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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
4
Dr George W Crane advises Lenore M an 18 year old to view life as a marathon not a dash. He urges goals 10 to 20 years ahead and dating broadly while building self improvement with tests for sweethearts.
President Truman makes clear he will not fire Secretary of State Dean Acheson, likening his stance to Lincoln Seward and urging national unity. GOP complaints accuse Acheson of flawed foreign policy. supporters argue his resistive policy strengthens allied resolve against Communism.
The piece notes public welfare as a major Illinois industry, while few politicians treat it as their business. It mentions red ink on Christmas greeting cards and the postman delivering peace and goodwill on his mail route.
A press dispatch from Seoul notes daily executions of political prisoners including women and children relatives of the condemned. The sentences followed hasty trials and reflect possible reprisal or security aims amid post liberation turmoil. United Nations intervention is urged to curb the practice.
An industrialist has been ordered by auditors to report January 1 for a fiscal examination, outlining the mandatory accounting review.
A columnist argues that gas or oil heat will improve only after the furnace is tuned to eject more ash. This adjustment is framed as necessary for sustained comfort through extended ice and snow periods.
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey assigns former lieutenant governor Joe Hanley a new post as special counsel to the state division of veterans affairs with a 16000 dollar annual salary upon Hanley’s December retirement. The job, created to honor a pledge following Hanley’s letter about the Senate race, is questioned as a reward for stepping aside.
The passage cites Dewey as a presidential candidate with strong governor credentials, notes the Hanley deal as a blemish, critiques Christmas season retail service, and references A B Chandler as baseball czar. It mentions wartime economic controls and hardship requests such as those from General Motors.
Thirty two American Rhodes scholars from 23 colleges and 26 states were named from over 400 applicants. They will study at Oxford for two years starting in October, receiving 400 pounds per year. The selection emphasizes intellect character and personality with a hope for public service and Anglo American cooperation.
A playful column riffs on square dance popularity and brief political barbs. It cites time pressures from defense leaders and the president, praises homemade Christmas cards, questions New York state abolishing a Red fraternity, and ends with a nudge toward limiting needs as the next swimming season looms.
A December 2 1950 Editor & Publisher ad from Pegler and the People credits Westbrook Pegler with Republican victories in key states Pennsylvania Illinois Connecticut and most others. The piece praises Pegler for taking a firm ground and foresees a knockdown light with Fulton Lewis Jr as challenger. The column ends with a note about a poet who has not wrought as many meanings as readers.
Senator Anderson of New Mexico seeks federal regulation of rainmaking, turning practical science into nationwide policy. The measure follows successful cloud seeding for New York City's reservoirs and aims to avert water shortages as western desert regions push for oversight.
David V. Felts notes H V Kaltenborn’s Fifty Fabulous Years stirs nostalgia in the White House Blair House. Truman thanks Kaltenborn for an inscribed copy and muses on The Spring Maid and other early 1900s shows. A playful nudge favorite Springmaid ads in Lancaster SC are mentioned as possible revival inspiration.
A Miscellany note in The Manchester Guardian traces the Lancashire sayingAs queer as Dicks hatband to Richard Cromwell son of the Lord Protector The piece cites Phrase and Fable to show the hatbands danger and the crown’s burden The article recalls the phrases As fine as Dicks hatband and As tight as Dicks hatband and quotes a family quip about it being so tight it busted
A family decorates a tree with a taped angel and plans for gifts. A Divine worship service echoes Sir Gilbert Murray’s Euripides lectures at Harvard, enjoyed by Cambridge women. Holiday Magazine’s January issue features Atlanta, Bobby Jones, Scarlett O Hara, and Hot Springs baths. Cozy Culture Club prepares for Santa's outfit upgrade and fund gifts to Barrett Lincoln Collection.
A narrator jokes about Mr Billopp coaching reluctant cast members to memorize their parts for a Christmas pageant. The process disrupts family life as actors mumble, rehearse in odd places, and ignore daily duties until the show finally succeeds and the households suffer.
Editorial notes Formosa blocks U N efforts to secure a ceasefire between the United States and Communist China. It recalls Cairo and Potsdam agreements restoring Formosa to China, and Truman's 1950 pledge to defend the island. The piece argues neither side will yield without concede clear terms.
Surgeons at the University of California School of Medicine will loan blood vessels from a new bank to be located in the hospital. The system aims to improve transfusion availability and save lives by providing readily available grafts for critical procedures.
The piece revisits the innkeeper of Bethlehem from Luke and traces legendary depictions from Sholem Asch and Ouster. It contrasts grim portraits of a harsh, money-minded host with kinder depictions showing tentative hospitality toward Mary and Joseph and the infant Jesus.
The account references Fulton Oursler and his work The Greatest Story Ever Told. It notes his descriptive approach to the crowded scenes in the narrative and the method by which he details events and settings.
Henry Van Dyke’s retelling of Bethlehem highlights Elizabeth hosting Mary and Joseph in a dry grotto stable amid crowded inns. A Boston Authors club reading reprints a poem titled The Inn That Missed Its Chance, exploring the innkeeper who failed to recognize the newborn Messiah.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr with the United Nations delegation at Lake Success warns against commitments or obligations the U S cannot back with power. He says the United States talks too much and too big, inviting Soviet mockery of quoted statements.
Senator Lodge argues that UN friends near Soviet forces fear loud or constant remarks from distant leaders. He credits America's deterrent air power and democratic values as strengths, while urging aggressive rearming and revival of ties with former enemies to bolster Europe's resolve.
The piece notes Senator Lodge did not vote against Dean Acheson and could not feign strong opposition to Taft and Millikin who supported the anti-Acheson move. It frames Lodge as representative of Republican opinion allied with Governor Dewey, urging a measured approach in foreign policy and warning about Soviet power and the Ruhr region. He argues for balanced action, not all-in or all-out, and that America should do what it can.
Bennett Cerf reports two bitter rivals in a St Louis Post Dispatch scene in a portable dressing room. They sip tea while technicians set up scenery for a new sequence. A photo of a woman about 30 with a plump infant is shown as she giggles about aged appearance.
A Dorset shire song known as A Yeoman's Carol emphasizes humility over pomp. It contrasts a palace with an oxs stall and applies the moral to the nativity, reflecting on the first lessons of a new faith and the steadfastness of Christian humility.
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