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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
5
CASE X-229 profiles Pasquale G. 35 as personnel director for a major Mexican company. Dr Crane discusses selecting potential leaders, noting most workers need guidance and resist responsibility. He compares family dynamics to leadership habits, citing the Prodigal Son story and oldest children’s tendency to lead.
Gov Adlai E Stevenson seeks legislation to allow cities to keep rent controls after the federal program ends. A Senate plan sets a December 31 deadline, the House extends to January 31, with local option for June 30, 1951. The measure lets municipalities decide by referendum or council action, ensuring direct public input on decontrol or continuation.
A newly graduated veteran’s wife says the war will end for her if he secures a job. Highway engineers conduct an origin and destination survey while a conservative neighbor recalls getting lost en route to St. Louis. A friend notes several top TV programs are puppet shows and plans to stick with radio.
Report notes observers claim objects move at 1000 miles per hour despite lacking prior examples of such velocity.
An Illinois fire chief urges strict enforcement of a state no smoking law at fuel depots amid frequent gasoline spills. He warns that even a lit cigarette near a gasoline puddle could ignite, calling for full motorist cooperation and vigilant enforcement.
A quirky collection contrasts watchdogs with upright ears and jokes about Senator Mc Carthy needing a haircut. A horn blast at jay walkers is blamed for no action, while Eskimos and Americans play dominoes with bone and square pieces that gallop.
Workers in Pittsburgh and Washington stage a milk strike with little concern for dairy cows. The stoppage disrupts distribution and sparks public concern over shortages and prices. Local officials urge resolution while unions press for higher dairy product payouts.
The U S economic mission in France directs funds beyond factories and dams to homes hospitals and farm buildings. Coutances and St Lo, devastated by Allied bombing, are being rebuilt with an eye toward stabilizing French opinion and showing repayment for wartime destruction.
Coutances shines as a rare bright spot amid a flood of money poured into an unappreciative nation. Five pounds of washers and slugs found in slot machines worry authorities as trust frays. A Lehigh class discovers 18 spellings of a word while a veteran city editor laments student rank amateurs.
Hungary bans Free Mason lodges marking their 200th anniversary as interior ministry brands lodges as enemies of the people and capitalist elements. The move reflects Soviet style oppression and restricts fraternal organizations, leaving no lodge meetings in Hungary tonight.
The piece notes the British official yardstick shrinking and compares it with the pound’s decline, illustrating tighter measurement standards and currency pressure amid economic shifts.
A boy saves to buy his father a new first baseman's glove for Father’s Day while his mother plans a living room curtain upgrade.
A humorous piece by Christopher Billopp extols box suppers at bazaars and fairs. It praises finger food served from boxes, suggests savings on tableware, and notes profits from White Elephant and Flea Market fundraisers while joking about husbands’ appetite and household logistics.
The President cites Jefferson to argue that democracy thrives when liberty serves national security. Jefferson framed freedom as utilitarian and essential to safety, warning that opinion may be tolerated when reason is free to contest it. He believed unity arises from diversity rather than conformity.
The British imperial standard yard has reportedly shrunk by two millionths of its length over fifty years. The note asks how such a fundamental measure can be trusted and questions the meaning of standardization.
In memory of Doctor G J Baker and his kin, a family of Bakers who practiced medicine across generations in Marion Herrin and Cottage Home. The piece recalls Doc Griff Baker delivering three Felts brothers, preparing medicines with his pocket knife, and the dedicated hours they kept before dying in middle age without state medical concerns.
The column chronicles small triumphs of mobility and social visits as the author leaves the house after weeks of bed rest. Neighbors are greeted, gifts arrive including strawberries and country cream, and a South Pacific album proves a bright new focus for the family. A barber visit and a long flight for a Philippine official also appear in this slice of life.
A grown man mirrors his childhood. The eldest pays attention to details and is cautious and thrifty. Younger siblings stay carefree, extroverted, and sociable, enjoying sales work more than their reticent elders.
The piece argues self interest drives a Senate rent control battle. It notes Majority Leader Scott Lucas and Whip Francis Myers may fear vote loss and seek extended federal control for six months beyond the election. Republicans hope to gain committee chairmanships and patronage if the bill passes.
Civilians have historically sparked major military innovations. postwar U S defense bureaus push research yet public claims outpace practical results. Atomic shells remain unproven with costly scarce fissionable materials. submarine engines and other weapons exist as feasible but not imminent.
The piece notes a split among conservatives and southerners who control key committees, with Rayburn aiming to stay Speaker. It mentions nine conservatives and thirteen conservatives with committee power, plus senators pledging no votes and potential dead pairs. It cites George and Russell of Georgia and Republican votes against recommittal, and comments on Donnell and Millikin.
The Cain filibuster draws little support as observers deem him obstructive with slim chances of victory. Some defend the principle yet call him a bore, while rent control debates show postwar policy concerns. The maneuvers appear to target an educated voter audience.
A Paris taxi driver identifies Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by the fact his name is on his luggage. Doyle remarks on the driver’s deduction and wonders how he could know his identity. The driver cites arrival papers and recent haircut as clues.
A Lyon medical student Maurice Codet, an ex soldier, posts romantic annotations on ten three-cent notes to find companionship. He invites a response to his address at the Maison des etudiants, 6 Rue J Koehler, Lyon, asking a charming woman to write if she has any heart.
One night while turning the radio dial conductor Arturo Toscanini unexpectedly hears a Beethoven symphony in progress. He sits back absorbed as the music fills the room.
The piece reports rising strains in East West trade via UN Europe and Russian grain bids to Western Europe. It notes Germany Bonn seeks favorable sources while Poland loss boosts German food needs. the Schuman plan links French and West German economies, with Germany blocked from French wheat until U.S. quota is met, a policy unlikely to persist.
The piece argues West Germany's division into 11 sovereign states enables unilateral deals such as Lower Saxony negotiating with East Germany on a vegetables and chemicals exchange. It notes the rise of a technical managerial class in Western Germany, less bound by ideology, and suggests trade with the Soviet bloc may undermine the Cold War.
A listener praised the conductor as very good. The room learned the music was a Toscanini recording. Toscanini himself reacted with irritation, leaving the room after the performance.
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