Wallace and Wallace’s strategic vote switch noted in states
The piece argues that shifting a few million votes in key states could decide the election and that Wallace may shape the outcome even if not the outright winner. It also honors Fred Stewart of the Belle Mina Experiment Station as man of the year in Alabama agriculture for his long service and authority in the field.
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Wallace
Fred Stewart
Belle Mina Experiment Station
Alabama
North
Legion plans baseball park for youth in Decatur area
Morgan county American Legion aims to build a baseball park and playground on Legion property south of Decatur to foster youth development and return professional baseball to the valley. The plan hinges on Legion funding, with community supporters ready to provide rest. Representative John Rankin of Mississippi may not please all reformers but supports TVA protection and canal funding. The piece also reflects on Decatur city beautification and the political climate around Henry Wallace running for president on an independent ticket, noting implications for the South and the Democratic Party.
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Morgan County
American Legion
Decatur
Legion
John Rankin
Mississippi
Missisah
Cone
TVA
South
Daily Met
Decar
City of Beauty
Higher Aim Charter For Idea High School Citizenship Club
The piece notes granting of a charter to Idea High School citizenship clubs across Tuscaloosa Cullman Georgiana Shorter Olton Decatur and Leighton. Sponsored by American Legion Americanism Department the clubs pledge to emphasize community state and national government and to exemplify good citizenship during school training.
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Idea High School
Tuscan
Cullman
Georgiana
Shorter
Olton
Decatur
Leighton
Americanism Department
Serican Legion
January six vote on five amendments promised
The speaker notes a January opportunity to vote on five amendments. The first amendment would end one-man rule if approved, potentially reshaping governance in Alabama.
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Alabama
Premier Robert Schuman Shifts French Politics Amid Strikes
Paris report notes Premier Robert Schuman gains quick popular support, unsettling De Gaulle supporters. De Gaulle planned a spring comeback, but Schuman’s tough stance on communists and tireless public image push him to the center of French politics as the nation faces winter strikes.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
France
de Gaullist
Charles de Gaulle
Schuman
de Gaulle
Chamber of Deputies
Joe
Martin
House of Representatives
Schuman's Wartime Service Question Sparks French Chamber Debate
The article notes a long gap from 1914 to 1918 in Schuman's career with claims he served in the German army. It mentions Edouard Herriot defending him in the chamber while Alsace Lorraine history is cited. Schuman, Lorraine native, lived under German rule then returned to French politics after 1919 elections.
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Schuman
Duchy of
Luxembourg
Chamber
Edouard Herriot
Alsace-Lorraine
Herriot
Lorraine
Chamber of Deputies
U. S
Adolph Sabath
Illinois
Sol Blogne
New York
Schuman the Man for the Job in Postwar France
Profile of Robert Schuman as finance minister in 1946 amid France’s severe financial crisis. Ruled by necessity with no other candidates, he had prior undersecretary duties for refugees under Reynaud and was imprisoned by the Gestapo after resisting Vichy. He escaped Nazi captivity and joined the French Resistance reporting on Nazi activities.
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Schuman
Finance Commission
France
Finance
Ooice
Technica
Paul Reynaud
Vichy
Gestapo
Germany
Resistance
Hitler
Left of Center in French Politics Shifts in 1947
The article describes Schuman as middle of the road with a slight left tilt, more moderate than De Gaulle and less socialist than Blum. Blum accuses De Gaulle of being a threat alongside the communists, leading to his cabinet’s collapse. Schuman then argues the communists are France’s main adversary and wins De Gaullist votes to become premier.
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Drew Pearson
France
Robert Schuman
Schuman
de Gaulle
France’s Premier Gains Popularity Amid Strikes and Inflation
The tight lipped leader Premeir of France has grown popular by suppressing strikes while others push independent myths. Man Schuman has spoken little but acted quickly. Inflation and high prices remain the major unresolved problems facing France.
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Premeir
France
Schuman
Fighting Points Stir Over Marshall Plan in Congress
James Marlow surveys the debate as Truman hands Congress a four year Marshall Plan proposal costing about 17 billion dollars to aid 16 European nations. Key quarrels focus on duration annual flexibility funding loans repayment and the setup of a new Economic Cooperation Administration with bipartisan oversight.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Taft
Ohio
Trumdfi
Economic Cooperation Administration
French prices may rise again before winter ends
The article notes a new series of strikes looming before winter and warns that unless France’s Premier can perform a miracle, prices will remain out of reach for the French working man. No miracle appears imminent.
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France
Bell Syndicate Inc
Whooping Cough Is Serious For the Very Young Child
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen warns of the severity of whooping cough in children under two, noting high infant mortality and the value of hospital care and vaccination. He explains symptoms, complications like pneumonia, and that vaccines reduce severity if infection occurs. He also offers prevention by isolation from coughs and fever and timing for vaccination by six months.
Chaplin Called Unfit for U.S. Citizenship in Deportation Rhetoric
A World War era column denounces Charlie Chaplin accusing him of moral turpitude tax evasion and communist ties. It claims Congress could deport him for unbecoming conduct and cites a controversial radio to Pablo Picasso requesting support against Eisler deportation.
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Wolds News of
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Hollywood
Charlie
States
Chaplin
Monsieur Verdoux
Broadway
United States
Piccadilly
Beverly Hills
Charlot
Republic
Treasury
Congress
Chasfilin
Charles Chaplin
Summit Drive
Pablo Picasso
Paris
Committee On American Activities of Oase of Representatives
Picasso
Hanns
Hitler
States Department
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eisler
Hanns Eisler
American People Congress
Reynolds News
London
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