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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
6
The piece explains how time seems to pass differently depending on activity and age. Tim L recalls a short Christmas break feeling longer in Evanston train travel, contrasting with busy events making time fly. It discusses children, grandparents, and elderly people measuring time by events and routine, urging more grandparent activity to alter perceived aging.
State Conservation Director Leonard Schwartz accuses the Illinois statewide lake plan of mismanagement after spending 3.69 million dollars with only four projects completed. He calls for a thorough inquiry, accountability, and salvaging any viable elements amid political overtones from the past Republican administration.
Audie Murphy has given away all but one of his 24 medals and observers assume the remaining medal is the good conduct award. A conservative figure questions the high cost of ram jet research. A second bombing attempt targets a Mattoon bakery as someone tries to raise the bread.
The American Trucking Association chief John V. Lawrence says the industry is educating drivers to handle trucks better and opposes curbs on movements or loads. He argues overloads cause slowdowns, not driver skill, and notes Illinois enforcement found hundreds of violations. He calls for properly powered, loaded vehicles to fix the issue.
President Truman wears a Phi Beta Kappa key on his vest and observers wonder whether he will switch from double to single breasted suits.
The note observes a possible shift toward film titles with brief names or initials such as Colt .45 D. O. A. and Winchester 73. It suggests shorter titles may allow more room for adjectives in theater signage.
The Illinois bond division chief reports over 18.5 million dollars invested in May marking the largest May total since 1946. The Independence Day campaign runs May 15 through July 4. Class E savings bonds are promoted as a strong investment and a loan to the government with reinvestment ideas. President Truman intervened to stop a dispute between a sailor and a cab driver.
The article notes Mr. Truman considering a congressional bid while mulling questions from sailors about his medals. It mentions Republicans out of office long enough to lack many decorations.
A columnist questions balancing entertainment with babysitting expenses. Hosts should consider guest needs, games, prizes, and comfort, and may even ask guests with sitters how much to reimburse, to avoid unfairness or waste.
A Columbia University Press poll in The Pleas ures of Publishing asks readers to name classics that bored the most people. The piece catalogs reviled works including Boswell's Johnson Moby Dick Milton Pepys Dickens and Shaw with a tongue in cheek challenge to revalue revered texts.
Poem lines describe a silver tern bringing peace born of a green dawn and stars in a wartime night. The speaker hopes for freedom music and light delivered by the graceful rider over sea lands. The passage is attributed to Anne Robinson in the Washington Post.
In Des Moines a columnist criticizes typical lawn heights and mower settings noting 14 percent inches as a high cut and the minimum for a healthy lawn. The piece cites Iowa State College guidelines asking four seasonal fertilizations and weed control measures while warning against overcutting in the local climate.
Bernard Baruch is quoted stressing that competence is waning and cannot be armed against. a strong statement anchors the column as it argues against incompetence and asserts a decisive stance. The piece frames the crisis as pervasive and requires action.
A satirical address to departing seniors mocks the era's career paths and media culture. It jokes about politics and advertising influence, notes a shift to economics and entertainment roles, and ends with a warning to forge ahead with humor and resilience.
The narrator recalls placing a letter in a box marked U S mail and imagines a letterman delivering it, illustrating faith in a prompt and trusted postal system.
A historical note recalls how social norms and family ties affected marriages when white-wall tires symbolized status. The piece highlights shifting attitudes and the challenges of uniting different social circles in a changing era.
The passage hints at strongman Samson and jokes about handling magazines and Sunday papers. It notes General Motors proposes a stock split resulting in 88,208,688 shares outstanding and mentions traffic congestion in automobile stock.
A local figure named Jason Wayne receives renewed attention as he embarks on a second picnic voyage. Two candidate titles for Mayor O Dwyers video hour circulate: Strife Can Be Beautiful and Burgomaster Meets the Critics.
Ethel Barnett De Vito reflects on June through imagery of sweet air flowers velvet grass lilacs and birdsong. The verse paints a mood of abundance and gentle beauty observed in nature and tied to a girl's hair. The piece appears as a poetic vignette in a New York Times context.
In a playful piece from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, French Communists and wine growers lose a throwaway battle to Field Marshal Jim Farley. The French council rejects a coalition plan to fix Coca-Cola policy. A celebratory note praises a “victory toast” with a cobwebbed bottle said to be from Atlanta 1946.
A Los Angeles Times note quotes a renowned anthropologist claiming only a small number of people can speak intelligently, and adds a wry caveat that not all do.
In a bid to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii, Senate action is planned as interior and insular affairs chairs prepare to bring the bills to a vote. The House passed the measures with strong margins, and Sen Clinton Anderson of New Mexico agrees to lead the floor fight.
Senator Taft says the United States should go to war if the Soviet Union invades Western Europe but oppose western European rearmament. He cites European unwillingness to fight, risk of provoking a Soviet attack, and better deterrence by expanding American forces at home rather than arming allies.
Norman Thomas, six time Socialist presidential candidate, long served as a protest refuge for voters against major candidates. He lectured and wrote to support his cause, becoming a trusted, if unconventional, public figure in New York politics during the 1920s and 1930s.
In Tokyo negotiators seek a peace treaty while U S leaders balance defense with leadership of the free world. Backers argue statehood for Alaska and Hawaii would project American idealism and aid Japan's future independence, while Senate hurdles and Republican opposition complicate passage.
Hollywood notes feature Linda Darnell opposing domestic glamor and Ingrid Bergman’s view of life, while Anne Marie Vaell, 22, funds ads in the Los Angeles Times to push two proposed screenplays. A capsule review of Winchester 73 praises its rambling frontier tale and performers Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Shelley Winters, and Jimmy Stewart.
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