Secret tax settlement files to open next week
The Bureau of Internal Revenue will release its long hidden compromises of tax claims after a presidential order. Officials say the files will show taxpayer ability to pay, offers to settle for less, and the bureau’s reasoning behind accepted compromises.
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Frank O'Brien
Washington
Truman
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Bureau
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Congress
Bureau Public Relations Office
Local births and Red Cross district meeting announced
Mr and Mrs Bill Williams announce the birth of a daughter at Ellis Meyer hospital. A North Alabama district Red Cross meeting will be held Thursday at Morgan County chapter headquarters with Miss Clara Kelley directing and representatives from multiple counties expected. Also updates on recoveries and visitors to Coffee Memorial hospital Florence and travels of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Williams
Walnut Street
Ellis-Meyver Hospital
North Alabama
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Clara Kelley
Atlanta
Franklin
Lauderdale
Colbert
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Morgan
Madison Counties
W. G. Pettit
Hartseller
Coffee Memorial Hospital
Florence
Otis Tucker
West Moulton Street
Ellis- Méyer Hospital
Free Book on Arthritis And Rheumatism Offers Help
A 44 page free book titled Rheumatism explains why medicines fail and outlines a non surgical, non medical treatment proven for 33 years. No obligation to request. Send to The Ball Clinic Dept 3606 Excelsior Springs Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Clinic
Dept
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
GOP Critics Highlight Farm Aid and Housing Concerns
Senator Sparkman accuses the 1952 Republican platform of offering the farmer the least support when he needs it most. He cites housing cuts and opposition to public housing as proof their programs would erase creeping socialism. He doubts abolition of the Rural Electrification Administration or Farm Credit Administration.
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Sparkman
Rural Electrification Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Pastor rallies dry forces in Tuscaloosa county vote
A Tuscaloosa pastor claimed over 35 church members favored keeping the county dry but did not vote. Rev W J Johnson of Southside Baptist urged Christians to resist evil with love. An Aug 7 order by Dunlap limited details to press and few officials with legitimate interest.
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Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa County
W. J. Johnson
Southside
Bureau
Dunlap
Merrill Quits His State Post
Pelham Merrill resigns as state representative from Cleburne County to avoid a county election if his seat is vacant. J. H. Pirkle is recommended to succeed him by the county committee. the state committee will nominate the replacement. The county committee also backs Stevenson and Sparkman for national tickets and offers campaign funds if needed.
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Heflin
Ala
Pelham Merrill
Alabama Supreme Court
Cleburne County
Merrill
Gordon Persons
Democratic Executive Committee
J. H. Pirkle
Pickley
Cleburne Committee
Stevenson
Sparkman
National Democratic Executive’ Committee
Skeleton key jab marks Truman campaign clash
Trainmen Sen Karl Mundt GOP co chair notes Truman may be the skeleton key of the Democratic campaign as corruption and communism charges swirl in Washington. Democratic chair Stephen A Mitchell counters with Two loud speakers claiming opposing messages. Eisenhower rests in Denver en route to New York for an American Legion address.
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Karl Mudt
R-Sd
Truman
Stevenson
Mundt
Republican Speakers Bureau
Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Boise
Ida
Mitchell
National Capital
Funds appeal for stricken patients receives generous gifts
The Daily reports a public appeal for medicine funds has raised 699.26 in cash. Additional gifts include 2 from Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Jones 5 from Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sims 5 from "Yankee" 11 from Hillsboro Christian Fellowship Club and 1 from a friend, all contributing from warm hearts.
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Daily
W. P. Jones
J. O. Sims
Yankee
Hillsboro
Christian Fellowship Club
Long Separation Gap Being Filled By Dad Daughter
In Savannah Georgia on August 23 a 21 year old daughter and her father reunite after 21 years. Guy Dell Buddy Brown travels from Anniston Alabama after a Savannah woman Mrs Fred Pettit learns her father may be alive. Brown, a part time preacher and linoleum factory worker, discovers he has a daughter and three grandchildren.
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Savannah
Guy Dell
Buddy” Brown
Anniston
Ala
Fred Pettit
Brown
Tennessee
Picketed Goodrich Plant Sees 40 Supervisors Escorted Out
Highways patrolmen escorted 40 supervisory workers from the B F Goodrich tire plant in Tuscaloosa after an all night blockade by striking United Rubber Workers members. Pickets remained about 12 to 14 as payroll clerks refused to cross lines for pay. Plant manager Zeiderhoek said clerks would not cross the picket lines to deliver payroll. Gov. Persons said he aimed to keep roads open and avoid violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
B. F. Goodrich Tire
United Rubber Workers
CIO
G. Trammell
Phil Zeiderhoek
Zeiderhoek
Trammell
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Public Safety
L. B. Sullivan
Hardi D. Billingsley
Billingsley
Montgomery
Gordon Persons
Cotton and grain prices and hogs from Decatur market
Middling cotton 38.75 cents and strict low 36.75 cents. No 2 wheat new crop at 195 dollars per unit and No 2 oats new crop 80 cents. No 2 yellow ear corn 1.83 dollars. Hog price paid in Decatur in December 1923: 25.
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Decatur
Sister In Polio Ward Her Brother Just Left
In Birmingham a 16-year-old Cordova girl named Elsie Vanderver was admitted to the Jefferson-Hillman Hospital polio ward after her brother Troy Vanderver, 15, was released three days earlier. The family has had three polio cases in three years, including a small boy Otis who recovered after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Elsie Vanderver
Troy Vanderver
Otis
Alabama issues 77 gambling stamps since July 1
Alabama's Internal Revenue office reports 77 federal gambling stamps issued since July 1. The latest two went to Louise Stanford and Lillian Tarver of 602 Fifth Avenue Phenix City.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Internal Revenue Office
Louise Stanford
Lillian Tarver
Fifth Avenue
Phenix City
Week Opens With Sharp Market Break Then Slows
The New York stock market opened with the year's sharpest decline, then moved little for the week as trading fell below four and three quarters million shares. The AP index dipped, recovered slightly on midweek, and closed at 107.50 on Friday. Major movers included Southern Company, American Telephone, and Baltimore & Ohio with mixed gains and losses.
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New York
Associated Press
Moscow
The
Stock Exchange
Southern Company
Amercanptachin & Foundry
American Telephone
Baltimore & Ohio
Columbia Gas
Curb Exchange
Goldfield Consolidated
Pancoastal Oil
Devon Leduc Oils
Kaiser-Frazer
Mesabi Iron
Editorial Writer Of News Passes After Illness
Dr. Douglas L. Hunt 51 editorial writer for The Birmingham News died after a week of complications from a stomach operation. A former Birmingham Southern College English professor and radio forum moderator, he came to the city in 1928. Survived by widow Mary Fausett Hunt and son Robert, funeral services are set for 4 30 p m with cremation to follow.
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Birmingham
Douglas L. Hunt
The
Birmingham News
Radio Forum
Hunt
Birmingham-Southern College
Democracy At Work
Mary Fausett Hunt
Robert
U. S. Marine Corps
Eighty Bonded In Vote Probe In Alabama
Sheriff J M Abney reported 80 of 191 indicted for election law violations have been arrested and released on bond. Indictments from the Chambers County Grand Jury cite vote buying, unlawful poll assistant, and absentee ballot charges with penalties up to one year in jail and $2000 fines. Bond for accused ranged from $200 to $500, with trials likely at a special term after September.
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Lafayette
Ala
J. M. Abney
Chambers County Grand Jury
Abney
Maxie McLellan
Josh Lindsey
Lanett
R. P. Newman
Doy Mitcham
Chambers County
Byron Welch
Rt. 3
Emory Allen
Farmer
Bond
Circuit
Soviet Proposes Four Power Talks On German Peace and Elections
The Soviet note urges a October meeting of the four powers to discuss a German peace treaty and the formation of an all German government. It also calls for an elections verification commission and a time limit for occupation army withdrawal. The agenda includes items on the German peace treaty, formation of a government, carrying out elections, and occupation withdrawal.
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Germany
Revival Led by Dr V O Wyatt at Sixteenth Avenue
Dr V O Wyatt evangelist leads revival at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with services through Thursday night. He is director of evangelism for the Alabama Baptist State Mission Board, a former East Gadsden pastor, and helped raise 660000 for Judson College rebuilding. He has preached statewide and is in demand as a speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V O. Wyatt
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Wyatt
Howard College
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Alabama Baptist State Mission Board
East Gadsden Baptist Church
State Mission Board
Judson College
U S Sabres Fly Counter on Korean Front
Report shows 22 day period with three MIGs shot down in seven days and six allied planes missing last week. Two were downed by ground fire. four lost to other causes amid typhoon and rain on the Korean front. Chinese forces probed at Bunker Hill but were repelled.
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Bunker Hill
Former Fort Payne Resident Killed in Carolina Wreck
Beamon Co Veal 25 formerly of Fort Payne Ala and for six months with the Savannah River Atomic Energy Commission project was killed instantly when his car left the road and went over an embankment about a mile below Sycamore South Carolina. Veal was unmarried and his parents Mr and Mrs Grady Veal of Fort Payne have been notified with funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Augusta
Barber Funeral to Be Held in Somerville Church of God
Funeral services for Barber are set for today at 4 PM at the Somerville Church of God with Rev. George Ricker officiating and interment in Somerville cemetery under Mutual directing. Survivors include widow Jessie Johnson Barber Hartsville three brothers J. H. Barber Somerville W. H. Barber Austinville and Jack Barber Falkville and a sister Mrs James T Brown Manila Arkansas. Coroner Joe Morrison was out of town and unavailable for a statement.
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McCutcheon
Barber
Somerville Church of God
George Ricker
Somerville
Jessie Johnson Barber
Hartselle
J. H. Barber
W. H. Barber
Austinville
Jack Barber
Falkville
James T. Brown
Manila
Arkansas
Joe Morrison
Quake halves safety as churches deemed unsafe
City officials prepare for emergency measures after a quake caused concern across Catholic Presbyterian Congregational Seventh Day Adventist and Church of Christ congregations. Mayor Frank E. Sullivan calls an emergency City Council meeting to seek civil defense aid. Kern County Supervisors request California state emergency assistance after a curbstone session.
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Congregational
Seventh Day Adventist
Church of Christ
Frank E. Sullivan
Kern County
State of California
First Murder Trial in Humphreys County Since 15 Years
A packed courtroom heard all testimony in Humphreys County's first murder case in 15 years. The trial marks a significant legal milestone for the county and reflects a tense judicial moment.
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Humphreys County
Party Plans To Be Talked
A strategy meeting of Alabama Democratic campaign leaders will be held Monday in the governor's office. Gov Gordon Persons will head the fundraising drive with nine members of the congressional delegation likely to attend. Reps Frank Boykin George Grant George Andrews Kenneth Roberts Albert Rains Carl Elliott Bob Jones Sen Lister Hill and other party leaders are expected along with Armistead Selden may also attend.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Gordon Persons
Frank Boykin
George Grant
George Andrews
Kenneth Roberts
Albert Rains
Carl Elliott
Bob Jones
Lister Hill
Ben F. Ray
Birmingham
Jim Smith
Tuscumbia
Lennard Thomas
Ed Reid
Alabama League of Municipalities
Armistead Selden
Congress
Three Americans Arrested by Soviet Patrol in Potsdam Area
Spokesman identified Lt. Col. Gerald H. Dunn Capt. Willam R. Croucher and Pfc. Arnold P. Swenson as the trio. ADN said they were arrested by a Soviet patrol as they crossed onto a Soviet military object for espionage. General Chuikov protested to U.S. authorities Aug 21 requesting their removal from duty at the Potsdam mission.
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Gerald H. Dunn
Willam R. Croucher
Arnold P. Swenson
ADN
Vassily Chuikov
East Germany
Potsdam
Berlin
U. S
U.S
Red Germany
Elderly man makes first flight to visit Minneapolis daughter
Centralia Illinois resident Thomas Osborne aged 94, longtime Marissa citizen, balked at flying but boarded a plane after learning the trip would take four hours. He carried his cane to emphasize his age as he took his first flight to see his daughter in Minneapolis.
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Centralia
Ill
Thomas Osborne
Marissa
Minneapolis
Movie schedule highlights at local theaters
NUT presents Gordon McRae and Eddie Bracken at 1:00 and 3:05 with later showings. ROXY screens Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair featuring Marjorie Main at 1:38 and 3:34. SUNSET shows Mara Mara with Errol Flynn at 7:50 and 10:05. HATFIELD Athens offers Here Comes the Nelsons with Ozzie and Harriet at 7:15 and 8:55. STRAND Hartselle screens Scara mouche with Stewart Granger at 2:00 and 4:00. MARS Falkville presents Across the Wide Missouri with Clark Gable at 1:30 and 3:15. RANCH Hartselle presents Bird of Paradise with Louis Jordan at 7:15 and 9:00.
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Roxy
Pa Kettle
Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
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W. M. Pettit
el Paso
Texas
Horace Fielding
Frank Gardner
San Antonio
Ray Tucker
North Texas
Oklahoma
the Daily
H. R. Summer
Denver
American Legion
Theodore FE. Kozbiel
ORC
Herbert G. Sitler
Alabama Military District
Kozbiel
Wisconsin
Fort Knox
Africa
Italy
France
Japan
U. S. Army
Wall Street
V.O. Wyatt
Sixteenth Ave
U.S. Sabres
Ft. Payne
Buster
Gordon McRae
Eddie Bracken
Mara Mara
Errol Flynn
Ruth Roman
Mars
Clark Gable
Ricardo Montalban
John Hodiak
Bird of Paradise
Louis Jordan
Debra Paget
Maurice Jackson
Protective Life Insurance Company
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