Calls for early Pry Field runway and local election urges
The piece urges fast action on constructing a paved runway at Pry Field airport and urges Decatur and Gadsden voters to participate in upcoming elections. It notes Alabama pilots and planes, discusses dry versus wet issues in Gadsden, and praises volunteer workers pushing voter registration while highlighting regional political shifts and public projects.
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Alabama
Pryor Field
Decatur
Review of the 1916 Campaign and Wilson Victory
C M Stanley of Alabama Journal reviews the Wilson Hughes race of 1916. The piece recalls close state results Minnesota New Hampshire California and public reactions in the East. It highlights Frank P Glass Birmingham News editor who doubted Hughes victory and led a Wilson victory parade.
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C. M. Stanley
Alabama Journal
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Journal
Minnesota
New Hampshire
California
Stanley
Frank P. Glass
Birmingham News
Mr.Glass
Princeton
Glass
the Daily
East
South
Cede
Na‘tion
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes on defense power plays
The column reports on friction between Navy and Air Force over strategic bombing, Forrestal’s pressure to stop interservice bickering, and hints of partisan favoritism. It mentions Gallery’s plan, a reprimand, and looming showdowns while sketching other political echoes with Kaiser steel, Douglas, and Birmingham.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy Air Force
Defense
Forrestal
Secretary
Navy
Dan Gallery
Gallery
Secretary of the Navy
Eleanor the Great and Liberalism in Pegler’s View
Westbrook New York columnist Pegler attacks Eleanor Roosevelt as a crafty politician and radical backer of organizations tied to the New Deal. He accuses her of using respectability to shield alleged crimes, endorses harsh measures against her, and predicts a congressional response to purge sympathizers.
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Tom Clark
Genera
Eleanor the Great
Gailantry
United States
Ed George Quirk Rookie Fullback Joins Redskins
Ed George Quirk a rookie fullback from Missouri and former Big Six shot putting champion joins the Washington Redskins now making his pro debut.
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Ed George Quirk
Ashington Redskin
Missouri
West coast maritime strike tests Taft Hartley limits
The Nation Today notes the West coast maritime strike as a landmark under the Taft Hartley act after the 80 day cooling off expired. Denham of the NLRB seeks possible injunctions over hiring halls while unions push for wage disputes. Officials anticipate a settlement by next week though Congress is not in session.
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Max Hall
James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Robert N. Denham
Denham
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
International Typographical Union
West Coast
CIO Longshoremen’s
Harry Bridges
Great Lakes
NURB
NLERB
Theil
East
Oak Ridge
Tenn
AFL
Ater
City of Decatur Ordinance Fixes Street Grades
City council adopts Ordinance Number 492 fixing grades for Jackson Street and West Gordon Drive from specified road margins to property lines as shown in Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company Addition No 2. The measure, drawn by city engineers, was adopted and approved August 16 1948.
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Decatur
Alabama
Jackson Street
16Th Avenue
18Th Avenue
West Gordon Drive
5Th Avenue
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
Morgan County
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Thurmond
Dewey
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Sears
House
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Ion
Stan & To
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Age Herald
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Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Jense
Defense Department
Senate
Henry Kaiser
Cleveland
Oscar Cox
Kaiser
Alger Hiss
Supreme Court
William O Douglas
Montana Bar Association
Helena
Douglas
Anaconda, Copper Company
Montana
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Douglass
Arc Herald
Birmingham
Henry Agard Wallace
Franklin van Zeilm
Tl Corinthians
Aitdont
Pegler
Westbrook
New York
Eleanor
Thomas Committee
Herald Tribune
Tade Styka
Clemenceau
Mar- Bichial Foch
Paderewski
Styka
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U.S
Palestine
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
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FORD
Pontiac Streamliner
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Joe Pettey
H.R. Summer
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Ray Childs
T. R. Harrison
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