Dr Matthews Honored for Fight Against Internal Communism
The piece recounts Dr J B Matthews chief research investigator for the House Un American Activities Committee receiving national praise for exposing subversives while Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers figure in a deep political controversy. A Waldorf Astoria dinner, prestigious attendees, and awards follow as Harding College presents a gratitude scroll to Matthews, yet the New York Times offers no coverage drawing criticism of press silence.
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Whittaker Chambers
U. S
Alger Hiss
J. B. Matthews
House Un-American Activities Committee
Department of Justice
America
Matthews
House of Representatives
House
Justice Department
Hiss
Dr. Matthews
Francis Biddle
House Committee
Harding College
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
George E. Sokolsky
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
China
Charles A. Willoughby
MacArthur
Pacific
Pat McCarran
W. Stuart Symington
Wallace Bennett
Red Army
Frank E. Mason
France
James O'Neil
American Legion
Americanism Commission
John C. Coughlin
Catholic War Veterans
Alfred Kohlberg
American Jewish League
New York Times
Times
Farm and Forest Output Sustains U S Living Standards
U S Department of Agriculture finds each American requires about three tons of goods from farms and forests annually to maintain living standards.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Machinery and Jails Symbolize Human Avoidance of Labor
A reflective line notes that two major avenues people pursue to dodge work are machinery and imprisonment. The statement frames inventions and legal restraints as twin responses to labor demand, highlighting societal shifts and punitive measures.
Proper Air Cooling May Prolong Life
A Texas citation orders defendants to answer by July 27 1953 in Grayson County court. The suit seeks full fee simple title to one acre of water bounded land in Choctaw Bayou within the McKibbon tract and title clouds removal. The publication notes the case T C Smith et al v John P Thurston et al and lists many defendants including J P Evans W B Blanton and Mary E Summerville.
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State of
Texas
John P. Thurston
Wm. C. Wyble
James R. Dupuy
Wm. F. Lewis
Samuel R. McKibbons
S. F. McKibbon
Alberilla McKibbon
R. J. Evans
Charlotte Evans
Katie Evans
Mary Ann Evans Austin
S. R. Austin
J. P. Evans
W. T. Evans
Morian Prusett
W. R
W. P. Dugan
D. D. Dugan
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
T. C. Smith
John P. Thurston Et al
Grayson
Choctaw Bayou
J.P. Thurston
McKibbon
N. W
W. B. Herndon
W. B. Blanton
Lelia Blanton
W. R. Wilkerson
J. L. Summerville
Mary E. Summerville
F. A. Hicks
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Government lending and fraud dominate RFC hearings
Senate Banking Committee hearings examine the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as it nears expiry next year after more than two decades of loans. Some loans aided genuine needs while others failed, including a $37 million prefab housing venture and a rattlesnake venom farm that went bad. A Philadelphia banker criticizes high loan thresholds and staffing, noting RFC's limited profit on small loans. Eight bills seek to dissolve or reform the RFC, potentially moving aid to a Small Business Administration. A separate adage about a good wife finishes.
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Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Indiana
Philadelphia
Corsets Said to Block Weight Guessing at Amusement Park
Hy Malik, a weight guesser at Palisades Amusement Park, argues corsets and girdles hinder estimating weights. He claims 70 percent accuracy for men, but struggles with women, accepts a prize if misguess exceeds three pounds. The piece notes 15,000 weekend traffic deaths last year.
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New York
Hy Malik
New Jersey
Palisades
Malik
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