State hospital reform linked to Metzger leadership in Arizona
The annual Arizona state hospital report highlights a turnaround from neglect and low pay to professional management. Dr. Jeremiah Metzger led wage increases and staffing improvements, expanded farm operations, and increased patient income, with Senate support for the largest appropriation in the hospital’s history.
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Arizona State Hospital
State Hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd
Tucson
Jeremiah Metzger
Ohio
Metzger
William Kimball
Pima
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Sen. Kimball
Dr. Metzger
Dean Burgess
Agricultural College of
University of Arizona
Arizona
Pima County
Golden formula for prosperity in Washington bulletin
In a Department of Commerce bulletin the idea is advanced that lowering production costs acts as a wage and earnings boost for the public by increasing the dollar’s purchasing power. The Denver Post quotes this view as a reminder that inflation and disputes hinder prosperity, while sticking to the formula yields national improvement.
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Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Committee
Denver Post
Direction of a Superior Medical Board
The passage contrasts hospital administration with directing a road gang or managing pool room patrons, noting the distinct leadership needed for medical institutions versus other operations. It emphasizes the unique responsibilities and authority involved in overseeing health care facilities.
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Superior Medical Board
Taxpayer To Russia By Westbrook Pegler
A 1946 column argues the U S tax system burdens citizens to fund foreign nations and domestic welfare, criticizing estate and gift taxes, deductions for wives, and proposed unemployed payoffs. It warns future generations will bear the debt and accuses Roosevelt era policy shifts of redefining taxation and responsibility.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Britain
Russia
Italy
Congress
Internal Revenue
Roosevelt
United States
King Features Syndicate, Inc
The Ultimate Gesture in a Strict Hotel
The oldest inhabitant recalls Jake Prescott who ran a hotel stingily. He kept every item under lock and key leaving no free services or items for hangers on. The tale ends with Prescott posting a sign on the only clock: this clock for the use of hotel guests only.
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Jake Prescott
Jake
Prescott
Wall Street Journal
Treaties Poorly Drafted By Paul Mallon
The Paris meeting of twenty one nations to discuss the Big Four peace deal opens with drafts not distributed until day two. Analysts call the texts poorly drafted, language translation issues, and vague guarantees. Byernes says the aim is to help make the peace work amid a two thirds voting rule and potential UN enforcement with Russian veto. The column also riffs on Rio de Janeiro travel and contrasts with Buenos Aires horn rules.
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Washington
Paris
New York Republican
Truman
Danube
Hungary
United Nations
Russia
State Department
Evatt
Soviet Union
Big Four Council
Byrnes
King Features Syndicate
Rio
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires
Garsson
Brazilian Politician Posed Bare Back In Rio Photos
In Rio de Janeiro Aug 7 the Brazilian representative Barreto Pinto drew headlines after two journalists forced him to pose on Copacabana beach in a morning coat and no pants. His bare back bore his name in large letters, prompting a political flap when the pictures printed. The incident surfaced amid a broader Brazilian labor party dispute and a tale of media sensationalism.
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Barreto Pinto
Constituent Assembly
House of Representatives
Pinto
Jean Manzon
David Nasser
Manzon
Nasser
Copacabana
Copacabana Palace
Brazilian Labor Party
Sales Talk
A salesman recalls his early struggles as his boss pressed him to secure a large order from a famous manufacturer. The client confronts him with the blunt question what are you selling, prompting the stunned reply that he is selling nothing while his boss loses patience.
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G. A. Reingans
Reader's Digest
Writer at Work Jonathan Daniels Quiet Life in Raleigh
Jonathan Daniels former White House press secretary lives in Raleigh North Carolina writing books and magazine pieces. His seven year old daughter Mary Cleves asked what he did and replied that he used to work in Washington but now stays half day and tells children to keep quiet.
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Jonathan Daniels
White House
Riley
Raleigh
N. C
Mary Cleves
Washton
Washington Correspondence
Chicago Sun
Navy men coin new nickname for psychiatrist mind sweeper
Navy men have coined a neat new name for a psychiatrist it is a mind sweeper.
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Milwaukee Journal
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