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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1949
Page
13
The Citizens urge voters to approve long term revenue bonds for water department expansion while opposing short term general obligation bonds. They argue profits should fund growth, not rely on general funds, and note water users outside city pay higher rates. They endorse YES on A and C and NO on B.
An excerpt comments on British anger at American lawmakers probing Britain’s finances with Western Europe allies. It notes Emanuel Shinwell’s rebuke of supposed American sneering and questions Britain’s claim of past rescues while stressing U S aid in two world wars and wartime loans.
The piece laments postwar youth anxiety and fear in a changing world with World War I memories. Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 mirrors a generation’s struggles from the Great Depression to war, taxes, and uncertainty, urging youth to have faith and build despite barriers.
The Kansas City Times notes signs of a halt to the economic downturn and a slower inflation readjustment. While administration policies faced congressional resistance, production and employment declines are not as severe as feared, leaving a mixed, still hopeful national outlook.
A humorous quip about overturning table etiquette for left handed dining. The narrator jokes with Emily Post about bread, butter, salad placement and etiquette rules, proposing a right handed norm and imagining social uproar, before declaring the rule repealed and planning to lunch Mrs. Post.
Bennett Cert Bill Stern recounts Lou Little coaching Georgetown and a sidelined player whose morale lifted the team. After the boy’s father, totally blind, dies, he plays one game against Fordham and shines. The father’s first sight of his son’s play comes as he watches from the clubhouse via his son’s own words.
In a reflective piece, the writer notes 26 hotels in Times Square banding together to dubbed “The City of Timesquare U S A” or “Everybody's Hometown” in a bid to restore reputations. He argues Broadway has lost its edge to cinema and amusements, while prices and crowds remain the neighborhood’s defining traits.
Washington Scene reports that congressional investigations push remedial legislation. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy says hearings may require registering manufacturers reps like lobbyists and revealing salaries and duties. Vice President Barkley jokes with reporters before resuming Senate duties.
A humorous reminiscence of a extended drought on a New York farm in 1949. The narrator describes extreme dryness, failed rain, and odd scenes including a rescued trout, a seven thirty pound snapping turtle and a ballgame rained out in Philadelphia. The piece blends weather hardship with comic observations about people and animals.
A Wall Street Journal profile recalls the new business sensation Mr Warren being praised as self made and educated by reading during brief pauses in calls. He explains he kept a good book open on his desk to read while awaiting responses.
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