Parable of a Bumped Head by Leroy Walker
Editorial uses a preacher's tale to argue the real faults lie higher up than surface symptoms. It warns against focusing on foot problems while ignoring heart and mind, urging stronger church schools personal discipline and a life centered on Christian values to address social ills and economic injustice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy H. Walker
First Methodist Church
Church of the Brethren
Walker
Church School
Debunking Cocktail Parties as Sales Tools
A columnist argues that free liquor and noisy parties rarely win customers and often cause irritation and headaches. The piece cites Metternich, Brock Pemberton, and awkward dialogue in a notorious hotel suite experiment, advising sales on the way in rather than at the exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock Pemberton
Harvey
Christmas party legend ends with cancelled plans
A host hosts an ever growing Christmas party for publishers with musicians and champagne. Visitors drift in unseen, some recall a past mischief, and a tale ends as the host cancels the tradition after overheard gossip prompts a trip to Honolulu.
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Santa Claus
Bill
Honolulu
Rent Control Debate Sparks Lenroot Stoddard Exchange
Katharine Lenroot of the U S Children’s Bureau faced a teasing moment before the National Commission on Children and Youth in Washington as George D. Stoddard urged fewer rent controls and more housing. Lenroot’s speech about keeping rents in reach for low income groups drew laughter and a blush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine F. Lenroot
U. S. Children’s Bureau
National Commission On Children and Youth
Washington
George D. Stoddard
University of Illinois
Miss Lenroot
Autiente
Robert Ruark on Washington Economists and the Bureaucracy
Robert Ruark criticizes Washington economists and the administration’s planners. He mocks the prestige of officials, cites Keyserling and Tugwell, and likens economics to astrology, asserting that planners rarely deliver predictable results. The piece denounces bureaucratic overreach and uncertain national policy.
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Washington
South
Massa
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Keyserling
Harvard Law
AAA
NIRA
NLRA
USHA
FPHA
Rex Tugwell
New York Joins Pyramid Craze Sweeping City
City residents rush to pyramid clubs as executives and workers urge participation. Jim Moran jokes about the fad while noting its spread to Washington and Hollywood with memberships growing from five to sizable sums.
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New York City
NBC
CBS
Penthouse
Jim Moran
Eskimos
Jim
New York
Washington
Louis B. Mayer
Hollywood
Walter Pidgeon
Moran
Washington Calling Forrestal Faces Unresolved Defense Feud
The departure of James Forrestal as Defense Secretary follows long speculation and an inability to resolve a bitter clash among the army navy and air force. Central is the navy's planned supercarrier USS United States with costs rising from 125 million to 188 million plus equipment for bombers.
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Washington
James Forrestal
Defense
Forrestal
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Soviet Russia
Johnson to Lead Defense Role Amid Expectations and Scrutiny
Marquis Childs notes the potential pick of Louis A. Johnson as defense secretary, a political appointment amid calls for a nonpartisan expert. Johnson's background includes three years as Assistant Secretary of War and a vigorous campaign effort, with supporters hoping his experience aids wartime planning and his critics wary of loyalty and objectivity.
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United States
Forrestal
Louis A. Johnson
Pentagon
Army
Karl T. Compton
Research and Development Board
Vannevar Bush
Johnson
Defense
Democrats
Washington
Congress
Sunday March 6th Becomes Uncle's Day in Quirky Tale
A reflective diary piece laments the lack of notable events on Sunday March 6th. The narrator imagines turning the unloved day into Uncle's Day, envisioning phone calls, visits, and cigars for rich uncles with support from the tobacco lobby.
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Washington
Tobacco Lobby
Doctor warns lack of cause hampers rheumatic fever care
The article notes lack of information on rheumatic fever’s cause hinders prevention and treatment. Typical cases appear suddenly with swollen joints and fever. adults and especially children under 40 are affected. Heart valve damage can occur. recovery may take weeks or months. Bed rest and general care are essential. Salicylates like aspirin have been used in large doses with mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oiar Heart Jury
Red Cross Aids Stranded Family In Pocatello
A westward journey from Missouri to Oregon nearly failed when funds ran dry and the antique car broke down near Gate City. Bannock Motor workers alerted Red Cross, which supplied shelter meals and money to finish the trip. The piece also notes a newborn tooth oddity and introduces Kathryn Auer as a new police stenographer.
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Pocatello
Oregon
Joplin
Missouri
Yamhill
Gate City
Bannock Motor Company
The
Red Cross
James Shoppe
Mind Readers Foresee Oscar Winners in Hollywood Hoax
Erskine Johnson relays a spoof on Oscars using mind readers in Jackson Mississippi who claim Laurence Olivier will win best actor for Hamlet and Jane Wyman for Johnny Belinda while Hamlet wins best picture. They also hint Charles Bickford may win support for Johnny Belinda and suggest Walter Wanger could take the Thalberg award for Joan of Arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
Jackson
Miss
Mardoni
Louise
Mardioni
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Olivier
Jane Wyman
Johnny Belinda
Charles Bickford
Irving Thalberg
Walter Wanger
Joan of Arc
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North Main Street
Idaho
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
L. C. Giauqu
Fost
C. ED Flandro
Frank Grover
Com Fener
Metternich
Marine Corps
Montezuma
Tripoli
John Wheeler
Robert Ruark
Marquis Childs
Gallico
U. S
Julius Caesar
Monitor
Merrimac
Andrew Jackson
Manila
Kathie Rae Humphreys
A. L. Humphreys
Portneuf Park
Kathryn Auer
Darlene Larson
Erskine Johnson
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