South Carolina banker flaunts Confederate flag before bank
The article notes a South Carolina banker who displayed the Confederate flag in front of his bank and mentions Wallace Malone, a Dothan banker and staunch states rights advocate. It also references Bankers Bowden of South Carolina and Malone of Alabama and discusses farm groups diverging on national farm policy amid other political tensions. It cites the Interior Department’s Conservation In Action booklet highlighting North Alabama wildlife refuge history and urges wide reading in libraries and schools.
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South Carolina
Wallace Malone
Dothan
Bowden
Malone
Alabama
Department of Interior
North Alabama
Secretive Washington Parley Prompted by President
Report notes Friday night talks at the temporary White House drew only hush from attendees. The visible conference was public knowledge while the actual conversations remained the covert element, with Drew Pearson expected to reveal more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Parley
Washington
White House
Drew Pearson
Unsung Heroes Of Dixie Farm Reform Praise
A Lyndon-style tribute to county farm and home demonstration agents and allied agencies. The article extols their education driven fight against poverty and ignorance, highlighting diversification, soil and water conservation, and the economic uplift of Southern farmers, praising their lasting impact across Dixie. It frames Henry Grady’s vision in broader terms, honoring the unseen workers behind America's agricultural progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Henry Grady
South
America
Vaughan Sets Army Fashion, Wins Universal Style
Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, President Truman's military aide, becomes the Army's top fashion plate by designing his own gold-trimmed uniform. His glittering look inspired a new official dress style after Eisenhower and Omar Bradley praised and approved the flashy embellishments for all Army aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Vaughan
Army
Truman
Vaughan
Perle Mesta
Peron
Eisenhower
Naval
White House
Omar Bradley
General Vaughan
White House admits controversial English visitor to president
A visiting English figure sponsored by Warwick K. Hart and described as pro fascist was granted a special audience with President Truman despite criticism from Harold Ickes. San Francisco Commonwealth Club Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Union League Club canceled Palmer speeches after investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Harry Truman
Tom
Harry
Cecil Palmer
Warwich K. Hart
Franco
Robert Jackson
Harold Ickes
Hart
Palmer
Truman
United States
Commonwealth Club of
San Francisco
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Union League Club of
Chicago
How Flying Officers Should Park
Article warns that the Air Force faces serious trouble with aircraft parking and overall flight operations. It critiques procedures and calls for reforms to improve discipline, efficiency, and air readiness amid mounting challenges within the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
The Dream Of Progress And Farm Bill Fireworks
ARLIE B DAVIDSON reflects on progress through dreams and effort, contrasting lofty aims with action. The piece shifts to a Tennessee debate as Albert Gore attacks the Brannan farm bill, urging recommitment for more flexible, responsive price supports and criticizing pace and knowledge of the bill. Granger defends prolonged study, arguing for Brannan or Aiken formulations and warning against premature conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Brannan
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Agriculture Committee
Gore
Rep. Granger
Utah
Granger
Pentagon parking memo mocks red tape tightens rules
Air Force personnel at the Pentagon received a five page memo detailing when where and how to park. The 2 400 word document includes a sample form with 21 blanks and precise placement of parking stickers and envelopes. Violations could face U S court action in Alexandria Virginia and the filing rules are explicit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Air Force
United States
Alexandria
Uncle Sam
Gore Critiques Subsidy Bill With Flea On A Griddle Quote
Tennessee's Gore ridiculed selective subsidies under the bill and argued for uniform control, comparing partial subsidies to flea control on a hot griddle. Freshman Tauriello from Buffalo delivered a dramatic appeal urging greater North South understanding amid urban voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big City
Tennessee
Gore
Tauriello
Buffalo
Washington Eyes Higher Federal Spending for 1951 Budget
Lookahead on federal funding shows administration likely to propose a fiscal 1951 budget modestly above the current nearly 42 billion. Officials say peacetime spending may crest unless war or major domestic catastrophe arises. Congress holds final control, with limited progress on extending presidential spending beyond a one year. a two year extension bill stalled in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
New York Broadway Eyes Strong Winter Show Boom
New York Broadway foresees a robust winter as entertainment recovers from the recession. Night clubs rebound with Copacabana planning a new overflow club, theater box offices brighten, and shows like South Pacific As The Girls Go and Miss Liberty look solid into winter. Musicals and revamped hits such as The Little Foxes Pursuit of Happiness Damon Runyon's Guy and Dolls and a modernized Aida are slated for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Copacabana
Diamond Horseshoe
Angels
Damon Runyon
Michael Todd
Television chairs and tables captivate Chicago furniture market
Chicago furniture makers showcase television chairs with adjustable backs swivels and ball bearing top tables enabling easy TV viewing. Designers shrink pieces to fit compact city homes noting lower seat heights and versatile drop arm sectionals convertible to loveseats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Truman backs 52 20 unemployment plan faces doubt
President Truman urged extension of 52 20 veterans unemployment pay and a senate committee approved it, but the extension appears doubtful with July 25 set as the cut off date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Labor Committee
House Veterans’ Committee
House Committee
Washington
Truman
Senate
Democratic appeal to southern allies in farm city aid push
A party message urges Southerners to align with Democrats on Taft Hartley repeal and city helper bills. It stresses support for legislation benefiting both cities and farms and calls for full-time Democratic loyalty. The crowd responds with strong applause for the speaker and Bo’s encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Russo Pakistani trade talks expected in Karachi this month
A Russian delegation will negotiate a trade agreement in Karachi focusing on cotton as the leading Russo Pakistani commerce item. Poland aims for a $70 million business with American British and French zones in Germany within a year under a new trade pact. Poland plans to export raw materials and import manufactured goods and machinery. An international leather fair in Milan is set for Sept 25 to Oct 2 with twenty one nations expected to exhibit.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Milan
Italy
New York Farm Expansion Driven by Feed Prices Through 1950
Price uncertainties trim some farmers plans yet livestock rise continues. Pigs by 12 percent over 1948, may up five more next year. Cattle feeders handle record beeves and may hold present levels through 1950. Milk and egg output also tops 1948.
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New York
So you're going to college
A reflective piece on college admission and growth. It argues admission does not grant superiority, emphasizes hard work, and questions motives for college including faith and purpose. It contrasts playing vs study and warns against overconfidence, noting true learning comes with recognizing one’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
American College
Lions Plan July Horse Show Amid Quiet Civic Summer
In a slow civic season, Lions focus on a horse show July 28 with Vic Bubbett as regular meeting host. On Thursday the newly installed board and new president Dr Garrold Nungester will finalize committees and set yearly activities.
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Lions
Jaycees
VFW
Vic Bubbett
Lyons
Garrold Nungester
Offbeat Mountaineer Buys A Family Car
A Southern mountaineer visits a city used car lot and is pitched on the tires as the car's best feature. He rejects the line, saying his family will ride to know it, revealing humor about expectations for a family vehicle. The exchange ends with the dealer touting tires while the buyer stays wary.
Safety Slogan Drive Like A Cop Is Watching
Dialogue captures a tense domestic exchange about a dangerous driver. Husband laments nearly killing him four times while a wife pleads for mercy, highlighting concerns over unsafe driving. The snippet suggests a safety message urging cautious behavior on the road.
A Kiss Sparked Tender Ecstasy in Time Out Scene
A humorous Time Out exchange features a lunchroom manager and a professor. The manager asks about corn on the cob, and the professor admits he bites it instead, flavoring the moment with cosmetics, smoke, and gin in a comic vignette.
Business Profits Come From Selling What Business Makes
A concise business maxim notes profits arise not from creation alone but from selling the produced goods. It emphasizes market activity, distribution, and sales as core drivers of earnings beyond manufacturing.
California Sightseeing Conversation Leads to River Stop
A tourist narrates through citrus groves and river views in California. A native quips about lemons and a patch of dandelions as they reach the Sacramento River. The scene ends with a comment on a leaking radio and a minister's miscue in traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sacramento River
Not Ashamed of the Gospel on Campus Faith Dilemma
A call to students to choose faith boldly at college and resist adopting campus fashion as a pseudo-intellectual stance. The speaker urges personal conviction in Christianity and warns that the choice carries significant meaning for life and belief.
Jaycees Meeting Plans County Fair Preparations
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet at Why Not at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The main agenda item is organizing the county fair planned for the early fall.
VFW Auxiliary Plans Safety Campaign and Green Cross Handbook
On Tuesday night the VFW auxiliary will discuss renewing its spring safety campaign. It plans to distribute the Green Cross sponsored handbook Invitation To Live to Decatur's 2,300 elementary students, with 254 booklets arriving. The Green Cross operates where the National Safety Council has no local branch. The group will also award best safety slogan certificates from a contest held at spring term close, to be presented at fall school opening, after a 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper.
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VFW
Green Cross
Decatur
National Safety Council
Pilot Club Meeting At Seneca Springs Next Monday
The Pilot club will meet at Seneca Springs Monday at 6 30 PM. The group sponsors entertainment programs for Flinthill TB sanitarium patients and the next program is set for July 25.
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Springs
Seneca Springs
Humorous near-miss ends in prayer for stalled truck
A truck nearly hit a minister as it brake slammed. after apologies the driver curses, the minister suggests prayer. The driver jokes then asks the minister to pray and hats are removed. The starter finally works and the truck moves, leaving the minister puzzled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padre
Burglary Joke Marred by Quip Between Couple
A humor piece features a husband asking if a burglar took anything while he was away. The wife replies with a sharp quip about the thief being the husband, and she used a flatiron as the comeback. The exchange underscores tensions and wit in domestic banter.
Woman seeks husband then wonders where he is
A wry observation notes how a woman's pursuit of a spouse dominates early life, while later years bring reflection on his absence and location. The remark highlights marriage as a lifelong preoccupation and shifting focus from finding to inquiry.
Husband and Bride Banter Over Cream Pricing
A humorous exchange on costs compares cream to milk with Bride noting cows struggle to sit on small bottles, and Husband asking why. The lighthearted quip reflects domestic humor as a playful misframing of dairy economics.
Diets Centered on Wide Range of Waterfowl and Birds
Across regions, peoples include ducks geese ostriches plovers gulls albatrosses pelicans and other water birds in their diets. The text notes birds such as alligators and crocodiles as part of regional culinary practices, reflecting diverse dietary traditions.
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Decetur
Tennessee Valley Printing.co., Inc
W R. Shelton
Postoffice
Associated Press
National Farmers Union
Brannon
The
Farm Bureau
Catholic Church
Mostower
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Pearson
Arlie B Davidson
Thorvaldsen
Devidson
Biz Boom
REV Glass
Junius
Valdermose
Talucah
Ole Hough
Atkinson
Lacey’s Spring
Magnetos
Briggs-Stratton
Auto Electric Supply Co
Bank Street
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