Georgia to Cast Big Vote in Governor Primary
Georgia prepares for a high turnout in the July 17 Democratic gubernatorial primary. About 1,000,000 voters have registered, including large Black and teenaged registrations, with Gov. Ellis Arnall backing James V. Carmichael. Veteran figures Gene Talmadge and E. D. Rivers vie for a comeback as Arnall taps youth and reform momentum.
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Henry Lesesne
Atlanta
Deep South
Georgia
Solid South
Ellis Arnall
Gene Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
Arnall
James V. Carmichael
Leroy Lotion Promises Quick Relief for Athlete's Foot
Decatur drug stores advertise Leroy Lotion offering quick relief from athlete's foot and ringworm with a money back guarantee if not cured in three days. First application claims to stop itching with a 60 cent price tag.
Mrs Frances Jordan Visits New Orleans With Decatur Ties
Mrs Frances Jordan former Daily staffer now with the New Orleans States visits with her parents Mr and Mrs F R Benson. She notes a Decatur colony living in New Orleans and highlights local connections.
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Frances Jordan
the Daily
New Orleans
F. R. Benson
Big order for freight cars placed by Louisville and Nashville
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad authorized a 3,000 unit freight equipment purchase valued at about 10 million dollars. Delivery is planned for the first quarter of 1947 and includes 2,000 50 ton coal hopper cars and 1,000 50 ton box cars. Production splits: 1,250 hopper cars by Pullman Standard at Bessemer Alabama, 750 by American Car and Foundry in St. Louis Missouri, and 1,000 box cars by Pressed Steel Car at Mount Vernon plant.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Bessemer
Ala
American Car and Foundry Company
St. Louis
Pressed Steel Car Company
Mount Vernon
Georgia political clash over poll tax and race issue in primary
Arnall led a dramatic fight that repealed Georgia's poll tax. The Supreme Court allowed Blacks to vote in the primary. Talmadge promises to move the primary control to the legislature. Rivers portrays himself as a middleman on race. Carmichael emphasizes segregation. The Ku Klux Klan resurges as campaigns unfold. Arnall denies Klansman claims. Georgia’s county unit system limits big city influence.
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Arnall
Georgia
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Talmadge
Rivers
Carmichael
Committee Meets Montgomery on Veterans Education Progress
Gov Chauncey Sparks' emergency education committee convenes in Montgomery to review progress addressing veterans education problems and identify next steps.
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Montgomery
Chauncey Sparks
Percolator Topology Debate Sparks Design Clash
A technical note compares a shared top for both percolators, highlighting compatibility and efficiency questions. Engineers weigh risks and potential cost savings in unified piping, while manufacturers track compatibility with existing models.
Water projects eyed as Congress acts on two billion plan
Congress moves to send to President Truman legislation authorizing water development projects totaling about two billion dollars. Conferees approved a one billion dollar navigation bill and a similar flood control measure, with long range plans for flood control irrigation hydroelectric power and related works across Arkansas Florida Georgia Tennessee and more.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Overton
D.la
Senate Commerce Committee
White House
Army Engineers
Apalachicola
Chattahoochee
Flint Rivers
Fla. and
Tennessee-Tombigbee Watelway
Klan Suit Hearing Set for July 24 in Atlanta
Georgia moves to annul the Ku Klux Klan charter with a tentative hearing date of July 24 agreed upon by Superior Court Judge Walter Hendrix Klan attorney Morgan Belser and Dan Duke state official. The Klan contends the current Georgia Klans is not the same body as the 1920s hooded organization. The original date had been July 10.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
Superior Court
Walter C. Hendrix
Morgan Belser
Dan Duke
State Attorney General Office
Klan
Association of Georgia Klans
Man cites wife’s axe blows in divorce case
In Maricopa County, Judge Dudley Windes granted a divorce after a husband testified that his wife struck him five times in the head with an axe. The court proceedings noted the abusive actions and concluded with the divorce being granted.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Maricopa County
Dudley Windes
Old pewter leaching lead into acidic foods warned
Old pewter often contains considerable lead which may be dissolved into food that stands in it especially when the food is acidic. The warning stresses careful handling and potential health risks for consumers.
Lords Courage and a Lost Power Struggle in Britain
Mackenzie notes the House of Lords avoided a clash with the socialist government over non profit insurance groups in a test of whether private institutions survive leftist reforms. He reviews past threats to pack the Lords, the potential abolition of the hereditary chamber, and the Lords’ role as a balance wheel and appeal court for Britain.
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England
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lords
Commons
Britain
Supreme Court of Appeal
School Head Found Hanged in Tennessee Garage
Funeral services were held Friday in Fayetteville for Herman Daves, 52, principal of Blanch High School for nine years. He was found Thursday morning hanging by a rope from a garage rafter at his home after moving Monday to Lynnville. The report notes unrelated commentary on Britain's House of Lords and H. G. Wells.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
Herman Daves
Blanch High School
Daves
Lynnville
Local high school leader missing after leaving home
The elected head of the local high school left home at 6 a.m. and was found about eight o’clock after failing to return. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Daves and two sons Donald Daves of Vanderbilt University Nashville and James Daves of Lynnville. Both sons were recently discharged from the Army. Wake Island was discovered by the British in 1796.
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Elizabeth Daves
Donald Daves
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
James Daves
Lynnville
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