Alabama taxes and roads in a dry state smoke
A syndicated editorial piece argues Alabama must recapture revenue from alcohol sales if the state votes dry. It calls for stiffer drunk driving penalties, stronger road funding, and a European advertising push to boost U S influence while noting TVA defense and Morgan county road repair concerns. It also discusses tax policy sparking GOP budget moves and potential large debt reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Truman
Congress
GOP
High Command
Free city parking for 500 cars near Rickwood Field
Birmingham City Engineer J D Webb studied city maps after paying a high parking fee at a ball game. He found a city owned plot near the Birmingham Barons stadium that could accommodate 500 cars at no charge, addressing a widely debated parking issue in Decatur and Birmingham.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Rickwood Field
Birmingham Barons
Birmingham Post
J. D. Webb
Webb
Decatur Welcomes FHA Official Curtis McPherson
The Alabama FHA director Curtis McPherson will visit Decatur this week to discuss the housing situation. The Daily notes his local roots and warns against preconceived notions of stagnation, praising Decatur’s progress and urging easy housing for newcomers.
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Curtis McPherson
Alabama
Federal Housing Administration
Decatur
McPherson
TVA
The
Daily
Mr. McPherson
Henry Wallace linked to lamasery case and Guru letters
Pegler reports a court record linking Henry Wallace to a lamasery dispute tied to Nicholas Roerich and a Guru cult. The piece details Louis L. Horch, a department of commerce official, and various pseudonyms connected to the Roerich circle as part of a broader political narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Goofy Guru
Henry Wallace
Wallace
United States
Roosevelt
Riverside Drive
Nicholas Konstantin Roerich
Henry
Roerich
Guru
Mahatma
Swami
Devil
Horch
Lamasery
Louis L. Horch
New Orleans
Master Institute of the United Arts Inc
Nettie S. Horch
Louis Horch
Tibet
Louis
Mama
Sec
S-Treas
Porooma
New Jersey
United States Department of Commerce
Harry S. Truman
Secretary of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Board of Economic Warfare
Ojana
J. Lichtmann
Avirack
Urice M. Lichtmann
Fuyame
N. K
Amos
Washington sees politics mix with economics in 1948 debates
Washington report notes economists and politicians clash as inflation and tax policy become entangled in the run up to the 1948 election. It highlights Taft and Truman differing on prices and fiscal strategy and cites a business executives meeting discussing whether administration policies curb or fuel inflation.
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Truman
Taft
Congress
White House
Truman-Snyder
Federal Reserve Board
Yo Potter
Roerich Family Names Yuri Uri as Son Mentions
In a fragmentary notice the text refers to Dr. George Roerich and his son Yuri and Uri as part of Henry Wallace’s circle. The source shows names tied to a historical figure’s associates and hints at a personal network connected to Henry Wallace.
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Yuri
Uri
George Roerich
Henry Wallace
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES
Crossword puzzle clues with across and down entries covering verbs nouns and common terms. Includes hints like Self possessed engrossed region indicted minute grains of rock and more. Also features a cryptogram quotation and a known King Features syndicated line.
Notice of dissolution of Pettey and Ellison Electric Co
J T Pettey and Louie M Ellison dissolved the partnership on June 12 1947 at 516 First Avenue East Decatur Morgan County Alabama. Ellison will own and operate the business moving forward. Pettey provided notice dated June 16 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettey & Ellison Electric Company
J. T. Pettey
Louie M. Eillison
First Avenue East
Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama
Louie M. Ellison
Probate notices and estate claims in county records
Estate notices for Lois Roberts Lillian Gill and Edward Spurlock request creditors to file claims within legally required periods. Separate items warn that failure to present claims will bar their claims. A political economy critique discusses wage rate rises, inflation, and U.S. policy, urging restraint and use of the federal reserve to stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Roberts
Probate
E. R. Roberts
Lillian M. Gill
T. C. Almon
Charity Houston
Edward R. Spurlock
Walter Winchell In New York
Walter Winchell develops columns from New York scenes and voices with sharp commentary and quick snapshots of public figures and events reflecting midcentury media culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
New York
Memories of Laurette Taylor and peers in early cinema
The piece recalls Laurette Taylor’s acting ideals and warns young actors about overreliance on singing and posing. It cites Violet Heming praising Dorothy McGuire, Elsie Ferguson’s beauty notes, Ethel Barrymore’s Hollywood clashes, Margaret Sullavan’s Hollywood critique, Judith Evelyn’s wartime voyage aboard the Athenia, and Florence Eldridge’s stage craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurette Taylor
Laurette
Hartley Manners
Michel Mok
Margaret Sullavan
Katharine Hepburn
Hollywood
Maggie
Judith Evelyn
England
America
Athenia
Judith
Adelaide Actress Judith Anderson’s Early Ambition and Toast Scene
In Adelaide a young Judith Anderson longed to play Lady Macbeth rather than Juliet. She later earned temperance medals as a girl, melting them into a brooch. Enid and Grace Valentine toasted a stage actor with real champagne in a scene noted for bright eyes and good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Grace Valentine
Grace
Judith Anderson
Rebecca
Juliet
Macbeth
Adelaide
South Australia
Actress Dorothy Gish Baffles Time With The Story of Mary Sturratt
In a note on Dorothy Gish, critics praise her humane warmth and stage presence as Mrs. Surratt in The Story of Mary Sturratt. The piece recalls Gish’s early days watching her father Rudolph stage stock in Irving Place and the family’s belief she would not become an actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mady Christian
Rudolph
Irving Place
Mady
Dorothy Gish
Mary Sturratt
Weevils Haunt Alabama Cotton Fields in Spring Record
Boll weevils are more numerous in Alabama than in recent years with many fields showing more weevils than squares. Damp cool weather this spring fostered the infestation, and despite hot dry weather last week the pests will continue to damage the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Extension Service
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Sam
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Guntersville
John Spark- Lister Hill
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Mainta
Mnight
Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Sean
Biel
Rae
Washington
Paul Mallor
Daily Crossword
Noblem
Little _ child
Evezh—Iyfegt
King Features Syndicate Inc
Vera M. Spurlock
Red
Cahaba
Thomason Coal CO
R. R. and
Cherry Sts
Mary Martin
Venus
World Herald of Omaha
Nebraska
Violet Heming
Miss Heming
Dorothy Mc
Guire
Elsie Ferguson
Elsie
Ethel Barrymore
Playbill
Rasputin
Ethel
Florence Eldridge
Frederic March
Percy Hammond
Enid Markey
Lyons Electric Co
2Nd Ave
Were
Iran
Universal
Universal Concrete Pipe Co
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