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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1949
Page
4
Fritz J 20 president of the church young people's society says leading meetings is tough due to shy peers and cliques The piece argues public speaking comes from practice notes that a church meeting offers 20 minutes per leader versus a 17 week university course and urges seizing every speaking chance to overcome fear and grow skills
The five percenter hearings recessed amid senatorial tempers and unproved insinuations. Chairman Hoey, a North Carolina Democrat, let committee counsel Rogers proceed while some Democrats worried at a Republican in the spot. Hoey later scolded Senator McCarthy for bringing “chicken-feed” material as he pressed for Frank Costello to testify about money received by the Democratic party.
The piece discusses protests over Paul Robeson, citing race and politics as intensifying factors. It notes Eleanor Roosevelt's remarks tracing Robeson’s background from Columbia Law to the stage and argues critics misunderstand his experience. It also touches on General Vaughan and Harry S. Truman in connection with political controversies and law enforcement.
A reader asks about Franklin D Roosevelt Jr marrying a socialite and whether the bride voted for Norman Thomas. The note questions derisive references to five per cent and queries about investing at high rates or borrowing at low rates.
Two reporters and a photographer witnessed the funeral train move Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short to Arlington National Cemetery after his death in Dallas. Short, once in command of the Hawaiian Department, faced postwar inquiries over Pearl Harbor. He retained a quiet demeanor, insisting he bore no bitterness and accepting the wartime verdict as history unfolds.
A social remark notes Mrs. Clark, newly named Treasurer of the United States, as the best tailored woman in public life. The quip contrasts past parades of majors on horses with the modern show of calf and style among the elite.
The article discusses Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan a White House aide under President Truman amid Senate testimony about influence peddling. It notes Vaughan’s bewilderment at public grilling for helping friends and suggests Truman shares the puzzlement over the investigations.
A curious proposal discusses crossing the Atlantic in a jeep and suggests building impounding dams to halt ocean silting beyond New Orleans. It notes a Senate investigation into General Vaughan's activities revealing a White House remodeling adding a fixit shop.
A secret European report questions Europe’s 1952 self sufficiency goal under the Marshall Plan. It says dollar shortages persist, progress is too slow, and renewed funds are needed, conflicting with U S congressional optimism and public debate over aid levels.
The Old Rounder muses on young men misled by fake charms, noting a suitor who cannot tell the difference makes no distinction. He also asks if you recall the fellow who sold you active participation in a Pyramid Club.
The two Republicans Mundt and McCarthy push House un American activities tactics in a Senate committee probing influence peddling and five percenters. Democrat Hoey chairs and favors methodical evidence based questioning to avoid smearing. The clash risks politicizing the inquiry while Hoey seeks restraint and fairness.
Second Thoughts laments a grade school chorus vow to stand by the school with God being my helper and questions if such pledges were a move to seize political power when alumni vote. The piece contrasts educational autonomy with house un American activities committee demands on college textbooks and reading.
A collage of short notes on calendars holidays and job ideas, Eleanor Roosevelt book pick, Hale peaches disease warning, a playful jab at the 45th president and Bobby Feller, farm visits and travel quirks, rain dampening a Sunday party, a fishing trip substitute, and reflections on schooling costs and a sire’s stance on college funding.
The essay parodies a seasonal reset as Labor Day ends the vacation lull. It suggests committees meet, letters get answered, libraries lure readers, homes refresh, and people pledge to reform only to slip back to laziness when heat returns.
Reader submits a prompt to the newspaper for a bulletin article on public speaking. The note suggests using anecdotal method in speeches and proposes a specific multiple choice question to prompt discussion. It asks readers to send the piece with stamped envelopes and a dime.
Berkeley California September 7 Two men demanded jail terms and got them Witter D dahn 38 insisted on jail time after Judge Oliver Youngs refused to release him from probation for another offense to go deer hunting Youngs granted a 30 day sentence Sidney K Ray 48 charged with drunkenness asked for and received a 30 day term to sober up
The season's first bale of cotton arrived at the Farmers cotton gin in Cairo. Grown by Theron Ham on W. A. Sinks' farm one mile west of Cache, the bale was delivered about two weeks ahead of last year's schedule.
A composite obituary on costello and soviet notes outlines Frank Costello as a cool New York underworld organizer and describes how McCarthy and Hoey face off in hearings while Vaughan muddles through. The Soviet note to Marshal Tito about Yugoslavia and Carinthia is seen as bad news for Austria and a war of nerves unfolds.
A cleveland memory piece recalls a rainy afternoon visit to an auntie, opening trunks of lace trims, satin dresses, and old photos. The narrator relives childhood moments, ponders missed letters, and resolves to show love and appreciation before it is too late.
Chicago police investigated a theater vandalism at the Astor where three men invaded the projection booth and destroyed two films in a triple feature. They damaged Passion's Payment and How to undress in Front of Your Husband but left Hitler's Strange Love Life intact.
The text discusses a Soviet note to Tito and a reparody of Stalin’s May 1945 letter to Karl Renner. It claims independence does not bar frontiers’ rectification and calls Austrian division by ceding strategic regions. It argues a Cominform government would revive Yugoslav claims on Austria and denounces Soviet aims for permanent occupation and external control of Austrian resources.
A fiery critique denounces a movement for twisting words and meanings. The author warns that this linguistic manipulation erodes civility and signals a grave social and political threat to civilized discourse.
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