Decatur News Highlights Local Elections and Public Works
The paper urges voters to choose between aldermanic and commission government in Decatur. It notes a 4500 voter count and calls for participation. It covers North Alabama natural gas service debates, federal payroll cuts affecting 106,148 jobs, and a proposed 600000 hospital project for Athens and Limestone County with federal and state funding.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Federal Power Commission
FPC
John Sparkman
United States
James E. Webb
Harry S. Truman
Webb
Athens
Limestone County
Alabama
Limestone
Tennessee Valley
Alabama Miami Scatterings Stir Orange Bowl Frustration
Rumors say Alabama may skip future Miami trips after turning down a $60,000 Orange Bowl bid and delaying a Friday night game due to weather. Officials feared a loss or tie could hurt Sugar Bowl plans as Orange Bowl leaders vented frustration over the decision.
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Tide
LSU
Birmingham
Miami University
Miami
Alabama
Coach Shorty Ogle Leads Raiders To Stadium Drive Win
Decatur Red Raider mentor Coach Shorty Ogle celebrates an undefeated season while driving the stadium fund. He outpaced peers in soliciting stadium certificates using creative tactics to secure down payments and ensure work begins on a new stadium for next season.
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Shorty Ogle
Decatur Red Raider
Raiders
Stadium Fund
Shorty
Eight year old Kennedy rides Greyhound Birmingham trips
Nashville boy E W Kennedy told O T Romine he would ride the Birmingham run. He made five round trips from Nashville to Birmingham aboard Romine's bus because he enjoyed the driver and the trip.
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E. W. Kennedy
Nashville
Tenn
Greyhound Lines
Kennedy
O. T.romine
Birmingham
Romine
Senators tour Europe sharing peacetime aid and jokes
The senate appropriations committee returning from Europe toured Dachau and watched Nazi prisoners in a courtroom. They later visited Castel Gandolfo where the Pope quipped about meeting many congress members. In Greece they viewed UNRRA boats and Greek reactions when asked if Americans would sail them home.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
Dachau
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Appropriations Committee
Castel Gandolfo
American Congress
Piraeus
Athens
Greece
UNRRA
Senate
Knutson Critiques Taft In House Cafeteria Talk
Harold Knutson from Minnesota blasted Senator Taft in a casual House cafeteria exchange with Bertrand Gearhart and Gene Cox. He mocked Taft's San Francisco speech, called the Seattle address worse, and said Taft is smart but lacks character.
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Knutson
Taft
Harold Knutson
House
rock-of-Gibraltar
Bob Taft
California
Bertrand Gearhart
Georgia
Gene Cox
San Francisco
Minnesota
Seattle
Scenery vs Industry in Occupation Zones Comment
Senator Styles Bridges asked Austria's Karl Gruber about the Russian occupation. Gruber replied Russia kept the agricultural lands key cities and oil fields while the U S British zone gained the scenery including the Austrian Alps and vacation spots.
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U.S
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Europe
Appropriations Committee
Austria
Karl Gruber
Gruber
Russia
Bridges
Exit A Democratic Leader
Gael Sullivan will not remain as executive director of the Democratic National Committee for long. Senator Howard McGrath, who succeeded Hann en as chairman, has not clicked with Sullivan and has aligned with conservative figures like Jouett Shouse, shaping a troubled leadership outlook.
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Gael Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Sullivan
Howard McGrath
Hannegan
McGrath
Rhode Island
Jouett Shouse
Liberty
Emperor’s Palace Saved Says Senator Thomas
An unofficial account states the Emperor of Japan sent personal thanks to Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah for helping prevent the bombing of the imperial palace. Generals urged Roosevelt to bomb, but Thomas advised against it, warning of lasting Japanese bitterness. Roosevelt pledged the palace would not be bombed. After the war Hirohito learned of the episode and expressed gratitude to Thomas.
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Japan
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Thomas
Hiro
Senator Wilson moves to force disclosure of Wedemeyer report
Iowa's George Wilson contends with the State Department over the Wedemeyer report. He forms a research team to study forcing disclosure but abandons that plan to seek blocking the administration's China program until all facts are public. Secretary Marshall had promised China aid soon after Europe stops.
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China
Iowa
George Wilson
State Department
Wedemeyer
Wilson
Marshall
Europe
Mrs Roosevelt Rents New Canaan Home for Week Ending
Mrs Roosevelt has rented a new home in New Canaan Connecticut for the week ending date to relax and recover and to enjoy a private retreat away from public duties.
Postwar Japan Might Crown Akihito If Hirohito Abdicates
Unconfirmed dispatches suggest Hirohito could abdicate under a peace treaty terms, paving Crown Prince Akihito's ascent. John Steelman carries Revolution Before Breakfast to a Rio conference, while Hoove r to make a This Is Your FBI reveal. Kate Smith may receive a Medal of Merit for wartime entertainment. tensions rise between John L. Lewis and Hutcheson amid flirtations with Tobin.
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U. N
John Steelman
Peron
Rio
Hirohito
Akhito
Japan
John Edgar Hoover
Jerry Devine
FBI
War Department
Kate Smith
John L. Lewis
Carpenters Union
Big Bill Hutcheson
Lewis
Hutcheson
Dan Tobin
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Producer Dies Hollywood Lubitsch Known For The Touch
Ernest Lubitsch 55 a renowned producer died yesterday after a heart attack. His deft handling of film situations earned him the nickname the Lubitsch touch and he elevated many actors to stardom in the industry.
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Hollywood
Ernest Lubitsch
Lubitsch
Louis Bleriott's 1909 Channel Crossing in Powered Plane
Louis Bleriott is credited with making the first crossing of the English Channel in a powered airplane in 1909. The feat marks an early milestone in aviation history and demonstrates the era's rapid advances in flight technology.
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Louis Bleriott
English Channel
Congress weighs overhauling the wage hour law in election year
Washington December 1 Congress begins drafting a broad overhaul of the wage hour law that set the 40 hour week and 40 cent minimum for interstate workers. Business argues the law is outmoded and inflationary while labor says it is inadequate and should cover more workers. Debates center on a federal floor and overtime penalties.
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Norman Walker
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
House
Labor
AFL
CIO
Balanced Diet and Pinworm Health in School Children
A 1941 medical note stresses a well balanced diet rich in vitamins minerals and proteins to prevent illnesses and parasitic infections like pinworms in school age children. It describes symptoms treatments including gentian violet phenothiazine hexylresorcinol and hygiene steps to reduce reinfestation while noting possible drug side effects and the importance of hand washing and nail clipping.
Notice of Guardianship Settlement in Louis E. Smith Estate
The Thelma Ransom guardian seeks a partial settlement of Louis E. Smith estate in Morgan County Probate Court. A hearing is set for December 23, 1947, to review the guardianship settlement. interested parties may appear to show cause why the settlement should be passed and allowed. Judge T. Almon presiding. Published December 1, 8 and 15, 1947.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Louis E. Smith
Thelma Ransom
Man who started Browns sale linked to old Chase Hotel party
Pegler connects Richard Muckerman to a long ago World Series suite incident in St. Louis and a Chase hotel episode. The column recalls Edna, Lil Stoner, and a phantom redheaded housemother as it parries questions about a stock purchase and a lavish hotel party.
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St. Louis Browns
Richard Muckerman
Peguer
Re Chase Hotel
St. Louis
Cardinals
Mr. Muckerman
Browns
Jefferson City
Mr.Muckerman
Lil Stoner
Detroit
Chase Hotel
Stoner
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Sam
Copley
Boston
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Yales
Ritz
Philadelphia
Commodore
Drake
Washington
Edna
Tigers
Dallas
Associated Press
Poplar Bluff
Grantland Rice
Harry Salsinger
Missouri
Great American Free Press
Florida
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