Local Realtors Convene in Decatur to Hear Real Estate Leaders
Decatur realtors gathered at the Greystone cafe as John Hall of the Alabama Real Estate Association and John L. Boswell of Birmingham outlined the group’s structure and purpose. B Frank Chenault said multiple listings boost property values and provide members with access to all community listings, while an appraising committee ensures prices remain fair through periodic property inspections.
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Decatur
John Hall
Birmingham
Alabama Real Estate Association
John L. Boswell
Alabama
Greystone Cafe
B. Frank Chenault
Daily
Chenault
Battle Over Taft Hartley Repeal Spurs Senate Clash
Battle lines stiffen as Truman backed plan to repeal Taft Hartley faces rival bill from Republican Southern coalition. House leaders privately warn Truman losing votes due to patronage link while Southerners cry foul. Senate moves on school health program and cuts Labor Department funding amid calls to trim spending.
Alabama manufacturing employment dips by 1900 in March
Alabama’s Industrial Relations Director Fleetwood Darnley reports a 1,900 job drop from February to March, lowering the state total to 218,900. Gains in blast furnaces and several industries offset only modestly as several sectors cut back, with foundries and sawmills among the hardest hit.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Fleetwood Darnley
Carnley
Three Trainmen Dead in Wreck Near Manchester Georgia
Three Atlantic Coast Line railroad workers died when a rain-weakened fill collapsed under a Southbound freight near Manchester Georgia at 6 am local time. The engineer J G Pressley fireman Frank Perry and brakeman Johnny Hill all from Manchester were recovered after searches. Track clearance was expected to take about 30 hours.
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Manchester
Atlantic Coast Line
ACL
Atlanta
Mall
Chalybeath Springs
Warm Springs
West Georgia
Frank Perry
J G. Pressley
Johnny Hill
Planning For Libraries Urged
Clarence R. Graham of Louisville Kentucky urged Alabama librarians to modernize operations to match an atomic age. He compared libraries to department stores for accessibility and pushed use of television radio and movies to educate adults. He called for libraries to join city planning and adapt to new scientific developments.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Clarence R. Graham
Louisville
Graham
Southwestern Library Association
Watkins accuses Truman of hiding cost of NATO build up
Utah Senator Watkins charges the Truman administration with deceiving the public about NATO defense spending. He asserts the total cost will be several times the $1.13 billion first-year request to bolster Western Europe against communism and urges full disclosure.
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Senate
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Federal Security
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Defense Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Watkins
U. S
Washington
Watkins R-Utahi
North Atlantic
Western
Europe
Probation Denied in Three Cases by Circuit Judge Powell
Three probation requests were rejected by Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell in Cullman hearings. Royce Gowin of Cullman got three years probation after being charged with buying stolen property. Robert Lee Neeley of Guntersville received three years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to grand larceny for stealing a stove from a country church. Lee and William Stewart were each sentenced to one year and one day for possession of a still and whiskey manufacturing.
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Newton B. Powell
Cullman
Royce Goowin
Robert Lee Neeley
Guntersville
Lee
William Stewart
Guardians named in Decatur Morgan case with colored jury
The petition for Henry McKinney and Ben L Britnell as guardians ad litem for the woman is noted as all Negro. A bystander praised Judge Almon for handling the case this morning, saying such fairness improves race relations in the South. The Morgan county trial marks an all colored jury, a first in memory.
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Henry McKinney
Ben L. Britnell
Decatur
Almon
South
Morgan County
Glee Club to Perform at First Methodist Church
Decatur high school glee club will present a program Sunday at 7 30 p m at First Methodist Church. Afterward the group and director C Schwachow will join a social hour hosted by sponsoring young people.
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Glee Club
First Methodist
Decatur High School Glee Club
C. Schwachow
Demopolis Lumber Mill Destroyed by Fire in Alabama
The main Miller Lumber Company mill in Demopolis was destroyed by fire just before noon amid steady rain. No injuries were reported. Mayor N. B. Fields estimated damage at several hundred thousand dollars. The cause remains undetermined. Miller operates hardwood mills in Demopolis Selma and York.
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Demopolis
Ala
N. B. Fields
Miller Lumber Company
Miller Company
Selma
York
Station Remodeling Advances at Pure Oil Site
The Pure Oil service station at Second Avenue and Ferry Street undergoes a major remodel estimated at $8,000 and is expected to finish by June 1. Co-manager C B Mitchell says the work includes two enclosed wash and grease racks three new rest rooms expanded office and storage space and installation of two new pumps with current equipment replaced.
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Second Avenue
Ferry Street
C. B. Mitchell
H. O. McCulloch
Mitchell
Markets show small gains in a balanced supply and demand
Wall Street reports a close balance of supply and demand with a mix of small gains and losses. Higher prices posted for Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Richfield Oil Studebaker Montgomery Ward Woolworth Pullman and others while U S Steel Chrysler Sears Roebuck U S Gyp am Dow Chemical and Twentieth Century Fox lagged. Trading also notes irregular bonds and steady or mixed signals across cotton wheat corn oats soybeans hogs and cattle with modest gains and losses.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown
Richfield Oil
Studebaker
Montgomery Ward
Woolworth
Pullman
Liggett and Myers
Electric Power and Light
American Smelting
du Pont
American Tobacco
Illinois Central
Standard Oil
U. S Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
American Telephone
International Nickel
American Can
Dow Chemical
U. S. Gyp.am
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Texas Co
Pacific Western Oil
Twentieth Century-Fox
Grain futures edge lower despite modest gains in new crop
Grain commodities on the Chicago board of trade showed slight declines from yesterday with May wheat at 2.17 1 4 and corn around 1.32 3 8, oats 65 3 4, rye 1.23 1 2, soybeans 2.24 1 4, and lard up to 11.97 per hundred pounds. futures posted small losses overall.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
North Georgia live poultry market steady at unchanged prices
USDA reports steady prices in Atlanta market with good Friday demand. Fresh stock clears across sections as New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses trade 27 to 29 cents, mostly 27 1/2. Barred Rock Crosses at 26 to 28 cents, mostly 26 1/2 to 27.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Nashville cattle and hog markets report shifts in demand
In Nashville on April 29 cattle prices show steady to weak trends across categories with cows and slaughter steers softening. Calves gain, hogs mostly steady to weaker, with light weights up to 17.25 and sows at 14.50. Sheep remain steady, spring lambs up 1.00-2.00 while aged sheep ease.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Cotton futures rally to new day highs on short covering
Cotton futures rose sharply closing up 45 cents to 1.50 per bale as buying accelerated late and shorts covered amid limited offerings. Contracts settled near day highs with May 32.93, July 32.21, Oct 28.95, Dec 28.74, spot middling at 33.70.
Cotton futures steady as demand eases in New York
Cotton futures were steady amid light trade and subdued export sales in New York. Private reports said mill demand for spot cotton remained weak while acreage expectations in the western and central belt rose about 15 percent if planting weather holds, with heavy rains threatening some crops.
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New York
Central Belt
Louisiana
Texas
Revival Services Return at Avenue Church of God
Revival services previously canceled will be held tonight at the Avenue Church of God. The event resumes after disruptions, inviting the local congregation to attend and participate in renewed worship activities.
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A Avenue Church of
Patronage and civil rights dominate Truman era politics
A Mississippi newspaper attacks Truman on civil rights amid election headlines. Jennis says Coleman had no control over the paper during the attacks while McGrath views Coleman’s appointment as testing patronage loyalties. Stennis vows to vote on merits, not patronage, as Dixie filibuster grows. Truman signals Democrats opposing his program may lose patronage power and votes test the administration bill. Hebert and McCormack clash over loyalty and patronage expectations after the Thurmond-Wright ticket.
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Rep. Herbert
D-La
Truman
McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
reublican-Southern Democrat
Coaliion
Lesinski
Labor
Dixie Democrats
Stennis
D-Miss
Mississippi
U. S. Marshall
Man
Jennis
Coleman
McGrath
Senate
Stehn
Dixie
Rep
Hebert
Truman-Barkley
House
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
Thurmond - Wright States’ Rights
Cotton parity figures and mid April market outlook
Mid April cotton parity expected lower than March with prices rising in late trading. Week ended April 21 shows 35.925 bales of Joans and 52.36 bales of possessions while May, July and October futures climbed to 32.98, 32.19 and 28.92 cents respectively.
Truman Plan Hit by Wright in Mississippi feud
Mississippi Governor Wright accuses President Truman of gang politics over patronage in the Taft Hartley repeal dispute. Pro Truman official Mullen says Truman forces seek patronage recognition from the national committee while Wright denies federal job interest and vows fair treatment for local Democrats.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Truman
Phil Mullen
Truman Committee
Oxford
National Democratic Executive Committee
National Committee
Mullen
Wright
Curtis Mullen
Internal Revenue
Library Service Extension Goal Of State Group
Alabama library officials urge 1949 legislature to extend public library service to all 67 counties. 18 counties lack facilities. request $151,000 for next fiscal year while current budget is $90,000. Over 150 librarians attend three day association convention starting with county regional workshop.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Library Association
Lois Rainer Green
Montgomey
Public Library Service
Green
Associatie N
Moulton First Grade Tours Decatur Visit
A Moulton first grade group visited Decatur on a 10 30 tour arranged by teacher Mrs Roy Weatherwax. They toured the Johnston Street fire hall The Decatur Daily and viewed the new marine harbor under construction.
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Moulton
Decatur
Roy Weatherwax
Johnston Street
Tennessee River
Marine
D Southern
Courtland
Charley Allred
Larry Cartee
Moran Byars
Paulette Harris
Clara Faye Simpson
Marie McCulloch
Don Proctor
Robert Byars
Donald Wayne Posey
Lloyd Stamps
Neal Smith
Jervis Wallace
Wayne Nelson
Charles Murphree
Marshall Naylor
Glenn Oliver
Melba Faye Coleman
Joe Glenn
Chester Brewington
Margaret Naylor
Richard Myers
Bobby Nelson
Roy Don Terry
Kenneth Proctor
Wendell Proctor
Linda Faye Stewart
Wendell Murphree
Peggy King
Juanita Crane
James Alton Murphree
Dwight Carroll
Janice Mae Proctor
Marie Murphree
Alton Murphree
Janice Owens
Vickie Wallace
John Byars
Taylor Byars
Lanell Proctor
Wayne Carroll
Price
McCulloch
Price Byr
William Simpson
Ie Owens
Oliver Harris
Rupert Proctor
Evan Carroll
Willard Wallace
Quezon Widow Ambush Spurs Philippine Campaign
President Quirino orders full campaign against Huk insurgents after the ambush that killed Mrs. Quezon and other victims. A Manila funeral drew about 100000 mourners as the nation seeks justice amid renewed violence in the Sierra Madre region. Brig. Gen. Ramos leads the manhunt while authorities scrutinize who staged the attacks.
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Becau
Elpidio Quirino
Manila
Quezon
Manuel Quezon
Quirino
Maria Aurora
Felipe Buencamino
United Nations
San Francisco
Huks
Baler
Drew Pearson to Speak at Montgomery Blue Gray Luncheon
Newspaper columnist Drew Pearson will address a Blue and Gray Association luncheon in Montgomery on Saturday to promote expanding Cramton Bowl into a 50,000 seat stadium and a North South friendship shrine. Pearson, a supporter of the annual Blue Gray game as a goodwill monument, notes Montgomery as the Confederacy's birthplace and first capital.
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Drew Pearson
Capital
Montgomery
Ala
Blue and Gray Association
Cramton Bowl
Pearson
Confederate States of America
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