4-H Camp Opens At Auburn With County Delegates
The first annual Alabama 4-H club camp opens at Auburn for a week on the Alabama Polytechnic Institute campus. About 387 youths from every county attend with county extension workers guiding 4-H programs. Each county sends four delegates, two boys and two girls, based on leadership and achievement. Contests in dairy foods, dairy production, and dressmaking determine district and state winners. William Pollard of Honoraville, state 4-H council president, will preside.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
William Pollard
Honoraville
4-H Council
States rights movement seen as future balance of power
Birmingham attorney Horace Wilkinson said the states rights movement will become the national balance of power as fourteen states are organized. He noted a national office in Washington and criticized the national Democratic committee meeting as an insult to Alabama and the South. Wilkinson praised Marion Rushton for his stance despite Truman supporters.
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Birmingham
Ala
America
Horace Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Washington
National Democratic Committee
Alabama
South
Marion Rushton
Rushton
Truman
Refugees Move Across Jordan Plateau Amid Season Changes
Sixteen thousand Palestine refugees fled a wind swept plateau north of Amman and found winter shelter in the Jordan river valley near Jericho and Shune. Sub zero cold and heavy precipitation forced them back to Suhkne where heat and malaria now compel another relocation. Jordan authorities and International Red Cross oversee their upkeep and face a new move soon.
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Schene
Hashemite
Jordan
Amman
Jordan River Valley
Biblical
Jeri- Wo
Shune
Suhkne
International Red Cross
Mrs Blumberg Dies In Dothan Department Store Co Founder
Funeral services were set today for Mrs. Hyman Blumberg 76 co founder with her late husband of a large Dothan department store.
Office Cat and the Civil Rights Yarn
A Washington column relays a Southern Negro tale about Civil Rights. Three men discuss post rights plans in a city with segregated facilities. The first will enjoy air conditioned theaters, the second the best restaurant, while the third jokes of visiting the undertaker to witness others’ fate. The piece reflects racial tension and a grim punchline.
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Washington
Deep South
Decatur Mother and Junior Share a Story Moment
A brief dialogue reveals a mother urging her son Junior to sit and recount a tale while he explains he cannot sit because he has just told his father a story. The exchange captures a domestic snapshot from Decatur with characters identified as mother and junior.
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Decatur
Junior
First Subway Cities List and Legacy
In Colliers Magazine, it notes the London opening 80 years ago and that 17 other cities now run intra-urban subways. Cities named include Athens Barcelona Berlin Boston Budapest Buenos Aires Chicago Glasgow Hamburg Liverpool Madrid Moscow New York Paris Philadelphia Sydney and Tokyo.
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Colliers Magazine
London
Athens
Barcelona
Berlin
Boston
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Chicago
Glascow
Hamburg
Liverpool
Madrid
Moscow
New York
Paris
Philadelphia
Sydney
Tokyo
Dreamy Waltz Sparks Longing For Tonight’s Missing Partner
A couple shares a tender waltz as music swirls, revealing his absence tonight. She voices longing for the dance while he cannot attend, leaving a quiet ache in the moment.
Calves and Calves in a Verse and Jokes Scene
A playful verse set features Mary and two calves amid a visitor seeking the judge. The dialogue parodies a courtroom visit with a pun about the judge being at steak and a brief classroom quip about self-knowledge and interpretation.
Five Percenters Inquiry Focuses On Vaughan Testimony
Washington August 29 A Senate hearing on the five percenter influence case nears a peak as Major General Harry H. Vaughan White House aide to President Truman testifies. Witnesses recount Vaughan using his White House ties to aid firms without alleging law violations.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Senate
Vaughan
White House
Mr. Fixit
New York Herald- Tribune
Paul Grindle
Herald- Tribune
Framingham
Mass
James V. Hunt
Grindle
Hunt
Fragmented quotes and dinner table hints from a puzzling excerpt
The text presents disjointed lines including a boastful time waste critique by an efficiency expert, a sarcastic remark by Lord MacKintosh, a dramatic threat, a World War era remark about Europe as a jigsaw puzzle with peace missing, and a brief domestic scene with a child asking about missing guests. The fragment ends abruptly with the child’s question.
Fragmented Advice Amid Cries For Calm
In a clipped exchange the speaker vents temper and counsels restraint. The fragment hints at tensions and the urge to wait for a turning point before action, contrasted with a desire to assert dominance once conditions permit.
Natural gas pipelines must stand a pressure test
The article states that natural gas pipelines must withstand a pressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch.
The English Channel and the Spirit of Enterprise
Mackenzie extols the conquest spirit in aspiring English channel swimmers facing cold currents seasickness and long odds. He recalls Montague a fearless writer who sought danger at war and on cliffs, arguing private initiative and enterprise power nations and keep the world turning as long as people push to conquer the channel.
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English Channel
Leander
Helléspont
France
Cap Gris Nez
Britain
Dover
Channel
Mal de Mer
C. E. Montague
Montague
Plantation Owner Thomas D. Oliver Dies at 55
Montgomery Alabama Aug 29 Thomas D. Oliver a leading central Alabama plantation owner died after a brief illness. He operated a 4500 acre plantation near Montgomery owned by his family for about 150 years. Funeral services were held this afternoon.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas D. Oliver
Alabama
Oliver
Mormons Operate Utah Blast Furnace in 1852
In 1852 Mormon settlers established and ran a blast furnace in Utah, marking a notable early industrial venture in the region. The project reflected organized community effort and resource use, illustrating the settlers' attempt to develop local ironworking capabilities.
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Utah
Law shields Alabama media from disclosing sources
A new law extends reporter shield protections to radio commentators and newspapermen in Alabama. The bill took effect without Gov. Folsom's signature, who neither signed nor vetoed it.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
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Caddell Drug CO
Scott
Magnesia
Asia Minor
Borneo
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James Morton
Hoey
North Carolina
Dawn
Munt
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Tanforan
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Greece
Kansas City
State Department
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Italy
Lord MacKintosh
Halifax
Europe
Don’s Floor Service
Don Williams
MacKenzie
Dillehay
SEA Lines
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Frigidaire
RCA Victor
Baldwin
A. A. Jones
J. H. Jones
Studebaker
Merica
Heider Baker
Pryor Motor CO
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