Georgiana Population Stability Noted in 1940s Census
The Dothan Eagle recalls Georgiana in Butler County with 1627 residents in 1940 and 1625 in 1950, a drop of two in ten years. It notes America’s humor craze and mentions Leslie Towne Bob Hope facing a $100,000 libel suit over a hotel joke, with Hope arguing lack of malice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana
Butler County
Dothan
America
Leslie Towne
Bob) Hope
Manhattan
Robert
Deadly chicken game drives highway deaths
An alarming rise in traffic tragedies prompts warnings from press and radio as a neighboring city reports youths playing a dangerous game of chicken on highways. Two cars head toward each other on the center line, and if neither swerves, the collision ends in a grim joke about fried chicken.
Reapportionment Debate Stalls in Alabama Legislature
Governor Folsom pushes for reapportionment citing justice and fair representation while critics call the session ill timed and unfriendly to voters. The piece argues persistent delays burden Alabama's 3 million residents and questions why costly inaction continues.
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Jim Folson
North Alabama
Folson
Folsom
Pravda questions US action in Korea in bold critique
The Pravda editorial questions whether the United States has gone too far in Korea, accusing Washington of aggression against North Korea and China. It contrasts US war weariness with American resolve and frames Stalinist Russia as pushing for active defense of smaller nations.
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Pravda
Communist Party
Kremlin
United States
Korea
China
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Russia
Joe Stalin
Joe
Truman holds emergency cabinet session after Korea attack
President Truman flew from Independence Missouri to an emergency meeting with Acheson Johnson Pace Bradley and other top officials. They discussed the Korean war situation with Johnson predicting South Korean hold and Bradley warning of swift Communist gains and a developing defense line near Seoul.
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Washington
Truman
South Korea
Independence
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
Army
Pace
Navy
Matthews
Air
Seoul
Bradley warns on Korea attack as potential major Russian move
Bradley questions whether the Korea attack is a main Soviet blow or a diversion aimed elsewhere. He warns Iran may face a main Russian punch for oil, and cautions against overcommitting in Korea. Acheson urges firm UN action and arms aid, warning of a world crisis if Korea falls. Truman weighs whether this signals a larger war and stresses the need to exhaust peaceful means and possibly deploy U.S. troops.
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Bradley
Iran
Russia
Korea
Navy
Air Force
North Pacific
Acheson
Truman
Senate
State Department
Indo-China
Japan
Potsdam
Moscow
United Nations
Self Criticism as Path to Personal Growth
Article argues self criticism beats external fault finding. It cites Charles Darwin as example, noting his fifteen years of study for The Origin of Species. Readers are urged to analyze their own faults before blaming others.
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Charles Darwin
Debate Over Announcement Shapes Korea Intervention
The article recalls the Monday decision to deploy the 7th Fleet and U S Air Forces to Korea after a tense exchange with General MacArthur about who should announce the move. It notes Taft’s caution, military assessments of forces, and fears of a broader Soviet push, drawing parallels to historical crises and a National Geographic note on a Dutch dike statue.
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7Th Fleet
U. S
Korea
General MacArthur
Pacific
White House
MacArthur
U.S. Navy
Taft
Senate
Russia
North Pacific
Manchuria
Henry L. Stimson
United States
League of Nations
Hoover
Stimson
Far East
Ruhr
Hitler
National Geographic Society
Truman Takes Responsibility for Handling Russia
President Truman told advisers he would take full responsibility for decisions. He said he knows the Russians after five years of dealing with them and warned that weakness invites aggression. He urged firmness to prevent another war and claimed no one wants peace more than he.
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Truman
As Pegler Sees It on Communists as Criminal Conspiracy
Pegler argues the communist party is a criminal conspiracy against the United States and that all who join or associate with it are conspirators subject to penalties. He cites Congress and courts, condemns guilt by association, and asserts severe penalties including death for participation in the conspiracy.
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New York
Communist Party
United States
Congress
Harry Bridges
Republican Party
Committee On un-American Activities
McCarthy
Ben Gitlow
American Communist Party
United States of America
The Five Men Who Kept Wallace From Becoming President
A Cosmopolitan feature by George E. Allen argues five Democratic insiders including Ed Pauley Ed Flynn Frank Walker Bob Hannegan and Pop Watson blocked Henry Wallace’s 1944 VP bid. It recounts Roosevelt’s uncertain health Truman age and White House maneuvers that influenced the ticket choice. The piece portrays party bosses as pivotal yet controversial figures in shaping war era leadership.
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New York
INS
George E. Allen
Henry Wallace
Ed Pauley
Ed Flynn
Frank Walker
Bob Hannegan
Pop” Watson
Capitol
Statuary Hall
Wallace
Allen
Henry A. Wallace
White House
Iowa
United States of America
Soviet States of America
Mississippi
Russia
Roosevelt
Chicago
Ed Kelly
Pauley
Asic
Barkley
Byrnes
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Truman
John Boettiger
Boettiger
White& House
Walker
Hannegan
Bob
F.D. R
Kelly
United States
Cosmopolitan
Lebanon Bible School Opens with July Vacation Program
Lebanon Baptist church announces a Vacation Bible School running July 3 to an early August start with sessions from eight to eleven in the Lebanon area. Classes cover nursery and beginner to intermediate levels taught by listed volunteers including Mrs. Irvines, Mrs. Ratnee Barkl, Mrs. Solon, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. McCaig, and others. Transportation will be arranged for local children.
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Bible School
Lebanon
Solon
Cecil Itchell
White
McCaig
B. Goff
Anders
J. Shaneyfelt
James Hammon
Harry C. Wiley
Vondale Shaneyfelt
James
J. F. Brown
W. T. Knox
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Decatur
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NC. ET
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Associated Press
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Dothan Eagle
Big Jim
Nekemeton
Merry-Go
Drew Pearson
By Arlier Davidson
Bupoy
Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook
International News Service
Morgan County National Bak State National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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