Stevenson may headline Alabama campaign in Birmingham
Alabama leaders push for Adlai Stevenson to speak in Birmingham as part of the 1952 campaign. Governor Gordon Persons and other Stevenson supporters urge a first Southern appearance in a state with a history of States Rights revolt, while Republicans push Eisenhower visits to boost odds in November.
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Birmingham
Adlai Stevenson
Jim Smith
Alabama
Stevenson
Smith
Illinois
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Thurmond - Wright
Louisiana
Gordon Persons
South
Claude O. Vardaman
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vardaman
Denver
Eisenhower
Tom Abernethy
Baltimore Sun backs Eisenhower for president
The Baltimore Sun announces editorial support for General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican candidate. The paper says his experience fits him to make the crucial decisions required in the dangerous years ahead.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Sunday Sun
Sun
Morning Daily
Evening Sun
Princess Carson City and Roxy Show Times
Local listings include Princess in Carson City with Ran dolph Scott Lucille Norman and Raymond Massey at 1 00 3 05 5 10 7 20 and 9 25 ROXY features Danny Wilson Frank Sinatra Shelley Winters Alex Nicol with 1 30 3 29 5 28 7 27 9 26 SUNSET presents The Raging Tide with Shelley Winters Richard Conte Stephen McNally at 8 10 and 10 10 STRAND Hartselle offers Flaming Feather with Sterling Hayden Ai leen Whelan Forrest Tucker at 2 00 and 4 00 RANCH Hartselle shows Toast of New Orleans with Kathryn Grayson Mario Lanza David Niven at 7 15 and 9 30 HATFIELD Athens Lets Dance starring Betty Hutton Fred Astaire at 7 15 and 9 20 MARS Falkville offers Lure of the Wilderness with Jean Peters Jeffrey Hunter Constance Smith at 1 30 3 15 ELITE King Solomon s Mines with Deborah Kerr Stewart Granger at 2 15 4 15 6 15 8 15.
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Roxy
Danny Wilson
Frank Sinatra
Shelley Winters
Alex Nicol
Hartselle
New Orleans
Kathryn Grayson
Mario Lanza
David Niven
Police Report Quiet Start with Minor Troubles Across Cities
Officers in the area reported a quiet start to Saturday night with a few arrests for public drunkenness and violation of the prohibition law in Cullman Athens and Moulton.
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Cullman
Athens
Moulton
Stevenson signals firmer fair employment stance in civil rights debate
The article reports Stevenson's view that a change in Senate rules is needed before civil rights legislation can advance. He urges a reasonable state-led approach to fair employment, while not ruling out federal action eventually. He agrees foreign policy will dominate the campaign and notes the Korean stalemate as a key issue alongside intervention debates.
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Stevenson
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Committees Face Shakeup After 78th Congress Ends
GOP lawmakers pledge loyalty to the national ticket while Southern Democrats resist Truman backed controls. Democrats warn that cracking the Republican Southern coalition will be tough as Senate committee alignments must be revised when the new Congress opens in January. The committee balance follows each party's Senate seats.
Do Not Feed Signs Go Up for Fat Bears at Zoo Pit
At Forest Park Zoo in St Louis signs warn visitors not to feed four Malaya Sun Bears. Officials say the bears are getting too fat and need to slim down.
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ST. Louis
Forest Park Zoo
Nudging Adds Word to Love Language in Frogs
Marshall College zoologist Dr. N Bayard Green reports a 10 year frog study introduces nudging as a courtship term. Up land Chorus frogs show many males are chaste not by choice but due to lack of female advances. Croaks may fail to attract. females prevail as there are more hims than hers. Green earned his doctorate from Ohio State University.
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N. Bayard Green
Marshall College
Green
Ohio State University
Arnall Offers His Resignation From OPS
Ellis Arnall has submitted his resignation as head of the Office of Price Stabilization to President Truman. He hopes to be relieved by September 1 to return to his law practice and other interests in Georgia. The President will decide based on the price outlook.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Truman
Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Georgia
Justice Staff Jocaled A Bit
Washington August reorganization names three Civil Service legal men as assistant commissioners of internal revenue. Justin F. Winkle Norman A. Sugarman Edgar E. Hoppe, all ages mid 30s to mid 40s, will oversee operations technical functions inspection and field work as the bureau streamlines administration. Additional posts include Thomas Atkeson and Emmett Cook Jr to support Commissioner Dunlap.
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Washington
Norman A. Sugarman
Cleveland, O
Revenue Service
Edgar E. Hoppe
Thorndale
Tex
Bureau
Thomas C. Atkeson
Dunlap
Atkeson
Columbia
Ala
Emmett E. Cook Jr
Cook
Cusseta
Stevenson Seen as World Peace Expert in 1952 Race
Summerfield cites Acheson as expert on international affairs while Stevenson’s longer track record on vital policy and world peace is highlighted by Monroney. Dulles and Eisenhower clash over foreign policy as Democrats press critiques of GOP isolationism and UN/NATO views. Jenner hedges on Eisenhower policy, warning about risks to the American republic.
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Acheson
Summerfield
Stevenson
United Nation
Illinois
State Department
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Italy
Germany
A. S
Mike) Monroney
Oklahoma
Democratic
Eisenhower
Dulles
Ike
Blair Moody
Michigan
William Jenner
Indiana
James P. Kern
Missouri
Jenner
Indianapolis
United Nations
Americcan Republic
Man Injured When Car Leaves Highway Near Belle Mina
One man sustained an injured back when his 1950 Ford left Highway 20 north of Belle Mina. Howard Goosby of Huntsville was taken to Decatur General and later to Huntsville hospital. Passenger Mildred Garrett was examined and released. Vehicle damage estimated at 250 dollars.
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Highway 20
Belle Mina
Howard Goosby
Huntsville
Decatur General Hospital
Huntsville Hospital
Mildred Garrett
Decatur General
New Justice Malone Ties to Decatur Family in Ala
Ross L. Malone of Roswell New Mexico named No 2 in the Justice Department has five first cousins in Decatur Alabama Ashbury L Malone Bennie W Malone Charles E Malone Jr Harry L Malone and Mrs Roy Wyatt Also Charles W Malone of Montgomery is a cousin Malone Sr went to Roswell many years ago He is a prominent attorney and former American Bar Association board member The Malone family has long been prominent in Decatur and the South.
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Ross L. Malone
Roswell
N. M
Justice Department
Decatur
Baynard
Charles E
Ernest
Ben W
Tope H
H. S. Malone
Tom
Los Angeles
Lake Arthur
Malone
South
American Bar Association Board of Governors
Local election filings list incumbents and candidates
The report details alderman and mayoral races across Cullman Hanceville Falkville Hartselle and other towns. Incumbents Price Terry W W Newman C A Camp L J Carr Emil Loegler W D Terry Albert Burkart and Wesley Curry lead several contests while several towns report no qualified candidates Trinity Austinville and others show no nominees.
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Price Terry
Mitchell Burden
R. P. Vaughan
J. W. Jordan
Brown Norton
W. D. Terry
Cullman
W. J.ne- Smith
Charles A. Cook
Robert G. Werner
Virgil B. Fowler
W.W. Newman
C. A. Camp
L. J. Carr
Emil Loegler
Hanceville
L. A. Kelton
Albert Burkart
M. L. Ashwander
W. W. Ballard
J. J. Dunlap
Clint Warren
G. A. Green
Falkville
R. D. Gibbons
D. L. St. John
Ira Summerford
Charles N. Walker
Max G. Monk
Albert J. Collum
William E. Holmes
Halbrooks Leader Ties To Labor as Union Official
Halbrooks, formerly with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for eight years, serves as secretary treasurer of the Central Labor Union AFL, financial secretary and business agent of Carpenter's Local 1274 AFL. A South Side Baptist, Mason, WWI veteran, he and Mrs Halbrooks have six children.
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Halbrooks
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Central Labor Union
AFL
Carpenter’s Local 1274
Southside Baptist Church
Masonic Order
Backing From Drive, Car Hits Boy Kills 3-Year-Old
David Earl Weekly, age 3, was killed when a car backing out of a driveway struck him as he played at the street edge in Birmingham. Investigating officers reported the driver did not see the child.
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Birmingham
David Earl
First Public Steam Rail Opened in England in 1825
The first public railroad using steam locomotives began operation in England in 1825 marking a milestone in rail travel. It established a new transport era and influenced global railway development.
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England
Food prices rise coast to coast amid drought shortages
The drought drives up dairy and produce costs from Virginia to Georgia with milk at 24 to 25 cents in several cities and tomatoes and beans surging in Memphis and the Carolinas. Long term effects threaten home canning, meat supply, and breeding stock as government relief aims to curb distress selling and the hog disease Vesicular Exanthema raises producer concern.
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New York
Seattle
Los Angeles
Denver
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
New England
South
Memphis
Ohio
California
Carolinas
Birmingham
Ala
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
North Carolina
Congressman Jones To Visit Decatur Post Office Tuesday
Rep. Robert E. Jones Jr. of the Eighth District will be in Decatur at the Post Office building on Tuesday August 12. He recently returned to Scottsboro and will start a tour of counties in the district this week.
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Robert E. Jones, Jr
Eighth
Decatur
Jones
Scottsboro
Goodyear Grants 10-Cent Raise to 30,000 Workers
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co awarded a 10-cent hourly raise to about 30,000 workers awaiting approval by the Wage Stabilization Board. The settlement with CIO United Rubber Workers follows six weeks of talks and covers Akron, Los Angeles, and nine other plants, raising Akron straight-time wages toward 2.20 per hour.
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Cleveland
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Akron
Goodyear
Los Angeles
St. Mary’s
Gadsden
Ala
Lincoln
Neb
New Bedford
Mass
Windsor
Topeka
Kans
Jackson, Mich
Muncie
Ind
Gloodyear
Decatur Leaders Attend AEA School At Alabama College
Decatur participants join leaders from education industry and public groups for the Alabama Education Association leadership school at Alabama College on August 15. The event features out-of-state speakers B I Griffith William Lloyd and Lyle Ashby, plus panels, discussions and devotional services aimed at improving education communication.
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Decatur
Alabama Education Association
Alabama College
James Rankin
State Chamber of Commerce
Walter M. Jackson
William H. Jenkins
H. L. Ogle
Decatur Teachers’ Association
Joann Harrison
Frances Nungester
AEA
T. L. Bear, Jr
National Citizens Committee For the Public Schools
Montgomery
Fred V. Bailey
Garlock Packing Company
Birmingham
J. W. Letson
Bessemer
Nina Miglionoco
J. H. Rutledge
Calhoun County ‘School Board
Anniston
Nungester
I. F. Simmons
Anita King
Columbiana
G. Virgil Nunn
Fairfield
T. H. Kirby
Opelika
W. J. Terry
Reece White
Paul Irvine
Auburn
Raymond Fowler
L. W. Yates
Cullman
Mary Ruth Holleman
J. W. Moore
Tuscaloosa
Lowell Hamilton
Montevallo
J. Howe Hadley
P. Nelson
Robert Sprott
Troy
Virginia Coleman
Sylacauga
P. G. Myer
Alexander City
W. H. Kimbrough
Piedmont
Cliff Harper
Deep Hole Drilled Over Twenty Thousand Feet for Oil Search
A borehole surpassing 20,000 feet was drilled in an attempt to locate oil. The operation aimed to strike a productive reservoir, with crews continuing to assess results and potential yields.
Farm Market Report from Decatur Lines
Decatur markets show middling cotton at 40.000 cents and strict low 38.50. No 2 mile at 3.10, No 2 wheat new crop 195, No 2 oats new crop onion free, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.83, hogs price 21.50.
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Decatur
Huey Faces Yet Another Trial In Birmingham Case
Former Detective Captain C E Huey, after a prior win in traffic charges tied to a deadly 22 mile chase, faces a new reckless driving hearing in Irondale. Judge Murphy dismissed Leeds charges as duplicate. Bonner delays hearing two weeks while defense argues continuous act. Huey was suspended and resigned after the chase involving Police Chief John Pledger.
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Birmingham
C. E
Bud) Huey
Recorder's Court
Matt Murphy
Huey
Irondale
Leeds
John Pledger
Jefferson County
Cx.e Bonner
Highway Patrol
Pledger
Arkansas Governor Race Turns Personal in McMath Cherry Contest
Arkansas Democrats face a pivotal Tuesday nominating vote for Governor Sid McMath in a feud marked by sharp exchanges and a radio talkathon by Francis Cherry. Cherry, a country judge, closed in on McMath after a July 29 runoff, while McMath accuses Cherry of vilification amid a fight over integrity. Meanwhile Rep. Brooks Hays seeks re‑election against Amis Guthridge in the 6th District.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Sid McMath
McMath
Francis Cherry
Cherry
Brooks Hays
Congress
Amis Guthridge
Funeral Today At Hartselle For Zeb Parker
Final rites for Zeb Parker 91 lifelong Hartselle resident will be held today at 3 30 P M at Peck chapel Hartselle with Rev Aleck Adams officiating Interment in Mt Tabor cemetery Parker died at home yesterday at 2 45 A M He is survived by his widow Celia E Parker one daughter LaVera Hampton of Dania Fla three sons Hobart Parker Birmingham Harold Parker Hartselle and Hadley Parker Kent Ohio and seven grandchildren
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Zeb Parker
Hartselle
Peck Chapel
Aleck Adams
Mt. Tabor
Peck
Parker
Celia E. Parker
LaVera Hampton
Dania
Death claims woman who transcribed 100 books to Braille
New Rochelle New York August 9 Mrs Leonora Bleier Cohen 70 a longtime volunteer who transcribed more than one hundred books into Braille died today Her husband Frank a textile manufacturer died in 1947 He helped organize and chaired the National Jewish Music Council in 1947.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Leonora Bleier
Cohen
Will Not Stop House Building Despite Steel Shortage
Decatur construction continues despite a looming steel shortage. Tom Edgil, lumber dealer and Public Affairs Committee member, argues copper aluminum and lumber will offset steel losses. He notes ample inventories and prices below OPS ceilings while federal credit restrictions hinder larger projects.
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Decatur
Tom Edgil
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Edgil
Decatur Civic Leader Williams Williams Remembered
Williams Williams a Decatur resident of 15 years and general superintendent of the Central Baptist Sunday School is a Mason Civitan member and husband with three daughters and a son. He launched bantam football for youths and helped establish junior leagues in baseball softball and other sports while serving on Decatur Chamber of Commerce committees. He ran for city council four years ago, finishing sixth in a field of 19 and missing by three votes.
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Williams
Decatur
Central Baptist Sunday School
Civitan Club
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Namie Enters Decatur Campaign Promising Progressive City
Namie, 43, a former hosiery mill knitter turned merchant since 1941, pledges to found government and push a progressive Decatur. He aims to develop a better city, cites deep local roots since 1892, and notes two children. He is active in the Elks Moose and other groups.
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Decatur
Namie
Cooper, Wells and Co
The
Elks, Moose
Decatur Leader Thomas He Voted for Civic Progress
Thomas, a 26 year Decatur resident in the title and abstract business founded by his father, served in Morgan County's House of Representatives and was tax assessor. He led street and sanitation departments on the council for seven years and held roles in Rotary Elks and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Decatur
Thomas
Morgan County
House of Representatives
Decatur Rotary Club
The
Elks
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Doctor Arrives In Rome To Treat Duke Of Windsor
Sir Daniel Davies, court physician from London, arrived in Rome to treat the Duke of Windsor for a stomach disorder. The Duke and Duchess are vacationing at Montecatini near Florence, as Dowager Queen Mary worries.
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Doctor
Rome
Duke of Windsor
Daniel Davies
London
Queen Mary
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Montecatini
Florence
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