Farm prices may factor into farmers voting patterns this year
Washington reports show farm prices are generally lower than in 1948 while costs for inputs are higher. Analysts doubt farm price rhetoric will dominate the presidential campaign, with observers pointing to issues like war and taxes instead.
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Washington
Brannan
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
S Corp
Iranians Stone U S Service Members Near Istanbul Streets
Iranians pelted U S soldiers on Stalin Street near the Soviet Embassy and Istanbul area. Sgt. Goodwin was struck by a cabbage while driving, and Master Sgt. Maxie Page with Pvt. Langlie were also stoned by three assailants.
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Istanbul Street
Goodwin
Stalin Street
Maxie Page
Stephen I. Langlie
Editor dies at Kansas City Star after 54 years
Henry J. Haskell, 78, longtime Kansas City Star editor and editorial page director since 1910, died today. He served on the Star staff for 54 years and was a director and vice president of the Star Company.
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Kansas City
Henry J. Haskell
The
Kansas City Star
Star
Haskell
Kansas City Star Company
Amusements Ranch and Mars Theaters Showings
Amusements Ranch in Hartselle Union Station lists showtimes 7 15 and 9 00. Mars in Falkville presents Anything Can Happen with Jose Ferrer and Kim Hunter at 7 00 and 9 00.
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Ranch
Hartselle
Union Station
Mars
Falkville
Jose Ferrer
Kim Hunter
J Deal Ol Iptmale Glimpses About Your Community
A brief community column offers snapshots of local groups events and concerns. It highlights everyday happenings, upcoming meetings, and opportunities for residents to engage with neighborhood organizations and volunteer efforts.
Court Trends and Local Notices in Decatur Daily Scene
A recorder's court heard a charge of driving without a license this morning. Local notices report permits issued for a six room house at 1407 13th Avenue SE to Dr W T Dye and multiple hospital admissions and discharges at Decatur General Hospital, births, and church meeting plans.
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Recorder’s Court
13Th Avenue, SE
W. T. Dye
Decatur General Hospital
Eva Boles
Prospect
Tennessee
Howard Burch
Moulton
James M. Bloodworth
Olive Street
Fred Papenburg and Son
Seventh Avenue
Harry Collier
Ninth Avenue
John T. McGee
West Mobile Street
Florence
Jeanette Felkins
Melba Felkins
Jackson Street
Frank M. McLaughlin
14Th Avenue East
Incumbents Hold Ground in New York Primaries
Early returns show four Republican incumbents winning renomination in New York with one loss. W. Sterling Cole led Edwin A. Hall in the 37th district while Ed mund P. Radwan Clarence E. Kil burn Ralph A. Gamble and Frederic R. Coudert Jr. were renominated. John C. Butler fell to John R. Pillion. Wyoming's contest gave Robert R. Rose a solid Democratic nomination lead. he will face GOP nominee William Henry Harrison in November. Louisiana party plans endorsement, Mississippi independents pledge independents for Eisenhower, and A V Grant launches a third party ticket in Texas with MacArthur on November ballots.
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New York
Wyoming
Rep
W._ Sterling Cole
Edwin A. Hall
Edmund P. Radwan
Clarence E. Kilburn
Ralph A. Gamble
Frederic R. Coudert Jr
John C. Butler
John R. Pillion
Robert R. Rose
U.S
William Henry Harrison
GOP
Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Stevenson-Sparkman
Mississippi
Democrats
Eisenhower
A. V. Grant
Texas
Lone Star
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Bank Shortage Total Climbs in Dierks Arkansas
Discrepancies in the Bank of Dierks books total $132000 as audit continues. Bank President George Westbrook cautioned it may take a week or two to straighten the books. Assistant cashier Opal Simmon ton, 32 years in place, faces a federal charge of false entries and is released on 7500 bond. In Media Pennsylvania Thelma Orr, longtime assistant cashier, freed on 1500 bond after disclosures show at least 38000 in embezzlement.
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Hot— Springs
Ark
U. S
Elmer Tackett
Arkansas
Media
Prospect Park State Bank
Thelma Orr
Simmington
Sparkman Homecoming Draws Alabama Notables and Parade
A large homecoming for Senator Sparkman in Morgan County drew press representatives from Alabama and nearby states, freelancers, and major magazines. Luther Roberts presented a key symbol while Frank Sparkman announced the visiting senator as an honorary FFA member. The celebration included a parade led by local bands, a class reunion luncheon, and remarks recalling Sparkman’s early political beginnings in Hartselle.
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Alabama
Life
Look
Collier’s
Luther Roberts
Morgan County
Sen. Sparkimpan
Frank. Sparkman
Morgan County High School
Future Farmers of America
FFA Group
FFA
Sparkmans
Tazewell Shepard
Hartselle
Decatur
Cullman
Sen. Sparkman
J. H. Riddle
Quintuplet Girls Reported Born In Sao Paulo Brazil
In Sao Paulo Brazil a 38 year old woman delivered quintuplets weighing under three pounds each. The babies were born within three hours in Sao Carlos and were placed in incubators at a Sao Paulo hospital. The parents are Jose Albano and his wife Maria.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Brazill
Sao Carlos
Jose Albano
Maria
Sao Paulo Hospital
Marine Corps To Hold Rites For Hart selle Youth
Military funeral rites for Sergeant Thomas C. Hendrix of Hartse lle killed in Korea on June 15 will be held Sunday at Cedar Creek church. Hendrix saw World War II action at Okinawa and Iwo Jima and later re enlisted. Interment follows at the adjoining cemetery with Peck directing. He is survived by six sisters and two brothers. ACCIDENTS COMPARED Montgomery state patrol reports show 15 accidents with 8 injuries and $9 210 property damage yesterday versus 29 incidents with 10 injuries the previous year.
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Hartselle
Thomas C. Hendrix
Korea
Marine Corps
Cedar Creek
Hendrix
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Japan
Vera Payne
Cedar Creek Church
Billy Stephenson
Jack Belew
Peck
Payne
P. E. Burns
Buford Legg
Flora Sivley
Hartseller
C. H. Mason
Birmingham
L. B. Slaughter
Bessemer
J. B. Hendrix
Hollis Hendrix
Columbus
Montgomery
State Highway Patrol
Marine Major Barber Receives Medal of Honor
Marine Major William Earl Barber of San Diego California was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Truman at the White House for heroism during the late 1950 Northeast Korea battle. Barber credited his action to the Marines who held off over 1000 Chinese encirclement in icy Korean mountains.
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Washington
William Earl Barber
San Diego
Calif
Korea
Truman
Barber
Ione
Sharon
John
White House
American POW Sends Tricycle To Little Girl
A Korean War POW, First Lieutenant Nicholas J. Leamon of Bridgeport Pa, sent a $50 check and corsage with a tricycle gift for his five year old daughter Donna Marie Leamon in Philadelphia. His wife Beatrice Leamon pinned the corsage as she waited three years for his return from a prisoner of war camp.
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Donna
Maria Leamon
Beatrice Leamone
Army
Nicholas J. Leamon
Bridgeport
Korea
Associated Press
Leamon
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Fort Lewis
Bank of Washington State
J. Harry Labraum
Cham
Woman Pushed Into Truck Path in Bogalusa Murder Claim
Mrs. Dorothy Brady Watts of Bogalusa was held on a fugitive warrant in connection with the death of Mrs. Ruby Caron Robbins, 24, near Bay Minette Alabama. Watts allegedly told authorities she pushed Robbins into the path of a truck during a dispute while hitchhiking from Fort Walton, Florida.
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Bogalusa
Dorothy Brady Watts
Bogelusa
Ruby Caron Robbins
Bay
Minnette
Ala
Norman Crowe
Mrs. Harris Laid To Rest In Tennessee
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Maze Harris 60 a former Falkville resident were held at the Church of God in Lewisburg Tennessee with Rev O M Bell officiating Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery Mrs Harris died last Thursday at a Lewisburg hospital where she had moved from Falkville ten years ago She was a member of the Church of God in Lewisburg Surviving husband J E Harris three daughters Elsie Gentle Annie Hue Raney and Ruby Jo Lindsey mother Mrs J N Maze of Arab two sisters Mattie Harris Greensboro NC Willie Hall Birmingham seven grandchildren and nieces and nephews mention of additional survivors not specified
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Mary Elizabeth Maze Harris
Falkville
Church of God
Lewisburg
Tenn
O. M. Bell
Lone Oak
Harris
Tennessee
J. E. Harris
Elsie Gentle
Annie Hue Raney
Ruby Jo Lindsey
Falkville 1
J. N. Maze
Arab
Mattie Harris
Greensboro
N. C
Willie Hall
Birmingham
Australia says Communist Party membership halved since 1949
Canberra reports the government estimates current Communist Party membership about half of the 1949 level, roughly 12,000 then. Labor Minister Harold Holt says the Liberal-Country Party government engineered a planned penetration of Communist ranks since 1949 and notes some unions lost control after secret ballots supervised by the Arbitration Court for union leadership posts.
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Canberra
Australia
Communist Party
Labor
Harold Holt
Liberal-Country Party
Quake recorded near west coast of Canada
A Columbia University seismograph in New York logged a moderately severe quake about 2,800 miles away, likely off Canada’s western coast, at 10 32 a m today.
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New York
Columbia University Seismograph Station
Canada
George Reddington's Alligator Farm Began on Anastasia Island
George Reddington established the first alligator farm on Anastasia Island Florida in 1892 marking a pioneering venture in reptile farming for the region.
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George Reddington
Anastasia Island
Fla
Leamon Home Hosts Presentation Remark
A presentation was made at the Leamon home here, detailing remarks tied to the event.
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Ber
Leamon
Famed Baptist Preacher J. Frank Norris Dies at 74
Rev. J Frank Norris a Fort Worth Texas preacher who fought city politics and a 1927 murder trial died of a heart attack in Keystone Heights Florida at age 74. He led Fundamentalist Baptist groups with world wide church headquarters in Chicago and pastored in Fort Worth and Detroit. He died while attending a Fundamentalist Baptist Youth Camp after a day of meetings.
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Keystone Heights
Fla
J. Frank Norris
Fort Worth
Tex
Norris
Jacksonville
Fundamentalist Baptist Churches
Chicago
First Baptist Church
Temple Baptist Church
Detroit
Mich
D. E. Chipps
John Franklyn
Dadeville
Ala
Sheffield Man Heads College
Dr. Arthur D. Gray named president of Talladega College effective Sept. 1. A Sheffield, Alabama native, Gray becomes the institution’s first Black president, succeeding Dr. A. D. Beittel amid controversy over segregation views and a racially mixed faculty and student body.
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Talladega
Arthur D. Gray
General Council of Congressional Christian Churches In America
Talladega College
Gray
Sheffield
Ala
A. D Beitte
Negro College
Beittel
Alabama
Dr. Gray
Phone Rates From Page One Describe Pay Phones and Switchboards
The article continues on page one detailing the rate on pay station telephones, trunk lines into switch boards, and intrastate long distance calls.
Marine Flier Saved Again By Another Miracle
In Korea Col. Robert E. Galer escaped a Corsair crash after his foot caught a cockpit strap and he dangled. He reentered the plane, freed his boot, then dived again as the tail hit him. Parachute opened 150 feet up and he landed near the burning craft, later evacuated by helicopter amid AA fire.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Dorothy Galer
Col
Robert E. Galer
Korea
Galer
Bob
Mrs. Galer
Markets Report From Decatur Farm Prices
Decatur markets show cotton middling 40.00 cents and strict low 38.50. No 2 mile 3.10, No 2 wheat new crop 1.95, No 2 oats new crop 0.80, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.83. Hogs bring 21.50 at the Decatur market.
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Decatur
Railroads Help Market Drift Amid Mixed Wall Street Action
Wall Street opened with railroads giving a slight lift for the market to advance though gains were small and uneven. Volume remained light at about a million shares as railroad strength faded and most sectors drifted lower. steels, motors and radio television showed sporadic gains.
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New York
Radiotelevision
Nashville Livestock Market Steady to Lower Across Classes
Nashville cattle trade shows overall steadiness with many bids. steers 32.00 for select, 28.50 for load 1 070 lb, commercial 23.50 29.00 for cows and 19.50 23.25 for bulls. Vealers steady to fair, hogs 190 230 lb up 25, lambs 29.50 top for prime, 26.00 29.00 for good to prime. Sheep scarce with few spring lambs selling steady to strong.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Cotton futures dip on hedge selling and slow demand
New York cotton futures fell as hedge selling and commission house liquidation dominated trading. Only light scale down buying appeared as demand for cotton goods remained weak. Late afternoon quotes showed Oct at 38.58, Dec 38.49, and March 38.40.
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New York
Commission House
North Georgia live poultry market steady with tight supply
USDA report from Atlanta shows the North Georgia live poultry market unchanged with barely adequate supplies for good demand. Weights over 2 pounds are in short supply and fryer broiler prices run 30 to 31 percent under 3 pounds.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Sparkman Campaign Rally Highlights Southern Unity
At a Albertville barbecue Sparkman proclaimed the South stands fast for the Democratic platform. Rep. Rains attacked Eisenhower claiming he knows little about domestic governance while signaling Sparkman’s potential Senate bid. Folsom mocked GOP graft charges noting vast government expenditure and ridiculing a mink coat and ice box critique.
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Albertville
Sparkman
Albert Rains
Fifth
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Rains
Rep
George Grant
Folsom
James E. Folsom
GOP
Chicago Enacts First Compulsory Pasteurization Law
The first compulsory pasteurization milk law was enacted in 1908 in Chicago marking a pivotal public health milestone. The measure aimed to reduce tuberculosis and other milkborne illnesses by ensuring pasteurized milk sold in the city.
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Chicago
Freeman Sees Communism Ban
Cmdr Billy Freeman told the local VFW post that he believes the Communist party will be outlawed by the next Congress. He noted that 700 Communists held a meeting during the 53rd national encampment in Los Angeles and described it as a near riot.
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Communist Party
Cmdr
Billy Freeman
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Second Avenue
VFW
Los Angeles
United States
Freeman
Decatur
California
Alaska
Veterans of Foreign Wars
No. 4190
Mr. Freeman
Red Caudill
Wallace Terry
Paul Stroud
Junior Gilbert
Newton Powell
Joe Morrison
G. H. Nungester
Ware Foster
Maurice Jackson
Charles Neely
Post
Soviet fifth five year plan aims for 1951 to 1955
Communists Today announced directives to be approved by congress covering 1951 through 1955. The plan seeks a 10 percent rise in total industrial output by 1955 vs 1950 and large sector targets such as steel up 62 percent coal 43 oil and petroleum 85 grain 40 to 50 meat sales up 90 butter up 100 and retail trade up 70 with national income 60 percent higher in 1955 than 1950.
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Congress
Two Men Admit Burglary Of Alabama Roadside Eatery
PEN CITY Alabama two Birmingham men Edry Wilson 27 and Lloyd Weems 34 were charged with a 1500 robbery of the Black and White roadside restaurant Aug 13 State Investigator Ben Allen said they admitted breaking into the eatery taking the safe and food They over looked a secret compartment containing 360 in cash and several diamond rings The safe was found Sunday.
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Pen City
Ala
Birmingham
Ben Allen
Edry Wilson
Lloyd Weems
Allen
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