Debated But Unanswered On Monroney and workers pay
The article discusses Oklahoma Representative Mike Monroney’s view of 20 million white collar workers as the forgotten American legion. It questions whether intelligence or manual skill commands greater economic value and argues free enterprise sets individual value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Monroney
Congress
Oklahoma
American Magazine
America
Mr. Monroney
American Legion
Post Office Reform Urged To End Wasteful Deficit
King Features Syndicate argues the post office operates with chronic deficits caused by political appointees and misaligned priorities. It recommends hiring a major business firm to reorganize the system and eliminate the need to tax or soak large publications or successful magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Sokolsky
Republican
Democratic National Committee
Post Office
Congress
P. O
Harry Hopkins
Seaking
Postmaster-General
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wallace aims to bloom Garden of Eden again in London
The Wall Street Journal reports Henry Wallace proposed to “make the Garden of Eden bloom again” in London. The quip suggests he might even arrange talks with Adam and Eve, warning against restarting old issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
London
Press Association
Wallace
Adam and Eve
Wall Street Journal
Centenary Vostage Stamp Arrives in Tucson
A blue three cent stamp marking the U S postage centenary reaches Tucson featuring Washington Franklin a Pony Express rider an early railroad engine a streamlined locomotive a steamship and an airplane. The piece questions where the mail carrier and rural carrier are represented among the illustrated icons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tucson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Desert
Managua Atmosphere Turns Dramatic Amid Intrigue
The Milwaukee Journal notes Managua Nicaragua is a heavenly place where haciendas are affordable and senoritas alluring but warns the atmosphere often grows heavy with intrigue as recent rapid events unfold in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Milwaukee Journal
Prosperity Train Draws Passengers and Fare Hopes
Traer Ila Star Clip Derives attention as many seek seats on the prosperity train while some hope others pay their fare in a community reflection on economic opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Ila
Roerich on Cultural Board and Guru Controversy
Nicholas Constantin Roerich, the Russian painter, is named president of the honorary board of the American Russian Cultural Relations Association in New York. Dudley Fosdick, secretary, recounts Roerichs travels, Wallace connections, and alleged political shifting while noting Roerichs spiritual claims and the Guru letters as part of a broader cultural and philosophical project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Pegler
New York
Nicholas Constantin Roerich
Henry Wallace
American Russian Cultural Relations Association, Inc
West Fifty-seventh Street
Roerich Academy of Arts
Chu Chin Chow
Roerich
Dudley Fosdick
Russia
Lina
Tibet
Fosdick
Charlie
The
Cultural Association
Academy of Arts
Goofy Guru
Wallace
United States
Himalayas
Hitler
Ludendorff
Germany
Asia
King Features Syndicate, Inc
We Will Watch Delegates Leap From Yeas to Nays
Arthur Baer humorously faulting the U S political system as the nation prepares for the 1948 conventions. He predicts banners and crowded aisles and notes the pendulum swing of politics, claiming the system is imperfect yet enduring. He recalls covering historic upheavals as a civilian observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Jefferson
Dexter
Omar
Nineveh
Tyre
King Features
Truman faces veto choice in 1948 tax and labor bills
The piece argues Truman’s re election hinges on his next moves on the tax and labor bills. It weighs veto versus signing, noting a tax veto risks future tax reform while a labor veto could fade with time if the measure fails, and concludes a mixed approach could boost his standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
House
Senate
Lucas
Mrs Smith Cashed Check While Husband Away
In a brief scene at a bank, a young woman asks to cash a check. The teller instructs endorsement, noting the husband is out of town. Mrs Ethel Smith signs the back as Your devoted wife, approving the payment to Mrs Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Smith
Ethel
Leo J. Burke
Washington Scene By Sea Warns of Prohibition Loophole
A Washington column critiques an Interior Department bill allowing sale of liquor to American Indians off reservations. It mocks officials and cites historical enclosures, bootlegger lore, and celebrity jibes while noting opposition from lawmakers and anecdotes about Walter Trohan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Interior
Warner W. Gardner
Interior Department
House Committee On Public Lands
Richard J. Welch
California
Senator McMeathalls
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Manhattan
Gardner
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Coe
Eenree
Aoe
By David Lawrence
Washington Scene
Dixon Paedia
William Benton
Voice of America
Europe
Northwest Mounted
Canada
Rim
Walter Trohan
Carol
James A. Farley
Trohan
George Preston Marshall
C. Wayland Brooks
Illinois
Hiya
King Feat. Synd., Inc
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