Sparkman as Democratic vice presidential hopeful in 1948
Washington profile depicts John Jackson Sparkman as a popular Alabama senator and self made candidate. It notes his 1948 shift toward Eisenhower then Thurmond, his civil rights stance, long Senate tenure, and praised bipartisan temperament.
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Washington
John J. Sparkman
Sparkman
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
House
Senate
Alabama
Truman
John Jackson Sparkman
Alben Barkley
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Ala
House of Representatives
John H. Bankhead
Kaiser Aluminum Shade Screening Promises 15 Cooler Rooms
Kaiser Aluminum Shade Screening uses thin angled louvres to deflect sun rays reducing heat while keeping view. It reduces fading and rustproof frames resist staining and painting, offering rustproof durability, beauty, and easy installation at low cost.
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Kaiser
Cow Behavior Study Sparks Dinner Table Talk
A Department of Agriculture team spent 2000 days observing a cow. In a day the cow grazes 411 minutes at 50 bites per minute and travels about 3038 yards using 254 minutes. The rest of the time the cow lies down for 580 minutes.
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Agriculture Department
Divorce by abandonment cited in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued to Verna Mae Sterling in case No. 59806 by Judge Earnest directs her to answer the plaintiff Rufus J. Sterling Jr. by 10:00 A M on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, at Sherman court. The petition filed July 26 1952 seeks divorce on grounds of abandonment for more than three years.
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State of Texas
Verna Mae Sterling
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Rufus J. Sterling, Jr
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Veterans Affairs Q and A on GI loans and VA benefits
A World War II veteran asks about down payment for a GI business loan and is told to work with the local lender on terms. Another veteran asks about NSLI dividend handling and is informed dividends fund premiums or can be paid cash or used to prepay future premiums, with interest if left with VA. A Korea veteran seeks outpatient treatment for a service connected leg wound and is advised to apply at a VA office. post Korea, presumptive service connection may be granted for outpatient care pending determination.
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Korea
Citation Notice for Property Quest Denison Texas 1952
Court issues notice in Grayson County Texas for M V B Chase unknown heirs to answer a suit by Lloyd Moore administrator seeking title and possession of Lot 22 Block 2 Cyrene Park Denison. Citation posted July 17 1952 with dates for response and public notices in four issues.
Federal civilian payroll tops 5 billion in six months
The Western Star reports that over the past six months the total Federal civilian payroll exceeded 5 billion dollars and is projected to reach 10 billion annually. The current civilian payroll runs about 2 billion higher than the wartime peak of 8 billion, with 2,549,716 civilian employees, including 1,307,000 in Defense serving 3,500,000 military personnel in Lebanon, Ohio.
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Defense
Lebanon
Ohio
Western Star
Texas Constitution Amendment Seeks State Medical Education Board
House Joint Resolution 38 proposes adding Section 50a to Article III to create a State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund to grant loans and scholarships to medical students who pledge to practice in rural Texas. The measure sets terms, election timing for November 1952, and funding rules with governor proclamations and publication costs covered by law appropriations.
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House
State of
Texas
State Medical Education Board
A. D
Whitewright Sun
We Will Still Have a Deficit Say Tax Payers
A man with pencil and paper worries they will have nothing after taxes while his optimistic wife counters that a deficit will remain. The piece notes the Holt caterpillar farm tractor, invented about 1900 by Benjamin Holt of Stockton, California.
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Benjamin Holt
Stockton
Calif
Eye Tests Cut Traffic Toll Expert Declares
CHICAGO A vision expert says rigorous driver vision checks could cut automobile accidents by five percent yearly. Prof D J Moffie of North Carolina State College cites ortho-rater based tests used for driver licenses, promising fewer injuries, lower accident rates, and improved efficiency.
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Chicago
D. J. Moffie
North Carolina State College
Moffie
Midwest
North Carolina Highway Safety Division
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S. W. Earnest
Robert L. Doss
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