Elephant in court fight over back pay in Selma
A 74 year old elephant named Babe became the center of a court action in Selma Alabama as trainer Frank Leggett filed attachments to recover 693.75 dollars in back pay. Papers were served on owner George Hart and Babe was kept at the Sellers farm barn under deputy guard.
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Selma
Ala
Gamble
John Blanton
Pauline K. Barnes
Robert Moore
M. W. Holley
George Hart
Word meanings stir dissent among Supreme Court justices
The Nation Today examines how nine U S Supreme Court justices often disagree and how dissent can reflect personal philosophy and social roots. It cites Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and Justice William O Douglas on the role of disagreement in democracy and the evolving law.
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James Marlow Washington
Humpty Dumpty
Alice
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmas
God
Hurar
Charles Evans Hughes
Sai
the Nation
Max Lerner
William O. Douglas
American Bar Association
100 Percent Guaranteed GEO MINERAL Advertisement
An aggressive pitch promotes GEO MINERAL as a miracle remedy urging readers to visit drugstores and buy one bottle. It claims high satisfaction and money-back guarantees and promises improvements in feeling eating sleeping working and overall health with a special order offer including postage.
Christmas Party at Bryant Home in Massey
Mr and Mrs John Bryant hosted a Christmas gathering at their new Massey residence. Guests included Bush Gilchrist and Mary Gilchrist from Hartselle New York and Danville. Tempting dainties were served as the dining table featured lace cloth and greenery with silver magnolia sprays.
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John Bryant
Massey
Bush Gilchrist
New York
Bobbie Gilchrist
University of Alabama
Mary Gilchrist
Hartselle
Aldridge
Danville
Dana Pope
Judge Douglas on democracy and judicial interpretation
Douglas argues democracy contains competing sects and that public appeals reveal factional divides. He says judges bring personal life, values, education, and ancestry to constitutional interpretation, but rejects judges who rewrite the law to fit private wishes or evade tough decisions.
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Douglas
Lerner
Committee named to study guard adequacy for defense
Secretary of the Army today appointed a 12 member special committee led by former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes to determine if the National Guard and organized reserve setups meet national defense needs.
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Washington
Secretary of the Army
Royals
National Guard
James F. Byrnes
New Drug Heparin Improves Severe Frostbite Treatment
A 1948 report describes heparin as a breakthrough for deep frostbite, slowing blood clotting to restore circulation and prevent gangrene. Treatment within 48 hours for seven to nine days, with strict sterile care, room temperature, and daily clotting tests, yielded tissue preservation in trials. Cataracts are incurable except by lens removal.
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R. G
Eatares Syndicate, Inc
Youth Admits He Shot 3 Because They Irked Him
Delta Colorado January report says 16 year old Richard Guy Pruett signed a confession admitting he shot two women to death and seriously wounded his half brother over radio shows and chores at his half brother’s ranch. He planned the killings on prior occasions, saying the time wasn’t right. Sheriff Wilcox witnessed the signing.
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Delta
Colo
Richard Guy Pruett
George Morris
Laura
Eith Janlorina
Leonard Wilcox
Pruett
Revised National Vote Totals Show Truman Leads in New Count
Official returns from 48 states revise the November 2 vote totals with 48,690,075 cast. Truman gains 24,104,030, Dewey 21,970,986, Thurmond 1,169,118, Wallace 1,156,885, and minor candidates share 139,643. Final electoral tally remains Truman 303, Dewey 189, Thurmond 39.
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Washington
State Department
Associated Press
Harry T. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Norman Thomas
SOC
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Edward Teichert
Socialist-labor
Farrell Dobbs
Socialist-Wofkels
Neesereressee
House
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
Connecticut
Wallace
Teighert
Dobbs
Mr. Truman
Gov
Folsom Forms Committee on Negro College Training in Alabama
Gov James E Folsom named a 35 member panel of educators ministers and civic leaders to study college training for Negroes in Alabama. The group includes university and college presidents state officials lawyers ministers and local leaders and will meet soon to begin work on recommendations.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Folsom
John M. Gallalee
University of Alabama
Ralph Draughon
Auburn
John P. Caldwell
Alabama College
A. R. Meadows
William M. Hepburn
School of Law
The
University
Wart Cowart
Haleyville
F. P. Patterson
Tuskegee Institute
H.C. Trenholm
State Teachers College For Negroes
Robert C. Hatch
Montgomery College
Talladega
A.O
Cary Haigler
Birmingham
Joe Alex McGowin
Mobile
Parker Campbell
Scottsboro
McClellan van der Veer
Birmingham News
Bruce Shelton
Tuscaloosa News
Hubert Searcy
Huntingdon College
Herbert Meighan
Gadsden
C. F
Ukoski, Jr
Eva Comer Ryding
Fire Chief Faces Charge Over Beer Party Allegations
Fire Chief Peter Loftus, 54, was suspended from all duty amid charges of misconduct and neglect of duty for allegedly attending a firehouse cellar party with beer and entertainers. Fire Commissioner Frank J. Quayle said the action, approved by Mayor William O'Dwyer, is unprecedented. date for a hearing has not been set.
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New York
Peter Loftus
Loftus
Frank J. Quayle
Quayle
William O'Dwyer
Fire Department
Courtland Postal Position Now Open
The U S Civil Service Commission in Atlanta announces open competitive examination for provisional leading to permanent appointment as substitute clerk at the Courtland post office. Applicants must reside in the post office delivery ward or be bona fide patrons of the office. post office employees will be bona fide patrons of the office.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Atlanta
Courtland
Now You Can Buy Good Health New Easy Hospital Plan
An early 20th century notice promotes affordable health coverage detailing that every family faces hospital costs, with high claim rates and surgical expenses. It argues for a new plan costing only a few cents per day to cover medical and hospital care.
Where's the Money Coming From Plan Opens for All
Over 35,000,000 Americans have joined hospital plans and the WHITE CROSS Plan now welcomes individuals and families in the region. It offers coverage for hospital room and meals for 100 days at 4 to 8 dollars per day and pays surgeon fees from 5 to 150 dollars for operations at home, in hospital, or at a doctor's office. It also covers X rays medicines operating room and treatments even if not a bed patient.
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Ike Shyaienelle
Great White Cross
Your Hospital Your Doctor or You Pay Your Money
Text urging individuals to indicate where to send a payment to cover medical bills. It emphasizes choosing the recipient and redirects the reader to provide payment details for their hospital or doctor.
No Rate Raises Once you are accepted at present low rates
The offer guarantees no rate increases after acceptance at current low prices. Enrolling in the Plan at a 75c monthly children's rate remains the total payment for full adult benefits as long as you stay on the original policy.
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