Tide baseball in regional race and national tax talk
Alabama’s Crimson Tide shifts to the regional baseball championship as discussion swirls over a veto and tax cuts. Mort Cooper moves to the Giants with Walker Cooper, while Barons’ strong attendance boosts Birmingham’s season. Grover Hall Jr interviews Girl State members about Sybil Pool, and a liquor referendum proposal reshapes petition thresholds for Alabama voters.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Tide Baseball Nine
Birmingham Barons
Barons
Rickwood Field
Grover Hall, Jr
Girl’s State
Sybl Pool
Miss Pool
Scottsboro
Truman Faces Tax Cut Vote and Wagner Act Debate
The nation awaits President Truman's decision on the income tax reduction and labor control measures. Supporters urge signing both, citing popular demand for tax relief and concerns about high living costs, while critics warn of economic instability if vetoes occur. The Wagner Act is criticized as the era’s most one sided labor law, with calls to abolish and start anew.
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Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Congressional
Looking Ahead by the Washington Sugar Ration Plan
The Agriculture Department expects shortages as sugar rationing ends October 31. Officials warn some hoarding may occur and prices could rise slightly in November and December if consumers act unwisely. They believe prices will not exceed two to three cents per pound with prudent buying.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Braden Messersmith Resignations Mixed Up By White House
A memo mishap and hurried actions led to Braden and Messersmith resignations being announced out of planned order. Braden submitted first but a Department memo blocked June 12. The White House rushed Messersmith’s resignation on June 5 to avoid further embarrassment and influence on Argentina policy.
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Washington
Braden-Messersmith
Truman
U. S
Argentina
Braden- Messersmith
George Messersmith
Braden
White House
State Department
Charles Ross
Messersmith
Whdt
Peron
Senate Hesitates Over Biddle and Perlman Nominations
On Capitol Hill Washington Republicans expect Senate to approve Philip B Perlman of Maryland as solicitor general though uncertainty lingers. The Foreign Relations Committee shows no clear sign on Francis Biddle as U N Social and Economic Council representative with Democrats and Republicans wary he is too New Dealer.
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Capitol Hill
Washington
Senate
Truman
Philip B. Perlman
Maryland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Francis Biddle
U.S
U. N. Social and Economic Council
Biddle
Munich meeting eyed to ease postwar German tensions
Berlin and Anglo American officials hold tempered hopes for the Munich conference of German ministers president. They seek to air common problems to reduce beefs over zones not meeting promised food deliveries.
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Berlin
German Economic Council
Conference of Ministers
Munich
Progress in Dishwashing Ends With Disposable Plates
R. W. Hoecker of the Agriculture Department describes a new idea where processors offer frozen pre cooked foods served on disposable plates. Consumers heat the entire dish in the oven and then discard the plate after eating, eliminating dishwashing.
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Washington
R. W. Hoecker
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
CIO PAC Eyes Fund Drive Ahead of 1948 Labor Contest
PAC drive to fund political actions begins in off election year. Secretary Treasurer David J. McDonald says funds are vital to build CIO PACs to counter anti labor congressmen in 1948.
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PAC
Washington
CIO
Political__Actions Committee
CIOP@C
David J. McDonald
American aims to beat world speed record with modified P 80
A hand made engine is installed in the modified P 80 Shooting Star as the U S hopes to reclaim the world speed record of 616 mph from Britain within a week. If successful the engine will likely become the production model and a new air borne radar development for Navy transports is anticipated. Commercial airlines may follow. Britain begins refueling experiments in flight with Lancasters on the London Bermuda run enabling non stop trips with mid air gas near the Azores.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
British Overseas Airways
London-Bermuda
Azores
Truman urged to back acts to ease business woes
The passage argues that management faces rising labor conflicts and dwindling incentives, labeling the situation as a major headache for business leaders. It contends that supporting both acts would allow the United States to move forward and set new records nationally.
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Truman
United States of America
Wandering Bits From A Wedding And A Taxi Ride
A Western spy observer recalls a wedding moment when a groom orders a taxi with a bride and its crew heading to the hospital to show the sister who just had a baby. The scene captures a cabdriver’s startled reaction to the bridal train being whisked into the car.
Steel capacity debate splits leaders on 1950 target
Budget Bureau economist Louis H. Beam argues annual steel output should rise from 91 million to 110 million tons by 1950, opposing U S Steel stance. Commerce Department study flags ample current capacity but notes shortages have already reduced employment and warns of higher unemployment if producers push output without more raw materials.
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Budget Bureau
Louis H. Beam
U. S. Steel
Commerce Department
Local Ball Game Surprise Debut
In a small town a man lacking a player joins a makeshift team. Saul persuades an old fellow who never played before to bat. He hits the first pitch over the fence and stuns everyone, but as he is urged to run he sighs, Shucks what’s the use.
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Saul
Eryone
New Weapon of Science Folic Acid Fights Macrocytic Anemia
Medical science adds folic acid as a new weapon against macrocytic anemia and related conditions like pernicious anemia and sprue. In trials folic acid improved red blood cell coloring, reduced nerve symptoms, and prevented relapses, offering an alternative to liver extract therapy.
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Tropics
King J
Robert W. Heinle
Cleveland
Ee Sealsi
Cate
Via
Pastors Advocate Vacation Bible Schools Across the South
A writer recounts travel through Tennessee Virginia and Alabama noting widespread church led daily vacation Bible schools. He cites two weeks of VBS equaling a year of Sunday school and urges churches to involve children in church life through planned instruction and recreation. The message invokes Christ teaching and the call to teach in His name.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Decatur
Church
Misreading Evolution and The Fall of Man In Modern Thought
The writer rebukes experts and calls popular science a new religion. He argues that talk of the survival of the fittest is misunderstood and that the public lacks a true grasp of the terms and ideas involved.
Imagin ary talk blurs lines between real and imagined
Poetic fragment reflects on how actors blur reality and fantasy while preachers claim real meaning in abstract ideas. The lines juxtapose imagination and faith, suggesting perception shapes truth.
Sweet sorghums grown in the United States for sugar and forage
Sweet sorghums are cultivated in the United States primarily to produce sugar and to provide forage. The crop serves as a source of sweet juice and green fodder for livestock.
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United States
Walter Winchell On Congress And The People In New York
Columnist Walter Winchell critiques Congress on rent labor and tax laws arguing politicians claim to serve the people while benefiting NAMMers and attacking New Deal supporters. He ridicules anti Fascist charges and notes Taft's labor bill as a tool to influence Truman and union power. The piece mocks public interest versus political maneuvering and OPA price controls.
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Congress
Candid Catalog of 1940s Gossip and Market Musings
A collage of society notes from midcentury media, covering price declines, OPA policy, book bans, celebrity weddings, far flung military sites, and stock chatter. The item mentions Moon Gaffney, Mrs Paley, Marietta Fitzgerald, a Hackettstown camp, Jersey bootleg hobbies, and a polar flight by Milton Reynolds, with notes on Brooklyn Navy Yard and Picatinny Arsenal.
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Moon Gaffney
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Wm. Paley
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Paul
Lina Basquette
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