Aniston Memorial Hospital Orders Patients to Pay in Advance
The governing board issues an order requiring patients to pay in advance, while critics question the efficiency of executives mailing circulars. The Daily notes a clash between Westbrook Pegler and Drew Pearson over General Vaughan interests, with commentary on high prices. The Tax Foundation finds 116 hidden federal and state taxes on a summer suit, excluding local taxes, suggesting reasons for higher clothing costs.
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Anniston Memorial Hospital
Westbrook Pegler
Drew Pearson
General Vaughan
The
Daily
Pegler
Tax Foundation
Earl Richert
Judge Bailes Reflects on Klan Ties and Alabama Attitudes
The judge admits past Klan membership, noting many prominent Alabamians belonged to the KKK in the 1920s. The piece argues current anti Klan campaigns by newer residents seem preachy, given earlier courage to denounce the group.
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Judge Bailes
Shux
Alabama
KKK
Disney fantasy at the Princess viewed as pure entertainment
Readers who attended the Princess this week found Disney's fantasy offering a refreshing change from the overtdidactic Hollywood sermons of recent years. The Daily notes the film is entertainment rather than a moralizing sermon and many viewers considered it very fine entertainment overall.
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the Daily
Hollywood
Pearson hints on Spellman Roosevelt rift may affect elections
Drew Pearson suggests the split between Cardinal Spellman and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt could have broad political consequences. The late President relied on minority vote blocs in New York for key races, and disrupting that coalition could threaten Democratic strength not only in New York but in the East.
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Drew Pearson
Cardinal Spellman
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York State
Opposition to federal FEPC plan grows in the South
A regional view shows strong resistance to a federal Fair Employment Practices Commission with enforcement powers. The measure would bar employers from discrimination by race religion color or national origin and could compel compliance through federal court orders. The debate warns that FEPC would reach both public and private sectors including government and unions and would end employer freedom of hiring.
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South
Federal
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
House
Powell
New York City
Associated Press
GE Weather Experiments Spark Senate Weather Law Talk
The Senate hearing on man made hurricanes tests whether Congress should shield General Electric from damage suits for weather experiments. GE plans weather making near Schenectady under Navy contract and seeks immunity. critics warn of patenting and royalty risks. Navy and GE officials discuss possible weather manipulation outcomes while Kilgore presses for limits. Congress will not pass a law this session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
General Electric
Con
Navy
Schenectady
N. Y
Harvey Kilgore
West Virginia
Judiciary
Earl Dressler
Office of Naval Research
Kilgore
Bell Research
Westinghouse
Chester Ward
Forgotten Good Neighbor in Mexican American Trade Talk
Ex congressman Maury Maverick pressed President Truman on Latin America policy saying U S focus on Europe shortchanges Mexico and Latin nations He urged using aid funds to boost Mexican beef sales while noting U S and Argentine meat flows and hooves mouth disease controls President promised to follow up while highlighting his trips to Brazil and Mexico and desire for closer Latin American ties.
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Maury Maverick
Truman
White House
Washington
Europe
Maverick
Mexico
U. S
United States
Argentina
U.S
Living Today: Truths About Life in Society and Self
A compact list of life certainties urges acceptance of circumstance, doubt, and social regulation. It notes that foundations matter, doubt is common, gossip harms, disciplined health yields benefits, and institutional controls touch all, including religion and death.
U S Obligation to Buy Mexican Beef Under Hoof and Mouth Plan
The article notes the United States is obligated to purchase Mexican beef under the hoof and mouth disease program. It discusses implications for trade and animal health policy, with references to the involved governmental agencies and strategic controls.
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U. S
Capitol Hill tempers flare in Senate clash over watchdog fund
Tensions rise on Capitol Hill as Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas and Senator Pat McCarran clash over funds for a watchdog committee for Marshall Plan oversight. The heated exchange turns personal with jabs about legal prowess while Wisconsin’s Alexander Wiley calls for calm to end the quarrel.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
Scott Lucas
Ulingis
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
Lutas
Ilinois
Lucas
Tilinsis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiley
Natural Gas Lobby Threatens Strike Over Federal Regulation
The natural gas lobby warns Congress that independent producers may strike to force passage of a bill exempting them from federal regulation. Signed by Richard Wagner, it argues failure to pass would harm consumers as producers avoid interstate sales until the natural gas act is clarified. Kerr and Harris seek federal regulation of producers until delivery into an interstate pipeline.
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John L. Lewis
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Richard Wagner
Chicago Corporation
Kerr
Oklahoma
Oren Harris
Arkansas
Kerr and Herris
Federal Power Commission
Army rye swap with Poland and Britain planned
The senate committee proposes an Army purchase of 300000 tons of Polish rye from behind the iron curtain with Britain also involved, having traded 200000 tons as part of their dealings. The note hints at limited consumption by the British.
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Senate
Poland
Labor unrest looms as August holiday plan questioned
London reports Labor unrest may keep cabinet members at desks rather than seaside in August, the traditional government break. Officials foresee a month of crisis as railroad wage disputes and coal mine elevator worker threats add pressure while Trades Union Council pushes for further profit cuts on everyday goods amid austerity.
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London
Trades Union Council
Vaudeville resurges as Palace leads revival
Vaudeville producers seek fresh acts as a revival spreads from the Palace on Broadway to 14 other cities. After a quiet 1930s decline, the circuit reopened last May 19 at the Palace and now faces the task of assembling acts to tour additional theaters.
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Vaudeville
New York
Palace Theater
Broadway
the Palace
Farm price supports guard against a low mood economy
Washington notes that Department economists warn that farm prices falling to $1.25 for wheat or 75 cents for corn would depress farmer sentiment. Prices, with supports, currently stay higher: wheat about $1.90, corn $1.25, hogs $19, cattle $22, eggs 45 cents, cotton 30 cents.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tax cut anticipated by Japanese officials this September
General MacArthur's economy program nears the taxpayer level with Saburo Sakamoto and Joe Doaks paying around 40 percent of income in taxes. Occupation officials expect parliament to announce a tax cut in September, a move seen as best for the average taxpayer.
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Joe Doaks
Tokyo
General MacArthur
Saburo Sakamoto
Japan
Saburo
Rye Trade Flaunts Army’s Grain Tilt Across Iron Curtain
The piece notes how the U S Army feeds Germans with rye, while American millers hoard Canadian rye. To secure more rye for Poland, the Army barters U S corn to Britain, boosting Poland and Britain's rye while harming U S rye production and the domestic economy. A prior winter trade exchanged 59,000 tons of corn for 50,000 tons of rye.
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U. S
U. S.S
Germany
Britain
New Refueler Flight Test Aims To Cut Refueling Time
The Air Force tests a West Coast refueling method linking tanker and bomber nose to tail with a short semi rigid hose. The close quarters flight is risky but promises to greatly reduce refueling time, a critical factor since both aircraft are vulnerable during the transfer. The older method used a hose dropped from above.
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Washington
Air Force
West Coast
Capitol Briefs Washington
Ernest Griffith of the Library of Congress asks subordinates to submit anonymity rated efficiency scores. President Truman orders a study of the Veterans Preference Act operations in government employment and may propose changes to Congress.
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Capitol
Washington
Ernest Griffith
Library of Congress
Truman
Congress
Government workers seek heat relief policy at federal buildings
Washington workers in several non air conditioned government offices urge a rule requiring supervisors to dismiss staff when temperature humidity reach a set scale. The White House proposed a ratio scale but said leaders may dismiss staff at their discretion.
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Washington
White House
Venice set to host two iron curtain entrants film fest
Rome and Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia will exhibit at the Venice international film festival next month, becoming the sole iron curtain countries in the showcase. India aims to close camps sheltering one million Pakistani refugees by October end, moving them into rehabilitation projects. Japan anticipates its largest postwar crop amid good weather but U S occupation estimates show a 12 percent import need for food.
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Rome
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Venice
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Tokyo
Japan
U. S
Wagon bridge revival for Tennessee town eyed in 1924 meeting
July 31 1924 reports bridge company talks with construction and finance reps to revive a Tennessee wagon bridge project last pursued in 1920. Col L A Dean and Clarence E Hewitt spoke for the local firm with a board including Frost Shackleford Hendrix and others. Montgomery lab tests germs suspected to be bread anthrax. disease reported in Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi as Leopold Leob trial proceeds in Chicago.
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Tennessee
Col. L. A. Dean
Rome
Clarence E. Hewitt
Spartanburg
S. C
C. E. Frost
W. B. Shackleford
Clyde Hendrix
Montgomery
Perolio
Tennessee Valley Health Laboratory
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lions Show Sets Decatur Calendar Ahead With Fall Plans
The Decatur Lions celebrate a successful horseshow as nerves settle on Legion field. They praise judges and exhibitors for a large pool of top contestants. Civic groups map events from Sept fair preparations to Oct bands and football games, with weekly meetings listed.
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Decatur
Lions
Jaycees
Civitans
Sewanee
Jaycee committee lists for 1949 county fair prep
Emmette Barron leads a Jaycee based steering group with chairmen named for each committee. General: Sam Malone Jr. and Dr. Bob Evans. grounds: Parker and Whitmire. poultry: Malone and Renneker. concessions: George Perry et al.. tickets: John Smithers. industrial: Harold Michaelson. agricultural: L. T. Wagman. farm products: L. A. Wales. home products: Frances Norton. men’s judging: E. W. Mcleod et al. Miss Norton heads women’s judging. prizes committee and publicity officers listed. public relations include Marion Burke and Vic Bubbell. county mayors and Coliseum Board members noted. building and finances groups named. program and registration chairs named. transportation, entertainment committees with chairmen indicated.
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Emmette Barron
Gan County
Jaycees
Sam Malone Jr
Bob Evans
Charles Parker
Parker
J. B. Whitmire
Johnny Aycock
J. R. Vaughn
John Harmbrick
Malone
Joé Renneker
Johnny Giles
Tom White
George Perry
Sam
Walter Jackson
Barrett Shelton
J. B Bowzee
Miss Norton
Euei
Garrison
Bill Sims
Ewell Gregg
Marion Burke
Vic Bubbell
Frank J. McLaughlin Jr
Coliseum Board
Jack Mason
Frank Whisenant
David Warren
Robert Hutson
Bay
Rotary committee takes charge of noon meeting
Monday Rotary classification committee under John Peach directs the noon meeting. Program chairman H. F E. Orr says plans for the coming year will be discussed Tuesday. Program chairman Leo Wright says the Lions will view a film sponsored by underwriters at their luncheon. Seven p.m. Jaycees business meeting at the Why Not.
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Rotary
John Peach
H. F E. Orr
Leo Wright
Lions
Shatter the defense's claim on depravity and insanity
Decatur travellers include Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Wolfe bound for Camp Walton Florida and Miss Elizabeth Malone with Miss Ladie Moore Pointer visiting Florence.
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Decatur
E. R. Wolfe
Camp Walton, Fla
Elizabeth Malone
Ladie+ Moore Pointer
Florence
Civitan Welcome Event Near Glencoe Ala
Jack Bailey exits Kiwanis and is reassigned to Birmingham. Alvis Briscoe, North Alabama Civitan governor, coordinates efforts with Dr A M Roan to assist a Civitan club in Glencoe Alabama. New members Bulondivari Jack Browning and Salvation Army Captain Robert Short join the group.
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Kiwanis Club
Jack Bailey
Birmingham
Alvis Briscoe
North Alabama
Civitan
A. M. Roan
Glencoe
Ala
Civitans
Bulondivari
Jack Browning
Salvation Army
Robert Short
Vacation Faith as a Constant Flame in Worship
A call to carry faith during vacations urging believers not to abandon church life. Attend local services elsewhere to gain broader vision of Christian work and strengthen daily witness to Jesus Christ as a constant, loyal flame.
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Jesus
Christ
Bridge Bill Passed By The Legislature
Alabama lawmakers approved a bill allowing interstate bridge agreements with neighboring states. Introduced by Sen. A. L. Patterson, the measure passed the lower chamber without dissent after Senate approval. The law would enable a potential Chatta hoochee River bridge linking Columbus and Phenix City with Georgia.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Russell County
A. L. Patterson
Senate
Georgia
Chattahoochee River
Columbus
Pheniy City
Guard to Camp Montgomery for two week training
July 30 reports about 4500 Alabama National Guard members from the 31st Dixie Division leaving for a two week summer training camp at Fort Benning Georgia. Three other sections return home with training completed.
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Camp Montgomery
31St
Dixie) National Guard
Ft. Benning
Alabama National Guard
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Yonrk
Chicago
Legion Field
Vic Bubbett
American Legion Board of Trustees
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Jaycee Board of Directors
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the Lyons
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Bulletin Board
REV Glass
Charlie Stewart
C. C. Berry
Forest Chapel
Mrs. Atkins
Hopewell
Danville
Magnetos
Briggs-Stratton
Oro
Auto Electric Supply Co
Bank Street
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