Alabama Democrats split into three factions noted
The Alabama Journal notes divisions among Dixiecrats state rights Democrats and brass-collar Democrats. Marion Rushton is re elected chairman of Montgomery county Red Cross. The piece mentions a Phi Beta Kappa key awarded to Truman and describes a presidential scholar. Montgomery prints census coupons urging missing persons to contact authorities.
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Alabama
Alabama Journal
Marion Rushton
Truman
University of Missouri
Chicago Tribune
Montgomery
Mattress Not The Answer In a Humorous Take
A satirical note mockingly suggests a mattress for Premier Stalin is unnecessary. It jokes that old Joe rises in fear or humor, while the real issue is that he sleeps on the floor, not on a bed.
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Stalin
Joe
Old Joe
OSS
Archbald van Beuren
New York
Senate
MccCarthy
McCarthy
van Beuren
Amerasia
Washington
Committee
Scripps-Howard
Frederick Waltman
Robert Morris
Senate Committee
Morris
Woltman
Boll Weevil Battle Brightens Alabama Cotton Prospects
In Auburn researchers say a dry June could boost cotton yields and curb boll weevils. Nature's heat may help control pests, and a Lawrence County meeting of farmers and businessmen discussed managing the infestation, remaining hopeful for a normal crop despite record pests.
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Auburn
Lawrence County
Historical Repetition and Religion in a Time of Crisis
The Charlotte Observer notes an AP survey showing rising religious interest in the United States led by Billy Graham in Charlotte. It argues revival follows periods of uncertainty, citing Constantine, monasteries, and crusades as past anchors, and likens communism to a rival religion demanding zeal to defend civilization.
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Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
Billy Graham
Associated Press
MacArthur
Japan
Constantine
Europe
Near East
Westinghouse favored in Army water cooler contract dispute
The Army faced criticism over a water cooler procurement worth $100000 after Westinghouse submitted a bid that allegedly did not meet specifications. Sunroc Refrigeration protested and a later bid change was allowed, drawing congressional scrutiny and calls for fairness to small businesses.
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Washington
Army Navy
Army
Westinghouse Electric Company
Johnson
Chicago Army Quartermaster’s
Westinghouse
Sunroc Refrigeration Company
Glen Riddle
Sunroc
Orville Morrison
Manny Celler
New York
House
General Accounting Office
Lindsay Warren
Treasury
Congressman Buchanan
Pennsylvania
House Lobbying Committee
Buchanan
Brown
Ohio
O'Hara
Minnesota
Halleck
Indiana
Earlier Marriages in America and Their Pros and Cons
A column discusses trends since 1890 showing lower median ages for first marriages in 1947 and notes the pros and cons of early marriage. Benefits include joint readiness and larger families, while risks involve higher divorce rates and potential poor selection. The piece urges more preparation for marriage and warns that haste is risky.
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United States
Census Bureau
Ren
America
Pegler Attacks Smith and Luce in Republican Debate
Pegler condemns Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Clare Luce for feminine prerogatives he calls harmful to the party. He argues the Democratic era erodes personal freedoms, cites World War I and II policy, and warns Republicans to defend liberty and states' integrity against liberal overreach.
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New York
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Clare Luce
Japan
China
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Wilson
End to government insurance delays urged by grieving sister
Elizabeth S. Gilbert of Charleston recounts the long wait for her brother’s death benefits, noting bureaucratic red tape delaying $14 months for his widow and children in Fort Worth. She calls for faster relief and cites similar cases. A Redemptorist camp in Dalton, Georgia aids underprivileged children, while Ku Klux Klan ties surface in a local donor anecdote. Weather and war-cloud fears blend with talk of atomic-age anxieties and past balloon incidents over the Pacific.
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New York
INS
Charleston
W. Va
Elizabeth S. Gilbert
Gilbert Pens
Fort Worth
Dalton
Joe Driscoll
Driscoll
Gil McCormack
Brooklyn
Ku Klux Klan
Isaac Andrews Icon of Trapshooting Dies at 74
The Associated Press reports Isaac Andrews of Spartansburg South Carolina dies aged 74 a top national trapshooter and 1928 Grand American Handicap winner born in Ireland.
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Associated Press
Isaac Andrews
Spartansburg
S. C
Ireland
William J Chipman NY Daily News editor and AP sports writer
William Joseph Chipman, 52, a longtime editor for The New York Daily News and former Chicago and Washington reporter and Associated Press sports writer, was born in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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William Joseph Chipman
New York
New York Daily News
Chicago and Washington
Associated Press
Owensboro, Ky
Chellis L Chasman Pioneer in Mechanical Dentistry
Chellis I Chasman 55 a New York pioneer in mechanical dentistry. He held notable work in early dental technology and contributed to the development of dental mechanics.
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Chellis L Chasman
New York
Chellis I. Chasman
Rev Brother Paul Fostering Ruth's Early Baseball Roots
The Rev Brother Paul C F X 85 educator who led St Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore shaped the young George Herman Babe Ruth during his student years at the institution located in Fort Monroe Virginia and Maryland.
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Brother Paul
Fort Monroe
St. Mary's Industrial School
Baltimore
George Herman
Babe) Ruth
Mrs Dora Irene MacDonald Clein Dodge obituary
Miami Florida widow Dora Irene MacDonald Clein Dodge, 47, was the widow of John Duval Dodge, son of one of the founders of the Dodge Motor Co.
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Dora Irene MacDonald Clein Dodge
Miami, Fla
John Duval Dodge
Dodge Motor Co
Retired Major Edward Dwork Associated with Dewey Manila Landing
Major Edward Dwork 76, retired, of West Palm Beach Florida, reported as the first officer to land when Admiral George Dewey captured Manila during the Spanish American War.
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Edward Dwork
West Palm Beach
Flia
Min Jor
George Dewey
Manila
Spain
Samuel F. Smith Wrote America Hymn in 1832
The patriotic hymn America was penned by Samuel Francis Smith, a theological student, in 1832 using the tune God Save The King found in a German songbook.
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America
Samuel Francis’ Smith
Brown Hare Nurtures Young In Solitary Lifestyle
The common brown hare raises her young alone and checks each kit nightly for suckling after they are a few days old, ensuring individual care for every offspring.
Ailment Affects Middle-Aged Women Interstitial Cystitis
An article discusses interstitial cystitis a severe bladder inflammation mainly harming middle aged women. It covers symptoms urgent frequent urination and constant pain diagnostic use of a cystoscope scar tissue and possible treatments including scar tissue cutting and silver nitrate bladder washes with hospital care and follow up.
Political Critique on Liberty and Trade Union Oversight
The piece argues that the CIO and AFL impose European style controls on Americans, condemning Roosevelt and the Democratic Party for allegedly planting traitors in the capital. It questions which acts by McCarthy are more honest in rooting out traitors and urges readers to consider the party’s guilt alongside individual actions.
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Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Frank Knox
Willkie
New York
United States
United States of America
Democratic Party
France
Old Republic
FBI
St. Louis
Albany
Smith
Higgins
Europe
Republican
Roosevelt-Truman
CIO
Perle
McCarthy
Truman
Our Millions Under the Union Mon Opoly
A brief item outlines concerns about union influence over large financial interests and potential manipulation of markets. Officials warn of risks to workers and consumers as debates about monopoly practices unfold amid rising tensions.
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