Morgan County debts shrink guiding future finances
The column notes Morgan County's bonded debt halved from about 800 000 in 1939 to 400 000 in 1946 with bonds paid and a debt free end in sight after 1949 possible. It urges preserving Courtland Army Airfield and maintaining air power for national security. Dr. J A Keller of Florence State Teachers College has survived four auto crashes while advancing state education.
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Morgan County
War Department
State Department of Aeronautics
Courtland
Alabama
Teddy Roosevelt
United States
J. A. Keller
Florence State Teachers College of Education
Dr. Keller
Wrestling bouts and ethics questioned in Birmingham note
The Daily discusses wrestling entertainment and the public’s reaction to fixed bouts. A letter in the Birmingham Post complains about matches at the auditorium calling them off the level. The piece suggests wrestling promoters influence outcomes and ponders a hypothetical sale of an ethical bout.
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Daily
The
Birmingham Post
the Daily
Talmadge Passes. Georgia Governor-Elect Dies After Heated Legacy
The death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge of Georgia elicited national and international reaction. He led a white supremacy platform and won Georgia unit votes amid opposition from major papers, unions, and many African Americans. His departure leaves a riven South, with factional battles likely to follow as rivals seek a leader with his strong qualities but fewer flaws.
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Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
South
People of
Overnor
Arnall
Tal
Gene Talmadge
the Daily
Isms
As romtes Sees It on CIO Marches and Labor Views
The piece critiques CIO led marches on Albany and national labor actions as staged and political. It notes CIO New York council moves to abate demonstrations, questions leadership, and recalls past protests by NMU and IWW references. It cites Philip Murray and Dan Tobin praising restraint and legislative remedies while warning of religious and civil backlash.
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New York
CIO
New York State Council
Dooley
Supreme Court
Albany
Benito
Jacob Coxey
Washington
Philip Murray
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
National Maritime Union
NMU
Industrial Workers of the World
Union Square
Joe Curran
Murmansk
Murray
OPA
Lewis Merrill
Louis Cohen
Cio’s Office Workers’ Union
Mr. Merrill
Brother Curran
Russia
Charlie Chaplin
Curran
Chaplin
United States
Merrill
Normandy
Sicily
Riviera
Canada
Communist
Dan Tobin
Teamsters
Charles J. MacGowan
A. F
Congress
Penalties of Poor Nutrition Highlight Pediatric Digestive Ills
An article outlines celiac syndrome in young children caused by prolonged malnutrition and infections. It cites Dr. Sidney Farber linking nutrition failure to sprue, pancreatic deficiency, and developmental defects, with treatments including protein-rich diets, liver extract, vitamins, and targeted pancreatic extracts.
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Sidney Farber
Boston
Farber
Labor Legislation on Agenda for Republican Majority
Washington reports indicate incoming Republican leaders plan to tackle labor reform after their December 30 conference. Two proposed packages may include repealing parts of the Wagner act and curbing national strike power by local or state measures. Major topics also include substantial personal income tax cuts and ensuring national economic stability amid labor unrest.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Public notices in Morgan County Court orders and claims
Legal notices publish order of publication in Decatur Daily. Unknown heirs of Andrew Palmer must plead to cross bill by January 8 1947. Declarations also announce February 15 1947 claim deadline for stockholders and creditors of Decatur Realty Company Inc. and bar claims after that date. December 9 1946 and December 13 1946 dates noted.
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Virginia Hale
Sallie Robinson
Roy
Wyatt
Andrew Palmer
Morgan County Court
Morgan County
Alabama
Register
Decatur Daily
Bryan McCafee
Decatur Realty Company, Inc
Circuit Court
Bryan McAfee
Register of Circuit Court
Kidnap Threat Letter Foiled by New York Detectives
In Brooklyn a man paced a railroad platform posting a note to Lord with a demand for money to spare his two daughters. Detectives observed the suspect and, within 25 minutes, secured his confession and custody. Lord credits the precinct and detectives for preventing the crime. Mencken writes a Christmas tale in Knopf edition.
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Lord
Long Island Woods
New York
Murder in Midtown Restaurant Sparks Curiosity Rumors
A man and woman dined in a midtown restaurant when the woman suddenly collapsed and died. A doctor declared death. staff restrained the man who claimed he hardly knew her. The incident drew gossip and public curiosity as editors weigh sensational reporting against restraint.
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7Th Ave
Investigative Press Targeted Figures in Graft Exposés
The text recalls journalists exposing gangsters and subversives, noting Pulitzer winners who dug up prison data and targets like Pelley and Kuhn. It criticizes press practices revealing graft, and describes prosecutors acting on private detective information while courts accept such evidence.
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Can Pelley
Fritz Kuhn
Germany
George Sylvester Viereck
Hoopsegow
U.S
Plot ties Atlanta stormtroopers to Gerald L K Smith
The report links Atlanta stormtroopers with Gerald L K Smith amid broader coverage of the Columbianazi plot. Smith had previously offered to recruit a private army for the convicted seditionist Pelley, highlighting a disturbing network of far right figures.
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Atlanta
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
Pelley
Propaganda by alleged seditionists stirs calls for Nazism
The piece argues the alleged seditionists aim to Nazify America while most remain free to act. It questions when the Justice Department will act to prevent crimes, not just prosecute, urging decisive law and order.
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America
Tom Clark
Law and Order
Bennett stance on libel fuels press freedom
James Gordon Bennett disputed fears of libel and other risks, urging reporters to print all the facts. He maintained that truth, though ugly, is preferable to suppressing information due to fear of legal action or violence.
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James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Decoding Memos from a Columnist's Scribblings
A collection of satirical items and personas from a columnist's scribbles. References include Postmaster-General Robert Hannegan, Dr. Wallace Graham, Gov. Kerr of Oklahoma, and political theater figures. The piece names Runyon characters, Jan Murray, Lecy Byrnes, Bilbo, and Winchell in a playful, gossipy montage.
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Robert Hannegan
Wallace Graham
Graham
Hannegan
Kerr
Oklahoma
Okla
Jerry Brady
Tropical Park
Commission
Damon Runyon
Cancer Fund
Runyon
Jan Murray
Lec'y Byrnes
Liz
Paul Whiteman
Iceland
Packer
Mirror
Bilbo
Pool
Winchell
UN Delegates Dine as Daily Meals Range 20000 to 25000
United Nations delegates and staff at the Long Island headquarters consume between 20 000 and 25 000 meals daily according to office estimates.
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United Nations
Long Island
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