Methodists in Action at Thomasville Conference Reflect on Duty
The Georgia Conference gathering in Thomasville sparks deep discussion on religious obligation and moral reform. It contrasts church resilience with national labor tensions and seeks to balance workers demands with national defense needs amid a shifting era.
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Methodists of the South
Georgia
Thomasville
Methodist Conference
Supreme Court
Murray
U. S
No More Investigations Now in the McGranery Era
The text argues Attorney General McGranery will limit probes and rely on the FBI under J Edgar Hoover. It predicts no new inquiries into government corruption during Truman's term, hoping political issues fade before elections amid lingering scandals and resignations.
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Oee McGranery
Jess
Department of Justice
Newbold Morris
Eral McGrath
Political talk and weather notes in a fragmented column
A garbled column mixes political references to Truman Ike and steel seizure with chatter about upcoming weather. It mentions a lone lady unaware of graduation and hints at a future world war being extremely destructive. The piece ends by predicting rising temperatures over the next three months.
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Belgium
Europe
Sweden
Holland
England
U. S
Scaramouche
Contrast Seen In Ikes Two Speeches
The article contrasts Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first two major TV appearances. Rain and rough delivery marred the opening address, while a second, well-lit event showed Ike at ease, confident, and rapid with responses. The piece notes lessons for future campaigns about weather, presentation, and rebound.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Eisenhower
Kansas
H’ray
Long Island
Midway defense and war pace noted in retrospective
Seventy five years ago notes recount U S forces holding Midway while enemy retreat claims and talks by Admiral Ni mitz. production continues at Elwood ordnance plant after a blast. Seniors hear Knox Walker on war time education and community effort. Spence Field edges Turner Field. Trojans topple Dothan Browns in Georgia Florida clash.
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U. S
Nimitz
U.S
America
Elwood Ordnance Plant
Knox Walker
George Krewson
Spence Field
Turner Field Flyers
Trojans
Dothan Browns
Ga.-Fla
Government losses from farm price supports reduced
Government losses from farm price support operations are about one fifth of a year ago. The Agriculture Department reported losses for the first ten months of the current fiscal year ending June 30 at 54 million 75 thousand dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Radio and TV Listings for New York Tonight
New York radio and television schedules show NBC CBS ABC and MBS programs with Roy Rogers Bob and Ray Mario Lanza and more. NBC features Dennis Day Show We The People and Tales Of Tomorrow while CBS presents Mama sketch Playhouse Film Singapore Souvenir and It's News To Me.
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NBC
Roy Rogers
Bob and Ray
Mario Lanza
David Ross
Dennis Day
CBS
Irma
Playhouse
Singapore
ABC
Stu Erwin
Sen
Nixon
Walter White
Dumont
Alaska Promise and a Hall Dinner Choice
Jane faces pressure from Aunt Hattie over marriage as Bruce Hall proposes Alaska as a new life. He urges bravery and love while Jane wrestles with leaving her hometown for a public-spirited future. Bruce wins her consent as Aunt Hattie steers the household.
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Jane
Alaska
America
Saint Ment
Hollywood highlights instructor trains movie swordsmen
AP reports Belgian instructor Jean Heremans teaches film stars sword and sabre work in Hollywood. He demonstrates parries and thrusts with actors and shares a Charles Boyer like accent as he guides stars in on screen combat.
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Hollywood
En Garde
Jean Heremans
Sabre
Jean
Stewart Granger
Errol Flynn
Cornell Wilde
Basil Rathbone
Robert Taylor
Mel Ferrer
Tony Curtis
Jean Simmons
June Allyson
Early party plans clash with late night reality
A playful guide notes that an early party intended to end by 10:30 or 11 p m usually runs late as guests linger for drinks, stories, and TV, with the host urging continued revelry. It contrasts male eagerness for prompt bedtimes with the actual staying power of the crowd.
Strength for the Day An Ordainded Warden
Bill Claudy the Reverend and warden of Rockview and Western Penitentiaries in Pennsylvania turned to prisoner ministry after early work as a Pittsburgh church minister. He reports that several former inmates found redemption through his program, including a parolee who later became a farmer and a devout evangelist in the Midwest.
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Bill Claudy
Rockview
Western Penitentiaries
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Claudy
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