Decatur Rallies Interest in Commodore Stephen Decatur
A column notes forgotten memory of Commodore Stephen Decatur in Decatur Alabama. Local writer Stephen Otto Kyle reflects on town namesakes, lack of monuments, and calls for a Decatur Day or statue to honor the naval hero’s legacy.
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Otto R. Kyle
Decatur
Herald and Review
Commodore Stephen Decatur
Decatur Daily Democrat
Indiana
Commodore Decatur
U.S. A
Kyle
Decatur Daily
Ala
Commodore
Stephen Decatur
United States
U. S
Illinois
Washington Irving
James Millikin University
Orlando
Decatur Club
National Bank of Decatur
The
Commies
Commodores
Wilderness Voice Urges Tax Reduction in Spending Fight
Representative Cannon of Missouri, a top money legislation manager, argues for reducing the need for higher taxes and pledges to curb spending, while acknowledging that most Congress members will eventually vote for tax increases. The public mood remains unsettled.
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Representative Cannon
Missouri
Cannon
House Appropriations ‘Committee
Congress
Eas
Inauguration Anticipation Meets Circus Flair in D C
Washington gears for Harry S Truman's inauguration described as the greatest show in history. Melvin Hildreth chairman of the inaugural committee is a DC attorney with lifelong circus ties and heavy influence in planning.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Harry Truman
Andrew Jackson
Melvin Hildreth
Circus Fans of America
Hildreth
District of Columbia
Truman
Mel
Mel Hildreth
Harry S. Truman
United States
Battery D Reunion Aims To Lead Parade Honors
Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, marks its most momentous week since 1918 as it leads an inaugural parade as guard of honor for the little captain who led it in World War I. A reunion breakfast in Missouri will include Capt. Harry Truman, recalling a 1921 Elks club gathering with plates and stories, a heavy bill for china, and a warning Truman once made about costly dishes.
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Vosges Mountains
129Th Field Artillery
Missouri
Ham
Harry Truman
Truman
Battery D
Kansas City Elks Club
Elks Club
Kansas City
Washington
Bennett Clark
Missour
Champ Clark
Clark
Missouri National Guard
Forget It A Reassuring Call To Start Anew
Arlie B. Davidson urges readers to stop dwelling on past failures and blame. He emphasizes forgiving and restoring relationships, focusing on present actions to create a better future. The piece encourages immediate renewal and personal determination.
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Arlie B. Davidson
Davidson
As Pegler Sees It on Presidential Pay and Privilege
The column condemns proposed raises for the President, arguing the extra 50 000 dollars as an expense account is a fraud and that Hoover prefers pomp over frugality. It notes Truman and Roosevelt costs, with references to Morgenthau trips and lavish gifts, and mocks official excuses.
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Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Wall Street
Hyde Par
Lewis, Petrillo
Tobin
Congress
White House
Buckingham Palace
Truman
General Accounting Office
Henry Morgenthau
Coast Guard
Treasury
Secret Service
Hyde Park
Washington
United States
Cops and Diplomats: The Old One-Two in Moscow Talks
James Marlow compares police tactics to diplomacy as he observes Stalin and Molotov. He notes tough and soft approaches, the psychology of interrogation, and how hard bargaining can mask mutual give and take in international talks.
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James Marlow
Washington
Joe Stalin
Mr. Molotov
Porary
New Orleans
Tough-Cop
Soft-Cop
Joe
Stali
Molotov
Mr. Stalin
Stalin
Truman and Clark share a wartime prank at a French rail spur
The future president Harry S. Truman and Lt. Col. Bennett Clark, commanding in France, barely escape German shelling as Clark jokes that a killed horse is a casualty. The gag tests Truman’s nerves and foreshadows their later political paths, with Clark later seated on the U.S. Court of Appeals after a Senate defeat.
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France
Clark
6Th Missouri Infantry
Truman
Vosges
Col Clark
United States
Bennett Clark
Senate
U. S. Court of Appeals
Pay Raise Debate Mentions Hoover Omission Sparks GOP Tension
Senator Herbert OConor cited J Edgar Hoover as underpaid public servant in American magazine. The omission of Hoover from a later pay raise note prompted behind closed doors friction as Senator Ralph Flanders faced questions from the GOP steering committee about why FBI Director Hoover was excluded.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Herbert O'Conor
Maryland
American Magazine
O’conor
Hoover
Vermont
Ralph Flanders
GOP
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
FBI
Virginia Furniture Trade Expands in Colonial Era
As early as 1725 Virginia imported furniture from Boston New York and Philadelphia and hired cabinetmakers to produce a large amount of fine furniture for the major plantations.
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Virginia
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Expense accounts and pay raises in Congress criticized
The piece argues that congressional pay raises and expense allowances amount to a tax free wage increase, with $2,500 salary raise plus another $2,500 expense allowance often unspent. It claims nepotism in clerk salaries, references Truman’s payroll actions, and condemns the executive and legislative perks as corrupt and dangerous.
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Congress
Truman
Thomas
Senate
United States
Hitler
Stalin
Ponzi Dies in Rio Charity Ward at 71 After Swindle Fame
Charles Ponzi, the 71 year old financier famed for a 1920s fake investment scheme, died in a Rio de Janeiro hospital charity ward. He left behind a partially paralyzed, blind body and an unclaimed corpse in a public morgue. He swindled tens of thousands of Americans out of millions before deportation to Italy and eventual Brazil residence.
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Carlos Escudero
Rio DE Janeiro
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
United States
Italy
Brazil
Boston
Europe
Plymouth
Potter's Field
Mackenzie's Column Warns Against Bolshevik Wagging the Peace
From within the communist camp comes warnings that a peaceful coexistence with democracies is a trap. DeWitt Mackenzie cites Palmiro Togliatti and Marcel Cachin arguing for possible collaborations while Moscow seeks concessions or disarmament. He warns Western Allies to defend collective security and home defenses, citing Czechoslovakia and a Benes confession as proof Bolshevism cannot mix with democracy.
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Palmiro Togliatti
Bologna
Marcel Cachin
Humanite
Milan
Italy
Moscow
Europe
Washington
North Atlantic Alliance
Arnost Heidrich
Czechoslovakia
Bent ‘Heidrich Fins
Washington State Department
Communist Party
Prague
Eduard Benes
Benes
Edouard Taborsky
America
Stockholm
Gottwald
Klement Gottwald
Stalin
Ife
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Tallahassee
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Montana
Mercury
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Yel, National Park
Wyoeur
Stephen
Ind
Decaturvilles
John Valentine
Wilderness
Drew Pearson
Aalizeb
Dle
Pegler
Flanders
Bridges
Federal Bureau of Investiwuss
Westbrook Pegle
Rio
Charity Ward
Mackenzie
DeWitt Mackenzie
Loyd
Robert E. Lee’s
Morgan County National Bank
State National Bank
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