Meat Taxes, Politics, and the Postwar Food Balance
Analyzes how meat price controls, supply, and consumption shaped politics after World War II. Cites Truman price removal, rising early postwar meat prices, and shifts in per capita meat and dairy intake. Discusses public mood, elections, and figures like Henry Wallace and California Governor Warren.
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America
Department of Agriculture
Intolerance Of Scurrility By George E Sokolsky
The piece argues that attacks on The Protestant magazine reveal a shift against smear tactics and intolerance. It cites the 1946 NRAC statement criticizing The Protestant Digest Inc for undermining intergroup relations and endorsing anti-Semitic attacks. It concludes by calling the era a mad decade ending.
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George E. Sokolsky
Kenneth Leslie
Soviet Russia
Communist Party
Leslie
Soviet Union
United States
National Community Relations Advisory Council
Chicago
Protestant Digest, Inc
the Protestant
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Florida's Quick Change Artist Senator Pepper Shifts Sides
The Milwaukee Journal contrasts Florida Senator Pepper with a vaudeville star, noting his shifting positions on Truman foreign policy, Democratic leadership, and price controls as he appears in public and political stages.
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Senator Pepper
Florida
Milwaukee Journal
United Nations Assembly Begins in New York
The meeting of the General Assembly may start in New York with similar problems and acute controversies as Paris. The shift is location not attitude, with New York possibly becoming the new home for peace in the old Dutch surroundings of Flushing, Long Island.
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General Assembly of the
United Nations
New York
Russia
Paris
Flushing
Long Island
On The Side By E. V. Darling Verse on love and memory
A nostalgic column features a poem about enduring love and aging, with reflections on marriage dynamics and long-term devotion. The piece weaves in light musings on slogans, pipes, speed limits, and Marine dog graves, ending with a quip about old timers and memories.
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U.S.A
Idaho
Maine
New Hampshire
Florida
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Agana
Guam
Asan
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
D. F. Robertson
Marco Polo
Evelyn Millis Duval
Walter Johnson and Ray Schalk on the straight ball legend
Arthur Baer reflects on Walter Johnson's famed straight ball, arguing by eye and lore that Johnson never threw a true straight pitch. He credits Schalk’s catching era and the lore of Johnson’s mechanics, noting twists, angles, and the myth of a perfectly straight delivery.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Ray Schalk
Ray
Frankie Graham
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Washington
Cantillion
Minneapolis
Schalk
White Sox
Labrador
Doc White
Ed Walsh
Cicotte
Waller
Boston
Swifterop
Walter
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Truman Defeats by CIO Policy Clash in 1948 Outlook
Washington dispatch analyzes President Truman’s policy defeats tied to CIO pressures. It argues his stance against Russian appeasement and OPA controls, while criticizing CIO bills on unemployment insurance and spending as misaligned with public needs. It predicts a shift toward stable production and unity in postwar economics.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Truman
CIO
Russia
Commerce
Wallace
New York
Byrnes
Congress
OPA
CPA
Sidney
Mr. Hillman
Cio-Pac
Chicago
Mr. Elt
Hillman
Russian Empire
AFL
Paris Conference: Slow Progress But Ongoing Talks Continue
David Lawrence reports on the Paris peace talks after World War II, noting unfinalized issues and many compromises. He argues the real test is lasting peace, observes Russian concessions on minor points, and cautions against inside support for communism while praising broad anti-lynching and anti-discrimination efforts in the United States.
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Washington
Russia
Paris
United States
Friends of
Communist Party
Congress
American Federation of Labor
American Legion
Moscow
South
Republican Party
Lrynchings
Tennessee
America
Coach Quips Roasts Sub In Football Benchings
A football coach orders a substitute named Brown to play as if never played before. The player fumbles twice and is swiftly pulled. The coach then deadpans that he did not say as though Brown had never played before.
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Fred Astaire
Claire Luce
Ginger Rogers
Dan Patch
Billy Direct
New York City
New York
Brown
Christian Science Monitor
Child’s quip on beauty mirrors vanity in digest note
Patricia, seven, watches her mother apply cold cream and asks its purpose. The mother answers it makes her beautiful, then removes it with tissues. Patricia sighs softly, “Didn’t work, did it?” in a brief digest-style moment reflecting vanity.
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Patricia
Mommie
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