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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1949
Page
4
Dr George W Crane argues young couples should receive down payments for small homes to start independent households. The piece cites Kenneth T 26 earning 50 weekly paying 65 rent for a two room flat and urges parental support to fund a 2500 down payment plus incentives for future grandchildren.
In looking back over decades, the writer concedes temper holds, lists of resolutions shrink with age, and practical goals replace lofty vows. For 1950, she plans better meal planning and tidier closets, tempered by common sense, and vows to start each day anew. She muses on 50 years of progress and the coming century with cautious optimism.
Two Republican lawmakers Wayne Morse of Oregon and Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska split on using Taft Hartley powers to fix the coal mine dispute with John L. Lewis. Morse warns emergency powers require actual or threatened strikes while Wherry urges invoking the law to restore a five day work week.
A quip argues it is acceptable to adjust theories like gravity but warns against repealing fundamental laws before practical stakes anchor humanity to Earth. The remark mocks scientific reformers while noting the need for stable foundations.
The speaker urges continued challenge to being excluded from the top ten lists of the first half of the century, insisting the half-century lasts until December 1, 1950. The call emphasizes persistence in seeking recognition during the upcoming months.
A London paper reports George V considered abdication after a clash with Prime Minister Lloyd George. The king was said to be swayed back from the step by Queen Mary, the man’s confidante and supporter.
A man fearing he would be deemed sub normal borrows $75 from a short loan company to repay in January. The episode highlights worries about finances at year end and small loan reliance.
Henry Ford II gave the newlywed Gables a convertible as a wedding present. The story ponders how much brighter the gesture would have seemed if the gift had gone to a first time married couple aiming to own a car.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg returns to Washington despite almost continuous pain after a six hour operation on a left lung lesion. He pushes through illness to defend bipartisan foreign policy, hoping rest and calm would help, while doctors caution rest. His struggle underscores his place in shaping America’s diplomatic stance.
Senate leader Scott Lucas pledged early in the new session that the oleomargarine bill would be first up. The measure to repeal discriminatory federal taxes on margarine awaits a vote amid pressure from butter stocks, cotton interests, and consumer petitions as Congress returns to Washington.
The article notes farmers claim severe hardship despite government data showing prosperity. It contrasts urban favorites like The Sidewalks of New York with the sentiment that water is missed when the well runs dry, highlighting economic strain among farmers.
Governor Dewey says he will not seek the Presidency in 1952 1956 or 1960 and hints the New York governor expects a switch to a seven year presidential term soon.
Movie star Clark Gable and his bride arrived in Hawaii aboard the Lurline from San Francisco to a massive public welcome. Women crowded the pier as Gable stood at the rail tossing leis and kisses, while the couple’s presence sparked cheers and sighs from spectators. Hawaii’s statehood mood noted amid fanfare.
The St Louis Globe Democrat ribs a Christmas spam tactic urging gift subscriptions for 1950. It mocks the pushy inserts that force readers to buy for multiple people with escalating prices and awkward presentation.
A reflective column on using reference works during exams, memory limits, and locating information. The piece notes an Ohio State professor’s view that students should be permitted to use texts in examinations, and it recalls personal experience with a book-assisted test and the value of knowing how to find knowledge. It also touches on language, nostalgia, and a quip about Senator Lucas.
A humorous piece describes the ideal parking space as free of buses and heavy traffic, large enough for any car, near the destination, with no red curbs, no no parking signs, no impound rules, and not reserved for officials. It ends by noting such a perfect space would never be used because someone else would take it first.
The late Rev. Peter Marshall book Mr. Jones Meet the Master sold 60 000 copies in its first week joining 13 religious titles already on the best seller list. The market shows a strong religious trend, nearly 250 years since such a high share of best sellers was religious in character.
The tract by Rev. Michael Wigglesworth framed the Day of Judgment with grim protestant imagery. It extolled predestination and depicted Damnation for newborns and many others, influencing early American literary culture and religious imagination.
Dorothy Thompson argues that the turn of the century myth obscures real policy choices. She critiques U S foreign policy delays and calls for a coherent Germany strategy addressing boundaries, German Communist forces, and the aim of eventual re unification or partition with clear withdrawal guarantees and defense plans.
A speaker argues that without clear answers to key questions there can be no policy toward Germany. He dismisses West Germany as an artificial construct created by military action and asserts the German people are not divided by the Elbe any more than Americans by the Mississippi.
The speaker notes that Russians have asked and answered their own questions and urges action to trigger a turn at the half century mark, implying momentum toward a historical shift.
A historical overview traces three centuries of religious best sellers from Baxter and Russell through the rise of Puritanism, the age of reason, and the 19th century New England boom. It notes Ben Hur and In His Steps as later influence, piracy scandals, and later wartime cynicism with Papini and Barton shaping postwar sales.
The year 1925 saw Jesus the main figure outsell all other titles as the top seller while Sinclair Lewis stirred controversy with Elmer Gantry in 1927. The public reception showed a clash between spiritual themes and sharp social critique during the era.
The 1930s mood drove a rise in religious reading led by Lloyd C. Douglas and Sholem Asch, with Dickens’ Life of Our Lord reissued. The trend echoes the zeal of early New England theology, as seen in a notable public opinion poll and bestseller list.
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