Union Leaders Sued Over Walker County Mine Gun Battle
John L. Lewis and several UMW officials face a $500,000 suit filed by six Preskitt brothers of a Jasper area non union mine. The case stems from a September gun battle that killed union miner Herschell Davis and left many shots exchanged between miners and an armed group. The suit raises questions about rights to strike and to work under the law.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Walker County
Preskitt Brothers
Jasper
U. S. District Court
UMW
Herschell Davis
Decatur Community Chest completes drive after struggle
After a lengthy campaign and much effort by many, the Decatur Community Chest is finished for the year. Drive chairman Leroy McEntire Jr. praised perseverance and noted cash gifts prevailed over pledges while larger industry employees gave less than usual. The campaign will be reviewed to understand the year’s shortfall and the higher budget. Decatur residents celebrate a job well done.
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Decatur
Leroy McEntire, Jr
Crime and politics warn of underworld influence in cities
The Nashville Tennessean reports Virgil W. Peterson of the Chicago Crime Commission warned American city mayors last week in Cleveland that powerful underworld groups are gaining political control where officials look the other way. He cited New York and Chicago as examples. the piece also notes New York state’s Senate race where Lehman edged Dulles, with Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx highlighted as areas of concern.
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Nashville Tennessean
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
New York State
Lehman
United States Senate
Dulles
New York City
Peterson
Washington Merry Go Round Jokers in Spain Junket
The piece contrasts actions of two American groups abroad. The half-inebriated senate appropriations subcommittee led by Sen. Elmer Thomas travels in a special Air Force plane through Spain to inspect spending. They meet Foreign Minister Artujo, attend embassy events, tour Madrid Toledo and bullfight training, and witness flamenco dancing while some members struggle to report clearly.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Senate Appropriations
Spain
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Dennis Chavez
Senator Thomas
U.S. A
Thomas
Chavez
Madrid
Martin Artujo
Toledo
Senators Toast and Tangle in Spanish Sojourn
A Washington column notes senators during a U S mission in Spain drank publicly and behaved loosely. Maybank of South Carolina and Robertson of Virginia were abstinent, while others varied. Senator Thomas dubbed Cotton presided, joking about a hearing as the group sought to relay information to the State Department through Charge Culbertson.
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U. S
United States
Spain
Maybank
South Carolina
Robertson
Virginia
Toledo
Chavez
New Mexico
Thomas
Paul Culbertson
U. N
State Department
Senate
Maybe the Swedes Were Right Senators’ Report Delayed
The excerpt suggests senators would receive a State Department report anyway, implying it would have been faster to obtain the document directly. The fragment hints at debate over official access and timing without providing concrete names or dates.
Look Up Look Up You May Feel Terrible Inside
A spiritual exhortation about despair urging readers to seek light and perspective. It encourages adopting a broader viewpoint like an astronomer to overcome shadows and retrieve hope, despite present inner turmoil and confusion.
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Mer
Senators Probe Spain Trip For Franco Loan
A US Senate delegation pressed Spain's scene during a brief weekend in Madrid and Paris, urging a $100,000,000 American loan to dictator Franco. The trip drew mockery over timing and purpose as critics questioned the value of such missions.
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Thye
Minnesota
United States
Spain
Paris
Air Force
Franco
Thomas
Jaycees in Texas Build People to People Peace Bonds
In Texas the Jaycees program Universal Understanding promotes mail contacts with European youth to foster acquaintance. Amarillo Jaycees write Salzburg youths seeking to establish an Austrian American Youth Bridge and plan a Texan visit, a small step toward peace that contrasts with grander government programs. A Boston Globe column notes writer Thomas S Brush shares letters from Katharine Brush’s son recounting autographs and a 1935 exchange with General Billy Mitchell and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Europe
Jaycees
Amarillo
Texas
Salzburg
Austria
U.S. A
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Jaycees
the Elks
The
Lions Clubs
Rotary
Knights of Columbus
William Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
General Mitchell
Mitchell
Tommy Brush
White House
Washington
Westbrook Pegler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farm talk and public service visit in Twin Cities
Announcement on a terracing school at Aubrey M. Dunaway farm in Somerville by county farm agent J. C. Ford. Honorable A. G. Patterson of the Alabama Public Service Commission visits the Twin Cities. Norris opens Senate debate urging a Norris bill on government ownership for Muscle Shoals. Editorial note on Reds and blues. Contestant names for California tours listed. important to those.
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Aubrey M. Dunaway
Somerville
J. C. Ford
A. G. Patterson
Alabama Public Service Commission
Twin Cities
Norris
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
Sang
Muscle Shoals
California
Pearl Butler-Lowe Marriage Announced in Pulaski
Mrs. William Thomas Butler announces the marriage of her daughter Pearl to Mr. William Thomas Lowe on Wednesday, December third, 1924, in Pulaski Tennessee. Also noted, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Bingham underwent a slight operation and is resting well. Local society notes include Lamar Cartwright duck hunting downriver, Peggy Davis visiting Florence, and Miss Mary Morrow of Richmond Virginia visiting here. Ye Olde Time Country Store advertises dime goods on Second Avenue. Decatur Kiwanis Club.
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William Thomas Butler
Pearl
William Thomas ‘Lowe
Pulaski, Tenn
Second Avenue
Decatur Kiwanis Clu
Government funds push vast science drive in wartime
Washington December 5 government science spending nears 112 billion this year with more than half directed to military research. John R Steelman told scientists the atom bomb and future power underline a wide push across atomic energy medicine and public health. The budget shows 180 million for research in total with major allocations to atomic energy aviation healthcare and defense among others. The program funds both federal and non government labs and supports widespread university and private sector research.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
John R. Steelman
Truman
Atomic’ Energy
Federal Security Administration
General Services Administration
National Advisory Committee On Aviation
Mittee
Tennessee_Valley Authority
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
National Bureau of Standards
Weather Bureau
National Defense
Interior Department
Maritime Commission
State Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Veterans Administration
Latin America
Ssaid Steelman
Different Kinds of Balls and Codfish Question
A fragment prompts Susan Jennie about ball types and codfish balls. The speaker asks for opinions, but Jennie replies she has never been to any to form a view. The piece reads as a conversational snippet with unclear context or setting.
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Susan Jennie
Father and Horace clash over disobedience and honesty
A father rebukes Horace for stealing and seeks to shape a strong, honorable son. The scene unfolds with the mother present as the father condemns the act as a root of world unhappiness. A sly humor emerges in other lines about appearances, ships, fools, and human nature.
Decatur Wife and Husband Exchange Barbed Complaints
A humorous exchange in Decatur features a wife claiming her husband does not love her for her old clothes, while the husband insists his love remains. The quip ends with a remark on how commercial art has reduced the visibility of party artists.
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Decatur
Decatur Man Seeks Help To Locate Wife For Luncheon
A forceful Decatur man rushed into a friend’s office declaring he must find his wife for a 1 o'clock luncheon. He asked the friend to call their house and ask the wife where he would be around that time, seeking help to locate himself.
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Decatur
Decatur Man
Argument Startled by Banked Quip About Women
A terse exchange between Harry and Jerry hints at a joke about settling disputes with women and a punchline about a bank account. The fragment suggests humorous banter rather than a developed incident, with no clear event or outcome.
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Harry
Jerry
Fifty Fifty Wedding Sparks Laughable Alliance
A quirky line hints at a couple who wed on a fifty fifty basis with one half sober and the other half drunk. The remark frames the marriage as a lighthearted, ironic anecdote reflecting local wit and social norms.
Diner Dialogue Sparks Quick Wit at Quiet Eatery
A terse diner exchange features a diner offering tough chicken and a waitress joking about Plymouth Rock. Fibber McGee questions why a character keeps ear to the ground, while a remark about cleaner keyholes adds a light, antiquated humor tone.
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Plymouth Rock
Newbred Chickens Die Amid Odd Feeding Claim
Mrs Newlywed hopes to raise a flock but reports her chicks are dying. The farmer asks about feed, she admits none, believing the old hen provided milk for them.
Dinner scene reveals social satire with fruit salad fork
A fashionable dinner features Lady opposite L and Poor Mr. Smithers. A guest notes he ate fruit salad with his spoon and now must drink his soup with a fork, highlighting social pretensions and mismatched etiquette.
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Mr. Smithers
The Honeymoon Ends As Bride Snubs Groom in Tongue Fight
A playful wartime style caption reports the groom facing a sharp tongue and cold shoulder from his bride. The bachelor quips a man who never misses girls, highlighting lighthearted marital jests in a dating era.
Totem Poles as Social Registers in 1860s Tribal Life
During the 1860s owning a totem pole held social weight among American Indian chiefs, functioning similarly to having one’s name listed in a social register. The status conveyed by a totem pole reflected lineage, honors, and community standing within tribal society.
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New Orleans
Lewis
Crime and Politics
Virgil W. Peterson
Chicago Crime Commission
American Municipal Association
Drew Pearson
BY Relie B. Davidson
Davidson
Pegler
Westbhook
Thomas S. Brush
New Haven
Conn
Katharine Brush
Yalefrah
Peg
Tommy S. Brush
James Montgomery Flagg
America
Department of Aviation
Air
Estbrook Pegler
Rahm Clothing Company
Lamar Cartwright
Peggy Davis
Miss Brown
Florence
Mary Morrow
Ric
Marlow
Jatlins
Paris W. Reidhead
Africa
Fairview Baptist Church
Johnnie Aycock
Radio Shack
Hi Way
Moulton St
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