Folsom Signals Highway Department Reorganization Plan
Gov James E Folsom outlined a possible reorganization of the Alabama Highway Department adding executive orders to implement committee recommendations He praised morale gains from the report and vowed to push several recommendations with legislature also noting prison reforms at Draper Speigner and repairs to the governors mansion.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
State Highway Department
Highway Investigation Committee
Mmmittee
Folsom
Frank Boswell
Draper
Speigner
Boswell
Kitty Prison
Draper Mill
Highway and Conservation Departments
Capitol Building Commission
New York diplomats clash with detectives on busy street
Dominican Republic consul general Rafel Comprez Perez and Col. Frank A Feliz Miranda exchanged punches with two detectives on West 58th Street after officers mistook them for holdup men. The clash ended with apologies and a pledge to report the incident to the ambassador.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Manhattan
West 58Th Street
Rafel Comprez Perez
Perez
Frank A. Feliz Miranda
Union ordered to show cause in contempt case
Federal Judge Luther Swygert ordered officials of the International Typographical Union to appear at 10 A.M. September 15 to show cause why the union should not be held in contempt of court. The NLRB charges ITU violated a March injunction by insisting on closed shop conditions in negotiations with newspaper publishers. The union must file an answer by 10 P.M. September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Luther M. Swygert
International Typographical Union
National Labor Relations Board
ITU
Swygert
NLRB
Southern Indiana District Court
Woodruff Randolph
ITU Prenaiae
Don Hird
Elmer Brown
Larry Taylor
Railroad and poultry markets mix dampened by heat
Wall Street opened firm but erratic as rail shares drifted on a slim 550000 share turnover. Factors included buoyant earnings and dividend news that underwhelmed. heat at around 100 degrees further dampened trading. In Atlanta the USDA North Georgia live poultry market stayed firm with red and cross breeds sold near steady to a penny under reds, with fryers prices quoted FOB farm in the 33 to 34 cent range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Nashville Moy cattle and hog market report
Cattle market slow with weak undertone. Prices ranged 13.00-26.50 for various cattle, bulls, calves and feeders. hogs opened higher with good and choice 290-240 lb barrows and gilts around 29.50. sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 22.50. Heavy weights scarce, lighter classes showed gains.
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Nashville
Federal
Cotton futures edge higher on New York market
New York cotton futures closed up as mills bought spot cotton and prices rose on the session. The market showed firm and erratic action across stocks and bonds with rails improving and hogs and cattle trading mostly steady to lower on the day.
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New York
Prohibition Suspects Plead Guilty in Local Court
George Alexander re arrested after skipping court pleaded guilty to prohibition law violation and paid 50 dollar fine plus costs. Wiley Thompson assault case dismissed. Albert Wright and Tom Sykes pleaded guilty to prohibition law violations earlier in the week and were fined 50 dollars and costs. Their cases were set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alexander
Wiley Thompson
Abert Wright
Tom Sykes
Troxler Speaks on Democracy at Kiwanis Meeting
Rev John A Troxler pastor Westminster Presbyterian Church addressed the Decatur Kiwanis Club on democracy progress in the nation He noted reduced race hatred and religious bigotry and urged a return to moral standards The meeting featured Rev W W Glass and guest Roland H Gray of Goodyear Clearwater Mills Delano Park softball clash with Lions Club set for 7 30 pm Monday with Kiwanis challenging Civitan alliance.
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John A. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur Kiwanis Club
W. W. Glass
Roland H. Gray
Goodyear Clearwater Mills
Cedartown
Troxler
United States
Marvin Rankin
Delano Park
Kiwanis
Lions Club
Civic League
Rankin
Decatur Rotary
Civitan
Bell Upholds Gilmer Stand in Charity Game
Commissioner Bert Bell of the NFL upheld Harry Gilmer’s right to refuse to play in the Chicago Tribune Charities all star game. Bell said Gilmer’s condition included $150 plus insured expenses to cover potential losses under his Washington Redskins contract. The Tribune declined to insure, and Bell found Gilmer’s demand reasonable and fair.
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Philadelphia
Bert Bell
National Football League Today
Harry Gilmer
Chicago Tribune Charities Inc
Tribune Charities
Arch Ward
Chicago
Gilmer
Washington Redskins
Redskins
University of Alabama
College All-Stars
Chicago Cardinals
Birmingham
Green Bay Packers
Bell
The
Tribune
Kasenkina details on escape from Soviet consulate
The Kasenkina affair account portrays her saying Lomakin and Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin directed her during a prior interview and that she was arrested in the consulate, jumped from a window to escape, and feared for her missing husband. She recalls her son’s 1942 death in Leningrad and says Russians branded her an enemy of the state. She was brought to instruct children of Soviet officials and planned to sail home in July but missed the ship.
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Kasenkina
Lomakin
Alexander Panyushkin
New York City
Storm Troopers
Leningrad
Russia
Hiss and Chambers clash over car tale in testimony
The testimony features Whittaker Chambers stating Hiss lied about a car loan or sale while testifying on communist influence. Chambers asserts personal friendship failed amid national peril and vows to root out alleged cells, as Mundt presses on with sharp questions. Nixon notes a recovered motor number as potential evidence.
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Hiss
Chambers
Mr. Hiss
Rep
Mundt
RSD
Nixon
Washington
Decatur Country Club appoints dual treasurers and secretaries
Carter Dobbs is named treasurer of both the holding and operating companies at a Decatur Country Club board meeting. Stanley Wyatt becomes secretary of the holding company and Rutledge Thomas secretary of the operating company. Frank Stone notes possible new manager by month’s end as W L Deese seeks to focus on personal business. The audit shows progress and three new members were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Dobbs
Decatur Country Club
Frank Stone
Country Club
Stanley Wyatt
Rutledge Thomas
Life Under Blockade in Postwar Berlin
The piece portrays Berlin residents coping with the Soviet blockade. It contrasts daily town life with scarred ruins, drone passes, and scarce fuel while residents debate propaganda, ration stories, and warnings about the Russian zone as war feelings rise again.
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Lin
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Soviets Launch Push to Move U N From Lake Success Base
Geneva Aug 26 Soviet Russia intensified its campaign to remove the United Nations from Lake Success. Amasap Arutiunian, the Soviet delegate, said the political atmosphere around Lake Success is unsuitable for the UN and noted a Chilean proposal to move the 1949 summer session to Geneva. He called UN work there a scandal and said it is conducted in a hangar with poor light.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Russia
United Nations
Lake Success
U.N. Economics and Social Council
Amasap Arutiunian
Economic and Social Council
Volunteers to Help Register Eleven Workers for SSB Work
Eleven volunteers sign up to help with registration at the Morgan county selective service board for a two week period beginning Monday. Red Cross staff assistants met with Mrs. Mattie W. Tolleson to receive registration instructions as the courthouse annex prepares its second floor office once equipment arrives tomorrow.
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Morgan County Selective Service Board
Morgan County Red Cross
Mattie W. Tolleson
Selective Service Board
Tolleson
Lewis Brown
Red Cross
Henry Sigman
J. F. Graham
B. M. Cornell
Rex Poll
Frank Stone
Wilson Orr
Marguerite Weatherford
Skeggs Crawford
W. P. Dozier
James E. King
W. H. Anderson
Benson Field Returns to Practice use for Decatur Raiders
Walter M. Jackson says Riverside high school field will bow to a new $100,000 stadium on Somerville Road, but Benson Field will host Raiders practice this season. The new stadium will be used for games only, leaving Benson Field to continue training sessions that fueled last season’s perfect record.
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Benson Field
Decatur
Red Raiders
Walter M. Jackson
Riverside High
Somerville Road
Raiders
Jackson
Labor groups weigh Truman Barkley ticket endorsements
A labor backed coalition forms to back the Truman Barkley campaign while ADA expands its board discussion in Chicago. AFL and CIO leaders anticipate solid labor support likely aiding Democratic victory with union presidents joining the AFL committee and anti Truman factions shifting.
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Truman- Barkley
CIO
Americans For Democratic Action
Chicago
Leon Henderson
Price Control
ADA
AFL
Truman-Barkley
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
O'Mahoney
Mr. Truman
Howling Departments Question MacArthur on Bargaining Prohibition
The report notes officials pressed Gen. MacArthur over the order banning Japanese government employees from collective bargaining or striking. Jews accused Arabs of a new truce violation in Jerusalem amid the regional friction described. Syria asks the Red Cross to aid 300000 Palestine Arabs evicted from their homes by the war. The French assembly delayed local elections set for October reflecting fear of De Gaulle’s rising rightist movement. Mexican President Aleman will address Congress to seek national teamwork after the peso devaluation. Greece pressed attacks on communist rebels, who fled to Albania to continue fighting.
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Gen. MacArthur
Jerusalem
Syria
International Red Cross
French National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Greece
Albania
States' Rights Democrats Seek Louisiana Ballot Access
States rights democrats claim enough petitions to place a Thurmond Wright slate on the Louisiana ballot for November 2. Local HQ reports over 800 independent voters in New Orleans have signed, with 387 from Caddo and Booster parishes. a thousand signatures are needed.
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New Orleans
Thurmond-Wright
Louisiana
Robert Chandler
Shreveport
Caddo
Booster Parishes
Local church, wedding, and community events in Decatur area
Decatur area notes report Rev R F Miller at Sixth Avenue Church of God and Rev Walker Bynum at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Wedding plans for John D Chandler and Eloise Pence. guests arrive from Silver Spring Md. Birth announced of William Douglas Cook in Petersburg Va. Training Union meeting at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Lord's Supper to be observed at Austinville Baptist. Trials and sightseeing items include tennis finals at Delano Park and revival meetings by Rufus Underwood. Community notices cover hospital moves and busier schedules across Decatur and nearby towns.
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W. P. Chandler, Jr
Silver Springs
Pryor Field
World Church Gains Seen Across American Faiths
In Amsterdam on August 26 1951 Dr Samuel McCrea Cavert said a majority of American churches back worldwide Christian unity A rising concern for ecumenical fellowship exists alongside historic emphasis on freedom and diversity He noted United States has long fostered inter church cooperation despite a multitude of denominations
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
U. S
Samuel McCrea Cavert
New York
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Cavert
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
World Council of Churches
United States
Christian Bodies,’ Dr. Cavert
L and N profits squeezed threaten layoffs says Whitsett
W G Whitsett of the L and N tells Civitan club that only three percent of profits remain for stockholders after expenses and taxes. He warns rate increases are needed to avoid a force reduction, noting interstate travel has already been raised while intrastate rates lag. Whitsett adds Decatur's growth and future potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L and N
W. G. Whitsett
The
Civitan Club
Storm Advisories Mark Beginning of Official Hurricane Season
The report notes two advisories, one from an American vessel and another from the Russian ship Petmakis Nomikos, issued on ship information and pressure charts along the western edge. The storm is identified as the first of the official hurricane season which began June 15.
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Petmakis Nomikos
Hurley Promoted to Southern Area Plant Manager at AT&T Tone Line
Bailey C. Hurley, a Brewton Alabama native and former employment supervisor, is appointed Southern area plant manager of AT T Tone line in New York. He succeeds Henry T. Killingsworth who becomes general manager of the long lines department. Hurley joined AT T in 1913, holding posts from chief test boardman to district plant superintendent at Charlotte and division service supervisor in Atlanta.
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New York
Bailey C. Hurley
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hurley
Brewton
Ala
Henry T. Killingsworth
Long Lines
Atlanta
Montgomery
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Roy Odom
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E. W. Williams
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Baugh
Wiley Clinis
R. F. Miller
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Walker Bynum
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
T. L. Baker
William Douglas Cook
William Douglas
Petersburg
Cook
H._T. Cook
Austinville Baptist Church
C. L. Stover
J. S. Aldridge
Decatur General Hospital
Barrett's Clinic
Brown's
Green
Lindsey
Billings
Rufus Underwood
Tennessee
Alabama
Grant Street Church of Christ
Willis Schlett
Larry
Sandusky, Ohio
H. B. Lankster
Fifth Avenue E
Fred S. Robinson
Evelyn Robinson
Fred S. Robinson Jr
Decatur 2
Florida
Billy Bowden
Jack Lile
Seventh Avenue W
Daytona Beach
Panama City
Fla
Otis Kirby
First Methodist Church
George A. Rice
Memorial Drive
Austinville
H. L. Ogle
Hugh
Charles
Tuscaloosa
John Sparkman
Huntsville
Janie Montgomery
Vinemont 3
Sam Owen
Comunity House
South Carolina
Decatur Senior High School
PTA
Otis E. Kirby
Canal
Hartley B. Holt
Northport, Ala
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
David Gibson
Gainesville
University of Florida
Leonard Hogan
Black Clinic
Hartselle
Drinkard’s of
Hartselle Methodist Church
Cub Culbertson
Cullman
J. I. Nunn
Moulton
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Lucy Byars
Florence Austin
Louise Roberts
Velda Humphrey
John Watson
North Avenue
Boy Scout
Railroad Street
Joe Parham
Billy Hine
Pauline Jones
Clay Hicks
Hartselle Clinic
Drinkard’s
Otto Summerford
Pearl Street
J. C. Lewter
Nashville, Tenn
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Mrs
Roland Gray
American Telephone
Liberal
Oak Park
L. B. Wright
Office
John Patterson Company, Inc
Alabama Metals CO
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