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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1949
Page
4
Dr George W Crane discusses loneliness among unmarried adults, noting lack of love as a primary cause of unhappiness. He cites Constance F a 39 year old single woman crying over absence of friends and family appreciation, and argues for a scientific dating bureau to match eligible individuals.
Chairman Doughton of the House ways and means committee says there is no prospect for reducing wartime excise taxes in the current year. He and Republican leader Joe Martin note that tax revenue is needed and that any repeal would require higher taxes elsewhere. Former President Hoover's birthday address is cited on posterity.
Dispatches featuring Eisenhower Bradley Marshall Feldman Waitt and Vaughan create a heavy stream of general news. The piece outlines the busy editorial room as editors decide how to cover military leaders and strategic moves.
While flying from Miami to Washington President Truman reads a pamphlet titled How to Break Into Politics. He notes the book is a good read but jokes he may break out by breaking in again, as parties influence even presidents to stay in office for more terms and to support party ticket success.
A reader quips about the lingering fund from doctors who each paid $25, noting the claim that the socialized medicine threat has subsided for another Congress session. The aside hints at ongoing medical funding debates.
Government investigators expose several nostrums sold as radio active cures as fakes. Officials emphasize the products are harmless but misleadingly marketed to the public.
The piece traces DDT from wartime military use to civilian adoption as a standard insecticide. It notes aerial spraying and local combat in city alleys during polio outbreaks, and reports scientists finding surprising insect resistance in some fly strains.
The report notes flies exposed to DDT develop increasing resistance that is passed to offspring. In contrast, a human smoker’s tolerance to nicotine does not pass to children. The piece also remarks on rapid fly population growth and a political aside about deep freezers and Tee Dome.
A reader suggests that when the State Department drafts a White Paper on China it should engage Pearl Buck to craft a compelling manuscript, noting Buck’s literary insight could enrich policy writing.
A three year old congressional pension plan lists 47 former senators and representatives receiving annual amounts from 592 to 7040 dollars. Total payments exceed 150000 dollars each year with an average of 3131 dollars. Names remain protected though notables include Robert Wagner and Andrew May. May, convicted in 1947 for bribes, remains free on bail during appeal. The program aims to provide security in retirement and reduce post service influence.
A headline notes temperatures are returning to normal and contrasts with earlier beliefs that weather came from Canada. The piece also mentions real estate taxes use a multiplier while personal property assessments add a fixed sum to automobile valuations.
A lighthearted British commentary refers to Princes Elizabeth's newborn as Good Old Charlie, signaling a humorous take on royal baby chatter in public discourse.
A guide advises men to keep a linen suit clean and wrinkle free for summer receptions. Avoid sitting with bulky pockets and limit contact with grease or ink. Prevent overheating and shrinkage plus careful washing to preserve freshness and appearance. Christopher Billopp.
The United States buys 40 percent less butter than 20 years ago while dairy consumption shifts. Wisconsin farmers benefit as milk separation on farms declines from over half to about a fifth, and overall fluid milk cheese evaporated milk ice cream consumption rises.
The Library of Congress abandons the Bollingen prize in poetry after controversy over Ezra Pound winner for 1948. Indicted for treason, Pound's Cantos faced harsh scrutiny for language and content. Congressional inquiry followed, prompting the withdrawal amid public debate.
A glossary style entry describes oilfield equipment and terms including bull wheel bull rope bull pump calk wheel casing dog casing spider cathead crowfoot bar dog house fish tail bit grasshopper mouse trap mud hog pig rat hole rock hounds skunks wildcat yellow dog and related devices and terms used in drilling and well operations.
A Raymond Moley column argues that government funded health care may increase demand for medical care and raise costs. It cites The London Economist on benefititis and scrimshanking, noting rising sickness absenteeism in royal ordnance factories and mines after higher benefits, with two opposing effects.
Dorothy Thompson argues at an international science conference that humanity risks self destruction if scientists are blamed for war outcomes. She questions whether scientists are more moral than others and notes the persistence of ideological hatred despite cross border contact among scientists. The piece critiques the idea that more science solves resource and moral crises.
A commentary argues free or cheap medical care can boost public health but warns against state systems that reward feigned illness. It notes rising doctor visits in Washington after government involvement and urges expensive incentives to deter malingering while keeping care ample and accessible.
The passage argues German medical scientists did not protest vivisection nor risk execution for refusal. It claims scientists avoided moral responsibility, contrasting science with philosophy and religion, and says science today exalts technique over meaning, likening it to a godlike technocratic mindset without a crucified Savior.
A critic argues that scientists deserve scrutiny and that a public discussion on science’s morality would benefit humanity. He urges a meeting to challenge scientists and remind all that they are fellow members of humanity.
Olympic skating champion Barbara Ann Scott, visiting Hollywood, enjoys sunshine and water and contemplates a movie career. She stays in a $35 hotel suite and explores studio introductions as agents arrange meetings for potential film work. She admires Sonja Heine pictures and imagines living in a make believe world.
A daily routine narrative details rushed morning prep for market and groceries, bargain watermelons, socks for Boy, and home chores. After lunch a planned casserole and muffins, then thoughts of going out. The author juggles kids, tasks, and last minute fixes while planning their evening escape.
The interview notes an actress preferring stories with stronger narrative emphasis over skating in roles. She mentions possible co starring with U. S S skating champion Dick Button in Hans Brinker for Walt Disney, but doubts his participation as his family urges Harvard completion.
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