FEPC debate shadow and dividend signs in current news
The article notes GI dividend checks arriving with more due by June, boosting business sentiment. It highlights FEPC political contention between Roosevelt and Powell, mentions a Brooklyn Rebels Ice Company robbery case, and remarks on Senator Glen Taylor presiding in the Senate while criticizing southern resistance to Truman era policies.
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FEPC
Roosevelt
Powell
New York
Boston
Walter Winchell
Rebel Ice Company
Brooklyn
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Senate
Barkley
South
Harry Truman
McGrath
Humphreys
Walter White
Help Wanted for City Religious Survey Sunday Afternoon
A large non denominational survey will visit homes Sunday afternoon from 1 30 to 4 00. About a thousand participants from nearly every church will ask questions and record responses for the Decatur Ministerial Association to boost Christian effort.
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Ministerial Association
Decatur
Morgan county hits early march of dimes milestone
Morgan county reaches over one sixth of the 6000 dollar goal for the March of Dimes. The report notes many cards held by adults and schoolchildren could boost the campaign quickly and warns polio could return if funds lag.
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Morgan County
Acheson denies backing Hiss. Congress weighs implications
An odd statement from Secretary Acheson about not turning his back on Alger Hiss triggers wide congressional debate. Many question whether he hints the New York trial was unfair or the verdict unjust while stressing Hiss’s perjury conviction and possible broader treachery.
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Alger Hiss
Acheson
Congress
New York
Hiss
Pat On The Back For Folsom On U.S. 31 Construction
The article commends Governor James E. Folsom for directing the reconstruction of the dangerous U.S. 31 segment between Lacon and Cullman in Alabama. It praises his leadership and notes the project will be costly as prices rise, but asserts the highway is a vital public duty well fulfilled.
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Pat
Folsom
Alabama
James E. Folsom
U.S. 31
Lacon
Cullman
Jim Folsom
Taft Forces Revision Of Senate Labor Report
Washington column reports Senator Bob Taft maneuvered inside the Senate Labor Committee to trim a Taft Hartley act critique from 49 pages to 16. Democrats Jim Murray and Matt Neely resisted but yielded to preserve a $135,000 appropriation for ongoing labor management investigations. A copy of the original report was obtained by the columnist.
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Washington
Bob Taft
Taft
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Jim Murray
Montana
Matt Neely
West Virginia
Taft edits out anti union language in South labor report
The censored Taft version removes harsh critiques of Taft Hartley and unions from a Truman campaign source. It notes violent and nonviolent employer tactics and describes how Taft excised passages about union rights and legal effects, reshaping the report’s stance on labor relations in the South.
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South
Taft
NLRB
Truman
Labor disputes and threats surface in union organizing cases
Testimony reveals a Mr. Alford boasting of killing and ample ammunition as he warned a union organizer. The NLRB ordered Anchor Rome Mills to stop from inciting violence and removing pistol licenses for managers to intimidate workers, with reports of assaults on female and male pickets. Edna Martin’s organizer efforts in Tallapoosa Ga were erased from records after a kidnapping warning.
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Alford
Anchor- Rome Mills
NLRB
American Thread Co
Tallapoosa
Living Today by Arlie B Davidson Do Not Record Mistakes
Advice on building a positive life record by avoiding wasteful days drift and laziness. Emphasizes responsibility trustworthiness cooperation and living today with tomorrow in mind. Encourages striving for purpose and avoiding regrets.
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Living Today
Arlie B. Davidson
Meena
Calvin and Raven Open New Grocery Store Corner Church and Bank
Two years ago today Calvin and Raven planned a new grocery at the corner of Church and Bank Streets with doors to open Wednesday. Belle Mina bank directors for the coming year included John R. Witt B N Bibb H B Zeitler J Samihes A Nethery J J Pettus E P Garrett J H Peebles Jr J T Sturdivant and Clyde Hendriz. A sharp 30 point Wall Street drop at seven this morning brought basement level to 29 degrees. W H Day led Central Methodist church board at its monthly dinner at the Y. Births announced: a daughter born January 4 to Mr and Mrs Harvey Hampton.
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Calvin
Raven
Church and
Bank Streets
The
Belle Mina Bank
John R. Witt
B. N. Bibb
H. B. Zeitler
J. Samihes A. Nethery
J. J. Pettus
E. P.garrett
J.-H. Peebles Jr
J. T. Sturdivant
Clyde Hendriz
Wall ‘Street
W.H.” Day
Central Methodist Church
Wage Hour Law Changes Coverage and Exemptions
The new wage hour law broadens and narrows coverage for workers. Exemptions include government and agriculture, domestic servants, seamen, and certain executives. executives defined by weekly pay and primary duties. Child labor rules tighten with fines up to 10000 dollars and potential jail, plus sectoral exceptions for newsboys, agriculture, and parents’ helpers.
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Norman Walker
James Marlow
Washington
Exposures of Alger Hiss traced to A-bomb control clash
The early threads in the Hiss case trace to congressional fights over postwar atomic control. Key figures include Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, Dr. Edward A. Condon, and the FBI's handling of a critical letter to Averell Harriman. Witnesses like Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers surface amid political battles, with the Hiss name looming as later developments unfold.
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New York
INS
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Foundation
Congress
J. Parnell Thomas
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Henry Wallace
Condon
Temas
Jetter
Manhattan
Atomic Ener Commission
FBI
Thomas
Bob Stripling
House
American Activities Committee
Leslie R Groves
Army
Russia
Commerce Department
Bureau of Standards
Commerce
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Truman
White House
Stripling
Walter Reed
House Committee
Congressional
UN- American Activities Committee
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
New York Grand Jury
Elizabeth Bentley
Vassar
Cal Courier
Washington
Treasury Harry Dexter White
Haple’s Committee
Dr. Condon
Time Magazine
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Bentley
Justice Department
Forgotten Fame and Witty Snippets Emerge in Satirical Fragments
A collage of brief jokes and quips threads through the page with ironic humor. References span a doctor confronting underweight children to insurance jibes and workplace ironies, punctuated by seasonal notes and light wordplay from multiple voices.
Manganese Mined Since 1883 in Shady Valley District
The Shady Valley district of Johnson County Tennessee has yielded manganese since 1883, underlining a long local mining tradition and the district's mineral importance.
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Shady Valley
Johnson County
Tenn
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Russell Manufacturing Co
Alexander City
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Georgia Labor News
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Harvey Hampton
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Frank Harris
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A. S. Goforth
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Birmingham
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New Orleans
J. W. Clapton
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Lexington
Mrs. Oliver Owen
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Jack Frost
A. S. Flaumenhaft
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