Rural Distrust Between City and Farm in Oregon
A city senator in Oregon reflects on rural distrust toward urban power, reapportionment battles, and how city and countryside must cooperate. He notes shifting urban representation, funding disparities, and the need mutual understanding to solve national problems.
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Salem
Ore
United States
Oregon
Capitol
Senate
Portland
Washington
Harlem
South
Agricultural College
Logical Proof of God by Dr George Crane
A magazine editor recalls a banquet conversation with Dr George W Crane on belief in God. Crane argues human experience showing synchronized universal order implies a divine creator and cites church founded institutions as evidence. He urges action in local churches and provides a reply address for a fuller column.
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Dr. Crane
Earth
God
Jesus
C.Y.O
Y.M.C.A
W.C.A
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Asia
Africa
Abraham Lincoln
Un-American Riots at Peekskill Stir Debate on Subversives
The Peekskill melee over Paul Robeson's planned Harlem Civil Rights Congress benefit drew anti Red protests by veterans that escalated into a clash injuring many. Police dispersed the scene as Robeson did not appear, amid calls for restraint and accountability. The piece also notes postwar defense cuts and calls for careful budgeting.
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Paul Robeson
Frank Espousal
Soviet Russia
Peekskill
New York
Harlem
Civil Rights Congress
U. S. Department of Justice
Robeson
Adolf Hitler
Aerial Spraying Administered by Commercial Concern
A brief note suggests a commercial firm will administer aerial spraying prompting speculation that the pilot acts as administrator. The piece also ponders unclarity of French forest fires vs schoolbook images of peasant fire prevention and cites John Maragon’s approximate five percent answer rate to Senate committee questions.
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Senate
John Maragon
Congress in recess as members take junkets abroad
The House recesses until September 21 without Senate consent as many members depart Washington. A judiciary subcommittee sails to England to study population trends while commerce and armed services groups plan tours to Europe and the Latin American region. Congressmen justify trips as useful oversight though junketing and taxpayer costs are acknowledged.
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House
Senate
Achington
England
Commerce Committee
France
Norway
Sweden
Armed Services
Europe
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Panama
Japan
General MacArthur
Washington
Dictionary Aide Says Big Word Has Narrow Meaning
An aide notes that a large dictionary defines aid as help yet recognizes exceptions where the term may carry broader nuance. The comment underscores debate over precise usage and semantic boundaries in lexicography.
Australia Needs Dollars headline profile
The piece notes a headline about Australia and quotes a witty aside from a young office woman. It highlights Guy G. Gabrielson as the new head of the Republican National Committee and mentions how friends nickname him G. G.G. or G's.
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Australia
Guy G. Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
G. G.G
G’s
Defense budget cuts in Congress reduce wartime programs
Last week Congress cut billions from appropriations across both houses. Reductions hit defense and long range programs including the Marshall Plan and arms aid to Europe. President Truman warned budget costs reflect war costs and future readiness.
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Congress
Europe
Truman
80Th Congress
Gabrielson Takes Over RNC Oversees Costly Overlaps
Gabrielson assumes the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee and finds overlapping activities that raise costs, create waste, and hinder effective action, signaling a need for tighter management and efficiency.
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Republican National Committee
Gabrielson
Hoover Committee
General Vaughan May Turn Out to Be Truman Lemon Aide
A quirky remark suggests General Vaughan could serve as a political ally to President Truman. The colorful line frames a theatrical glimpse of postwar power dynamics with a dash of humor and speculation.
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Vaughan
President Truman
Loyalty and Loyalties Clash In Wallgren Nomination
Senate armed services committee votes 7 to 6 to table President Truman’s nomination of Mon Wallgren for chairman of the National Security Resources board. He remains on the payroll as a special adviser, with a May withdrawal possible and a lingering push for a recess appointment.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Mon Wallgren
Washington
National Security Resources Board
Wallgren
State Department
John R. Steelman
Senate
Congress
Garsson brothers secure wartime contracts without president aide memos
The Garsson boys reportedly landed profitable wartime contracts without relying on pencil memorandums from the office of the President's military aide, highlighting a notable procurement approach.
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Garsson
Ghostwritten Public Papers Add Weight to State Rhetoric
Critics note that while many accept official statements as factual, the content is often prepared by ghostwriters rather than the statesmen themselves, raising questions about authorship and accountability in public discourse.
Dutch Housewife Athletes Challenging Limits Across The Channel
A column notes Dutch housewives like Mrs Willieroes Van Rijsel failing to swim the English Channel by two miles, contrasting with Olympic heroics of Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen and a Dutch tennis player described as a Dutch housewife. The piece playful ly links domestic virtue with athletic prowess.
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Willieroes van Rijsel
van Rijsel
Dover
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Mama
Mrs Perle Meste Named Ambassador to Luxemburg
Mrs. Perle Meste sailed for Luxemburg as new ambassador, choosing a modest state room on the S S America rather than chartering the vessel for a grand crossing. The writer muses about a Ontario lake vacation and fish always biting elsewhere.
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Perle Meste
Luxemburg
S. S. America
Ontario
Pearls in Vinegar and Public Obligation Witty Quote
Former Sen. Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona still in Washington offered a sharp line on ethics during a discussion of the Senate investigation of 5 percenters and the deep freezer affair. He said a public man who accepts a gift dissolves the pearl of his independence in the vinegar of his obligation.
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New York World-Telegram
Henry Fountain Ashurst
Arizona
U. S. Senate
Sen
Ashust
Washington
Senate
High Stakes NY Senate Fight Ties Religion to Campaign
In New York the Catholic Cardinal Spellman case tests a possible Lehman bid to fill the Wagner seat this fall. Lehman seeks Catholic layman support protection for any intra party revolt while Dulles is urged by Republicans to run, linking Protestant faith with foreign policy influence.
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New York
Cardinal Spellman
Roosevelt
United States
Lehman
Robert F. Wagner
O’dwyer
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Dulles
Senator Dulles
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
America
St. Andrew's Seminary
District of Columbia
U S Navy Mediterranean Fleet Profiles as Permanent Force
Admiral Richard L. Connolly heads the Sixth Task Fleet stationed in the Mediterranean with about 20 ships and 12 000 sailors. The force aims to demonstrate U S interests, support Allied governance, and aid in evacuation if needed while maintaining cordial ties with Greek and Turkish authorities.
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Mediterranean
Trieste
Sherman the diplomat sails thrice hailed by Athens crowds
Sherman visits Greek Orthodox Anglican and Roman Catholic services in one Sunday in Athens. He welcomes the public aboard American ships with large crowds. Thanksgiving dinners fed about 1000 children aboard fleet ships. His cabin guest book includes Edward Duke of Windsor. The Greek royal family signs appear with their children. Windsor spends three hours touring the ships.
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Sherman
Athens
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Greece
Windsor
Sherman Represents Mediterranean World in War and Peace
Sherman blends with the Mediterranean world, speaking of its history and politics. He served in World War I and has studied the region ever since, with crews training in maneuvers and rapid cargo transfers aboard ships. Marines practiced landings on Malta and Crete under British approval and Greek government arrangements.
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Sherman
Ing
Malta
Crete
Sherman Nearto Four-Month Ship and Crew Rotation
Except for Sherman's immediate staff the entire complement of ships and men is replaced about every four months. Tens of thousands of navy men have now served in the Mediterranean. Sherman tries to make it interesting for them, giving them time to visit places of interest and providing them with brief mimeographed descriptive articles. One of my jobs is to run a kind.
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Forrest Sherman
Shermaan
Sherman
Mediterranean
Potato Pancakes and Garden Relish Recipe And Reflections
A reader shares potato pancakes served with buttered green beans and creamed carrots, plus Last of the Garden Relish recipe with many vegetables and spices. The column then shifts to a personal note about misplacing clothes at the cleaners, aging memory, and staying cheerful amid daily tasks.
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Cleaners
Carol
Sailors Tour Through North Africa to the French Riviera
The account follows sailors on a clockwise or counterclockwise tour starting in North Africa and ending in Nice France. They travel to Turkey and along the north coast with Venice and Paris on the radar. Sherman reports the visit brings widespread welcome and French Riviera spending about 1.75 million dollars yearly.
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North Africa
Turkey
Nice
France
French Riviera
Sherman
Paris
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