Local Library Offered Astute Atlas of Songwriter Biographies
Ascap sends a biographical dictionary to the library and invites first caller to take it. Alabama press shows strong backing for Ike in the November presidential ballot count, with papers such as Montgomery Advertiser Alabama Journal Birmingham News Birmingham Post-Herald Dothan Eagle Talladega Daily Home Selma Times Journal endorsing him.
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Ascap
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Ike
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Alabama Journal
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Birmingham Post-Herald
Dothan Eagle
Talladega Daily Home
Selma Times Journal
Eisenhower
Taft
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Decatur faces need for new water system plans
The city admits earlier water system upgrades will not suffice as Decatur grew faster than expected. Plans made years ago aimed for ten to fifteen years of service, but new improvements are now required to meet rising demand.
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Decatur
Den obsession: a man, a lair, and the wife’s role
A reflective piece cites The Montgomery Advertiser on how husbands seek a personal den for retreat and relaxation. It contrasts a loving wife who quietly supports a true lair with a boastful, showroom den that turns into a gilded cage, irony and social pressure shaping domestic space.
Congress rushed bills raise questions about votes
The piece charges lawmakers passed measures with little scrutiny causing sleepers. It cites Senator George of Georgia proposing a complex excess profits tax amendment favoring a Bridgeport brass company linked to Chamber of Commerce figures, and Congressman Beall of Maryland pushing a $244000 Willmore claim now under FBI fraud probe.
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Georgia
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Bridgeport
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Willmore Company
Beall
Pegler rails at pay-toilets and payoffs in last days of Congress
Pegler catalogs bills aimed at small airlines and pay toilets, noting attempts to bypass courts and favor private interests. He highlights a two year fight for GI combat pay in Korea led by Moody Russell and three Democrats, ending in passage supported by O Mahoney. He argues male nurses face discrimination and calls for equal treatment and practical staffing in military and civilian hospitals.
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Texas
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Georgia
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Alexian Brothers’ Hospital
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Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
Covington
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As You Grow Old Advice From Arlie Davidson
A short life guidance piece urges aging readers to improve themselves seek wisdom without bitterness keep an open mind and learn new truths maintain friendships pursue ongoing ambitions and monitor health with religious faith and service to others.
Moody backs foxhole rider to military bill
Senator Moody presses a two thirds vote tactic to attach a combat bonus rider to a military appropriations bill. He lowers the monthly G I bonus to 45 dollars and aims for a roll call to pressure support from reluctant colleagues. In the Senate Bridges Long and Monroney rally support while House members Mahon and Flood face initial defeats.
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Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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Monroney
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House
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Texas
Dan Flood
Pennsylvania
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G. I
John McCormack
Eisenhower Victory Reflected Many Forces Beyond Internationalism
In Chicago many factors shaped the GOP convention outcome beyond isolationist versus internationalist lines. Delegates weighed personal self interest, morality, tactics, symbolism, faith, and hostility to Taft. Some preferred Taft yet backed Eisenhower for practical chances in November.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Republican Party
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Taft
Europe
Congress
Publi
How To Succeed As Guest Make Hosts Feel Superior
HAL BOYLE explains weekend guests in country homes should aim to entertain by provoking smug superiority. The guide suggests avoid bore etiquette, perform quirky acts, and depart with hosts feeling amused and pleased, while highlighting humorous rituals of host guest dynamics.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Retired railroader starts animal farm in Long Beach
George Russell 79, a former railroad worker, raises tubers, pheasants, squirrels, peacocks and a raccoon on his acre of land in Long Beach California. Many animals came from friends and the raccoon Tootsie arrived after a friend’s wife could not keep it. The story notes a stray line about lemons and ancient Greeks.
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Calif
George Russell
Russell
Tootsie
Eisenhower Image as Calm Leader for War and Peace
The piece portrays Dwight D. Eisenhower as a steady, decisive figure who helped win the European war. It argues he could guide the nation toward a hopeful, daylight future both at home and in global affairs.
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Eisenhower
Father
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