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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1947
Page
6
A reflective piece argues that postwar baby boom pressure, rising school population, and funding needs strain America. It warns of rising birth rates since 1939, foreign immigration costs, and mounting national and local debts as the nation must balance domestic child welfare with Europe's recovery.
The essay argues parent responsibility for a child’s moral development over schools or state. It cites Justice McReynolds and UM Lee on dangers of mass conformity and state overreach in education. It warns against majority intolerance toward religious groups and echoes equality before the law as a civic principle.
Gen Charles DeGaulle appears to have won the first round in his bid to rally the French people as municipal elections close. The final tally is incomplete but the Communist rival faces a mounting challenge to DeGaulle who pledges austerity and a return to unity and strength for France.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports on government actions described as inscrutable, including alleged potato burnings by the car load to prop up prices and a new investigation into why food costs remain high.
A Milwaukee Journal piece argues for reforms that replace legal speak with plain language in insurance policies. It urges clearly listing benefits and protections rather than outlining what is not covered.
A King Features Syndicate essay questions Philip Murray’s use of Catholic piety to attack the CIO and AFL. It argues Murray misrepresents Catholic teaching on Taft Hartley, cites Cardinal and NCWC comments, and notes bishops did not formally condemn the bill.
A 1947 Bugs Baer satirical column nimbly lampoons modern illumination and nightlife. The piece imagines night sports, college life, and everyday routines shifted to after dark, poking fun at how brighter lighting reshapes habits and alibis across society.
Robert C. Ruark mocks diet fads and wartime austerity in a column from New York dated Oct 22, urging absurd schemes like meat over wheat and soapless Saturdays. The piece lampoons figures from Lever Brothers to the WCTU while touching on political jabs and a January 1947 context.
Washington society figures clash over President Truman canceling White House state dinners to save food. Mrs. Tabitha Pratt complains the move harms social season while foreign embassies plan more brilliant diplomatic functions despite the policy.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch notes the redheaded woman as a permanent part of life and style in Vancouver. It argues redheads symbolize brightness and mystery, essential amid routine daily beauty norms.
A customer confronts two shop partners in a discount menswear store. One salesman parades every suit before the mirror to wow the buyer, while the other finally sells a single suit. The first salesman claims victory but the partner quips he made the customer dizzy.
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