Let Us Give the Postman a Break
A columnist urges postal modernization citing Hoover Commission estimates of 200 to 300 million dollars in annual savings. The piece praises mobile post offices and aluminum sorting cases, notes aging trucks, and lauds Jesse Donaldson’s nonpolitical background as postmaster general.
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Hoover Commission
Post Office Department
Lester Velie
Collier’s Magazine
United States
Post Office
Jesse Donaldson
Welie
Washington Powers-That-Be
Washington Defends Defense Spending Amid Rearmament Debate
The article critiques Secretary Forrestal's annual report on U.S. rearmament and defense spending. It notes hidden references to inflation’s impact on security, questions progress in rearmament, and cites a foreign visitor who doubts U.S. pace compared to Russia while urging candor about monetary policy.
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Washington
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Moscow
Defense budget and troop costs outpace weapons plans
Marquis Childs notes that defense spending for the coming year allocates about one third of 15 billion dollars to pay, subsistence, and clothing for soldiers, sailors, and airmen. Inductions and draft calls reflect constraints. even jet planes and new weapons rely on pricey support costs and controversial choices ahead.
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Forrestal
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Armed Services
Europe
Sea
Shelter to shield brass from hard truths at Walter Reed
Report notes a hospital lab at Walter Reed uses a chemical spray to neutralize animal odors, now prompting standard inspections. Rivalry between navy and air force officers spills into jibes about secret weapons, including a joked atom powered carrier that supposedly carries its own fish.
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Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Washington Chemical Company
Navy
Air Force
Detroit housing ban on television sets draws outraged response
Columnist notes Detroit city housing officials refuse television sets in low income projects arguing tenants should save for homes. He contrasts with British policy and cautions about overreach affecting American freedoms and consumer choice.
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Detroit
Great Britain
Associated Press
The
City Housing Commission
James H. Inglis
Sir Stafford Cripps
Opening Night Kiss Me Kate Ticket Sold For 7.50
Earl Wilson notes a high priced opening night in New York as a collector offers $200 for two tickets to Kiss Me Kate. A Columbia Theatre visit with society names ends when the seller’s own ticket is unexpectedly requested. The narrator relays a $9.60 seat available for 7.50.
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Cole Porter
Kiss Me
Kate
B. W
Liberal Republicans Press Taft Rivalry in War Council
Off the record minutes show liberal Republicans led by Irving Ives pushing against Taft’s leadership. The meeting outlined a bid to block changes to Senate GOP rules, with Wayne Morse and Cadet Lodge named liberal contenders for policy chair. The Hays compromise proposes an employment counseling service replacing FEPC to ease civil rights conflicts and attract support from northern Democrats.
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Washington
War Council
Taft
Irving Ives
New York
New Hampshire
Harles Tobey
Ives
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Cadet Lodge
Massachusetts
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Senate
GOP
Aiken
Young
Senate Gop
Ohian
Connecticut
Baldwin
Young Lodge
Lodge
Arkansas
Brooks Hays
Congress
Hays
Federal
Ee Practices Commission
FEPC
Congressman Hays
South
Ising
Truman
Billy Rose Moves Off Stage on World Tour
The writer recalls Billy Rose the Little Giant who for decades hosted this space and sold influence among notable names. Illness prompts a world trip with his bride of about ten years, during which he may refine diplomacy and return to report on adventures.
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Ring Lardner
George Ade
Drew Pearson
Emily Post
Kathleen Norris
Billy Rose
Billy
Frank Crowninshield
Players’ Club
House Committee
Oliver A
Mr. Bore
Mr. Herford
Texas
Gil
Billy Rose’s rise from stenographer to show business star
In a reminiscence, the early Wheeler Syndicate founder Billy Rose is hailed for speed and accuracy as a stenographer and later for creating paid ads that helped launch his career. The tale recounts his ascent, a meeting with his old boss, and anecdotes about his talent and confidence as he entered writing and show business.
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Mr. Rose
Westchester
Billy Rose
Wheeler Syndicate
United States
Bernard Baruch
War Industries Board
Billy
Eleanor
King Lardner
New Year Postal Rises Hit Navy and London Mishap
In London 350 attend Sir Frederic Bartlett lecture on memory but the talk is halted when the scholar forgets to bring the “shodel man” program item. In San Diego New Year Eve hoax orders navy crews to man stations, disrupting celebrations. Postal rate hikes take effect: air post cards debut, parcel rates rise, and money orders increase.
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Michigan
England
London
Frederic Bartlett
Great Britain
Prof. Bartlett
Fos
Bartlett
Diego
Navy Marine
Navy
Eleventh Naval District
San Diego
Jones
Air
Sam
Swift Couriers
News Of The Day In Rhyme Picks And Pokes Bowls
Verse recounts Vince Anselmo choosing nine college teams for bowls with mixed accuracy. It notes wins by Texas over Georgia and Baylor over Wake Forest, Occidental over Colorado, and Villanova over Stan Heath, while Oklahoma beat Charley Justice and Oregon planned to win.
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Vince Anselmo
California
Golden Bears
Northwestern
Georgia Bulldogs
Texas
Georgia
Wake Forest
Baylor
Forest
Vince
Occidental
Colorado
Charley Justice
Oklahoma
Oregon
Villanova
Stan Heath
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Velie
Marquis Childs
Paul Gallico
Papas
Detroit River
Mr. Inglis
Mister Inglis
Earl Wilson
Aghia
Jont
Peru
Ind
Indiana
Century Theater
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Queen of Society
Gladys Swarthout
Elsa Maxwell
Russel Crouse
Findlay
O.’s
Shakespeare
Trey
Papa
Wheeler
Pocatello
Gate City
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