Still Many Questions In The Whittaker Chambers case
The piece questions why Chambers hid evidence in the Hiss affair and cites confusion over perjury doubts, departmental politics, and the House Un-American Activities Committee. It notes Nixon’s remarks about indicting others and ponders why the justice department sought to curb congressional inquiry while focusing on Chambers.
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Mr. Chambers
Cinderella
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Stage Echoes from a Bagel Bar Habimah Visit
A veteran Habimah Theatrical company actors visit a New York restaurant chaperoned by Sam Leve. The 28 performers, touring Palestine with classics like The Dybbuk and The Golem, joke about revolutions and express a spy tale told by an actor missing an arm from wartime service with the Hagana.
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Habimah Theatrical Company
States
Dybbuk
the Golem
Habimah
Old Vic
Abbey Players
Holy Land
Sam
Willie Howard
Billy Rose recalls daring actions as one armed beggar
Billy Rose recounts risking life in Jerusalem during Arab search raids. He details hiding with a woman and child, a fight with multiple Arabs, losing an arm in the struggle, and using a soccer style kick to subdue a tribesman. He explains how locals doubted a one arm beggar could cause damage.
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Jerusalem
Johnny One-Arm
Advice From The Doctor On Cold Sore Recurrences
The medical name for cold sores is herpes simplex caused by a virus. Lesions appear at lip edges or near the nose and recur with or without other illnesses. Protective ointments help. small X-ray doses have been used to prevent future attacks.
Paul Gallico Reacts to a Ku Klux Klan Photo
The writer condemns a Macon Georgia City Auditorium Klan initiation image showing hooded figures with a girl in white shoes and regalia. He calls the photograph vile and demeaning to children and questions why such material was printed publicly.
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City Auditorium
Macon
Botticelli
Yearend Wilson Awards reveal 1945 quirky honors
A spoof roundup names 1940s figures in playful categories with jokes about Truman, Gable and Eisenhower. Highlights include best Broadway actress Betsy Drake and most publicized new personality Frank Palumbo, plus playful digs at pop culture icons and media.
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Truman
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
McCarthy and
Farrell
Paul Douglas
Montgomery Clift
Betsy Drake
Chicago Tribune
Dewey
Jackie Copeland
Lana Turner
Winnie Garrett
John Talbot
Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Howdy Doody
Milton Berle
Toscanini
Emily Post
Truman Advises Lyndon Johnson On Senate Service
President tells Lyndon Johnson to take committee assignments seriously, work hard, attend meetings, and build a strong Senate record. Johnson describes Texas flood control and power plans, including eight Colorado River dams funded by state bonds and existing power revenues, with a goal of widespread soil conservation and irrigation.
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Nelson
Leon Keyserling
Economic Council
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Ivy
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
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Senate
House
Johnson
Colorado River
Gulf of Mexico
The Christmas Tree That Doesn’t Fit The Room
A humorous essay argues Christmas trees must not fit perfectly into living rooms. It says trees should be out of proportion and lean, either oversized or undersized, to achieve the proper festive effect. It notes most trees naturally lean one way or another.
Choosing a Christmas Tree for Full Funnies and Frantic Laughter
Advice from a humorous shopper urges forward leaning trees with wobble for holiday cheer. Prefer left-leaners or forward trees that pat guests as they pass, and accept needles shedding early to ease post holiday takedown debates. Emphasizes buying a wobble guaranteed tree to maximize the home comedy of decorating.
Sam Hanson Faces a Press War Over a Gift of Food
In a Chicago memoir style tell about a reporter who describes tough nights covering fires and want for groceries, and a confrontation with a stool pigeon who threatens to publish an exposé about a church aided family. The narrator reveals personal strain and the moral shame of hardship.
Barbs and quips from a busy day in print
A collage of wry anecdotes and gags, including a New Yorker who fell three stories and survived, a London prison joke about daily life, a mum about mother’s season, and a Massachusetts boy losing a whistle, all reflecting urban humor and busy newsroom chatter.
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