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...public pay roll since 1930, when red-faced Alabama withdrew him from the Senate, has -been James Thomas ("Tom-Tom") Heflin, 70, whose mortal hate & fear of the Pope of Rome used to be sure-fire political hokum. His last job, in 1937, was as a special attorney for the Department of Justice at $6,000 per year...
...years ago, when Al Smith ran for President, bellowed at by Alabama's Senator "Tom-Tom" Heflin, who mortally hated & feared the "Pope of Rome,"* Catholicism was brought forward as an issue in U. S. life. There can be no doubt that religious intolerance was a large factor in Al Smith's defeat. Since 1928, Pius XI's U. S. priesthood has got in some good licks on anti-Catholic sentiment. So skilfully have they stimulated U. S. reaction against that year's campaign of whispering and Heffling that the atmosphere has intangibly...
...Tom-Tom" Heflin, 70 next April, is now at home in Lafayette, Ala., compiling a book of anecdotes. Said he last week: "I, with millions of other peace-loving Americans, deeply regret the death of the Pope...
...Democratic gubernatorial nomination. At week's end it remained on the branch when Major Frank Dixon fell just short of a clear majority against four other candidates. A run-off election will be held June 14. Campaigning for a seat in the House, aging J. Thomas ("Tom-Tom") Heflin, who lost a Senate race to Lister Hill last winter, lost again, this time to the incumbent Joe Starnes of Guntersville...
...Brown game has been the only occasion when the big tom-tom has actually been spared this fall. When it was gotten down from summer storage just before the game, the drummers discovered that the calfskin had torn loose from one side and unfortunately could not be fixed in time for the game. Necessarily, it had to be played rather softly that day, which by mischance happened to be the very one when a New Yorker spy (maybe two) was secreted in the stands. Such is life...