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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1950
Page
4
The text examines selective service and draft burden on 18 to 25 year olds with eight and a half million registered. It notes 18 year olds being registered at 100000 monthly and compares obligations to veterans of past wars. It also satirically references White House repairs and French claims of a new electronic telephone device.
The article lists the five protections: life by law, freedom from torture, prohibition of slavery, recognition before the law, and freedom of thought, conscience, and expression. It notes Russia’s absence from drafting and predicts non-acceptance at the general assembly. It argues the covenant’s language is simple and universal.
A school for drivers advertises a money back guarantee to learners. Nearby, a neighbor mentions a dispute over money owed to his wife. A wallpaper design is described as resembling chicken wire and likely to give a coop like impression.
In a rainstorm, two jet pilots parachuted to safety. both recovered without injury and sought shelter under an umbrella.
The Ways and Means Committee shows reluctance in restoring excise tax revenue cuts. It ignored Truman administration pleas, approved mining benefits, and now seeks offsetting measures. With time short and a Senate review pending, the panel risks killing any near term relief for the public.
Charles G Ross press secretary for President Truman is honored at a testimonial dinner. If the President concurs, he will write the speech Ross is to read. A Maine tale notes a cow moose entering town likely for election news.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey warns against relying on World War II veterans for a possible third conflict. He notes that veterans are aging and forming families and will soon be unavailable for direct military service, with the average WWII veteran around 30 and unlikely to serve in future mobilizations.
The piece notes Winston Churchill as a top funny man per Sir Alan Herbert and recalls his Fulton speech and painting hobby. It adds anecdotes on Americans liking his humor and compares political figures from Moscow with playful lines about domestic life and political issues.
A humorous meditation on how missing a discount date turns a small money saving into a family warning. The piece notes the irritation and social pressure when bills slip past due discounts. Christopher Billopp reflects on prudence and better savings methods.
The Florida Medical Association opens membership to Negro doctors, allowing about 90 Black physicians in Florida to join and sit as equals with white practitioners in councils. The move removes color discrimination and marks progress in civil rights for Black Americans, though broader equality remains to be achieved.
In Milwaukee Journal style, H. V. Wade argues against approving a new two seater park bench in Los Angeles. He cites the need for the eaves dropper to stand as a condition for any endorsement.
The self-service slot machine style automat redefines shopping in the mechanical age. A Boston opening shows items from nylons to dolls and candles, with shoppers narrating quirky outcomes. Lincoln Filene touts it for busy commuters and motorists, though shoplifting rumors swirl.
A brisk, humorous panel theme appears across channels noting light overheads and praise for service. The piece highlights a quirky line about saving on shoes as children go barefoot all summer.
A satirical note recalls IMA DODO vowing to pay nickel calls for friends before January 1 to protest the ten cent phone booth rule. An overheard quip inside a phone booth asks for two five cent calls for ten.
Elmer Twitchell critiques modern house forms noting the differences between bungalows and ranch houses. He argues that some structures rising as emergency homes reveal their character through simple features and materials.
Editorial notes the London ministers conference yielded a permanent board with authority and marks progress toward the Atlantic Pact. Key issues remain who pays and who provides forces, but a high level policy group will begin coordinating economic and military planning, a meaningful if partial advance.
Dr George W Crane recounts a reader named Clarence B a 43 year old editor who uses a pad and pencil by the bed to jot ideas during the first half hour after retiring He reports better sleep and greater daytime productivity The doctor notes this helps calm the mind by preventing nightly worry about forgetting ideas and suggests outlining tasks for the next day and ticking them off for achievement
Malcolm Bingay recalls a Ford race ploy where five stock cars bore the number 7 to confuse rivals. As pit crews swapped in and out, fans shouted Watch the Fords Go By, a line Ford adopted as a world famous slogan.
Lois F. Myers notes a neighbor who spends days on a river bank with a fishing pole to work through problems, earning the nickname patient fisherman. Back home, he is labeled the lazy fellow down the street for the same behavior.
A renowned writer touring central India visits a Gond village. He tells the headman that forest people seem lost to civilization. The headman replies we do not mind being lost. it is being discovered that worries us.
A reader complains about rigid U S customs rules at Manhattan pier, recounting a personal pass denial for two passes while an elderly parent arrives. The writer urges discretionary courtesy and humane handling, contrasting with British civil service flexibility and Germanic rigidity.
The speaker denounces treatment by Internal Revenue Department officials as arbitrary and declares no tax evasion or falsification. He explains his records are kept by a secretary and an accountant and cites accountants' advice to settle. He warns against extending the arrogance into private life such as medical care.
The speaker recalls courteous behavior from federal officials besides familiar agricultural agents. He cites FBI files containing letters from criminals thanking agents for treating them as gentlemen. He quips that perhaps robbing a bank earns respectful treatment from government personnel.
The piece notes broad unanimity for Truman nationwide and in the Midwest and South, with a view that Democrats rally to renominate him, while Republicans expect to nominate Eisenhower. It discusses public perception of Truman and the potential for Eisenhower to mobilize votes and challenge the Democrats.
The piece notes anger at Dewey’s campaign tone and sees Taft facing a tough hurdle to win votes. It mentions Taft’s broad fund-raising and lingering chatter about Willkie, while Dewey and Stassen fall from favor and no new front-runner emerges.
A narrator describes catering to individual family tastes from salad prep to breakfast eggs. She recalls a son Roy’s rare praise and a daughter’s dislike of cucumber, noting how catering strengthens bonds, personal growth, and pride in motherhood.
A young Chinese immigrant in Hong Kong fled the mainland after refusing to conform to the Communist line even in private. He told friends that while freedom of speech mattered little to him, losing the freedom to remain silent was worse.
Public imagination appears fixed on Sen. Paul Douglas of Illinois, a Democrat. In under 18 months he has built a significant public profile and following.
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