Alabama Senators Endorse Baruch Plan for War Profit Limits
U.S. Senate figures Lister Hill and John Sparkman of Alabama publicly back Bernard Baruch’s all out plan to curb inflation and profiteering tied to war. They urge immediate excess war profits taxes and price ceilings as Korea fights on, warning that failure to curb profits endangers defense needs and civilian economy. Sparkman notes prior price hikes and introduces a defense act amendment aligning with Baruch. They report broad public support and few oppositions amid Korea war pressures.
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Washington Service
Washington
Alabama
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Korea
Hill
Congress
South Korea
Bernard M. Baruch
Sparkman
Baruch
Bob Sibley Named Secretary of Athens Chamber of Commerce
Bob Sibley is named secretary of the Athens Chamber of Commerce with immediate effect, a move by the president W. H. Bill Martin and board to improve function. Sibley, an Athens College graduate and former student leader, will act as liaison between directors and members and bring prior leadership from roles in The Columns and Athenian. He is active in the Lions Club and First Methodist Church.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Bob Sibley
W. H
Bill” Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Sibley
Athens College
the Columns
the Athenian
Kappa Mu Epsilon
Lions Club
First Methodist Church
Ex Senator William Brock Dies at 78 in Tennessee
Funeral services for William E. Brock 78 former United States senator from Tennessee and head of Brock’s candy company will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Trinity Methodist church. Interment will be at Forest Hills cemetery. Brock died at his home after years of illness including a cerebral hemorrhage two years ago and pneumonia recently.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
William E. Brock
United States
Tennessee
Trinity Methodist Church
Forest Hills Cemetery
Brock
Waterway survey urges modernization and power development
A survey argues for a modernization program to keep a key waterway aligned with regional growth. It notes advances in power development since 1927 and links flood control benefits to power facilities. Recent Capitol Hill visitors from Alabama are listed as Angee York and others.
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McElroy
Capitol Hill
Alabama
Angee York
Birmingham
Jessie van Gilchrist
Alabama City
Earnest F. Ingram
Ashland
E. M. Harris
Henry W. Cheney, Jr
Orence
Paul Propst
William and
Michael Propst
Brilliant
J. L. Thompson
Montgomery
Millard E. Brandon
Cullman
Buford Bean
Jeff Coleman
Tuscaloosa
Louise W. McDonald
Lelia Dodge
Vella B. Moon
Delma Seward
Mobile
Georgia GOP Declines Governor Bid to Fight Unit System
At a unanimous Georgia Republican state central committee meeting, leaders said no gubernatorial candidate would be entered this year to focus on opposing a constitutional amendment extending the county unit system to general elections. They urged intensive precinct organization and warned the amendment could block future party growth.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Republican State Central Committee
Elbert Tuttle
National Republican
United States
GOP
Talmadge
John Wesley Dobbs
Wilkes and
Ware
Gas Discharged To Aid Formosa
The U S Navy Tanker Cimarron unloaded a full cargo of gasoline at Keelung Formosa aboard to support warplanes guarding the island against communist attack. The Cimarron was escorted by the cruiser Juneau and two destroyers.
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Taipei
Formosa
Cimarron
Keelung
U. S
Juneau
MacArthur
Tien-Ao Shan
Shanghai
Defense Ministry
Haimen
Shen Chang-Huan
Quemoy
Manland
Truman
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Strait of
Guard Units Alerted for Federal Service in Alabama
Several units of the 226th anti aircraft artillery of the Alabama National Guard were alerted for active duty with the Army. The affected units are based in Mobile Atmore Bay Minette and Lavern Alabama plus two Army reserve corps units. Col John D Sides said the 226th AAA group includes the 7ilth gun battalion with Battery A in Mobile Batteries B C and D stationed in Atmore Bay Minette and Lavern. The total troop count was not released.
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Mobile
Ala
226Th
Alabama National Guard
Army
Atmore
Bay Minnette
Laverne
Army Reserve Corps
John D. Sides
Bay Minette
Lavernere
Decatur Junior Service League Aids Health Survey Effort
Many young women in the Decatur Junior Service League volunteered for a health survey now completed in Morgan county. Thousands were examined for heart disorders tuberculosis diabetes and syphilis at blood tests and chest X rays stations. Forty four members assisted at the Decatur sites naming a long list of volunteers including Mrs Noble Russell Mrs Wilmer Hall Mrs Rex Poll and many others.
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Junior Service League
Mits
Noble Russell
Ray Ashwander
Decatur
Alabama Health Department
Russell
Ashwander
Charles Parker
Decatur Junior Service League
Morgan County
Wilmer Hall
Rex Poll
Allan Wallace
F. S. Hunt Jr
Russell Lynne
G. H. Jones
Julian Harris
Wm. S. Kirby
Maynard Layman
Norman Harris
Frank Richardson Jr
Jack McLaughlin
M. E. Edwards
B. S. Kennedy
W. J. Duncan Jr
E. S. Loyd Sr
Wm. Duncan III
Earl Alverson
Tom White
John Wyker
Leo C. Wright
Skeggs Crawford
W. H. Anderson
William Wyker Jr
LeRoy McEntire Jr
Hill Ferguson
Joe Hagler
W. P. Dozier
Wilson Orr
John Wood
J. B. Wiley
Frank Troup
Frank Stone
Barrett Shelton
A. C. Bailey
Martha Dinsmore
Comer Ezell
Thomas Hendrix
Webster McLeod
Robert McNelly
Sam Nettles
Jack_ Pitt
Two Limestone Men Paroled in Statewide Pardon
The state pardon and parole board released 28 prisoners last week including Manual Jackson and Offie D. Johnson from Limestone County who had 15 year terms starting December 1947. Thirteen petitions were denied and one life term inmate was among the paroles.
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Limestone County
State Pardon and Parole Board
Manual Jackson
Offie D. Johnson
Prayer Service In Mobile Enters Sixth Day Of Continuous May
A 32 day prayer vigil in Mobile Alabama has entered its sixth day with more than a thousand participants. Rev Clyde Reynolds of the Mobile rescue mission directs the 24 hour cycle service drawing support from local churches and laypeople across Mobile and nearby areas. Reynolds recently moved from Clarksdale Mississippi to Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
Clyde Reynolds
Mobile Rescue Mission
Reynolds
Ftormer
Clarksdale
Miss
23 Battle Wounded Brought To Mobile
A group of 62 wounded soldiers arrived in Mobile from the Pacific theater. Thirteen were flown to Army Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas, while others went to Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio Texas. Most suffered leg and arm wounds and were en route for medical care and rest.
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War Zone
Government Hospital
Hot Rin
Ark
Ooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Texas
Pacific
San Francisco
Ghent
Bees
Ee Brook
Bus Drivers To Get Training In Morgan County
New Morgan county bus drivers begin AAA approved training at Morgan County High School in Hartselle. About one third of 63 drivers are students, with A E Houk and O P Richardson leading the five day 20 hour course focusing on road rules safety and parking.
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Morgan County
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Oscar Napps
A. E. Houk
University of Alabama
O. P. Richardson
State Department of Education
Department of the Trade and Industrial School
Red Cross warns against false casualty calls in Morgan county
Frank Godwin, chairman of the Morgan county chapter of the American Red Cross, says next of kin notifications come directly from the Defense Department, not local callers. He urges anyone who received such a call to contact the Morgan County chapter at telephone 358 as officials in Tampa investigate the incident.
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Frank Godwin
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Korea
Defense Department
Pollard Rites To Be Held In Huntsville Sunday
Funeral services for H. C. Pollard will be held Sunday in Huntsville. Pollard died Friday at 7 15 p m at his home after several years illness. A prominent Odd Fellows member he served 40 years as secretary of the grand lodge of Alabama. Services will be at the Methodist Church in Huntsville.
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H. C. Pollard
Huntsville
Pollard
The
Odd Fellows
Grand Edge
Alabama
7 Methodist
Four Special Elections Shape Folsom Reapportionment Fight
Six new legislators will be elected to fill vacancies in both chambers, but all six are expected to oppose Gov. James E. Folsom’s reapportionment plan in the ongoing special session marathon. Results await official canvass, with eligibility to sit in the 1951 legislature possible for those elected.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
House
Senate
Folsom
C. L. Weathers
Marshall County
C. J. Owens
Tom Johnston
Mobile
Joe Langan
J. A. Crook
Bullock County
Willis McKilwain
Frank Hardy
Dallas
Thomas M
Weather
Weathers
Mrs. Cora Whitaker Dies From Injuries in Madison County Crash
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Buford Whitaker 58 of Huntsville are set for Sunday at 2 PM from Laughlin Service Chapel with Rev. S Keel officiating. Interment in Hayden Cemetery near New Hope. She died Friday evening in Huntsville Hospital after a traffic crash in Madison County Thursday afternoon. Police said reckless driving charges were filed against 18 year old Erskine Leroy White of Woodville Alabama, driver of the other vehicle. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and Madison County Medical Society Auxiliary with ties to Huntsville Culture Club. Surviving are her husband Dr J E Whitaker, three brothers, six sisters and several nephews and nieces.
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Cora Buford Whitaker
Huntsville
Laughlin
S. Keel
Hayden Cemetery
New Hope
Woodville
Ala
Whitaker
First Methodist Church
Madison County Medical Sociery
Huntsville Culture Club
J. E. Whitaker
Claude O. Buford
Tallulah Falls
J. B. Buford
Georgian lawmaker apologizes after House clash with civil rights figure
Henderson Lanham of Georgia said he regretted losing his temper during a House committee hearing with William Patterson, head of the Civil Rights Congress. Patterson refused to answer, denounced Lanham, then was shouted down as Lanham lunged and used an epithet. Lanham vowed to control his temper and said the committee may cite Patterson for contempt.
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Washington
Henderson Lanham
D-Ga
House Committee
William Patterson
Civil Rights Congress
Justice Department
Patterson
Lanham
Alabama welcomes 47 new industries in six months
In early 1950 Alabama added 47 new industries across 22 counties in 31 cities. The State Chamber of Commerce projects $3.8 million in new wages and about 1,900 jobs averaging $2,000 annually. A detailed list names Piedmont to Haleyville based firms and products, with local chambers aiding expansion efforts.
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Alabama
James L. Rankin
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Rankin
Idustries
State Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Committee
Chambers of Commerce
Agricola Brick & Tile Co., Inc
Piedmont
Agricultural Sulphur & Chemical Co
Montgomery
Alabama Asphalt Co
Decatur
Alabama Elevator Co
Mobile
Alabama Veneer & Panel Co
American Bitumul Co
Baldwin Oil Mills, Inc
Foley
Borden Metal Products Co
Leeds
Centrifugal Pipe & Foundry Co., Inc
Alexander City
Correct Shoes, Inc
Florence
Covington Fertilizer Corp
Andalusia
DeRamus
Booth
Dixie Screen & Wire Products, Inc
East Alabama Grain Co
Oxford
Elba Textiles, Inc
Elba
the Englander Co., Inc
Birmingham
Field Milling Co
Titus
Gulf Coast Optical Mfg. Co., Inc
Havva Hosiery Co
Phenix City
Henderson Sugar Refinery
Hickspoo
Talladega
Jackson Lumber Harvester Co., Inc
Brewton
Koonce Furniture Factory
Lakeside Mill
Guntersville
Lock Joint Pipe Co
Whistler We Sey Co
Annisto
Southern Chain & Mfg. Co
Southern Silk Screening Co
Sylacauga Fertilizer Co
Sylacauga
A. R. Taylor Veneer Co
Demoplis
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corp
the Trailmobile Co
Tuscaloosa
Vulcan Furniture Mfg. Co
W. & W. Pick
Irene Jones Elected Second Vice President of DMA
Irene M. Jones of Huntsville elected second vice president at the Dance Masters of America annual session at the Shoreham hotel Washington She has served as third vice president and participates in finance and direct members committees The convention features notable dancers including Marina Svetlova and Juanita Cansino Miss Jones returns to Alabama to reopen her dance studio in September.
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Irene M. Jones
Huntsville
Dance Masters of America
Shoreham Hotel
Washington
Miss Jones
America
Marina Svetlova
Metropolitan Opera
Berenice Holmes
Chicago
Walter Camryn
Jack Stanly
Eddie Hans
Gerald Cummins
Franklyn Oakley
Donald Sawyer
Don le Blanc
A. J. Weber
Trains Collide in Huntington Injuring Dozens
A Long Island rail collision left 35 to 40 people injured as a Senger train backing into a freight train derailed and overturned near a siding. No fatalities reported. two crew members hurt and ambulances, doctors, and six fire units rushed to the scene.
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Huntington
N. Y
Long Island Railroad
Huntington Hospital
Huntington Manor Fire Department
Youngster Hurt After Falling Into Monument Display
Bobby Deese, 21 months old of Parkin Arkansas, fell against a tombstone at Ci Monument works and was treated at Decatur General Hospital. He has a deep nasal gash but no broken bones and is recovering, with relatives watching.
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Bob Deese
Bobby
Ci Monument Works
R. F. Hoover
Decatur General Hospital
R. E. Deese
Parkin
Ark
A. D. Wiley
Seventh Avenue South
Bob
Eskimo Willow Frame Dwelling Built With Snow
An Eskimo group from Nunatagmiuk constructed a dwelling resembling an apartment house using a willow framework and a snow covering. The structure showcases adaptive Arctic building techniques and communal living ideas in harsh winter conditions.
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The
Nunatagmiuk Eskimos
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Johnston St
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E. Moulton St
Irene Jones
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