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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1950
Page
4
Dr George Crane discusses Maybelle A s dilemma amid marriage eight years and a past suitor. He explains novelty and staged flirtation can trigger courtship memories, but long term romance rests on stable companionship and periodic surprises like flowers or a movie date.
The page reprints a New York Times piece on the Stockholm Peace Petition and its claimed signers. It questions US support and warns against Communist influence while discussing Salic Law and royal succession in Britain with reference to King George VI and Princess Elizabeth.
Bernard Baruch admits he is in the late afternoon of his life but declares the United States can lick any foe if plans hold, though he jokes about possibility of tomorrow morning. He emphasizes confidence in American resolve and strength despite age.
A front line report notes North Korean soldiers fight to the death as a tactical choice and as expendable manpower. It cites artillery barrages, lack of organized medical care for wounded, and minimal frontline aid, contrasting with American UN forces.
A British delegate on the Security Council accuses Akob Malik of using upside down language, a linguistic tactic the speaker says had been thought exclusive to Chinese delegates.
The article reviews Ireland's neutral wartime policy under Eamon de Valera, its later difficulty joining the United Nations, and statements by Irish officials arguing for Western alignment against communism. It notes sympathy shifts and calls for Ireland to join Western unity against the Communist threat.
Jakob Malik can speak both Russian and English fluently while other Security Council members reportedly cannot understand him.
The article explains that Britain's baby princess ranks third in line behind Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles, with Margaret next in line if George VI dies before Elizabeth. It notes Elizabeth's children do not inherit the throne until their mother ascends.
An offhand remark attributed to President Truman about using a whip on war chislers is reported to have spurred a spike in whip prices, illustrating public reaction to wartime rhetoric.
The article notes humans fear about atomic and hydrogen blasts affecting Earth, but a 5 000 year old meteor crater in northern Quebec proves the planet tolerates massive impacts. It dwarfs the El Diablo crater in Arizona and could weigh millions of tons, yet Earth’s orbit and rotation persist.
A contemplation of social nudges urges guests to take second helpings despite refusals and doctors orders. It then shifts to unreceived bills, exploring whether a missing invoice is a gift and how pride and manners shape payment or omission.
The column notes the unnamed royal baby of Philip Mountbatten and the Queen and ponders Prince Charles's future name for his sister. It discusses how children grow attached to a “baby name” and how families handle it as siblings mature and social norms shift.
A nostalgic column traces the Gibson name from Charles Dana Gibson’s iconic female ideal to mandolin era Gibson Boys and finally to today’s Gibson Super Martini. The piece playfully muses on old days simplicity and whimsy while noting diverse modern anecdotes and memories.
A joint appeal from the Federal Reserve Board the comptroller of the currency the FDIC the Home Loan Bank board and the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks asks banks and lending institutions to avoid loans that fuel inflation. The American Bankers Association had urged restraint and many bankers are following.
Dorothy Thompson reports rising European defense concerns as the Council of Europe stalls under ministers veto. Britain’s Robert Boothby warns no real progress toward supra national defense exists while East Europe, including Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany, expands armies and war industries amid looming Soviet threat.
Article argues Soviet defense buildup around the Baltic coast threatens Denmark Sweden and international shipping. It cites ships aircraft stations and new German port activities as evidence of a growing Soviet security ring from Petammo to Lubeck and notes a Russian legal claim on the Baltic akin to Mare Nostrum.
A reader disputes Dr J C Wright of Canterbury England who questions core church dogmas including the virgin birth He argues belief should not be revised and cites Revelation 22 18 19 to condemn altering scripture The letter defends the Bible and mocks Wright as a man who doubts the Word.
In Witt enberge in the Russian occupation zone a German audience laughed at a newsreel showing East Germany's Communist president Wilhelm Pieck with Russian officers. A prankster yelled hold on to your watch as darkness fell and the crowd reacted with laughter.
Bernard D. Jacoby, a retired Santa Monica worker, learned to print the Lord's Prayer in miniature on silver hearts. The craft began 46 years ago when a lumberjack challenged him to engrave the prayer on a dime, and he persisted until he could.
A theater joke mocking Russians and their taste for watches used a war era stereotype. Police checked the audience on exit but the performer slipped away, leaving security to pursue him.
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