Tennessee primary races heat up in Aug. 5 contest
Five Democratic hopefuls vie for governor and U.S. Senate as E. H. Crump influence shapes the campaigns in Tennessee. Gov. Jim McCord seeks a third term while Gordon Browning makes a comeback. In the Senate race Estes Kefauver, Tom Stewart and John A. Mitchell face Crump’s rivals, with Kefauver arguing for TVA. Voters also decide county posts as Republicans run primaries in two districts.
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Nashville
Terin
Tennessee
United States
Jim McCord
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Gordon Browning
Crump
Tom Stewart
Shelby County
John A. Mitchell
Estes Kefauver
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Browning
McCord
Gadsden Stores Razed by Fire
A blaze heavily damaged two stores in downtown Gadsden Alabama the E J Lewis hardware and the Earl Williams Furniture in a one story brick building Fire Chief Clyde Landers estimated loss at 150000 dollars Cause of the fire was unknown Three fire companies prevented spread to adjacent buildings
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama City
E. J. Lewis
Earl Williams
Clyde Landers
Ban on vocal backgrounds tightens in Hollywood
Hollywood head James Petrillo tightens the record ban asking stars to refrain from discs with vocal backs. Some labels skirt the rule with non-union instruments while Frank Sinatra predicts his next release may be his last under the ban. Walt Disney plans Alaska centered cartoons for an upcoming ABC project.
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Hollywood
James Petrillo
Frank Sinatra
Musicians’ Union
American Federation of Musicians
Walt Disney
Hawaii
Island Empire
Alaska
Walt
Seal Island
Franchot Tone
New York
France
Eiffel Tower
Parisian
Bette Davis
John Garfield
Fred Astaire
Marie Wilson
Ken “Murray
Manhunt For Bandits Rages Across Chicago Suburbs
Five armed men robbed a gambling venue then exchanged fire with police in a long chase across Cook County. They were pursued by 200 officers, planes from Glenview, and Treasury agents, with a car, guns, and $1,000 loot found. the fugitives fled toward Blue Island after being tracked from the Des Plaines river area.
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Chicago
Cook County
Treasury
Desplaines
Federal Treasury
Charles Petersen
Western Springs
Petersen
Joseph Clegg
LaGrange
Clegg
Glenview Naval Air Station
Blue Island
First Refrigeration Patent Granted to Dr John Gorie
The earliest patent for a refrigerating machine was issued in 1851 to Dr John Gorie of Apalachicola Florida.
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John Gorie
Apalachicola, Fla
DAV Chooses State Head For Alabama Veterans Group
Wallace I. Reid of Montgomery was named commander of the Alabama Disabled American Veterans state organization. The 21st annual DAV convention in Montgomery also elected officers for the DAV and its women's auxiliary including mobile and Birmingham leaders and appointed officers for the auxiliary with several named from Montgomery, Albertville, and Gadsden.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Disabled American Veterans Organization
Women’s Auxiliary
Wallace I. Reid
DAV
Robert L. Deal
Birmingham
Sarah Breazeale
Whistler
B. H. Breazeale
Mobile
Oscar Byrd
Russellville
R. T. Moore
J.W. McDill
Ben Wolf
Carl Brady
Robert W. Whirly
Lorena Deal
Viola Holder
Albertville
Mary Mary J. Barton
Katherine Coble
Mary Bullard
Evelyn Dandridge
Lillian J. Rossen
Rose Shehan
Helen ‘Rossbach
Gadsden
Nora Hood
Mabel Jones West
Bertha Jenkins
Railway Appeal Arguments Set
Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones heard arguments in the Southern Railway tax appeal. The railroad challenges a rise in property tax valuation from 16,049,735 to 25,000,000 after state revenue department figures and a Hamm adjustment. Arguments followed April testimony as the case progresses in Montgomery Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Southern Railway
State Revenue Department
Philip Hamm
Nix Dies At Loretto Acknowledged In Local Death
News arrives of the death of A B Nix at his Loretto Tennessee home on Thursday. He lived there since 1938 and was formerly a resident of Lawrence and Morgan counties. Survived by wife nine children including Mrs Arthur Elam of Decatur and Mrs Dudley Morris of Trinity plus 33 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Also two sisters and three brothers. Funeral held Saturday at two o'clock with Rev Paul Lang and Silas Lang officiating Hendrickson of Pulaski directed burial.
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A. B. Nix
Loretto
Tenn
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Arthur Elam
Decatur
Dudley Morris
Trinity
James Proctor
Courtland
John Nash
Loretta
Thomas Newborn
Anderson
Raymond Nix
Dellie Lee
Betty Sapp
Parlee Crown
Nauvoo
W. J. Nix
R. B. Lee
J. T. Lee
Double Springs
Paul and
Silas Lang
Hendrickson
Pulaski
Arrival of Margarine at Golden Gate Park
Margarine the cow welcomed a daughter at Golden Gate Park playground where Margo the famed bovine attraction draws children. The event adds a new calf to the fenced exhibit attracting local interest.
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Margarine
San Francisco
Margo
Golden Gate Park Playground
Rats and guinea pigs die faster after venomous snake bites
The article notes that rats and guinea pigs die more quickly when bitten by venomous snakes, suggesting venom effects vary by species and size.
Flames Sweep Bay Bridge Near Henderson Point
Firefighters fought an uncontrollable blaze on the 2 mile Bay St. Louis Bay Bridge causing one fourth to burn. The drawbridge was raised and a special brigade sprayed water as motorists faced a 30 to 40 mile detour around the coast. The fire origin is unknown and observers noted more damage than during the previous Gulf coast hurricane.
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Henderson Point
Bay St. Louis
New Orleans
Fragmentary note on antidote and alcohol comparison
The fragment suggests a concern about alcohol versus an antidote, implying risks if the antidote is not administered. No clear event or entities are identified. The text reads as a partial medical caution without specifics.
Local Daily Records of Marriages and Purchases
A list of marriage intentions and financial transfers including Joseph Henry Lorenzo to Dorothy Owen in Decatur, Neal Terry to Juanita Jam es, and John W Wyker to Oney Cosby. Transfers show sums like 1200 dollars to Cosby and 3333.74 dollars to Nelle Edwards, with several other names and property payments noted.
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Joseph Henry Lorenzo
Decature
Dorothy Jean Owen
Third Avenue
City of
Decatur
Richard Cowans
Nan Dean
James P. Booth
Laura L. Duckett
Sue Cowans
Chester L. Elam
Nelle D. Edwards
E. H. Hill
J. E. Hogan
Feathered Fortunes and Ruffled Feathers at Democratic Convention
Philadelphia reports a raucous scene as delegates crown Dewey Warren and Earl Warren while Chief William Spotted Crow, Sioux leader, garbed in feathers, criticizes the process saying bus ruffles my feathers. The piece paints a lively political carnival with boisterous youth rallies and party rivalries.
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Philadelphia
Dewey-Warren
Herbert Hoover
Dewey
Teresing
William Spotted Crow
South Dakota
Stassen
Alabama Cancer Clinics Examine 1320 Patients
Alabama public cancer clinics examined 1,320 persons last year, with nearly a third from the three most populous counties. Jefferson led with 311 patients, followed by Montgomery with 49 and Mobile with 40. Clinics: two in Birmingham, two in Montgomery, one in Mobile. Established in 1943 with special legislative funds.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Illness Fatal To Civic Leader In Birmingham
Frank B. Yielding 83 longtime civic leader and president of Yielding Bros. department store died after a brief illness. A Birmingham native, he began as a clerk and later helped expand the business with his brother. He served as a bank director until 1946 and was active in the Methodist church. Funeral services set for 4 PM at Norwood Moist Church. survived by wife six sons and a daughter.
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Birmingham
Frank B. Yielding
Vieing Bros. Department Store
Blount Ty
J. Yielding
Yielding
Stow
Norwood Moist Church
Stork Sets A New Record In Montgomery Births
Montgomery Health Officer A H Graham reports last year saw a record high in white births in a metropolitan area. He notes 93.4 percent of county births occurred in hospitals and lists 2,385 total births with six maternal deaths among Black mothers and 34 White stillbirths.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. H.graham
Graham
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Virginia Warren
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