Truman Supporters Face FEPC Debate Across Party Lines
The piece questions sincerity behind FEPC legislation, notes a post office worker in Miami found with 3000 undelivered letters, and discusses Taft’s standing amid Duff’s Pennsylvania win. It also covers South CIO steelworkers defying segregation orders and Northern meddling accusations from Alabama leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollie Veal
Miami
South
Associated Press
Birmingham
CIO
Alabama
Paying A Just Debt
Philip J. Hamm, longtime follower of the Folsom administration, is appointed director of the State Conservation Department. The piece frames the move as a political debt repaid and notes Hamm’s past electoral defeats as humiliating reminders of prior setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Hamm
Folsom
State Conservation Department
Hamm
Merit System Brings Quiet Return of Jobs in Alabama
The piece recalls how a flood of job hunters met Governor Miller and how the Merit System shifted hiring from patronage to competitive exams. It notes Gordon Persons strolling downtown as a sign of calmer politics, with 1938 and 1939 examples of past interference. The author argues that modern employment feels freer and more wholesome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Miller
Camden
Wilcox County
Montgomery
Grover Hall
Montgomery Advertiser
Hall
Senate
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Whitley
Palace
Dixon
Capitol
We Washington Merry-Go-Round on General Aniline
A Washington column accuses Secretary of Defense Lyndon Johnson of steering profits to friends via General Aniline and Film. It lists directors and insiders, including Louey Johnson allies, and notes declining postwar earnings. Public-spirited aid to a former messenger is mentioned as background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lqucy Johnson
General Aniline and Film
United States
Justice Department
Louey
Aniline
Truman
Uncle Sam
Jack Frye
Democratic Party
Trans World Airlines
Bob Hannegan
Donald O. Lincoln
Bazelon
Court of Appeals
Colvin Brown
Motion Picture Daily
Frank Walker
William J. Mahaney
San Francisco
John S. Bugas
Ford Motor Company
T. Colburn Davis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Horace C. Flanigan
New York
Robert Heller
Harold Church Paull
Rhode Island
Seton Porter
National Distillers Products Co
James A. Purse, Jr
Dallas
Fred Hoffman
Rhodes
Cornell University
Cary P. Wagner
General Aniline
As Pegler sees It Westbrook Pegler on Clare Luce and Eleanor Roosevelt
Westbrook Pegler criticizes Clare Boothe Luce for dismissive remarks about Eleanor Roosevelt and censure of Luce's husband Henry Luce. The piece mocks Luce and her ties to publicity driven public acts and questions motives behind charitable claims and social prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Boothe Luce
Eleanor
Eleanor the Great
Henry
Luce
Clare
Franklin
Williamsburg
Waldorf
Muscovy
Gab
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Welfare of a Sick Messenger Moves House Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee, strained by tax issues and lobbyists, reportedly prioritized the welfare of Hughton Greene, a former committee messenger who fell incurably ill last July, as news reached Congressman Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servants OF Brotherhood
House
Ways, and Means
Hughton’ Greene
Mills
Too Much Ease Warns Against Easy Living
ARLIE B DAVIDSON argues that seeking constant ease harms character and life. She cautions that excess happiness from external sources leads to self focus and loss of effort, noting growth comes from hardship and directed effort. The piece ends with a proverb about sun and desert.
Wisconsin Senator Wiley shifts stance on McCarthy probes
Wisconsin senator Alex Wiley reverses tone on McCarthy investigations urging fact gathering on subversive individuals in government. He later cautions against rushing to conclusions before all evidence in specific cases is filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Alex Wiley
McCarthy
Wiley
Political currents mix in national figures and local battles
National labor leaders doubt AFL will back Beck aligned cleanup in California race. Pat Brown favored by most AFL votes though Howser is backed by Beck and AFL. House arm services chair Vinson to curb Air Force powers. Powell boycotts labor panel over FEPC bill. Truman to appoint Pepper. Boykin history noted. O'Dwyer flips on Potts appointment amid oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
A. F
Dave Beck
AFL
San Francisco
Pat Brown
Beck
Fred Howser
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Army and Navy
Harlem
Adam Powell
Congress
House Labor Committee
FEPC
Truman
Florida
Pepper
Collier’s Magazine
Mobile
Frank Boykin
O'Dwyer
David Potts
Potts
Caldwell & Company Purchases Albany Decatur Bridge Bonds
Caldwell and Company of Nashville purchased the bond issues authorized by Albany and Decatur for bridge construction over the Tennessee river. Penney Whitman sold a new bungalow on Fifth Avenue West to Rev J W Daniel. A $30,000 improvement plan for the Masonic Building was approved by unanimous vote at the lodge meeting. Billie Westmoreland, two, nephew of the Westmoreland family, is recovering from serious burns received Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing CO
YNC
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
MAIL
Caldwell & Company of
Nashville
Albany
Tennessee River
Penney & Whitman
J. W. Daniel
Westside Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue West
Billie Westmoreland
W. D. Westmoreland
Avenue West
Carnegie Com
Trinity County News Briefs Highlight Local Acts and Events
A raid near Trinity stops a suspected game of chance with officers Sheriff C E Poole Deputy Ben Poole and W R Turner on duty. West Albany residents Miss Leola Garrett and Mr William Dewitt Beckham wed at Central Methodist with Rev Hunter officiating. Mizpah class chaperoned on Trinity mountain camp with Misses Sarah Bloodworth Mary Jones present. Lillie Mae Tidwell visiting in Birmingham with Charlie Abel family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
C. E. Poole
Ben Poole
W. R. Turner
Leola Garrett
West Albany
William Dewitt Beckham
Hunter
Central Methodist Parsonage
Kimball Jones
Central Baptist Church
Trinity Mountain
Sarah Bloodworth
Mary Jones
Lillie Mae Tidwell
Birmingham
Charlie Abel
Eleanor Roosevelt Urges GOP Clarity on Policy Stance
In Cosmopolitan, Mrs. Roosevelt argues the Republican Party should outline clear positions on foreign policy civil rights farm aid and health care to restore its standing. She criticizes vague stands and coalition obstacles and notes the film project promoting civic ideals backed by a nonpartisan group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Eleanor Roosevelt
GOP
Roosevelt
White House
Community notices from Morgan County Pleasant View
Sunday visits and family gatherings across Morgan County Pleasant View with multiple families listed. Preaching by Rev Joe Yates announced next Sunday and Sunday school to start. Residents travel to Detroit for work and attend regional events such as a decoration at Simco and a Rage in West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hogan
Brenda Hogan
Frank Yates
Joe Williams
Dashin Turrentine
Marvin Freeman
Mt. Vernon
Audrey Dotson
Ruthie Turrentine
Joe Yates
Dewey Hogan
Nebo
Mollie Lee Hogan
Ora Hogan
Hershel Tucker
J. D. Staples
Simco
Hilda
Wilodean Miller
Margie Cheathem
Guy Williams
Will Dotson
Reverend Poole
Detroit
Mich
Rage
West Point
Martha Williams
Oscar’ Hill
Leon
Gus Williams
Michigan
Elodean Payne
Oda
Theodore Hogan
Rip Turrentine
Matt Williams
Annie Yates
Dashin
Turrentine
Oscar Hill
Grady Legg
T. L. Little
W. D. Hogan
Vermont Hogan
Ruth Turrentine
Christophers Movement Gains Momentum With New Film
The Christophers promote a non sectarian inspirational effort led by James Keller a Maryknoll priest. A 35 minute film You Can Change The World is distributed to spread their constructive message nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryknoll
James Keller
Deeds Against Sale Spark Controversy and Rivalries
The passage attacks a long standing political backer and cites personal opinions about a prominent woman. It notes clashes with Clare and cites Vivien Kellems and Hester McCullough as influential neighbors in civic battles. The piece laments abuse by hostile forces and praises the two women’s civic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Vivien Kellems
Chinaboy
Hester McCullough
Paul Draper
Larry Adler
Trash fish fetches about a pound in New England markets
Readable text notes that so called trash fish are valued only for oil and fertilizer and sell for roughly one dollar per pound in New England markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
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Grundy
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Duff
Ohio
Merry
Arkansas
Greene
Messnger
Doughton
North Carolina
Cooper
Tennessee
Reed
Woodruff
Freedmen's Hospital
Drew Pearson
Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegle
By Arlie B. Davidson
Little Billie
Christine
International News Service
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Rochester
Paul Douglas
Bill Holden
Irene Dunne
Loretta Young
Ann Blyth
Leo McCarey
Hal Roach
Bill Perlberg
Christopher
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Pleasant View
Lorene Turrentine
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