Spotlight on Mobile Today in Alabama voter registration controversy
An investigative committee named by Gov. James E. Folsom holds an opening hearing on Mobile county board of registrars policies toward veterans. The panel, after meetings in Montgomery and Birmingham, probes veteran registration difficulties and internal bickering including the temporary replacement of Chairman J. Milton Schnell on sick leave. The FBI is investigating.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
James E. Folsom
Mobile County Board of Registrars
Montgomery
J. Milton Schnell
FBI
Jeffer
Justice Dept Probes Birmingham Son County Board
George King, special agent in charge at Birmingham, said agents were instructed to determine whether the Son County Board violated federal laws in its operations following orders from the U S Department of Justice.
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Son County
Birmingham
U. S. Department of Justice
George King
Georgia House Backs 3 Percent Sales Tax Vote
Georgia House Ways and Means committee favors a three percent sales tax despite Governor Herman Talmadge opposition. The panel approved a floor report to let representatives vote their constituents wishes with an amendment exempting gasoline, tobacco, and liquor. Rep Iris Blitch was the lone vote against.
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Atlanta
House
Herman Talmadge
Ways and Means Committee
George Smith
Frank Twitty
Twitty
Talmadge
Iris Blitch
Postwar aviation view eyes toward steady growth
A 1945 Civil Aeronautics Administration forecast predicted 400000 civil airplanes in ten years, but actual 1946 output rose 35000 before declines. Despite lower production, commercial and private flying grew, with new uses in crops, pipelines, and surveys. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association notes steady yearly increases and a maturing market beyond wartime hype.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
James Marlow
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Non Segregated Episcopal Meeting Opens in Anniston
About 200 Episcopal clergymen and delegates gathered in Anniston Alabama for a non segregated Alabama diocese convention. Two negro rectors and five negro delegates are listed among attendees with officials stating no segregation in any convention activities and that the church condemns segregation as unchristian. Bishop C C J Carpenter opens the meeting at St Michael and All Angels with Rt Rev Randolph R Claiborne speaking on missions tomorrow night. Some sea slugs are edible some not.
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Anniston
Ala
Episcopal
Alabama
C. C. J. Carpenter
Diocese of
Church of St. Michael and
All Angeles
Randolph R. Claiborne
Fragmented Humorous Snippets and Odds and Ends
A collage of quips and remarks on honesty misfires, a missing maid with stolen dresses, a car accident muddle, a small town fire department humor, a pearl in a nightclub, a quote about truth, bars and women, a wrong number, a new bride and cook, and a note on large generators installed by a reclamation bureau.
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San Bureau of Reclamation
Fragments From a Distant Page Reveal a Busy Nation
A garbled exchange touches on marriage, money, and public figures. Amid scraps about occupation, technology, and sermons, the piece references Abraham Lincoln, Reverend Peter Marshall, and a Washington church, ending with banking and broker dialogue.
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Abraham Lincoln
Peter Marshall
Washington, D.D.C
Lincoln
United States Senate
Unwanted Effect Probed in Ads for Health Pills
A humorous snippet mocks lengthy health pill advertisements by contrasting unwanted descriptions with a playful dialogue between Mary T Rauth and Jerry. The exchange ends with a jab at a musician described as a "great petter."
Edwin J Dingle's Tibet discovery promises health wealth power
Forty years after a near fatal illness Edwin J Dingle credits his Tibet study with a life change. He claims knowledge can transform health, wealth, and life, and offers a free 9,000 word treatise through The Institute of Mental Physics at 213 South Hobart Blvd Los Angeles 4 Calif to interested readers, urging prompt requests as copies are limited.
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Forbidden
Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
Dingle
Institute of Mental Physics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Los Angeles
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