Public figures and plans rise in Decatur commentary
The piece discusses airport plans as a regional development goal across northern Alabama, cites Henry Wallace's campaign stops in Huntsville and surrounding towns, and notes Decatur's population growth from 16 000 in 1931 to about 22 000 today with electric meters added monthly, projecting 24 000.
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Henry Wallace
Huntsville
Guntersville
Boaz
Arab
Attalla
Albertville
Gadsden
Decatur
Austinville
Decatur Noise Debate Spurs Citizen Lament
The Alabama Journal reprints a noise complaint from Montgomery residents about city sound. It cites Decatur arguing whether trucks or motorbikes create more noise, trains near third. It urges action from drivers, parents, and horn blowers to reduce disturbances and restore quiet.
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The
Alabama Journal
Decatur
Willie
Negro editor finds Southern race relations aid Black business growth
A New Jersey negro editor who toured the South argues that in Dixie the negro has greater freedom to develop economically. He cites black South entrepreneurs, including a North Alabama couple who secured capital from a white-owned company to fund housing projects, proving race did not block profitable ventures. The piece criticizes Northern agitators and urges unity in progress.
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New Jersey
South
Dixie
North Alabama
Stay With 'Em The Western Powers Face Off Russia
The text describes Western powers led by the United States, Great Britain, and France maintaining a firm stance against Russia. It suggests retaliatory measures to keep international sentiment from wavering and to prevent Russia from gaining ground. The tone advocates a show of strength to deter further expansion.
Supreme Court Justice Douglas Narrowly Escapes Truck Crash
Washington state trip ends with a rear‑sliding pickup overturning into trees but injuring none. Justice William O. Douglas and a friend, guiding four horses, survive the canyon slide unscathed and later quip about a violent attestant dissent.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Robert S. Allen
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Washington State
Cascade Mountains
Douglas
Army and Navy Budget Requests Top $21 Billion
Preliminary budget estimates show the Army and Navy seeking about 21 billion dollars for next year, far above the 16 billion approved this year. Navy requests exceed 11 billion while the Army asks for over 10 billion, with Air Force estimates to follow and a 1949 budget due for submission in January. If Republicans gain power they plan to press for a say in budget prep.
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Army
Navy
Congress
Air Force
Truman
Russian Colonel Defies U S Police in Berlin Traffic Clash
In a Berlin street a Russian colonel refused to identify and locked his car. A sergeant called for a wrecking truck to tow the vehicle to an M P station. The driver burned rubber and reversed, shredding rear tires as the car was dragged away.
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Berlin
U. S
M. P
Samaritan Sheriff Costello Finds Homes for Evicted Families
Sheriff Michael F Costello of Providence Rhode Island uses personal funds to secure low rent housing for displaced families. He has angered a judge by delaying evictions until alternatives are found and funds newspaper ads to highlight available homes and encourage tenants to form community building clubs to strengthen family security.
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Michael F. Costello
Providence
R. L
Costello
Warren family pressure to move to Minnesota sparks mayoral race
Minnesota G.O.P. chiefs urge Gov Earl Warren to bring his entire family to the state to aid Senator Joe Ball in a tight contest against the aggressive Minneapolis mayor Hubert Humphrey. Polls show Ball ahead as Warren arrives with his family.
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Minnesota
Earl Warren
Joe Ball
Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
Warren
Pegler Attacks Roosevelt Labor Policy and Union Racketeering
West New York August 24 opinion by Pegler blasting Roosevelt era labor policy. He claims government and unions coerce Americans, compare union power to fascism, cite poll taxes, closed shops, draft manipulation, and racketeering by leaders like Petillo and Lewis, alleging forced loyalty and enforced unemployment for dissenters.
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New York
Union
Roosevelt
Trillo
John L. Lewis
Petrillo
Lewis
Democratic Party
Democratic
Roosevelt's
Labor Board
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
Posner
de Lorenzo
Brewster Aircraft
Ih Army
Alis - Chalmers
Milwaukee
Benson Coy on Senate Race as Ball Faces Challenge
The piece notes Elmer Benson, a Wallaceite liberal, may or may not join the Senate race, potentially aiding Ball if he runs. Anti-Wallaceite groups seek to deter Benson. It also hints at Harry Vaughan influencing promotions and placements in the Army and State Department, signaling political interference.
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Elmer Benson
Benson
Ball
General MacArthur
Harry Vaughan
Vaughn
Army
White House
State Department
U.S. Oil Firms Move Toward Mexico Agreement
Quiet talks aim to end a 15 year rift with Mexico over oil. U.S. companies seek new supplies, Mexico needs revenue amid financial strain. Authorities must balance sensitive expropriation memories with a potential return of Yankee oil properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mexico
Titanium's Earth Abundance Surpasses Common Metals
The article notes titanium, while rare among metals, is more plentiful in the earth's crust than lead copper or zinc, challenging assumptions about its scarcity.
Mackenzies Column Foresees Berlin Peace Amid Cold War Tensions
DeWitt Mackenzie argues a Stalin Western envoy meeting signals hope for an East West settlement of Berlin and a possible wider German solution. He cautions Moscow pursues world revolution, not true peace, while John Foster Dulles warns the Soviet regime is not a peaceable regime though he hopes it avoids international war.
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Stalin
Berlin
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Bolshevism
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Immigration Hearings Face Legal Challenge From Judge
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough ruled the immigration service hearings illegal under the Administrative Procedures Act and barred further deportations of Eisler Potash Williamson Smith and Doyle unless methods change. Officials may appeal as another judge had ruled differently, while a Peters hearing proceeds to test the issue.
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Washington
Immigration and Naturalization Service
T. Alan Goldsborough
Gerhard Eisler
Irving Potash
John Williamson
Ferdinand C. Smith
Charles A. Doyle
Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Supreme Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
Holt
U. S
Communist Party
Peters
Inents
House Committee On UN
Russia pauses in Europe while Asia threat grows
The column argues orthodox communism seeks only a truce not peace with Germany and Berlin. It notes Soviet setbacks, food shortages in their zone, Greece's royalist fight, Yugoslav resistance, and Western Allied Berlin blockade pressuring Moscow. A Southeast Asia offensive via Bangkok signals a broader communist push.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Western
Europe
Greece
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
Siam
Eastern Asia
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