Alabama Press Alarmed by Bill To Control Ads
Alabama publishers and broadcasters oppose a price fixing bill aimed at political advertising. The House passed a measure to bar charging more for political ads than other ads, prompting plans to send it back to committee and possible Senate action. Critics call it unconstitutional and unfair to regulate private advertising.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Harry M. Ayers
The
Anniston Star
Calhoun
Anniston
Calhoun County
Charles Thomason
Louis H. Tumlin
Fite
Walker County
Emmett Brooks
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Thomason
Dayton Opens Complaint Center With Over 100 Calls
The new complaint and information department at Dayton City Hall received over 100 calls by noon. Residents reported issues from barking dogs to low water pressure, including a man who could not shave due to the pressure.
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Dayton
City Hall
Park System To Utilize Landmarks Producers Plan Turpentine Cut
About 200 turpentine producers agreed to hold pine gum off the market to push turpentine and rosin prices. They aim to unite the 4,300 additional A T F A members, with Judge Harley Langdale leading. If carried out, income could rise by at least four million dollars this year as pine gum is placed in government loans for 60 days until turpentine hits 75 cents a gallon and rosin 9 cents a pound.
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Valdosta
American Turpentine Farmers Association
A.T.F.A
Harley Langdale
Ray Shively
Ohio Bell Rips PAC Rate Plan
Ohio Bell Telephone Co at a public hearing challenged the state public utilities commission’s authority to refund subscribers if rates are lowered. The company argued retroactive 1949 rate reductions should keep the difference, while six Ohio cities seek a reduction that could refund about 3.2 million to 1.6 million subscribers. The cities named Columbus Cleveland Dayton Akron Toledo and Canton.
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Columbus
State Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ohio Bell
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
Akron
Toledo
Canton
Annie Oakley House May Become Museum
The Darke County home of Annie Oakley faces demolition but could be rebuilt as a museum on U S Route 71 near Greenville. The North Star residence was sold in auction for 75 dollars to a Swarthout niece who plans to dismantle and relocate it for later restoration as a museum.
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Annie Fern Swarthout
Greenville
Annie
Salvage Rights Granted To Saxton Home and Danner Property
Canton park officials under Carl O. Weis begin salvage of the Saxton home at 602 Tuscarawas Ave and the nearby Danner property to supply lumber and brick for park use. The park board pays $1 for salvage rights, with razing due within 60 days and materials repurposed at Nimisilla and Ink parks.
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Saxton
Danner
Canton
Canton Park System
Carl O. Weis
Tuscarawas
Canton Park Board
George H. Deuble
The
Climalene Co
William G. Saxton
John Danner
Gremminger
Weis
Park
Nimisilla Park
Ink Park
Akron North High Names New Principal Tucker
James H. Tucker, formerly Barberton High principal, has been named principal of Akron North High School, and will lead the building after a recent appointment.
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AKRON
James H. Tucker
Barberton High
Akron North High
Famous Bowl Play To Close After Poor Summer Run
Hollywoods Pilgrimage Play will end its two week summer run next Sunday and the Hollywood Bowl Symphonies cancel their remaining concerts after one week. Lack of patronage and financial loss prompted officials from the Hollywood Bowl Association and the Pilgrimage Play group to seek measures to stimulate public support for culture, with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the AFL musicians union aiming to save the bowl concerts.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Bowl Association
Hollywood Bowl Theater Association
Union leader pledges flood relief aid to Kansas City
Pittsburgh union head Philip Murray announced the United Steelworkers sent a 10000 dollar emergency flood relief check to the CSO committee in Kansas City Missouri. He said the CIO will contribute a like amount and urged all CIO unions to aid the flood stricken community.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
C.I.O
United Steel Workers
CSO
Kansas City
Murray
C.I.C
George Z. Barnes, Peoria Publisher, Dies
Peoria Ill July 17. George Z. Barnes 50 publisher of the Peoria Star for two years died at home of a heart ailment. Barnes was elected president of Peoria Star Co and chairman and treasurer of Peoria Newspapers Inc in March 1950. Relatives request gifts to the Peoria Heart Association in lieu of flowers.
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Peoria, Ill
George Z. Barnes
Peoria Star
Barnes
Peoria Star Co
Peoria Newspapers, Inc
Journal
Peoria Heart Association
Mr Chips Inspiration William Bal Garnie Dies at 82
William H Bal Garnie 82 longtime Leys School Cambridge classical master and inspiration for James Hilton's novel Goodbye Mr Chips died at his home in Portmadoc Wales He taught at Leys where Hilton was a pupil and his influence sparked the famous story
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MR. Chips
Portmadoc
Wales
William H. Balgarnie
James Hilton
Leys School
Cambridge
Hilton
Beat Your Wife to A Civilized Vacation Ad
An advertisement promotes a stay at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York urging couples to vacation together, claiming greater fun per square foot and centrality. It touts air conditioned public rooms and reasonable rates with reservations through the hotel on Madison Avenue at 45th Street.
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New York
Roosevelt
Madison Ave
45Th St
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