Obstruction and reform hopes shadow postwar policy fronts
The piece critiques French postwar obstruction and German recovery fears, notes Gandhi and Nehru shaping India’s untouchability ban, and surveys U S policy critiques of Chiang Kai-shek. It benches Arizona governance, budget processes, and calls for a full-time budget director and transparent tax data.
On the Air by George Sokolsky and Legislative Reforms
A column contrasts radio performance and feedback with clock watchers and gadget meters, then shifts to critique of public discourse and headlines. It laments overreliance on headlines, urges precise content, and notes legislative committees with many boards. questions overlapping functions and cost savings.
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Montmorency
Grand Street
Walter Winchell
Drew Pearson
H. V. Kaltenborn
China
Ruhr
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Private Annexation Misunderstanding On Dawson Yukon Status
A Vancouver Sun report notes a Washington Post Office official believed Dawson Alaska to be US territory and threatened to close the Dawson office. The Dawson postmaster responded that Dawson is the capital of Canada’s Yukon territory, and reports go to Ottawa.
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Klondike
Alaska
Dawson
United States
Washington
Vancouver Sun
Post Office Department
Yukon Territory
Canada
Ottawa
Christian Science Monitor
Love and Panic Haunt Cottage Hall in Dudgeon Heights
Mary Spelvin lies ill with a headache as George, loud and anxious, hurries for a brain surgeon. He clamorously searches for care, plans an ambulance, yet Mary begs for quiet and sleep while neighbors arrive declaring love can be a nuisance.
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Mary Spelvin
Mr. Spelvin
Georgie
Mary
Juniper Esplanade
Dudgeon Heights
George
Petal
Charley Hoodat
Charlie
Mabel Hoodat
Mabel
King Features
No Sentiment In Baseball By Bugs Baer
The author argues sentiment has no place in baseball noting Stan Harris struggled as manager and walks away calm as a gull on a breeze. He recalls Mel Ott and others who pulled the plug on wavering tossers while emphasizing steadiness over emotion in seasonal decisions.
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Stan Harris
Kelcey
Stan
Bobo Harris
Harris
Mel Ott
Boudreau
Southworth
Moran's Quiet Handshake Bid With 67 Hollywood Actors
James Moran arrives in Washington on a prank mission from 67 Hollywood actors to shake hands with President Truman. Aimed at bonding with the White House, Moran reports $335 pledged for the gesture and recounts a volatile meeting with an FBI agent before departing to New York.
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New York
James Moran
The
Cosmos
White House
Harry Truman
FBI
Kelly
Mr. Moran
Mr. Truman
Jim
Hollywood
Malibu
Washington
Truman
James
Moran
Statler
Potomac
Inland breezes and polo talk mingle with old advice
A jumble of old magazine chatter covers rejuvenation claims by a California expert and a man’s view on polo ponies in Manhattan. It notes Irish emigration patterns in 1845 and offers light asides on Aquarius fathers and Italian film hits. It ends with a reader question about Shuffle Along and Florence Mills in Daly’s theater.
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E. V. Darling
California
Manhattan
Aquarius
Italy
New York City
Florence Mills
Paul Robeson
Sissle and Blake
A. I
Daly's
West 69Th Street
Music in America and the need for true feeling
Serge Koussevitzky argues that musical life in America grows from the need for art, not wealth. He says music expresses deep emotions, offering a recovered word of true feeling liberated from life’s banality and cruelty, and serves to help the souls of men.
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America
Serge Koussevitzky
Atlantic Monthly
The Town That Waits for the Evening Train
A Boston Globe quotation notes a really small town has no light until four cars arrive at the depot to meet the evening train. The remark highlights rural isolation and reliance on rail arrivals for activity.
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Boston Globe
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