Ain't It So Brother? Truman and the Big vs Little Shots
A critical column debates President Truman accepting an LL D from George Washington University. It argues big achievements require growth, mocks smallness, and honors the pride of leaders who rise from modest beginnings. It contrasts Edison and Ford as examples and concludes BIG and LITTLE figures shape America.
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George Washington University
Truman
United States
Ant
America
Mr. Edison
Henry Ford
Williamsburg
Potomac
Missouri
Mr. Truman
California primary signals shift as CIOPAC sinks
California voters delivered a rebuke to CIOPAC and left the Roosevelt Ickes coalition, with Warren pulling a majority away from the CIO ticket. The Los Angeles strike, wage-push auto prices, and anti leftwing sentiment contributed to a broad realignment seen as a turning point in the state’s political history.
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California
Ciopac
CIO
Robert Kenny
Los Angeles
Jimmy Roosevelt- Ickes
James
Kenny
Russia
UAW
Warren
Roosevelt-Ickes-Ciopac
Gov. Warren
Hiram Johnson
King Features Syndicate
Time to streamline Arizona local budgets and budgets
The piece calls for streamlining state county and city governments in Arizona criticizing special assessments. It argues budgets grow through permissive increases and lack of public accountability, noting sewer funding and tax commission practices as examples. It urges trimming wasteful expenses to fund essential municipal needs.
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Arizona
Arizona Tax Commission
Tax Commission
The Bobby-Sox Cult By Westbrook Pegler
James Montgomery Flagg criticized the Bobby-Sox cult of young girls in Hollywood for untidiness and indecency. The piece notes their pursuit of Frank Sinatra, the disruption at venues, and questions whether promoters engineered the craze. Pegler also comments on Sinatra’s evolving stance toward youth and prejudice while praising his anti hate rhetoric.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
James Montgomery Flagg
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Gerry
Geraldine Farrar
Sinatra
Mike Jacobs
Flagg
Waldorf
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Quarantined Bridegroom charms town amid wedding echoes
Arthur Baer notes a quirky wedding season as many grooms wobble at the altar while brides receive a chorus of approving relatives. He recalls past vows and jokes about nerves and social uproar, contrasting today’s scene with a lighthearted financial aside about budget balances and outstanding demands.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
The Case Of The $10 000 Bill In Washington D C
George E Sokolsky reports on Earl Browder former Communist leader expelled from the party his Moscow visit and reception by Soviet officials Browder now fronts a Soviet publications sales contract in the United States tied to Lozovsky and the Profintern Foster testimony discusses a rumored ten thousand dollar bill exchange and Manila bank episode as part of Browders alleged activities in China and abroad
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Earl Browder
American Communist Party
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Third International
Stalin
United States
Lozovsky
Browder
China
Profintern
Trade Union Educational League
William Z. Foster
Dies Committee
Mr. Matthews
Mr. Foster
Matthews
Manila
United States Treasury
Treasury Department
Russia
Woosung
Shanghai
Foster
Washington Scene finds romance amid Capitol chatter
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg shares a playful moment with Mrs. Vandenberg at the Shoreham as Barnee’s band fills the room. The column recalls Paris talks during the unpeaceful conference and a misread interview with Mrs. Byrnes. General Roxas visits Washington and jokes about Hukbalahops, while Barnee reports an honorary patrol appointment and Bowles’ book sparks talk in Congress.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Shoreham
Barnee
Senator Vandenberg
Paris
Vandenberg
Tom Connally
Texas
Jimmy Byrnes
James Clement Dunn
Byrnes
Connally
Mon Wallgren
Wallgren
State Highway Patrol
Telegram Reversal Sends Love Letter Back
Henry Webster in love with a nearby girl faced bashfulness and sent a written proposal. He worried about rejection and sent a telegram claiming a wrong letter. The reply stated Too late No mistake Right letter mailed It was about time.
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Henry Webster
Christian Science Monitor
Hides Shortage Blamed on Black Market Activity
The St. Louis Post Dispatch cites a widespread hides shortage blamed on black market trading. Officials warn consumer prices may rise as supply tightens and enforcement steps are discussed.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
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George Dixon
Manuel Roxas
Philippines
Dorothy Shay
Congress
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