Newsgleanings and Notes from the Nation
AP dispatches discuss Governor Arnall and the Alabama presidency rumor, state finances via foreign aid debate, a Georgia hotel fire report, and Florida Senator Holland clashing with Pepper on policies. Some satirical quips and commentary appear about fire safety and reading habits in households.
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Arnall
Georgia
University of Alabama
Providence
Florida
Holland
Pepper
Ukrainian delegate shooting probe faced political motive claim
The Florence Times notes Ukrainian Foreign Minister Manuilsky insists the UN delegate shooting was politically driven. It contrasts Soviet behavior with the American sense of random violence in a store stickup, suggesting officials may be mystified by such political killings.
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Florence Times
New York
Manuilsky
Societ
Advertising snafu stalls soap sale at 12 cents
The War Assets Administration offered salt water soap for sale at 12 cents a pound but advertising mislabeling led buyers to skip the product. A six cent cut was authorized but the inventory sold out in forty eight hours after ads appeared.
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Uncle Sam
Chicago Sun
War Assets Administration
Farm Bureau Seeks 60 000 Alabama Members by 1947
The Alabama Farm Bureau Federation reports over 50 000 members and aims for 60 000 by 1947. Morgan County has reached 1300 members and should reach 2000 to rank high in state membership, urging farm families to join and support county advancement.
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Farm Bureau
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Morgan County
Alabama
Morgan
How It Happened Hartwell Hatton Sees Plant Move to Montgomery
Hartwell Hatton discusses Hollywood Nut Products Company's 1947 decision to locate in Montgomery after considering Decatur and Florence. The plant will process two million pounds of Alabama peanuts into candy bars, boosting state jobs and peanut sales while benefiting Alabama farmers and Montgomery.
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Alabama Farmers State
Hollywood Nut Products Company
Montgomery
Alabama
Decatur
Florence
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Mont
First Round: Truman Defuses UMW Strike Power
The United States avoids a crippling strike as John L. Lewis calls off the UMW stoppage. President Truman earns praise for courage and resolve in facing labor pressure, while Lewis promises a March return awaiting Congress action to curb labor power and protect public rights.
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United States
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Harry. Truman
Mr. Truman
John Lewis
David and
Goliath
Congress
Lewis
Beck Poised To Lead AFL With Tobin’s Fall From Power
Westbrook Pegler analyzes a New Deal era labor power shift as Tobin, aging Teamsters chief, faces replacement by Dave Beck of Seattle. Beck, a decisive organizer, reportedly can end Tobin’s dominance, shape Pacific coast and national unions, and challenge William Green’s AFL presidency amid reform and factional strife.
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Tobin
Presisters
Dave Beck
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Beck
Teamsters
California
Washington
Oregon
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Tom Dewey
Oakland
American Federation of Labor
William Green
John L. Lewis
United States
Matt Woll
Photo-Engravers
Alf Landon
Kansas
Woll
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Green
AF of L
William L. Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
Hutcheson
Morris
Old Hutch
Miami Beach
Jimmy Petrillo
Chicago
Winter Palace
Union
Florida
Swift to resign from third public post within a year
Former U S Senator Robin Swift awaited Gov Chaunce’s return from a Miami conference to resign formally as state fuel conservator. The post ended with the coal mine walkout and Swift planned to return to Atmore Alabama to run his lumber business.
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Montgomery
Ala
U. S
Robin Swift
Chaunce
Miami
Swift
Atmore
Motion Denied in Picketing Battle House Hotel Case
Circuit Judge Claude A. Grayson denied a motion by the International Union of Operating Engineers to set aside a temporary injunction. The injunction bars IUOE members from picketing the Battle House Hotel pending further court action.
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Mobile
Sla
Claude A. Grayson
International Union of Operating Engineers
AFL
Battle House Hotel
Dan Tobin and the Tobin dynasty in labor politics
The piece critiques Dan Tobin and allies as a royal family in labor circles, noting nepotism and cushy jobs for Tobin's sons on the payroll. It recalls Tobin's brief 1940 White House secretary role and suggests a coming shift as old monuments and personalities are cleared away.
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Dan Tobin
Hutcheson
Lewis
F. D. Roosevelt
Dan
Teamsters
Tobins
Tobin
Labor
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Green
Peace in fall of illusion shadows disarmament talks
Washington observes a sudden mood swing as Russia signals openness to international inspection while the United States considers loans, reparations, and postwar moves. The press notes lofty pledges without clear means, while bankers and statesmen react to the shifting peace narrative amid secrecy and skepticism.
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Washington
Wadsworth
Russia
Molotov
Ussr
UNO
Spain
United States
Eugene Meyer
World Bank
Meyer
Senate
Byrnes
Germany
Austria
Penicillin Broadens Its Medical Reach For Infections
Penicillin is increasingly used beyond life saving cases to treat common throat and nose infections. Doctors Meadley and Barnard describe tablet and nasal snuff forms, noting rapid relief and no harm. Patients with streptococcal tonsillitis improve faster, and trench mouth also responds well under physician guidance.
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Richard G. 8. Meadley
Harold F. Barnard
England
Tuberculosis Among Teens Sparks Public Health Debate
A fragment notes tuberculosis as a major health concern for individuals aged 15 and older, highlighting its impact on youth and community health initiatives seeking stronger prevention and treatment measures.
Walter Winchell in New York Notes on theater and TV crits
Walter Winchell recaps New York stage and screen reviews. Moss Hart Ruth Gordon Fredric March Judy Garland Patti Clayton John Kennedy and others are cited in a brisk survey of plays films and broadcasts with sharp opinions and light sarcasm.
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Moss Hart
Christ Winchell
Christopher Blake
the Mirror
Robert Coleman
Ruth Gordon
Footlight
New England
Fredric March
Florence Eldridge
Patricia Kirkland
Dick Watts
Cindy
Mother Goose
Mother Turkey
Judy Garland
Margaret ‘O Bri
Lux
Patti Clayton
Bill Perry
Peggy Land
Memphis
Friends of the Family
Los Angeles
J. Durante
Bing
Durante
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Gomery
Pegler
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Westbrook
Paul Mallon
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Intelligentsia
Variety
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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George W. Hill
Hill
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Dorothy Parker
P. K. Thomason
Aristatocracy
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Earl Wilson
Peggy Hale
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Jackie Eliason
Jan Struther
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Youngstown
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