Worry Clinic: Dr Crane Praises Salesmen as Civilization Spark
Dr George W Crane argues salesman is sparkplug of civilization. Hobart K 36, sales manager for a vacuum company, discusses recruiting new men and the costly training of sales staff. He cites that salesmen propelled modern living with autos radios vacuums lights and even aided wartime production and supply.
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George W. Crane
Hobart K
Aienn Frank
Edison
Ford
Marconi
Wright Brothers
America
Balkans
West Germany seeks federal police amid Allied unease
The West German chancellor Adenauer calls for a federal police force of up to 25 000 supervised by Bonn to bolster prestige and security. Allies warn it could spark a German army and risk Soviet propaganda while East Germany already hosts a 50 000 strong Nazi type force under Russia.
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Germany
Ronald Adenauer
West Germany
Bonn
Adenauer
East Germany
Russia
West Germany Eyes 25 000 Police Force Amid Allied Fears
West Germany seeks a 25 000 strong police force while Allied authorities worry about potential overreach and a shift toward aggressive policing on a national scale.
Hillbilly Star Earns Big Pay as Travel Boom Grows
A celebrity from rural roots earns about $100000 yearly amid a travel surge. Some California interstate buses now feature televisions for passengers on long trips. The Chamber of Commerce touts local scenery while an abandoned gold mine near Phoenix Arizona goes up for sale, pitched as a potential use for razor blade disposal.
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California
Chamber of Commerce
Magnetic clutch idea intrigues engineers as film history reveals
Electrical engineers have developed a magnetic clutch but Hollywood reportedly used a similar concept earlier. The note suggests the cinema industry may have embodied such technology in prior productions, foreshadowing crossovers between science and storytelling.
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Hollywood
Newsreels used as ideological tools in Cold War era
A UNESCO study finds state influence shapes newsreels in Czechoslovakia and other nations, while U S five major newsreel companies provide factual reports to over 50 countries. The piece notes editors and producers can subtly steer viewer perception and argues American reels serve as reliable, unbiased reporters amid political tension.
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United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Czechoslovakia
Unesco
Ones
Brazil
Turkey
United State
United States
Nine hundred voting machines for Cook county costly
A ward-heeler claims he can buy votes for less than the million plus cost of nine hundred Cook county voting machines. A horse player bets by pencil list, likely carries a fork for parlays. Mosquitoes blur vacation pictures, and France previews television by Channel No. 5 with odorous programs.
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Cook County
France
Channel No
Americans fear loss of reading habit at 50th convention
The American Booksellers Association met in New York for its 50th annual convention and warned that television encroachment erodes reading among Americans. Speakers cited light fiction and children's books as hardest hit as home recreation shifts to TV.
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New York
The Sickle and the Garden Faith of Mr Billopp
A reflective piece on a man with a sickle shaping a garden, emphasizing restraint and folly. The narrator contrasts measured work with reckless cutting, noting warnings ignored and plants damaged in a long afternoon of overzealous pruning.
Browning Gondola Finds New Resting Place in Museum
The famed Barretts of Wimble Street gondola, once owned by poet Robert Browning and used by his gondolier, will be housed at the Mariners Museum in Newport News Virginia. It spent years in a Long Island barn and was willed to East Hampton library before being moved to the museum, drawing mixed local interest.
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New York World-Telegram
Sun
Robert Browning
Eliza Barrett
Venice
Mariners Museum
Newport News
Long Island
Browning
East Hampton
L. IL
Thomas
Hook Pond
Center Village
Ladies Village Improvement Society
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Grandma builds own dream house at 84 in Nyack
Grandma Taylor an 84 year old former teacher in Nyack New York built a one room 15 by 20 foot bungalow on an acre of ground. She spent about 500 dollars on materials and 100 on bus fares to the site. She frames, pours concrete, nails bricks and tacks tar paper while living with her son. The project may take longer but she expects a pretty finish with brown and green shingles.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grandma Taylor
Gil
Aylor
Nyack
N. Y
Brook
United Press
Grandma
Odd Dish Florida political menus feature peppers smothered in onions
Joseph Ray notes in the Daily Bulletin of Blackfoot Idaho that Florida political menus include peppers smothered in onions as a dish.
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Florida
Joseph Ray
Daily Bulletin
Blackfoot
Idaho
Schools Teach Safe Driving Spread Amid Caution
The piece notes New York graduates 64 teachers to instruct high school students in safe driving and urges caution among educators with autos. It emphasizes responsible behavior, speed limits, and citizenship, warning against unsafe acts and media sensationalism.
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America
New York
Elmer
Picnic Ant Teaches Gentleness At The Picnic
A Des Moines Register piece highlights ants at picnics as ancient, organized insects. It notes their three castes, mating flights, and the bridegroom fate, urging kinder treatment of winged ants rather than harshness.
Colorful Names of Earth Features Across the World
The article explores how rivers, mountains, and other landforms acquire color names. It cites Red River and Red Lake Lake County in Minnesota, Baton Rouge from French, Colorado from Juan de Onate, Green and Blue Ridge references, and Black Hills and White Mountains. It notes debates over origin and translation of these names.
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Red River
Malands
Red Lake
Red Lake County
Minnesota
Baton Rouge
Juan de Onate
Mexico
Colorado
Its
Blue Ridge Mountains
Great Smokies
Black Hills
South Dakota
New Hampshire
White Mountains
McMahon Plan Pushes Enforceable Atomic Control
EST K Lindley notes that Sen Brien McMahon of Connecticut introduces a plan for enforceable disarmament control including international inspection. The resolution seeks disarmament beyond atomic arms to conventional, biological, and chemical weapons amid Cold War tensions and skepticism about Soviet intentions.
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K. Lindley
Congress
Sen
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Union
Sams
West
Mahon
UN Rts
United States policy critique amid antiwar rhetoric
The author argues that besides Communists and fellow travelers, many Americans misperceive U S policy. He says Washington must show the world it seeks no war and arms only to aid friends when the Kremlin leaves no alternative, calling the McMahon resolution a mere public relations tool for the West.
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United States
Kremlin
West
Brewster pushes Truman to study Forrestal diary on Amerasia arrest
Senator Owen Brewster urges President Truman to examine the late James V. Forrestal diary for clues on the 1945 Amerasia case go slow request. The Senate foreign relations subcommittee probes delaying arrests tied to Amerasia papers. Forrestal’s diary remains locked at the White House after his death.
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Owen Brewster
Truman
James V. Forrestal
Amerasia
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations
New York
Forrestal
White House
Truman urged to review diary over Forrestal delays
A Washington report cites pressure on President Truman to inspect a Henry Forrestal diary to resolve questions about delays in submitting espionage documents. Brewster suggests public disclosure if Truman declines to scrutinize the diary, to avoid implications about Forrestal who cannot speak on the issue.
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Ngress
Mr. Truman
Forrestal
Brewster
Why Walnut Became Rifle Butts in Regulations
A Montreal Star quip recalls a sergeant testing recruits about walnut wood for rifle butts. They suggest reasons like resilience and elasticity, but the sergeant ends the exchange, noting the true answer is that walnut was simply specified in the regulations.
Court Takes Mr. Truman Off the Hook
The Supreme Court decisions end segregation in interstate travel and make higher education segregation impractical. Fair Deal Democrats praise Vinson and the court for relieving the Truman administration of civil rights pressure. Civil rights advocates note the court advances equality beyond the FEPC, despite lingering doubts about the agency.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fair Deal
Fred M. Vinson
F.E.P.C
Supreme Court rulings hailed as civil rights voice
The administration and Department of Justice supported ending segregation while the court kept the doctrine of separate but equal in theory. The travel case overrode the Interstate Commerce Commission with unanimous votes led by Chief Justice Vinson. Justice Burton and Reed joined all opinions, with Clark from Texas in concurrence.
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Department of Justice
Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Philip Perlman
J. Howard McGrath
Vinson
Harold H. Burton
Stanley F. Reed
Tom C. Clark
Vinson era court shifts under Truman through four of five appointees
The article notes Justice Vinson’s influence on the Supreme Court as Clark and Minton join, shaping a court aligned with the president amid civil rights resistance in Congress. It highlights tensions between the Fair Deal and legislative frontiers, and President Truman’s success in placing four of five members, including the chief, on the court.
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Vinson
Charles Evans Hughes
Harlan Stone
Clark
Minton
Truman
Congress
Verbs of Motoring clash with GM six-verb idea
Merle C. Dawson, reader of Word Study, rejects General Motors plan to reduce car noises to six verbs. He lists speeds of noises from his motor and concludes GM engineers need a new vocabulary or he needs a new car.
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Merle C. Dawson
General Motors
G. M
Wedding Anniversary Plans and Elbow Buzzer Gaffe
Clancy directs guests to the fifth floor apartment B and instructs O Houlihan to buzz with his elbow. He adds a jab about not arriving empty handed. The exchange highlights a playful wedding anniversary invitation scene with Irish names.
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O’houlihan
Clancy
Mike
Detroit magnate receives fine ham as gift
A witty Detroit automobile magnate was given a fine ham as a present. He thanked the donor and remarked he would smoke it later in a lighthearted exchange captured in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch item.
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Detroit
Bennett Cerf
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
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