What Do You Think The Will To Peace
A 1945 syndicated column argues about world peace and the U N charter. It questions will to peace, cites Truman, Hitler era rivals, and calls for measured scrutiny of the San Francisco charter and postwar policy. It urges citizen choice based on long term peace prospects and moral responsibility for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord of Satan
Hitler
Mr. Baruch
Mr. Crowley
Germany
Europe
George E. Sokolsky
San Francisco
League of Nations
Teheran
Yalta
Berlin
England
Russia
Spain
Stettinius
Vandenberg
Stassen
Gingerbread on Wheels and the 1946 Automotive Look
The Louis Post-Dispatch laments 1940s auto design with heavy chrome and outward flash over practical advances. It notes resumed 1942 production and predicts continued past-style styling in Ford Chevrolet and Plymouth before urging 1947 or 1948 shifts toward genuine engineering progress.
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Ford
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Louis Post-Dispatch
The Bursting Bubble in War Jobs Hits Hartford Workers
Cutbacks in war contracts drive applicants to the U S employment service. Workers leave war plants for lower pay in civilian industry, bitter at wages as low as sixty cents an hour. Reconversion means more than a product change, and many nonwar workers face persistent low wages.
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Hartford
United States Employment Service
Conn
Daily Courant
Artful merchandiser defends pricey goods as gracious living
The Milwaukee Journal cites H. V. Wade noting that a product deemed overpriced and nonessential can be justified by its contribution to gracious living. The column reflects consumer culture and salesmanship themes of midcentury retail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Wade
Milwaukee Journal
This Thing Called Communism Delusions of Proletariat Rule
Pauline Washington argues that communism is a dictatorship of the proletariat not a true democracy. She critiques Soviet control, noting a small party’s power over workers, fixed wages, company housing and stores, and restricted movement. She contrasts this with American democracy and urges peace with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Washington
Europe
Rome
Russia
Lenin
Stalin
United States
Tips to the Girls The Marines Left Behind
A Leatherneck advisory from S/Sgt. Gerard D. Gordon offers guidance to wives and potential brides of Marines overseas. It cautions against suggesting seaside trips picnics movies or luncheon meats and advises avoiding cold water on any plans while he returns from long service in harsh conditions.
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Gerard D. Gordon
USMC
Leatherneck
Stettinius Picked to Lead American U N Delegation
President Truman elevates Edward R. Stettinius from secretary of state to head the American delegation to the United Nations security council. James F. Byrnes is widely expected to become secretary of state, with Stettinius guiding policy and seeking congressional consultation. The piece also notes Evatt’s liberal postwar aims and Australia’s rising role in the U.N. system.
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Truman
Edward R. Stettinius
Security Council
League of Nations
Stettinius
America
United Nations Organization
New World Organization
Senate
House
United States
Congress
New League
United Nations
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Capitol
Department of State
Chicago
Democratic Party
South Carolina Statesman
E. Hill
Evatt of Australia Praised in Secret UN Session
In a final secret San Francisco steering committee session, Peruvian Foreign Minister Manuel Gallagher proposed rising tributes to Australia’s H V Evatt as a champion of smaller nations. The moment drew laughs as Evatt quipped about veto power, ending the last hidden meeting at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evatt
San Francisco
United Nations
United Nations Assembly
Ru Amuck
Long Tom
Connally
United States
United States Senate
Senate
Mr. Connally
Madison Square Garden
Gromyko
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
Foreign Office
Commonwealth of British Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
Australia
Family of Nations
Hardhitting
New South Wales
New York
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Dre
Washington
San Francisco Veterans
Guillermo Bell Ramirez
Stettinius
Manuel Gallagher
Gallagher
Herbert Evatt
Rish
Peru
Lumbarton Oaks
Pearson
Lord Halifax
General Assembly
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Supreme Court
Labor
Law of Supply and Request Echoes in Market Quip
Humorous exchange notes the shift from demand to request in modern trade. A husband cites supply and demand while a wife retorts that stores now satisfy requests rather than meet demand. The quip reflects evolving consumer interaction in a retail era.
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Wall Street Journal
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Komonsol
W. L. White
White
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Artillery Journal
Moscow
King Features Syndicate
Man
State Post R
David Lawrance
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