Broader Calls Seen Possible Under Pay Bill
Chairman Vinson of the house armed services committee says the draft will be extended to married men with dependents. The allotment act aims to provide GI family financial support and may broaden Selective Service calls to include men with children within draft age. He also questions current IQ standards, suggesting lower requirements could reduce father drafts.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Selective Service
Quiet on Korean Front as UN forces hold line
A lull in fighting across the southern front sees the 125th infantry division advance 5000 yards behind lines north of Haman without contact. North of Taegu 20,000 North Koreans stall a central drive while UN manpower builds slowly. Allied units arrive from Australia Britain Thailand Philippines France Belgium as MacArthur notes puzzling quiet near Pohang and Chidong.
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Masan
Pusan
Taegu
United Nations
Japan
Korea
Thailand
Philippines
France
Belgium
MacArthur
Bloody Pohang
U. S
Stan Swinton
Tokyo
Choi Yung Kun
Pohang
Kigye
Chidong
Wihung
Chang
Naktong River
Changnyong
Power Restored Slow in Decatur After Severe Storm
A morning storm knocked out most of Decatur’s power, damaging lines and limiting service to about 90 percent of the city. Crews of 20 and 40 workers worked since 5 a.m. to clear branches, restore power, and reopen streets, with full recovery expected by day’s end. Storm also caused outages in Morgan and Limestone counties and touched off minor fire and flood damage, while crops face possible losses especially in corn and cotton.
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Decatur
Eddens
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Ingalls
Fairview
Austinville
Joe Elliott
Elliott
Street Department
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Morgan
Lawrence
Dave Hill
Joe Wheeler Electric Co-op
Moulton
Town Creek
Hartselle
Power Department
Athens
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Wagnon
Wadsworth
Farm Market Prices in Decatur Report
Market notes from Decatur show cotton middling 36c, strict low 4c, cottonseed per ton 45.00, broilers 25c delivered, hens heavy 18c, hatching eggs 80e per dozen. New crop ears and shelled corn quoted at 1.44 and 1.50 respectively, white corn ears 1.94 and shelled 2.00, wheat 2.28, oats 0.70, other grains at 13.42 moisture basis.
Markets At A Glance In New York And Chicago
Markets mixed with dull trading. In New York stocks and bonds mixed, rails down. Cotton irregular amid mill demand and profit taking. Chicago wheat weak except for September cash deliveries, corn and oats weak with profit taking. Hogs steady to 50 cents lower, top 24.65. cattle steady to 75 cents lower, top 32.50.
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New York
Chicago
Alabama Storm Buffets Birmingham Area Power Outages Reported
A passing hurricane center near Mobile knocked out power and phone lines in Greensboro Foley and Pensacola while Alabama observers noted no major damage. In Tuscaloosa residents were injured when a tree toppled a bedroom, and a minister was hurt by a falling limb as winds peaked at 55 mph in the Birmingham area before easing into Tennessee.
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Greensboro
Birmingham
Alabama Highway Patrol
Mobile
Foley
Ala
Peninwala
Fla
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Emma Donoho
Abraham Brown
Tennessee
TWA crew named for Cairo Rome crash aboard aft
The Paris TWA office listed Capt Walton B Webb and six crew members including Hal Hammitt and Harley Hackett plus passenger Francis Pope and family aboard a Cairo to Rome flight. The plane, last heard at 1 57 A M, crashed 22 miles southwest of Tanta. Investigators rushed to the scene as the death toll rose toward 55.
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Paris
TWA
Walton B. Webb
Haldon Hammitt
Harley B. Hackett
Melvyn C. House
Herbert J. Stiles
José J. G. Bernard
Jeanne Claire Lorenzie
Francis Pope
Helanita
Mary Louise
Paul F
Cairo
Rome
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Cardiff
Wales
Discharges, travels, and church events noted in Decatur area
Mrs Leonard Cagle and Mrs Wayne Cross with infant son Courtland were discharged from Decatur General hospital. Dr W P Baugh returned after a Tennessee River cruise. Communion and meditation at Central Methodist at 10 50 A M Sunday and Dr W Nelson Guthrie to preach on Labor at 7 30 P M. Dr J B Wiley left for St Louis with son Jimmy and Frank Stone for ten days vacation. Jo Allen Price presented his Marinettes for the Railroad Convention in Tuscumbia. Mr and Mrs Webb Driver and Barbara on vacation in Florida. Rev Eugene Rice of Sixth Avenue Church of God to speak Sunday morning on the sub
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Central Methodist Church
W. Nelson Guthrie
J. B. Wiley
St. Louis
Jimmy
Frank Stone
Jo Allen Price
Ed Price
Tuscumbia
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Compromise over profits tax stalls Senate debate
Senators clash over retroactivity for a future profits tax as O’Mahoney and Connally push their 85 percent excess levy. Some privately expect the compromise to fail if voted, while the main tax bill remains tied up. Also notes church program, hospital discharge, business trip, and evening prayer services.
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Eans Committee
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Freak Storm Blows Inland From Gulf
NEW ORLEANS Aug 31 The gulf hurricane that swept inland near Mobile Ala appears to have struck Panama City Fla hardest No deaths reported and damage limited elsewhere Mayor Carl Gray says a dock was destroyed and several docks and beach properties damaged Roughly 3 500 people evacuated from low grounds to Red Cross shelters
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New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Panama City
Fla
Carl Gray
Florida
Red Cross
Twenty To Receive Draft Calls Sept 21 In Decatur
The Selective Service board announced that twenty Decatur youths will receive service calls starting September 21. An additional 127 service-age men will be called for pre induction exams on September 22. Both groups will depart Decatur for Gadsden. Board members include Grady Long, W N Baker, and Edward Bowden.
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Decatur
Selective Service Board
Gadsden
Grady Long
Hartselle
W. N. Baker
Edward Bowden
President Truman veto override vote upheld for veterans pay bill
The senate upheld the president's veto of a pay raise bill for World War II veterans in the postal field service. The tally was 48 to 29 to sustain, with two thirds required to override. The house had previously approved an override 213 to 72.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Tax Deadlock Lands on 1951 Budget Fight
President Truman urged Senate and House leaders to act swiftly on the tax bill as a deadlock threatened to push back imposition of higher income taxes on more than 50 million individuals. Officials warned Treasury would need time to revise collection machinery before Oct. 1 if the bill is not enacted this week.
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George
Senate
Treasury
Hearing Delays Bank Charter Case for Dothan
In Montgomery a hearing on an injunction blocking a new Dothan bank was continued to Sept. 19 after amendments to the petition. The First National Bank of Dothan opposes the charter, alleging Gov. Folsom pressure on state banking authorities. An affidavit by Brooks Glass about Folsom firing him was filed. Judge Carter issued a temporary injunction against Marley and the state banking board to keep the bank from opening.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dothan
First National Bank of Dothan
James E. Folsom
Eugene Carter
S. Garrett
State Commerce
Brooks Glass
Folsom
Garrett
Glass
D. E. Marley
Brundidge
Carter
Marley
State Banking Board
Decatur Morrow and Co and Partners Involved Bank Matter
Decatur Morrow and Co of Birmingham along with Drayton Nabers and First National Bank of Birmingham are connected to a financial matter involving Charles J. Allison and Equitable Securities Corp of Nashville.
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Morrow and Co
Birmingham
Drayton Nabers
First National Bank of Birmingham
Charles J. Allison
Equitable Securities Corp
Nashville
Water usage in steelmaking dwarfs metal output
A historical note explains that producing one ton of steel requires about 150 tons of water. The figure highlights the water intensity of early steel industries and reflects industrial efficiency challenges of the era.
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