Alabama leaders urge broader effort to grow state industry
The piece envisions 13 North Alabama counties forming an industrial, agricultural empire via TVA power and regional selling. It cites an $80 million Mobile rayon plant plan and notes Dean William Hepburn predicts a new labor law merging Wagner Act and Taft-Hartley. It also promotes Tennessee Valley Conference goals and revival of high school baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hepburn
University of Alabama
Congress
Hepburn
Alabama
TVA
United States
Rayon and Allied Products
Frank Boykin
Human Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Facts from 1948 Census Show U S Growth Milestones
In 1948 the Bureau of Census recorded a U S population around 148 million and a civilian labor force near 63.84 million. Rural employment surpassed wartime peaks, married women workers outnumbered single women, and households rose above a million with married couples near 35 million. Manufactures Census counted about 225000 establishments, up 40000 from 1840 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Census
U. S
Civil rights showdown looms as Truman program faces fight
Washington prepares for a major clash over the Truman civil rights plan. The Daily notes unexpected opposition from some Alabama leaders and discusses how northern and southern Democrats press the President. Marshaling support, the President aims to advance the legislation after reaffirming his stance during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Humphries
Congress
Daily
Large Field Feared in Alabama Governor Race Talks
Political observers note many potential candidates across North Alabama as bets float on ex governor Sparks, Judge Boozer, Lt. Governor Inter and others. Rumors tie names from Birmingham and Huntsville to the race while Joe Poole and Thomas Lawson reportedly stay out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Judge Boozer
Inter
Gordon Persons
Handy Ellis
Buster Bell
Huntsville
T. C. Almon
Decatur
Melvin Hutson
Frank Samford
Birmingham
Reuben Newton
J. C. Inter
Joe Poole
Haygood Patterson
Montgomery Advertiser
Supreme Court
Thomas S
Buster) Lawson
Navy Waves uniforms under scrutiny by Senator Langer
Senator Langer investigates high cost of Waves uniforms patterned by Mrs James Forrestal and designer Mainbocher. Navy pays $264 allowance while outfits cost well above, Mainbocher was unpaid and previously a Vogue editor. The inquiry notes Wave apparel priced against luxury gowns at $600 and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Dakota
Senator Langer
Navy
James Forrestal
New York
Mainbocher
Duchess of Windsor
Park Avenue
Lou Main Bocher
Vogue Magazine
Josephine Ogden
Josephine’ Forrestal
Vogue
Paris
USA
Forrestal
Mrs. Forrestal’s Jewelry Venture with Paul Flato
The wife of the Secretary of Defense, Mrs. Forrestal, ran a jewelry venture with designer Paul Flato. They split profits on items she supplied, and she later sued Flato in 1944 to recover 13 pieces of jewelry after his imprisonment for jewel theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Washington
Paul Flato
New York
Forrestal Jewel Hold Up
Secretary of Defense Forrestal and his wife were robbed at home in July 1937 of a sunburst with emeralds, platinum bracelets, and diamond rings. The incident followed an earlier $48,000 loss. Forrestal fled the scene, while Mrs. Forrestal examined suspects at police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrestal
Secretary of National Defense
Dillon Read
Eman Place
New York
Rogues’ Gallery
GOP Preparing for Next Election
Minutes from the Secret Republican Conference show Senator Owen Brewster urging immediate campaign activity for 1950. Senator Irving Ives pushed for a record in the current Congress and a rules change in the Senate to curb filibusters. Te equal focus on committee assignments left little time for other business as Senators Taft and Butler waived seniority for Eugene Millikin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Brewster
Maine
GOP
Brewster
Irving Ives
New York
Congress
Senate
Robert Taft
Ohio
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Colorado
Eugene Millikin
Scraps Of Life By Arlie B Davidson On Losing
Arlie B Davidson discusses handling defeat with maturity. He cites President Truman on the need to take losses squarely and be ready to win again, urging a balanced outlook and renewed goals in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie B. Davidson
Truman
Anis Baseball League
Danish Royal Family Debuts Tea Time Broadcast
On the line Bob Considine notes the Danish royal family starting a chatty tea time radio program with King Frederick IX Queen Ingrid and three princesses Margrethe Benedikte and Anne Marie. He muses on public appetite for such broadcasts and jokes about a proposed couple’s show Cocktails With The Considines.
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New York
Frederick IX
Ingrid
Margrethe
Benedikte
Anne Marie
Scandinavia
Orothy
Bob Considine
Jinx
Tex
Fitzgeralds
Frederick
Ed Fitzgerald
MGM
U.S
Lane Aten
Douglas Storer
Shapiro Honored for Bribery Fight amid Sports Scandal
David Shapiro a George Washington University co captain is praised for resisting bribes from bookmakers while partnering with Frank Hogan district attorney. The piece attacks corruption in college sports and broader public life, cites New York union bribery law, and critiques national figures and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Shapiro
George Washington University
Frank S. Hogan
United
Black Sox
New York
John A. Mullen
General Sessions
William Walsh
Harry Waltzer
Mullen
Albany
Judge Mullen
Messrs Walsh and Walkzer
Frank Hogan
Mr. Hogan
Republican ranking on committees sparks roster debate
Senator Chan Gurney of South Dakota noted New Hampshire's Styles Bridges agreed to keep him as Republican spokesman on the armed services committee but they paused who is listed first on the committee roster. Bridges pending return from New Hampshire. Senator Arthur Vandenberg announced a request to drop seniority on the expenditures committee and be placed at the bottom to focus on foreign relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chan Gurney
South Dakota
New Hampshire
Styles Bridges
Armed Services Committee
Bridges
Arthur Vandenberg
Waves pay steep prices for Mainbocher hats and gear
Waves face a costly outfit with hats priced at 21 dollars each and a 264 dollar allowance covering a raincoat overcoat blouse and accessories. Senator Langer argues enlisted women deserve free uniforms just as sailors and soldiers receive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainbocher
Duchess of Windsor
W. Underwood
Langer
Hugh Scott to stay GOP national chairman amid internal support
The piece notes Hugh Scott will remain GOP national chairman with Dewey alignment despite calls for his resignation. It highlights congressional dynamics and party rebuilding efforts. Arkansas gains influence with Frank Pace becoming budget director and other Arkansans occupying key federal posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
GOP
Scott
Dewey
Clarence Brown
Tafta
Congress
Arkansas
Missouri
Arkansan
The
Frank Pace
Pace
Arkansans
Mighty
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Truman
John Steelman
Lyndon Johnson Seen As Asset In Senate Team
Texas’ Lyndon Johnson enters Washington with broad support from colleagues despite a turbulent Texas campaign dominated by oil industry spending. As a former chairman of the Elk Hills case he faced organized opposition from oil interests that used legal and dummy corporate tactics to back rivals and influence the 1948 Texas primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Johnson
House
California
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
Magnolia Oil Company
Political profile of Lyndon B. Johnson era ally and backers
The passage outlines campaign and support dynamics surrounding Lyndon B. Johnson in the late 1930s. It notes allies like L. B. Clegg and W. B. Luce, who urged for an oil man ally, Johnson's advocacy for rural electrification and public housing, his role in national defense initiatives, and his rise from secretary to Texas officials to a seat in Congress after 1937. Johnson City roots and a family shrine are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Clegg
San Antonio
W. B. Luce
Dallas
Johnson
Luce
Truman
United States
Washington
Richard Kieberg
Texas
National Youth Administration
James Buchanan
Anne Cobbs Smith Named to Place On College Board
Anne Cobbs Smith a Swarthmore College sophomore has been chosen to represent her class on the Women's Athletic Association Council in Swarthmore Pa. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carol Smith of 707 Jackson St Decatur and a Decatur High School graduate where she led the Girls Hi Y and served as business manager of the Golden Memories annual as well as National Honor Society member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cobbs Smith
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Women’s Athletic Association Council
Miss Smith
Carol Smith
Jackson St
Decatur
Decatur Senior High School
Air Force Globe Master Sets Mobile Europe Run Record
A heavily loaded Air Force Globe master set a new South Atlantic crossing record between Mobile and Frankfurt. The C-74 carried 38,000 pounds of cargo and completed a round trip in 42 hours 35 minutes of flying time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Globemaster
South Atlantic
Europe
Frankfurt
Germany
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Decatur Daily
Tennessee Valley. Printing Co., Inc
W.R. Shelton
Secona Clas
Associated Press
Air Force
American Legion
Tennessee Valley Conference
Amaze. the Daily
Albert Carmichael
Internal Revenue
Gessner McCorvey
Rufus Lackey
Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor
Albert Stapp
Beck
Drew PI Pearson
Mrs. Forrestal
Davidson
Covenir
Fam V. Dea
International News Service
Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Barney
Public Service
Pendergast
Hague
White House
Arthur Daley
Trumans
Bessie Girl
England
Blair Place
Bessie
Idaho
Nat Gubbins
Margaret Rose
Ner
Lloyds
Fred Allen
Bonnie Prince Charles
Moscow
Georgia
Soviet Republic
Black Sea
Josif Vissarionovich Dzugashvili
Joe” Stalin
Joe
Westbrook
Peglef
Johnson City
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Don's Floor
Don Williams
VO Ee
East Moulton Street
H. L. Malone
North Alabama
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