Fragmented 1948 notice and rates page fragment
A damaged clipping from March 26 1948 includes subscription rate data for carriers in Alabama and Georgia plus scattered telephones and service notes. The fragment mentions obituaries and resolutions with a charged per word rate, plus a quotation attributed to Thomas Jefferson and a list of cities in the United States.
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Bai
Alabame
Mell Dally
Sundsyn
Georgia
Fierkia
Meath
Pear
Let There Be Light in a Coded Ecclesiastes Note
Fragments mirror a cryptic meditation on warmth and companionship. The text blends biblical citation with fragmented phrases about living for others and seeking advantage, referencing RNGdr and Seneca in a nonstandard, error-filled stream.
Man of Distinction in State Government Scandal?
A satirical profile praises Ross Clark of Elba as a secret special investigator for the Governor. It notes his odd status as a dollar a year appointee and his undisclosed activities including handling a state car. The piece mocks official secrecy and hints at internal investigations.
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Folsom
Ross Clark
Elba
Ross
Pleasant Change in Alabama May 4 Democratic Ballot
Alabama voters face a long May 4 Democratic primary ballot but a 1947 election law could shorten it. The measure limits candidates’ names on the ballot, reducing lengthy listings and easing ballot counting for officials. The change affects who will appear for contested races and may streamline the voting process statewide.
Washington exchange on war, draft, and Russia policy
In Washington optimists warn the U S may mirror six months before Pearl Harbor as Congress funds the Marshall Plan and considers a draft. Truman says the Soviet Union causes world trouble while shipments to Russia persist. Critics call this stance and State Department handling at odds with warnings of past lessons and the nation’s safety. Concerns intensify about aid to a “friendly nation” that could turn hostile and imperil thousands of young Americans.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Soviet Union
Alixe
Truman
Japan
Soviet Russia
Wisconsin Alumni Banquet Sparks MacArthur Row in Washington
A Washington banquet of Wisconsin University alumni sparked a political clash over General Douglas MacArthur. Toastmaster George Worthington praised MacArthur, provoking heckling and a sharp counter resolution. Justice Wiley Rutledge tried to calm the room as the dispute escalated into a broader anti MacArthur exchange.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wiley Rutledge
Wisconsin University
Douglas MacArthur
George Worthington
Wisconsin
D. C
MacArthur
Pacific
Worthington
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Justice Rutledge
Baos
Japan
Rutledge
Alexander Wiley
Independence reminiscences on Truman and civil liberties stance
The piece portrays Independence Missouri residents viewing Harry Truman as a kindly, upright figure. Mayor Roger Sermon, lifelong friend, defends him as politically pragmatic, not driven by constitutional rebellion. It notes Truman’s ties to Pendergast, local landmarks, and prominent townsfolk like editor William Southern.
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Independence
President Truman
John Brown
Roger T. Sermon
Harry Truman
South
Mayor Sermon
Jackson County
Boas Pendergast
Mr. Truman
William Southern
The
Independence Examiner
Frank W. Rucker
Southern
Truman
Election officials urged to serve in Houston County primary
Electors are told there are few county offices and several races lack opposition. The State ticket will shrink with unopposed candidates. Officials to serve in the May primary are urged not to fear long hours counting ballots, stressing competent honest election workers as foundations of good government alongside jurors.
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Alabama
Mokine
Roush
The
Erie
Houston County
Fragmented political rants mix butter costs and party lines
A garbled 1948 era clipping cites quotes from Benjamin F. Fairless on butter prices and steel costs while volleying at President Truman and Taft. The text shifts to party figures like J Howard McGrath and Phrases about Jews and police power appear amid confusion and partial names.
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Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Editors Debate Lincoln and Truman in Deep South Coverage
The column cites William Colmer’s discovery of Lincoln’s 1858 Charleston speech arguing white supremacy, contrasting it with abolitionist aims. Alabama Democratic developments show candidates pledging to oppose Truman, with Senator Sparkman urging retirement, and The Eagle’s stance on party unity amid the force bill issue. The Dothan Eagle editorializes on timidity in Louisville politics and the South’s reaction. A Marion group describes Alcoholics Anonymous as a path to sobriety, while Marion Times Standard warns drivers to slow in school zones.
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Lincoln
William Colmer
Mississippi
Abraham Lincoln
Charleston
Ilinois
South
West Point
Miss
Daily Times Leader
Alabama
Truman
the Daily
Eighth District
John Sparkman
Democrats
Eagle
Decatur Daily
Dothan Eagle
J. Luter Donaldson
Louisville
Marion
Mos
Alway
Alcoholics Anonymous
Marion Group of Alcoholic
Anonymous
Rion Times Standard
Civil rights debate framed for 1948 campaign
Leon Henderson told Democratic leaders in Washington that the Civil rights program must not be softened. In a letter to Chairman McGrath he argued major battles of the 1948 campaign will unfold in large Northern industrial states where the liberal labor independent vote is decisive, urging a strong strategy.
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Henry Wallace
Moscow
Cominform
Warsaw
Zhdanov
Kremlin
Europe
Nicolai Petkoff
Congress
California
Helen Gahafan Douglas
Chet Holifield
Wallace
C. B
Beanie) Baldwin
Douglas
Holifield
Bulgaria
Wallaceites
Clinton McKinnon
San Diego
McKinnon
PAM
Guild
Philadelphia Record
Leon Henderson
Americans For Democratic Action
Washington
McGrath
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Russia
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Merry
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House
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