Santa Specs and Parades Stir Holiday News
A whimsical AP photo shows Old Santa wearing glasses. A North Carolina youth reportedly crawled under a Christmas parade float and gave Santa a hot foot. The Dothan Eagle notes sportsmanship awards for Wiregrass, Alabama electors face Monday votes, and a proposed Decatur Dothan football home and home series with renewed appeal. it urges fresh tactics if prior efforts fail.
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North Carolina
Santa
Alabama
The
Eagle
Daily
Dothan
Dothan High Tigers
Decatur
Jewish Appeal Urges Decatur to Aid Rebuilding Jewish Lives
An appeal urges Decatur to fund a Jewish relief effort aiding a million and a half Jews who have suffered. It notes ten Jewish families in Decatur are contributing half of a $6,000 goal and asks others to donate the remaining half to ease the suffering of the Jewish people.
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Decatur
Executive Norris of Southern Railway Drives Public Relations
Ernest E Norris, president of the Southern Railway, tours shippers and friends in the Tri-Cities Alabama area, praising the South as a growing center of commerce and industry. He foresees continued gains as new industries locate along the Southern, and he continues active outreach to public and business leaders.
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Ernest E Norris
The
Southern Railway
Norris
Tri-Cities
Alabama
South
Southern
Decatur Story Highlights Farm Bureau Visit
California visitors hear about Decatur Alabama’s economic turnaround driven by local initiative and collaboration among farmers and business leaders. The piece recounts a shift from a cotton based town to a diversified, year round cash market supporting 5,000 jobs and population growth from 12,000 to 22,000.
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Farm Bureau
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
California Farm Bureau Federation
Alabama
Henry Wallace purges at AAA exclude some leftists
Henry Wallace fired liberal employees while not ousting Alger Hiss who faced charges from Whittaker Chambers. Hiss had supported a cotton sharecropper payment plan, drawing South criticism. Others purged included Gardner Jackson and Fred Howe. Hiss faced internal criticism but remained, aided by Felix Frankfurter who urged criticism cease.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
Hiss
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
South
Triple-A
Agricultural Department
AAA
Chester Davis
Gandner Jackson
New York
Agen
Fred Howe
Woodrow Wilson
Frank Shea
Justice Department
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Harvard Law School
Gardner Jackson
Frankfurter
Hiss Linked to Soviet Ring Reassessment After Gouzenko Revelations
The account traces Hiss’s brief Justice and State Department service under Sayre, notes documents marked from Sayre’s office, and references Gouzenko’s exposure of a Soviet contact possibly being a State official. Hiss resigned pending inconclusive identification, later named by Chambers as a contact.
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Gouzenko
Hiss
Justice Department
State Department
Francis Sayre
Sayre
Harvard Law School
Whittaker Chambers
Igor Gouzenko
Canada
Army adopts Navy style training for recruits
General Bradley, influenced by Navy results at Great Lakes and a Lodge letter about Camp Hood, shifts Army training to use warrant officers for more raw recruits. The change follows Willard Paul’s inspection and aims to improve training for 18 year olds, reflecting cross service influence and a bipartisan nudge.
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ARMY
NAVY
Air
Forrestal
Omar Bradley
Sen. Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Willard Paul
Great Lakes
Bradley
Cabot Lodge
Camp Hood
Texas
Lodge
Tennessee Valley Leadership Sees Unlimited Opportunity
A partnership of people, local, state and federal agencies, and public and private groups has driven a success story in the Tennessee Valley. Decatur stands as an example that opportunity is boundless in America as Valley leadership guides farms and towns toward growth.
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Tennessee Valley
Decatur
United States of America
It's Just As True Today by Franklin van Zelm
A devotional referencing Romans 14 13 urges readers not to judge others but to avoid causing a brother to stumble. The piece emphasizes personal accountability and compassionate conduct in daily life.
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Franklin van Zelm
Army to rely on noncommissioned officers for training
The plan recommends using seasoned sergeants and warrant officers for troop training and leadership roles. It cautions against hastily ordering reserve officers back to active duty, arguing many may lack proper qualification. Bradley backs the approach, sharing Lodge’s concerns and tying it to the new training program.
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Army
Lodge
Bradley
Navy
Truman Aims to Name Vinson as Secretary of State
Presidential insiders say President Truman favors Chief Justice Fred Vinson for Secretary of State. The article notes Truman's disarray after a move to the temporary White House and covers broader Cold War era bets and intrigues involving Warren Austin, Madame Chiang, Tito, and Whittaker Chambers.
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Truman
Fred Vinson
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Warren Austin
United Nations
Albert Fitzgerald
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
CIO
Mme
Chiang-Kai- Shek
Marshall
China
Chiang
Hiss
Herbert Hoover
Commission On
Chip Bohlen
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tito
Kremlin
The Nation Today on Washington spy case and Hiss Chambers
James Marlow surveys the Washington spy case linking Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. He questions investigation methods by the grand jury the American activities committee and the Justice Department noting lack of concrete proof and urging tougher anti spy protection and search for Soviet rings.
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Whittaker Chambers
State Department
U. S. Bureau of Standards
House UN American Activities Committee
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
un-American Activities Committee
Chambers
Condon
Wie Tatest Chambers
Commerce Department
Hiss-Chambers
Baltimore
James Marlow
Washington
New York
Federal Grand
Department of Justice
House
American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Alger Hiss
Hiss
New York Federal Grand Jury
unAmerican Activities Committee
Committee
Justice Department
Canada
United States
Alabama Construction Co Wins Port St. Joe Building Contract
The Alabama Construction Co of Ozark, Alabama won the Port St. Joe municipal building contract with a low bid of 81 781. Construction is to start within 30 days and the project will house the city hall, jail, and fire department.
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Port ST. Joe
Fla
Alabama Construction Co
Ozark
Ala
Alabama
Medical Tests Aid In Liver Disorder Treatment
With rising liver disorders in middle aged and older adults early detection is key. Tests include urine bile pigments blood bilirubin cholesterol and potential needle biopsy to examine liver tissue in hospital settings. Regular screening advised for those with risk factors or subtle symptoms to determine illness type and needed treatment.
Bromsulfalein test and Vitamin E sources
The text explains the bromsulfalein test and notes it is not used with jaundice. It also asks what sources provide vitamin E and answers that Vitamin E is found especially in milk, various vegetables, and fats like butter and margarine.
Moreschi Mob Racket Exposed by Pegler at Large
Pegler outlines a mob linked to the AF of L led by Moreschi and Stirone roaming Europe in 1931. The narrative details lavish junkets, $10,000 gifts, bribed officials, and a legal ambush with Judge Vincent Brogna defending the case..family turmoil and accusations of racketeering span Milan Paris Rome and Bristol.
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Americ Federation of Labor
Russia
Europe
Joseph V. Moreschi
Hod-Carriers Union of
AF of L
James Bove
New York
Nick Stirone
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Vincent Brogna
Superior Court of
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Brogna
Milan
Moreschi
Joseph B. Ely
Ely
Stirone
Angelina
Bove
Bristol
England
British
Trades Union Congress
Joe
Amos Lee
Kansas City
Boston
E. Leroy Sweetser
Army
Frank W. Weed
Navy Yard
R. P. Schlabach
Commodore
Naples
Venice
Florence
Rome
Pope
Benito
Paris
London
L. Brogna
Brogda
Himo
Italy
Superior Court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Declaration of human rights draws sharp Soviet opposition
Mackenzie's column notes the United Nations social committee completed a 31 article universal rights document after two and a half years of work. It faces opposition from Russia and allies who condemn it as incompatible with sovereignty and bolshevism while some use fascism as a generic term for anti-communism.
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United Nations Social Committee
General Assembly
Russia
Social Committee
Moscow
New International Dictionary
Haly
Hitler
Reds
Discovery of 1903 decaffeination method from brine soaked beans
A 1903 event describes a ship carrying coffee being deluged with seawater during a storm. The brine soaked beans reacted in a way that suggested a new decaffeination process to scientists.
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