New Board Tackles Job On Restoring Price Ceilings
A three member board begins a four day hearing to decide whether to restore price ceilings on meats dairy products grains cottonseed and soybeans. They must apply three standards and faces no appeal but may reverse later if circumstances change.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
OPA
Industry
Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Jim Seeks North Alabama Health Center and Aid
A political message from a U.S. congressman candidate pledges to back a large tuberculosis sanatorium in Decatur and to push TVA development federal aid to education farm to market roads housing social security veterans affairs and other measures while honoring Rep John Sparkman and seeking district support.
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North
Alabama
Decatur
United States Congress
TVA
House of Representatives
John Sparkman
Cool Weather Sets Summer Low Across Much of U S
Cold spell drops temperatures to summer lows from the Mississippi and Missouri valleys to the Atlantic Coast. Chicago hit 52 degrees, the chilliest August 12 in years, with other readings including 85 in Cadillac Michigan 36 in Sturgeon Bay Michigan 37 in Land O Lakes Wisconsin 46 in Concord New Hampshire and 45 near Tylertown Pennsylvania. Atlanta registered 63 degrees, nine below normal for the date.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Cadillac
Mich
St. Ce
Land. O'Lakes
Wis
Columbus
Merchants urged to mail statements early before Labor Day
Postmaster R. T. Sheppard asked Decatur merchants to post their monthly statements and accounts early, at least before August 31, to avoid delays. He noted Labor Day on September 2 as a postal holiday and referenced the Sunday close watch.
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Decatur
R. T. Sheppard
Pard
Montgomery man dies en route home from veterans meeting
Oscar Anderson of Montgomery died in Chicago yesterday while returning from the United Spanish War Veterans convention in Milwaukee. He formerly served as circulation manager for the Alabama paper based there.
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Montgomery
Ala
Oscar Anderson
Chicago
United Spanish War Veterans Convention
Milwaukee
The Pp Estimated to Cause Massive Annual Damage
The Pp is estimated to cause substantial annual damage and the games cost about 23,000,008 dollars.
Quiet Wall Street Opens With Thin Market As Leaders Falter
In New York on August 12 the market shows restrained strength with light selling among leaders and many stocks failing to gain. Some liquor issues rise on small trades while overall transfers dwindle to about 700000 shares. Cotton futures dip near the finish, while Chicago corn and oats rise modestly.
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New York
Chicago
Markets at a Glance from New York and Chicago
New York stocks mixed with advancing selected industrials while bonds stayed quiet. Cotton futures declined on liquidation and hedge selling amid fears of reduced export subsidies. October delivery at 36.05 cents with weak private crop reports and distant deliveries leading losses.
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New York
Chicago
Commission House
Nashville Livestock Market Report August cattle hogs and sheep
Nashville livestock report shows fed cattle slow with some weakness up to 25 lower on bulls and medium steers. Cows and calves mixed with most steers 14.00 to 19.00, heifers mostly 13.00 to 16.00, cutters 7.00 to 9.50. Hogs generally 50 lower with barrows 23.25 and pigs 17.25, sows 19.75. Sheep steady with spring lambs 18.00 to 20.00 and ewes 6.00 to 14.00, lambs scarcer at high end.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal-state Departments of Agriculture
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review Highlights Mixed Week
Market reports show larger runs at eight major plants with a 71 percent week over week rise, calves up 10 percent but below last year. Prices drifted lower in most Georgia and Florida points while central Florida held firmer. Beef cows and steers mostly steady to down, with several price pockets and a few top lots noted, and substantial lumber usage referenced at the end.
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Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Bill Stroh to Lead Singing in Decatur Revival Services
Hollywood guitarist Bill Stroh will head the music for a tent evangelistic campaign in Decatur starting next Sunday. Central Baptist Church sponsors daily 7 30 p m services in the tent behind the church. Rev Paul Roberts says Stroh is a top evangelistic song director and Rev Porter Barrington will preach. Public invited.
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Bill Stroh
Hollywood
Calif
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
Stroh
Paul Roberts
Porter Barrington
Harlan McGinnis
Cave Springs Baptist Church
Priceville
Jewish Agency Chief Seeks Probe Into Alleged Mail Tampering
The Jewish Agency executive said he asked Jerusalem’s postmaster general to investigate suspected unofficial censorship after letters to agency staff were torn open amid a two week period. He noted tensions over refugee processing and noted ships Haifa detentions rise to about 2,700 aboard due to missing immigration certificates. The Yagur with 700 refugees and the Henrietta Szold with 500 passengers were among arrivals, as another vessel sought Hait in escort of a British destroyer.
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Tary
Jewish Agency
Jerusalem
Haifa
Hait
Henrietta Szold
Refugees Sail to Haifa as Tension Grows in Palestine
Refugees aboard the Hagana and Jewish Warrior arrive after sailing from a French port on June 29 with UNRRA supplies. The scene raises fears of a brewing crisis as British forces bolster Haifa and Jaffa amid barbed wire and new barricades. 24 Stern Gang members face a military trial.
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Hagana
Haifa
toNine
toNine Members—Of The—Underground
Jerusalem
Flight of drone planes described as routine
Two unmanned Army B-117 aircraft flown from Hawaii to Mur doc California were called routine by 1st Lt. Merl Ware a Chicago radio pilot and escort plane crewman. He noted the long overwater flight with no crew aboard drew splash but felt routine after months of similar missions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hawaii
Muroc
Calif
Merl Ware
North
Clifton Ave
Chicago
Police Court Dockets 34 Cases With Multiple Fines
Thirty four cases were tried in city police court over two sessions. Fines and cash bonds forfeited totaled 810 dollars. Key penalties included 100 dollar fines for vandalism and a 100 dollar cash bond forfeited for driving while intoxicated. Several drunkenness, assault, disorderly conduct, false pretense, and license violation penalties are listed with various cash bond forfeitures.
Alabama mob rout spurs guard mobilization and arrests
State guards were mobilized with armory patrols as law enforcement responded to a riot in Athens. Police estimated mob sizes between 400 and 500 with 15 to 20 injuries, while Judge Rosenau anticipated up to 100 beaten or trampled including children. Nine youths were arrested for unlawful assembly, facing up to $500 and six months in jail.
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van Buren Gilbert
Rosenaw
Gilbert
R. H. Richardson Jr
Rosenal
W. C. Starkey
Starkey
State Guard
State Highway Patrol
North
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Sylacauga
Here
Athens
Rosenau
Patterson urges penalties for Athens disturbances at Tuskegee
Dr. F. D. Patterson president of Tuskegee Institute said those responsible for the racial disturbance in Athens should feel the full penalty of the law. He credited law enforcement and citizens for preventing a more serious outcome and urged continued tolerance and cooperation between races in Alabama.
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Tuskeegee
Ala
F. D. Patterson
Tuskegee Institute
Athens
Alabama
Mob halted after downtown shooting sparks race riot
One pistol-bearing man identified amid a mob that formed after a veteran, Ben Massey, was struck by a Black man. Police and city officials intervened as the crowd from 1,800 to 2,500 men gathered at the city hall to demand action. The mob planned to storm a theater before authorities reassured them all Black residents had been removed.
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Rosenau
Ben Massey
Roy
Massey
Madeline Ford
Detroit
Wayne County General Hospital
Ex-Sheriff Mansfield Considers Railroad Return
Mansfield has no immediate plans but may return to work for the Louisville & Nashville railroad as an engineer. He was succeeded as sheriff by Knox Henry, ex Gl candidate in the Aug 1 county election tied to the state primary.
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Mansfield
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Knox Henry
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Listed
Arthur Marion Oden and Eva 1 and Lois Brown of Valhermosa Springs and Theodore Roosevelt McDonald of Decature with Earline Reeves of Trinity filed marriage licenses.
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Arthur Marion Oden
Eva 1
Lois Brown
Valhermosa Springs
Theodore Roosevelt McDonald
Decature
Earline Reeves
Trinity
Firing Into Wall Sparks Tense Clash at Athens Center
Frank Johnson fired his pistol into a wall to halt a mob at the city hall jail. Rosenau announced extra police would be stationed next Saturday and said the mob would be met with force if necessary. Athens, an agricultural hub of about 6,000, has a sizable Black population and draws farmers weekly.
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Frank Johnson
Rosenau
Athens
Rasque speech honors Black citizens amid South political strife
Tuskegee Institute speaker Lawrence A. Davis cites Black South citizens gaining political competence while mentioning Bilbo, Talmadge, and extremist groups as relics of the Civil War era. He warns of global struggles for dignity and urges democracy to triumph in the region.
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Tuskegee
Ala
South
Bilbo
Talmadge
Ku Klux Klan
Lawrence A. Davis
Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College
Pine Bluff
Ark
Tuskegee Institute
America
Davis
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Arkansas
Alabama
Beauty packs for big trip on Miss Zamora circuit
Barbara Jackson Miss Decatur crowns a busy week packing for a Birmingham trip. Zamora contest entrant from Morgan Madison Limestone counties will attend four days of banquets and preliminaries at the Tutwiler hotel, with a Russellville band and Miss Decatur court accompanying her.
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Barbara Jackson
Decatur
Birmingham
Lond
Zamora
Tri-County
Tutwiler
Magic City
Russellville
Morgan, Madison
Limestone Counties
Mountain Brook Country Club
Miss Jackson
North Alabama
Martha Sandlin
Dolores Cobb
Sue Emens
Wanda Lee Coffey
Barbara Ann Weatherwax
Jane Taylor
Nikki Moody
Betty Roberts
Mammoth Shrine Club
Conference debates invited nations and secretariat makeup
The third conference week opened with Byrnes presiding as Evatt urged Albania be heard alongside Mexico Egypt and Cuba. Russia opposed Australia and proposed Ethiopia with Norway, while decisions settled on Australia Brazil China and Yugoslavia joining as invited members. Debate also touched on Austria and Iran invitations and De Gasperi pressed for a delay on Trieste issues.
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Great Britain
Russia
France
Albania
Cuba
Egypt
Mexico
H. V. Evatt
Australia
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Andrei Vishinsky
Secretariat
Ethiopia
Norway
Brazil
China
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Evatt
A. V. Alexander
Alexander
Austria
Vishinsky
Iran
United Nations Security Council
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Specials Pass Here Today From National Cash Register Tour
Two special trains carrying NCR Dayton Ohio employees on their annual vacation trip to Miami passed through Decatur today. Each train consisted of ten cars and was routed to show vacationists a wider view of the country.
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Decatur
Louisville and Nashville and Southern
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Miami
Community Figures Travel and Visit Across Cities
Miss Merle Nelson visits Atlanta while Miss Clio Levin travels on business in Montgomery. Andy Grimmett of Falkville visits Decatur. Mrs Grace J Anger returns from overseas service in New York. Bea Campbell and son Bob visit Chicago relatives. Wilber Blankenship and Calvin G Long from Danville attend Decatur business. Roy Campbell of Somerville and Brentz Staples of Tusculumbia visit local households.
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Grace J. Anger
Red Cross
New York
Bea Campbell
Bob
Clarence Gary
Chicago
Harris Rites Held Today for Walter O Harris
Funeral services for Walter O Harris of Hillsboro were held at Sulphur Springs church at 2 PM led by Rev W H Curl and Rev J B Montgomery. Coroner J H Highsmith ruled death a suicide by hanging after Harris was found in his barn Saturday. Survivors include his parents five sisters and four brothers. Burial is Smyrna cemetery Brown directing.
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Hillsboro
W. H. Curl
J. B. Montgomery
Sulphur Springs Church
Lawrence County
J. H. Highsmith
Harris
A. C Harris
Floyd Turner
Frank Vaughn
Decatur
Leonard Sanders
Myrtle Holliday
Trinity
Lucille Philips
Soledad
Calif
Arthur Harris
Jack Harris
Fayette
Herman
Ussery Harris
Cotette
Smyrna
Brown
Honey ants of Australia store honey in their own kin
Australian honey ants collect nectar from mulga trees and select individuals as storage vessels. The chosen ants become so full of honey they lose the ability to walk.
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Australia
Riot at Athens sparks race turmoil in Alabama scene
Report describes a fist fight between two white veterans and a Black man touching off race rioting in Athens Alabama a 5 000 population agricultural center AP Wirephoto confirms the scene was chaotic with clashes and police involvement observed but no further details provided.
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Athens
Ala
Klan Growth Menace Seen Across States
Georgia official Daniel Duke links the Ku Klux Klan to front groups in multiple states and to the German American Bund. He asserts centralized control by five overseers and warns renewed exposure could boost membership, especially if economic distress rises in urban areas.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
Veterans and Womens
Daniel Duke
Georgia
Spei Torin- Ia Sle
Anti-Nazi League
James H. Sheldon
League
Boston College
Duke
Bund
Association of Georgia Klans
Klan
Tennessee
Tennnessee
Canned Goods for Relief Sent to Salvation Army
More than 4500 cans of food and an $800 check were collected by the Decatur foreign relief committee and prepared for shipment to Salvation Army headquarters in New York. From there the relief will go overseas to aid starving Europeans. Captain Oscar Fuller commended the committee civic clubs churches and individuals involved in the 30 day drive.
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New York City
Decatur Foreign Relief Committee
Oscar Fuller
Salvation Army
New York
Europe
Surplus Refrigerator Sale Sparks War Assets Probe
Benjamin F. Fields a Washington promoter testified that the War Assets Administration rejected his $800 offer for surplus refrigerators and said they could be bought for $295 There were 181 units involved creating a claimed $91 405 loss to the government during the special House committee on surplus property hearing Fields linked to a Senate probe of war profits.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Fields
War Assets Adminion
Fields
Senate
Special
House
Renfau Carrell Reviews Handbook of Life Insurance
Renfau Carrell opened a review of the Handbook of Life Insurance at a Decatur Life Underwriters Association meeting held at the Greystone cafe. The session will continue at the next association meeting on October 11, with Howard Belser presiding as president.
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Réneau Carrell
Handbook of Life Insurance
Decatur Life Underwriters Association
Greystone Cafe
Howard Belser
Alabama Accident Roundup By State Highway Patrol
Alabama’s accident roundup reports today and the previous year figures. The data show accidents injuries and fatalities with estimated property damage totals for the year to date and the prior year.
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Alabama
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