W R Shelton Subscription Rates And Local News
A mixed local notice summarizes subscription rates by mail and carrier delivery options as well as a political note urging support for five constitutional amendments on January 6. It discusses Southern Natural Gas Company expansion plans across several states and regional impact on North Alabama.
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Southern Natural Gas Company
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Federal Power Commission
North Alabama
Decatur
A Friend in Need Helps Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily continues publishing this week thanks to The Huntsville Times lending newsprint after a late December shipment from Three Rivers Quebec due to low water and heavy snow. The Daily expresses gratitude for the Times assistance to meet the situation.
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Decatur Daily
Huntsville Times
Three Rivers
Quebec
Times
Canada
Daily
Cottingham resigns from Decatur Municipal Utilities Board
Regret is felt in Decatur as T. J. Cottingham resigns from the Municipal Utilities Board. The three man board including James H. Johnson and Harry A. Wyatt oversaw building a foundation, studying laws, and guiding the electric and water departments to become models of municipal service serving over 20,000 people.
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Decatur
T. J. Cottingham
Municipal Utilities Board
Cottingham
James H. Johnson
Harry A. Wyatt
Electric Department
Water Department
Threeman
AP All American selections draw Alabama fans’ criticism
The piece argues the AP All American picks miss key Southern stars like Gilmer Mancha and Conerly and overemphasize team records. It highlights Chappius as a standout offensively but lacking defensive exposure, questioning the fairness of narrow evaluative criteria and likening selections to exclusive club invitations.
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ALL America
Associated Press
Don Whitmire
Decatur
Harry Gilmer
Vaughn Mancha
Birmingham
Alabama
Gilmer Mancha
Charley Conerly
Theniversity
Mississippi
Chappius
Michigan
Chappins
Buckles praised for Alabama hospitality and recovery
The Tuscaloosa News notes Doyle L Buckles field manager of the Alabama Press Association and U A journalism associate professor recovering from illness. It cites a Kansas mother helped through Birmingham by locals illustrating Alabama’s famed hospitality and urges exploiting that image nationwide.
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Southern Hospitality
Doyle L. Buckles
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Doyle
Alabama Press Association
University of Alabama
Georgia Congressman Cox Tops In Poker And Controversy
Washington Merry Go Round notes Rep Eugene Cox of Georgia, famed for payroll ties and poker skill, visited Germany with a congressional group and criticized U S Army re Nazi fication. He argued good Germans were those loyal to the wartime government. his remarks sparked embarrassment among colleagues.
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Washington
Eugene Cox
Georgia
Congress
Justice Department
Capitol Hill
Germany
U. S. Army
U. S
Gene
Cox
United States
Hitler
Dewey Campaign Launch Highlighted By Unity Theme
The Dewey campaign opened with a Republican dinner where about 100 House members and Senator Irving Ives favoring Dewey were present. Ives urged unanimity as crucial to victory, while Dewey warned against excluding China from aid, stressing support for the Chinese people and a united world.
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Frederic R. Coudert
New York
Tom Dewey
Republican House
Irving Ives
Congress
Dewey
New England
Ives
House
Tom
Marshall
China
New York City
United States
Marshal
Chiang Kai- Shek
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Cong
John Taber
John
Veterans Affairs delays and Army visit requests in 1950s note
The piece notes Walter Reed Army Institute's prosthetics work and repeated invites to Secretary Kenneth Royal to tour the lab. It cites Hale of Maine urging Eisenhower to win for Republicans and explains veterans faced delays in VA checks due to address forwarding rules, with swift VA action to reduce the backlog.
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U. S. Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Veterans Administration
Education must balance specialization with broad liberal studies
The Nation discusses a presidential commission view on higher education. It argues that colleges must unite specialized training with a common cultural heritage to form citizens. It warns that overemphasis on narrow majors risks narrowing minds and civic responsibility.
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Special Commission On Higher Education
Truman
Missouri veteran unemployment checks drop and a senator’s advice
A 1947 Bell Syndicate summary notes veterans missing checks fall from 207 607 on October 31 to 10 230 un checked on November 10. In Missouri Edward Mansur Jr of Jefferson City sought a senate reading clerk post, and Senator Kem urged him to bellow as never before. He got the job.
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Edward Mansur Jr
Jefferson City
Senate
Kem
Missouri
Mansur
Bell Syndicate Inc
Meat disposal ordered for 38000 pounds of foreign beef
Customs officials at Mobile report the Maritime Commission requires disposal of 38000 pounds of Argentine and other foreign produced meat removed from 27 government ships in reserve. The meat has lain in Alabama docks cold storage for under a year and remains in good condition, says Vincent B. McAleer, special attorney for the state docks.
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Mobile
Ala
Maritime Commission
Alabama
Vincent B. McAleer
Alabama State Docks
Early stomach cancer signs and diagnosis emphasize prompt action
The column outlines that stomach cancer is curable with early detection and treatment. It notes common early symptoms, the role of X rays and gastroscopy in diagnosis, and the benefit of early surgery, while urging suspicion for digestion disturbances in adults over 35. It also includes a Q&A about excessive perspiration and its causes.
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King
As Pegler Sees It on Hollywood Communists and Congress
Pegler argues Congress may punish communists and collaborators despite constitutional protections. He mocks liberals and judges, claims the people hold unlimited power, and urges retroactive penalties for enemies of the state. He defends hearings as necessary to protect the United States.
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Congress
Thomas Committee On un-American Activities
United States
Communist Party
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Harry Rridges
Hitler
Georg
Washington
Sal
District of Columbia
House
Committee of the House
Hollywood
The
Daily Worker
Marshall Field
New York
Quisling
Norway
Black Lake traders give name to Karakul lamb
The term Caracul or Karakul derives from the Black Lake area where traders first brought desert skins north of Bokhara. It describes a lamb breed with a looser flatter curl than Persian varieties.
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Caracul
Karakul
Bokhara
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Ferguson
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Clarissa
Louie
Ness
Srin Pearson
James Marlow
Commission Reports
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
Pegler
Wes
Brown
Morgan County National
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur, Alabama
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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