Alabama Leaders Ranked Top Public Servants by Alabamians
The piece notes Senators John Sparkman and Lister Hill and former Governor Chauncey Sparks as the three strongest public servants in Alabama. It comments on Governor Sparks explaining electoral college mechanics and hints at future electoral voting changes. It also mentions a Decatur high school joint band and glee club concert at Riverside High Auditorium and Dr Elbert Norton leaving Florence State Teachers College presidency with a $7500 salary, highlighting his humble beginnings in Decatur.
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John Sparkman
Lister Hill
Chauncey Sparks
Decatur High School
Riverside High Auditorium
Elbert Norton
Florence State Teachers College
Gordon
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
Florence
Republican housecleaning urged by Kelland and Star
The Anniston Star quotes Clarence Budington Kelland calling for a purge of the Albany group from GOP control and denounces the party’s recent campaign as contemptuous. The piece argues a prompt repudiation of reactionary leaders could aid national interests and help Democrats stay on track. President Truman’s re-election is noted as context for GOP losses.
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Clarence Budington Kelland
Grand Old Party
Republican “Old Guard
National Democratic Party
Kelland
Albany
Arizona
Republican National
Keland
Harry Ayers
Truman
Editorial split over Supreme Court ruling on Alabama electors
Alabama editorial pages largely praise the Supreme Court decision denying an order to force Alabama electors to vote for Truman. Commentaries attack Governor Folsom for politicizing the process and echo calls for restraint and respect for electoral will. News editorials from Birmingham and Selma condemn the governor while New York’s Times and others note constitutional limits and moral commitments of Thurmond electors.
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Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Fruman
Folsom
Alabama Journal
Montgomery
Truman
Washington
Selma Times Journal
Supreme Court
New York
The
New York Times
the Times
J. Strom Thurmond
Mr. Truman
Mr. Thurmond
Dewey
Thurmond
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Headlines in the Chambers Hiss documents dispute race
The Justice Department and the Un American Activities Committee jockey for speed in the scandal over stolen State Department papers. Whitaker Chambers reports to officials as Robert Stripling races to Westminster Maryland chasing microfilm hidden in a pumpkin after a squash arrow cue.
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Washington
Chambers- Hiss
State Department
unAmerican Activities Committee
Justice Department
Justice
Chambers-Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Baltimore
Alger Hiss
Richard Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Chambers
Hiss
William Marbury
Maryland
Robert Stripling
Westminster
Heany Chambers
Stripling
Treasury and Justice Clash Over Grand Jury Hearings
The Justice Department planned new grand jury hearings in New York for Wednesday while Rep Nixon headed to Panama for a probe. Treasury released Nixon to Washington by Coast Guard plane and moved to hold hearings Tuesday, one day before the DOJ session. The DOJ then shifted its grand jury to Monday to precede the unAmerican subcommittee hearing.
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Justice Department
Justice
New York
California
Dick Nixon
Pana
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Department
Truman
Nixon
Panama
Special Coast Guard
GOP
Nixon steals headlines with secret testimony readout
Congressman Nixon held a press conference amid a Justice Department grand jury probe into Chambers. He read part of Chambers' Baltimore deposition accusing Hiss of passing State Department documents to the Russians, a move seen as diverting coverage.
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Nixon
Justice Department
Chambers
Baltimore
Hiss
State Department
Baltimore Atorneys
John McDowell
Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
U. S
Jack McGahey
Tom Donegan
N. Y
Grand Jury
McGohey
Ixon
Constitutional Procedure Cited In Debate
A debate centers on preserving the integrity of a constitutional procedure with cautions against tampering. The discussion weighs how changes could affect legal standards and governance. No final vote is reported in the fragment.
It's Just as True Today Poem by Franklin van Zeim
A short devotional piece quotes Isaiah 12:2 and proclaims trust in the Lord Jehovah as strength and salvation, framing faith as protection and song in troubled times. The lines reflect personal commitment and divine support.
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Franklin van Zeim
Jehovah
From a Headstrong Hoyden to a Miner of Morals
The piece recounts a youth’s fall into crime and alcohol as a social critique, then profiles a frontier-proven man who rose from poverty to become a respected miner. It contrasts urban delinquency with unconventional paths to virtue, emphasizing character over circumstance.
Mackenzies Column on Pumpkin Papers Spy Inquiry
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Assistant Secretary Peurifoy warning that foreign powers may have accessed a pre war State Department code via pumpkin papers. He recalls 1937 38 spy activity in Europe and Washington as tensions rise.
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John H. Peurifoy
State Department
House
American Activities Committee
Europe
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Japan
Germany
Washington
United States
Witnesses before the House take sides on contempt of Congress
The Nation explains contempt of Congress under the fifth amendment. It contrasts a witness who refuses to answer with one who declines to reveal grounds. It cites Henry Julian Wadleigh and Hollywood writers as examples and notes prior espionage cases and the long history of secret agents. The piece closes with a historical aside about the Canaan spying report.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Congress
Henry Julian Wadleigh
State Department
Wadleigh
Hollywood
Communist Party
John Howard Lawson
U. S. Supreme Court
Lawson
UN- American Activities Committee
Congressional
America
United States
Canaan
Disgraced Career Shakes Presidency and Millions’ Honor
A damning career arc linked to wealth and greed tarnishes the presidency and shocks national respect. The revelations implicate powerful figures and provoke widespread scrutiny of governance and integrity.
It Isn't the Firm It's You Comic Front
A humorous extract contrasts work culture and personal responsibility with lines about not blaming the firm for failures. Dialogues reference Jack spending style and tax worries, plus a wry note on aging and storytelling. Profound reflections mix with light banter about wages, hours, and office life.
Wry Household Quips From Daily Life
A string of humorous exchanges reveals a child longing for talking hens at breakfast. A couple discusses warding off dyspepsia with a doctor’s certificate before marriage. A daughter admits advertising under an assumed name and receiving only one response from Daddy.
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Daddy
No legal standing claimed
He dismissed the matter as lacking legal standing and argued that the tactics infringe individual freedoms guaranteed by the constitution.
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Decatur Daily
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W.R. Shelton
Associated Press
Guvner
Anniston Star
Merry - Goround
Erin Pearson
Liday, “SpiRl
Pegler
New Ae Press
Cler
Hoyden
James Con- Way
Park Avenue
St. Patrick’s
Sion
White House
Alaska
Teluride
Colo
Sheridan
Palace of Chance
Fanny Dempsey
Canyon City
Circus
Northwest
Colorado School of Mines
France
Westbrook
Mackenzie
DeWitt Mackenzie
Firm Foundation
EAN
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
North Alabama
Bjorn
Jack Spendmore
Olaf
Moe
Rayson Tatters
Brushville
Barber
Fred Wolfington
Carole
Douglas
Ieee
Legionnaires
Morgan County American Legion
the Legion Home
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