Fragmented 1950 Alabama paper page opens with garbled text
The snippet shows a 1950 Dothan Alabama issue with garbled headlines and stray lines about subscription rates, carrier service, and telephones. It mentions Jefferson and an obituary note style line, then ends with a date of Friday November 3 1950.
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Cothen
Alabama
Posictiia Am
Georgia
Florida
Daity Alt Suns
Atacums Ee
le Mannial Timon
Mentha
Menthe
Guy
Mazor Rove Sunny
Fragmented religious text excerpt on speech and faults
A garbled quotation references Psalms 38 3 and condemns gossip about a person highlighting their other faults. The fragment hints at defending or explaining away accusations by noting unmentioned faults. The tone suggests admonition against excuses for others misstatements.
Alabama Faces Rising Accident Death Rate In 1930
Alabama safety campaigns emphasize that accidental deaths climb across the state as nationwide and local figures rise. The State Health Department reports August totals near 120 deaths, about 2,200 per year, with autos and other causes contributing.
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Alabama
State Health Department
Fis
Thie
Alabama Vote Ties To Primary Results And Civic Duty
Alabama faces a low turnout as about 700000 eligible voters may vote next Tuesday while fewer than 200000 participate in general elections. The piece urges all Alabamians with voting rights to cast ballots, noting primaries determined nominees and stressing civic duty over enforcing pledges or supporting any specific candidate.
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Alabama
Alabama Voter Turnout Elaborates On Primary Significance
The piece argues that Alabama must demonstrate a strong general election turnout to prove the state is capable of large voter participation. It contends that politicians mislabel Alabama as a low-participation state and stresses that meaningful party divisions and national attention depend on 300,000 to 400,000 of the 1,000,000 eligible voters voting in a general election.
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Als‘ama
Maryland
James Patrick Devereaux
Marines
Wake Island
William P. Bolton
Millard &. Tydings
Lane
Devereaux
Russia
Devotional Bureaucracy Suggests Tool Kit Bridal Gift
A Department of Agriculture piece humorously recommends a bride receive a tool kit for chores citing Proverbs as support. It lists a homemade case with pockets for hammer screwdrivers pliers and a six inch crescent wrench. The tone mocks bureaucratic overreach and traditional gender roles.
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Earl McCracken
Department
Philosophy in Huntsville decision on unemployment claims
The Alabama Court of Appeals ruled that quitting a job over trivial annoyances does not entitle a person to unemployment compensation. Judge Robert B. Harwood stressed daily office irritations are normal and not grounds for guaranteed benefits, urging workers to adapt to imperfect surroundings.
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Wothab
Robert B. Harwood
Judge Harwood
Woman of the Year praised by Dothan teachers
Dora Cook chair of the Dothan Teachers' Association Public Relations Committee thanks The Eagle for its fine article about Mrs. Minnie T. Heard as Woman of the Year. The letter commends editorial support for teachers and its uplifting effect on morale and citizen formation in Dothan Alabama.
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Dothan Teachers’ Association
Minnie T. Heard
Dora Cook
Dothan
Alabama
Belated thanks from Miss Alabama director Dunn
Laula Dunn, director of the American Public Welfare Association in Chicago, sends a belated note of appreciation to MISSES ALABAMA The Eagle for praising Look magazine and expresses continued interest in Alabama. She mentions a west coast trip and invites a Chicago visit.
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Look Magazine
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Alabama
Chicago
Laula Dunn
American Public Welfare Association
GI Kim's C rations Aid ROK Soldiers In Korea
In U S Eighth Army headquarters Korea a new field ration for South Korean troops mixes dried codfish and seaweed with rice cakes and gum. Lt Col Runge notes ROK soldiers crave the gum and that 400000 packages monthly feed about 78000 frontline troops for eight days. ROK logistics emphasize balance with rice and vegetables while field picks imply practical soldiering.
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U.S Eighth Army
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Republic of Korea
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Gt Kim
Westbrook Pegler Slams Press Mawkishness and Policy
A 1950 letter denounces Roy Howard and his paper for publishing two pro Communist writers Eleanor Roosevelt and Thomas L. Stokes. The writer accuses Howard of mercenary journalism and defends constitutional freedoms, condemning perceived anti democracy and calls for editors to stand by their own principles.
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Roy Howard
Eleanor Roosevelt
Thomas L.stokes
Mr. Monard
Tor Stokes
Tibet
Roosevelt
White House
Cardinal Spellman
Howard
Mr. Howard
Washington
Philadelphia
Worcester
New Orleans
Grant
Socialism debate echoes in Selma broadcast critique
Selma Time Journal notes a radio broadcast from Cincinnati criticizing Taft with Barkley’s Democrat stance and Norman Thomas style socialist doctrine. The piece argues political labels don’t change doctrine and urges voters to discern true priorities. Decatur Daily cites this reflection alongside calls for fair court review of a third district election contest.
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Selma
Cincinn
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Democrats
Barkley
Robert Taft
Thomas
Norman Thoma
Tuomas
Selma Time-Journal
Road Block Removed in Alabama Election Contest
The Alabama supreme court lifted the legal block delaying the third district election contest hearing. The Daily does not know the evidence from either side and would not opine on the gascone. Alabamians are expected to welcome the court's order to proceed with the case on its merits.
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Cee
Decatur Daily
Alabama Supreme Court
High Court
Unfit to Fight: One-Third of U S Youth Disqualified
The Huntsville Times argues that about one third of American young men are mentally or physically unfit to serve and calls for universal military training to address this pressing issue. It stresses the need for national agreement with President Truman and highlights gaps in education and public health contributing to the disqualification.
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America
Truman
Huntsville Times
Warden Bitten By Rattlesnake While nabbing violator
Clark County wardens faced danger in pursuit of a law violator when Chet Noble was bitten by a rattlesnake in the woods. The incident highlights the risks wardens take in enforcing the law amid the Clarke County patrols.
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Chet Noble
Clark
Clarke County
Rattlewonkes
Democrat
Labor To Ask For More In 1951 Wage Talks
Labor leaders plan a stronger push for higher pay next year despite current gains for industrial workers. The article notes fears of inflation, higher prices, and taxes as defense and foreign aid spending increases. It discusses steel wage talks, proposed boosts by CIO president Murray, and the broader impact on the national economy amid a surge of rearmament spending.
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Ixbor
U. S. Steel-Cio
CIO
Philip Murray
Ben Fairless
Phil
AFL
William Greene
UMW
John L. Lewis
North Atlantic Alliance
Publication date set for Jackson County history volume
Marianna special reports the Jackson County Historical Society will publish The History of Jackson County by December, with 18 portraits and over 300 pages bound in cloth. Research began December 1948, led by Barley and Roberta, noting the Niagara Falls curve movement as a historical aside.
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Jackson County
Jon L. Stapleton
Jackson County Historical Society
the Historical Society
Barley
Migs Roberta
Witty Devise
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