Political Winds Stir In Alabama Races
The Selma Times Journal notes rising interest in the lieutenant governor race as Chauncey Sparks nears eligibility for a third term. Opelika Daily News questions Sparks age and tenure, with Field asserting Sparks will be seventy after his sixth birthday and remain vigorous for 1958 reelection prospects.
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Edward Field
Selma Times Journal
Field
Chauncey Sparks
Opelika Daily News
Sparks
Barbour County Statesman
Message to Betty Lou The prayer girl's steadfast courage praised
The Nashville Tennessean sends a message to Betty Lou Marbury of Brownsville Tennessee praising her courage after losing a hand in surgery to fight a dread disease. The paper notes prayers from millions and says her example may fortify others and renew faith as years pass.
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Nashville Tnnessean
Betty Lou
Betty Lou Marbury
Brownsville
Tenn
Mary Lou
Congress and Taxes Drive Capital Away From New Enterprises
The American economy needs growth and jobs, yet tax laws deter new enterprise by forcing profits into taxation or dividends. The U S Chamber of Commerce warns witnesses say high taxes shrink available equity capital and push firms toward debt financing. Tax reform is urged to spur risk capital and stock ownership.
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Congress
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Joint Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Warless world the aim for new year in Pearson column
In a Washington Merry-Go-Round piece Drew Pearson argues Americans favor a war-free era and credits diplomacy and public opinion with staving off conflict. He recalls warnings from 15 to 20 years ago about World War II and notes history’s tendency to repeat itself as the nation contemplates the coming decades.
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Washington
Senator McKellar
Pearson
Mrs. P
Naval Lobby and the Push for a Big Navy
A 1927 Geneva conference exposed how big shipyards and steel firms funded anti treaty efforts. Bethlehem Steel Newport News and New York Shipbuilding paid 40000 to influence U S policy. Defense official Johnson and Navy secretary Matthews later restrained the lobby showing profits from steel should not drive foreign policy.
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NAVAL
Mr. P
Geneva
Calvin Coolidge
Frank Kellogg
U.S. Naval
William Baldwin Shearer
Washington Star
Senate Naval Affairs ‘Committee
Senate
Bethlehem Steel
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
New York Shipbuilding Company
U. S
Defense
Johnson
Navy
Matthews
British double cross in prewar diplomacy exposed
The column recalls 1934 35 efforts showing Britain secretly aiding Japan while the United States sought to block Japanese expansion in Manchuria. It notes a 1937 shift when Britain publicly condemned Japan via notes to the League of Nations, yet its ambassador Lampson delivered a similar protest while Forbes did too.
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State Department
Manchuria
China
United States
League of Nations
U. S
Cameron Forbes
Miles Lampson
Faith for the Year Inspires Courage and Service
A devotional urging readers to begin the year with strong faith in themselves fellow humans truth and God. It encourages recognizing strengths, building confidence, treating others fairly, trusting in eventual truth, and living by divine guidance for a meaningful year. It emphasizes personal growth and communal betterment through faith.
Britain and Japan warned over past missteps in diplomacy
The column argues Britain bears part of the fault for mid 20th century wars and warns that appeasing China or misreading policy could risk renewed conflict. It notes lessons from the Manchurian era and Pearl Harbor and hints at forthcoming pieces on diplomatic double dealing.
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Britain
Pearl Harbor
China
Pearson
War Embargo Clash Revealed in 1930s Records
The passage recounts a policy clash between Henry L. Stimson and Patrick J. Hurley over arming South America. Stimson urged an arms embargo while Hurley and Army chiefs lobbied against it. Hurley called Pearson a cowardly liar, then admitted opposition under oath in March 1935 hearings.
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Congress
Hurley
Pearson
Senate Munitions Committee
South America
Nitti Case Exposes Hollywood Racketeering and Tax Ruling
New York tax court holds that extortion proceeds obtained by Nitti and his allies from the film industry are taxable income. The decision links Nitto with Browne Bioff Circella and Padway in a 1934–1940 scheme that extracted over a million dollars from distributors and exhibitors, with Nitto failing to report gains. The ruling clarifies that illicit funds are taxable when earned with the victim’s knowledge and participation.
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New York
U.S
Frank Hutto
Nitti
Hollywood
Nitto
al Capone
Prohibition
Truman
Department of Justice
American Federation of Labor
Capone
A. F of L
Executive Council
Williame Green
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Electricians
Moving Picture
The
Movie Union
Unon
Green
Joseph Padway
A. F. of L
George ‘Browne
Willie Bioff
Chicago
Illinois
Bioff
California
Chicago Bridewell
A. F. of
Browne
Internal Revenue
James A. O'Callaghan
Xxx
Nitro
George Browne
William Bioff
Cifigago
Bryne
Nick Cut=cella
Padway
F. D. Roosevelt
Louisville
Circella
Browne, Broft
Cigcella
Commissioner
Willcox
Browne and Bioff
Nitro Group
Democratic National Committee
Joe Schenck
Jimmy Roosevelt
Bill Green
Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis Shows Rapid Nose Relief
A 1950 report describes a spray of tyrothricin in water and oil base helping allergic rhinitis patients. Crusts and bleeding cleared within days, with sustained benefit as spraying frequency reduced. Also notes relief in nasal sensitivity and in some tuberculosis cases. no change to lung disease observed.
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King
Chengtu Airstrips and the China Theater Controversy
A veteran observer recalls Chengtu in Szechwan during World War II as the base for B-29 raids on Japan. He depicts massive labor by Chinese villagers building runways, economic ruin, and civilian casualties, arguing Americans caused hardship and fear in Chengtu while the Reds gained influence. He questions modern awe for the airport and whether the U.S. cared about Chengtu’s people.
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New York
INS
Russia
Chengtu
Japan
Reds
Szechwan
China
Saipan
Guam
la Guardia
Li Ping
United States
Pacific
Diverse 1940s Briefs Mention Marines Nanking and Local Life
Reports note American Marines landed at Nanking to shield the foreign quarter while Senator Underwood returns to the Senate after influenza and a blizzard. Local items include car promotions by Speake & Echols, a New Year’s Eve party at Valley Country Club, staff moves at Speake & Echols, birth of Ellen Geraldine Masterson, and other social notes.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Georgia Miller
The
Valley Country Club
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Davidson
Pegler
Wes
Iook Pegler
Westbrook
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Brown Ambulance
Underwood
Duffey Auto Paint & Top Company
Speake & Echols
S. H. Malone
Florence
Roy Odom
T. G. Masterson
Ellen Geraldine
Floyd Hendrix
Los Angeles
Twin Cities
B. A. Turner
Johnston Street
Constance Talmadge
Johnnie Aycock
Radio Shack
Moulton
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton St
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