Partial weather and local notices from a Alabama town diary
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered thunder showers and variable coastal winds. Max 91, min 70. Local social notes record Miss Mary Ruth Hampton’s musical party on Addison Street and relatives visiting Birmingham, Daytona Beach, and Decatur General Hospital. Community updates include Legion install, cemetery cleanup, furloughs, hospital transfers, and upcoming trips to Florida.
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Mary Ruth Hampton
Addison 1
Pearl Probers Put Blame On Military
Senate war investigating committee demands Justice Department produce records on a 2500 dollar campaign contribution linked to Rep. John Coffee and secretary Paul Olson. Coffee says no action warranted after department inquiry, while committee seeks formal explanation and broader testimony amid wartime munition ties.
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Pearl ‘Probers
Alex H. Singleton -Washerson
Senate War Investigating Committee
Justice Department
Iles
John M. Coffee
D . Wash
Brewster
R. Me
Paul A. Oler
Tacoma, Wash
News Tribune
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Olson
Eivin
Paul
Tacoma
Wash
Anderson
Sparkman Plans Visit to Valley and North Alabama
Congressman John Sparkman will tour North Alabama next week with a listed itinerary including Guntersville Paint Rock Bridgeport Stevenson Scottsboro Oneonta Pinson Tarrant City Falkville Hartselle Decatur Athens Rogersville Florence Moulton Courtland Town Creek Leighton Tuscumbia Listerhill Sheffield.
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John Sparkman
North Alabama
Guntersville
Paint Rock
Bridgeport
Stevenson
Scottsboro
Oneonta
Pinson
Tarrant City
Falkville
Hartselle
Decatur
Athens
Rogersville
Florence
Moulton
Courtland
Town Creek
Leighton
Tuscumbia
Listerhill
Sheffield
Air power urged to form broad defense force
A civilian commission urged Truman to create a super air force with broad defense duties and a single cabinet department over Army Navy and air force. It would oversee passive and active city and industry protection strategic attack and non carrier air units as part of a unified establishment. The United States strategic bombing survey led by Franklin D Olier outlined four recommendations.
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Spear Washing
Germany
Japan
United States
Truman
Army
Navy
Congress
Army Air Forces
The
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
Franklin D'Olier
American Legion
Atom Control Bill Passed in House Amid Amendments
The House passed the McMahon atomic energy control bill after amendments amid a Senate House conference to reconcile differences. Major points include military influence in control, civilian vs military board composition, and penalties up to death for certain offenses. Voting reflected a hard fought debate with a 265 to 79 final tally. The measure now heads to conference over specifics of military representation and penalties.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Senate-House Conference Committee For
Co Hi Aes
United States
Milk Bottles Lift Jo Ann Summer To Stardom In Decatur
Jo Ann Summer, a Decatur girl with auburn hair, rose to fame performing a milk bottle act in New York night clubs after winning early training in Birmingham. She earned Walter Winchell’s verbal praise and a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not feature in the same month, cementing her status in entertainment circles. Her career began at 11 with Mrs. G. P. Banazai, then moved to Jack Saxon Studios in Birmingham, where stage poise formed before her ascent.
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Jo Ann
Young Lacy
Walter Winchell
New York
Winchell
Ripley
Miss Summer
Summer
Decatur
G. P. Banazai
CIOs Role in Politics Split as House Probes CIO PAC
The U S House debates a special committee to probe CIO Political Action Committee involvement in elections. Rep Domengeaux aims to chair, with Rayburn controlling membership. Georgia and Missouri races draw focus while criticism of CIO persists among Democrats including Slaughter and Bell.
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Washington
House Democrats
Tocay
CIO
Political Action Committee
House
Rayburn
Texas
Domengeaux
D-La
Georgia
Missouri
Rep. Slaughter
D-Mo
Truman
Slaughter
Rep. Bell
Seventy Seven Cases Set For County Court August Term
Seventy seven cases are scheduled for trial in the August term opening August 19 with Judge W H Long presiding. The docket includes 11 criminal and 29 civil jury cases. Civil cases listed for August 19 include Dutton vs Collier and others. hearings continue August 20 and 21 with additional nine cases each day.
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John Green
W. H. Long
Dutton
Paul Collier
E. A. Dinsmore
E. P. Gustin
Ira Summerford
Roy Shelton
M. E. Stinson
Knox McRae
S. T. Stewart
George W. Benich
Clifton Long
P. Homes Inc
Thomas Furniture Company, Etc
P. H. Graig
R. A. McFerrin
Shirley Williams
Pearl Harbor report clears Walter Short of blame
Lt Gen Walter Short, Pearl Harbor commander, declares the Pearl Harbor report absolves him of blame and states his conscience is clear. He says a fair trial, denied for four years, is the right of every American and that Kimmel and Short were maneuvered into sole blame.
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Dallas
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Rep
Keefe
Kimmel
Short
Committee finds no evidence of wartime trickery by officials
A committee concludes no charges show that the President or cabinet officials coaxed Japan into attacking to ease a war declaration. It notes military failures in Hawaii and Washington but spares Gen Marshall and Adm Stark, while Ferguson and Brewster name others for Pearl Harbor failures. Page 9 reference.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Congressional
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
House
Ferguson
Mich
Brewster
Maine
Japan
Cordell Hull
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Congress
Hawaii
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Morgan County Farm Bureau to Hold July Meeting
The Morgan County Farm Bureau will meet at the tabernacle one mile south of Hartselle on Thursday July 25 with a 10 30 a m start. O Davis state extension service director will speak at 10 45 a m John H Livingston will discuss poultry and egg marketing and the cooperative plan for nine North Alabama counties E E Hale state director of organization will cover the bureau insurance program Lunch will be served and members are urged to return attendance cards for meal planning.
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Morgan County Farm Bureau
Tabernacle
Hartselle
O. Davis
John H. Livingston
North Alabama
E. E. Hale
Farm Bureau
Uncle Bud Says: Teeth Restored Then Rude Warning
Squire Boggins returned his wife's teeth today after a previous loss and warned her about eating between meals. The odd domestic note reflects local humor from Bill Baldwin's Uncle Bud column.
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Squire Boggins
Campaign in final week as Alabama senate race narrows
In Birmingham and across Alabama five candidates compete for the late H. Bankhead seat with unusually civil campaigning. Predicted turnout ranges from 200000 to 300000 as Rep. John Sparkman Rep. Frank Boykin and State Senator James A Simpson lead efforts while James E Folsom and Lister Hill loom as later influences. Boykin warns against a runoff and pledges old age pensions and TVA efforts. Simpson emphasizes agriculture as the race tightens toward July 30.
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Leroy Simms
Birmingham
Ala
Perplodama
da H. Bankhead
John Sparkman
Huntsville
Frank Boykin
Mobile
James A. Simpson
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Senate
James E. Folsom
Belle Mina
Lister Hill
Hill
Farm Security Administration
Black Belt
Boykins
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Simpson
Truman to sign measure reviving OPA price controls
Senate house conferees agreed on a compromise to revive OPA until June 30 with a three member decontrol board to lift ceilings on meats dairy grains cottonseed soybeans and related products. President Truman indicated acceptance while a House vote extended OPA authority past July 1 with ongoing price control discussions.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Truman
Decontrol Board
House
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Capitol
More Food Higher Prices Outlook After OPA Termination
Chicago reports a mixed market view after three weeks of free buying and selling following OPA price controls end. Opponents say prices stay near black market levels while supporters cite new supplies and delayed retail impact as canning and livestock demand surge. Hog receipts and cattle arrivals rise sharply across major markets.
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Chicago
OPA
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