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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
8
CASE X-218 features Parker M an atheist who opposes Dr Crane's Sunday school guidance. The piece argues religion reveals human best behavior in church and Sunday school, urging parents to expose children to that environment at least weekly to foster control of actions and uplifted morality.
The count of recognized colleges and universities rose by 80 last year with 70 more expected by end of 1950, reaching 1 808 institutions and about 2 1/2 million students. Enrollment may reach three million within ten years, reflecting postwar growth and broader curricula.
The note describes a looming dust bowl in the Southwest and mentions midget auto races invading the region. It contrasts sensational Hollywood portrayals of the Orient with a stance that denies such depictions, preferring travelogues.
A Chicago man has taught his dog to retrieve golf balls and muses that if the animal could also putt, he would have a real golf standout.
The piece traces how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s grandchildren carry diverse surnames as marriages shift, noting Curtis Dall Jr may adopt Roosevelt, and daughters adopt husbands’ names. It notes Eleanor Roosevelt remains a Roosevelt by birth and marriage, linking to Theodore Roosevelt’s niece.
President Truman urges integration of American forces with Western Europe and hints at practical rebuilds. In England renewed gas rationing relief brings sounds of restored travel. A New York scrubwoman presents an art exhibit showing washed works, validating suspicions that some paintings appear cleaned with a mop.
The Dionne quintuplets aged sixteen live largely out of public view in Callander Ontario. Once a global tourist draw the sisters Cecile Emilie Marie Yvonne and Anette now avoid press photographers as their father governs family life and publicity has faded from the scene.
A political column notes Truman’s West Coast swing drew crowds unseen since McKinley era. It recalls McKinley’s porch campaigns, Hanna’s role, and Republican branding while poking at modern campaigns and figures like Everett McKinley Dirksen.
Britain hesitates over pooling coal and steel with Belgium Luxembourg Italy the Netherlands West Germany and France while seeking details on governance funding and regional balance. A unified approach could boost production costs and European markets, yet Britain fears continental consolidation may threaten island interests.
A letter to Justice William O. Douglas mocked his Father of the Year selection and urged an appeal while outlining other fathers and cases. followed by musings on New York life, strikes at Oak Ridge plants, and generic ribbing about daily life and transportation, all in a newspaper humor tone.
Poetic critique of shrinking nuclear weapons to pocket size and spreading fear. It argues even tiny bombs threaten global safety as reckless individuals may mishandle them, risking a catastrophic, collective explosion. The piece warns against complacent hopes for safer, smaller warheads.
A battered shaft of Scottish graphite marks Zeebrugge memorial site where British sailors attacked the Zeebrugge mole in 1918. Tourists hear two World War I stories and calls to restore the monument near the mile-long pier entrance.
The article argues Lie has no plan to end the Cold War and cites U.N. seating of the Chinese Communists as limited. It notes Western hopes from Lie’s Moscow trip may inflate expectations while U.N. and State Department officials warn real shifts depend on Kremlin actions.
The Zeebrugge raid is recalled with the sinking of two cement laden craft in the canal near Bruges seven miles inland and the removal of the St George statue from its pedestal for wartime melting. Belgians carved a harbor map near the area showing the storming pier and canal lock.
An early note records 1949 as a record year for the petroleum industry with a large number of wildcat wells, signaling a high level of exploration activity despite financial risk.
A survey of California political figures and races through 1948 notes Roosevelt’s maneuvering with Democratic factions and his ties to Eisenhower. It highlights Warren and Downey successors, Helen Gahagan Douglas challenging Nixon, cross filings for Senate, and Hollywood’s influence on the race through Will Rogers Jr. and others.
The piece argues that the business community shows signs of resurgence after the 1930s downturn. It notes leaders like Roosevelt framed businessmen as scapegoats, while workers and labor leaders amplified the blame. It describes businessmen retreating from public life and focus on production amid political defeats.
Business leaders and advisers urge direct appeals to the public. The steel industry shows growing effectiveness in defending its case against government inquiry. Key figures like Benjamin Fairless and Charles White gain prominence while administration spokesmen prepare to respond to a more fact driven public.
Industry leaders from insurance and oil warn that government spending fuels inflation and harms all sectors. The new appeal seeks rank and file support to mobilize citizens through business, doctors, and professionals to oppose what they call demagogues in Congress. A Pepper defeat is cited as a turning point.
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