Un-American Activities Committee Revealed By Its Chief Investigator
This feature by Robert E. Stripling, longtime chief investigator for the House Un-American Activities Committee, traces the committee’s birth, its controversial role in probing subversive activity, and the pressures it faced from Congress and presidents. He recounts early battles, staffing, funding, and the immense scope of inquiries that shaped laws and reforms across banking, health, education, and transportation.
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Robert E. Stripling
House UN- American Activities Committee
Bob Considine
United States
Stripling
Sparkphig
House Committee
House UN- American Activities” Committee
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Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Mittee
Un-American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Rep
Samuel Dickstein
Adolf Hitler
John McCormack
Mass
Detroit
Martin Dies
Tex
House
France
Dies
Garner
National University
Washington, D.C
John Rankin
D Miss
Rankin
Dickstein
J. Parnell Thomas
RN. J
Thomas
Bund
New Jersey
Camp Nordland
Maury Maverick
Bankhead
Arthur D. Healey
John’j. Dempsey N. M
Joseph Starnes D. Pay
American Legion
Harold G. Mosier
Chicka
Noah*m. Mason R
Dempsey
Starnes
Mosier
Washington
U.S
Whittaker Chambers
F. B. L. Treasury
Army
Navy
Civil Service
Atomic Energy Commission
Roosevelt
Truman
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
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Mrs Alston Dies Widowed Banker Passed Away in Tuscaloosa
Mrs. Fannie Fitts Alston widow of banker and real estate man S F Alston died yesterday at her daughter’s home in Tuscaloosa. She is survived by her daughter and other relatives.
Office Cat Trace ee Borrow When Women Do It It’s Something Else
Ruth Milliett surveys how language reveals gender double standards in everyday speech. A man’s actions are praised while a woman’s equivalents are labeled negatively, showing a persistent bias in how society frames behavior, competence, and roles across ages and settings.
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Ruth Milliett
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Belated appearance stirs questions at Joe’s house
A fragmentary montage shows Joe’s lipstick collar provoking accusations about the governess and wife. A rhythm of quips follows from friends, a teacher, a minister, and a chorus girl, with jokes on heredity and elopement.
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Joe
Retired Minister Dr Samuel Slaton Dies at 73
Gadsden, Jan 31. Dr Samuel Toliver Slaton, 73, widely known retired minister, educator and author, died yesterday at his home. Born near Tuskeegee Alabama he graduated from Auburn and Vanderbilt and did post graduate work at the University of Chicago. He joined the Methodist conference in 1902 and served in various churches.
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Gadsden
Jan
Samuel Toliver Slaton
Slaton
Tuskegee
Ala
Auburn
Vanderbilt
University of Chicago
Methodist Conference
Alston Fitts Kin in Tuscaloosa Mentioned in Obituary
The notice cites son James Fitts Alston and brother Dr Alston Fitts, both of Tuscaloosa, along with several grandchildren.
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James Fitts Alston
Alston Fitts
Tuscaloosa
Senator Sparkman Receives Key Senate Committee Posts
Senator Sparkman of Alabama, a two year senator, gains chairmanship of the subcommittee on appropriations and membership on three other subcommittees in public works and banking and currency. He aims to aid Alabama waterways and highway funding while shaping housing, economic stabilization, and small business policy. He also joins the joint economic committee and the senate office building commission.
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Lindsey Warren
Committee On Accounts
Washington
San Augustine
Tex
University of Texas
Old House
Jack Dies
Houston
Senate
Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Public Works Committee
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Appropriations Committee
Chattahoochee-Appalachicola
Coosa-Alabama
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Membeship
Sen
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Joint
Congress
Senate Office Building Commission
Faith Leader Served Multiple Alabama Churches and District
The obituary notes the church figure served congregations in Birmingham Cullman Fairfield Gadsden and Hartselle. From 1920 to 1923 he was the acting elder of the Gadsden Methodist district.
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Birmingham
Cullman
Fairfield
Gadsden
Hartselle
Methodist District
Early settlers clear black walnut groves for farm use
Early settlers in America felled large groves of black walnut trees to obtain timber for fence rails and other farm needs, transforming landscapes and resources in colonial and frontier periods.
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America
Heavy Damage Fire in Birmingham Injures Two Firemen
Flames swept through a Northside block causing about 160000 to 200000 dollars in damage. Two buildings, Walker building and W J Elmore fire and ten cent store, were total losses as firefighters from six stations battled the blaze over ten hours in subfreezing weather. Fire Captain G H Hodge and Fire J G Cook were injured. Hodge fell from an ice coated ladder and was hospitalized, Cook sustained non fatal injuries.
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Birmingham
Walker
W. J. Elmore
Holt M. Ayers
Ayers
G. H. Hodge
J. G. Cook
Hodge
West End Baptist Hospital
Cook
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