Sidney Hillman and Jim Folsom in Alabama politics
Aged column discusses Sidney Hillman head of CIO PAC backing Jim Folsom for Alabama governor. Questions if Folsom will follow Hillman’s dictates, noting Folsom’s claimed advisory board and uncertainty about governance. Also opines Congress should raise salaries to attract capable lawmakers, urging action over delay.
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Sidney Billman
New York
Sidney
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Sidney Hillman
Truman
Political Action Committee
Alabama
Jim Folsom
Cio-Pac
The
New Yorker
Folsom
Alabama Law Enforcement Seizes Large Illicit Alcohol Cache
State Department of Public Safety officers in Alabama reported sweeping seizures last month including 739 gallons of illicit whiskey 89 stills 122 gallons of home brew 21 141 gallons of mash 40 cases and nine bottles of beer 362 gallons of syrup and 125 pounds of sugar used illegally six slot machines one dice table and one pistol The monthly results highlight ongoing moonshine and illegal liquor activity and the enforcement drive aims to bolster public respect for Alabama’s liquor regime
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State Department of Public Safety
Alabama
van Gilbert
Boring Hot Potato in Congress Raises Pension Doubts
A long history of pay raises for Congress stalls as members resist actions despite voter pressure. A secret committee proposal to grant a $10,000 lump sum to long-serving House members after ten years faced rejection amid fears of voter backlash and secrecy.
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Appropriations Committee
House
Theommittee
Unpredictable reforms in New Orleans ignite gambling debate
New Orleans mayor Delesseps Morrison, a WWII veteran elected on a reform platform, proposes legalizing gambling. He plans two bills to tax racing books at 25 a day per book and to authorize 3000 slot machines to fund street improvements and city needs. Morrison argues regulation over prohibition is the only peaceful path, a stance sure to draw criticism and praise alike.
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Young Delesseps Morrison
Morrison
New Orleans
Morison d. Jeg
Merry-Go-Round The Alice Longworth-Lewis Controversy
In Washington during the coal strike, friends doubt Alice Roosevelt Longworth can sway John L. Lewis while her circle leans toward isolationist and fascist-tinged views. The piece also notes Truman’s attempt to purge Rep. Roger Slaughter, the Army caste system, and shifting ties in Kansas City politics amid price-control battles and textile industry maneuvers.
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Alice Longworth
John L. Lewis
Truman
K. C
Washington
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
J. Borden Harriman
Mrs. Longworth
Count de Chambrun
Alice
Lewis
Roosevelt
This Morning by John Temple Graves on public mood
An opinion column discusses majority influence in policy, criticizing wartime controls and praising shifts toward a free economy. It cites The New York Herald-Tribune and The Florida Times Union, urging reform in education and public understanding, and ends with Mrs. Hart's complaint about cotton material availability and preference for cotton over synthetics.
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OPA
Congress
New York Herald-Tribune
House
Herald-Tribune
House of Representatives
Shreveport Times
Georgia S. Hart
Marshall
Texas
They Say Built on Gambling and Speculation
A compilation of quotations from Edward R. Carr and Dr. Anton J. Carlson alongside remarks by Sir Thomas Beecham and Edward R. Carr again. The lines discuss gambling, science, arts, and home ownership as forces shaping American life and policy.
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Edward R. Carr
Home Builders Association of Metopolian
Washington, D. C
Anton J. Carlson
American Association For the Advancement of Sience
America
Sir Thomas Beecham
Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Washington, D.C
Cemetery care praised as city hires full time maintainer
Huntsville city cemetery committee is praised for hiring a full time maintenance man to trim grass and weeds and improve the overall appearance. Previously families bore the burden, leading to neglected plots and damaged graves, and historic tombstones risked obscurity without ongoing city care.
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Huntsville Times
Abbeville weighs 1 cent tax for pool funding
Abbeville considers a one cent tax on cigarettes cigars and beer to fund a municipal swimming pool on city property costing 12000 to 15000 dollars. Councilman G B Mathison proposed the levy to borrow funds and retire debt from tax proceeds with a sunset when paid. Ozark already uses a similar tax for a new stadium.
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Abbeville
G. B. Mathison
Tompkin
Ozark
Public official ponders 31 years in office
Anent J. M. Mathison, Henry County registrar in chancery, has served public office for 31 years and questions if that is long enough. He began as county court clerk, then mayor, and since 1931 has run the registrar's office, reflecting on tenure.
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J. M. Mathison
Henry
Registrar’s Office
Abbeville Welcomes New Dothan Transplant Earl Henley
Abbeville gains a new resident from Dothan as Earl Henley, longtime State Highway Patrolman, moves to Henry County. He transferred a couple of weeks ago and says he is now a regular Henry County citizen living on West Alabama Street. Henley joined the Patrol in 1935 and spent years in Dothan before his Abbeville posting.
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Abbeville
Dothan
Earl Henley
Henry
Henry County
West Alabama
Henley
Major Roberts in Abbeville Barbershop Chat
A long time Henry County superintendent of education, Major Roberts, was seen leaving a local Abbeville barbershop. The observer noted his presence and engaged him about politics and school teaching, reflecting on his residency and routine in town.
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Major Roberts
Henry County
Abbeville
Major
Long-serving educator. Major recalls decades in schooling
The speaker learns Major has taught for many years across Jack County Florida Houston Henry Geneva Covington Pi ens Barbour Alabama, serving as Newville principal and then superintendent. He notes the Henry County system thrives but faces bus maintenance and rebuilding four burned schoolhouses.
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Jack County
Florida
Hous Henry
Geneva
Covington
Piens
Barbour
Alabama
Newville
Major
Houston City
Henry
Henry County
Henry Cat Education Board Member Fred Bush Ref lects on Service
Fred Bush of Abbeville Eufaula road, a Henry Cat Board of Education member, recalls about seven years on the board with three or four to go. Once ran a drug store in Abbeville, left due to health, then returned to farming, arguing farming and running a store both demand hard work.
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Fred Bush
Abbeville-Eufaula Road
Henry Cat Board of Education
Bush
Abbe
Faing
Prisoner To Wed Woman He Married Bigamously In '26
RAIFORD Fla UP Prisoner A Boyett, a inmate at Raiford State prison, plans to wed the Pennsylvania woman he married bigamously years ago. He was freed yesterday from his first wife whose annulment was granted in Starke on grounds of desertion since 1915. Boyett will wed in a prison ceremony with state permission as part of his move toward a pardon plea. He had fled a murder sentence in Maryland, later becoming a trucker and living under an assumed life until capture.
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Truman
Roger Slaughter
Bailiwick
Hob Hannegan
Jim Pendergast
Tom Pendergast
James P. Aylward
Congress
Kansas City
Hannegan
FDR
Roosevelt
Congressmat Dla Fish
New York
Congressiman Slaughter
Whewever
Hain Fish
Connie Cman
Fish
Rabbit
White Rabbit
Independence
N Ostary
Raiford
Fla
A. Boyett
Raiford State Prison
Pennsylvania
Starke
Boyett
Uniontown
Mariatllla
City Auditorium Cleanup Underway After Repairs
City auditorium interior repairs start with contractor hired to repair floor tracks replace ceiling in the orchestra stand and repaint. The contract totals $1,505.41 under the supervision of City Au tor-Treasurer J. L. Vaughn 8 yesterday.
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City Auditorium
City Autor
J. L. Vaughn
Let There Be Light and Old Paths Sermon Text
A religious reflection quotes Jeremiah urging to seek the old paths and walk therein for rest. The fragment invokes faith, duty, and moral guidance, noting absence of occupation as a mind in vacancy and urging contemplation of purpose.
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