Political purge hints in Russia reported by Times
The New York Times and Paris dispatch report a Russian political purge with at least 300000 expelled from the Communist Party and a drop in Komsomol membership. Disappeared leaders include Voznesensky Kuznetzov Popkov Zhdanov and Golyakov amid rumors of Andrey Zhdanov faction trials and leadership shifts under Malenkov. Party membership fell from 6,300,000 in Sept 1947 to 6,100,000 in January.
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New York Times
Russia
Paris
C. L. Sulzberger
Communist Party
Komsomol
Communist Youth League
the Times
N. A. Voznesensky
A. A. Kuznetzov
P. S. Popkov
Supreme Soviet
Zuri A. Zhdanov
I. T. Golyakov
Soviet
Supreme Court
Sulzberger
Stalin
Georgi M. Malenkov
Graduates Hear Senator Smith At Alabama College
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine urged Alabama College graduates to consider the nation's needs and to understand what others must endure to meet those needs. She spoke at Montevallo, noting Congress should judge national needs beyond its own whims.
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Montevallo
Ala
Congress
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Alabama College Today
Your Daily Activity Guide From Zodiac Birth Words
A Tuesday guidance note uses numbered zodiac words to shape a personal activity plan. Readers are asked to interpret pcr.24 nav.22 style cues to craft a targeted routine.
Legislature hears alto rhetoric on desires and living conditions
A female legislator urges judges to legislate with hearts and heads while addressing voters about the desires of 150 000 000 people. Senator Smith notes their power to shape law carries responsibility to think aloud with fellow believers as he accepts an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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Smith
Charley Gehringer Joins Baseball Hall of Fame Class
Charley Gehringer, longtime Detroit second baseman, is named the 56th inductee into baseballs Hall of Fame this year marking his career with the Tigers and a postwar era milestone.
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Charley Gehringer
Detroit
Baseball
Folsom Urges Full Program To Alabama Legislature
Governor James E. Folsom criticized lawmakers for "killing time" on petty bills and urged a constructive program. He blamed the so called economy bloc and big city newspapers for opposing his plan and noted a $500,000 cut in his funds. He questioned why rural editors were not invited to a recent meeting with lawmakers and press representatives.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Daily Press
Mackenzie's Column Reflects on D-Day Fifty Years On
DeWitt Mackenzie recalls the 1944 Normandy invasion and the debated Allied strategies. He notes Stalin favored France invasion, Churchill backed the Mediterranean approach, and argues how a different path might have reshaped Europe and the postwar order. He concludes with homage to the Normandy forces and a sense of time passing.
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Europe
Normandy
Stalin
France
Winston Churchill
Mediterranean
Churchill
Italy
Balkans
Central
Russia
Stettin
Adriatic
Moscow
Germany
Austria
United Nations
Postal Receipts and Debits Rise in April
A University of Alabama report shows April deposits and bank debits higher than the previous year. Total debits from Decatur banks reached $15,848,542, with postal receipts at $12,993 for the month, and unemployment payments totaling $20,511 in Morgan County.
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Bureau of Business Research
University of Alabama
H. H. Chapman
Decatur
Decature
Kama State Employment Service
Pri
Morgan County
General Activity Bank
Summary Of Business Activity In The Decatur Area
The report from the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Alabama outlines business activity in the Decatur area for April 1949. It highlights trends in local commerce, employment, and industrial output, noting fluctuations across sectors and potential impacts on the regional economy.
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Bureau OF Business Research
University OF Alabama
Decatur Area
Mrs McGowin Dies In Mobile Prominent Business Leader Widow
Mrs Joseph F. McGowin aged 80 died after a long illness in Mobile. A Brewton native and former Miss Minnie Olive Leonard, she was married to one of South Alabama's leading business figures. The Mobile Press Register notes her prominent family background in the state.
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McGowin
Mobile
Ala
Joseph F. McGowin
South Alabama
Plucky Burns Boy Donnie Woodward Dies in Texas
Vernon Texas June 6 Donnie Woodward ten year old son of a tenant farmer died after surviving burns that covered seventy percent of his body for nearly a month. He had hovered between life and death since May 10 and last spoke to his parents asking about his pet cow Old Jersey and his dog. His brother had accidentally spilled gasoline on him while burning weeds.
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Vernon
Tex
Donnie Woodward
Donnie
Cullman Men Serve On Operation Moving Van Aboard USS Valley Forge
Cullman residents W J Stitt seaman apprentice USN and C B Walkee Jr seaman apprentice USN served as crew aboard the USS Valley Forge during Operation Moving Van. The carrier moved staff from Pearl Harbor to San Diego with desks and offices set up on flight and hangar decks as part of Navy cost cutting.
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Cullman
W.J. Stitt
USN
Frank Stitt
C. B. Walkee
C. B Walkee Sr
Cullman 2
Pearl Harbor
T. H
San Diego
Calif
H. B.sallada
Navy
Harmsworth Trophy Race Last Held in 1933
The Harmsworth Trophy speed boat event was last contested in 1933 and retained for the United States by Gar Wood.
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United States
Gar Wood
Two Suspects in Hold Up Killing To Be Questioned
Columbus police seek to question two more suspects in the holdup slaying of Mrs. Mary Faust Jones at a local grocery March. Detectives say a Florida detainee implicates two others in the Starke Florida storekeeper killing and names George Woolfolk, held at Raiford prison, as connected.
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Columbus
Mary Faust Jones
H. T. Whitley
Florida
George Woolfolk
Raiford State Prison
Starke
Fla
Three Suspects Still Sought After Store Killing
In the Feb 3 robbery at Mrs. Jones’s store, she was shot and killed by one of three Black men. Her brother-in-law Thomas Joe Hall was wounded while attempting to stop the fugitives. Woolfolk faces death penalty talks, with a possible repatriation for trial if Florida courts do not impose it.
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Whitley
Florida
Woolfolk
Jones
Thomas Joe Hall
General Vandegrift to address Birmingham Southern grads
General Alexander A Vandegrift former wartime commandant of the Marine Corps will speak to Birmingham Southern College graduates. He retired after forty years of service and led the corps during its initial landings on the Solomon Islands. A class of 255 will receive their degrees.
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Birmingham
Asia
Alexander A.vandegrift
Maine Corps
Birmingham Southern
Vandegrift
Solomon Islands
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