Labor Mirage and Military Debate in Washington
A column muses on Maj. Gen. Vaughan and the Vaughan Maragon probe while Secretary Gray argues that air power alone cannot win wars. It notes the need for ground troops and allied bases, and reflects on labor management disputes, economic indicators, and the elusive idea of national security as a labor mirage.
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Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Harry
David Lawrence
Washington
America
Philip Murray
Walter Reuther
Stalin
Tito
Attlee
Mr. Bevin
Too Many Byrds By George and Sokolsky review
The piece argues the navy abandons its Antarctic expedition for economy under orders from the President who dislikes Byrd. It compares planned or existing bases and stations operated by Britain Norway Sweden France Argentina Chile and outlines motives including military cold weather training scientific research and potential mineral findings. It frames the move as spite toward Byrd and questions the economy claim.
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Antarctic
United States
Byrds
Richard E. Byrd
Harry Byrd
Laurie Island
South Orkneys
Greenwich Island
South Shetlands
Navy
Arctic
Soviet
Russia
Charles Wilkes
Lincoln Ellsworth
Finne Ronne
Byrd
Palmer Peninsula
Elephants and Taxes In Lakhtar Layla
An old tale recalls a yearly tax of eight annas on Lakhtar and Layla residents to fund ceremonial elephants that no longer exist. Now in Saurashtra Union the elephant tax has risen by one rupee, while elephants remain absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Falkland Islands Dependencies
Deception Island
South Shetlands
Hope Bay
Stonington Island
Argentine Islands
Signy Island
South Orkneys
Falkland Islands
Lakhtar
Layla
Saurashtra Union
Saurashtra
Wall Street Journal
The New Secretary Miss Shirley Weevil Arrives
George Spelvin, chief of his department, escorts Miss Shirley Weevil from Ajax International to the Elite Riviera Bar. Miss Weevil, niece of Willis Weevil of World Enterprises, wagers with him about propriety as Mrs Spelvin joins them. Mary arrives in a city street scene after work.
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George Spelvin
Shirley Weevil
Miss Weevil
J. B
Ajax International, Ltd
Willis Wadleigh Weevil
World Enterprises, Inc
Ajax International
Mr. Weevil
Miss Niffle
Mr. Spelvin
Miss Shirley Weevil
Mr. Sp
Spelvin
Bosky Brae Country Club
Bosky Brae
Locust Heights
Cragsmoor
George
South Spruce Street
Riviera
Mrs. Spelvin
Galahad
Knight
King Features
Try And Stop Me By Bennet Cerf
A 1949 Bennett Cerf anecdote recounts James Gordon Bennett’s stance against employee brawling. A pressman arrives with a black eye, adds ink to his face, and bumps the editor-in-chief triggering a salary boost for hard work. Also notes a bachelor’s gardening quip about tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennet
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Bennett
Bennett Cerf
King Features
Bell ringer complaints at quiet residence
A man who had one too many pulled the caretaker bell. An angry caretaker answered, and the bell ringer demanded why the bell was not rung by the caretaker himself.
Free House Lottery Skews Value and Burdens Buyer
New York August commentary on a $15,000 house won for 50 cents that ends up with parking fees and taxes, leaving the recipient with a liability. The piece argues rare gifts wasteful without fit and storage costs, urging reconsideration of blanket giveaways. Also notes zodiac claims and readers’ Q A exchanges, plus travel pricing abroad.
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New York
Alfred Birnbaum
America
Russia
Mr. Birnbaum
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Columbia University
Widow wooing tips and old time star chatter
A light column jots about widows and marriage lore with cynical quips on widowhood. It also notes road dining car menus of 1920s Santa Fe and profiles Alonzo Stagg and Al Schacht, plus quirks of astrology on Aug 23.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
al Schacht
Manhattan
Stork
Alonzo Stagg
Oldest Baseball Player: Satch Paige Cy Young Long Tom Hughes
A reader weighs age in baseball lore guessing the oldest players still active. Satch Paige’s exact age is uncertain while Cy Young claimed pitching until age 48 in the large leagues. Long Tom Hughes familiarly stretched from 1890 to 1915, estimated around 55.
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Quizzate
Satch Paige
Hector
Satch
Sahara
Long Tom Hughes
Long Tom
Washington
King Features
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Westbroot Pegler
Sala
Dowling
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Rizark
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Leo- Virgo
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Edna Wallace Hopper
Florodora
Marjorie Relyea
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Vaughn Texsmith
Marie L. Wilson
Margaret Walker
Daisy Greene
Adam
Madame Sherry
Otto Harbach
Pittsburgh
Bordighera
Italian Riviera
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Estoril
Benway
V. Durling
Alonzo
Marvy Harris Seifer
Husbands’ Protective Association
Leo
Virgo
Eddie
Evangeline Adams
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