Stevenson picks Steve Mitchell as new Democratic national chairman
Gov. Adlai Stevenson overruns Chicago bosses to appoint Steve Mitchell, a little known Chicago lawyer, as Democratic national chairman. He dismissed Myers and McCormack due to conflicts with lobbying, time, and potential Hatch Act issues, after considering Arvey and Fanning.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Steve Mitchell
Jake Arvey
Los Angeles
Mike Fanning
Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Francis Myers
Massachusetts
Paul Dever
John McCormack
House
Stevenson
Myers
McCormack
Senate
Arvey
Postmaster Fanning
Community Chest Campaign Prompts Local Giving
Nearby residents are urged to support the annual Community Chest drive. The message questions readers about their contributions and whether they do enough to help others and ensure the campaign runs efficiently.
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Community Chest
Sparkman Welcomed Home as Democratic Vice Presidential Hopeful
Alabama readers are urged to greet Senator John Sparkman as he returns to Huntsville and then Hartselle this week on his way to national prominence. The editorial praises his rise from Mt Tabor to Congress and the White House, endorses his votes aligned with conscience, and notes faith in world peace and national soundness amid FEPC and filibuster debates. It calls for wide turnout from North Alabama and pledges support for Sparkman for vice president, with a nod to eventual presidential aims.
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Alabama
John Sparkman
Huntsville
Sparkman
Hartselle
Mt. Tabor
Congress
White House
Washington
FEPC
Stevenson
Eisenhower
United States
Hartsville
North
Morgan County
The Stevenson Harriman Nomination Dilemma at Chicago
The long friendship between Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman tests its limits at the Chicago convention. After Truman announced he would not seek re election Harriman urged Stevenson to run, but Stevenson refused. Weeks later Harriman pursued the nomination himself and Stevenson encouraged him after deciding his own position would not change.
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Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Chicago
Truman
Harriman
Daisy
Stevenson
Washington
Adlai
Stev
You Can Be Rich Inwardly Says Davidson
The text urges readers that true wealth lies not in material gains but in inner riches such as love, inner joy, peace of mind, loyalty, friendship, and spiritual guidance from God. It contrasts material abundance with enduring, accessible riches for all.
Stevenson Endorses Harriman as Convention Speech Backing
Stevenson praised Harriman in a Roosevelt College speech. Supporters planned Stevenson to nominate Harriman at the convention. Stevenson also signaled support by having his Illinois delegation alternate pledge to vote Harriman.
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Enson
Roosevelt College
Harriman
Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson Backers Press for Public Decline Amid Convention Push
At Chicago convention talks Stevenson faced pressure from Harriman allies including F. D. Roosevelt and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to declare he would not accept the nomination. Stevenson discussed drafting a statement but never announced it. Harriman supporters urged backing Kefauver, yet Harriman insisted Stevenson remains the better choice for the White House.
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Stevenson
Harriman
F. D. Roosevelt
Harvard
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Chicago
Kefauver
White House
Harriman and Stevenson Renew Ties After Nominating Ballot
Despite a long friendship they did not speak at Chicago until breakfast on the ballot morning. Harriman told Adlai he feared being forced into bosses’ grip. He later endorsed Stevenson when his chances vanished, and the two men reconciled with meals and ongoing contact.
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Harriman
Stevenson
Chicago
Adlai
Helsinki Games Challenge Moscow Propaganda on Negro Athletes
The Moscow press had claimed American Negroes were undernourished and unable to compete due to discrimination and oppression. Yet at Helsinki the American team delivered a brilliant showing, undermining Soviet propaganda.
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Moscow
Helsinki
U. S
Another potato famine risk looms next spring warned
Washington reports suggest this year’s potato crop may fall to 335 million bushels, 15 million below needed levels. Due to weather and former price controls, shortages could recur with higher prices. Canada’s crop also looks small, signaling a wider supply squeeze.
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Washington
Canada
Soviet Press Quiet on Black Olympic Victories
A fragmenting report notes Soviet media offered little reaction after American Negro athletes seized gold in the Olympics. Szabad Nep partly blamed African Americans for Russian defeats, while Moscow radio is accused of spreading lynching myths about Black Americans. A French listener’s anecdote illustrates how propaganda shaped such impressions abroad.
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Moscow
Szabad Nep
Budapest
Russia
France
Alsaie-Lorraine
U. S
New York
Yugoslav mission to Greece and Turkey eyed for entente talks
ISTANBUL AMMAN A Yugoslav military mission plans visits to Greece and Turkey to discuss possible joint action with Premier Tito in Athens and Ankara. The three U S aided nations have drawn closer recently as regional security links tighten amid shifting postwar alliances. The Jordan government seeks economic self sufficiency as Britain funding nears ending. an economic committee studies self improvement after Britain subsidies, eight million pounds annually since 1946.
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Istanbul
Greece
Turkey
Marshal Tito
Athens
Ankara
U. S
Amman
Jordan
Britain
Bandits Quarrel During Flight In German Bank Hold-Up
Three masked German bandits robbed a suburban Frankfurt bank of about 3000 marks in a noon hold-up. A quarrel among the trio led to one being shot and wounded by accomplices, as the others fled on foot and the car driver went to a dead end. Police detained the wounded fugitive who named his partners. The men were identified as Germans.
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Frankfurt
Germany
French Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion
Bockenheim
Pilots to host Genie Dodd and B P W C speaker visit
Pilots club invites Genie Dodd of St. Augustine Florida to address members at a 7 PM Tuesday dinner at the Country club. Decatur B P W C plans a 6 30 PM Thursday talk by Katherine Walker of Florence about the international board meeting in New York this summer.
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Carroll E. Lisby
Katherine Walker
Florennce
International B&pwc Board of Directors
New York
Decatur B&pwc
Levin
Trinity Mountain
Civitan and Jaycees Schedule Varied Activities
Civitan club hosts a Wednesday noon program at Lyons Hotel with Eddie Self presenting vocal and instrumental music arranged by Dr. Eugene Chenault. Jaycees meet Tuesday at Decatur Trade School at 7 PM and tour the facility led by Carlton Kelley.
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Civitans
Jaycees
Eddie Self
Civitan Club
Lyons Hotel
Eugene Chenault
Decatur Trade School
Carlton Kelley
Jasper
Bobby Ellis
Joe Phillips
Meredith Woodall
Johnny Washburn
J. B. Hewitt
Kiawanians
Lyofis
Robert
Bob) Evans
Local Lions and VFW Set Meetings This Week
Lions district governor Douglas C. Martinson of Huntsville will visit the Lions club Tuesday noon at the Lyons hotel, arranged by Ned Frazier. The VFW meets Monday at 7 45 PM at the VFW home with commander Bill Freeman reporting on the Los Angeles national convention. all past members urged to attend.
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Lions Club
VFW
Lions
Douglas C. Martinson
Huntsville
Lyons Hotel
Ned Frazier
Bill Freeman
Los Angeles
Community clubs schedule multiple weekly meetings
Rotary club meets at noon Monday at Lyons hotel. Exchange club at 7 P M Tuesday at Pitts motel. Moose lodge at 8 P M Tuesday at Moose home. Lions directors at 7 30 P M Thursday at City Electric department. DAV post at 7 30 P M Thursday at new DAV home Railroad and Cherry streets Elks lodge at 8 P M Thursday at Elks home.
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Rotary Club
Lyons
Exchange Club
Pitts Motel
Moose Lodge
Moose Home
Lions Board of, Directors
City Electric Department
DAV Post
New Dav
Railroad
Cherry Streets
Elks Lodge
Elks Home
Incomes Rise Across States with Southern Growth Pace
In 1951 total income to individuals reached 243 billion dollars, up 12 percent from 1950, with per capita income at 1584 dollars, 10 percent higher than 1950. States showing large gains include Arizona South Carolina New Mexico and South Dakota, led by farm income increases. The Southeast averaged about one third below the national per capita income, but Southern states narrowed the gap to about 65 percent of non-Southern levels in 1951, up from 47 percent in 1929.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Eee
Analé Arith “Inanma
Arizona
South Carolina
New Mexico
South Dakota
Colorado
Georgia
Nevada
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi
Delaware
District of Columbia
Connecticut
New York
California
Illinois
New Jersey
Texas
Oklahoma
South
Italians in Belgian mines dominate foreign labor
Fifty one thousand of Belgium's 160 000 coal miners are Italians, per the labor minister. Foreign workers total 72 081, followed by 8 287 Poles, 3 036 Dutch, 2 092 Germans, 1 356 French, 1 320 Ukrainians and 1 092 North Africans.
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Brussels
Belgium
Bank Robbery Leaves Clerks Dead and One Wounded
In a bank assault, two clerks were killed by gunfire while a third clerk was wounded. Investigators are reviewing surveillance and seeking suspects.
John H. Perry Seriously Hurt in Paris Fall
John H. Perry publisher of the Western News and several Florida papers lies in a serious condition at the American Hospital Paris with a fractured left hip and uremic condition. The 72 year old fell aboard the liner United States last week and was found to have the fracture upon arrival. His wife and son John H. Perry Jr. traveled to France toward the planned Aug. 21 wedding of Perry’s son Farwell, which may be postponed or held in Paris.
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Paris
John H. Perry
Western Newspaper Union
Florida
American Hospital
United States
France
Spain
Perry
Farwell
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