his feet with a walking stick and returning to the Martinsburg Veterans Hospital after post operative care at Walter Reed. She describes her sister in law Mrs. Goldman’s Interior Department work and Marcus Goldman’s army duty.
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Olive Remington Goldman
Washington
Sam Tucker
Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Walter Reed Hospital
Capitol
Goldman
Congress
Department of the Interior
Marcus Goldman
University of Illinois English
U. S. Army
NBC
Philip Willkie
Fellows
Children and theft and fostering a respect for property
The passage argues using simple sales talk with children to discourage stealing. It notes Bert’s foster mother’s warning against theft as Christian and correct but suggests motives are weaker in youth. It states kids want to seem grown and view stealing as babyish and urges highlighting property rights and fences.
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Bert
Soft Pedal Lawbreakers Not Church’s Role
Psychologists urge mothers to stress the facts of crime over church enforcement. They argue that framing wrongdoing as childish and using social stigma can deter theft and violence. Citing logic and science, they say children should hear all facts to align with moral standards without resenting the church.
Teaching Adopted Children Pride and Family Unity
An advisory piece notes foster children may steal due to feeling unwanted and suggests early adoption talks. It urges Foster parents to tell a child they were chosen with love, stressing the spiritual bond over blood kinship to soothe and unite the family.
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Bert
Depth of An Oil Well in Sublette County Wyoming
Petroleum News notes the deepest hole reached twenty thousand feet in Sublette County Wyoming. Drilling continues as crews demonstrate an uncanny ability to bore straight at extreme depths, while noting the Empire State Building in New York as a landmark comparison.
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Petroleum News
Empire State Building
New York
Manhattan
Sublette County
Wyoming
Cedars of Lebanon: Ancient Forests and Modern Reverence
National Geographic notes the Cedrus Libani tree in Lebanon, its age, size, and historic links to Crusader days. It details the 20 year reforestation plan, locations near Tripoli and Bsherri, and the cedar’s cultural presence on flags, coins, stamps, and military insignia. The article highlights the species’ durability, distinct needle branches, and medicinal resin, with the Taurus Mountains and Mount Qarat es Suda as notable geography.
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National Geographic Bulletin
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Solomon
Temple of
Jerusalem
Atlas Mountains
North Africa
Himalayas
Decline of Lebanon Cedar Forests Under Roman and Later Rule
The text notes that Pompey cleared Lebanon of tree robbers as Romans expanded power, then an archy spread after the empire fell leading to widespread cedar felling. Cedar forests once stretching about 100 miles along Lebanon’s slopes overlooking Tyre Sidon Beirut and Tripoli are now nearly extinct.
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Near East
Pompey
Lebanon
Tyre
Sidon
Beirut
Tripoli
Confession of Errors in Public Life and Politics
The passage argues that political administrations rarely admit past errors. It notes officials shift blame to others and claim consistency, even when new policies contradict past ones. This fosters public confusion and distrust.
Critique of United Nations weakness and Atlantic Pact limits
The article argues the UN’s structure makes collective security impossible with sovereign powers. It warns predictions of durable agreement without a common enemy are naive and criticizes the Atlantic pact as a limited military alliance that does not strengthen the United Nations.
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United Nations
San Francisco
Isvvorelen
So— Union
United
Ambiguous U N Leadership Debate Sparks Powerlessness Claim
A critique argues the United Nations remains weak and urges American leadership to expose flaws, propose a universal legal framework and establish a global system of law enforcement open to all nations.
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United Nations
Toward a World Order Based on Open Principles
The author argues that a universal fellowship of law abiding nations would have united all governments under shared rules. Such a system would challenge Russian actions more than the current counter-response. The Atlantic pact is seen as power politics, but without honesty and candor past mistakes will recur.
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Russia
Finland Man Suffers Recurrent Severe Sneezing
Pelkonen a Tampere metal worker has sneezed 1 500 to 2 000 times daily for about half his 40 years with two to three days of normalcy. He experiences headaches and fever, is treated as asthma at Helsinki hospital, and doctors call the ailment an allergy caused by nasal veins.
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Helsinki
Finalda
Finland
Pelkonen
Tampere
Eric Nyberg
Pekkonén
Movie Pie Throwing in Skimpy in the Navy
AP reports producer Arthur Dent expects audiences will still laugh at pie slaps as in the 1920s. The New York shoot spans three weeks with 502 custard pies used, partly funded by a government production loan.
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Arthur Dent
The Kitten Knew Best
A kitten squeezed into a narrow gap between two buildings in Glenn Ellyn during a heat wave. Firefighters freed it with a long pole hook, then police and later the same tool freed it again. After a personal survey, Chief Brierton concluded the kitten was most comfortable in its tight spot.
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Glenn Ellyn
Lee Brierton
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