Question Of Whose Throat Taking One Thing With Another
Texas Congressman Martin Dies announces he will not seek reelection due to a throat ailment that would hinder his campaign and ongoing chairmanship duties. The piece weighs motives, labor union opposition, and the broader political fallout for the Dies Committee amid New Deal tensions. It also notes related moves by Congressman Harless linked to the Smith Connally act and Hillman’s PAC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies Committee On
UN American Activities
Rep. Dies
Orange
CIO
House Committee On
UN American
U.S
New Deal
Hillman
John L. Lewis
House
Caesar
Cassius
Brutus
Casca
Dies
Arizonians
Harless
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
Lord Halifax
Stettinius
Berle
John O'Connor
Roosevelt
John J. O'Connor
Tammany
Shattering Talk on Third Term Sparks Satirical Comment
A columnist mocks Senator Barkley and the idea of shattering a political tradition. The piece debates the notion of a third term replacing a two term limit, and questions the senator's reasoning. It also notes the President's vacation activities as loafing and fishing, questioning redundancy.
CIOPA and CIO Political Pressure in Roosevelt Fourth Term Push
A column notes the CIO and CIOPA as a dual labor and political force backing Roosevelt’s bid for a fourth term. It cites CIO involvement in elections, Supreme Court cases, and the War Labor Board, plus Hillman’s activism and alleged Communist ties. The piece contrasts CIO activity with limited AF of L influence and mocks poll tax debates as driven by CIO pressure.
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Senate
Starnes
Alabama
Supreme Court
War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
CIO
Utah
Kennecott Copper
Richwood
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Government Labor Boards
Sidney Hillman
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Hillman
Phil Murray
Wall Street
A. F
Democratic Party
Bailey
North Carolina
Hillman
McKellar
CIOPA
Barkley
Connally
George
Bankhead
Bellows Boys
Hannegan
New York
Roosevelt-Hull-Byrnes-Hannegan
Hillman Ciopa
WLB
NLRB
White House
Congress
Ballot Box
King Features Syndicate
Army eyes non explosive gasoline after jungle match feat
Report notes a perfected water proof jungle match and suggests the Army may now focus on developing a non explosive gasoline. The remark hints at chemical or fuel research linked to military testing and innovation.
Forrestal Appointed Navy Secretary Praised by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt elevates James Forrestal to Secretary of the Navy highlighting a push for youth and reform in wartime leadership. The choice earns broad approval in Washington for his proven business sense and bipartisan trust, with attention to Congress and naval policy considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence Washington
Roosevelt
James Forrestal
Navy
Washington
War Cabinet
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
America
Forrestal
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Wise Crackers and the Gutzon Borglum Muse
The author recalls quotes and gags attributed to famous figures like John McGraw, Sid Mercer, and Gutzon Borglum. He reflects on wisecracking, its social reach, and the danger of insults, noting how even sharp wit can fade and leave enemies. The piece ends with praise for Wilson Mizner as a master of wisecrackery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugs Bae
Frankie Graham
John McGraw
Menger Im Alamo Plaza
Charles Francis Coe
Sid Mercer
Friars Club
Sid
Prince of Wales
George Bernard Shaw
John Barrymore
Coolidge
London
Gutzon Borglum
Wilson Mizner
King Features
Erasmus Quote on Minds and Speech
A provocative aphorism notes that while minds cannot be chained, tongues may be constrained. It contrasts freedom of thought with enforcement on speech, highlighting a tension between internal belief and external control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desiderius Erasmus
Hoover Now Party Patriarch
Washington gossip and veteran pundit Drew Pearson recounts intra party tensions as Herbert Hoover influences Tom Dewey’s campaign while tensions rise over air routes and paratrooper safety. The piece notes Stettinius Berle Halifax friction and Kilgore push for self sealing fuel tanks on transport planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Arnold
Washington
Air Corps
Lord Halifax
Stettinius
Adolfe Berle
Herbert Hoover
Tom Dewey
Hoover
Dewey
Clare Luce
Connecticut
Chicago
Warren
California
Luce
J. Russel Sprague
New York
Kilgore
West Virginia
War Department
U. S
Sicily
Stimson
Hap” Arnold
Epitaph of Bisbee Pioneer George Dunn Tells Geronimo Meeting
A Bisbee obituary recalls George Dunn who sat beside Geronimo during the Apache leader's surrender on a Fort Bowie train ride. Dunn once ran a Main Street saloon museum of pioneer relics, later described as an orderly, quiet Boniface. The piece also muses on name origins from Thomas to twin.
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Bisbee
Geronimo
George Dunn
Jack Dunn
George
Bowie Station
Fort Bowie
Miles
Bowie
Florida
Dunn
Main Street
University Museum
Obliging Thomp son to Obnovienski Thompson name change
Mr and Mrs Charles Thom p son of Tucson formerly of Russia obtain permission to change their name to Wiacheslav A Obnovienski Thompson. They plan to return to Russia and will respond to either name. Local friends long used the Americanized version Thompson spelled without p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thompson
Tucson
Russia
Wiacheslav A. Obnovienski- Thompson
Obnovienski
Ompson
America
Thompson
Thom
Senator McKellar Denies Knife Use In Senate Speech
The Mountaineer's Sword piece notes Senator McKellar denies ever pulling a knife on any Senator or person. It discusses knives as common in the southern Appalachian region and recalls a knife duel observed by the author. McKellar is described as a Dallas county Alabama native in the Black Belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeller
Senate
Appalachian
Tennessee
Regian
Montani Semper Liberi
Senator McKellar
Dallas County
Ala
Robin lore and a Welsh legend of Bronrhuddynbreast
A fragment discusses robin character in Welsh folklore and a Carmarthenshire tale of the bird carrying water to douse a flames, earning the name Bronrhuddynbreast burned. It contrasts a cheerful robin with legends of fire and spirits, noting marks on its breast.
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Carmarthenshire
Bronrhuddyn
Whittier
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Senator Barkley
Paul Mallen
Rep. Rowe
Ohio
P. A. Son
Thomas
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