Roosevelt foresees death of Democratic Party
Dr. Rexford Tugwell, early Roosevelt brain trust member and Henry Wallace convention chair, cites a Roosevelt prediction that the Democratic Party would die. The speaker argues internal strife and policy clashes have worsened the party's condition, with Tugwell and Wallace among those seen as shaping its fate.
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Rexford Guy Tugwell
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tugwell
Democratic Party
Danube Conference Opens as East and West Clash Over Navigation
At Belgrade, a conference opens to discuss free navigation on the Danube and the creation of an international Danube administration. The Danube links many nations and has been under Soviet control since World War II, with Western powers pushing for internationalization under postwar treaties and Marshall Plan trade aims.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Russia
Paris
Europe
Black Forest
Germany
Black Sea
Vienna
Budapest
Austria
Rumania
George Jolliffe
Henry Moling
North Main St
Hansbrough and Carter
Front Royal Road
Woll
Main Street
Spotts
Durocher Joins Giants as Manager in Topsy-Turvy Move
Current Opinion notes the sensational shift of Leo Durocher from the Brooklyn Dodgers to manage the New York Giants. The piece considers fan reactions, the potential impact on pennant races, and whether Lippy can win back Giant supporters despite past antagonisms.
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New York
Lee
Saint Paul
Minneapolis
Dewey
Leo
the Lip) Durocher
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Giants
Giant
Lippy
Larry McPhail
Flatbush
Durocher
Dodgers
Burt Shotton
Polo Grounds
Mel Ott
A Sure Cure for Crankiness at Breakfast
A brief joke item notes one woman cured her husband of crankiness at breakfast by not giving him any. The piece appears in the Kingsport Tennessee Times with a light humor tone.
Danube Treaty Sets Up International Commission
Versailles era changes placed the commission in charge of Danube navigation and tolls. After WWI upper river control shifted to affected states, with the 1921 July statute affirming equal navigation rights and forming the Danube commission. A Russian bloc may align against USA Britain and France. London insists on unanimous treaty approval.
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Upper Danube
U.S.A
Britain
France
London
Austria
Belgium
Greece
Italy
Major steel firms to face antitrust price fixing case
Eighteen steel producers including Bethlehem, Carnegie-Illinois, Crucible and Timken Roller Bearing will be prosecuted in federal court this fall on price fixing and other anti-trust charges. Samuel Flatow said thousands of documents will be introduced to prove the case while firms agree to authenticate them before trial. The companies have already paid $240,000 in fines on related restraint of trade charges.
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Samuel Flatow
Flatow
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
the Carpenter Steel Co
Republican Steel Corp
Crucible Steel Co
Rustless Iron and Steel Corp
American Rolling Mill Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
Eastern Stainless Steel Corp
Sharon Steel Corp
Firth Sterling Steel Co
Jessup Steel Co
Latrobe Electric Steel Co
Mid
What Will History Say
The essay notes historic opposition to canal construction across the Isthmus of Panama and to medical advances such as vaccination and anesthesia. It argues that past protests seem foolish in hindsight and warns against contempt for earlier beliefs, suggesting we may seem ridiculous to future history.
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Panama
Ascost
How's Your I Q A Newspaper Quiz Challenge
Several questions test recall of recent events and general knowledge. Answers cover topics from a Japanese disaster to U S postal service Israel, U S Office of Education leadership, and Haiti capital, requiring identification of agencies conventions and commissions.
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Fikui
Japan
Bureau of the Census
California
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
U. S. Postal Service
Israel
Communist Information Bureau
U.S Office of Education
Haiti
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Winchester Study
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation and July to date. The data include 1948 year to date totals and 35 year average annual rainfall of 36.20 inches with monthly means from 1913 to 1946. Courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Blistering heat wave misses city in 1917 note
News of Other Years recalls a blistering heat wave that missed the city, later items recount a Clearbrook fire co yard party earning 747 dollars despite rain and other historical snippets from 1923 1943 and 1947 including events at Handley High school and local notices.
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Clearbrook Fire Co
Divorce by desertion in Winchester court shines a case
In Winchester Virginia on July 6 1948 Lorenzo J Williams files for divorce from Ethel M Williams on grounds of desertion. Ethel listed with unknown address must appear within ten days after publication to protect her interests per Corinne Barnet Deputy Clerk in the corporation court.
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Corporation OF Winchester
Virginia
Lorenzo J. Williams
Ethel M. Williams
Corporation Court
Corinne Barne
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Glamor Girls
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Secret Agent X-9
Molly
Tom
Highrock
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Big Sister
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Etta Kett
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Stamp Valley
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