Eva High School graduation events announced
Graduation exercises at Eva High School in East Morgan county will occur Friday night with 20 students receiving diplomas. Judge Seybourn Lynne will give the address. The senior class play Leave It To Grandma is set for Friday night in the auditorium and the Baccalaureate sermon Sunday by Lindsay Allen.
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Eva High School
Morgan County
Seybourn Lynne
Decatur
Grandma
Lindsay Allen
Decatur Grant Street
Roamer Lee Livingston
Jimmie Adams
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs Convention in Gadsden
The forty-sixth annual Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs convention meets April 29 to May 1 in Municipal Auditorium Gadsden with over 400 members. Executive boards meet tonight and Wednesday morning. registration begins 9 am Wednesday. Speakers include Congressman Sam Hobbs and Alabama business leaders.
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama Fedeof Women’s Clubs
Eee
Municipal Auditorium
Franklin A. McCartney
Anniston
Sam Hobbs
Selma
W. A. Steadman
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
John M. Ward
State Chamber
Donald Comer
Alabama
Thomas W. Martin
Alabama Power Company
Gadsden Chamber of Commerce
Draft call hopes rise as quota near fill
Morgan county draft board No. 1 at Decatur and No. 2 at Hartselle have not received any men today for the state call of 200 white and 732 negro registrants to be inducted by May 16. Inductees will be sent to Fort McClellan. Officials expect calls within a day or two as the quotas from both boards near capacity.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselie
Fort McClellan
Hartselle
Soldier in guard house decorates cell with homey touches
A soldier with the 134th field artillery, 37th division, has occupied the guard house so often that he has a room with curtains on the windows, pictures on the wall, decorated furniture, and a rug on the floor. He keeps a vase of flowers gathered daily by friends.
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134Th Field Artillery
Market Rally Mixes Gains and Dips Across Commodities
New York traders see a tentative rally then tapering gains as volume falls after mid day. Cotton in New Orleans inching higher on talk of farm aid but late profit taking trims gains. Prices in Chicago wheat oats hogs cattle and metals show mixed to steady moves with modest shifts by midweek.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Chicago
New Orledans
Fulmer
Spot cotton steadies in New Orleans market gains
Spot cotton closed steady with a 15 point rise in New Orleans. Sales reached 243 with low middling at 9.70, middling 11.15, good middling 11.70, while receipts totaled 4,501 and sales for the period 510,525.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Futures Close Steady in New Orleans
Futures closed steady with several contract months listed. Bleachable prime summer and yellow grades quoted. May through December prices shown, with bids and asks recorded.
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NEW Orlens
German move on Crete alarms British press
Morning newspapers in England report Nazi plans to attack Crete and threaten Greece's Aegean Islands. Observers see potential links to Italy's Dodecanese and a path toward Syria and Suez, with the Dardanelles guarded by Turkish forces.
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A. W. Fadden
Germany
Crete
Alexandria
Port Said
Suez Canal
England
Greece
Aegean
Samothrace
Lemnos
Thasos
Italy
Dodecanese
Syria
Suez
Bast
Dardanelles
Three Axis columns halted near Salum after desert fighting
In Egypt the three Italian German columns halted within five miles of Salum after harassing British armor, RAF air attacks, and a sandstorm. RAF dominance hampered supply runs while Germans relied on airlift to move troops from Tripoli toward Salam, with heavy casualties at Benina as transports were attacked.
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Cairo
Egypt
Salum
Desert
RAF
Tripoli
Salam
Benina
Middle East
Bengasi
Africa
Southern coal districts accept reopening plan for mines
A Senate committee and Secretary Jones pressed Southern coal operators to return workers as Northern mines already agreed to a $7 day wage. L. Wilderade Gaines, chairman of Southern districts, sent a telegram to President Roosevelt accepting the plan and ready to resume immediately. The president responded praising the acceptance and urging prompt reopening to sustain defense production.
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Commerce
Jesse Jones
Senate
UMW
Roosevelt
L. Wbderade Gaines
Gaines
Jones
Chicago Grain Prices Reported for April 20 1947
Chicago market listings show cash wheat No 2 mixed at 93 3 4, corn No 1 yellow old at 72 3 4 and new at 71 1 4, No 3 yellow old at 71 3 4, No 2 yellow 70 70 1 8, and No 3 60 70 1 4 plus white 74 3 4 and sample grade white 59 60. Oats quotes include No 1 red heavy 38 1 2, No 1 mixed heavy 38 1 2 3 4, No 1 white 39 1 2, No 1 white heavy 39 1 2, No 2 white 39 1 2, No 2 white heavy 39 1 2, sample grade white 37. Soybeans list No 2 yellow 1.24 1 2 1.25 and No 3 1.24 1 2 3 4.
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Chicago
Wheat futures end mixed amid nervous trade in Chicago
In Chicago on April 29 May wheat slipped in the final hour after fluctuating through the session. May closed 1 2 cent lower to 3 8 higher than Monday with May at 91 1 8 1 4. Corn fell 1 8 to 3 8, May 68 5 8, July 68 3 4 5 8, and oats varied 1 8 lower to 1 4 higher.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady as Hens and Turkeys Hold
Chicago April 29 Poultry market report shows live poultry with 30 trucks available balance steady. Hens at 5 pounds and down 22 1 2, turkeys hens 20, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Alabama Coal Operators Reject $1 Day Wage Rise
Alabama coal operators say they cannot meet the Appalachian $1 daily wage increase and stay in business. They would resume immediately under the expired contract with retroactive provisions, but reject the Appalachian raise. About 21,000 miners work in Alabama. Talks with United Mine Workers are not clearly resuming.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Appalachian
United Mine Workers of Ame
Butter Prices Report From Chicago Creamery Notes
Butter receipts total 868 295 with a 93 score 33 1-2 33 3-4 and other figures 92 33 1-4 91 33 90 33 80 32 3-4. Eggs receipts 40 404 steady with fresh graded extra firsts cars 22 firsts cars 21 3-4. Current receipts 20 1-4 20 1-2 and other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville cattle market reports steady prices
Nashville Tennessee April 29 cattle market news notes salable cattle at 75 calves 150. Prices mostly steady with active clearances. Common and medium slaughter heifers and steers mostly 7.50 to 9.00 with some above. Good fed yearlings also listed.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Industry of U.S. Praised by Philadelphia Industrialists
President Walter Puller of the National Association of Manufacturers lauds American industry for a defense production miracle. He cites $13,000,000,000 in defense orders absorbed in under a year and 99 percent placed in production, with 86 percent expected to meet delivery dates. He warns that strikes and complacency threaten morale and preparedness as defense funding sustains millions of man-years of work.
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Philadelphia
Walter Puller
National Association of Manufacturers
Thorugh
Hiller
Arsenal
Curtis Publishing Company
Puller
America
Winston “Churchill
Italy
France
Mito
Fuller
Navy
Miley the golf and horse racing fan visits Decatur club
Marion Miley, celebrated golfer and equestrian aficionado, visits Decatur to watch women golfers in the gallery and play at the country club. She teams with Bill Curtis to defeat Decatur’s Ruth Johnston and A C Bailey, praising the nine hole course and club hospitality.
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Lexington
Miss Miley
Decatur
Decatur Rotary Club
Bill Curtis
Ruth Johnston
A. C. Bailey
Hen
Vote Deferred on Vinson Bill by House Rules Panel
The House rules committee again delayed a vote on granting legislative right of way for the Vinson bill requiring a 25 day cooling off period before defense strikes. Chairman Sabath said Rep Cox asked for a vote but members were absent and details of the parliamentary proceeding remain to be finalized.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Vinson
Sabath
Rep. Cox
D.-Ga
Coal strike leaders seek negotiator amid depleted stocks
William Mitch, district UMWA president, travels to Washington as operators say they have no one to begin negotiations. Operators' negotiating committee meets to discuss terms of a temporary Appalachian field agreement. Alabama mines supply most regional iron and steel fuel. reserves have fallen about 50 percent since the coal holiday began March 31 with no shutdowns reported.
State Public Debts Listed With Per Capita Figures
Washington reported Alabama's gross public debt at 213,066,000 as of June 30, 1940, with per capita debt of 75.21. The Commerce Department study covers state and local debts across 48 states and D C, noting total public debt at 63.196 billion including federal. It highlights shifts in county and municipal debts from 1932 to 1940 and cites national income growth.
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Washington
Alabama
Commerce Department
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Georgia
Indiana
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Florida
California
Department Suich
District of Columbia
Department
Decatur Community Notes and Visitations
Decatur area churches schedule events with meetings at First Christian 6:30 pm to Deer Springs social. Mission talks at First Methodist and Presbyterian midweek services. Local residents visit Birmingham, Cartersville and Gorgas Hospital notes. An infant Linda Lee and Mrs. W. H. Ritter improvements noted.
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Caravan Brotherhood of the
First Christian Church
Deer Springs
Virginia Atkinson
China
First Methodist Church
Grand Mufti in exile drives Arab opposition to British Palestine
Reports from Baghdad describe the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem as a powerful organizer opposed to the Jewish national home. He allegedly directs fluent anti British and anti Jewish activity from exile, with influence across Syria and Iraq and ties to German interests.
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Salem
Bagdad
Iraq
Palestine
Grand Mufti
Near East
Syria
Mufti
Ship Strike Threatens Jersey City Sailors
The Marine Engineers Benevolent Association says it will tie up every ship of the American export line fleet if demands for union recognition higher bonuses and more engineers are not met. Four ships have been tied up since Saturday after the Siborney’s crew walked off before a Lisbon voyage with 97 passengers and 1,100 tons of cargo. A mediator from the Marine Labor Board arrived to help mediate the dispute as Export operates four New York Lisbon passenger ships.
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Jersey City
N. J
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
CIO
Amercan
Siborney
Lisbon
Marine Labor Board
Export
New York-Lisbon
Europe
Steel highway signs arrive from Elks lodge
Five by six foot steel signs arrive for erection on the Wheel er, Moulton and Bee Line highways near the city. They will show meeting dates of the local lodge and the lodge address. Signs will likely be installed within a few days.
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Elks Lodge
Wheeler Highway
Moulton
Bee Line
BPW Club Meets Thursday Night in Decatur
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club will meet at 7 30 Thursday night in the club rooms at 502 1 2 Bank street. The finance committee chairs the program with the subject Taking Stock. Members urged to attend as no notice cards were sent this week.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Bank Street
Fragmented classroom exchange on occupied France question
A student questions where the French are during World War II. Professor J. C. Truman explains most remain in France while some areas are occupied. The brief dialogue captures wartime confusion and teaching context.
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Independence, Mo
France
J. C. Truman
Horned Toad Captured In Local Alley
W S McClanahan of 1418 Sixth avenue south reports a rare horned toad capture Monday in his alley. The fully grown armored toad, four and a half inches long with eight horns, does not hop but runs like a lizard. It feeds on insects and resists snakes, its main predator.
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W.S. McClanahan
Sixth Avenue
South
Texas
Mr. McClanahan
Modern Farm Practice Adapts Ox For Plowing
In Dublin on April 29 George M Prescott notes a tractor can pull multiple plows aided by an ox hitched to a central pole. Each end of the pole carries a plow, marking a forerunner of intensified cultivation using animal power.
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Dublin
George M.prescott
Naval aid forecast as Stark touts share of resources
Admiral Harold R. Stark told a United States Chamber of Commerce lunch that the naval construction program is ahead of schedule and the US will share resources within security limits. He described a balanced fleet including capital ships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and fast auxiliaries to maintain a powerful fleet air arm. He emphasized readiness to transfer ships and fuel to sustain allied missions worldwide.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
United Sta
United States Chamber of Commerce Convention
Britain
Stark
Naval Operations
Ti Rio
New Jersey
Sidney
Singapore
Batavia
Manila
Hongkong
Community Busy Planting Cotton In Ellisville
Lawrence County news notes busy farmers planting cotton. Community members share sympathy for the Hogan McDaniel family after the loss of a little daughter Joyce. Local movements include J. T. Bolan moving from Pin Hook and the Stephenson family planning to move near Fairfield. Social visits span Hartselle and various locals, with multiple weekend and Sunday gatherings among neighbors.
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Amos Hogan
Johnnie McDaniel
Joyce
Birmingham
And
J. T. Bolan
Pin Hook
Hartsellé
Lee Nell Looney
Danville
Eula Aldridge
Seal Harris
Aulton Blankenship
Hattie McDaniel
Pruit Stephenson
Wesley West
Johnson Chapel
Luke Hill
Walter Looney
Jim Looney
Pageant Offered at Danville High
The physical education department of Danville High School will present The Pageant of the Seasons at the school Thursday night May 1. The program will start at 8 o'clock. The pageant is divided into four parts Summer Fall Winter and Spring with respective performances and a grand finale. Miss Idelle Brooks will be accompanist.
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Danville High School
Idelle Brooks
Two Plows Guided by Two Men Doubling Farm Work
One plow pairs with an ox to push two plows forward as two men guide the animals, doubling the labor output compared to a single plow.
The Highly Educated Mufti With Striking Leadership Aura
A 48 year old Mufti, educated and descended from the Prophet Mohammed, combines quiet work with an enigmatic aura. His commanding presence and secretive manner mark his leadership style.
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Mufti
Mohammed
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2Nd Ave
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