Community notes mix politics charity and race in Alabama
The column highlights Red Cross drives in Hartselle and an American Legion project funding half the cost of a semi pro baseball field. It discusses the Berlin blockade and U S policy toward Russia, TVA power invitations to President Truman, and Alabama reactions to Barkley and Truman era civil rights debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hartselle
The
American Legion
Birmingham
Alabama
Decatur Daily
Arthur Shores
Eighteenth Street
Truman Club
Lawyer Shores
Truman
Barkley
Pell City
Edmund Blair
Thurmond
Wright
Bell
McGrath
Democratic Party
Meighan
Gadsden
National Democratic Party
Washington mining fights over injunctions and Lewis power
John L. Lewis won votes on Taft Hartley provisions limiting strikes by miners and threatens to strike if Dr. James Boyd is confirmed as director of the Bureau of Mines. Senate pressures and recalls of past Bureau control frame a confrontation between President Truman and Lewis over confirmation power.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
National Association of Manufactures
George Sokolski
Lewis
John Owens
Senate
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Interior Krug
Krug
Sayers
United Mine Workers
Dr. Boyd
Colorado School of Mines
Boyd
GOP
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Truman
Sol Bloom Death Tied to Overworked House Panel
The obituary notes that Sol Bloom’s death was linked to an excessive workload. It highlights the Democratic foreign affairs committee’s absenteeism with as few as three Democrats present against eleven Republicans, risking influence over U S foreign policy. It adds that John Kee warned Democrats to quit playing hockey and that attendance was enforced, even via telegram to Brooklyn's Joseph Pfeifer.
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Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sol
John Kee
West Virginia
Charles Eaton
New Jersey
New Democratic
Sol Bidom
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Brooklyn
Real Servant of Brotherhood by Forrest Warren
Forrest Warren, former San Diego Journal reporter and Atchison East Globe correspondent, organized a revolving wheel chair service with over 600 chairs and many walkers for polio victims. He started the San Diego Shoe Fund, raising about 40000 dollars and repairing and distributing over 100000 pairs of shoes. During Christmas he runs a Santa-helper program aiding 4000 people with gifts and funds for books projected on the ceiling to help bedridden patients read.
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Forrest. Warren
San Diego Journal
Atchison ‘East Globe
Warren
DOES Stands On Racial Segregation Question In the South
A report centers on the heated debate over racial segregation in Southern states. It traces public opinion, political positions, and potential legal actions shaping the policy landscape. The piece highlights community leaders and affected groups weighing constitutional challenges.
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South
Living Today Habits To Avoid For A Better Life
Practical guidance on daily patterns to drop to improve wellbeing. It cautions against chronic complaining blaming others dwelling on the past fantasizing about tomorrow and arrogance self pity fear and excessive seriousness that impede progress.
As Pegler Sees It on States Rights and Federal Power
West Brook Pegler argues that the United States was not designed as a nation of people governed by a strong central authority. He contends slavery and state sovereignty were historically foundational, criticizing federal overreach from Yalta to Teheran. He warns centralized plans erode states and warns Congress may pretend authority.
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Novie Russell
Bob Simpson
Judge Simpson
Africa
Philippine Army
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Segundo B. Villaneuve
Bagio
Noble
Bob
Jim Folsom
Lincoln
New Republic
United States
United” States
Yalta
Teheran
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Congress
Nnis
W. P. A. Boondoggles
States’ Rights Party
Washington
Tennessee
Union
Nebraska
South Carolina
Hoth
Thority
Lincoln Kstlew
Pact details loom as US weighs Atlantic alliance
Washington reports promise forthcoming on an Atlantic pact linking the United States with nearby nations to deter Russia and coordinate defense. Passage hinges on a two thirds Senate vote with debate over arms, timing, and the meaning of collective security noted.
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Washington
State Department
United States
North Atlantic
Russia
U. S
James Marlow
Senate
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Portugal
Italy
United Nations
Western
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Austria
Trieste
Japan
Korea
Notable 71-Year-Old Mentor Shaping Community Service
Warren, aged 71, balances his duties at The San Diego Journal with extensive community service. He is described as a devoted Servant of Brotherhood, dedicating effort beyond his journalism work.
McCormick Moves Toward Peron Admiration in Latin America
Chicago Tribune publisher Colonel McCormick, long a fierce Truman critic, praises Argentina's dictator Juan Peron after a Latin American tour. He basks in medals, dinners with U S officials, and expresses hard line views on Europe, prompting debate over reporting shifts by Tribune correspondents.
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USA
Harry Truman
Chicago Tribune
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Tribune
Colonel McCormick
Peron
Argentina
Col. McCormick
Latin America
Buenos Aires
Vaughan
McCormick
Washington
U. S
Europe
Quito
Ecuador
Red Army
Jack Dubois
The
Customs Busts and Smuggling Across Borders in 1948
The piece reviews Customs Service efforts in 1948 including major diamond seizures at La Guardia, a 100000 dollar 23 carat diamond, and numerous smuggling schemes from Canada and Mexico. It notes increased narcotics seizures, notably heroin and cocaine, and highlights undercover work by narcotics and customs agents, plus concerns over postwar shipments and illicit alcohol.
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Washington
INS
Bureau of Customs
Hollywood
U.S
LaGuardia Field
Puerto Rico
Los Angeles
Samuel
Mexico
Veterans Hospital
Tucson
Europe
New York
Brooks Bros
Treasury
Progress
Tex
Harry J. Anslinger
Frank Dow
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Miami
California
Customs Bureau
Mackenzie's Column Sees Socialists Poised for Victory in Britain
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Britain's first socialist government riding high on by election gains. He cites South Hammersmith and St Pancras wins, predicts Labour return with a strong but reduced majority, and discusses Attlee era nationalizations and potential shifts in a five year plan. Francis Williams backs the outlook from New York.
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Britain
Therty
John Bull
Winston Churchill
Hammersmith
London
Churchill
St Pancras
Francis Williams
Attlee
New York
Labor
Williams
Revival services planned at Ninth Street Methodist church
The revival meeting for Ninth Street Methodist church will start Sunday morning with Rev. A. H. Nabers of Cullman as preacher. Also notes of local visits, improvements, and illnesses are included among brief town notices.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
A. H. Nabers
First Methodist Church of
Cullman
England poised for volcanic election as socialism tests power
A sharp shift in political trends forecasts a volatile general election in Britain. The race could decide whether socialism, as shown in the trial, gains formal approval or a shift to a more conservative government. The outcome is framed as a referendum on Britain’s way of life.
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England
Britain
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Menber
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Royall
Athens
TVA
Elmer Vinson
Missouri
the Barkley
Ques
National Party
Talladega
Henry Wallace
Drew Pearson
Washington Merry-Go-Round
By Arlie B. Davidson
Davidson
Pegler
Brook Pegler
Brotherhood
International News Service
Mackenzie
DeWitt Mackenzie
Efigland
Bank of England
John Mahaffey
Tuscumbia
Edward B. Almon
C. J. Walker of
J. H. Goodwin
Benevolent Hospital
Cloud Brothers
Fourth Avenue
J. E. Wilder
Milton Wells
Minnie Wells
T. Hanson
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