Command Frustrations Shape Korea War Debate
The article surveys Gen Clark's call for expanding the Korean air war, contrasting with Ridgway and MacArthur, and critiques U.N. policy as impractical. It questions Pentagon strategy while outlining stance shifts in leadership and the risks of widening the conflict. It also touches party convention dynamics and voter influence. The piece then shifts to American golf culture, noting caddy shortages and efforts by clubs to lure youths, citing famed golfers who started as caddies and stressing the need for more young players today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
U.N
China
Korea
Yalu River
Douglas MacArthur
Ridgway
Pentagon
United States
Supreme Command
Far East
Hagen
Hogan
Oliver
Kirkwood
Mangrum
Snead
Revolta
Demaret
Burke
Nelson
Shute
College son wins letters in football and baseball
They were mighty proud that their son in college won letters in football and in base ball two more letters than he wrote home.
General MacArthur to shed uniform before GOP convention
General MacArthur plans to remove his military uniform before addressing Republican convention delegates next month. He avoided provoking a chant from front row seats by shedding the attire in advance. A separate incident recalls an absent minded professor who wore the wrong gown during a commencement processional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Who Speaks For You At Chicago
Taft supporters organize the Republican national convention in Chicago with General MacArthur as keynote and leaders seeking Taft allies for party tickets. The piece notes early contacts with party organizations and questions grass roots involvement and precinct committeemen in preconvention delegate selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Platform Committee
General MacArthur
Ohio
Imary
Two Opinions of Tax Reductions
Eisenhower calls for a 40 billion dollar tax cut over two or three years by cutting government spending and deficits. Taft counters that federal expenditures can be trimmed by about 17 billion within a year or two, a more cautious view. Both see possible reductions, yet realism versus enthusiasm marks their estimates. The piece notes rival views among Republican presidential contenders amid changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Congress
Taft
Ohioan
EMPTY SEATS AND THE FEAR OF TAKING ONE
Mr. Billopp notes empty seats at public events tempt but caution keeps readers from occupying them. He jokes that ushers will soon remind the audience seats are reserved for VIPs, causing embarrassment in a packed crowd. The piece ends with a wry, cautious nod to appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Bil
Fisherman’s day ends with minor mishaps and chores
A man spends the afternoon tying flies, his wife quips he could have mended screen doors instead. A small fire and a modest explosion leave only light wreckage, not a shambles.
Caddy Fees and Shortage Plague Golf Courses
A report shows caddie fees today range from 1.50 to 3.50 for 18 holes with some states adding a service fee. Caddies aged eight to sixteen can earn 5 to 10 dollars, while the nation’s 300,000 caddies pull in over 70 million dollars annually in fees excluding tips as the game faces a serious shortage.
Koje Island Riot Quelled Without Firearms
Allied commanders reported no shots fired after quelling a riot in a prisoner compound on Koje island. Order was restored by force using baseball bats or hand grenades, while the text muses on the three federal government branches as executive, judicial and legislative, equating them to union labor, steel and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koje Island
Pa street encounter ends in $50,000 cats deal
A narrator recalls meeting a boy offering a prize of $50,000 for a deal. He declines citing unaffordability. Days later another offer arises and he claims to have traded the first person for two cats valued at $25,000 each.
Eisenhower Returns to Abilene to Launch Presidential Bid
David Felts reflects on Dwight Eisenhower visiting his boyhood town Abilene Kansas to announce his Republican presidential candidacy. The column contrasts the hero welcome adults now offer with the faded attention often given young men returning home after time away. A station master’s simple question ends the vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Eisenhower
West Point
Abilene
Kansas
Eisenhower
Ike
United States
Mrs. Mary C. P. Eudy Noted Poet Dies at 78
New York Times obituary notes Louisville Kentucky native Mrs. Mary C. P. Eudy died at age 78. A noted poet and former president of a successful dress manufacturing firm she began writing verses after 25 years in business, marking a late but prolific literary career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Mary C. P. Eudy
Louisville
Mary C. Eudy
Inka
Eudy
Pastor declines episcopal bid and stays parish minister
Dr Ralph W Sockman of Christ Church New York withdraws from bishop candidacy preferring to continue as parish pastor and to host the National Radio Pulpit. He recalls his 40 year pastorate at Christ Church begun as a Columbia University student and notes no American parish has trained a lay member for ministry then kept him as pastor for 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Sockman
Christ Church
Methodist
Park Avenue
Sixtieth Street
New York
Doctor Lockman
Columbia University
America
Knowland Emerges as GOP Compromise Possibility
Senator Knowland of California gains fresh attention as a potential Republican compromise candidate for the presidential nomination. Columnist Raymond Moley notes Knowland’s strong California vote totals, his Western appeal, and his balanced stance on Asia as pivotal factors in a possible Taft Eisenhower deadlock scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowland
Asia
California
Readers dispute unfair Joppa coverage in Southern Illinoisan
Herrin reader James B. Childress of Ironworkers Union No. 595 argues Southern Illinoisan falsehoods about the Joppa Steam Electric Plant labor flareup. He cites no unconscious workers, no overturned trucks, only brief fistfights, and asserts a real shutdown lasted a half day to protect equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Joppa
Teamsters
Electricians’ Union
Southern
Illinois
Ebasco Services, Inc
United Press
Ebasco
Childress
Paducah
St. Louis
Peatedly
Ebasco Serv Ices
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mark Clark
Matthew Ridgway
United Nations
Mr. Billopp
David Felts
George W. Crane
David
Philip
Judy
George
Danny
Iowa
Culture Club
Somanth
Elland
Thomas Dewey
Church of Our Choice
Illinois Bar Ee
Springfield
Lincoln
Harry E. Pratt
Nois
Ee i Waies
Dee Glia Aes
Dark Horse
Raymond Moley
William Knowland
East
Warren
Morse and Lodge
Europe
James Roosevelt
Herrin
James B. Childress
Ironworkers Union No
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!