Berlin Votes Mark Red Rebuff and Division Deepens
Berlin voters delivered a strong rejection of Communists with over 86 percent turnout, leaving the city split between a western democratic government and a Russian sector. U.S. aid funds Western relief while Allied powers debate the meaning of free elections and Germany’s path to self rule. The piece questions whether the Berlin outcome advances peace or merely delays it and calls for letting Germans govern themselves.
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Berlin
United States
Mr. Stalin
Germany
Britain
America
France
Business must resist tax cuts that threaten growth and jobs
The piece argues against harsh taxation on small and large business, warning that excessive taxes would strangulate expansion and endanger government services. It urges prudent, honest cooperation with authorities and emphasizes the high costs of printing presses and capital investment amid rapid Tucson population growth.
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Tucson
Divorce Scandal Sparks Debate on Marriage Law Reform
The expose reveals lawyers detectives and unidentified women selling unconsummated adultery for fees as a shortcut to divorce. It argues marriage is a social contract and the family must be protected, urging responsibility over self indulgence and the sacred role of children in society.
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George E. Sokolsky
New York
New York State
Reno
Tommy Manvilles
Barbara Huttons
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Boston
Johnny
Abraham Lincoln
Johny
Baltimore Sun
Economic system and its vast options drawn from a Boston Globe quote
The Boston Globe notes an economic system that offers 10 000 places to save money and 10 000 000 ways to upend it, highlighting the breadth of choices and potential disruption within financial structures.
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Boston Globe
Tucson Council Stands Against Perpetual Refinancing
The Tucson city council is praised for standing firm against permissive refinancing under Arizona law. The piece argues the statute enables usury by reverse, while the city historically earns the bond market’s trust and will meet obligations. It contrasts honest refinancing with legal duress and accuses the Municipal League of expediency over integrity.
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Tucson
Arizona
United States
Municipal League
Seven-Toed Pete At 27 By Westbrook Pegier
A column recalls Jesse Jones and partners at the 29 club debating seven-card stud poker and a $4,000 pot. The narrator contrasts past poker culture with modern decline, noting figures like Jim Moffett, Buffalo Bill, and John N. Garner, and ends with a boastful line about calling the Jones boys for a night of chess and a taffy-pull.
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Westbrook Pegier
Jesse Jones
Great Southwest
United States
Jim Moffett
Jesse
Moffett
Buffalo Bill
Pete
Mr. Jones
John N. Garner
John L. Lewis
Garner
Roosevelt
Churchill
Santa Fe
Hollywood
Mickey MacDougall
New York
Ray Schindler
Los Angeles
George Washington
Jones Boys
King Features
Metropolitans Clash Over Name Crowns and Mergers
An ornate squabble between the New York and Chicago Metropolitans centers on the use of the name and potential merger. The piece playfully mocks rivalry, notes past celebrity performances, and suggests a joint future in Buffalo with Niagara’s roar as contrast.
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Metropolitan Opera
Manhattan
Metropolitan Opera of
Chicago
Queen Victoria
New York Met
Metropolitan
New York
Carmen
Chicago Met
Buffalo
Niagara
King Features
Declining U S Voting Turnout Cited By Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal warns that Americans are spoiled and overconfident about freedom and that voting participation is falling. It argues a shrinking turnout compared to other representative systems threatens democracy as the nation prospers.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Riley and Rocky shaping a sports editor's war era creed
The memoir recalls Riley the sports editor and Rocky Rockford Riley, a Kentucky born high roller with a demanding style who mentored a young journalist. It details their clashes with pompous sports writers, their disdain for anonymous sources, and Riley’s insistence on facts over lofty self image amid wartime shifts in the newsroom.
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Nopver
New York
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles
Rocky
Riley
Iley
Mr. G
Galbert
Rockford Riley
Kentucky
Rocks
Mgth
Mr. Riley
Ernie Pyle
Herald Tribune
Levi Jackson
Yale Grid
Jackson
Yale Athletic Association
Levi
Henry Mencken
Brother Riley
Washington Scene From December On Capitol Hill
A column notes humor amid looming Congress 119 lawmakers to be moved before the 81st congress opens January 3. Folding rooms handle outgoing members and new arrivals with publications packing and mailing duties as a newly elected legislator encounters cleaners fumigating the place. President Truman is in the en
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Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
House
Senate
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London
Palms
Third Avenue
Pat O’brien
Herbert Polesies
Mr. O’brien
Mr. Polesie
Washington Scene
Washington
Dec
District of Columbia
Johnnie Walker
Bob Rodenberg
Dixon
President Truman
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