Selecting competent judges for Syracuse Municipal Court
The Syracuse Municipal Court handles over 9 000 cases yearly and affects many residents. The paper urges leaders of both parties to nominate the ablest, most qualified candidates for the Municipal Court bench, warning against political patronage and “stuffed political shirts.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClusky
Syracuse
Abelson
Skerritt
Supreme Court
Onondaga
Oneida
Oswego
Maragon Vaughan and the President in Five Percenter Inquiry
The Senate five percenter inquiry questions John Maragon’s bank deposits of 119608 and his ties to President Truman. It details General Vaughan using the president's name to aid Maragon's postwar trip and alleged perfume smuggling claims. The affair risks the president’s standing amid a global democracy struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maragon
Maragon
Truspan
Senate
General Vaughan
State Department
White House
Vaughan
Truman
Red Cross Plans Labor Day Blood Drive
The Red Cross announces a blood center at 7495 Warren open next week to collect donations for nine counties. Hospitals expect life saving fluid with a target of at least 500 pints in two weeks and urge careful driving to prevent casualties.
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Red Cross
America
Aow
Warren
Congress Deliberates as House Schedules Short Recess
A column laments congressional maneuvering over a 26 day vacation. It notes skeleton crews meeting twice weekly and a standoff between House and Senate. The piece urges more comity and warns against a unicameral impression, hoping the summer break proves worthwhile for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
Senate
House
Washington
Color Television Arrives as Miracle Reaches New Era
Color television is introduced amid excitement as a new service promises broader reach, following initial color demonstrations far away. The advance is hailed while noting the long road from early television to vivid color pictures and the ongoing technical progress.
Finnish Premier Predicts Communist Strikes
Finnish premier warns that communists may launch limited strikes but vows to maintain stability and push reforms. Government sources say security forces are on alert while negotiations with opposition parties continue.
Neighbors of Nature On a Island Lodge
An author describes summer neighbors: towering trees along a lakeshore, birds moving through the canopy, flowers at the shore, and rain on the roof. He feels connected to nature as God’s creation and notes memories of Hawaii heard via radio, sending aloha to all listeners.
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Thoreas
Rome
Hawaii
India
Jesus
Eugene
Wilcox Syracuse
Labor rights versus ownership in postwar industry debate
Readers debate labor and management wage hours, plant ownership by unions, and economic policy. Gold Star Mother argues for balanced views on capital and labor while Syracuse and Rochester contributors discuss Native American sovereignty, open door China policy, and anti Communist concerns shaping world peace and domestic governance.
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America
John Milion Hay
China
William McKinney
Theodore Roosevelt
Hav
Russia
Japan
United States
Elihu Root
Henry L. Stimson
Cordell Hull
Great Plains
Far East
Europe
Truman
Goce and
Torxey
New campaign targets funeral home ads in California
A noted column reports the N.B. T. B. D. urges California mor tuaries to tone down ad enthusiasm. The piece jokes about Hollywood funeral parlor writers and a hearse image, noting a street appearance with license number U-2.
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Barzain
California
Hollywood
Father Time
U-2
Neighbor John in Washington Scandal Rumors Mix with Perfume Money
A neighbor recounts a tale of John, once a modest railway worker, linked to a Senate inquiry into high priced perfume magnates and government deals. He allegedly deposited over 119000 dollars in four years from varied sources while denying government contact payments. He refused to answer questions citing potential self incrimination.
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Wathington
Joan Maragon
John
Ua Ruraliies
Washington
Guy
Mighty
Marche
Neighbor
Senate
B. and O
War Asset Administration
Chicago
Hones
State Department
Greece
Honest John
Amile
Clyde
Hoey
North ‘Carolina
Leatt
Harry’ Vaughan
Sawyer Reports Confidence in Economy Amid Postwar Transition
Secretary of Commerce James Sawyer and staff toured the country meeting with businessmen labor leaders and public officials. They reported a generally sound economy with belief in growth and a short term price and production adjustment. They noted unemployment in New England Michigan and Ohio tied to war over expansion and part time work while tax cuts face uncertain Congressional action.
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Rochester
Washington
Charles Sawyer
Truman
John
Steelman
Sawyer's
Congress
New England
T ‘Ams
Michigan
Ohio
Sawyer
Ork
Summer Vacation Poems and Quiz Items in Frayed Text
Fragments recount summer pleasures and classroom quizzes with poems by James J. Metcalfe and assorted questions on birds, vehicles, trees, eggs, and flowers. The stray lines mix memory, music, and holiday joys with unclear references and partial answer lists.
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Syracuse Municipal ‘Court
Maregon
Euesses
George Matthew Atlams
Labor
the Herald-Journal
Bes Labor
Fhev
Fayetteville
Herald-Journal
New York State
By Frank Morgan
Frederick C. Othmen
Neighbor John
Herriest
Teeey
James ‘Marlow
England
James J. Metcalfe
Pat Wea
Dahlia
Sweet Williams
Crocus
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