Dairy Cattle Show Set For September At Decatur
North Alabama agricultural leaders announce the fifth Tennessee Valley dairy cattle show to be held September 16 and 17 with site to be announced. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee and Alabama Farms Extension Service sponsor the event. Entries mainly from Future Farmers of America and 4 H members. Five dairy classes with Guernsey and Jersey breeds and showmanship, with prizes totaling up to 1 in cash if all classes fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Agricultural Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Farms Extension Service
Vocational Agriculture Department
Farmer of America
4-H Club
Guernsey
Jersey
FFA
County Semales
Casto Jarvis
Mr. Jarvis
Charlie Winston
Charles Parker
Maynard Layman
J.M. Crain
Chamber of Commerce
Trustees Named for Morgan County Schools in 1940s
Morgan County Board of Education announced new trustees for three white and four Negro schools. Appointees include Austinvile S M Rigel H F Roberts W L Waits Florette M B Bowling C T Stacks Aaron E Smith slotberty Johnnie Franklin D M Brown E E Brown for white schools and Flint Joe Davis Obie Sharp Dan Stover Mt Nebo Tom Davis Wiley Broughn Allen Davis St John Walter Garner Howard Emerson Arthur Gill Somerville Paul Robinson Emmett Peck Ben Robinson for Negro schools.
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Mo _ com
H. R. Leeman
Morgan County Board of Education
Austinvile
S. M. Rigel
H. F. Roberts
W. L. Waits
Florette
M. B. Bowling
C. T. Stacks
Aaron E. Smith
Slotberty
Johnniée Franklin
D. M.brown
E. E. Brown
Flint
Joe Davis
Obie Sharp
Dan Stover
Mt Nebo
Tom Davis
Wiley Broughn
Allen Davis
St. John
Walter Garner
Howard Emerson
Arthur Gill
Somerville
Paul Robinson
Emmett Peck
Ben Robinson
Mysterious shooting linked to Norris gun in trial
Testimony at 9 55 a m says the shooting came from Norris's gun. Wimberly testifies he was home for Christmas when the events unfolded, then describes a group outing to Jim Decatur and a nighttime plan that led to Norris being shot and Wimberly wounded.
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Norris
Charlie Moore
Wimberly
TVA
Decatur
Campbell
Charlie
J. D. Moore
Melvin
Jim Decatur
Char- Me
James P. Campbell
Alabama Group to Fly to Houston for Thurmond Rally
Alabama states rights democrats will fly to Houston August 11 for a rally where Gov Strom Thurmond of South Carolina will address attendees. The Alabama group plans a 52 passenger plane departing Birmingham at 8 A M and returning around midnight with leaders organizing the trip.
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Birmingham
Ala
Houston
Tex
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Isis Sheat
Ges
Markets slide with steady to mixed closes across sectors
North Georgia poultry prices held steady with fryers at 33 to 34 cents and Barred Rock crosses around 32 to 33 cents. Chicago grain futures rose despite profit taking with wheat at 2.23 a bushel and corn about 1/2 to 3/4 higher. Wheat led gains while soybeans inched up to 2.67 a bushel as oats and corn also gained.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Chicago
Markets at a Glance
New York markets show quiet price changes with narrow shifts in stocks. Bonds are irregular while rails fall. Cotton stays steady as mills buy. Chicago reports wheat strong on higher export estimates. corn and oats firm with other grains. Hogs steady with top at 31, cattle range steady to weak with top 40.25.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures rise 15 cents amid steady New York trade
New York Aug 3 futures finish higher with gains across front months. Oct Dec and May contracts trade in the low 31s while Middling spot rises to 33.06 with a nominal note. Trade shows modest strength but quotes vary by contract.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report August 3
Nashville livestock prices show cattle steady to weak with feeders and cutters steady. top common steers 23.00-28.00, baby beef 29.00-30.00, cutter cows 16.50, beef bulls up to 24.00. Calves 25.00-31.00 for good weight, hogs uneven with barrows 29.25 top, sows around 22.00, sheep steady with spring lambs 25.50-28.00 and older stock 8.00-10.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal Department of Agriculture
University board moves on Paty resignation after arrest
Beaver rules Paty’s arrest for drunken driving creates a serious prejudice to the Georgia university system and prompts the board to act. Paty, arrested June 16, was fined 52 dollars and later released from jail after collateral posted by the board secretary.
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Beaver
Paty
University
University System of Georgia
Gonaree Paty
Dr. Paty
Atlanta
Luke Arnold
L. R. Seibert
Board of Regents
Truman Votes and Flies Home From Missouri Primary
President Truman cast his ballot in Missouri at the Memorial building precinct and flew back to Washington aboard The Independence. He refused to reveal his vote, aiming to gather a first hand briefing on diplomatic efforts to ease tensions with Moscow.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Independence
Truman
Missouri
Washington
Blue Township
Memorial Building
Fairfax
Kansas City
Kas
White House
Marshall
Moscow
Charles’ G. ~Ross
Stalin
Soviet Russia
United States
Berlin
Europe
Walter Beffell Smith
U. S
Kremlin
Congress
Shopportunity Days Planned for Decatur Trade Event
About 20 Decatur merchants met at Why Not Eat Here Cafe to discuss a Trade Day linked to the Tennessee Valley Livestock Show. The group, chaired by Bill Sims, voted to hold Shopportunity Days on September 17 and 18 with co chairs W W Dinsmore and W W McGwier. An intensive ad campaign across Morgan Lawrence Limestone Cullman and Madison counties was planned. Dedication of Decatur stadium and the Phillips game on September 17 were also slated as part of the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Bill Sims
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Dinsmore
W. W. McGwi
Council Delays Action Seeks Sewer Fixes for Johnston Area
A three member committee from Johnston Jackson and Grant Streets led by J W Pipkin asks the council to fix flooding at intersections 10th Ave E and 35 signatories back the plan. Carol C Smith urges new storm sewer system as bids are sought for curb market drainage while Aug 9 council meeting deferred action on rate changes and a new fire chief car is not yet decided.
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Williams
Johnston, Grant
Jackson Streets
10Th Avenue E
J. W. Pipkin
G. E. Bowden
M. W. Sandlin
Carol C. Smith
Joan Holley To Perform In New York Brahms Recitals
Pianist Joan Holley will soon appear in Brahms programs in New York. She is scheduled for a recital at the Barbizon Plaza Concert Hall on October 22 and will then tour the South before heading to Miami for the winter season with further engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Holley
New York
Barbizon Plaza
Miami
Salvation Army Lacking Baby Clothes in Decatur
Capt. Oscar P. Fuller appealed for baby clothing as the Salvation Army post runs out. Families with unused baby clothes should call 295 J for pickup as demand rises with the approaching winter and December needs.
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Salvation Army
Oscar P. Fuller
Decatur
Fuller
Dayton Plant Reopens Under Guard After 91 Day Strike
A riotous scene at the plant entrance ends with six pickets allowed through court order while Guardsmen, a Sherman tank, and machine guns maintain order. Gov Herbert calls the dispute communist in pattern as 300 spectators watch the reopening amid tear gas and street clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L.garfield
New York
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Dayton
Montgomery Cio Council
Thomas J. Herbert
CIO United Electrical
Btwen
Plenty of Jobs Open in Arabia Office Asserts
The Decatur office of the Alabama State Employment Service announced today that construction workers are needed for employment in Saudi Arabia. Skilled positions include structural steel welders electricians bricklayers heavy construction carpenters pipefitters iron workers plumbers roustabouts. Base pay is 400 dollars monthly for 48 hours weekly with transportation room and board and medical care provided. The 18 month tour offers a 50 dollar monthly bonus upon completion and a paid vacation. Inquiries at 1010 Ferry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama State Employment Service
Saudi Arabia
Geka
Ferry Street
Auto Dealers Urged to Check On All Used Cars
Decatur automobile dealers were urged to inspect used cars more carefully after Sgt. W B Little cited three cars sold in Decatur last month now in Madison county jail on charges including robbery. He noted license tags were bought and motor numbers altered on papers, though not on the cars, urging dealers to verify motor numbers and receipts.
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Decatur
W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
Sgt. Little
Ralph Cozzalino
Madison County
Monarch Food
Cozzalino
Morgan County Seeks Bids for Cotaco High Auditorium Gym
The Morgan County Board of Education invites bids by Aug 24 2 P M for a new auditorium gym at Cotaco High School. Plans specify concrete block construction indoor 60 by 110 feet with a 20 year built up roof, 13 inch walls, hardwood floors, steel windows, and a 20 by 60 foot stage. Dressing rooms 20 by 30 feet located in the basement. Bids accepted until Aug 26 10 A M for sale of the Maple Grove school building five miles east of Priceville, not in use for years.
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Board of Education
Maple Grove
Priceville
Senate Debates Cost of Living and Poll Tax Measures
Senate discussions focus on curb measures for installment buying, bank credit restraints, and an anti inflation package while a southern filibuster blocks the poll tax bill. Senator Taft cautions on policy committee rulings with votes pending on adjournment and civil rights issues.
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House
Halleck
R-Ind
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Senate
Hill
D-Ala
Bridges
RN. H
John W. Studebaker
U.S. Education
Oscar W. Ewing
Studebaker
Ewing
Office of Education
Congress
Wherry
R-Newb
Senate Policy Group
Truman
Taft
Pepper
Dfla
Brewster
R-Me
Bridge Lights Restored Over Tennessee River
Decatur's bridge across the Tennessee River is lit each night after the State Highway Department completed wiring and the City Electric Department tested the system. Lights had been out for a little over a year due to deteriorated cables, and the new lighting was financed by the State Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
State Highway Department
City Electric Department
Morgan County Social Notes and Visit Highlights
Mr and Mrs Perry Orr and son Jonathon return from Monteagle Tennessee. Mrs Nell Collins Mrs Ola Mae Collins Decatur and Mrs Edna Brown Baytown TX vacation with Benton Harbor relatives. Mrs Terry OBrien Birmingham visits Mrs JF Adams. C B Crawford Decatur 2 on business. Gus A Burleson Southeastern Red Cross general field rep from Atlanta visits Morgan County. Red Cross activity planning notes. New Challenge paper cutter installed in probate judge office basement ordered January 1947. Morgan County schools prep meeting Friday 2 PM with Superintendent H R Leeman about Aug 23 opening. Teachers Institute set for Aug 21 9 AM at Morgan County high school Hartselle. Mr and Mrs Louis Terry Avistonville spent weekend in Huntsville with friends.
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Nell Collins
Ola Mae Collins
Decatur
Edna Brown
Baytown
Texas
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Morgan County
H. R. Leeman
Hartselle
Mississippi States Rights Democrats Back Thurmond Wright Ticket
Mississippi delegates who walked out of the national Democratic convention joined a Birmingham conference on July 17 to back Thurmond and Wright for President and Vice President. Alabama already has 11 elector nominees pledged to them as the states rights group seeks electoral support.
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Ernor Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Mississippi Democratic Party
Thurmond
Wright
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Philadelphia
Tubbs
Thurmond-Wright
Three States Voting Today in Primary Elections
Voters in Missouri Kansas and Virginia went to the polls for state primaries. President Truman cast his ballot in Independence Missouri then left for Washington to follow diplomatic efforts for peace. With no senate race this year Missouri focused on the governor's contest.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Kansass
Virginia
Truman
Independence
Washington
U. S
Langan Leaves for Fort Benning and Plans Electors Meeting
Senator Joseph N. Langan, a colonel, heads to a National Guard encampment at Fort Benning Georgia. He has called a meeting of Truman supporters in Montgomery on August 16 to select a slate of electors for President Truman. He previously hinted at moving the convention to Birmingham at a later date.
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Mobile
Ala
Joseph N. Langan
National Guard
Langan
Fort Benning
Montgomery
Truman
Birmingham
Campaign Nominations and Conventions Across States
The piece lists Democratic and Republican candidates for state and national offices including Forrest Smith Dan Nee and Roy McKittrick seeking Democratic nominations in Missouri and Virginia. It notes Republican contests in Kansas and Virginia with figures such as Schoeppe Malone Davis Hart and mentions Senator Capper not seeking re election. It also references Mississippi Democrats and a Communist convention at Madison Square Garden criticizing Democrats and Republicans while praising Russia and Wallace.
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Forrest Smith
Dan M. Nee
Internal Revenue
Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Murray E. Thompson
House of Representatives
Manuel H
Cap) Davis
Kansas City
James P. Hart
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
House
Kansas
Andrew F. Schoeppe
Harold Malone
U. S
Arthur Capper
Senate
George McGill
E.rik
Dean
Mississippi
Madison Square Garden
Russia
A. Wallace
Washington
Merits of Direct Approach to Stalin in War and Peace
DeWitt Mackenzie weighs the Western Allies three power peace overture to Stalin. He warns Moscow will push toward world domination unless checked and notes the Kremlin sees risks in delaying a European truce and in intensified eastern revolution plans. Strong disaffection behind the iron curtain underscores the stakes for a broader conflict or peace effort.
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Stalin
America
Britain
France
Moscow
Berlin
United Nations
Kremlin
Europe
Russia
Western Europe
Italy
Uncle Sam
Far East
Red
General Staff
Bangkok
Siam
Burma
Indonesia
Korea
Orient
Patrol Car Expanded for Decatur District in Alabama
Highway Patrol Sgt. W. B. Little announced a new patrol car for the Decatur district, providing 24 hour service. Previously cars went off duty at midnight and resumed at 8 A M. The force recently installed 24 hour radio service.
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Decatur District
Alabama
Highway Patrol
W. B. Little
Global tensions rise as talks loom and Cold War shifts unfold
Smiles hint at a four power conference and blockade relief as a possible Stalin Truman Attlee meeting looms. A grenade found near St. Peter's Square signals unrest while Hungary installs Arpad Szksasits as president. U.S. and British friction with Russia grows through Danube talks and Jerusalem truce discussions.
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Vatican City
St. Peter's Square
Hungary
Arpad Szskasits
Zoltan Tildy
Russia
Wallace
New York
Senate
White House
U. S
MacArthur
Grammos Mountains
Albania
Danube
Belgrade
Jerusalem
U.N
Syria
Moscow
Berlin
Security Council
Congress creates little heat in short session
Democrats push cost of living as the campaign issue while the GOP led congress has not acted on the president's price curb proposal. The report notes the legislature's limited activity and plans to focus on inflation as a central campaign theme.
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Congress
Philippines Contain Vast Archipelago Of 7000 Islands
A record notes the Philippines comprise about seven thousand islands and islets with only 466 of them covering a square mile or more.
Glow in Low Pressure Air Through High Voltage Discharge
Air can be caused to glow by reducing its pressure to very low levels and passing a high voltage electrical discharge through it. The phenomenon demonstrates ionization and luminescence in rarefied air under electric stimulation.
Halbrooks to join the Army for service
Hap Halbrooks longtime Daily sports editor leaves Decatur for Gadsden to take a physical for U S Army entry. After medicals he heads to Ft Jackson for boat training as an 18 year old enlistee who plans to study journalism at the University of Alabama after service. Barrett Shelton Jr will replace him on the sports page.
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Glynn
Hap) Halbrooks
The
Daily
Gadsden
United States Army
Ft. Jackson
D. C
Hap
Arnold McClure
McClure
Decatur
Hap.as
Renunciations and espionage notes in 1940s inquiry
Testimony covers dissociation from communism by a former ally, claims of underground infiltration into government, and investigations into Remington in the wartime leak case. Details include Hiss connections to the San Francisco conference and ongoing questions about loyalty records.
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Hiss
Chambers
Alger Hiss
San Francisco
U. N
Remington
Office of International Trade
Miss Bentley
White House
Truman
Scout leaders bid farewell as McRight leaves for promotion
Regret from Tennessee Valley Scout organization follows Mr. McRight known as Bob who served as Scoutmaster assistant Scoutmaster and Cubmaster before entering professional service in 1943. He will relocate to Dothan after September 1 while Mr Hall named field Scout executive for the Tennessee Valley council reports for duty September 15.
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Tinsley
Hawkins
Tennessee Valley Scout Organization
McRight
Bob
Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
Dothan
Hall
Tennessee Valley Council
Two Decatur Men Enrolled at Alabama School of Trades
Two Decatur men, John W. Montgomery in drafting and Randle H. LeRoy in machine shop, study at the Alabama School of Trades in Gadsden. The school enters its 24th year with 482 students enrolled, a record that is expected to rise above 500. A recent graduation brought 310 students, the largest class yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Decatur
Alabama School of Trades
John W. Montgomery
Randle H. LeRoy
Robert Lee Moore Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Robert Lee Moore age 78 of Hartselle will be held at 4:00 PM at Lacey's Spring church with Rev Adolphus L Price and Rev E M Dickerson officiating Interment in Lipscomb cemetery Peck's of Hartselle directing Mr Moore died Monday at 6 55 PM at Hartselle hospital Survived by widow four sons S H Hartselle Robert Ft Benning Ga A L Lacey's Spring J R Manchester Tenn Pallbearers named Eulies Mills Euin Alford Mills C W Mills Atkinson Alvin Kay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Moore
Hartselle
Lacey’s Spring Church
Adolphus L. Price
E. M. Dickerson
Lipscomb Cemetery
Peck's of
Moore
Hartselle Hospital
S. H . Hartselle
Robert
Ft. Benning
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Wall Street
Corporation
Republic Steel
Firestone Tire
International Harvester
Phelps Dodge
Dow Chemical
DuPont
International Paper
Kennecott Cooper
N. Y
Arabia
Cotaco High School
Tennessee
Perry Orr
Jonathon
Monteagle
Terry O'Brien
JF. T. Adams
C. B.crawford
Decatur 2
Gus A. Burleson
Red Cross
Torgan County
Louis Terry
Austinville
Huntsville
Mackenzie
DeWitt Mackenzie
Halbrooks
Loyd
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