Washington reacts to Truman win and busy post Thanksgiving shopping
The first Saturday after Thanksgiving saw record crowds in streets and stores as Washington shifted to holiday shopping. A police traffic inspector said downtown activity was the busiest he had seen in years. Dothan Lions plan to revamp charity fundraising due to rising costs from past events. They will dig into their pockets as promotion costs pressure profits from horse shows and football games. Snuffy Smith quips a belated Christmas greeting to shoppers.
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Washington
Truman
Dothan Lions Club
Electoral college change favored by majority, argues for reform
The article notes Truman won fewer popular votes than his opponent but secured a large electoral margin by carrying key states. It argues shifting to a representation based on percentage of the national popular vote would raise Southern prestige and reflect the electorate more accurately.
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Truman
New York
Pennsylvania
Tax Burden Shrinks Small School Athletic Programs
A North Alabama principal warns tax levies on athletic events and rising costs are squeezing small schools. He recalls cheaper past expenses and notes higher admission fees may not offset taxes, risking reduced attendance and strained finances. The Daily calls for careful solutions beyond merely raising prices.
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the Daily
See Alabama First: Alabama Day and Octobers Beauty
The Alabama School Journal urges emphasis on Alabama history and natural beauty. It highlights October as prime to tour Baldwin County Mobile Bay Marengo and Dallas Counties and praises Alabama’s landscapes and tradition. The piece calls on teachers and chambers of commerce to promote state pride and local study.
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Alabama School Journal
Alabama Education Association
Mobile Bay
Baldwin County
Marengo
Dallas
Coosa
Jefferson
Walker and
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Florence
Scottsboro
Guntersville
Gadsden
Julian Tutwiter
Ft. Payne
Mobile
Forrestal seeks declassified espionage report for Alsop brothers
Secretary of Defense Forrestal asked Admiral Souers and General Gruenther to declassify a top secret Army report on communist espionage in Japan. He intended to give it to Joe Alsop to bolster his political position. The request follows parallels with un-American activities investigations and includes details of spies inside Japan dating before Pearl Harbor.
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Sid Souers
National Security Council
al Gruenther
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Gruenther
Joe Alsop
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Army
MacArthur
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un-American Activities Committee
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Pearl Harbor
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Finland
Lilliestrom
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Ritzu Ito
Los Angeles
Sorge
Ozaki
Klausen
MasArthur
Charles Willoughby
Com- Speen
Tes Topaany Geote
Learning from a World War II Spy Ring in Moscow and Tokyo
An account describes Richard Sorge and a covert circle linked to Tokyo and Los Angeles that fed crucial secrets to Moscow via shortwave radio. It details intercepted codes, key conspirators, and the impact on wartime decisions including Pearl Harbor timing and Stalin’s troop allocations.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
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Hitler
France
England
Siberia
Richard Sorge
Baku
Shangha
Agnes Smedley
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Sorge
Tomo Kitabayani
Touka Miyago
Max Klausen
Hozuni Ozaki
Tokyo Asahi
Ozaki
Klausen
Condon Loyalty Review Sparked by House Probe
The Nation Today recalls the 1948 attack on Dr. Edward A. Condon by the un American activities committee led by J. Parnell Thomas. FBI and Commerce checks cleared him. hearings were promised but never held. Rep. Nixon and acting chair Mundt urged fairness and hearings as the dispute fades.
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Edward A. Condon
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American Activities Committee
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Atomic Energy Commission
J. Parnell Thomas
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unyAmerican Activities Committee
Thomas
Hoover
Thomas’ Committee
Department
Truman
Committee
Automic Energy Commission
Rep. Nixon
California
Thomas Committee
Rep
Mundt
South Dakota
Mackenzies Column on Dutch Action in Indonesia Crisis
DeWitt Mackenzie argues the Dutch intervention in Indonesia heightens regional unrest and triggers anti imperial sentiment. Nehru and Indian leaders condemn Western imperialism while the UN seeks a mediated solution as Indonesia presses for independence.
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Gandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Nehru
Indian National Congress Party
Asia
Orient
Far East
Britain
Pakistan
Burma
Commonwealth of Nations
Holland
Netherlands
East Indies
Indonesia
Republic
Pegler Sees It Pegler Sees It
Alf M. Landon, famed as the forgotten man, is blamed for the nation’s decline since 1936. The column links his defeat to wartime policy shifts, criticizes Roosevelt era choices, and warns of moral decay and political cowardice in Washington. It mocks Landon’s allies and cites figures like Knox and Jones while railing against social and political shifts.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
United States
Mr. Landon
Eleanor Roosevelt
Landon
Jim Farley
Winston Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Knox
Alf
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Roosevelt
Justice Roberts
Army
Topeka
Jesse Jones
Houston
Pete
Omaha
Ma Ferguson
Texas
Huntsville
Decatur native Kyle B Sheats joins Hagerty Drugs staff
Kyle B Sheats a recent Howard College pharmacy graduate has joined Hagerty Drugs. He is the son of E I Sheats from Decatur and a Riverside high school Florence State Teachers College alum. He served in the Army signal corps during World War II with three years of service including overseas time in Italy Africa and Corsica.
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Kyle B. Sheats
Howard College School of Pharmacy
Hagerty Drugs
Mr. Sheats
Decatur
E. I. Sheats
Riverside High School
Florence State
RAF Lancaster Crash Claims Seven British Airmen
Seven Royal Air Force crew members were killed when their Lancaster bomber crashed into an 1800 foot mountain near Manchester. An RAF rescue team reached the scene after four miles of cold rain up the slope and brought the bodies down this morning.
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Manchester
Eng
Royal Air Force
Here
Gambling, honor, and moral decay in a nostalgic glare
The narrator rails against gambling excess and societal decline, citing poker hands and risky behavior as symbols of a corrupt American soul. He recalls figures like Landon and references to vice, marriage vows, and frontier bravado as evidence of a changing era.
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Mr. Landon
Reno
Klondike
Alf
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