Sherwood and Miller Win Pulitzer Prizes for 1949 Works
The 1949 Pulitzer winners include Robert E. Sherwood for Roosevelt and Hopkins in biography and Arthur Miller for Death of a Salesman in drama. James Gould Cozzens and Roy Franklin Nichols also receive letters prizes, with Neb. State Journal awarded for public service.
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New York
Robert E. Sherwood
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Arthur Miller
James Gould Cozzens
Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
Albert C. Jacobs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
C. P. Trussell
The
New York Times
Washington
Malcolm Johnson
New York Sun
Price Day
Baltimore Sun
Communist advance presses toward Hangzhou and Shanghai
News from China reports Communist troops closing on Hangzhou while Shanghai fortifications hold and Nationalist forces claim a major victory west of the city. Foreign investors in Shanghai await developments as U S Navy withdrawal raises protection concerns. The 700 marines remaining guard foreign lives and property amid rising tensions.
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Nanking
Shanghai
Comunists
Quinsan
Hangchow
China
U. S. Navy
Labor Bill Proposes Taft Hartley Repeal With Compulsory Clauses
Rayburn outlined a leadership measure to repeal Taft Hartley and restore Wagner with changes. It adds compulsory union financial disclosures, good faith bargaining, non communist affidavits, employer free speech, and a joint congressional study panel. Democratic leaders aim for swift passage.
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Rayburn
Berosek Named Hall Manager
A. E. Berosek of 402 North Lincoln Avenue has been named the new manager of the Service Men's Memorial Hall by Bannock County commissioners. Berosek will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ivan Gasser, and has acted as manager for several months.
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A. E. Berosek
North
Lincoln Ave
Bannock County Commissioners
Berosek
Ivan Gasser
Rent Increase Rules Set by Congress for Landlords
The policy ties rent hikes to net operating income and sets targets for small and large buildings. A tenant complaint pauses processing during investigation, while landlords with lower NOI percentages may gain increases after meeting higher gross income thresholds. The framework allows raises funded by modest annual rent increases and accounts for higher taxes and costs.
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Congress
Woods
New Mayor Makes First Public Speech About Government Waste
Washington DC. Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren argues in American Magazine that waste and incompetence plague government and urges aggressive cleanup. He cites cases including a damaged station wagon resale chain, overpriced tractor rentals, and excess commissions, plus costly cable and long distance calls by officials.
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Warren
Washington
Linsay C. Warren Monday
Current American
Congress
Army Department
U. S
Home Demonstration Week Kicks Off Across Bannock County
Bannock County observes National Home Demonstration Week May 17 with Lenore Choules noting the theme Today’s Home Builds Tomorrow’s World. Events include a Tuesday 11 45 am broadcast on KSEI, a new Opportunity Club of West Poca tello tour ending with Lava Hot Springs picnic, Arimo Garden Club meeting Thursday at 2 pm, and county newsletters highlighting county leaders.
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Starion Ksei
Opportunity Club
West Pocatello
Wednesay
Arimo Garden Club
House Stolen Claim In Buckskin Valley
Steve Miller of Buckskin Valley accuses Francis Cates of moving his house from the Miller property to the Cates farm without permission, reported to Bannock County Sheriff Alma Marley. The case centers on unauthorized property movement and alleged theft.
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Steve Miller
Buckskin Valley
Miller
Bannock County
Alma Marley
Francis Cates
Cates
Housing Improvements vs Maintenance Under City Policy
The text distinguishes major capital improvements from ordinary maintenance and repairs, noting that changes that increase or decrease living space or services and substantial deterioration of housing accommodations are treated as significant actions.
Pope Pius XII Denounces Mindszenty Trial
Pope Pius XII denounces the Communist trial of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary, arguing that Christian faith cannot be defeated though it faces calumny and opposition.
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Pope Pius XII
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Man Seeks Sleep Power From Tibet to Los Angeles
A Los Angeles explorer known as The Voice of Two Worlds promotes a sleeping power theory learned in Tibet. He claims a thousandfold mind energy, improved health and strength, and success across fields, offering a free 9000-word treatise via the Institute of Men physics in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Tibet
Land of
Institute of Men
South Hobart Bl
Cali
Ted. Adv
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India
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Boston Herald
Herbert Elliston
D. C
Post
Late Pease
Lucius Curtis
Newark
N.J
Evening News
Nathaniel Fein
New York Herald Tribune
Babe Ruth
Virgil Thomson
Hank
Pocatello
William “Bill” Halsey
Locomotive Engineer’s Association
Arden Bybee
Halsey
Ben Paulsen
America
Lenore Choules
Jarman Shoes
Cvery Scalor
Jarman
Nate Morgan
Wen
Stetson
Nate Morgan Jewelers
Central
Myra Ry Petra Seema
Armed Services
Idaro Jew
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