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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1951
Page
15
A dire shortage of steel scrap prompts calls for housewives to save soup cans to help sustain mills producing 2,000,000 tons weekly. Officials estimate a million tons of steel scrap could come from discarded cans annually, though past experience shows cans are thin and tincoated, making them poor scrap material.
The column discusses Eisenhower not discussing politics with the author, steel scrap needs for 37 million tons of purchased scrap plus 25 million tons of home scrap, and sources like auto graveyards and abandoned war materiel abroad. It notes Eisenhower’s past Kansas ties, party dynamics, and the idea that a new broom may be needed if he runs. It adds remarks on the pinch in consumer goods and defense mobilization, with remarks on health insurance trends and police promotions in Abilene.
A humorous column notes a Montana copper magnate visiting Washington with his senator guiding him through landmarks and his quip about preferring a good movie. It also recounts Arthur Kober sending his mother to a Catskills hotel where she mocks the food and portions, praising cleanliness.
Final plans have been completed for the Annual Farm Bureau Fun Night to be held at Wellington High School next week. Mrs Glenn Hobis of Oberlin will chair, with Mrs C Leehman of Grafton leading group singing. features include the Quarter Notes from Eaton and magician Clair Ruley of Elma. Light refreshments follow and dancing with Pupps Orchestra of Oberlin.
Northwestern University professor Kenneth W Colegrove told the Senate International Security Subcommittee that the 1949 State Department White Paper defending U S China policy was thoroughly dishonest He said the paper glossed over vital matters and omitted documents such as Henry A Wallace 1944 China visit report The White House released the Wallace report Sunday and Colegrove also accused Owen Lattimore of being pro Communist and leading an allegedly pro Communist group at a 1949 State Department conference.
A conference on Far Eastern affairs featured Lattimore and Johns Hopkins affiliates as the panel reviewed U S China policy. Philip Colegrove attended and aligned with Harold E Stassen's pro American group, with Stassen subpoenaed to testify as Senate investigators probe the Institute of Pacific Relations.
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