Pharmacists Note From Alabama Convention
The Dothan Eagle reports Alabama pharmacists gathered in Montgomery for their annual convention. E W Gibbs noted 8,000,000 prescriptions filled in 1951, about three per person. Don Francke cited Britain’s socialized system delaying payments, contrasted with U S chemists able to shut off credit though billing remains slow.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Dothan Eagle
E. W. Gibbs
Birmingham
State Board of Pharmacy
Don Francke
Ann Arbor
Mich
American Pharmaceutical Association
Rome
London
Britain
Piersall Case Sparks Debate Over Child Presence in Dugout
The Piersall case draws attention as the Red Sox sent Jim Piersall to Birmingham amid claims he spanked Vern Stephens's son in the Boston dugout, a claim later clarified as playful rather than abusive. Critics question why a child was in the clubhouse and whether such access reflects club management.
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Jim Piersall
Boston Red Sox
Birmingham
Piersall
Boston
Vern Stephens
Red Sox
Sox
Eisenhower’s Chicago campaign shows strong machine and cash
Chicago reports Ike Eisenhower built a formidable campaign setup with a skilled staff, a sweeping publicity drive, and financial support from Wall Street figures. Key players included Omar Bradley and Tom Dewey, while Michigan and Pennsylvania delegates shifted loyalty under GM and Ford influence shaping the nomination dynamics.
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Taft
GOP
Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
Normandy
Tom Dewey
New
Chicago
Texas
Louisiana
Ike
Wendell Willkie
General Mills
Minneapolis
Young and Rubicam
New York
Wall Street
Winthrop Aldrich
Chase Bank
Rockefeller
Dewey
Fdr
William Gibbs McAdoo
John Nance Garner
Pegler Sees It in Chicago on Aldrich and Ike
The column recalls Arthur Pegler’s anecdotes from Chicago about Winthrop Aldrich and the Chase National Bank during a Republican convention. It references a four room Hilton suite, fundraising rumors, and tensions between Eisenhower and Taft supporters with remarks on Wall Street figures.
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Chicago
Pegler
Arthur Pegler
Winthrop Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Drake Hotel
Lake Shore Drive
Finance Committee
Mrs. Aldrich
Eisenhower
Winthrop
Hilton
Mr. Aldrich
Detective Bureau
Chinaboy
Luce
Bob Taft
Taft
Aldrich
Ike
New York Committee
National Finance Committee
Chicago Tribune
Chase Bank
Wall Street
Charlie Cushing
Harold Talbott
Chrysler
Autolite
Talbott
Cush
California
Warren
Trellis Mae
South Dakota
North Vermont
Wilbur Becomes All American Republican After Campaign
In a Chicago June scene Hal Boyle reports Wilbur declaring support for Taft Eisenhower Warren and MacArthur amid pressure from stockyards workers to run for president. He outlines his unlikely rise as the All American Republican and the internal party tensions he faces.
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Chicago
Ike Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Blackstone
Hal Boyle
Trellis
Trellis Mae
Stassen
Oklahoma
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Mac
Wilbur
P. S
Pfc Sellers Heads to Maneuver Operation Signpost
Pfc Robert M Sellers of Decatur will join a one week exercise named Operation Signpost July 19 to 28. He serves with the 31st anti air artillery brigade and will coordinate with Canadian air defenses and the civilian ground observer corps over the Pacific Northwest.
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Robert M. Sellers
Sherman St
Decatur
31St
United States
Canada
Civilian Ground Observer Corps
GOC
Pacific Northwest
Michigan delegation swayed by General Motors in Chicago
In Chicago the Michigan delegation was rallied mainly by General Motors. The effort centered on aligning representatives and senators with auto industry interests ahead of key votes.
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Chicago
Michigan
General Motors
Recognition as social need in community life
The piece explains recognition as a permanent social need shaping self worth and group involvement. It contrasts positive recognition with neglect, noting that being valued leads to purpose while lack leads to loneliness and pessimism, urging engagement and contribution to avoid feeling like a failure.
Dewey tightens grip on New York delegates at caucus
In New York the Dewey camp pressed for rules on seated contested delegates. Dewey warned party regularity while Pfeiffer and Ives offered cautious support. New York backed Dewey on the issue with one abstention.
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Chicago
New York
Tom Dewey
Dewey
Bill Pfeiffer
Irving Ives
MacArthur
John Lodge
Connecticut
Guy Gabrielson
Missouri
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
Dive-bombing bluejays terrorize Newton residents
In Newton Louisiana bluejays harass residents scaring children and scratching one youth. Police kill two birds and believe the danger ended. Days later photographer Don Jennings was attacked while cherry picking and nicked on the head twice before shooting the bird with an air pistol.
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Newton
Don Jennings
Jennings
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