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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
4
The Coal Emergency Retail coal dealers urged President Truman to recognize the coal industry crisis as an emergency and take immediate action. Retail coal buyers face rising, unstable prices as mines cut weeks and a possible post year shutdown looms.
College alumni recalling past dares scoff at a Ohio State student who won 25 by eating 100 jumbo shrimp boiled cleaned and served chilled with sauce. They note students once swallowed live creatures as bold feats and hope the trend may progress from guppy to bluegill in time.
Dr George W Crane advises parents to balance gifted students like Janice V a 10 year old with top grades and high IQ by pursuing horse sense practical skills this summer rather than advancing academically. He suggests swimming dancing hiking bird study and social activity to prevent future social and psychological issues.
Washington reports Labor ties General Eisenhower to the security issue after his attacks on the illusion called security. Labor claims Eisenhower enjoys personal security at public expense and warns Taft supporters may shift. Truman is said to consider Ike a likely 1952 presidential rival and plans to respond soon.
The Justice department pursues a civil suit to break up the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. amid a long quarrel with four federal courts over alleged persistent restraints on trade. The case follows a 1945 criminal trial that fined the company and now targets divestitures, separate divisions, and the dissolution of the Atlantic Commission Co. Authorities argue the conduct violated the Sherman Act while A P contends the suit threatens lower prices and business efficiency. The company notes it handles about 6.4 percent of U S food sales and cites numerous independent chains expanding since 1933. The civil action, filed in New York in September, asks for restraints to prevent further violations and to split the parent company from its subsidiaries. Public reaction shows substantial letters to company and department offices. The outcome hinges on proven intent and ongoing impact on the national economy.
A December column reflects on holiday preparations and the idea of a 40 hour week for housewives. The author praises motherhood, celebrates nonmonetary rewards, and notes Christmas shopping chaos, procrastination, and family affection shaping the busy season.
A jealous husband is briefly swayed by the newspaper headline Victor Mature Is Suspended before turning the page. The piece also notes Frankie Costello denying Bible selling, and reflects on modest living costs and no income tax 50 years ago, implying Grandpa’s era had stricter limits.
The piece derides Senate investigators for failing to uncover who sparked price rises, who profited, or how to curb future spikes. It condemns their vague witnesses and unresolved claims, noting they achieved little beyond sensational headlines and personal publicity while coffee prices halted their ascent.
The Old Paragrapher turns on the radio tentatively fearfully knowing he will turn the dial once too often and hear a festive Fa la la refrain.
New York radio comedians mock television and small-town irrelevance by weighing in on the city’s water crisis, highlighting how local humor shifts with urban issues and media attention.
Reporters and sentimentalists speculate how old the Duke of Windsor would be, given King George VI’s 54 years, pondering the line of royal ages and timelines.
Oscar R. Ewing travels to Britain to study the NHS as he promotes compulsory national health insurance. The Fellowship for Freedom in Medicine counters, accusing U S critics of funding British links to the plan.
Finland made another regular payment of 264 422 dollars toward its wartime debt to the United States. The note humorously suggests the amount was handled by a Treasury office boy. The piece also jokes about readers who skip sports pages and wonders if the Official Football Guide is on the Great Books list, while joking about a misread label reading Rush on atomic materials.
On King George VI s fifty fourth birthday observers in London whisper a possible return of the Duke of Windsor and Duchess to England as royal family members. The text weighs the former king s popularity, Elizabeth s status, and the family s moral stance in wartime Britain.
Governor Adlai Stevenson said state payrolls under his control averaged 679 fewer names from July to October than in 1949. Payroll expense rose 6.7 percent despite a 10 percent rise in salaries. He plans monthly payroll analyses. He defended job removals while noting additions at welfare institutions and teachers colleges amid understaffing and high enrollments.
The Charles Gilpin Players of Cleveland, formerly the Karamu Players, gain a new half million dollar theater after 25 years of working from barns and storerooms. The troupe named after actor Charles Gilpin in 1923 valued his $25 gift and inspired a lasting tribute to his encouragement. The piece reflects on theater, dates, and recollections from college memories and civic clubs.
A discussive passage by Christopher Billopp defines child labor as work a child offers little care to perform promptly driven by absorbing distractions like television or radio. The text highlights delays protests hesitations and preference for doing the task later or in a non-ideal manner.
Older citizens recall the line I'm from Missouri shifting from a claim of skepticism to a remark about being on the federal payroll. The Soux City Journal Tribune notes this linguistic change reflecting broader attitudes toward government.
In 1942 Roosevelt listed a bad debt deduction of 196000 dollars on his income tax return. Records show Elliott repaid 4000 dollars of the loan but Hartford refused further payment citing lack of collateral. The IRS allowed Hartford’s claim and later Hartford said he sent the money after a phone call from the late President Roosevelt seeking help for Elliott.
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