Retail Pork Prices Trimmed As Eggs Prices Rise
Pork cuts fell two to ten cents a pound in various outlets and one store chain in Boston cut as much as twenty cents. Egg prices rose one to two cents a dozen while fresh produce costs declined in many markets due to abundant garden supplies including cauliflower tomatoes green corn carrots onions and lima beans. The Agricultural Department cites rising meat supplies this year and a small lamb crop the smallest since 1924. The Dun & Bradstreet index rose to six dollars fifty cents, highest since September 1948.
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Associated Press
Chicago
R. M. Keifer
National Association of Retail Grocers
Paul S. Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Cuba
Willis
Agricultural Department Weekly Food Supply Review
Boston
Agriculture Department
Dun & Bradstreet
Woodward to Build New Blast Furnace in Birmingham
The Woodward Iron Co plans a new blast furnace at its Birmingham plant costing about 4.5 million dollars with a capacity around 650 tons daily. It will replace No 3, blown 45 years ago, while the old unit will stay on standby for emergencies. Woodward, an independent merchant iron firm, sells mainly to foundries and pipe plants and does not produce steel.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Iron Co
B. C. Colcord
Woodward
Colcord
Two Men Die As Train Hits Car At Crossing
Gainesville Ga Aug 3 Two men were killed and a third critically injured when a car was struck by the Southern Railroad Southbound Crescent Limited at a highway crossing. Dead were Bunyan Collins 19 Oakwood Ga and G D Autry 48 New Holland Ga. Charles Millwood 20 Gainesville Ga was in critical condition. The Crescent had just left the station when the crash occurred.
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Gainesville
Bunyan Collins
Oakwood
G. D. Autry
New Holland
Charles Millwood
Southern Railroad
California scientists study car crash impacts with stunt shows
University of California researchers sought data on auto collisions by observing stunts where cars crash for public entertainment. Photos and tests aim to quantify the shocks the body endures during simulated crashes.
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Angeles
Unity
California
Markets and farm market reports from Decatur and Chicago
Decatur markets show cotton bids at 36c middling, 34c strict low, corn and oats prices with new crop yellow and white corn figures, broilers and hens values, and wheat oats oats at varying moisture bases. Chicago commodities mixed with grains down early, hogs slow steady to $24.35, cattle steady to 25 cents lower, and soybeans near $2.58 per bushel for November. New York bonds steady amid hedging and profit taking.
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New York
New York Central
Chicago
Board of Trade
Terrain Favors U N Defenders in Korea Push
Tokyo Aug 3 The Red drive along Korea s south coast must move through marshes and rain soaked lowlands to reach Pusan 40 miles away Analysts note two Red divisions are in the thrust with possible third. Masan and Chinju area high ground and river barriers shape the tank battle as American counter attacks slow the advance.
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Tokyo
Korea
Chinju
Pusan
MacArthur
Masan
Chungam
Faman
Red
Kumhae
Nakton River
Kiwanis Meeting Brief At Lyons Hotel
Kiwanis held a short weekly session at the Lyons Hotel with Fred Hunt presiding. Guests included Roger McWhorter Washington DC Harold Damsgard Decatur Tom Wiggins Atlanta and Lyle Fisher Sheffield. Birthdays noted for Paul Wolfer Bruce Seeneee Ed dens and Julian Bibb. President Hunt noted three members nearing loss when the National Guard unit moves to camp. board meeting scheduled for Friday night.
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Kiwanis
Lyons
Fred Hunt
Washington, D.C
Harold Damsgard
Decatur
Tom Wiggins
Atlanta
Lyle Fisher
Sheffield
Paul Wolfer
Bruce Seeneee
A Eddens
Julian Bibb
Hunt
John Troxier
Robert Evans
Darren Easter
National Guard
House Debates Automatic Curbs and Rent Control Plans
The House and Senate weigh automatic wage price curbs tied to living costs and seek expanded authority for rent controls and tax measures. Debates center onPresident powers, hoarding penalties, and whether to include an excess profits tax in the mobilization bill. Senate finance plans a $55 million tax rise targeting TVs, freezers, and slot machines.
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Maybank
Symington
Senate
House
Truman
Rep
Kunkel
R-Pa
Spence
Dky
House Banking Committee
Carroll
D-Cole
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Exemptions Set Up for Information Sources in Price Bill
The House advanced an amendment by Rep. Buchanan to shield newspapers magazines radio and other information sources from proposed standby price control powers. Exemptions cover rates by utilities insurance newspapers periodicals theaters and related services while wages remain controlled. The measure mirrors World War II provisions and secures press rights amid ongoing debate on farm price timing.
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Washington
House
Rep
Buchanan
D-Pa
Rep. Brown
Ohio
Pace
D-Ga
Javits
R-Lib
United States to Persist With World War II Tanks in Korea
U.S. troops fight the Korean holding phase with aging tanks though some improvements exist. The Army may deploy new light tanks like the T-41 as the crisis evolves, while Pershing and General Patton models bolster frontline units.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Congressional
United States
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Gray
Collins
Korea
Korean
U. S
Japan
House Debates Reapportionment as House Stays Through Friday
In DeKalb county the rules committee remains stalled after deadlock and adjournment motions fail. Gov. Folsom rumored to refrain from a special session if members stay through Friday. aides deny an agreement. Rep. Stone circulates pledge to stay away from further reapportionment sessions, but signers fall short.
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DeKalb County
James E. Folsom
Bill Lyerly
Folsom
Beck
George E. Stone, Jr
Mobile
Stone
Rep
Joe Sullivan
Senate
Sullivan
House
Americans Hold Naktong Line as Reds Press Near Pusan
Reading from a frontline assessment, U.N. forces and South Korean units defend the Naktong river line near Taegu and Pusan as Chinese and North Korean attackers push along the coast and inland. Reinforcements bolster ground and air support to blunt the Red advance.
Americans Break Through Reds Near Chinju In Deep Road Fight
An American task force drove deep into enemy territory near Chinju and engaged a strong Red reserve. They halted a key assault, knocked out three Russian 70 mm anti tank guns, and recovered documents and equipment while pinning down Communist forces with heavy rifle and machine gun fire.
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Chinju
Don R. Hickman
Salt Lake City
Utah
John E. Church
Associated Press
O. H. P. King
Chunjamin
Pusan
U. S
Wongungni
Jackson Urged For Recognition Stonewall Jackson Hall of Fame bid
Seven trials listed in recorder's court include two intoxication on a public street charges two reckless driving two driving without a license and one prohibition law violation. Senator Hill endorses Stonewall Jackson for NYU Hall of Fame, praising his military skill and devotion to duty.
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Recorder’s Court
Wilbur Jennings
Washington
Senator Hill
D-Ala
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall Jackson
New York University
Hall of Fame
Board of Electors of the Hall of Fame
Hill
Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Pope
Manassas
Chancellorsville
Robert E. Lee
Virginia Military Institute
Thomas Jonathan
Stonewall
America
Everae
Aime
Advisory council outlines service roles in armed forces or essential industries
The council, chaired by W. Stuart Symington, includes Vice President Barkley and cabinet members Acheson and Johnson with Truman at the White House. The group will issue purely advisory lists on whether service should be in the armed forces or essential industries, with final decisions remaining with the military.
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Truman
Barkley
State Acheson
Johnson
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
White House
Patient Jimmy to be ready for Warm Springs trip
The article notes Jimmy Shook will be ready for Warm Springs in about a week. While ill he rests on a front porch lounge with his friend Michael Cooper age 4. His mother says since illness she has become his helper as he heals.
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Warm Springs
Michael Cooper
Man Accused By Alabama To Get Hearing In Maine
Augusta Maine August 3 Public hearing on the extradition to Alabama of Seth L Larrabee of Portland will be before Governor Frederick G Payne at 10 A M August 10 EDT The extradition request says Larrabee a radio script writer and advertising salesman is charged in Birmingham Alabama with non support of his five year old invalid daughter Larrabee's attorney Carl Beyer of Portland asked for the hearing Deputy Attorney General John S S Fessenden noted the request
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Augusta
Alabama
Seth L. Larrabee
Portland
Frederick G. Payne
Larrabee
Birmingham
Ala
James E. Folsom
Carl Beyer
John S. S. Fessenden
Georgia Natural Gas Seeks Pipeline Route Approval
An application from Georgia Natural Gas of Albany to the power commission requests permission to construct a pipeline system through Southwestern Georgia and Tallahassee Florida. The filing was reported from Washington on August 3.
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Washington
Georgia Natural Gas Company
Albany
Southwestern Gear
Tallahassee, Fla
The
Power Commission
United Nations Forces Deploy New Divisions in Korea Front
Military briefing notes Allied withdrawals along the Nak Tong river create space for a strengthened line. New American divisions and the First Marine Division arrive as carrier planes prepare to disrupt North Korean supply routes. Ten divisions confront roughly nine to ten North Korean divisions with renewed containment around Pusan.
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Chinju
Pusan
United Nations Defense Force
Korea
Naktong Line
First Cavalry
Naktong River
Red
Taegu
United Nations
Erickson
Second Infantry
First Marine
24Th
Kumchon-Pusan
Mass Typhoid Vaccinations Slated After Septic Overflow
In Birmingham Alabama Aug 3 mass typhoid vaccinations are planned for residents of two subdivisions after raw sewage polluted lawns and soil due to overloaded septic tanks from heat rains. About 30 tanks in each subdivision affecting several hundred residents prompted clinics to immunize.
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Birmingham
Ala
Health Department
Bureaus Seek Plan to Keep Baldwin County in Pensacola Milk Shed
Alabama and Florida Farm Bureaus plan a bilateral approach to keep Baldwin county within the Pensacola milk shed. About 20 county dairymen met last night and urged a two state meeting to finalize the arrangement.
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Robertsdale
Ala
Alabama
Florida
Baldwin County
Pensacola
Fla
I County
India Watches U N Debate On Korean War Roles
The UN council enters a third day of procedural debate on China seating and a peaceful Korea settlement. India, led by Nehru, balances Western and Soviet positions while offering humanitarian aid and ambulance units to UN forces. Tornado risk rises with seasonal air clashes.
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India
East
Benegal N. Rau
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
Korea
U. S
U. N
United States
Russia
Jawaharlal Nehru
Moscow
Washington
China
Security Council
Kremlin
United Nations
North Korea
38Th “Parallel
Nehru
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