State Defends Boswell Law in Alabama Voting Suit
In Mobile Alabama the state opened defense of the Boswell amendment a voter qualification law. Assistant AG cites lack of constitutional issue and defects in the suit. Lawyers for the challengers say the measure discriminates against negroes and non Democratic voters.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Mobile County
Garrett
Board of Registrars
George N
Chicago
David R. Landau
Democratic Party
John McDuffie
Pepite E
Thurmond to Fly to Texas for GOP States’ Rights Rally
Governor J. Strom Thurmond and running mate Fielding Wright will arrive in Houston by plane and attend a states rights rally at Sam Houston Coliseum. A reception will greet Thurmond at the municipal airport and a Dixiecrat band will perform. Wright arrives from Jackson, Mississippi and will join Thurmond for events in Houston.
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Houston
Tex
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Sam Houston Coliseum
Col
W. B. Bates
McRight Faces Salary Debacle on Board
McRight admitted leaving his board post for private business yet state records show he drew nearly the full 1200 annual salary, with only ten dollars left. Former Colbert County sheriff turned private enforcer for the liquor board, he reportedly worked up to five days a week beyond the usual one day. The board’s salary rule allows ten dollars daily plus expenses, capped at 1200 yearly.
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State Comptroller
McRight
Colbert County
Liquor ‘Board
Gould Beech
The
Southern Farmer
Bneday
Yerecien
Priva
Russellville
Haleyville
Will Opehas
Market Slump on Light Volume Across Wall Street
The stock market closed lower as light selling pressed prices. Major declines included U S Steel, Chrysler, American Telephone, Du Pont, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Standard Oil NJ, and Texas Company amid a total around 700000 shares traded.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
J. I. Case
American Telephone
Kennecott Copper
Westinghouse Electric
du Pont
International Paper
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Standard Oil (Nj
Texas Co
Loew's
U. S
Markets at a Glance Aug 9
New York stocks drift lower while bonds are irregular. Cotton weak on bumper crop expectations. Chicago corn oats hogs and cattle move mixed with soybeans and lard leading a broad retreat on the board. Wheat corn soybeans and lard slam lower with September prices noted.
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New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Poultry Market Steady In North Georgia Hatchery Prices
North Georgia live poultry market steady with ample offerings and good demand. Fryer weights 2.1 to 2.65 pounds. New Hampshire Reds 33-34 cents, Barred Rock crosses 31.5-33 cents, mostly 32-32.5 cents FOB farm picked up this morning.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire Reds
New York Cotton Futures End Lower On… August 9
Cotton futures closed 2.05 to 2.65 points lower than the prior close. The board shows October 31.12 near 31.23, December around 31.23, and May around 31.25. Middling spot quoted near 32.37. Nominal bids and asks listed as N N.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Prices Reported by State Departments
Nashville Tennessee August livestock market summary shows cattle at 1600 head with varied demand. steers and heifers under 700 pounds weak to draggy, larger calves at 25.00-31.00 for good to choice veal, hogs mixed with 190-230 pounds at 28.25-28.50, 240-280 pounds at 25.00-25.75, sows 21.00-23.00. sheep and lambs 24.00-27.00 for good spring lambs, ewes 8.00-10.00, cull weights lower.
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Nashvile Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Cotton crop production estimates by state and type
The article lists crop forecasts for major cotton producing states with percentages of normal yield and pounds per acre, including Missouri 82 percent and 505 pounds, North Carolina 86 percent and 446 pounds, Mississippi 89 percent and 432 pounds, Texas 79 percent and 187 pounds, and a forecast for American Egyptian type cotton at 2,500 bales versus 1,200 last year.
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Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklaha
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Mt Palomar Telescope Extends Vision 500 Million Light Years
The Mt Palomar telescope dramatically expands human sight by about 500 million light years, enabling study of distant galaxies and cosmic structures. The breakthrough promises advances in astronomy and cosmic mapping.
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Mt Palomar
Fauna Loss Strips Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand
Native ecosystems in Hawaii and New Zealand suffer major fauna losses as endemic species decline. Researchers warn the disruption threatens ecological balance, with invasive species and habitat loss cited as key drivers impacting birds and other wildlife across both regions.
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Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
Five killed in Georgia weekend highway crashes
Weekend traffic toll in Georgia includes a retired judge Clarence Brunson 75 of Perry killed while bicycling. Robert Hemphill 26 of Chatworth dies when his car leaves US 411. Sidney Woodcliff 20 of Millen dies in an overturned Ford near Militer. Gaines Thornton 32 from Roanoke Ala in crash near LaGrange. nine year old John Edward Jackson of Millen killed by a pulpwood truck.
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Atlanta
Highway Patrol
Clarence E. Brunson
Perry
W. D. Cochran
J. P. Oldham
Robert Manning Hemphill
Chatworth
Chatsworth
Signey Bragg Woodcliff
Millen
Miltter
Gaines Thornton
Roanoke 4
Ala
Abbottsville Road
LaGrange
Charles Ford Cottle
Roanoke
Mitchell St
Cottle
LaGrange Hospital
John Edward Jackson
Truman Republicans Clash Over Inflation and Seass
The Senate debate centered on President Truman’s handling of inflation and alleged obstruction of records in communist investigations. Senator Ferguson accused Truman of an iron curtain between Congress and public business while Senator Hoey defended Truman’s stance and argued presidents since Washington have withheld data on federal employees.
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Congress
Ferguson
Truman
Hoey
N.C
Washington
Berlin Crisis Deepens as Russian Forces Tighten Control
Russian blocked interzonal travel in Berlin for two months while Western rail traffic into the Soviet zone remains halted. Western Berlin police chiefs clash with Moscow aligned officials as eight Western officers are arrested in the Russian sector. Food hoarding and shortages worsen amid a standstill in Big Four talks on Germany.
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Berlin
Pravda
Communist Party
Paul Markgraf
Moscow
Johannes Stumm
Stumm
Markgraf
Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
Newsaper Tagesspiegel
Girl's State Group Sees President Truman Visit
President Truman met 94 excited girls from the Girl's Nation program at American University. He spoke with each participant and allowed photo sessions with the group. Elizabeth Clark of Mississippi said she loved the visit and Harrilee Phillips of Alabama praised his sociable, charming manner.
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Washington
Truman
American Legion Auxiliary
American University
White House
Elizabeth Clark
Yazoo City
Miss
Harrilee Phillips
Huntsville
Ala
Mr. Truman
Rights Group Plea Refused In Texas Certification
In Austin on August 9 the state Democratic executive committee chaired by Robert W. Calvert certified Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley for president and vice president, defying the state rights faction which urged delaying certification until after the September convention. Secretary Vann Kennedy joined in filing with Secretary of State Paul H. Brown to print the nominees on the November ballot.
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Austin
Texas
Robert W. Calvert
Harry S. Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Vann M. Kennedy
Paul H. Brown
Truman and
Sheffield Plans to Buy Pure Bred Heifers in County Drive
Nine members of the Sheffield Board of Commerce will join Decatur Chamber of Commerce agriculture leaders Tuesday at 4 p.m. to discuss securing pure bred heifers for Colbert county. J. E. Moreno arranged the meeting with Frank Suber as Sheffield chair and eight others. Mike Crain leads Decatur agriculture, with Maynard Layman T. F. Adams Casto Jarvis Hubert Hume and William Sims also attending.
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Sheffield Board of Commerce
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Chamber
Colbert County
Sheffield
J. E. Moreno
State Chamber of Commerce
Frank Suber
Mike Crain
Decatur Chamber Agriculture Committee
Maynard Layman
T. F. Adams
Casto Jarvis
Hubert Hume
Carnation Milk Company
William Sims
Two Americans Held By Reds in Germany
In Frankfurt Germany Aug 9 two Americans were seized Aug 5 in the Russian zone and kept in custody. Identified by unofficial Army sources as 1st Lt Sherman S Turner of the civil affairs division in Berlin and Roland Myers a War Department civilian. Turner hails from Council Bluffs Iowa. Myers hometown not learned.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Mellrichstadt
Lst
Sherman S. Turner
U. S
Berlin
Roland Myers
War Department
Turner
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Myers
Texas Democrats Braced for Ballot Battle Over Thurmond Wright
In a session the committee considered a referendum in the August run-off primary on the Truman Thurmond issue. States righters pressed for Gov Strom Thurmond and Gov Fielding Wright to appear on the November ballot as the official Democratic candidates. Palmer Bradley of Houston, a states righter, stated the party might face full disintegration as leaders gathered for the first round of a scrap shaping the party's future.
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Strom Thurmond
Fielding Wright
Palmer Bradley
Houston
Texas
Decatur News Briefs Cover Local Health, School, and Social Updates
Noon cotton quotes in Decatur report middling inch at 32 and strict low at 31. Local notices list hospital admissions and discharges, births, and surgeries at Decatur General and Hamill clinics. Area lawyers return from Alabama Bar Association meeting with details. multiple residents travel to New Orleans and Florida. Community events include Sixteenth Avenue Baptist church meeting and a home oil mill neon sign project. Notables include Lyle Hinds ill at home, various residents visiting relatives, and army enlistment of Elmer L. Wallace for three years in the 11th Airborne Division in Japan.
Mystery witness ahead in Perlo case and Russia ties
The Senate committee pursues Alexander Koral and a 52 year old Russian teacher Mrs Osana Kosenkina in New York related stories. Mundt says a subpoena could target Kosenkina if diplomatic immunity fails. Miss Bentley repeats Perlo fed info to Russians seven to nine times, while Stripling claims Perlo copied secret data. FBI confirms Michael Samarin appeared in New York for questioning and may be returned to the USSR, with consular steps planned.
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Alexander Koral
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Perlo
New York
New York City
Osana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Mundt
R-Sd
State Department
Miss Bentley
Reg
Stripling
The
Resources Protection Board
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Brookings Institution
Commerce Department
CPA
War Production Board
Treasury Department
WPB
Kosenkina
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
FBI
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
Saturd
Samarin
New Jersey
Coroner Details Deaths of Malone and Gordon
The coroner stated Malone died about the same time as Gordon and Hazel Robinson was not struck by shots. The coroner arrived at 4 am and investigated Sunday morning. Malone is survived by a widow and two children, Gordon by a widow and one child.
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Malone
Gordon
Hazel Robinson
Griffis
Snake Handler Dies After Church Snakebite in Georgia
Harvey Bell aged 32, a Church of God member from Lindale, died after a rattlesnake bite during services at the Dolly Pond Church of God near Chattanooga. This marked the third serpent bite fatality in the church’s brief history. No state action reported as authorities review legality.
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Church of God
Aew
Chattanooga
Harvey Bell
Nancy Bell
Lindale
William Harden
Dolly Pond
Bell
Lewis Ford
Daisy
Clint Jackson
Birchwood
Hamilton County
Tennessee Patrol
Tennessee
Decatur Delano Park Tennis Tourney Opens Tonight
The Decatur tennis tournament begins at seven tonight at Delano Park with Rotary Club planned slots from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. featuring Boys and Junior singles and doubles Women and Men singles doubles and Mixed events. Players urged to coordinate match times, wear tennis shoes, and use supplied balls. tonight's matches include McAliley vs Speake Maschke vs Lindsay McGregor/Meyer vs Shelton/Perkins and more.
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Decatur
Delano Park
Rotary
Rotary Club
S. McAliley
John Speake
R. O. Maschke
Charles Lindsay
Robert McGregor
Norman Meyer
Barrett Shelton
Frank Perkins
Buster Terry
Guilty Plea By Cozzalino in Huntsville Robberies
Cozzalino 24 pleaded guilty to armed robbery in Huntsville circuits for the Monarch Food store heists on November 7 1947 and Hill grocery 2 and Dobson and company on December 20 1947. Prosecutor Jess Smith noted a Monday August 23 sentencing date before Madison Circuit Judge Elbert H. Parsons.
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Ralph Cozzalino
Decatur
Monarch
Huntsville
Madison Circuit
Elbert H. Parsons
Mimi Sims
Huntsville Times
The
Daily
Cozzalino
Madison
Hill Grocery
Dobson and Company
Dobson’s
M. C. Miller
Dobson
Huntsville Hill
Circuit
Jess Smith
Jim Smith
Tuscumbia
Senate hearing clashes over loyalty program data and impeachment threat
Senate and House panels pressed a hard line on loyalty inquiries as Chairman Ferguson warned of impeachment against President Truman amid secrecy over data. Witness lists included Koral Mundt Perlo Lee Bentley Currie Chambers with testimony tracing wartime intel and alleged Soviet links in Washington and policy circles.
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Senate
Truman
Ferguson
R-Mich
Trumans
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Koral
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Lauchlin Currie
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Kora
Victor Perlo
Subcommittee
Duncan Lee
Whittaker Chambers
Perlo
Red Underground
Washington
Chambers
Time Magazine
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Russia
Perlo Group
Informa
War Production Board
Miss Bentley
Lee
Office of Strategic Services
Balkans
Balkan
Currie
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