Booby prize campaign threatens dignity of election year
The piece compares the Truman presidency and Congress to a rough boxing match and warns that partisan clashes over defense and policy risk degrading the election. It urges both parties to avoid a booby prize campaign that could weaken America's standing and invites further questions to be answered before campaigning intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
White House
World Affairs
America
United States
Economic Trends and Public Figures Reflected in 1947 Tax Data
1947 Sense of Security tax figures show beer up 20 percent and distilled spirits down 10 percent from the prior year. The piece cites fixed prices like 10 cent beer and a 40 cent minimum wage as stabilizing constants amid rising costs. Ben Gurion envisions Israel-Arab friendship. MIT’s Compton and Stassen critique Truman's anticommunism program.
Signature Rock and the Fathers Who Left Their Marks
A Methodist minister recalls Signature Rock at Rock Creek Camp near Pocatello, notes Jason Lee’s 1843 legacy, and argues fathers leave signatures through example and personal habits. He links faith, education, and community in Oregon history and urges fathers to model loyalty to religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Pocatello
Snake River
Jason Lee
Mississippi
Fort Hall
Salem
Oregon
Willamette University
Marcus Whitman
House Votes To Lift Ban On Displaced Europeans
The House approved a compromise to admit 205000 uprooted Europeans as immigrants over two years and allow 150000 already in the United States to stay permanently if approved, amid objections from Rep. Emanuel Celler that it would discriminate against Jews. The Senate must act before the bill goes to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States
Senate
White House
Emanuel Cellar
N. Y
Congress
Alien's Suit Is Cancelled by War Status
In New York a Special Sessions judge ruled Hilda Fogler a German enemy alien, revoking her paternity suit against banker Henry Tilford Mortimer due to wartime law. The decision stated the state of war with Germany bars her rights in American courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hilda Fegler
Henry Tilford Mortimer
United States
Frederick L. Hankenburgh
Miss Fogler
Mortimer
Standard Oil Co
California
Germany
Miss Feyler
Vandenberg Is Dark Horse Of Republican Party
Drew Pearson profiles Senator Arthur Vandenberg as a long sought Republican presidential possibility. The piece covers his isolationist stance, past ambitions, influence on foreign policy, and questions about age and loyalty if nominated. It notes Vandenberg’s 64 years old and his strong stance on international issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Vandenberg
Washington
Cleveland
Vandenberg
Colonel McCormick
the Tribune
Benedict Arnold
United States
Wendell Willkie
Arthur Vandenberg
van Has
Stassens
Deweys
Kemal Pasha
Young Turks
Michigan
Senate
Van
Harry Toy
Detroit
Wayne County
Toy
Franklin Roosevelt
Hugh Johnson
Donald Richberg
FDR
NRA
Chicago Tribune
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
Mackinac Island
Hitler
Poland
Sen
Ator
Alf Heiberg
San Francisco
United Nations
Molotov
Australia
Evatt
Arkansas
USA
Republican Party
Pearson
General Motors
Arthur Summertfield
Detroit Auto
Frank McKay
Philadelphia
Truman
Dewey Leads GOP Poll as Favorite Candidate in Gallup Survey
George Gallup reports Dewey with 33 percent support among Republicans, followed by Stassen at 26 and Vandenberg at 13 among party members. The analysis notes shifts by age and sex, with Dewey strongest among older voters and Stassen slightly favored by women.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Douglas MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Earl Wara
Joseph W. Mar
Stassen
G.O. P
Taft
Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg
Gro
Father's Day Origins Skewed Myths and Humorous Tales
The piece playfully traces Father’s Day origins from mythic and historical pranks, joking about ancient Egypt and Greece, then notes US tradition placing the third Sunday in June. It lampoons overcommercialization and ends with a light nod to the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Bierbauch
Thebes
Light-Fingers
Wasserkopf
O. Wasserkopf
Ostia
Tiber
Poppus
Mater
United States
Alexander — Throttlebottom
ROTC Cadets Depart for Six-Week Training Camp
ROTC cadets Rollin Thomas Joe Davis Bob Bowen Thayne Harris and Lynn Ward left Wednesday for a six week training camp. The first three will report to Fort Lewis while the remaining boys proceed to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Thomas
Henry E. Thomas
Joe Davis
Melvin Davis
Bob Bowen
Clyde Bowen
Thayne Harris
Ellis Harris
Lynn Ward
Arthur Ward
Fort Lewis
California
Five string banjo on display at Los Angeles museum
The first five string banjo, invented around 1830 by Old Band Joe Sweeney, father of American minstrelsy, is now shown at the Los Angeles County Museum. The relic passed to Sweeney’s niece and then to a Los Angeles music teacher in 1890, and was donated to the museum after the teacher’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Father
Dad
King Fungus
August von Schauffelhausen
Hippopotamia
Fungus
Prof
von Schauffelhausen
Egypt
Los Angeles
Joe” Sweeney
Los Angeles County
Sweeney
Radio Programs Schedule for KEYY and KEIO Stations
A detailed listing of Sunday morning and afternoon programming for KEYY 1240 and KEIO 1450, showing times and show titles from 6:40 AM to 12:00 AM. Programs include religious services, news, dramas, music, and talk shows, with names like Funnypaper Man, Life Time topics, and AP News updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Church
Intermountain
Sacred Heart
Voice of Prophecy
Mutual Music Box
Bill Cunningham
Nick Carter
Mediation Board
Parky’s
Clary’s Gazette
Henry King Orch
Mutual Reports
Three Suns
Goodnight
AP News
Harrison Wood
Sam Pettingill
America
Milton Cross
Norman Cloutier
Walter Winchell
Louella Parson
Drew Pearson
Planes Sent Abroad Increase German Air Strength
The Air Forces announce an entire wing of 75 F-80 jet fighters and ground units will move from Panama to Germany this summer as part of a normal training operation. The arrival will double the fighter strength in the occupation area, replacing slower P-47s with faster more maneuverable F-80 jets expected around mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Germany
Curtis Lemay
European Air Command
Robbery Sparks Diaper Service Driver in Kilts
Irving Zarfan, a diaper service delivery man in Chicago, was robbed of 85 dollars and his pants. He left his truck and walked to a nearby phone to call police wearing a borrowed diaper kilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Irving Zarfan
Pitts Ri
A fragmentary note references Pitts Ri with cryptic words about pos and gol plans and a bee event tied to le mort a vel dle. The readable bits suggest a local item noting people or places but lack clear actions or outcomes.
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North Main Street
Idaho
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency
Karl T. Compton
MIT
Alien
Gallup Poll
Stassen Pasteineeanig
MacArthur
Warren
Martin
Il MacArthur
Taft Warren Og
Aeannene
Paul Gallico
Sweeney’s
Banjo
Keyy
Keio
Message of Israel
Southland
Voice of Adventist Youth
Texas
Jim Robertson
Fine Arts Quartet
American Home
Editor At Home
Politi
LO Amer
Night Land
S By Ba
Carro
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