Ballot Record of Week Highlights Alabama and Georgia Votes
Washington June 21 Alabama Hill Sparkman and Georgia George Russell voted yes on the UN policy resolution. Georgia Russell voted yes on social security funding while George did not vote on several measures including reciprocity trade acts and foreign aid.
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Peace is more than a word in a world at war
The text argues peace transcends definitions and rituals, describing it as practical action and global conduct. It portrays peace as God at the table, mutual goodwill, cooperation, open mindedness, patience, humility, and courtesy guiding international relations toward a warless world.
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Aged tale and a joke bounces through convention lobbies
The piece recounts a Southern delegation joke about politicking and saleable loyalties at a Republican convention. It notes speculation on Arthur Vandenberg's nomination and a personal anecdote about his wife’s surgery. A skeptical bystander dismisses surgery, saying whisky cures all.
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Peace and politics mix in a long debate on U S bills
The record details voting on several measures including displaced persons admission and social security tax changes with Alabama and Georgia delegations split on key passages. A closing exchange features a humorous Knights Tale about a parrot alarm clock as a light interlude.
Reading evidence in breach of promise suit
A humorous exchange notes that old flames keep old letters, while a professor asks for two ways to turn a man’s head and a student cites money or a skirt as lures. The speaker, Vera Palatt, reflects on reading a woman like a book and the risks of purity.
The Mourning After by Maurice Seitter
A reflective column titled The Mourning After explores the somber tone following a night of laughterless aftermath and the lingering mood it leaves on the reader.
The ukulele’s true origins in Hawaiian history
Historically the ukulele is not native to Hawaii but was introduced by Portuguese sailors in the 19th century, reshaping local music traditions and instrument adoption. The claim challenges common beliefs about the instrument’s origins and highlights cross cultural exchange impacting Hawaiian culture.
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Hawaians
Mencken backs Hoover Landon GOP ticket at convention
HAL BOYLE reports Henry Mencken proposed a Herbert Hoover and Alf Landon ticket to lead the GOP, calling Hoover the buggy and Landon the horse. He admitted neutrality yet teased he might attend this last convention while noting Dewey’s improved speech and the lobby look at the gathering.
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Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
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Landon
Mencken
Public sale of Decatur land in Morgan County 1948
Morgan County Alabama Circuit Court to sell Lot 18 Block 8 Addition No 2 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Co property in Decatur at public outcry for cash on July 8 1948. Sale subject to court confirmation. Bryan McAfee Register notes June 7 1948.
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Lela Eugene Rollins
Verla Brown
Betty Singleton
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Morgan County
Alabama
Equity
Bryan McAfee
East Court House
Court House
Decatur
Decatur~Land Improvement and Furnace Company
Probate notices from Morgan County estate records June 1948
Notice from the Morgan County Probate Court shows Ruth Cook as Executrix filing final accounts for the estate of Anna P Chrissinger deceased with a hearing set for June 29 1948. Also confirms letters testamentary for Maggie Boyd deceased and requires all claims to be presented per law.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Anna P. Chrissinger
Ruth Cook
Almon
Maggie Boyd
Gan County
Madge Irwin Boulware
City fixes grade for 9th Avenue East in Decatur Alabama
Ordinance No. 484 adopted by the Decatur city council fixes the grade of 9th Avenue East from the south margin of Prospect Drive to the north margin of 7th Street South in Decatur Alabama. The measure sets a precise street grade as part of municipal infrastructure finition.
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Prospect Drive
7Th Street
Margin reduction cuts Cotton futures margin at New Orleans
New Orleans June 21 The reduced margin requirements shift the scale for cotton futures. Under the new plan futures contracts selling from ten to 30 cents a pound require a $10 per bale margin, down from higher old rates, with larger margins cut accordingly for higher price ranges.
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