Nationwide Polio Cases Jump Amid Season Surge
An Associated Press survey shows over 15 500 people infected in 1949 through August with nearly 5 000 new cases in a nine day span. New York leads with 1 837 cases, Texas 1 448, Illinois 1 120, California 1 065, while Nevada reports 18. Death rate above ten percent only in three states Indiana Kentucky Maryland.
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Associated Press
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Arizona
Minnesota
Maine
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Wisconsin
Texas
California
Michigan
American Medical Association
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
North Dakota
National Office of Vital Statistics
Local notes feature hospital updates and community events
Mrs J W Lovelace returns from Tuscumbia after visiting John Hampton who was overcome by smoke in a recent fire and is improving. Skeet scores are noted and plans for a weekly community sing are discussed. Various local residents are hospitalized, recovering from injuries, or traveling, with weather and transit notes included. Two people were arrested for violating the prohibition law.
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J. W. Lovelace
Tuscumbia
John Hampton
Hampton
Klan supporters rally in Alabama court house crowd
Dr Spinks tells 600 at Talladega court house that Klan has enough members to unseat politicians and that the Klan is not after the poor negro. He claims the Klan reduces lynchings and is America's defense against communism as three fiery crosses blaze in Gadsden.
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Spinks
Talladega
Ala
Klan
United States
America
Gadsden
Pell City
Dr’ ‘Spinks
Morris Denies He Seeks Post
William Hugh Morris, Alabama's jailed Klansman, denies reports he seeks to replace Dr. Samuel Green as imperial wizard. He insists he has no desire for the Klan crown and notes a past merger plan with Green affecting 28 states.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Hugh Morris
Alabama
Samuel Green
Morris
Dr Green
Dr. Green
Grand Jury
Body of Klan Chief Buried
Imperial Wizard Samuel Green was buried in Atlanta as fans and Klansmen paid final respects. Rev Arthur Van Gibson led the service without naming Green while prayers sought relief for Green's family. Crowds included Klansmen, officials, and locals as rain fell during interment.
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Atlanta
Samuel Green
Arthur van Gibson
Earth
Dr. Green
South
Finland's Reds Seen Weakening In Nationwide Strike
Finland's general strike waned as workers returned to jobs in many areas while the social democratic government kept forces on alert. A government spokesman framed the strike as a communist maneuver to seize power. In Berlin, U S Brig Gen Howley blamed diplomats for denying a war and sparked accusations from the communists. Masmohite Jordan asked the UN to blame Israel for explosives near Jerusalem holy sites and sought dismantling of the cache. Israel had planned to destroy the dump but refrained after British warnings about damage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Finland
Social Democratic
Helsinki
Berlin
U. S
Frank L. Howley
Howley
Neues Deutschland
Philadelphia
Mashemite Jordan
Trans-Jordan
United Nations
Israel
Holy Places
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Rites Set For J. P. Thornton
Funeral services for James P. Thornton age 69 will be held at 3 p m today in Athens with A J Rollins Church of Christ minister officiating Interment will follow in Athens city cemetery The retired Limestone carpenter died of a heart attack at 3 p m Friday at the home of his sister Mrs Smith McCravey Anderson 1 Surviving are the widow Mrs Louise Thornton four sons Claude Anderson 1 Leroy Texas Lisley and Eugene Athens two daughters Mrs Buford Champion Pell City Miss Bernice Thornton Huntsville four sisters Mrs Smith McCravey Anderson 1 Mrs George McCravey Mrs H D McGill and Mrs R H Holt Athens a brother Ruben Thornton Good Springs and a number of other relatives
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James P. Thornton
Athens
A. J. Rollins
Church of Christ
Athens City
Limestone Carpenter
Smith McCravey
Anderson
Louise Thornton
Claude
Leroy
Texas
Lisley
Eugene
Buford Champion
Pell City
Bernice Thornton
Huntsville
George McCravey
H. D. McGill
R. H. Holt
Ruben Thornton
Good Springs
Tuberculosis Message Targets Valley Tuberculo sis Help
A call urges action in the Valley to combat tuberculosis and support vulnerable people, suggesting community efforts and nonessential requirements for help.
Locomotive Helps Miller Pickles Cut Losses in New York
In Nawanda New York a Century locomotive leased by Miller Pickles Inc. is used to steam and cook pickles after a boiler burst at the plant. The move aims to save about $3000 worth of pickles already prepared for pasteurizing.
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Nawanda
N. Y
New York Centra
Miller Pickles Inc
Weekend arrest report lists vagrancy and reckless driving
Deputies arrested 13 people Saturday night with ten charged for vagrancy and three for reckless driving. Fifteen were tried in records court Saturday afternoon for eight gaming offenses two disorderly conduct two public drunkenness and one each driving while intoxicated driving without license and violating traffic law.
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Recorders Court
More Potential Candidates In Current Legislature Than Before in Alabama
Alabama politics buzz as 1949 legislature shows more potential candidates per square foot than any prior session. Names tied to governor and lieutenant governor races include Lt. Gov. J. C. Inzer House Speaker W. M. Beck and Senator J. Bruce Henderson. Other cited figures range from Folsom floor leader to possible Attorney General hopeful George Wallace and congressional contenders across districts.
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Alabama
Lynne Brannen Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Thie Anaiena Aveantian
Ase Ueam Oy Caep
J. C. Inzer
House
W. M. Beck
Beck
Ft. Payne
Inzer
Gadsden
J. Bruce Henderson
Black Belt
Wilcox County
Economy
John Snodgress
Jackson
Earl McGowan
Butler
McGowan
State Board of Education
Rhodes
South Alabama
Folsom
Jackson Lawmaker
James E. Folsom
State Supreme Court
Henderson
David A. Patton
Limestone
Graham Wright
Talladega
James B. Allen
Etowah
Guy Hardwick
Houston
A. L. Patterson
Russell
Broughton Lamberth
Tallapoosa
FE. L. Roberts
Eetowah
Norman Harris
Morgan
J. S. Ganey
Milwaukee advertising man named as Vaughan donor in 1945 freezer gifts
Vaughan lists Milwau kee advertiser Harry Hoffman as a donor of seven home freezers given to Washington notables. Hoffman denies involvement saying he did not make the call. The committee seeks notes on Vaughan Koenig talks and plans further hearings with Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman and others. Canadian nickel production climbs above 130000 tons.
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Harry Hoffman
Milwaukee
Vaughan
Washington
Hoffman
Mundt
Vaughan-Koenig
Agriculture Department
Hoey
DNC
Shelby
James V. Hunt
Hunt
White House
Senator Russell on Alabama budget stalemate in 1949
Senator Russell discusses the Alabama budget crisis with The Daily, warning of a standstill on October 1, 1949 without a general appropriations bill and governor agreement. He cites open-end appropriations, tax proposals, vetoes, and looming filibusters as lawmakers debate a path to balanced funding.
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Russell
Folsom
Alabama
House
State Department of Revenue
Russia Warns Tito Over Rights of Russians in Yugoslavia
Moscow declares it may take effective measures to protect the rights of Russian citizens in Yugoslavia and bring to account those persecuting Soviets. The note accuses Tito of brutal repression and notes over half of about 12,000 White Russians in Yugoslavia have sought Soviet citizenship.
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Moscow
Russia
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Balkan
Tito
Ussr
Rusia
Mercury vapor lighting gains early adoption in Hammond
TVA and Eddens announce a non experimental mercury vapor lighting plan not new to some towns. Eddens cites Hammond Louisiana as among first to install the system where shopkeepers and residents praised the lighting. The electric department, after 1945 studies and consultations with major engineers, calls it the best available system.
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TVA
Eddens
Hammond
Electric Department
Senate Focuses on Timely Appropriations Bill
The senate may pass a near identical bill to the house measure and let the joint conference committee decide, stressing the need for an appropriations bill to avoid a state standstill after October first.
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Senate
House
Joint Conference Committee
Four Days Left as Alabama Legislature Fights Over Budget
Montgomery Aug 20 The Alabama legislature faced a tight squeeze with only four legislative days remaining before adjournment. The Senate wrestled through a hectic day attempting to pass a general appropriation bill amid a two day deadlock. House members and senators clashed over lines of spending, with attempts to pass a conference bill and move swiftly to the governor.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Senate
Guy Hardwick
Houston County
Madison
Bob Lowe
House
J. Emmett Wood
Washington County
Flournoy Lovelace
Escambia
Wood
Rep
Norman Harris
Morgan
Noble Russell
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Chamber
J. C
Russell
Hardwick
Supreme Cou
Court
Democrats Split Over States' Rights Contests
McGrath excludes Louisiana and Mississippi members from initial talks while promising credentials committee review in closed session Tuesday. Southern states battle over seats as pro Truman forces contest states' rights nominees, with full committee votes due Wednesday and seatings expected for several incumbents and challengers.
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McGrath
Louisiana
Mississippi
Democratic Party
a_ credentials committee
John B. Snider
Bay St. Louis
Hermes Gautier
Pascagoula
Clarence E. Hood
Meridian
John Clark
DeKalb
National Committee
Fielding Wright
William H. Talbot
New Orleans
Mary Evelyn Dickerson
Oakdale
Talbot
Dickerson
Truman
South Carolina
Gov
Thurmond
Burnet Maybank
Anne A. Agnew
Columbia
Maxie C. Collins
Maybank
Ashton H. Williams
Lake City
J. Richard Allison
Alabama
Marion Rushton
State Committee
Rushton
Lennard Thomas
Montgomery
Absentee Vote Law Tightened By Amendment
Alabama Governor James E. Folsom signed a law tightening absentee voting. The bill requires in person filing between five and twenty days before an election and narrowly survived a senate filibuster last week.
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Montgomery
Ala
James _ E. Folsom
Alabama
Senate
Large Rattlesnake Killed by Priceville Farmer
Priceville farmer Robert Blankenship killed a large rattlesnake Friday afternoon while working in his field. His father R L Blankenship said he was within two feet of the snake when it rattled. The snake measured about 40 inches with ten rattles.
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Robert Blankenship
Priceville
R. L. .Blankenship
Blankenship
British Anger Grows Over U S Sneers
London reports show labor leaders and conservative papers rebuking American critics as Britain faces a dollar shortage. Emanuel Shinwell denounces sneering while U S British and Canadian officials plan a Sept six meeting in Washington to seek a remedy for Britain’s economic strain.
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London
Britain
U. S
Sunday Pictorial
Emanuel Shinwell
Aspartria
Washington
John Bull
Uncle Sam
the Pictorial
Joe Wheeler members plan fair with Blue Ridge Mountaineers
The Joe Wheeler co op hosts a Coliseum event with Smoo th Mouth Cook and the Blue Ridge Mountaineers on site. Attendees can win door prizes including an electric home freezer as reports on co op growth and governance are shared by Floyd Anderson and Paul Horton.
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Smooth Mouth
Blue Ridge Mountaineers
Dothan
Joe Wheeler
Coliseum
Floyd Anderson
Paul Horton
Hillsboro
Anderson
Coop
Morgan and
Lawrence
Woman Faces Proceedings Waiver Mention inCourt
Mrs. Spurlock, described in a bright alk yellow sweater and dove slacks, smiled through jail bars as she indicated she hadn’t known she was being sought. The remarks reference continued proceedings and a possible waiver.
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Joe Barthelemy
Bob McLaughlin
The
Daily
Sparkman
B. M. Cornell
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Alvie Landers Sr
Sam Brown
Sixth Avenue West
Decatur
Louisville
Nashville
Ralph Whittaker
Tupelo
Miss
Mobile
Elton Stephenson
Leoma
Tenn
Otto Reeder
Massey
William J. Massey
Somerville
Decatur General Hospital
James Owen Davis
Eugene M. Davis
Emma Ruth Fiveash
Prospect Drive
Kenneth Ray Eubanks
W. H. Eubanks
1604
Sixth Avenue
William Blair Adair
Danville
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Andrew Motes
W. J. Hayes
David Johnson
Trinity
Hamil—Clinic
Deborah Anne
Johnson
Margaret Simms
M. G. Maddox
Decatur 3
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Marjorie Carpenter
Admore
Jack Cothren
Austinville
Mrs. Dodson
Port Arthur
D. M. Hogan
Grace Hogan
Danville 2
Gladys Ferguson
Decatur 1
Albert J. Barbee Jr
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Albert J. Barbee Sr
Carswell and
Sidney Barbee
E. L. Thompson Jr
Pernen
Hamil Clinic
Hospit
William Dougherty
Perry B. James
Athens College
First Methodist Church
Florence
Walter Morris
Ann
Omaha
Annie Morris
East Vine Street
Ohio
J. P. Thornton
Walter C. Givhan
Dallas
W. W. Garrett
Monroe
S. R. White
Covington
Edward B. Miller
E. E. Nelson
Clay
George Wallace
Barbour
W. A. Barnett
Mims Rogers
Lauderdale
Carl Morring
Rankin Fite
Marion
C. J. Owen
Marshall
John FE. Gaither
Cleburne
Joe Langan
Thomas A. Johnston
Z. P. Crocker
Marengo
Henry H. Mize
Tuscaloosa
Albert Boutwell
Larry Dumas
Jefferson
Frank Boykin
Albert Rains
U. S. Senate
Lister Hill
North Alabama
Bob Ward
Bank ST
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