Fascists Challenge Reds As Italy Sees Rising Right
In Italy the Italian Social Movement and Monarchist alliance surge, capturing Naples and Bari councils as Christian Democrats lose ground. In incomplete returns from 2,400 towns, CD remain first, communists and socialists second, neo fascists third. Rome held by de Gasperi, NATO ties intact.
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James M. Long
Rome
Italian Social Movement
MSD
Mussolini
Halian
I Ihia
Dienara Tarian
Presr
Duce
Alcide de Gaseri
Naples
NATO
Europe
Bari
U. S
Italy
Christian Democrat Bloc
Communists-Socialist Alliance
de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Reds
Minister Ivie vows fast to death in revival bid
Cherryville Missouri reports Ozark preacher Rev J J Ivie age 55 of the Assembly of God Church has not eaten in 37 days and vows to fast to death unless a world revival ends sin and communism. He weakens but can still walk and refuses church help or physician visits. He prepared a statement to shield his wife from legal action if he dies.
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Cherryville
J. J. Ivie
Assembly of God Church
Ivie
Bank Doors Open Vault Left Unsecured at Love Field Bank
Dallas police found the Love Field State Bank door and vault open before dawn. No burglars were present despite piles of currency and coin sacks on the vault floor. A bank vice president attributed the scene to someone hurriedly leaving.
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Dallas
Love Field State Bank
J. W. Gallaher
C. H. Heckett
Annual Decoration at Grains Hall Cemetery Sunday
The annual decoration at Grains Hall cemetery on Trinity mountain will be held Sunday with morning services and singing after lunch. Those interested in cemetery duties were urged to attend Thursday to help clean graves.
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Grains Hall
Trinity Mountain
A Fable of the Oak and Tremors in the Forest
A strong ancient tree shelters many, but hidden Vermin, storms, and predatory Serpents burst the safety. The tree’s rot from within leads to collapse as justice and faith collide with heedless pride. A rambling class scene and stray lines close the piece with wary notes on modern jitters.
Noahs Ark Oddity with Three Camels at the Gangplank
Noah notes three camels attempting to board while counting pairs of animals. He pauses and corrects himself with two each, suggesting a doubling or mismatch in the animal tally aboard the vessel.
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Noah
Christmas Tree Heist Told In Light Verse
A narrator boasts of stealing a Christmas tree from a wooded area to save money. He plans to chop down the chosen tree and bring it home for free, arguing it is a home-made solution to save do re mi during Christmas. The tale blends humor with a brag about a theft framed as thrift.
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Chevrolet
Ee -Arons Pene
OS Ruses Eelte
Decatur Chairman Reflects on Absence at Meeting
The Decatur chairman regrets not having Mr. Brown at the meeting and quips about missing his vacant chair and face. A tense remark follows about a girl and her poor reputation after marrying a man, with Mrs. Grab alouski cited as the new name.
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Decatur
Mr. Brown
Grabalouski
Does fishing make a man a liar or do only liars fish
The quote questions whether fishing corrupts honesty or if dishonest people are drawn to fishing. It frames a paradox about character and activity without asserting a fixed truth.
Early bidding raises caution for bridge players
A quip notes that starting bids and raises too soon can lead to costly mistakes at the bridge table, warning players to pace their plays and evaluate threats before committing bids.
Modern-A Word Justifying Baseless Merit Claims
A concise note identifying the term Modern-A as a partisan label used to defend actions lacking substantive merit. The term circulates in political commentary and opinion discourse as a shortcut to legitimize questionable policies or decisions.
Reservist Blair in Two-Week Training at Great Lakes
Seaman recruit W H Blair USNR son of Mr and Mrs F W Blair of 1405 Grace Ave Athens is undergoing a two week reserve training course at the naval training center Great Lakes NL. Blair entered naval service on January 24 1952.
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Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
W.H. Blair
USNR
W. Blair
Grace Ave
Athens
Blair
Naval Service
Tax Defendants Face Grand Jury After Tax Evasion Case
Two Mobile businessmen linked to Gulf Coast Tobacco Co are sentenced in a 400000 dollar income tax evasion case. Joseph Mitchell and Sam Ripps testified before the grand jury as FBI probes a 800000 dollar shortfall at Thomasville Bank and Trust Co. Mitchell is serving a three year sentence. Ripps has a 2 1/2 year term and was paroled.
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Mobile
Joseph Mitchell
Sam Ripps
U. S
Percy Fountain
Fountain
Thomasville
Ala
Mitchell
Federal Corrections Institute
Tallahassee Fla
Ripps
Gulf Coast Tobacco Co
Tobacco Company
Blair completes reserve training returning to Athens High
A student named Blair finishes reserve training and will resume studies at Athens High School after completing the program.
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Blair
Athens High School
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