Appreciation Night Sparks Decatur Baseball
The Decatur Rotary Club sponsors an Appreciation Night for the Decatur baseball squad with around 200 gifts from local merchants and cash prizes. The event precedes a Thursday game against a Birmingham semi pro diamond unit as players honor a pledge with the American Legion to play for little or nothing in hot summer months.
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Birmingham
Decatur
American Legion
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Legion
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Decatur Fandon
Good News On The Milk Front In Decatur Area
An official of Carnation Company reports satisfactory progress in expanding milk supply in the Decatur region. More farms with dairying are producing milk than a year ago, increasing producers and boosting cash income. Milk is seen as able to match cotton income, signaling a higher standard of living for farm families involved in milk and cotton.
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Carnation Company
Decatur
Southern city race in census bets on 1950 counts
The Chattanooga News notes Birmingham may overtake Atlanta in the 1950 census as cities like Memphis Dallas and Birmingham push boundary moves and annexations. It cites 1940 figures showing Atlanta 302,288 Memphis 292,942 Dallas 294,734 and Birmingham 267,583, with Birmingham poised to grow by Aug 1 through annexations into a larger metro district. Decatur has expanded its limits, highlighting regional competition for population ranking.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga News
Dallas
Memphis
Chattanooga
Tennessee Valley
Cleveland
Guntersville
Alabama
Texas
Dixie
Washington Merry: Truman Visits Leesburg Grave Mystery
The Washington Merry story notes President Truman drove to Leesburg Virginia with no clear reason. Earlier Sen. Lodge met Gen. Marshall there who showed the grave of Col Edward Baker of Oregon killed at Ball’s Bluff. Morse and Truman discussed Baker, and Morse ordered library checks revealing differing burial details and a Civil War body transport claim.
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Truman
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Massachusetts
George Marshall
Edward D. Baker
U. S
Oregon
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Marshall
Wayne Morse
Law Um
Morse
Library of Congress
Colonel Baker
Ball’s Bluff
Loses Mountain
San Francisco
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Senator Baker
West Coast
Truman Drives with Morse in White House Car Tale of Baker Grave
Senator Morse informs Truman that Senator Baker was buried in San Francisco after being shot at Ball’s Bluff, provoking a detour to Leesburg. They discover the Library of Congress note matches a marker at the site while 54 soldiers’ remains were removed nearby. The party dismisses monument plans and jokes about the expedient excursion.
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Leesburg
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Senator Baker
Oregon
Library of Congress
Ball's Bluff
San Francisco
Marshall
Leespurg
General Marshall
Mr. Truman
Col. Baker
Washington
Colonel Baker
England
House of Rep
Sources of disappointment in life and how to cope
The text outlines three common sources of disappointment: yourself, other people, and your plans. It describes how ideals, relationships, and ambitions often fall short, urging understanding and wise handling of others without losing faith, while recognizing the likelihood of plans not unfolding as hoped. Davidson
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Ces
Oregon Senator Early Career and Civil War Service
Representatives from Illinois moved to Oregon during the gold rush era and he was elected to the U S Senate from Oregon in 1859. He later enlisted in the 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers and was temporarily commissioned a major general.
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Illinois
Oregon
U. S. Senate
71St
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Secret Capitol Cocktail Lounge Unearthed in Capitol Building
Story alleges Democrats discovered a hidden private lounge in the Capitol after taking power. Ex Senator Curly Brooks and ex-Sergeant at Arms Edward McGinnis allegedly renovated a historic room into a gay-colored cocktail lounge, funded by taxpayers. Senator Hayden, inheriting Brooks’s keys, revealed the find to Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas.
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Curly Brooks
Illinois
Edward McGinnis
Supreme Court
Brooks
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Scott Lucas
Hayden
Lucié
Truman's Long Memory In St Louis 75 Year Bond Recalled
White-haired Mamie Karst, mother of Missouri congressman Ray Karst, recalls meeting Harry S. Truman in 1934 during his Senate bid. Truman greets her warmly, credits loyal St Louis supporters, then gifts her children pencils with a quip about FBI scrutiny.
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Mamie Karst
Missouri
Ray Karst
St. Louis
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White House
Jack Cochran
John Cochran
St Louis
Karsts
Mary Jane
Ronnie
FBI
Harry S. Truman
Albany candidate files for mayor as highway route eyed through Decatur
On Monday August 4 1924 A A Hardage announced candidacy for mayor of Albany with election set for September 15 Meininger said the Florida highway would pass Decatur if local road re conditioning is completed The Purple Highway and stage production Dear Me figure in the local scene as residents travel and visit Decatur with names such as Maud Shumaker Virginia Johnson and others listed among visitors and guests
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W. J. Meininger
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
A. A. Hardage
Albany
Merny
Madge Kennedy
On the Line by Bob Considine in New York hum
New York August 1 In this column Bob Considine laments missing scoops and opportunities while abroad for a month. He recalls drafts of political favors and industry notices, jokes about theater and aviation forecasts, and notes American Airlines and Fifth Avenue Coach losses amid his wandering reflections.
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Gotham Press
Mr. John, Inc
Winchell
Pegler
Pearson
Lipp
F. D
Harold M. Stephens
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Washington
Truman
John Carradine
The
Dance Educators of America, Inc
America
Perle Mesta
American Airlines
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
Kamraterna Soccer Club
Sweden
Prentice-Hall
John Quincy Adams
George Washington
Arthur Frederick Johnes
Rip van Winkle
Douglas Aircraft Co
Brooklyn
Dewey
Manila
Sayre Estabrook
Los Angeles
L.a’s
Pulitizer Committee
Freddy Martin
Wadort
Eleanor Roosevelt Accusations Over Car Record In 1947 Affidavit
NEW YORK Aug 2. Pegler claims Eleanor Roosevelt falsified an oath regarding her driving history. He argues the 1921 first driving claim clashes with a 1908 crash and two 1922 accidents, suggesting deliberate misrepresentation to the New York motor vehicle bureau and a pattern of untruthful behavior.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
New York State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Saw Mill River Parkway
County of
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Nancy H. Lee
Miss
Joe Lash
South Pacific
World sugar output tops thirty-three million tons in 1947
The global sugar industry recorded production exceeding 33 million short tons in 1947, reflecting strong yields for both cane and beet sugar. The rebound from wartime disruptions boosted output across key regions, with significant contributions from major producing countries.
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Jefferson County
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Davidson
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Decatur's
Capatolae Hamilton
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Payne
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Minneapolis
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J. P. Mattock
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Leonard Wayman
Val Peterson
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Fightinges
By Westbrook Pegler
Hyde Park Avenue
Elliott
Groton School
Westbrook
Cedar Creek School
Leesdale
Falkville High School
Lacon
American Express
Morgan Coats National Bank
Decatur, Alabama
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