Revel Denied Plea For Writ In Alabama Murder Case
Clarence Revel had a habeas corpus writ denied in Russell county circuit court. He appealed while bail was refused. Revel and four others face murder charges in the 1944 killing of Johnnie Frank Stringfellow in Ben Hall County Georgia, with several defendants jailed or extradition proceedings ongoing across Alabama and Georgia.
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Phenix City
Ala
Clarence
Revel
James E. Folsom
Georgia
Joe Allred
Allred
Lee County
Godwin Davis Sr
Johnnie McVeigh
Lagrange
Dave Walden
Abilene
Tex
Stringfellow
Fitzgerald Ga
St. Augustine
Fla
Walden
McVeigh
Davis
Taft Hartley issues loom in Dewey campaign
Dewey faces criticism over the Taft Hartley act as Democratic leader McGrath and labor officials weigh how the stalled law will affect the 1948 race. Truman plans a nine day coastwise cruise to rally support while labor groups debate endorsing a presidential candidate and focus on congressional races.
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Dewey
McGrath
Congress
Earl Warren
California
Truman
Detroit
Williamsburg
Spews
National Labor Relations Board
CIO Maritime
Great Lakes
Mr. Truman
CIO
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Albert J. Fitzgerald
United Electrical Workers
AFL
Chicago
William Green
Phil Pearl
Pearl
Green
GOP
Senate-House Committee On
Ball
R-Minn
Supreme Court
William McFetridge
AFL Building Service
Local Marriages and Deeds Record Notation
Garfield Mann of Hanceville wed Wanda Gibbs of Hanceville in a marriage record. Morris C. Black transferred property to John Otha P. 6225 E Brown to American Leoan Pena in a deeds entry.
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Garfield Mann
Hanceville
Wanda Gibbs
Deeds Morris C. Black
John Otha
E. Brown
Leoan'Pena
Railway Shares Lead Market Gains as Southern Pacific Rises
Wall Street rose on August 20 on rail issues with Southern Pacific lifting around four points intraday after a boosted dividend. Other gains were fractional to about two points as turnover edged higher but remained light. total volume near 700 000 shares versus about 580 000 the prior session. Southern Pacific also boosted its dividend to 1.25 a share from 1 after yesterday's close.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Nashville Livestock Market Report Emphasizes Steady Cattle Demand
Nashville reports a largely steady cattle market with light receipts and some strength in select steers and heifers prices from 21.00 to 29.00. Baby beef, weighty beef bulls, hogs, and sheep show mixed ranges with fats and stockers mostly steady or higher.
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Nashville
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
Markets at a glance show stocks higher with railway shares leading gains in New York. Cotton steady to irregular amid light liquidation. Chicago wheat and oats mixed with light trade. Hog prices fall 50 cents to 1 dollar, top at 31.50. cattle mostly steady with weaker choice offerings.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures rise as market closes stronger at New York
In New York trading on August 20, cotton futures closed up by 90 cents a bale from the prior close, with October at 30.92 and December at 31.00. Middling spot was reported at 31.92, off 16. USDA reports in Atlanta show North Georgia live poultry market steady with quiet trading, crosses in supply and prices for fryers ranging from 31 to 34 cents per pound.
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New York
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Wheat and Corn Futures Steady to Mixed in Chicago Trading
Chicago reports mixed grain futures with wheat about steady and corn largely unchanged to lower. Basis shifts show corn down up to seven cents with bookings around 120000 bushels and receipts at 126 cars. oats steady to down 1-2 cents with small bookings and four car receipts. Soybeans show three cars receipts.
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Chicago
Registrars Told To Put Negroes On Voting Rolls
In Brunswick Georgia on August 20 federal Judge Frank Scarlett ordered Spaulding county registrars to register negro voters without discrimination and to halt race based hardships. The ruling mirrors a prior directive against Twiggs county and cites delays at the courthouse that jeopardized jobs. The case remains open for further complaints.
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Brunswick
Spaulding County Board of Registrars
Frank ‘Scarlett
Twiggs
Spaulding
Scarlett
Service Held Sunday For James T. Love
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 30 p m for James Thomas Love 74 who died at his residence on Hartselle 1 this morning. Services were at Bethel church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Peck of Hartsle
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James Thomas Love
Hartselle
Bethel Church
Peck of
Harts
Draft Classification Listings for Registrants and Deferments
The record outlines draft classifications including 1-D for members in reserve or military training, I-A for civilians in civilian occupations, 11-C for agricultural workers, and III III-A for registrants with dependents, detailing deferment categories and related designations.
Federal draft classifications preserved in notice fragment
The text lists draft category codes for registrants with completed service sole surviving son and various exemptions including IV B officials deferred by law IV C aliens IV D minister student IV E conscientious objector IV F physically mentally morally unfit and V A registrant over the age of liability for military service.
Obituary: Lula Love Widow of Mr. Love Survives
Mr. Love is survived by his widow Lula Love three daughters Mrs. Robert Onare Whitwell Tenn Mrs. Edward Blanken ship Somerville I Mrs. Enoch Nesmith Decatur I one son Leon Love Hartselle I one sister Mrs. Annie Thompson Decatur II four grandchildren three great grandchildren.
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Elle Directing
Local visitors make rounds in Tennessee towns
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Stevenson and children of Memphis are visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John A. McMath, on Vine Street this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bibb of Belle Mina, Mrs. T. M. Jones Jr. and George Houston spend the weekend at Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga.
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L. M. Stevenson
Memphis, Tennessee
John A. McMath
Vine Street
Robert Bibb
Belle Mina
T. M. Jones, Jr
George Houston
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Testimony Details Kosenkina's Escape and Forced Return
A State Department note summarizes Mrs. Kosenkina's claims given to American authorities after she was injured in a New York hospital. She says Lomakin forced her back from a Tolstoy Foundation refugee farm and arranged a press interview to claim she was kidnapped. She asserts she went to the farm voluntarily and denies being abducted.
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Lomakin
Tolstoy Foundation
New York
Judge Dismisses Writ in Kosenkina Case at Consulate
State Supreme Court Justice Samuel Dickstein dismissed a habeas corpus writ ordering the Soviet Consul General to produce Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina in court. The attachment warrant was deemed unhelpful, after Consul General Jacob M. Loban ignored the writ and the Russian teacher leaped from the third floor of the consulate.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Samuel Dickstein
US Demands Lomakin’s Exequatur Revocation Over Soviet Consul Row
The note claims Lomakin misled the US government and that the consulate obstructed police interviews with Mrs. Kosenkina. It asserts she fled the consulate to avoid returning to the Soviet Union and accuses Lomakin of press statements intended to mislead the public. The State Department seeks the President to revoke Lomakin’s exequatur and have him leave the United States.
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Lomakin
Molotov
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Kosenkina
Soviet Union
Department of State
United States
Soviet officials delay invitation for doctor in Kosenkina case
NEW YORK Aug 20 4 5 soviet officials have delayed taking advantage of an invitation to send a doctor of their own choosing for consultation in the case of Mrs. Oksana S Kosenkina who was critically injured in a leap from a third story window of the Russian con-
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New York
Oksana S. Kosenkina
Folsom Forum to Become The Peoples Forum in Alabama
In Montgomery on August 20 the editor announced Folsom's Forum will publish its last issue this week and relaunch as The People's Forum with expanded state wide news. The same staff will run it and ownership remains with Managing Editor Lee White along with Fred Folsom and J R Clarke, both connected to the governor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Folsom's Forum
Lee White
People’s Forum
Folsom
White
Fred Folsom
J. R. Clarke
Royal Dinner Club To Reopen Saturday
The Royal Dinner Club across the river in South Limestone county will reopen Saturday night. Owner A L Tucker announced the restaurant will specialize in barbecue pork and chicken and charcoal steaks.
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the Royal Dinner Club
Limestone County
A. L. Tucker
Former university president Samuel Mitchell dies at 84
Samuel Chiles Mitchell, historian and dramatist and former president of three Southern universities, died in his sleep at age 84 while visiting his son Dr George Mitchell, head of the Southern regional council. Mitchell's 60 year teaching career spanned six states.
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Samuel “Chiles
Mitchell
University of Richmond
George Mitchell
Southern Regional Council
Soviet teacher Kosenkina in U S hospital stay
The Soviet teacher Mrs Kosenkina remained on the critical list after a leap a week ago. She showed slight improvement with long sleep periods and a brighter mood though oxygen support continued. The U S State Department ruled she is out of Soviet hands while in the United States and consulate access remained restricted. A Moscow radio broadcast accused American authorities of financing anti-Russian activities and referenced Common Cause Inc and the Tolstoy Foundation amid habeas corpus efforts to move her from the consulate.
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Pennoyer
Kosengina
Moscow Radio
United States
Kosenkina
Common Cause
Tolstoy Foundation
American Intelligence Service
White Guard
Soviet Union
Sengwee
Common Cause Inc
State Supreme Court
Samuel Dickstein
Philippines Hold 12 Vol Canoes In Modern Times
A Philippine fleet comprises 12 vol canoes that have remained fairly active in contemporary times, reflecting ongoing use of traditional watercraft in local communities and maritime culture.
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Philippines
Probers Hear on Peters Hiss Chambers Links
The House Un American Activities Committee pursued testimony on Whittaker Chambers, Alger Hiss, and the possible Communist underground. Three New Deal attorneys Lee Pressman John Abt and Nathan Witt were summoned for closed session to address their potential ties to the alleged network and to probe Hiss Chambers connections.
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G. Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
House
George Crosley
unAmerican Activities Committee
Hiss- Chambers
New Deal
Chambers
Communist Underground
Hiss
Lee Pressman
CIO
John Abt
Merchants Discuss Shopportunity Days Planned in Decatur
A Decatur merchants meeting at Why Not Cafe outlined Shopportunity Days set for September 17 and 18. The event aligns with the Tennessee Valley daily shows and the dedication of Decatur’s new football stadium.
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Decatur
Why Not Cafe
Tennessee Valley
Boiler Room Roof Damaged by Fire at Ideal Cleaners
A boiler room roof at Ideal Cleaners 301 Moulton Street W caught fire when a boiler overheated. Firemen arrived at 9 A M and reported slight loss from the blaze.
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Ideal Cleaners
Moulton Street W
Cheated Vets Have Recourse Under Housing Program
Veterans who feel cheated in priority built homes may obtain forms at the local rent control office in the courthouse annex to report suspected violations of the Veterans Emergency Housing program. E R Carter Jr urged veterans in Morgan Limestone Cullman and Lawrence counties to contact his office if they were overcharged or if homes were not built to specifications or lacked required equipment.
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Courthouse
E. R. Carter, Jr
Morgan
Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence
Congress
Southeastern
Veterans’ Emergency Housing
TeriTses
U.S
Revival at Falkville Methodist Church
The Falkville Methodist Church conducts a revival from August 15 to 25 in the church tent. Evangelist Rev Woodfin K Grove leads services each night at 8 00 with youth sessions at 7 15 and music directed by Sim Brown. Miss Elinor Creel from Birmingham oversees youth and children classes. Thursday topic is How Shall I Cross and Friday is Friend or Foe.
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Falkville
Sim Brown
Grove
Howard Plans Evening Extension Courses at Centra Church
Howard College announces extension courses opening September 7 at Centra Church with five subjects. Courses offer full college credit and meet Tuesdays 7 to 9:30 PM taught by W M Jackson Alabama history Rev R E Glaze Old Testament W R Wallace music Rev L W Hart church administration Rev Jesse M Rogers New Testament Officers include Dr Gilbert L Guffin general director Rev Bethea Stead ham president Rev Jesse M Rogers dean Miss Cora Field registrar.
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Howard Collease
Centra Church
W. M. Jackson
Alabama
R. E. Glaze
W. R. Wallace
L. W. Hart
Jesse M. Rogers
Gilbert L. Guffin
Bethea Steadham
Cora Field
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Fison
Queenie
Swanzey
N. H
Arthur N. Jennison
King
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Trademark Registerec
Rel
James T. Love
Lorene Kemp
Kansas
Flash
Sally
U. S
Royal Dinner Club
DR. Mitchell
Probers
Miller
State Department
Peters
Immigration Service
Ixon
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Alger Hiss
Washington
Crosley
Senate Munitions Investigating Committee
Nye
Howard
Lingg St
Aajones
Jones
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