Dewey Dilemma Faces Republican Party Leadership
A split among top Republicans centers on Hugh Scott and Tom Coleman with Dewey’s future in doubt. The Post argues Dewey must prioritize party renewal over personal ambition, weighing a Senate run after Wagner’s resignation against another presidential bid. Oregonian notes Dewey owes the party a clear path forward.
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Hugh Scott, Jr
Thomas E. Coleman
National Strategy Committee
Post
Tom Dewey
Dewey
Robert F. Wagner
Congress
States
New York
Senate
Wagner
The
Oregonian
Portland
Southern plan urges $5 billion private investment for region
A Duke University study for the National Planning Association urges private firms to invest about 5 billion dollars in the South to spur industry and raise per capita wealth. The report says the region’s undeveloped resources and markets offer potential, with calls for farm research, soil conservation, and farmer loans alongside private capital.
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National Planning Association
Roosevelt
South
Duke University
North Carolina
Washington
Truman forecasts economic expansion plan to avert low mood
President Truman and six Democratic lawmakers discussed an "economic expansion" initiative to boost private investment and production via FHA-type loans. They urged a national advisory board, targeted employment measures, long-range public works planning, and voluntary purchasing-power adjustments.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
James Murray
Montana
Elbert Thomas
Utah
John Sparkman
Alabama
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Andy Biemiller
Wisconsin
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
National Advisory Board
Business
Labor, Agriculture and Consumer
Berle Hosts ASCAP Dinner with Cole Porter Honor
Milton Berle recalls a star studded ASCAP dinner where Marie MacDonald John Garfield and Irving Berlin signed a plaque for him. Cole Porter confesses Berle inspired his song Get Out of Town while listening to him on the radio.
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Cole Porter
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Estek
ASCAP
Porter
Marie MacDonald
John Garfield
MacDonald
Johnny Burke
Milton
Pocatello Briefs Highlight Local Games and Events
The Pocatello Cardinal Hotshots edged the Billings Mustangs at Halliwell Park with a lively crowd reacting to releases between teams amid a near-riot. The Post reports on Red Cross swimming classes expanding at the city pool, with 20 more adults enrolled this week and total youth enrollment nearing 200. An Idaho potato shipment anecdote revisits early 1890s trade to Chicago, correcting a past error about Stan Wright’s rodeo beard winner, while talk of D Worth Clark’s Idaho visit sparks notes of potential candidacy against Sen. Glen Taylor and hints at a housing project in eastern business circles.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Democratic Farm
Hickenlooper
David Lilienthal
Eisenhower
Ike
Tom Watson
International Business Machines
Acheson
Webb
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Truman
Miami
VFW
American Legion
Guy Gates
Pocatello Cardinal
Red Cross
Pocatello
Orville Baker
Stan Wright
Bannock County Fairgrounds
Stan Baile
Nicer Golf Yet Hard to Achieve Says Gillopp
The article discusses how golf could improve if players could consistently strike the ball, avoid miscues, and locate marked balls, reducing mishits and hazards. It notes the difficulty of bettering the game and hints at learning from observing experienced players.
Fish fry and a warning about political ambassadorships
Henry McLemore recalls a recent fish fry for around 50 guests that sparks a warning from a friend about the risk of becoming a lavish Democratic host. He jokes about potential diplomatic posts linked to hostess Mrs. Mesta and speculates on possible future ambassadors and an imagined Lapland post.
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Perle Mesta
Washington
Evelyn Walsh McLean
Mrs. Mesta
Early Week Parental Rules Stir Sunday Backlash
The piece notes parents forcing kids to rise for early weekdays triggers irritation and resentment when the kids respond on Sundays. It references a trend of anger leading to swearing, mentions rookies under pressure, and reflects on changing photography from tintypes to gasoline imagery. It ends with a health tip about short pants and deep breathing from a doctor.
They Say the Cold War Echoes in Public Debate
The excerpt records partisan attacks over clerical hires for congressmen and military pay, contrasting Rep. Carl Curtis’s defense of restraint with Pearl Buck’s critique of McCarthy era fear. It mentions race violence, anti communism rhetoric, and Field Marshal Jan Smuts as context for wartime leadership.
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Carl T. Curtis
Nbraska
House
Jan Smuts
Influence Industry in Washington Faces 5 Percent Probe
Marquis Childs discusses the so called influence industry led by figures like James V. Hunt and William M. Boyle Jr. He urges congressional probes into 5 percent contracts tied to government business, focusing on Tucker’s War Assets administration deals and Boyle’s stock ownership, and hints at broader high level influence patterns and pending trials.
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James V. Hunt
New York Herald Tribune
Tribe of Washington
Congressional
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Preston T. Tucker
Chicago
Boyle
Tucker
Collier’s
War Assets
Kansas City
Truman
War Assets Administration
United States Tax Court
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