Oak Ridge gains first daily paper the Oak Ridger
A new daily newspaper arrives in Oak Ridge Tennessee named the Oak Ridger after the atomic plant location. Coverage notes include Washington reporters and a photographer assigned to the inaugural parade with Hal Miller highlighted as the prominent Washington reporter. The piece also references Eleanor Roosevelt’s My Day and a quip about translation. A Dothan Eagle note recalls a fire in Independence Missouri on inauguration day that disrupted its parade.
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Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Oak
Independence
Alabama Supreme Court ruling sparks press protest over illegally obtained evidence
Alabama editors criticize the decision allowing illegally obtained evidence to be used, urging law changes to fix the defect. The Alabama Journal notes Mme Chiang bought a Washington home and ponders returning to China, while Hal Boyle jokes about payroll funds and a secretary. Judge Jones defends the Civil War terminology against referring to the Confederacy as a rebellion.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
Alabama Journal
Mme Chiang
Washington
China
Take Me Out to the Ball Game in Decatur Stadium
Decatur backs a high school stadium with strong community support. The crowd passion for baseball drives plans to build what could be the state’s best high school facility, with over half the needed funds already committed and local push to attract regional fans.
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Decatur
Anton
McLean Returns to Speak at Hartselle Chamber Meeting
George McLean Tupelo editor and Mississippi agriculture Man of the Year accepts invitation as principal speaker for the Hartselle Chamber of Commerce second annual meeting. He argues the Tupelo Plan anchors Valley agriculture on fundamentals, avoiding hype and national fears.
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George McLean
Mississippi
George
Hartselle
House of Economics
States Seek Revenue as Principal Need Across Union
The Associated Press notes that most state governments view revenue increases as the main remedy for multiple ills. It argues federal taxes dwarf state funds, taxing power enables political favors, and counties and cities deliver 80 percent of services, urging restraint on tax hikes by federal and state levels.
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Associated Press
Union of States
Washington
Inauguration Scene Shows Farley Seated Apart
Drew Pearson notes Big Jim Farley wearing a top hat and tuxedo while searching for a seat among the press at Truman's swearing in. He, once powerful in FDR’s circle, found no place among top dignitaries as thousands gathered later for a Mellon Gallery reception.
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Big Jim Farley
Truman
Big Jim
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Jim Farley
The
Virgin Islands
Mellon” Art Gallery
Omaha
Kalamazoo
Keokuk
Olathe
United States
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Truman Hands Shake at Mellon Gallery Reception
President Truman arrives to mixed cheers at the Mellon Gallery. About 3,000 guests await, confident he will greet them. He explains distance and then shakes hands with the Vice President and spouses, while guests wave and sing goodbye as press coverage looms. Big Jim Farley watches.
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Truman
United States
Mr. Truman
Barkley
Big Jim Farley
Local tax drains push cities toward federal aid
The passage argues that revenues should stay with cities and counties rather than being siphoned to federal and state governments. It suggests that if taxes had remained with local governments, counties and cities would not rely as heavily on federal monetary assistance.
Watch Your Impulses Says ARLIE B DAVIDSON
Bits of Life by Arlie B Davidson urges readers to control impulses to avoid foolish actions and damaged relationships. It warns impulses can jeopardize marriage, stable work, and friendships and emphasizes careful judgment for better life outcomes.
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Bits of Life
Arlie B. Davidson
Rent Control Bill Aims to Extend Two Years
Highlights of a bill proposed by Democratic leaders to extend rent controls to March 31, 1951. It tightens penalties, adds criminal offenses for willful violators, expands coverage to hotels, and preserves veteran housing preferences for two years.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Parnell Thomas Draws Pay Amid Un-American Committee Controversy
Ex speaker Joe Martin blocks GOP members from serving on the Un-American Activities Committee while Parnell Thomas of New Jersey remains a member and under indictment. Pat Kearney of New York declines a slot, citing Thomas’s continued presence. Thomas, claimed ill, travels to Washington for hearings and still draws government pay and hospital treatment despite the legal case.
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Parnell Thomas
Joe Martin
New un-American Activities Committee
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Pat Kearney
New York
Martin
Thomas
Congress
un-American Committee
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Free Alaskan Border Echoes Iron Curtain Ties
Across the Diomede pair in Alaska's Bering Strait, Big Diomede is Soviet territory and Little Diomede is American. Eskimos on both sides intermarry and citizenship follows birth location rather than politics, with families split by the border including wartime draft cases.
Mayor Fred A Fountain dies in Monroeville
Funeral services were held for Fred A Fountain age 58 mayor of Monroeville who died at his home from a heart attack after an illness beginning Saturday. Fountain had won the mayoral office last September in his first bid and had been a longtime local merchant before recently retiring.
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Monroeville
Ala
Fred A. Fountain
Fountain
Eskimo border crossings prompt FBI check in Alaska
A report claims Russian agents slipped into Alaska with Siberian Eskimos while Eskimos routinely paddle between Alaska and Siberia in whaleboats carrying up to ten. Clarence Rhode investigated but found no evidence as locals report anyone entering the region would be noted. The natives remain loyal to the United States and several served in the armed forces during the war.
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FBI
Alaska
Clarence Rhode
Fish and Wildlife
United States
Authorities explain that ordinary se simply clouds near the
Authorities offer a concise explanation describing ordinary sunlit clouds forming near the horizon, noting no unusual atmospheric phenomena or hazards observed.
Inauguration Sermon Sparks World Leader Debate
WESTBROOK PEGLER critiques President Truman in a Washington column linking his inaugural rhetoric to a claim of global moral leadership. The piece compares him to Kaiser Wilhelm, notes Allied reactions, and parallels with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler while critiquing religious framing and national purpose.
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Truman
United States
God Almighty
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Me and Gott
Wilhelm
Kaiser
Harold L. Ickes
Francis Bowes Sayre
Alger Hiss
State Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
France
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Paradise Jenow
Hitler
God
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Inauguration Debate Splits Dewey Visitation and Thurmond Contact
The piece surveys rival camps about why Dewey skipped the inauguration and how Thurmond’s presence and Wallace’s omission shaped reactions. It weighs claims that Dewey’s Albany duties and taste for restraint justified his absence against arguments that his appearance would have amplified partisan friction.
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Moy
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