Wiregrass Proud As Auburn Appoints Local Native President
The Wiregrass newspaper celebrates Dr Ralph B Draughon being installed as the eighth president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn. Born in Hartford and raised in Geneva, he becomes a pinnacle leader shaping state education and extension services. Local pride runs high as the region claims credit for his achievement.
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Ralph B. Draughon
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
APE
State Extension Service
Draughon
Hartford
Geneva
Geneva County
Ralph Draughon
Grant College
Dranghon
Alabama
Talk of a Pettus County in Alabama Draws Scrutiny
The Birmingham News notes intermittent talk since 1887 of carving a 68th county from Jefferson County’s Bessemer Cutoff. Proposals would grant local control and department head elections, but the paper argues area, unity, and efficiency weigh against creating a new Pettus County. The legislature is unlikely to act.
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Alabama
Birmingham News
Bessemer
Jefferson County
Pettus County
Gov
Jefferson
Mobile
Montgomery
Peitusy
Barkley's speeches spark debate over civil liberties
The Philadelphia speech quoted Vice President Alben Barkley saying civil liberties cannot be legislated while conceding laws cannot guarantee voice and choice. He urged moral education, and observers note Birmingham and Philadelphia remarks reflected contrasting regional priorities and a party split over civil rights.
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Alabama
South
Hirmingham
Philadelphia
Birmingham
Senatorial Recordings Signal Folsom Campaign Shift
Governor Folsom’s brother Fred uses a recording machine in the 1947 Senate gallery to capture speeches for later public report. The device could be used to replay what Senators say, potentially shaping audience perception. Critics note earlier 1918 campaigns and 1946 tax positions contrast with today’s request for $61,000,000.
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Folsom
Fred
Senate
Lockheed offers free rides for all employees in new plane
Burbank California UP reports Lockheed Aircraft Corp launches a six month program giving its 15 000 employees a free ride on company time in the Constitution airplane they helped build. The move aims to boost management employee relations and trust in assembly quality, echoing the Army paratrooper policy of packing their own parachutes to avoid shifting blame.
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Heed Aircraft Corp
Constellation
Army
Uncle Sam
Rabid foxes and dogs letter to the Eagle editors call for action
A reader from the Wiregrass Fox Hunters Association urges stronger enforcement of rabies health laws. He argues against blaming foxes alone, cites disease costs and dog treatment figures in Coffee County, and urges readers to pressure representatives, health officers, and canine owners to ensure anti rabies treatment and enforcement measures.
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the Eagle
Grand Wiregrass Fox Hunters Asso
Tegard
Coffee County
Kennells
Telephone manners and a rattler of a reply
A columnist argues against a universal practice of answering calls with names and warns that privacy matters. The piece mixes humor about telephone etiquette and a seemingly unrelated note on venomous snakes and a bird dog named Bess, reflecting a colonial newspaper voice and local anecdotes.
Journalism Week at Missouri Celebrates Past and Present
Westbrook Pegler notes Journalism Week at the University of Missouri in Columbia honors long tradition from Jesse James to Truman era. He recalls professors like Charles G. Ross and Walter Williams, and recounts debates over union power, press ethics, and the evolving role of journalists.
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Kansas City
University of Missouri
Lords of the American Free Press
New York
Washington
Columbia
Jesse James
Harry 8
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Steve Early
Roosevelt
Ross
Walter Williams
Missouri
Quantrill
Raider
James Boys
Malmedy
Williams
Henry
Bubblehead
Wallace
Farmer's Wife Seeks Help Over Calf and Grass Woes
A farmer's wife writes to Ohio State University asking for advice on a cow that chews grass, drinks water, and bleats continually. She describes the animal as bred, standing, crying, and troubled, asking what to do with the distressed cow.
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Ohio State University
Businessmen See Three More Years Of Prosperity
Washington businessmen at the Chamber of Commerce convention expect at least three years of good times, possibly five, if Congress blocks Truman’s program and voters elect a more conservative legislature next year. They favor moderate welfare measures and Taft style reforms, urging limited health coverage, wage talks, and anti Communist affidavits, while opposing broad expansion of federal health care. They view Taft as a 1952 model and see Eastern Europe as a reason to defend capitalism.
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Luther Mott
United States
Roosevelt
Dan Tobin
Teamsters
Joe Ryan
Longshoremen's Union
Jimmy Petrillo
Mr. Truman
Tran
Jer
Ted Itherstete
Elliott Roosevelt
Anna
White House
Washington
Congress
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Chamber of Commerce of the
Taft
Franklin D Roosevelt
F.D.R
Taft-Hill
Westinghouse Unveils Bug Away Light Bulb
Outdoor living may improve this summer as Westinghouse develops a bug away bulb with a new yellow enamel coating. Tests show the enamel attracts few night insects and provides comfort by reducing pests near illumination.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Old Maid's Convention invites to find a husband
25 Years Ago May 12 1924 Members of the Mission Study Class met at Mrs. Mattie Helms home with Mrs. Carl Peer as program leader Tea and sandwiches were served Miss Louise Weed visits Orlando Fla Mrs R E Yarbrough and children stay with Mr Yarbrough's parents in St Andrews Bay Fla E M Hightower Frances Hightower and Annie Johnson of Brundidge visit Dothan John D Ayres returns from Miami and other Florida points where he spent his vacation Announcement Come to the Old Maid's Convention Friday night and find out how to get a husband Mr and Mrs Jake Siler and Miss Florine Ussery spent the day in Montgomery
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Mattie Helms
Carl Peer
John D. Ayres
Miami
Florida
Wealthy San Francisco woman overdoes burglar alarm
A Russian Hill resident who installed alarms after multiple robberies now triggers the system every time a guest arrives. She must notify the alarm company before opening the front door or the alarm sounds, drawing police to the grounds.
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San Francisco
Lobster Catch Sets Record Size Near No Man's Land
A 38 pound lobster was hauled aboard the Friars off No Man's Land its claws described as larger than baseball mitts. Crew members said the claws held enough meat for lobster steaks, marking a remarkable catch for the voyage.
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Boston
No Man's Land
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