Censor Byron Price Urges Open Press Rule
The piece cites Byron Price, longtime censorship director, urging public understanding through education while defending press freedom. It critiques government and academia for cloistered mindsets, arguing news must reflect community actions and remain factually reported.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
United States
Public Opinion Quarterly
Princeton University
Price
Tower of Babel
You and I
Education
Mr. Price
Princeton Quarterly
Army Shifts European Food Handling to the Army
Washington reports President Truman moves European food distribution from UNRRA toward the Army using military shipping and know how. Critics warn of political use while Hoover is unlikely to be involved. The piece argues Army logistics will aid hunger relief and domestic shortages amid New Deal critiques.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Balkan
Yugoslavia
France
Belgium
Holland
Italy
Germany
America
Europe
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Truman
White House
Hoover
Army
A&p
King Features Syndicate
Superficial Godliness and the Newspaper's Power
A critique notes that a daily newspaper remains essential to a community unless controlled by government or a sensitive group of educators. It warns such control could end progress and independence, urging caution against censorship and overreach.
Man Seeks Civilization in Tulsa Naturalization Ceremonies
A Tulsa man asked where to find civilization and was directed to ongoing naturalization ceremonies in a nearby post office office, as reported by the Christian Science Monitor.
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Tulsa
Christian Science Monitor
Frightening To Mrs Roosevelt By Westbrook Pegler
King Features Syndicate reviews Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt's Communist critique as a pivotal moment. Pegler urges clearer anti Communist stance and calls for exposing and discrediting American Communists to avert domestic and global war.
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Roosevelt
Westbrook Pegler
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Labor Relations Board
United States
Russia
Germany
France
Japan
New Deal
Soviet Russia
Earl Browder
Oysters And Oysters By Arthur I Bugs Bae
A reflective column mocks political clichés about trouble in the Balkans and warns of looming upheaval. The piece blends war era references with satire on media and public discourse, noting rhythmic phrases and journalistic habits while jesting about audience humor.
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Arthur “Bugs” Bae
Balkans
Danube
Mussolini
War costs mount to 275 billion dollars say Treasury
The Treasury cites wartime expenses since December 1941 reaching 275 billion dollars with the Jap war still to be tallied. The Detroit News notes the figure could rebuild the national highway system nine times or build 524 Panama Canals. It warns humanity cannot afford another failure to guard against such costs.
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Treasury Department
The
Detroit News
New York Bosses Face Citywide Political Strife
In a city of vast scale and politics, party bosses maneuver for control as Fiorello La Guardia’s decision not to run sparks a scramble. Ed Flynn and Frank Kelly back a move toward William O Dwyer, while Judge Jonah Goldstein emerges as a strong independent candidate. Campaign intrigues collide with party lines and labor affiliations as the mayoral race reshapes.
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George
New York
Australia
Peru
Portugal
Sweden
Scotland
Norway
Fiorello la Guardia
American Labor Party
la Guardia
A.L.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Liberal Party
Ed Flynn
Bronx
Moscow
Florida
Flynn
Frank Kelly
Brooklyn
William O'Dwyer
O’dwyer
Jonah Goldstein
al Smith
Judge Goldstein
Great
Republican Party
Grand Street
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Truman to Tighten State Department Amid Ongoing Reorganization
Washington notes persistent talk that President Truman will overhaul the state department, removing many Roosevelt era assistant secretaries and possibly targeting Nelson Rockefeller. The piece recalls Truman’s 1937 attack on monopoly and highlights a mixed tone on Rockefeller as an institution. It also mentions an OPA release on ceiling prices and a Russians embassy musicale with tightly packed chairs.
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Washington
Truman
State Department
FDR
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Senate
Mrs Truman’s Asset Recall Charms Tea Hosts
Mrs. Truman plans a quiet public life yet already proves a keen memory for names. At a tea for 20 officials she addressed each guest by name as they departed, and at a later sprawling reception she greeted hundreds, noting volunteers asked about her tiring arm and replying she has a strong tennis arm.
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France
Carolyn Boyd
Max
Paris
Suzy
Carolyn Boy
K Features Syndicate
Mrs. Truman
Milwaukee Journal
Tenure Ends for Cabinet Members as Perkins Completes 12 Years
Several cabinet members leave as Secretary Perkins wraps up twelve years amid ongoing uncertainty, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Perkins
St. Louis Post Dispatch
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