Alabama News Roundup Sparks Political Debate
AP report notes July 30 Alabama primary rush for senate seat and press skepticism toward candidates. Mentions Madison County liquor store delays and ABC building plans. Highway patrol tests show 50 mph average. Decatur Birmingham curves explain travel times. Ed Crump denies Washington ambitions amid McKellar resignation talk and TVA power comment.
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Ed Crump
Memphis
Washington
Senator McKellar
McCord
Crump
Shelby County
TVA
Letter from printing firm on strikes prompts call for preemptive settlement
A morning letter from a printing equipment company states its plant is still strikebound and promises prompt attention when it reopens. The note reflects widespread fear of recurring labor stoppages and urges long range legislation to settle strikes before they begin.
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Truman
Phils make gamble pay as attendance surges
Philadelphia owners backed Ben Chapman as manager and rebuilt a team that rose from last to sixth in the National League. Attendance soared from under four thousand to about twenty thousand in one game and over thirty thousand the next, pushing year to date totals well above last season.
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Philadelphia Phils
Ben Chapman
Ben
Phils
Chapman
Phijls
Guntersville Dream of Growth and Imagination
The column praises Guntersville as a rising hub in Alabama Valley growth. It cites John Temple Graves calling for money and imagination to unlock greatness, noting potential for agriculture, industry and recreation in Guntersville and nearby cities.
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TVA
Tennessee
Alabama
Presto
Switzerland
Florida
Marshall County
John Temple Graves
Guntersville
Tri-Cities
Decatur
Huntsville
Val- Graves
Alabama Ledger
We Ought To Be Ashamed Says Selma Editor
Colonel Ed Field blasts selfish hunger amid share the food drive. He condemns vague, poorly organized efforts to aid Europe and Asia and urges clear guidance on how and where to give. He warns Americans will share more if convinced of a plan and need.
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Ed Field
Selma Times Journal
Sunday Journal
Europe
Asia
Russian dictatorship and American policy examined
Westbrook Pegler argues the U S Russia treaty admits Moscow’s interference in U S affairs. He denounces labor boards and communists in unions saying the Dies committee shows traitorous activity, and warns of Russia keeping atom bomb secrets behind an iron curtain.
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New York
United States
Russia
Labor Relations Board
Moscow
Felix Frankfurther
Dies Committee
New Deal
Hollywood
Union
Soviet Union
Europe
France
Earl Browder
Winston Churchill
State moves forward with plan for new Alabama office building
The Alabama state building commission will proceed with plans for a 1.5 million dollar state office building. Technical Director John Gallagher said specifications are being drafted and bids may be requested within three months for an eight or nine story structure. Construction depends on Civilian Production Administration authorization.
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Montgomery. Ala
State Building Commission
John M. Gallalee
Amazon Valley Sanitation Proposal for Settler Health
Scientists argue that the Amazon valley could be made healthful for white settlers if modern sanitation methods are introduced. They emphasize implementing drainage, waste management, and clean water systems to reduce disease and improve living conditions for new arrivals.
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Amazon Valley
Draft plans stir doubts over teen-agers and 36 44s
Washington dispatch analyzes rumor fueled draft policy amid congressional hurry to adjourn and presidential power. It argues the Army relies on volunteers for a 1 070 000 force by July 1947, with deferments and reallocation shaping who is drafted, while cautioning about political pressure and possible emergencies.
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Washington
Chicago
Senate Committee
Thomas
Utah
Eisenhower
Congress
Navy
Paris
Truman
Senate
White House
Andrews
Mr. Truman
Appetite as a Guide to Diet in Modern Living
The piece argues appetite remains a questionable guide for a balanced diet amid processed foods and changing living conditions. It cites studies by Dr. Frederick J. Stare and various trials showing benefits from milk in schoolboys and adequate prenatal diets, urging careful planning with fruits vegetables whole grains meat milk eggs fortified fats and vitamin D.
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Frederick J. Stare
Boston
United States
Tennis champions crowned as Carr and Detra fall
The Daily John son notes Hill Robertson on the Echols farm brings early cotton blooms while Carr and Detra win the tennis championship. Rev G M Davenport plans a Methodist Sunday School picnic at Wheeler station. Others: J R Daniels named Chancellor Commander Hermione lodge 16. Billy Bush visiting grandparents. Wykers on vacation in Colorado Springs. Chandler's Hash sale Saturday. Mary Nelson visiting son Steve in Montgomery. John Daniel and Birmingham couple back from two day visit. Irene and Susie Anderson visiting uncles J J and D P Humphrey.
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Hill Robertson
Echols Farm
Johnson and Buster
Carr
Detra
G. M.davenport
Wheeler Station
J. R. Daniels
Hermione Lodge
Little Billy Bush
Roberts
John D. Wyker
Colorado Springs
Chandler
Mary Nelson
Steve Nelson
Montgomery
John Daniel
Birmingham
J. Q. Sewell
Irene
Susie Anderson
Athens
J. J
D. P. Humphrey
Truman gains little as congress balks on key issues
The report notes President Truman wins less than half of his aims in Congress on topics including the youth draft and OPA while losing on other items such as 48 year olds for training. It highlights War Department manpower pressures and an unsettled peace outlook.
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Truman
Congress
OPA
Army- Navy
War Department
Daily Variety
Bob Hope
Fibber McGee
Molly
Hope
W. Winchell
Gilbert E. Busch
Navy
Marine
Busch
Four Drown in Warrior River Tragedy Near Birmingham
Four youths drown in Warrior River accidents near Warrior and Sayre Alabama. Barbara White, 14, drowned while trying to save her 11-year-old brother Alfred William. Max Henson, 14, of Empire also drowned near Sayre. Carl Jennings, 24, of Birmingham, drowned after a boat capsized near Smiths Camp. two companions survived.
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Birmingham
Ala
Warrior River
Barbara Lucile White
Alfred
William White
Warrior
E. R. Caldwell
Max Henson
Empire
Sayre
Carl Jennings
Smith’s
Truman to Resume UNRRA Reporting Except Russia
President Truman informed Congress that U S correspondents will report UNRRA activities in all countries except Russia. He cited Soviet censorship rules and said radio and news correspondents will be bound regardless of coverage.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
UNRRA
Russia
Rayburn
Broadway Notes and Behind the Scenes Gossip
Katharine Cornell lauded Ray Bolger backstage as a fan laughs and cries. Perry Como’s earnings top a million. Jose Ferrer’s Cyrano reopens with leaves in the final scene. Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys shows, stars, and industry chatter from 1946.
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Katharine Cornell
Ray Bolger
Bolger
M'word
Will Rogers
Hume Cronyns
Jessica Tandy
Gov't
Nassau
Horace MacMahon
USO
Perry Como
Como
CBS
Jose Ferrer
Milk Mixture for Stomach Ulcers Promo
Medical discovery marketed as a safe stomach ulcer remedy named LURIN claims rapid pain relief and assistance for gas indigestion and heartburn. Sold by Loyd's Drug Store and others with instructions to mix two teaspoons in milk and a money back guarantee.
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Loyd’s Drug Store
Portugal United with Spain 1580 to 1640
The period between 1580 and 1640 marks the Iberian Union when Portugal was ruled by the Spanish crown. This union ended with the Portuguese restoration, returning sovereignty to Portugal and reestablishing its separate monarchy.
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Portugal
Spain
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W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Thomas M. Maxwell
Henry
Wallace
Democratic Committee
Louis Conn
Madison County
Times
ABC
Highway Patrol
Alabama Journal
Earl Tucker
Thomasville Times
City Beautiful Club
Westbrook
Pegler
State
Jd i L
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Davidson
Coal & Feed Co
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
Whitman Avenue
State of the Union
Oklahoma
Ruth
Red Mill
Anna
Siam
Rex Harrison
Irene Dunne
Laurence Oliver
Lucille Ball
Zorina
Joan Davis
Jack Oakie
London Daily Mail
Ben Hecht
Palestine
the Mail
London
England
Robert Robert Trout
Anon
Gandhi
Hugo
J. Cannon
Beatrice Kay
Aple Disraeli
Thackeray
Morgan
Tie
Rex Stout
P.’ Duggan
Libby Block
San Francisco
D. Pearson
Columbia
Frank Young
Margolin
Colfie Small
Air Forces
Infantry
Katherine Anne Porter
Hwood
Betty Hutton
Richard Ney
Cain
Hildegarde
Calif
Mildred Pierce
J. Miller
Funk & Wagnall
Oswald Moseley
Adj
Goidel
Second Ave
Hoderal Price
Tire Headquarters
Joe Hagler
Royal Tire Service
Lee
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