Road to Bethlehem Amid War and Ordered Peace
A reflective piece contrasts the ancient journey to Bethlehem with modern conflict over land between Jew and Arab. It laments siege and bloodshed, condemns divisive leadership, and urges Americans to seek peace in the spirit of the Babe in the Manger. It calls for unity and a peaceful solution under divine guidance.
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Bethlehem
Earth
Mary
Joseph
Pontius
Caesar
United Nations
Christmas gift of fire engines to Tucson
Mayor Houston and council gift Tucson two lease only red fire engines that will be kept in service beyond the present term. Old 1917 will be retired while 1923 continues as a backup as the city takes delivery of the new units. The piece praises civic action and reminds readers of duty and perseverance.
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Houston
Tucson
Wayne Coy and the FCC Controversy in 1947
George E Sokolsky profiles Wayne Coy as a leading New Deal figure linked to WPA and Washington Post ties. The column argues Coy’s FCC appointment would harmonize with New Dealers while raising concerns about political maneuvering and the implication for radio control and commentator reemployment.
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FCC
Wayne Coy
Clifford Durr
Paul Porter
Indiana
Harry Hopkins
Indian Commission On Unemployment Relief
WPA
Roosevelt
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Congress
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Checks to weed out ineligible relief recipients
A call for tighter scrutiny of relief rolls to exclude ineligible applicants and prevent waste and unfairness. It argues that existing checks should be used to stop cheaters from accessing funds meant for truly needy people, noting prewar welfare department practices screening applicants against lists.
No Soviet Veto On Japan
The Milwaukee Journal argues the Soviet demand for a veto in drafting the Pacific peace treaty would grant Moscow power over any Japanese related program. It says the USSR has shown a vetoing pattern in Europe and is pursuing its own advantage with no genuine cooperation.
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Japan
Ussr
Europe
Milwaukee Journal
Reimpose Relief Checks Amid Rising Unemployment
The New York Herald Tribune argues that welfare checks were halted during wartime, but with rising unemployment and more applicants, ineligible recipients have received aid. It calls for reimposing checks to restore public confidence and ensure funds go to those in actual need.
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Reef
New York Herald Tribune
Eisler Controversy Ties Eleanor Roosevelt to Communist Allegations
A King Features Syndicate summary reports on hearings of the Thomas committee exposing alleged Communist influence linked to Eleanor Roosevelt. It cites Gerhart Eisler and Hanns Eisler, detailing immigration, professorship claims, and a 1935 38 teaching record with low attendance. The piece frames Mrs Roosevelt’s actions as aiding a supposed subversive presence in the United States.
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Washington
Gerhart
Hanns Eisler
FBI
Gehart
Thomas Commmittee
Gerhart Eisler
Communist Party
USA
Communist International
Eisler
Moscow
Communist Party, USA
New York
Howard Fast
Thomas Committee
Roosevelt
Fast
White House
Louis Adamic
Winston Churchill
Britain
Balkan
Adamic
Eleanor the Great
United States
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russia
Joint Refugee Committee
Ellis Island
Hanns
New School of Social Research
Donald T. Appell
Appell
Finance Corps
Army
Bureau of the Budget
Robert Stripling
Sumner Welles
Eleanor
State Department
New School
Johnson
Washington insiders and grain trading charges debated
The piece notes ongoing questions about insiders speculating on grain and commodity exchanges at public expense. It highlights partisan wrangling over procedure as Mr. Stassen’s charges require a full answer and details on traders from Secretary Anderson, who cites lack of empowered authority.
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Washington
Stassen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Anderson
Congress
Department of Agriculture
New York Herald-Tribune
Toy Trains and Tales Across a Tough Broadway
A collage of notes on Christmas toy trains crowding the season, Bing Crosby’s model train hobby, and a personal memory of a train numbered 999. An ad about a lost dog on Broadway adds local color, alongside squibs on tall women basketball players Gene Love and other society anecdotes.
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Junior
Papa
Bing Crosby
Louisville
Broadway
Manhattan
Gene Love
Gene
The Chicken of Tomorrow Contest at Agriculture
A humorous Washington column notes a department of agriculture contest to develop meat-type chickens. Forty breeders from 26 states compete in finals while officials issue a blueprint for tomorrow's chickens and better consumer value.
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Geo Washington
George Goddard
Tabitha Talcott Pratt
Naval
Michelangelo Rembrandt Kelly
Mrs. Pratt
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Goddard
Miss Reid
H. L. Shrader
Extension Poultryman
Department of Agriculture
Dixon
Grover Whitney McKeister
Yale
Goddard
Mr. Mee- Keister
Field Prank Draws Horseshoes On Newsroom Floor
Humorist Eugene Field lured a new sports writer famed for horse expertise with chalk horseshoes drawn from sidewalk to office door. A track insider visits, gasps at hoof prints, and quips that the writer’s methods are exposed.
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Eugene Field
Field
Milwaukee Jornal
Prophet Without Honor In Kipling's Quiet Study Visit
A visitor sought Rudyard Kipling, but a maid lampooned the famed author for “sitting upstairs and scribbles.” The anecdote appears in the Christian Science Monitor, echoing Kipling’s reputation among those who know him.
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Christian Science Monitor
Beans in Class Prompt Laughs and Lessons
A teacher asks for sentences using beans. Pupils answer with lines about father growing beans and mother cooking beans. A third child quips We are all human beans, sparking a light moment about language and humor in the classroom.
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