Language as reflection of life and soul
The author argues language reveals a culture by showing life practices such as furniture and floor seating in a Japanese church, and warns that weakening or cheapening language weakens the mind and souls of people, citing Jesus on careless words and the postwar rise of rough language.
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Leroy H. Walker
Takeo Agatsuma
Idaho Falls
Rev. Walker
Japan
Jesus
Edgar J. Goodspeed
Mr. Goodspeed
Negro Voter Arrival Signals South Political Shift
Harry S. Ashmore argues at Washington and Lee that increasing Negro enfranchisement in the South will topple the one party system. He cites 700000 eligible voters in 1948, predicts up to 2000000 by 1952, and foresees civil rights moving to the center of national politics despite intimidation risks.
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Washington
NEA
South
Harry S. Ashmore
Little Rock
Ark
Southern Political Science Association
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Ashmore
U. S. Supreme Court
Henry Wallace
Georgia
Progressive Party
James L. Barfoot
Progressive
Atlanta
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Ains
Herman Talmadge
Russell Long
Louisiana
Political prophecies and party realignments 1948 shift
Louis Bean’s electoral predictions from 1946 to 1948 framed a possible Democratic surge and a party realignment. The United Auto Workers signaled a plan for a new progressive party after 1948, later clarified by Walter Reuther as seeking conservative and liberal realignment within existing blocs.
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United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
United Auto Worker
Washington
Reuther
Pressure cooker fears in humorous personal essay
Paul Gallico reflects on a phobia of the pressure cooker, contrasting his fear with his wife’s calm. He recalls steam, safety devices, and a comical kitchen battle, concluding that his wife remains the bravest person in the home.
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James Watt
Mises
Kingdom Come
Shift in Soviet policy signals new U S Cold War stance
Washington reports growing evidence of a Russian policy shift. Stalin and Molotov spark rumors of Truman's Moscow visit while Moscow’s belligerence shapes U S defense measures. Berlin blockade and airlift memory loom as Molotov’s options and Steel’s satellite tour color the debate.
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Washington
Stalin
Molotov
Truman
Moscow
America
Congress
Kremlin
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Europe
U. S
Johannes Steel
Steel
American Labor Party
Henry Wallace
Marshall Tito break and the peace drive in 1948
Marquis Childs notes interviews with Cominform puppets before the Tito split. Steel predicts no war in 1948 49 and doubts in 1950. He warns Ruhr return to German ownership fuels Soviet propaganda and Berlin tensions. Calls for genuine peace overtures, possible foreign ministers meeting, and a cautious U.S. stance in Paris.
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Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Steel
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Kremlin
U. S
Ruhr
Western Europe
England
Germany
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
U. N
Paris
Justice 95 Slipping
A letter alleges grand juries under justice department instruction jail citizens in California for refusing to answer questions about communist associates. It describes a Texas visit cut short, a wife jailed for five days, and widespread home searches, wiretaps, and surveillance. The writer condemns pre-trial coercion and urges lawful court processes over rough treatment.
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New York
Department of Justice
California
Texas
Iris
Grand Jury
San Diego
Germany
Russia
Star Chamber
Ruark attacks Wallace and communists in inflammatory blast
The columnist calls for jailing Henry Wallace and exposing Communist connections, claims Wallace is known to associate with them, and condemns law enforcement methods likening them to Ku Klux Klan tactics. He advocates harsher measures but opposes methods he views as dangerous.
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Henry Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Los Angeles
The Causes and Course of Erysipelas in Humans
The article explains erysipelas arises from a streptococcus similar to the germ of blood poisoning and mainly affects the skin. It often starts with high fever, can spread between people, and may follow other streptococcus diseases like scarlet fever. Prevention and treatment progress with sulfa drugs and penicillin have improved outlooks.
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Bright
Pocatello Golf Controversy Prompts City Tax Alarm
A civic debate in Pocatello grows as workingmen oppose continued municipal funding of a golf course. They urge privatization or sale to the country club set, arguing tax money should fund children and broad public recreation. A political note cites local prognosticator Stack predicting 1950 Senate prospects. Idaho police reform is discussed, proposing to widen the force to 100 and adopt a merit system.
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Joe Blow
Greens
Pocatello
Joe
Country Club
Stack
Bannock
Truman
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Beauty limits and bold claims shape summer notes
A lighthearted column notes public fatigue with a fast summer, jokes about modern girl work ethic, and humorous quips on beauty, speaking, and fashion. It also mentions a Florida beauty contest winner who can cook and a Florida mirror vanity warning. Fort Fairfield reports nine Findlen children and two sons at the University of Maine.
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Florida
Fort Fairfield
George P. Findlen
University of Maine
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Department of Agriculture
Louis H. Bean
Louis Bean
Senate
House of Representatives
Paul Gallico
Carling
Marquis Childs
Robert C. Ruark
Sam Hanson
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