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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1952
Page
4
The article notes Taft’s emphasis on votes over rhetoric in political success and warns that football practice begins in just over six weeks as Raiders see a favorable season. It highlights Decatur’s strong recreation program but criticizes the lack of a swimming pool for Black residents and mentions new truck ordinances guiding visiting drivers along designated routes.
The article notes assertions that Hoover would have won Alabama in 1928 if not for the Black Belt. It cites Morgan County voting Republican while other Valley counties stayed Democratic albeit with smaller margins and says Dallas County in the Black Belt is pivotal. The Selma Times-Journal editorial predicts Eisenhower would carry Dallas County against any Democrat except Senator Russell.
The Anniston Star argues Harold Stassen catalyzed Ike’s first ballot success by influencing Minnesota’s delegation. It credits Stassen with delaying Taft’s bloc via a pledged delegation release, while noting Senator Thye announced the vote shift and Knowland disputes the unfolding claims.
The piece notes Senator Bob Kerr of Oklahoma using large spending to back his slate with printed material and $500 expense offers for Salt Lake City meetings. State Senator George of Kansas tours Kefauver HQ and signals Kerr support if Kefauver falters. A mysterious figure decks as J G Wilson tries to arrange the Santa Fe delegation train to Chicago.
A man named J G Wilson bought seven towers and a double room on the Kefauver train to Chicago for 1607.52 and paid with bundles of 20s. He asked the Santa Fe agent to hold deposits and issue Pullman tickets later. He claimed to stay at Clark hotel but no match found. Next day three Kefauver delegates received anonymous receipts directing them to collect tickets, puzzling the recipients. Long Beach delegate L A Pipkin, ousted from leadership, remains bitter as the scheme unfolds.
An inspirational piece urging readers to wake from routine, reexamine life and work, and unleash unused potential. It calls for renewed vision of self and God, revived faith, fair treatment of others, and a fresh start today to bring better outcomes.
The passage notes delegates to Senator Kefauver’s party notes that free trip tickets reached Kefauver friendly delegates. It mentions an agent reserving a double room for Pipkin and cites potential criminal risk if California delegates are influenced by gifts. The reference ends with a win of 1,607.52 dollars.
Wilbur Le Gette recounts a call from a self-styled Luckey ally offering $1000 plus travel expenses to sway three California delegates away from Kefauver after the first ballot. Le Gette refused and noted he had worked months in Kefauver HQ without pay. The effort appears to fail.
The piece lists Taft loyalists among military planners including Admiral Louis Denfeld, General Albert Wedemeyer, General Bonner Fellers, General Leslie Groves, and General MacArthur as key advisers. It notes their roles and factions within the armed services during the Taft bid.
In ancient periods people employed glass spheres filled with water for various purposes. These globes served as visual aids and possibly decorative or ceremonial items, reflecting early glassmaking and material use in daily life.
Pegler argues democracy cannot work in a large nation and attacks unions as tyrannies. He claims 700,000 steel workers are not necessarily honorable or deserving, cites laws and courts, and warns of forced union membership and profiteering in labor rackets.
A humorous column discusses boredom as the era's dominant disease, arguing modern leisure fuels ennui. It cites Broadway figure Joshua Logan and others, noting entertainment success can spark creative energy while routine life breeds restlessness and unfulfillment.
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