Tanner High Clinches Early Season Win at Athens
Tanner High School defeated Clements High 45 to 0 at Athens Stadium last Friday night, claiming an early football season victory but likely not the North Alabama championship. The piece then shifts to commentary on parking meters, reporting language slips in coverage of bomber raids and the strategic implications of air power in Korea.
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Tanner High School
North Alabama
Tanner
Clements High
Athens Stadium
Half the Battle in the Tennessee Valley Cotton War
Farmers fight the bull weevil with dusting materials and equipment as heavy rains repeatedly undo their work. The crop may be expensive but is expected to fetch about 40 cents a pound. The outlook suggests the war is only half won as weather and market factors tilt the balance toward continued effort and risk.
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Tennessee Valley
United Nations needed to back Korea with real power
The author argues Korea shows slight change in the unfavorable situation as American might extends across the Pacific. Russia tests world resolve and arm strength through proxies while the League failed to enforce. United Nations can succeed only with real manpower and bullets, led by the United States, with broader international support to stop aggression and defend the weak.
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Korea
Pacific
Russia
United Nations
United States
Secret testimony ties Mafia to Chicago New York power players
Round Tom McNamara and Jack Anderson report on closed senate crime committee testimony naming key Mafia bosses Frankie Costello Joe Adonis Phil Kastel Joe Accardo and Charlie and Rocco Fischetti. Anslinger says Sicilian bosses run crime from Rome with Lucky Luciano as top boss. Also covers Shimon wiretap case and Fay grand jury conduct plus cross examination incident involving Edward Carey and Drew Pearson inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Mafia
Black Hand” Society
Harry Anslinger
Anslinger
Frankie Costello
New York
Joe Adonis
Phil Kastel
Joe Accardo
Charlie
Rocco Fischetti
Chicago
Underworld
Rome
Lucky Luciano
New York City
Nolan
Carey
Shimon
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Knapp
Fay
Happiness in Struggle Not in the Prize
A meditation on true happiness, arguing that fulfillment lies in the pursuit rather than the goal. It cites a college professor’s ascent from instructor to full professor, noting the anticipation often outpaces the actual satisfaction of achievement.
Dulles rivals and labor ties in wartime network
Secretary of State Dean Acheson is praised for style while Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin meets Ohio labor leaders in Columbus. CIO Maritime Workers chief Joe Curran works with ship operators to purge subversives from Merchant Marine as wartime safeguard. Pan American Airways is listed as a government agency in the Defense Department directory, linked to former Pan Am attorney Louis Johnson, and maintains a Navy telephone tie line.
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Dean Acheson
Secretary of Labor
Maurice Tobin
Tobin
GOP
Bob Taft
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Columbus
Joe Curran
CIO Maritime Workers
Curran
Pan American Airways
Department of Defense
Pan-Am
Louis Johnson
Navy Department
Warren Austin Emerges As Popular US Figure At UN
GOP leaders weigh a Presidential bet on Warren Austin the outspoken United Nations delegate as his mail flow signals wide support. Austin begins tilting with the Soviet Union’s Malik amid rising popularity in the United States.
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GOP
Warren Austin
United Nations
Austin
United States
Malik
Washington Dims on Korea War Readiness Willing to Act
Members of Congress privately question public opinion on Korea and demand clear administration goals for preparedness. A sharp national choice may emerge if Moscow uses North Korea to escalate. Experts warn Russia could deploy Chinese forces or its own troops, while North Korean airpower remains limited.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
Moscow
Southeast Asia tensions color Red Chinese plans
Officials note Chinese Reds and Russians show outward unity yet harbor mutual strains driven by self interest. In Southeast Asia the issues seem less complex away from Russian borders, where Moscow may push support for internal Communist movements like Indochina but avoid direct entanglement.
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Formosa
Southeast Asia
Russia
Red China
Indochina
U.S. Delegate Deluged by Letters on Peace Efforts
The U S delegate reports a phenomenal rate of five thousand letters daily from around the world praising his fairness and leadership at the U N debate. About sixty percent express approval while twenty five percent show anti Soviet sentiment. Most letters urge punitive actions against Russia and Korea policy amid mixed responses.
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U.S
Russia
Iron Curtain
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Mexico
Australia
Switzerland
Austin
U.N
Malik
Korea
O'Dwyer Nomination Faces Light Brooklyn Jury Finding
Republicans see little in Brooklyn grand jury gambling report to block Truman’s pick William O'Dwyer for ambassador to Mexico. Interior Secretary Chapman urges oil industry to stop alkylite use in autos and redirect to high octane airplane fuels.
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O’dwyer
Washington
Brooklyn’ Grand Jury
Truman
New York
William O’dwyer
Mexico
Chapman
Korean targets Wonsan Ch'ongjin Hungnam in bombing report
Sidelights on U S strategic bombing of North Korea note Wonsan struck thrice and home to the sole oil refinery jointly owned by the Soviet Union and North Korea. Ch'ongjin developed as a Soviet naval base. Hungnam faced severe bombing at a large fertilizer plant. Antung hydroelectric plant remains untouched near Manchurian border.
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Washington
U. S
North Korea
Wonsan
Soviet Union
Ch’ongjin
Hungnam
Antung
Manchurian
Pay Raise Aims to Match Private Industry Wages
Washington reports that 25,000 daily paid Defense Department workers may receive a pay boost to align with private industry wages as required by law. The or two agencies debate control of the fishing industry in a broader defense planning dispute. Government scientists have had success testing DDT mixed with fuel oil against termites.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Defense Department
Pumps for Hol land swampland mostly steam or diesel driven
Most pumps used in Hol land to drain swampland run on steam or diesel power, reflecting the era’s reliance on non electric machinery for heavy drainage work.
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Holland
Yacht Club River Trip August 27 On TVA Dock
End of summer events on the Civic Front include a yacht club river trip for members and guests Sunday afternoon August 27. Meet at TVA dock at 5 p.m. with food for all. Barge from Alabama Brick and Tile Co. carries 150 to 200 passengers. September 11 barbecue at the yacht club. wives invited. VFW Labor Day jaunt to Hatfield Lake with annual jamboree featuring Town Scandals cast and families.
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Mary Delmore
Yacht Club
TVA
Euel Garison
Alabama Brick and Tile Company
VFW
Hatfield Lake
Charles L. Neely
Jaycees hear state president on youth and communism
The Jaycees regu lar meeting last week featured state President Wilber Nolan discussing the young man’s role in the fight against communism. Plans for a Hatfield Lake picnic watermelon cutting and the fall exposition are under way, with merchants to contact Harold Michelson for advertising booths.
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Wilber Nolan
Hatfield Lake
Meredith Woodall
Harold Michelson
Business and Professional Women's Club Meeting Planned
The Business and Professional Woman's club will meet Thursday night at the Levin-Peurifoy cabin on Trinity mountain. President Katherine Thompson and Mrs. Dorothy Woodall will report on their recent trip to the state board of directors meeting in Montevallo. Miss Thompson urged all members to attend the meeting next week as plans for the coming year will be made then.
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Levin-Peurifoy
Trinity Mountain
Katherine Thompson
Dorothy Woodall
State Board of Directors
Montevallo
Miss Thompson
Civitan Club Birthday Party Set At Country Club
The Civitan club's birthday celebration will be held next Friday night at the country club. The Decatur civic club is ten years old. 13 of its 25 charter members remain active. Organizer Guy Moss will attend, with principal speaker Dr. James L. Brakefield, past president and treasurer of Civitan International, and other guests Grady Kay and Bob Wolford from Birmingham.
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Civitan Club
Decatur Civic Clubs
Guy Moss
James L. Brakefield
Civitan International
Birmingham
Grady Kay
Bob Wolford
Pilot Club Tea Draws Fifty Guests at Legion Home
President Ruby ndlin reports the Pilot club tea was a great success on Friday afternoon with about 50 guests between 4 and 6 PM at the Legion Home on Bank Street. Plans are underway for a fall fashion show.
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Pilot Club
Ruby Ndlin
Legion Home
Bank Street
Legion Club Plans $15,000 Additions and Renovations
American Legion members applaud remodeling progress as Waverly Loosier says the club voted last week to spend 15000 on additions and redecorating. Plans include annexing the adjacent property, installing a modern kitchen and banquet rooms for use by the Legion Auxiliary, with air conditioning to be installed throughout. Elks report air conditioning completed at their new home. House warming planned soon.
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American Legion
Waverly Loosier
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
C. W. Bethany
Elks
Pilgrims Ban Sank Pakistan Egypt Clash Over Health
Pakistan barred its pilgrims from Mecca at Egypt’s request. Saudi Arabia’s Syed Abdul Hamid El Khatib announced the ban, to be lifted once the World Health Organization confirms Pakistan will comply with the 1926 International Health Convention amid fears of cholera transmission.
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Karachi
Mecca
Egypt
Syed Abdul Hamid el Khatib
World Health Organization
Pakistan
Pelican flagship to be sunk after harbor removal
The Pelican, once flagship of the Bri tish fleet in Halifax harbor since 1923, will be removed. Divers will seal the hull and it will be towed out to sea and sunk.
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Sydney
N. S
Halifax Harbor
Harbor Board
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