Ball weevil on the march in King Cotton season
Ball weevil or no ball weevil, King Cotton is on the march as gins across North Alabama prepare this year’s crop for market.
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Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1949
Page
4
Tito Likely to Secure American Loan for Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia is seen as virtually certain to obtain an American loan if he remains alive and independent of Moscow. Officials estimate he may want about 25 million dollars, with State Department risk taking. The piece warns Tito must avoid threats to life as U.S. scrutiny increases after the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tito
Department of State
Not So Much Talk Please Work To End Demagogues
A Tennessee visitor argues poverty and ignorance in the South fuel demagogues and election outcomes. The speaker urges less talk and more intelligent action to address poverty, ignorance, and racial issues, insisting newspapers should focus on constructive community work rather than distant retrospectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
North
Spraying of Florence Citywide Aims to Fight Flies and Mosquitoes
The Florence Times reports a citywide spraying over about 3500 acres to guard Florence from flies and mosquitoes. The air spray occurred on August 12 and 24 at a cost of about $4,000, funded by the city, the Jaycees, other civic bodies, and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Florence Times
Marshall Smith
Rural progress in Alabama farms praised across the state
The Alabama Journal urges that rural advancement is nationwide from the Tennessee line to the Gulf. It notes improved corn, cotton, clover, thriving cattle herds, and better land use in Canebrake Wiregrass and along the coast. Timberlands receive growing care, signaling a new era of wealth and prosperity.
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The
Daily
Alabama
Alabama Journal
the Journal
Tennessee Line
Gulf
Tennessee Valley
Washington lobby clash hits White House adviser Clark
President Truman faces a lobby clash involving John D. Clark of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Reps. Wright Patman and John Carroll accuse Clark of quietly lobbying to restore basing point pricing banned by the Supreme Court, seeking to muzzle the White House staff over anti trust legislation and FTC support. Clark previously backed the FTC but after the Supreme Court decision shifted to pressuring for basing points.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Robert S. Allen
Truman
John D. Clark
White House Council of Economic Advisers
Standard Oil of Indiana
Supreme Court
Wright Patman
Tex
John Carroll
Colo
Patman
Carroll
Ark
Pearson
White House
Clark
Federal Trade Commission
Homer Capehart
Ind
FTC
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Michigan
Senator McCarran accused of dispossessing Pyramid Lake Paiute
The Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe in Nevada accuses Senator Pat McCarran of opposing foreign displaced persons while trying to strip reservation land for white cattlemen. A tribal council resolution says McCarran's bill would transfer valuable land from the tribe to nonnative ranchers.
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Pat McCarran
D. P
Pyramid Lake
Revelations on Vaughn and Maragon Lobby Ties
The piece recalls Drew Pearson columns starting March 17, 1947 that exposed the White House influence scandal. It details Maragon junkets to Europe, perfume scandals involving cabinet wives, Maragon’s demotion of a brigadier general in Rome, and ongoing lobbying efforts still under Senate scrutiny.
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Harry Vaughan
Mr. Maragon
White House
Senate
Drew Pearson
Europe
Maragon
Rome
Senate Committee
Supreme court upholds tribe. McCarran bill targets decision
The department denounces the meas ure and the supreme court's ruling in favor of the tribe. McCarran's bill would circumvent that decision. Despite opposition to liberalizing the displaced persons law, McCarran pursued permission to bring in several hundred Basque sheepherders for Nevadans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partment
Supreme Court
McCarran
Intelligence Chief McCormack Poised for CIA Head Role
Alfred McCormack, wartime pen tagon intelligence colonel and New York attorney, appears to have the inside track to become the civilian head of the Central Intelligence Agency. Adm. Roscoe Hillenkoetter, CIO chief, is maneuvering to keep the position and has been pulling strings, but faces a competitive spot.
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Intelligence
Alfred McCormack
Pentagon
New York
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
Roscoe Hillenkoetter
CIO
If We Had More People In Government Or Society
Arlie Davidson argues for more training in good government and broader understanding of people’s desires and habits. She urges selfless public-minded citizens of all ages, free from prejudice, willing to sacrifice for the common good, with firm values and faith in God. She envisions youth with clear aims and families guided by a strong sense of obligation.
President seeks civilian for key post in CIA reshuffle
The President intends to nominate a civilian for a pivotal CIA post amid a shakeup. The latest CIA bust followed an army coup that toppled Marshal Zaim, leaving agencies momentarily flatfooted. McCormack joined Army G-2 via ex Secretary of War Henry Stimson, though he lacked prior military service and has since practiced corporate law since 1946.
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CIA
Marshal Zaim
McCormack
Henry Stimson
Suppressed ECA report fuels cross house clash
A deadlocked ECA bill debate centers on continuing a watchdog committee. The Senate seeks it to independently monitor ECA operations abroad, while the House opposes. The panel has withheld a scathing French attitude report on Marshall Plan outreach, citing unclear reasons and fighting for $250,000 to stay open. The report warns France largely misunderstands U S aims and could doom the Marshall Plan without better public explanation. It criticizes French government and press for not publicizing U S efforts, noting communist propaganda capitalizes on gaps in information. It argues France may never understand the plan unless the U S explains it, threatening both nations' goals and the broader fight against communism.
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House
Senate
Congress
U. S
United States
France
Europe
America
Communist Party
Marshall
New York
Oyster Farm Tops Port Stephens as World’s Largest
Ex-bulk driver Stan Phillips and a cousin built a 1000 acre brackish-water oyster operation near Port Stephens. In four years it produced 10 million oysters valued at $166,000, claimed to be the world’s biggest oyster farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Stephens
Stan Phillips
Phillips
As Pegler Sees It On Dewey And Riots In Peekskill
In a harsh analysis Pegler contrasts Governor Dewey's instinctive reaction to the Peekskill communist riot with his measured stance during Buffalo unrest ten days earlier. He argues that union-goon violence is tolerated and that sheriffs should deputize and act decisively, framing officials as failing to uphold law when faced with organized crime tied to unions.
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New York
Dewey
Peekskill
Buffalo
United Auto Workers
Bell Aircraft
Philip Murray
Ku Klux
Klans
Black Legion
Silver Shirts
Robeson
Poor Posture Affects Health and Child Posture Habits
An article discusses how bad posture causes back ache and fatigue and worsens heart and lung issues such as angina pectoris. It highlights that better posture can reduce attacks, recommends teaching children correct standing and walking, and describes a simple wall back exercise. It also includes an FAQ on canker sores noting uncertain causes and silver nitrate as a quick aid.
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A. M
AMA opposition to nationalized medical care outlined
The American Medical Association denounces nationalized care as England’s trial shows. Dr Ralph J. Gampell argues socialized medicine burdens doctors with forms and bureaucracy, lowers care quality, and shifts cost to taxpayers. AMA promotes private insurance as a cheaper alternative with better access, while a 3 million dollar lobby funds education efforts rather than influence.
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New York
INS
American Medical Association
England
the Waldorf
Gampell
Britain
San Francisco
Whitehall
AMA
Washington
Labor Party
Truman
Waldorf
Boston
Chicago
New Orleans
Pacific union push seen amid anti communism drive
Mackenzie observes a fresh burst of activity around President Quirino's proposed Pacific union as a Southeast Asia bloc aimed at countering communism. He notes Chiang Kai-shek backing, invitations to Indonesia Australia New Zealand India and Siam, and Brigadier General Romulo leading negotiations to align with U S Far Eastern policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Orient
China
Dewitt Makenzie
United States Senate
Houses of Representatives
Quirino
Chiang
Indonesia
Australia
New Zealand
India
Siam
Carlos P. Romulo
United Nations
America
Pacific Union
Romulo
Southeast Asia
U. S. State Department
Japan
Nippon
Strife Over Class Bias Reflected in Crime Justifications
The passage argues that crimes by groups like the United Auto Workers and the Ku Klux Klan are unfairly weighed on separate scales. It contends that perpetrators justify violence as morally justified by perceived entitlement or benefit, while real wrong remains unchanged. The text critiques conditional morality based on class conflict and social position.
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United Auto Workers
Ku Klux Klan
Mt Nebo Singing Planned Sunday
Mt Nebo annual all day singing will be held the first Sunday in September starting at 10 AM. A basket dinner will be spread at noon. Performers include The Sunshine Trio Harper Girls Trio Mr and Mrs Albert Doss and others. Mt Nebo church lies eight miles northwest of Cullman on the Dripping Springs road. Allen Humphries is chairman.
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Mt. Nebo
Sunshine Trio
Harper Girls
Albert Doss
Cullman
Dripping Springs
Allen Humphries
Happy Five to Perform Concert at Sardis Site
The Happy Five of Huntsville will give a concert at Sardis, five miles east of town, as part of the annual sing. Ralph Allgood and Tee Shel Howse are in charge as the group prepares for the event.
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Huntsville
Sardis
Ralph Allgood
Tee Shel Howse
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Merry
Arlie
Davidson
Axpaver
Louisiana
Pegler
OK Pegles
Paul Robeson
Herman NK. Bundeler
BLD
International News Service
MacKenzie
Bro
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