Alston Fate Up To Sparks In Clemency Hearing
William Edgar Alston, condemned to death for the murder of his wife, pleaded with Gov. Chauncey Sparks for clemency or a life term. His twin Julian was not present as relatives and clergy urged mercy. a clemency decision was pending Kilby prison.
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Montgomery
Ala
William Edgar Alston
Chauncey Sparks
Gov. Sparks
Alston
Kilby
Julian
William Edgar
W. H. Swearingen
M. L. Scarbrough
Bessemer
Edgar
Scarbrough
Illiam Edgar
W. S
Bidien
E. R. Dykes
Townley
Salvation Army
Leonard van Egmond
Parole Board
van Egmond
Gov Alston
Julian Alston
Pitt Williams
Truman Says No Palestine Settlement Satisfies All
The statement says no Palestine settlement can be fully satisfactory to all and a spirit of conciliation must be used to achieve peace and prosperity. A decision on convening a new session was expected by January 20 when the new Congress opens. There was talk of recalling Truman for a full domestic agenda.
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Britain
Palestine
Tru
Sunday Revival Set for Browns Chapel
Browns Chapel church east of Falkville announces a one day revival this Sunday with morning and evening services led by Rev How Ni and a Jones College preacher. James Dunlap will lead the noir with Mrs Agnes Edwards at piano, with Bev T Howell and others invited to sing. services start at 10 o clock.
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Browns Chapel
Government price plan discussed with officials in Washington
In Washington on August 16, officials debated a two pronged drive to tighten price controls and raise government rights and wages. A labor group formed a committee to negotiate with Version and Stabilization John R. Steelman, while another committee met with OPA head Paul Porter for talks and a meeting with Secretary Clinton P. Anderson was planned.
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Washington
GIO
Mt One
John R. Steelman
OPA
Paul Porter
Clinton P. Anderson
Crosby returns to radio on air in October with record pay
Hollywood reports Crosby resumes broadcasting after months off air. The American Broad Company says his weekly pay reaches 30 000 dollars, the highest ever, surpassing Jack by about 2500 dollars weekly.
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Pee
Hollywood
Crosby
American Broad Company
Markets drift as labor concerns mute gains on New York list
Stocks show modest recoveries but leaders stay in loss area due to labor unrest and shipping strikes. Light trading, few pivots on ticker tape, with 700000 shares exchanging hands. Cotton futures slip amid light selling and Southern rains. mill demand remains hesitant.
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New York
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Nashville livestock market shows mixed week with softer prices
In Nashville Tennessee on August 16 cattle and hogs moved unevenly. High quality steers and heifers held near last week while lower grades slipped. Canner and cutter cows steady to $8.50, vealers mostly $17 to $19.50, hogs generally down about 25 with top barrows and gilts at $23, sheep steady around $17 to $19 for best lambs.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Market report shows mixed moves across commodities and cattle
New York stocks fall as leaders drift lower while bonds ease. Cotton and corn ease with cash grain retreat. Oats slide alongside corn as hogs trade 50 cents lower to a top of 23.50. Cattle hold steady with higher quality bids up to 25.00.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Mrs. Dana Rogers Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Dana Rogers who died Sunday night at her Decaturville Tennessee home after a four month illness. She was the mother of Mrs. E T Rushing who was at her bedside.
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Dana Rogers
Decaturville
Tenn
Students Sign Up at Auburn for Fall Term Registration
More than 3 500 students enrolled for study at Alabama Polytechnic Institute during the first fall term registration. Registrar Charles Edward reported today. The first registration occurred last week with three other periods planned for Aug 18 21 Sept 23 25 and Sept 26 28.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Charles Edward
McNarney Says German Communist Goal Aims at Socialism
General Joseph T. McNarney, head of U.S. occupation forces in Germany, states in his monthly report that the German communist party seeks to destroy capitalism and establish a socialist state with a classless society.
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REDS
Berlin
Joseph T. McNarney
U.S
Germany
Communist Party
Seamen Protest Signing Up For Spain Bound Vessel
Seamen belonging to the CIO National Maritime Union protested against signing on for service on a merchant vessel bound for Spain. They agreed to sign only after being informed it was a contractual obligation. Morris Carzine NMU port agent pro tem for Mobile reported.
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Mobile
UPI
Cio-National
Ma Union
Spain
Morris Carzine
NMU
Gardner Considered for Atomic Control Commission Chair
Washington August 16 President Truman is said to be weighing O Max Gardner for the chairmanship of the new atomic control commission after serving as Undersecretary of the Treasury.
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Gardner
Washington
Truman
O. Max Gardner
The
Tre
New
Atomic Control Commission
County Unit Test Begun in Georgia Supreme Court Fight
Atlanta August 16 Georgia says a federal suit seeking to block Fortson from sending ballots featuring county unit nominees would interfere with a governmental function The state asks for dismissal of the suit filed against Fortson Judge Sibley to rule on the issue as a three judge court opens a constitutional hearing in the federal building
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ben Fortson
Fortson
W.S. Mann
Eugene Talmadge
Mann
Samuel
H. Sibley
Used car price ceilings rise slightly in regions
OPA in the East and central U S sets ceilings on used cars as is. Ford Forde deluxe $946 versus $1086 for a similar new car. Chevrolet style master 4 door sedan $890 vs $1005. Plymouth deluxe 4 door sedan $1009 vs $1142. West and parts of the midwest show higher ceilings. For 1945-46 models the ceiling rises 15 percent after dealer reconditioning and guarantee.
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Far West
mid-West
Board to Rule on Price Controls Next Tuesday
The decontrol board, led by Roy L. Thompson, pledged to announce its verdict on price controls next Tuesday August 20. After hearing 100 witnesses the three member panel will issue simultaneous decisions on grains livestock cottonseed soybeans and dairy products to avoid market disruptions.
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Washington
Roy L. Thompson
Congress
OPA
Thompson
Ois
Central Methodist Church Sunday Evening Special
The summer program at Central Methodist Church continues with nightly services and special Sunday night ministry. The pastor speaks on Your Drink and country newcomers are invited as guests of honor. music from the young Adult Fellowship and church children accompanies the service.
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Central Methodist Church
Alabama Accident Roundup Summary
State Highway Patrol reports a transient accident roundup with 12 year old listed among ages. Five accidents recorded, one injury, no fatalities. Estimated damages total about 4700 dollars with 3700 dollars in one case and 850 in another.
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State Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Birmingham Dentist Dr Thomas Hand Dies After Heart Attack
Dr Thomas E. Hand a Birmingham dentist died after suffering a heart attack while inspecting construction on a new home he was building. He attended Howard College and Northwestern University and was a Wadley Alabama native. He is survived by his widow a son and two daughters.
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Birmingham
Thomas E. Hand
Howard College
Northwestern University
Wadley
Ala
Fund Grows as State Teachers Retirement Fund Reaches Milestone
Montgomery reports the state teachers retirement fund totals 7.31 million dollars in its fifth year. This year's state payments reach 1.37 million while teachers contribute 3.14 million. The state adds 811 thousand to compensate for prior service deficiencies.
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Montgomery
United States to push transit rights for Russia via Dardanelles
Washington reports the United States ready to advocate special transit rights for Russia through the Dardanelles. A country is said to oppose outright Soviet demands for a say in military control of that waterway.
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U. S.S
Washington
United States
Russia
Dardanelles
Mackenzies Column On Foreign News Analysis
Mackenzies column warns that China teeters toward total civil war amid Chiang Kai-sheks stalled reforms and Communist opposition. Marshall and Stuart voice despair over peace efforts as fighting spreads north of the Yangtze with Manchuria in Communist hands. American withdrawal looms, threatening China’s sovereignty and global influence.
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China
George C. Marshall
J. Leighton Stuart
Chaing Kai-Shek
National Assembly
Chiang
Yangtze River
Manchuria
Japan
Great Wall
South China Sea
Europe
Shanghai
America
Miss Zamora and Shrine Festivities Highlight Decatur Visit
Barbara Zamora arrived in Birmingham for three days of parties and Shrine events with chaperon Mrs. Howard Jackson. The highlight was a motor escort to a Mountain Brook party and a Miss Alabama pageant appearance at the Alabama Theater amid Shrine ceremonies and a Tutwiler hotel suite schedule.
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Birmingham
North
Alabama
Howard Jackson
Russellville
Decatur Daily
Mountain Brook Country Club
Barbara
Decatur
May City
Shrine Auditorium
Miss Decatur
Tutwiler
Coro
Decatur Club
H. B. Norwood
Joe Elliott
B. J Nelson
Floyd Elkins
H. B. Bowzee
Knox McRae
D. E. Frederick
E T. Drinkard
Better Times Seen Market Junction Milk Plan
Alabama residents expect major changes as Northern and Midwestern states stop selling milk butter eggs and livestock feed in single trainloads. A Bama agriculture official predicts 10 million acres of crop and pasture land will be used productively.
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Market Junction
Ala
Mr. Funchess
API Agricultural Experiment Station
State employs could see 10 to 15 percent pay raises
Gov. Chauncey Sparks indicated a proposed new salary scale would raise pay for more than 2,700 state workers by 10 to 15 percent if departmental budgets allow. Finance Director Hayse Tucker will analyze funds since budgets are fixed by the legislature. Terry estimates the plan would cost about 47000 dollars monthly.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Personnel Board
Charles W. Terry
Sparks
Hayse Tucker
Terry
Polio Research Hurdles and Virus Growth Challenges
The article notes polio transmission suspects include insects but no definitive culprit. It explains the virus is too small to study easily and cannot yet be grown in a test tube, hindering vaccine development and advancing use of animal models and new activation methods. Dr Howe outlines ongoing efforts and dangers of live vaccines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Polio in the United States Faces Unclear Facts
Editor notes that infantile paralysis is rising in the United States with year to date cases now higher than the prior year. The article outlines what is known about polio, stressing limited medical knowledge and the need for public awareness.
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United States
Polio Treatment Controversy and Nurse Kenny’s Approach
The article discusses how poliomyelitis affects spinal nerve groups controlling voluntary muscles and notes the difficulty in stopping the disease in its acute stage. It details the debate between Nurse Sister Kenny’s gentle motion therapy and traditional medical practices, with Roland Berg defending Kenny’s method as useful despite opposition.
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Sister Kenny
Roland Berg
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Miss Kenny
Hatton Church Revival Calls Community Renewal
Hatton Church will hold a revival from August 16 to August 25 announced by Rev. Harvey J Matthews. Rev. John Bob Riddle of Gadsden will preach both morning and night sermons and has led youth revivals for the Baptist Training Union all summer. Special music will highlight the meetings.
Oyster shells fuel Mobile industrial growth
Oyster shells once considered waste in Mobile are now valued for calcium carbonate and used by local plants to make cement, chicken feed, and agricultural lime. They serve road surfaces and as a base for road construction.
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Mobile
Ala
Revenue ruling exempts cotton ginning workers from payroll tax
The internal revenue collector revoked a prior ruling and held that clerical and all other employees of cotton ginning plants perform agricultural labor under the social security act and are exempt from federal employment taxes.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Collector
Community price controls mailed to Morgan stores
Morgan area price control board says community ceiling prices on dry groceries have been mailed to all stores. If any store did not receive the list they should contact the board. The report also notes local civic activities and upcoming church events in Decatur Hartselle Falkville and surrounding area.
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Morgan Area
Mrs Emory Lott Dies in Texas
Mrs. Emory Lott former Decatur resident died at her home in Childress Texas on Wednesday after a year of illness Surviving are her husband J E Lott a son Johnnie Lee Lott and three daughters Creta Mae Martha Ellen and Loretta June Lott all of Childress She is the daughter in law of Mrs P J Lott and sister in law of C N Lott Coleman Lott Mrs Marvin Summerford and Mrs Sherman Norris all of Decatur
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Emory Lott
Decatur
Childress
Tex
J. E. Lott
Johnnie Lee Lott
Creta Mae
Martha Ellen
Loretta June Lott
P. J. Lott
C. N. Lott
Coleman Lott
Marvin Summerford
Sherman Norris
Barrier Cleared for Mobile Docks Expansion Lease
Mobile city commission approved a new thirty year lease of the state municipal wharves clearing a major hurdle to the four million dollar state docks expansion project.
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Mobile
Mobile City Commission
Flu cases fade in Alabama with lone Mobile report
Montgomery Aug 16 The Department of Health reports influenza near vanishing point in Alabama with only one case last week, Mobile, and 17 the prior week.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Department of Health
Mobile
Truman pockets veto ends Parker refuge bill in Massachusetts
President Truman exercised a pocket veto to kill the Parker wildlife refuge abolition bill from the 79th congress. White House press says he signed 1,074 bills, vetoed 58, pocket vetoed 19, and allowed one to become law without his signature.
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Washington
Truman
79Th Congress
Parker Wildlife Refuge
Massachusetts
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Congress
Pocket
White House
Uncle Sam
Wheeler- Reed
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Negro Youth Drowns Near Negro High School
Otis Turner a 10 year old Negro boy drowned Thursday near the water behind the Negro high school. He was with Marvin Tucker and Marda Roberson when the boat crossing occurred. Turner could not swim and his body was recovered about an hour after police arrived.
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Otis. Turner
Negro High School
J. B. Whitmire
Turner
Marvin Tucker
Marda Roberson
Whitmire
Dry Creek
Soviet Ukrainians Choose Romanian Commission Leader
Dimitri Manuilsky, head of the Ukrainian delegation, was elected chairman of the Romanian commission by acclamation after nomination by Mawraji Wadia of India. Vishinsky’s proposal was referred for later. The Bulgaria Hungary commissions did not meet due to time. Finland elected J. A. Beasley of Australia as chairman and member of the Czechoslovak delegation as vice chairman and British secretary.
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Dimitri Manuilsky
Canada
Mawraji Wadia
India
Vishinsky
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
J. A. Beasley
Australia
Malcolm Wright Celebrates Nineteenth Birthday in Vinemont
Malcolm Wright of Vinemont 3 was honored on his 19th birthday with a party hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs E Wright. Attending were multiple local relatives including the Wrights Ozell and Nell Mrs Albert Humphries Edith Vernell Faye and Troy Humphries Miss Mary Edith Legg of Massey and others from Vinemont and nearby communities.
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Malcolm Wright
Vinemont 3
E. Wright
Ozell
Nell
Albert Humphries
Edith Vernell
Faye
Troy Humphries
Vinemont
Mary Edith Legg
Massey
Marlean Humphries
Conradine Hyde
Mack Carter
Cordell Thompson
Joan Thompson
Birmingham
G W Durant Dies While Vacationing in Florida
G W Durant 45 former chief deputy marshal with Alabama internal revenue service died in a Panama City hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He fell ill while vacationing at Long Beach with his family and will be buried in Birmingham. Survived by his widow and son George Williams Jr.
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G. W. Durant
Panama City
Fla
Birmingsham
Ala
Internal Revenue Service of
Alabama
Durant
Long Beach
Birmingham
George Williams Jr
Pneumatic Vests Tested For Polio At Minnesota Hospitals
War developed pneumatic pressure vests are being tested at University of Minnesota hospitals as a possible bulbar polio treatment. Dr. George Holt of the polio clinic mentioned the experiments conducted Thursday night.
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Minneapolis
University of _Minnesota
George Holt
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