Two Georgians Must Face Peonage Trial In Chicago
A two day hearing in Athens set a Macon ruling on removal of charges against McWhorter and Cunningham. Prosecutors allege Cunningham’s plantations held enslaved workers via wages promises and jail escapes. Defense contests jurisdiction and removal. indictment followed three exiled workers resisting burglary charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Cunningham
Chicago
Denver
Athens
Bear
Macon
Deaver
Miller
Cunm
McWhorter
Cunningham
Lexington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Ince
Japs Defiant Toward U. S. Reply Separating War Talk
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese army officials repeating defiance toward U S pressure as they deny fear of Churchill broadcast threats. Spokesmen say talks with the United States could occur if tensions ease in the Far East, while noting possible maneuvers linked to Iran.
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Shanghai
Kunio
Olina
Churchill
Ama
Japan
United States
Akiyama
Far East
Koh Ishii
Cabinet Information Bureau
Tokyo
Tshii
Iran
Ishii
Navy wage dispute update amid garment workers talks
Navy continues page one brief on wage hikes as jobbers and union negotiations stall. Garment Workers Union backs increases to meet living costs, with a 10 percent rise for some, and a 5 percent boost for weekly workers, as of August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internationalies “Garment Workers Union
Wall Street mixed gains as rails lead early trading
The market opened with rail and industrial shares edging higher but gains faded after midday. Volume reached about 500000 shares, the largest in three weeks, while overall cash grain prices showed scattered changes across wheat corn oats and soybeans in Chicago bids.
Markets show mixed but steady recovery across sectors
New York stock list notes stocks firm as industrials lead a quiet recovery. Bonds stay steady with broad demand for rails. Foreign exchange quiet. Bri Orleans and sugar mixed amid profit taking. Metals steady with good demand. Wool tops improved on local buying. Wheat strong in line with cotton with a strong cash market. Hogs steady to 10 cents lower. Cattle steady to slightly higher.
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New York
Orleans
Cotton futures rise on scarce contracts in New York
Commodity traders pushed cotton futures higher on August 26 as outside interest entered the market. October and December contracts closed around 16.72 and 16.88, with March and May near 17.00 as middling prices firmed to 1730.
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Cotton
New York
Cot‘torr
Nashvill e Livestock Market Report Aug 26 1946
Salable cattle 300 calves 150. Mostly steady. Slaughter heifers and steers 7.50 to 9.50, better finish to 11.00. Good cows 7.50 to 8.00. canner cows 5.00 to 6.25. Bulls to 8.25, bulk around 8.00. Hogs 700 head steady. 180 to 230 lbs 11.50 to 12.50. Sows 8.95. Ewes top 3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Poultry Prices Steady As Markets Close For Day
Chicago August 26 Poultry live sales show 44 trucks with heavy hens and colored springs better. Plymouth Rock Springs easier and balance steady. Hens over five pounds 18 1 2 cents per pound. Springs four pounds up colored 16 1 2 cents, under four pounds 16 1 2 cents colored. Plymouth Rock 19 cents, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Colored Springs
Plymouth
Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
Butter and eggs receipts reported for Chicago market
Butter receipts total 903,931 with 93 score 36 1 4 and 92 score 36 3 4 from creamery firms. Prices listed 91 at 35 1 4, 90 at 34 1 2, 88 at 33 TM 1 4 and 88 at 32 3 4. Eggs receipts reach 13,825 with firm notes and limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Creamery
Wheat and grain futures end session near day’s highs
Crain futures closed strong after a choppy day as traders awaited Washington developments. Wheat touched firm early gains, rallied late, finishing 5 8 to 17 8 cents higher with September at 1.12 3 4 7 8, December 1.16 5 8 1 2. Corn and oats followed with mixed moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Young Girl Dies at Rural Home in Somerville Area
Gwendolyn Clements age 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs C L Clements died at 5 30 this morning at the family home Somerville route 1 after a lengthy illness Heart ailment listed as the cause Funeral planned at New Center church at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev Hugh Mitchell burial at nearby cemetery Peck of Hartselle directing Survivors include parents two brothers Lannie and Cleo a sister Mrs Dock Baldwin maternal grandparents J M Holloway all of Somerville Pallbearers will be school mates and flower girls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Clements
Somerville
New Center Church
Hugh Mitchell
Peck
Hartselle
Lannie
Cleo
Dock -Baldwin
J. M. Holloway
Berlin Claims Sea Victory in Sinking of Allied Convoy
German high command announced that Nazi warships and U boats sank 25 merchantmen totaling 148200 tons including 21 freighters from a British convoy sailing from England to Gibraltar. The sinkings occurred off Portugal and 25 survivors from a British freighter reached Lisbon aboard another ship.
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Berlin
England
Gibraltar
Portugal
Lisbon
Civitan Lunch To Feature Clown Borella At Decatur Meeting
The Decatur Civitan Club will host a Wednesday noon meeting at Lyons 1 with Arthur Borella of Cole Bros. Circus as guest speaker. Jack Dempsey may attend to accompany Borella during the 30 minute program titled Thirty Years Under the White Tops, including vocal imitations a farm story and zither numbers. Borella, a veteran entertainer, will discuss his career across major circuses and his philosophy of entertainment.
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Decatur Civitan Club
Lyons 1
Arthur Borella
Cole Bros. Circus
Leonard Moody
Civitan
Jack Dempsey
Acompany Bor¢lia
Borella
Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey
Hagenbeck-Wallace
Sells-Floto Circus
Cole Brothers
Invasion Battles Shift Toward Iran and Soviet Fronts
British and Soviet forces push into Iran and along the Caspian coast as the invasion widens. Abadan and Bandar Shahpur are captured, while Teheran remains a strategic objective. German talks with Iran surface as Turkey weighs neutrality amid global conflict.
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Tabriz
Abadan
Shatt-Al- Arab River
Gulf of Persia
Larest
Bandar Shahpur
Qasr-i-Shirin
Iran
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Germany
Berlin
Reich
Ali Manour
Archibald P. Wavell
Simla
India
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Great Masjid-I-Sulaiman
Russia
Caucasus
Tran
Marco Polo
China
Red Army
Ardebil
Turkmen Republic
Bus Line to Decatur Airport Moves Toward Approval
W J Williams president of Decatur Cab Service and Williams Transfer and Storage Co has a bus line application tentatively approved by the Public Service Commission. The plan calls for a 24 passenger bus from Decatur to the Southern Aviation Training School air base in South Limestone county four miles north of Decatur with potential integration into city routes. Williams was unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Wilams
Decatur Cab Service
Williams Transfer and Storage Company
Decatur
Southern Aviation Training School
Limestone County
Here
Public Service Commission
Williams
Montgomery
Williame
Wavell Leads Vast Indian Force Amid War Shifts
The column notes Britain’s Wavell, now in India, commands over half a million Indian troops with another half million expected this fall. The force strengthens defense and could enable offensive actions with the Russians, amid Nazi moves against the Ukraine and debated Turkish passage.
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Russia
Persian Gulf
Britain
Persia
Wavell
India
Egypt
Minimum 34 Cents Hour Wage Set for Fire Clay Products
Atlanta August 26. A wage order sets a 34 cent per hour minimum for bricks and fired clay products starting September 1. About 3,900 workers in 14 Southern states will gain increases. excludes refractories, potters, and ceramic whiteware. Fleming also approves a 40 cent minimum for men’s shirts and related garments, with learner exemptions.
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Atlanta
J. R. McLeod
Philip B. Fleming
Decatur Diary Notes Church Talks and Local News
In Decatur on Wednesday 7:30 p.m. regular mid week Bible study at Central Baptist resumes with a lecture on First Thessalonians 5 by the pastor. Revival plans are to begin October 5 with Dr. McGinley of London Ontario as visiting preacher. The column lists local updates on residents, medicals, travel, and church activities including hospitalizations, surgeries, and family notices from Decatur and surrounding areas.
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Central Baptist Church
First Thessalonians
Cowell
McGinley
London
Ontario
Canada
Aluminum Plant Delays Draw Senate Criticism in Seattle
Senate defense industry committee leaders including Senator Truman condemn OPM and Alcoa for delaying northwest aluminum plant construction. John Lord O’Brien’s refusal to disclose OPM files triggers a demand for immediate access. Witnesses allege monopoly behavior harms national defense and small producers face harassment.
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Seattle
OPM
Aluminum Company of America
Northwest
Senate Defense Industry Investigation Committee
Harry S. Truman
D.&mo
John Lord O'Brian
Truman
James M. Head
D-N. Y
Alcoa
Frank Eichelberger
Kalunite Company
Washington
Mona Wallgren
Dwash
Eichelberger
Mexican Consuls To Leave Germany
German government informs Mexico that Mexican consuls in Germany must depart. Mexico had ordered 15 German consulates closed by Sept. 1 in retaliation for Germany closing Mexican consular offices in Paris and six other German controlled cities.
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Berlin
Mexico
Germany
Paris
Ships to be built expand program for 1400 ships
The Maritime Commission authorized 23 additional ways in existing yards and contracts for OC and C design cargo ships. Total program rise to 1,400 ships by end of 1943 with about two ships produced daily. allocations include South Portland Bethlehem Sparrows Point Mobile Pascagoula New Orleans and Los Angeles yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
South Portland Shipbuilding
South Portland
Bethlehem Steel Company
Spargrows Point
Alabama Shipbuilding and Dock Company
Mobile
Ingalls Shipbuilding Compa
Richmond Shipbuilding Corporation
Richmond
Calif
Expansio
Consolidated Steel Corp. Ltd
Los Angeles
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp
Chickasaw
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Pascagoula
Limestone County News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Family Events
Mrs. Clif ford Zehner rests at home after illness. Rev H M Layman from Flint visits the Evans family for Sunday dinner. Ohio visitors include William Grubbs and Geo Beckham with Maud West. Local families host guests from Piney Chapel Pulaski and Michigan. Auther Landtroup names James Thomas. A shower honors Marvin and Mrs Glaze. Evans visit Ed Evans in Athens.
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Clifford Zehner
H. M. Layman
Flint
John Evans
George Brown
William Grubbs
Ohio
Richard Grubbs
Geo. Beckham
Maud West
John Hughes
Piney Chapel
Letha Bark
Naomi
Pulaski
Wilburn Evans
Lource Evans
Geo. Brown
Walter. Evans
Michigan
Auther
Luke) Landtroup
James Thomas
Letha’ Barker
Walter Vaughn
Marvin Glaze
Luther Glaze
Walter Evans
Ed Evans
Athens
Mrs Long Remembered as Morgan County Coach and Church Leader
Funeral plans honor Mrs J W Long a former athletic coach at Morgan County High School Hartselle with survivors including three sisters Mrs Mary Freeman Addison Mrs May Murphy Oneonta and Mrs Tom Rowe Leoma TN brother Scott Elam Addison and 27 grandchildren. Pallbearers and church groups will arrange flowers. Mrs Long moved from Winston County to Falkville 20 years ago and was a beloved church worker in Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Mary Freeman
Addison
May Murphy
Oneonta
Tom Rowe
Leoma
Tennessee
Scott Elam
Morgan County
Veterans in Philadelphia Ready for Big Parade
Veterans of Foreign Wars in Philadelphia prepare for the citys largest military parade after Undersecretary Robert Patterson urged boosting civilian morale. Patterson urged Americans to act beyond token gifts and embrace wider national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Encargpment
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
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Duke OF Kent
Sir Gerald Campbell
Great Britain
Eft
Mydé Park
Ralph William Close
Leighton McCarthy
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Tts
Cash Grain
Miles
Atlantic Ocean
Madrio
Spain
Civitans
Turkey
People’s Army
Leningrad
Moscow
Novgorod
Leningrad-Moscow
Gomel
Dnieper
Rhineland
Port Okehed
Hitler
Ukraine
Kemal Ataturk
Monty
Arthur Macrae
Sally Gray
Hugh Sinclair
Decatur’s
Beatrice Parker
Trinity
Irwin J. Quinn
Betty Burns
Vinemont
Route 2
Baugh's Infirmary
Arville Roberts
Baugh’s Infirmary
Homer Johnson
Hamil Clinic
J. A. Condra
Tim Lyons
Seventh Avenue
West
Reese Roberson
Sixth Avenue
South
Carolyn Faye
Emens Clinic
First Methodist Church
Martha Howell
University of Alabama
Ida Taylor
Memphis, Tenn
M. G. Wimberly
8. K. Taylor
Jetta
Hollywood
Betty Jo Wimberly
Corinth
Miss
Mrs. M. G. Wimberly
Church Street
Young People's Department
Central Methodist Church
Christine Jones
South Alabama
Miss Jones
Eddie Self
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
W. E. Masterson
Alfred Matthews
A.M. Matthews
Earline Duke
Birmingham
Johnny Bolte
Frouce Court
Lena M. Cain
James L. Rankin
Jimmy Herschel Dean
D.H. Dean
Mrs
Monroe Rodgers
Roy Pearson
Peoria, Illinois
Marjorie Mitchell
O. L. Sellers
Falkville
Zelina Brothers
G. C. Fretwell
Route 3
Dorothy Hartselle
R. E. Riley
L. BE. Terry
Blackburn
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