Editorial on coal miners life and job conditions
The editorial argues for gradual government transition after the new Congress and highlights a piece by R W Gis linger about Joe Abel a coal miner at Orient No 1 mine in Franklin County. It defends miners wages up to 125 for a five day week and notes safety and pensions while stressing coal remains vital to the national economy.
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R. W. Gisinger
Joe Abel
Orient No. 1
Franklin County
Abel
Gisinger
Big City
Toe Abe
Daily
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Pictures Of Tax Form Girl In Bathing Suit
A seasonal image features a girl in a bathing suit posing with an income tax form filled out. The lighthearted scene blends summer imagery with civic duty, aiming to encourage filing and awareness of taxes.
Draft call authorizes 53000 men as Korea war widens
The February draft targets 53000 for conscription as Army needs rise while Navy Air Force and Marines rely on voluntary enlistments. Illinois must contribute 3900 men, with 19 year olds eligible. Rotation points for behind the lines in Korea will lengthen, and fighting and occupation duties sustain the defense perimeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Army
Ilinois
Selective Service
Korea
Germany
United Nations
Joe Stalin
Eisenhower
Colleges Come Under The Gun Probes Threaten Academic Freedom
The nation faces probes by Sen. Joseph McCarthy and Rep. Harold Velde into college investigative practices. Critics warn the moves could curb free discussion and label dissent as Communist think. The piece notes possible state bills targeting the University of Illinois and wraps with a New Year warning in which McCarthy targets Reds in Harvard and Chicago.
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Joseph McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Rep
Velde
Paul Broyles
Mt. Vernon
Adlai Stevenson
University of
Ilinois
McCarthy
Harvard
Crimson
University of Chicago Maroons
No clear story. reading notes on gifts and officials
A grandmother on the block received several books for Christmas but bought Mickey Spillane's latest caper herself. Farsighted Republican appointees seek advice from Democratic predecessors on how to keep a mink coat from turning into a teapot.
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Mickey Spillane
Partial Change Of Inauguration
The Eisenhower cabinet is in place and diplomats appointed as the President-elect plans an inspection trip to Korea. An advisory farm program group works while the old and new administrations mark time until January 20. Debates over shortening the wait for a new president surface amid world crisis concerns.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Dwight Fisenhower
Truman
Gen
United States
Congress
Scientists Develop Rust-Resistant Coffee Tree
Researchers unveil a rust resistant coffee tree but note it will take time to achieve desirable flavor in the new hybrid. The breakthrough promises disease resistance and a potential future for robust yields.
Truman Confident About History Footnotes Questioned
The Old Paragrapher jokes about history’s footnotes as President Harry S Truman asserts confidence in his place in history. The quip frames a playful contrast between public memory and personal legacy.
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Harry Truman
Miner Proud Of His Job
A newspaper piece highlights coal miners with pride in their work and dismisses the stereotype of oppressed, fearful laborers. It discusses the harsh realities of mining life while emphasizing skill, resilience, and the dignity of the occupation.
Truman to bid farewell at station before departing
After the inauguration of his successor President Truman will go to the railroad station to say goodbye to the service men who have trailed him for seven years and head for Independence.
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Truman
Secs
Totaling Woes and Safe Totals Adders Avert Distractions
The piece portrays how silence invites suspicion during adding tasks and warns that interruptions cause errors. It notes the temptation to explain, the urge to delay, and the tendency to recheck, advising use of an adding machine at work to ensure accuracy.
Poe letter notes modest income and housing plan in 1835
In a 1835 letter to his future mother in law Maria Clemm Poe describes Wad securing a small house on Church Hill with a garden for $5 monthly and White agreeing to raise his salary to $60 monthly while he would earn $15 weekly. he believes they could live in comfort with the current $4 weekly board.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Maria Clemm
Wad
Church Hill
White
Lincoln: A Picture Story of His Life by Stefan Lorant
Stefan Lorant, now a popular Civil War writer, has compiled Lincoln photos and text in Lincoln A Picture Story of His Life. Harper & Brothers published a 9 by 11 volume with 500 photographs and 100000 words for 6 dollars. The Barnwell portrait from Decatur is shown full page. Lorant’s background includes a Nazi camp and German translations of Lincoln speeches. Critics in Lincoln Country may doubt some assertions, but the pictorial record remains compelling and historically interesting.
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Stefan Lorant
Randall, Angle, Thomas & Pratt
United States
Harper & Brothers
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Barnwell
Decatur
Decatur Public Library
Lorant
Munich
Hitler
Peanut consumption falls behind income and population rise
A National Confectioners Association spokesman notes peanut use dropped 3.5 percent from 1940 to 1952 while income and population grew, pushing federal price supports to about 91 million dollars. Industry hints government support fuels the decline and consumer costs show up at the candy counter and vending machines.
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National Confectioners Association S. E
Worry Clinic Too Much Punishment By Dr Crane
A child Freddy G age 11 stole apples, faced a harsh sequence of punishments including theft restitution, a mock jail trip, a switch, and parental scolding. The essay argues punishments should be fair and proportional, not overdone, urging readers to seek Dr Crane for parenting tests.
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George W. Crane
Freddy G
Freddy
Dr. Crane
Taft Eisenhower Seek Harmony Amid Senate Leader Talk
After the GOP victory, Senator Robert Taft is jockeying for the Senate GOP leadership as President Eisenhower seeks unity. Eisenhower signals support through aides, while Taft previously condemned Durkin’s Labor Department appointment, delaying a potential clash as both sides avert a split.
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Robert A. Taft
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Taft
Martin P. Durkin
GOP
Rumor and Reflection: Berenson at War and Peace
Dorothy Thompson reviews Bernard Berenson’s wartime diary Rumor and Reflection noting his disinterested perspective amid 1941-1944 events. The New Englander in Florence, anti fascist and anti Nazi, avoids passion in judgment while predicting future shifts in Asia and defending the free world. He remains in Florence through danger, reading widely and tracing rumors to actual events. He questions America’s postwar posture and warns against militarized power masking flaws.
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Dorothy Thompson
Bernard Berenson
Florence
Berenson
New England
Italy
Municado
Japan
China
Asia
Free World
Questions of Freedom and World Mission in a Nuclear Age
The speaker ponders whether a free nation can stay free while pursuing a world mission through overwhelming force. He clashes American idealism with Russian aims and asks if Western peoples can defend themselves only by extending conflict globally. The text questions the late-stage drift Berenson warned about.
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U.N
Berenson
Final Stand Over Vincent Loyalty Case Sparks White House Clash
The Vincent loyalty case looms as a test of President Truman against McCarthyism with Secretary Acheson and counsel Murphy preparing the long record for court review. The issue pits Truman against demands to dismiss Vincent, a China policy diplomat, while Eisenhower and Dulles weigh their positions amid broader Bill of Rights and national security debates.
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John Carter Vincent
Dean Acheson
Charles $. Murphy
Truman
Court of Last Resort
Gen. Eisenhower
Vincent
China
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
U. S
Morocco
McCarthy
McCarran
Roosevelt
Gen. Marshall
Stettinius
Byrens
Acheson
Foreign Service
British MP Provokes Over Marriage to American Wife
A Conservative MP Sir Herbert Williams attacked a Labour colleague for marrying an American woman. The piece suggests without Jenny Jerome’s marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill there might be no Winston Churchill, shaping British leadership and history.
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House of Commons
Herbert Williams
Sir Herbert
Churchill
Sir Herbert Williams
Winston Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill
Jenny Jerome
New York
Lord Randolph
Britain
Appropriated But Not Spent in Defense Agencies
Editorial notes that unspent one year appropriations for defense agencies linger as carryovers while Congress contemplates curbing waste. Sen. Byrd advocates auditing these balances, and Rep. Taber pledges to back bills to cancel unused funds. REFERENCES to postwar cutbacks and rising carryover totals are discussed.
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Congress
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Rep. Taber
R-N.y
Appropriations Committee
New House
Army
Navy
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