Barkley at Philadelphia Convention Urges Equality and Duty
Barkley’s keynote at the Democratic national convention shifted from partisanship to a Jeffersonian call for equality and rights. He quoted the Bible, ended with a prayer, and warned that future work, domestic and international, must preserve freedom and human dignity.
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Tolerance and Temperance: A Call for Beer Moderation
Editorial argues for live and let live in drinking, defending moderate beer use as a right. It highlights tax revenue, payrolls, employment, and farm benefits from the brewing industry, presenting beer as an integral economic activity supporting public welfare and living standards.
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United States
Internal Revenue
Brewers
Britain backs European Recovery Program in Commons vote
The British House of Commons approves the European Recovery Program by 409 to 12 with 215 abstentions, signaling a cautious but united stance on foreign aid and recovery. The article notes Britain's reluctance to accept more aid yet suggests collective effort will be key to ERP success.
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House of Commons
United Kingdom
Britain
Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion push moderation tax reform
Bartenders in several states form the Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion to promote moderation and oppose the high tax on spirits. They argue the tax accounts for about 75 percent of the price paid for alcoholic beverages.
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Pocatello Fans Split Between Cards and Films
In Pocatello, Johnnie Denman backs the St Louis Cardinals while running The Chief Theatre and Fox cinemas. Fans prefer watching the Cards in action and still catching his films, hoping for a season win and a heat relief climate praised as unusually pleasant.
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Advice From The Doctor On Lightning Fear And Safety
The article explains keranophobia as a common fear of lightning, notes that actual strikes are rare, and compares lightning injury to other electric shocks. It recounts a South African boy struck while herding sheep, then lists simple precautions like avoiding umbrellas or trees as conductors. It ends with a quote from William Green, AFL president, about election concerns for trades unions.
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Bechunaland
South Africa
Tries Block Quiz Cy Ching Returns From Vacation
Former head of the U S Rubber Company and Federal Labor Conciliator Cy Ching takes a fishing trip to Nova Scotia to escape labor strikes and jokes about his troubles with John L Lewis. Congressman Albert Thomas fights veterans housing funds and faces questions about Frank Sharp’s vet fraud probe.
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Nova Scotia
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Washington
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Veterans Housing
Albert Thomas
Texas
Congress
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Veterans’ Administration
Frank Sharp
Houston
Argentina’s Hidden Deficit Behind Fake Fiscal Surplus
Drew Pearson reports that Argentina’s Peron government touts a $112 million surplus while using a 3 billion peso discretionary fund to pay overdue bills. He argues the true 1947-48 treasury balance shows a 1.842 billion peso deficit, the largest in history.
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Argentina
Peron
Congress
People's Choice and a Corpse in Broad Daylight
A Philadelphia window display on Walnut Street near Bellevue Stradford Hotel showed painted signs reading People’s Choice for President. The signs revealed no candidate, symbolizing a dead hope in a public, cynical scene that the writer laments as lacking decency.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
People’s Choice for President in a Humorous Demolition
Paul Gallico recalls the Eisenhower for President slogan at the Democratic convention site. After Ike pulled support, workers altered the display by removing Eisenhower’s name and painting Claude Pepper beneath, creating a macabre yet comic public homage to Pepper.
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Eisenhower
Ike
Claude Pepper
No Irish Jokes LIMERICK Ireland
A fragmented travel piece from Limerick with mixed humor about Irish songs and poetry. The narrator laments failing to recall songs about the River Shannon and three leaf shamrocks while joking about Irish cultural references and local names.
Ireland Trip Turns Comic for US Reporter
The narrator, visiting Limerick, enjoys local jokes and hospitality. He notes Irish men toast him and joke about an Olympic entry, though he confesses not understanding Pat and Mike stories. He looks forward to London after a scenic 15 mile journey from Shannon Airport.
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Pat
Mike
America
Don
Shannon
London
Ireland
Gripes and concerns voiced by Pocatello readers
Readers of The Post submit letters on cinema noise driving through funeral processions jalopy safety pedestrian protection and traffic policing. Citizens thank police for patrolling South Second Avenue and urge weekend attention to traffic hazards and community manners.
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Pocatello
South Second Avenue
Ross Park
Second Avenue
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