Cotton Plans Charted to Seek Price Control for Textiles
American Cotton Manufacturers Association executive board met in Tagrange Georgia to urge the OPA to decontrol cotton waste and to push a coordinated plan with the State Department for Japan textile rehabilitation to prevent severe postwar competition. Fuller E Callaway Jr. hosted the meeting with Walter S Montgomery announcing the decisions. Attendees included W P Jacobs Harvey Moore Charles Hertwig Craig Smith and Charles A Cannon.
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Montgomery
OPA
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Macon
Craig Smith
Avondale Mills
Sylacauga
Ala
Charles A. Cannon
Cannon Mills
Kanapolis
N. C
Army Ties Nosings to Civilian Uniform Rules Postwar
The Army finds civilian officials slow to enforce the 90 day rule for ex soldiers in uniform after leaving service. Men often wear insignia past three months, gaining perks like cheaper movie admissions and rail travel. MPs cannot arrest civilians but may hold a man in uniform for civilian authorities if a crime is shown. General Bryan criticizes the lack of visible military bearing as a short term fix.
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Army
Bryan
Navy
Independent panel holds sway over suspended ceilings
A New Orleans statement says the independent three member panel has sole authority over suspended ceilings. Porter in New York urged a return to controls to curb rising milk prices. Thompson stressed the board has no official spokesmen beyond its three members and other statements are suppositions.
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Washington
New Orleans
Porter
New York
Thompson
Higher wage drive feared by business leader
Washington August 20 William K Jackson president of the United States Chamber of Commerce warned that labor demands for another round of strike enforced wage increases could trigger a vicious surge of inflation. He urged patience while production expands and shelves fill, noting that rising living costs affect all sectors from farmers to housewives. The statement follows CIO threats for wage demands and AFL pressure to relax wage and price controls.
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Washington
William K. Jackson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Jackson
CIO
AFL
AFL Opposes Mexican Band at Pan American Fiesta
San Mateo Calif Aug 29 The Mexican Tipica orchestra will not appear at the San Mateo county international Pan American fiesta and probably will not play at the Texas state fair because James Petrillo disapproves of foreigners in his union. Petrillo says foreign bands cannot play under AFL jurisdiction warning it will violate his wishes if the Tipica plays at the Texas fair starting Oct 5. Norvell Gillespie association secretary manager sought a waiver of standby charges and noted Pan American nations were invited while the band was paid by the Mexican government.
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San Mateo
Calif
San Mateo County
James Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Transport Crisis Threatens Factories This Fall
Washington reported ODT Director J. Monroe Johnson warned a fall and winter transportation crisis could force some factories to shut down or curtail operations as railroads cannot handle expected traffic. He noted freight backlogs will slow wheat movement and plans to compel railroads to use cars more efficiently.
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Washington
ODT
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense ‘Transportation
Johnson
Suspect Held for Alabama Murder Indictment
Luverne Alabama August 20. A man wanted on a 40 year old murder indictment has been arrested in Salem Oregon. William Herbert Rogers, indicted in 1906 for the slaying of Mrs Lena Moseley, will face extradition to Alabama per Sheriff L F Horn. Governor Chauncey Sparks will be asked to approve. Witnesses remain available for trial.
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Luverne
Ala
Salem
Ore
L. F. Horn
Horn
William Herbert Rogers
Lena Moseley
Oregon
Fiesta Features 16 Piece Union Band Draws Debate
The report notes the association did not compete with union men and that a 16 piece union band would perform at the fiesta, highlighting the tense stance and cultural display surrounding the event.
Nude teen eludes police in Hudson River chase
In North Bergen New Jersey an 18 year old girl swimming nude in the Hudson River dodged two policemen in a rowboat for an hour and a half. She swam under sunken hulls, rocked the boat, and splashed water before being escorted to shore. She identified herself as Susan Zakar of Fairview and claimed to be training for the English Channel. Her mother claimed custody and no charges were filed.
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North Bergen
N. J
Hudson River
Arthur J. Foley
Frank Robbins
Susan Zakar
Wilson Avenue
Fairview
Markets End Rally With Timid Uptick On Wall Street
New York August 29 The stock market extended a rally but buyers were selective and cautious. Early gains faded as many steels and motors showed little reaction while total transfers fell to about 1 million shares from Wednesday's 2.1 million. Skeptics waited on international developments and labor dispute resolutions before more gains. Bonds held steady.
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New York
Cotton futures rise as mill buying drives higher prices
In quiet trading on August 29 cotton futures climbed to new day highs as mill buying supports amid hedge offerings. Traders await crop updates and September textile ceilings while Texas rainfall and crop moisture concerns persist. Open highs and closes show gains across nearby contracts with middling spot at 36.83.
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New York
Texas
Nashville Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Steady Activity
In Nashville on August 29 the cattle market showed light supply and steady prices with no top quality steers. Medium to good steers and yearlings 650-950 lbs sold 14.00-17.50, cows mostly 10.00-12.50 with bulls 13.00-13.50. Calves sold 9.50-20.00 with top 20.00. hogs and sheep moved in lighter volumes with steady demand. barrows 22.00 for large, sows 19.00, lambs 16.00-18.50, ewes 5.50 and down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Departmen of Agriculture
Man Confesses Shooting In Paragould Ark
Paragould Arkansas August 29 Patterson Greene County Sheriff Pat Robinson said John F Willcut 36 Morning Star confessed shooting J P Abell 29 near Paragould August 11 Abell seriously wounded and hospitalized in Memphis Hospital Willcut confessed after three hours of questioning Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Phil Herget said Willcut would be charged with assault with intent to kill pending mental examination.
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Paragould
Ark
Greene County
Pat Robinson
John F. Willcut
Morning Star
J. P. Abell
Here
Abell
Memphis
Robinson
Willcut
Phil Herget
Cities plead for airlines extensive service before board
Southern cities urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to expand airline networks. Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery and others pressed for direct trunk routes and feeder links to Louisville, Cincinnati and coastal cities, plus connections through Columbus Albany Valdosta and Jacksonville to improve East West air service.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Southeast
Birmingham
Mobile
Walter Knabe
Montgomery
Alabama
Meridian
Miss
Macon
Amzi Barber
PACA
Cincinnati
Piedmont
Memphis
Jacksonville
Columbus
Albany
Valdosta
Georgia
Mississippi
Knabe
Delta Airlines
H. S. Geismer
PCA
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Walter Cates
Chamber of Commerce
Delta
Augusta
Savannah
Eastern
Atlanta
Southern Airways Inc
J. T. Pinkston
Debates On Trans Jordan Application At UN
The security council resumed discussion on eight membership requests. Russia objected to Trans Jordan’s bid citing lack of relations, while the US emphasized that denying Moscow ties defies the organization’s founding law. France noted Outer Mongolia’s limited diplomatic links complicating explanations.
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Security Council
United States
Albania
Monaglia
Russia
Trans-Jordan
Gromyké
Paul Hasluck
Alexandre Parodi
Outer Mongolia
Wife Charged in Husband Death in Mobile
Fifty nine year old Mrs. Hattie Lee was formally charged with murder in the fatal shooting of her husband Barney Lee a 54 year old Crichton cotton mill worker. The complaint was filed after she had been questioned in Mobile county jail for about a week. Lee's body was found across the bed at their home on August 21 with cash hidden in match boxes and tobacco tins scattered about the room.
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Mobile
Hattie Lee
Barney Lee
Crichton
Robert T. Ervin Jr
Christ Preeminence Emphasized In Evening Talks
Rev Porter Barrington spoke to a full tent on the theme of Christ’s primacy in life creation Bible and Trinity. He urged making Jesus first in heart home and judgment, previewing tonight’s topic The Natural Man the Carnal Man the Spiritual Man.
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Christ
Porter Barrington
Lord Jesus
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Eden
Calvary
Decatur quartet to perform concert at Oak Ridge school
The Decatur quartet will give a concert at 8 o clock Saturday night at the Oak Ridge school east of Hartselle. Reports list several local residents moving, undergoing operations, or being dismissed from clinics and infirmaries, including Mrs E D Rogers, Mrs Harold F Allen, Mrs A G Guthery, Mrs Jessie Yarbrough, Mrs Orville E Roberts, Mrs William L Cook, James H Morgan, Mrs John W Smith, and Mrs J E McCutcheon with son.
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Decatur
Oak Ridge School
Hartselle
Peace Conference Debates Italian Fort on Frontier
Brazil's Gen Angelo Mendes De Moraes proposes destroying fortifications within 12 miles of the frontier. Polish delegate Wincenty Winiewicz urges faster work and questions boundaries for future enemies amid a cautious peace conference mood.
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Angelo Mendes de Moraes
Brazil
Italy
Wincenty Winiewicz
Winiewicz
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Arkansas and Nearby Cities
Larkin Levi Thornhill Jr of Little Rock and Catherine Strickland of Falkville married license listed. Edmond Debter of Cullman and Sarah Bennett of Hartselle noted. Earl Lamken of Chicago and Nola Johnson of Fort Worth listed. George Hill of Huntsville and Lula Stewart of Tanner included. Wiley Stephenson of Decatur and Lottie Lee of Decatur noted.
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Larkin Levi Thornhill Jr
Little Rock
Ark
Catherine Jeanette Strickland
Falkville
Edmond Eldon Debter
Cullman
Sarah Anne Bennett
Hartselle
Earl Harold Lamken
Chicago
Nola Pauline Johnson
Fort Worth
Tex
George Brone Hill
Huntsville
Lula Crawford Stewart
Tanner
Wiley Earnest Stephenson
Decatur
Lottie Darmer Lee
Truman Eyes Bermuda Return and Policy Talks
President Truman sought improving weather in Bermuda to finish his vacation with sun and swimming. He reviewed official papers from Washington with Secretary Snyder and discussed budget questions. He may invite Senator La Follette to a government role as vacancies appear in the Treasury, federal loan office, and Federal Reserve Board. The Williamsburgh will sail back to Washington, with departure to be announced. Truman plans to return Monday afternoon if weather allows.
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Cei
Truman
President Truman
Hamilton
Bermuda
George E. Alien
RFC
Wallace Graham
White House
James H. Foskett
Navy
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
Terminal leave pay rules released by County Commissioner Bibb
Regulations detail which furlough time counts against terminal leave credit and which does not. It lists regular and emergency furloughs and delay en route as counted, while passes sick or convalescent leave and certain travel or veteran duties are excluded. It notes about 25 percent of claims have errors and outlines common mistakes and where veterans can get help filling forms.
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Julian Bibb
Bibb
Atlanta
Bobb
Morgan County Post
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Schrimsher Receives Life Term in Williams Murder
In Huntsville Alabama a circuit court jury sentenced 23 year old George T Schrimsher to life imprisonment for the murder of Aaron Williams. Schrimsher claimed he used the pistol as a club and it discharged accidentally. Claude Pipes, defense attorney, filed an appeal.
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Huntsville
Ala
George T Schrimsher
Aaron Williams
Schrimscher
Williams
Claude Pipes
Delaware Diamond State nickname tied to wealth cluster
The state of Delaware is known as the Diamond State due to a high concentration of wealth in a small area. The nickname reflects economic activity and dense wealth in a compact region.
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Delaware
Oil production dominance by western hemisphere since 1859
The western hemisphere has supplied 77 percent of the world s oil output since 1859, underscoring the region s historical role in global energy supply and industrial development.
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Western Hemisphere
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