Prediction on Case Bill and shipping strike impact
The text discusses President Truman delaying the Case Bill without a shipping strike, then signing it to gain economic control. It notes Morgan County's second primary voting toward a 15 000 vote target and advocates rule by the majority. It also mentions Decatur mayors clean up drive and polio worry. Senator Bankhead is critically ill, with many Alabamians hoping for recovery despite age.
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Truman
Morgan County
John H. Bankhead
Bankhead
Enduring shortages hit civilian goods and housing
The text notes continuing civilian goods and housing shortages as long as industrial disturbances persist in the United States. It cites major strikes and countless smaller walkouts across the country, which disrupt production and extend material lead times.
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United States
Civic plans and aviation progress pace community growth
The piece argues neighbors should share information to advance aviation field development and modernizing schools with earmarked taxes. It urges absentee voting reform for those unable to be in Alabama on election day and highlights a WWII veteran's liberal view on John L. Lewis.
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Decatur
Alabama
AP Reporter Eddie Gilmore Returns to Selma
Eddie Gilmore, noted AP correspondent in Russia, spends vacation in Selma and ponders Southeast lectures. He recently interviewed Premier Stalin and is expected to discuss his observations on Russian policy and world peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Gilmore
Russia
Associated Press
Selma
Decatur
Stalin
Job Ahead for Alabama After Election Victory
The speaker urges in Alabama that the campaign is over and the state must push forward. Emphasizing progress, the message calls for building schools and hospitals, paving roads, expanding markets, starting industries, and uniting victors and vanquished to fulfill Alabama’s ambitions.
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Alabama
Supreme Court ruling challenges Virginia segregation law
The daily notes the U S Supreme Court invalidated Virginia's bus segregation law and warns of wider effects on state rights. It warns the decision may deepen confusion across interstate commerce rules and could fuel racial tensions, with officials in the South facing uncertain adjustments.
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United States Supreme ’Court
Virginia
South
The
Daily
Dixie
Miners Texts Clash Over Smoke Links to Explosions
A critique of John Lewis and union tactics contrasts miners risks with corporate blame. The piece cites U S Bureau of Mines findings on open lights, smoking and mine explosions, noting partial company accountability and the need for stricter enforcement while condemning sensationalism.
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John L. Lewis
Frank Wallace
Ohio
Notre Dame
Newark
Hollywood
Wallace
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Lewis
United States Bureau of Iines
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Bartley
West Va
Bureau of Mines
Africa
Lewis
Debating Russia bias in American airwaves and press
The article alleges a covert Russo American propaganda drive influencing U.S. radio and press. It cites a “good neighbor” group sabotaging dissent and pressuring outcomes, plus Izvestia and Pravda framing the Potsdam issue as U.S. deception. It warns Moscow rhetoric could persuade Russians to accept a war stance.
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New York
Russia
Izvestia
Pravda
Byrnes
Vandenberg
United States
Moscow
Miss Ethel Powell Tours Midwest Before Return to Chicago
Miss Ethel Powell daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Powell travels with the C E Booth company in the Concert Lyceum division and will return to Chicago in about a week for a Missouri and Midwestern tour Miss Mary Rackley of Pulaski visits her sister Mrs F G Frazier Jackson Calvin returns from the Webb school Bell Buckle Tenn Fay Reager returns from Jacksonville Fla Judge Robert C Brickell to preside Morgan county circuit court this month Mr and Mrs J B Bradley of Florida visit the Ezell and Simmons families evangelist Bradley will join tent meetings during his stay
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Ethel Powell
W. D. Powell
West Albany
Powell
C. E. Booth Company
Chicago
Concert Lyceum
Missouri
Mary Rackley
Pulaski
F. G. Frazier
Jackson Calvin
Webb School
Mr. Bradley
Church of Christ
Maritime strike and Paris talks frame uncertain debate
The piece notes a forthcoming AFL longshore strike set for June 15 coinciding with a Paris council of foreign ministers meeting on peace. It asserts the timing raises questions about the nature and outcome of the ensuing debate amid unsettled currency concerns.
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AFL
Joseph P. Ryan
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Walter Winchell on Broadway trade mark register and gossip
Walter Winchell on Broadway highlights trademark and copyright notes plus a parade of society items. It lists planning singing careers, marriages, engagements, property deals, and sensational rumors about Manhattan elites and Hollywood figures with names and places.
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Walter Winchell
Faded Studio Gossip Spills Over Silent Movie Stars
Patricia Marshall leads genue in Day Before Spring at MGM Labor Day. Bill Eythe missteps with Margaret Whiting as he attends her recording and radio rehearsals. Belita and Joel McGinnis keep romance under wraps as Mr and Mrs. Raymond Guests grow in fame. Tony Miller elopes with Phoebe Runin. Patricia Malone and Jack Shaffer to wed. Sad Sack replaces Sinatra for summer. Cary Grant signs Joan Castle for new film.
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Patricia Marshall
MGM
Bill Eythe
Margaret Whiting
Belita
Joel McGinnis
Raymond Guests
Churchill
Tony Miller
Mama
Phoebe Runin
Patricia Malone
Cubs
Jack Shaffer
King
Sinatra
Cary Grant
Joan Castle
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Decatur Daily
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
H. R. Summer
America
Sparks
Westbrook
Crossley
Messrs Byrnes
Molotov
Washington
Bill Mauldin
U. S
Treasury Department
Margaret Truman
Geo. Vanderbilt
Anita Howard
Diana
Lynn
Selznick
Henry Willson
George Schrafft
Susan Stephenson
Mildred Brown
Versailles
Liz Whitney
Pietro Arno
Marshall Cassidy
Marsella
Miami
Axel Wenner-Gren
Mexico City
Otto Preminger
Princess Rospigliosi
Marion Snowden
Claude Strouds
Gloria Brewster
Edgar L. Marston
Granville O. Barclay
Social Register
Charine Connie Green
Wally Wanger
Maggs McNellis
Clyde Newhouse
E. 57Th Street
New O’brien
Yvonne Johnston
Jimmy Johnston
Adams
H. Urey
Gen. Groves
Urey
CBS
3Rd Avenue
H’wood
Lamarr Hull
Atlanta
Wayne Lonergan
Canada
Morton
Philip Schuyler
Phyllis
Davenport Lindsay
Westport
Don de Leo
Andrea Downing
White
F. Bartholomews
Stork
Lucille Ball
Jed Harris
Underworlders
Boston
Rochester
Zanzibar
Robert Dunns
King Features
How _ the mighty
Ham Fish
Congress
Joan Crawford
Philip Terry
Jacqueline Dewitt
Martha Stewart
Joe E. Louis
Park Avenue
Nunnally Johnson
John Hodiak
Anne Baxter
George Stimpson
Harper and Bros
Chip Bolen
Patton
Maugam
219 Johnston
Dugger’s Book Store
Lins
Morgan County National
Morgan County National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurange Corporation
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