Setting of The New York Sun Brings Bitter Memories
New York newsroom mourns the Sun after 116 years as it ceases publication and merges with the World Telegram. Editors recall Dana era pride, a quiet wake, and a tradition fading with the sun while reporters face an uncertain future.
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New York Sun
New York
Roy Howard
New York World- Telegram
the Sun
Sun
Charles A. Dana
The
America
Malcolm Johnson
Keats Speed
Speed
Johnson
American dilemma over Formosa and communism
Washington discussion frames Formosa as a test of American strategy against communism. The piece weighs military action versus economic aid, notes public spending pressures, and cites Hoover Taft Truman opinions while outlining potential risks of inaction across Asia if the United States fails to act.
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Washington
Formosa
U. S
America
Europe
Greece
Hoover
Taft
Ohio
U. S. Navy
Truman
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Asia
Indonesia
Indo-China
Burma
India
U.S
Offbeat Jokes and Quips From a Newspaper Page
A collage of witty exchanges and comic lines ranging from photo poses and doctors to fashion and workplace chatter. The humor highlights quick zingers about celebrity photos, age, fatigue in factories, dancing woes, and domestic misadventures with Decatur and Hollywood flair.
Why Congregation Hurries Out After Benediction
Reflection on church service prompts note about rapid departure due to vestibule etiquette and umbrella rule. A bellhop arrives after ten minutes and a man recalls tolling. The piece contrasts vanity with fame and notes Italy’s Po River length.
Negro Housing Project Balked
In Nashville Tennessee plans for a Negro housing project in a site with a history of cross burnings and an explosion were abandoned in favor of white residents. Builder D L Jensen said new plans for a Negro project at another site will begin in two to three months. Nashville attorney Jordan Stokes for the ACLU asked Gov Gordon Browning to seek FBI help to investigate the blasts damaging two nearly completed units, signaling possible discriminatory civil rights violations. Jensen tied the change to proximity to other white projects rather than the explosion.
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Nashville
Tenn
D. L. Jensen
Stokes
Jensen
Oak Grove Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Schedule
Lawrence County notice invites all to Sunday school at 10 and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 each Sunday at Oak Grove. The item notes Mr and Mrs George Jett and children visiting on Monday with a local resident.
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Lawrence County
Oak Grove
Wayne Voss
Christian Endeavor
George Jett
Connor Attacks Parole Board In Alabama Governor Bid
Eugene Bull Connor Birmingham city commissioner launched his 1950 campaign in Mobile criticizing the state parole board. He charged convicts are released too quickly and alleged relatives of lawmakers influence paroles. He touted Southern state pride and cited farming vehicle statistics.
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Mobile
State Parole Board
Eugene
Bull) Connor
Alabama
Connor
Birmingham City
Mobile Optimist Club
Sons of State
Local residents visit kin as hunting weather bites
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Owens visited Mrs. Minnie Barnes Monday. Mrs. Jim McCluskey spent Monday with Mrs. Talmadge Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Phillips and children, and Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Nellams and son visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Morgan and Mr. Frank Morgan Sunday. Several community men take advantage of fine hunting weather.
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Chester Standridge
Edd Owens
Minnie Barnes
Jim McCluskey
Talmadge Barnes
Gordon Phillips
John Thomas Nellams
Ben Morgan
Frank Morgan
Clifford Perry
Ricky
City Attorney Pay Scales Across Cities Revealed
The American Association surveying cities found city attorney salaries range from 600 to 17500 dollars annually. The study highlights substantial pay disparities and notes higher wages in larger municipalities.
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Maytag
RCA Victor Baldwin Pianos
Bank St
Drew Stevens
Wortion
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Jim
Bill
Decatur
Voney Wilder
Chevrolet
Fisher
Fisher Unistee
Americas
Best Buy
Lee Street
Scotland Yard
A.H
Gene Akern
Italy
Niagara Falls
Ont
Canada
Parole Board
United States
B. Frank Chenault
Grant St
St. Less Joseph
Re Ies Esoin
Turner
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton St
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