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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
4
A reflective column examines how weeks crowded with meetings, errands, and school activities overwhelm parents. The author notes late-night chores, baking, and rising social circles as children near graduation. It concludes that busier days persist with each schoolyear progression.
Firemen return to key rail lines after a six day slowdown. The dispute over a second fireman on diesel trains remains unsettled and could trigger a second strike by engineers. Public opinion shifted against the unions as negotiations move to arbitration while broader rail staffing rules and safety questions spark debate.
The article argues U S aid to famine struck China is blocked by Communist governance and risk of misdirected relief. It recalls past aid to open China and questions how to ensure help reaches starving individuals while noting Truman’s accusation of food being shipped to Soviet Russia.
In a bid to sway East Germans Moscow lowers the Soviet zone debt to three billion one hundred seventy one million dollars over 15 years. Radio praise follows as Moscow aims to blunt Allied shifts and ease lines ahead of a May 27 crossing plan by young Communists. Western sentiment grows in Germany as locals expect reciprocal moves from the Allies. Gary Cooper voice, laryngitis, and Ezio Pinza’s fan success bubble aside in a busy front page.
A New York boys club pocket census finds a winner with 18 objects including a prize marble and a lollipop while a 10 year old had 54 unrelated items. The piece notes sisters often carry more items and mocks wartime efficiency in the navy and army efforts.
Willie Turnesa, former US and British golf champion, spent 10 minutes in a White Plains courtroom driving balls into a net to show the uncertainty of where a golf shot travels. He testified as an expert witness for the defense in a $150,000 damage suit over eye injury from a ball struck on an adjacent fairway.
A satirical sketch mocks medical TV shows and a roller derby theme, featuring a dramatic table scene with a deviated septum, seltzer bottle and a fake game interlude. The dialogue riffs on TV formats and audience response as doctors and interns relish the spotlight and mail arrives for a mocked hero.
A fragmentary survey of old time sayings found in a barroom context notes phrases like Put plenty of beef in that stew and Let me pay the check. It hints at social customs, pricing, and service language reflecting period speech and tipping norms.
A humorous reflection on Mr. Billopp and the need for a wife to sign papers. The piece contrasts notaries available downtown with the reluctance of wives to hurry. The husband uses persuasion and bribery to obtain a signature, arguing the husband deserves the fee.
Barbara, a student at 586 North Shore Drive, Milwaukee, reveals she copies from the paper due to sight issues. A doctor tests her eyes and notes they are better than normal, explaining she cannot see the blackboard because the girl in front is too tall.
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