Fulbright Urges Truman Resign During Crisis
Senator J William Fulbright credits Truman with handling the coal strike well but reiterates his call for the President to resign in favor of a Republican. He says cooperation between a Republican Congress and a Democratic administration would fail and lead to continued squabbling and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
J. William Fulbright
D.ark
Truman
Arepublican
Fulbright
Congress
White House
John S. Lewis
Arkansas
Community Notes From Morgan County Rock Creek Area
Local residents attend church events and welcome visitors. Families and relatives travel between Eva Decatur Birmingham and Pennsylvania, with updates on health, funerals, and a move to Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Rock Creek
J.F. Tanner
Fragmented political forecast on 1948 election and Truman
The excerpt discusses Democratic and Republican prospects for the 1948 election. It predicts Republican victory and considers Truman possibly leaving office in 1948. It notes Truman might push legislation to resolve the mismatch between presidency and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Hoover
Congress
Community Gleanings from Morgan County and Nearby Areas
Indefinite visits keep several families connected across Alabama towns including Yonkers visitors with relatives, Birmingham trips for shopping and family time, and moves to Arab Marshall county and near Austinville. Local church services, hospital recoveries, funerals, and a car wreck death update dynamics appear throughout the week with community figures and neighbors mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart Briscoe
Yonkers
New York
W. A. Crawford
Alabama
Craword
Eugene Whisenant
Birmingham
Aaron Julian
Meyers
Ryan Baptist Church
John Entrekin
Center Grove
Decatur
B. F. Bramlett
DeWitte Crawford
Frances Holmes
Daisy
Elsie Crawford
Lola Cudlip
Emma Rae Aldredge
Drinkard
Sarah
Little Vine Primitive Church
John Lee
Austinville
Betty Jean Barwood
Van G Head Serving Aboard USS Greenfish
Van C Head signalman and husband of Eulah F Head of Hanceville Alabama serves aboard submarine USS Greenfish in submarine squadron eight in the Atlantic area. He entered naval service in February 1940 and trained at Norfolk Naval Training Center Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van C. Head
J C
Eulah F. Head
Hanceville 2
Greenfish
Speake Family News from Lawrence County
Friends report Mrs. Alice Speake and son Hoyt at Decatur Infirmary recovering well. Lewis West receives treatment at Irvin and Dyer hospital Moulton and shows some improvement. The Swindles plan move to Washington state. Wiley purchases Swindle farm. Local visits from Speake, Vandiver, Hogan, Burchell, Chaney, and relatives noted. Rev Hall of Howard College to preach at Baptist church on second and fourth Sundays.
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Alice Speake
Hoyt
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Decatur
Lewis West
Irvin and Dyer Hospital
Moulton
Lewis Swindle
Washington State
Bill Wiley
Wiley
Arvie
Huff
Annie Mae
White
Clyde Vandiver
Luda Stephenson
Carrie
Leonard Hogan
Hartselle
T. K. Hogan
George Burchell
Johnson Chapel
Dora Chaney
Will Kelsoe
Falkville
Hall
Howard College
Birmingham
Baptist Church
Bluett Sandlin
John Kirby
Scottsboro
C. C. McKay
Ervine McKay
Nettie and
Gertie McKay
Vanville
War crimes trial details on Belgrade massacre
Military prosecutor Maj Vlado Lakiced in court described German actions during the war that killed 39,000 Jews, including 34 victims. Twenty-two accused German war criminals faced trial for planning the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people during the occupation, among them SS Gen Aug Meissner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Kennedy Leads Citizens Progressive League Sweep in Savannah
In Savannah on Tuesday, John G. Kennedy headed the Citizens Progressive League slate, a 63 year old attorney and former state legislator, as their candidates won municipal posts, defeating a war veterans ticket in the Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Savannah
John G. Kennedy
Citizens Progressive League
Sergeant White to Get Discharge
Sergeant Robert W. White, son of Mr and Mrs John W White of Town Creek, relieved of duty with the Tist airways and air communications service group at Hickam Field Hawaii and processed for return to the States for discharge. He led mail distribution for the 71st AACS group HQ and the Hickam Field detachment of the 145th AACS squadron. White graduated Hatton High School in 1944 and entered the Army Air Forces in July 1945, arriving in Hawaii February this year.
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Robert W. White
John W. White
Town Creek
Tist Airways
Air-Communications Service Group
Hickam Field
Hawaii
White
71St Aacs Group
145Th Aacs Squadron
Sgt. White
Hatton High School
Army Air Forces
Auxiliary Field Offered for Sale Near Courtland
The Bay auxiliary field four miles north of Courtland in Lawrence county covering 276 acres with one operations building and grass sodded runways is offered to the highest bidder by WAA. Earlier this week the Danville strip in Lawrence county was also offered for sale by WAA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland Air Base
Bay
WAA
Bay Field
Courtland
Lawrence County
Danville
Mobile painters reach tentative wage deal in new contract
Business Representative A. A. Hayes of AFL Local 779 says union painters will receive 1.6212 dollars an hour, a 25 cent raise, effective January 1 under a tentative agreement replacing the expiring contract. A special meeting was called to ratify the raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
A. A. Hayes
AFL Painters Union Local No
Community Notes from Lawrence County Oak Grove Area
Sunday visits gather families across Oak Grove Decatur and Athens. Local residents share meals and hospitality while kinship ties surface in social titles from the Morgan and Standridge households to the Thrasher and Gray families. A Birmingham hospital update for Mrs. Chester Standridge is noted.
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E. N. Standridge
James Washburn
Decaturs
Wyonelidge
Sunny
la Morgan
Deca
Eusera
Lucille Morgan
Neal Standridge
Earl Thrasher
Joe Maher
Charlie Gibson
Ottis Hardin
Harley Nesmith
Edith Hardin
Mavene Morgan
Chester Standridge
Birmingham
Tom Sivley
Cleveland Gray
Marion Gray
Etta Morgan
Minnie Barnes
Lonnie Maner
H. D. Thrasher
Tennie Gray
Eloise Standridge
Flora Nell Jett
Zella Bee Hardin
Lavern- Nesmith
Mechanization in American Cotton Mills Emerges in 1800s
The shift to mechanized cotton ginning spinning and weaving started in the United States during the 1800s, transforming textile production. The adoption progressed with innovations and factory growth influencing labor and industry.
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America
DeMolay Party Draws City Leaders in Decatur
The DeMolay party at night drew Decatur leaders and members, with Miss Cleo Levin leading songs and Mrs. Katiea at the piano. Hot dogs and coffee were served by the Mary Louw Dancy Chapter as plans for a Sheffield conclave were discussed and representatives appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay
Butle Hines
Cleo" Stevin
Aatiea
Mary Louw Dancy
Sheffield
Decatur
Louis Bell
Mills
Pride
Charlie Harvey
Hockensmith
James Rankin
Lea Freeman
Butler Hines
Chapter
Cleo Levin
Pearifoy
Counts
Donald Loggian
Carl Gibson
Jimmy Nichols
Melvin Wallace
William Varnell
Albert Kaizer
John Patterson
Brewer Kenton
Census Breakdown of Negro Labor in United States
The census shows 12,865,518 African Americans providing 45.8 percent of domestic service 26 percent of saw mill and planing mills work 242 tobacco factory workers and 20.2 percent of hosted lodging place workers.
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United States
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John Brooks
Aand
Arnold
Jan County
Cecil Tanner
Homer Woodall
Ethel Tanner
Brooklyn
Tom Hamilton
Eva
Jim
Harvey Hamilton
Ernest Latham
Arak
Betty Livingston
Lawrence
Cave
Louis Goren
Pennsylvania
William Martin
Malinda Lewis
Irmet Smith
Government Hospital
Tustaloosa
Edd Kullman
Cehster Holland
Dunreath McKee
Jeepers
Mister Hog
Dianas
Hallmark
Xmas
City Park
Techaic
W. T. Grant CO
Ryan and
Hulace
Bonnie Ruth McKelvy
van G. Head
John D. Waker & Son
Mrs. Murray Seavey
Diane
Boston’s
Children’s Hospital
Charles
Lyons Electric Company
Tim Lyons
2Nd Ave
Royal Cup
Batterton Coffee Company
Ricming
Biome My Cd
Idaho
Stewart
Chase & Sanborn
Rae
Fleetwood
Lawrency County
Oak Grove
Gertrude Jett
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