GOP Planning Drive In Dixie
Winston Salem reports the Republican Party plans a strong campaign in the South to recruit so called Jeffersonian Democrats. Albert B. Hermann, executive director, urges organization and cross party cooperation to build a two party system below the Mason-Dixon line. He cites recent gains in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Florida as proof the South can swing Republican. Aims include expanded party schools in 23 states and filling 1 220 county seats with many vacancies in county and women vice chair positions. The drive targets Democrats discontent with the New Deal and Democratic leadership.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Republican Party
South
Congress
Albert B. Hermann
National Committee
Southern Council
Young Republican National Federation
Jefferson
White House
Hermann
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Florida
Pinelas County
Far East
UN Assembly Hears Korea Crisis Amid Recess Talks
Delegates at the United Nations discuss Korea as they consider a recess after fall business. Entezam could call a quick session if needed while key talks continue between Lie and Chinese leaders. Russians doubt major Chinese troop numbers in Korea as Wu meets with Indian envoy Rau.
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Sembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
Paris
Korea
Chen
Lie
Andrew W. Cordier
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Sir Bengal N. Rau
India
Rau
Surin
Widow Fay Boyd Named Clerk in Cleburne County
Mrs Fay Boyd widow of Grady Boyd was appointed clerk of the circuit court of Cleburne county and registrar in chancery. The appointment fills the remainder of her husband Grady Boyd's term after his sudden death last Saturday. She has served as assistant in the office for the past ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heflin
Ala
Fay Boyd
Grady Boyd
Cleburne County
Leslie
Boyd
Cenaes
Markets in Decatur Grain and Livestock Prices
Cotton Middling 42.50 cents, strict low 40.56. Cottonseed 100 dollars per ton. Broilers 23 cents delivered. Hens 20 to 24 cents delivered. Hatching eggs 80 cents per dozen. No 2 wheat 2.28. No 2 Ear Yellow corn 1.47. No 2 Ear White corn 1.42. No 3 Ear White corn 1.37. No 2 oats 82 cents. No 2 mile 1.95. Corn basis 15.42 percent moisture. Other grains basis 13.4 percent moisture.
Wall Street Ends Week in Downgrade After Market Plunge
The New York stock market faced its steepest weekly drop since the Korean War start as about 2 billion dollars were erased from total equity value. Major losers included General Motors, U S Steel, Socony Vacuum, and Chrysler with mixed results across rails and oil shares. The Associated Press average fell to 83.70, with 934 issues trading and volume near 780 thousand shares on Saturday.
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New York
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Socony-Vacuum
Republic Steel
Chrysler
Sinclair Oil
Studebaker
Sunray Oil
Missouri Pacific
St. Paul
Erie
Canadian Pacific
N.Y. Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Associated Press
Barium Steel
Pancoastal
Pacific Petroleum Ltd
Kaiser-Frazer
Standard Power & Light
New York Cotton Futures Close Irregular on Hedging Demand
New York December cotton futures closed irregular with nearby deliveries hardest hit by hedging and profit taking. Prices ranged from a low $2.00 a bale to gains of 40 cents, with notable switching from nearby to distant contracts and mixed open, high, low, and close readings across the board.
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New York
Markets at a Glance New York Stock Summary
Markets at a Glance reports a slow decline in stocks and narrow bond movement with some Japanese issues rising. Wheat steady amid expected government flour buying. corn firm. oats higher with corn. Hogs and cattle nominally steady.
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New York
Chicago
Grain futures close higher with mixed soybeans
Chicago closing grain report shows wheat up 3-8 to 1 cent, corn gains 7-8 to 11-2, oats up 58-7-8, rye up 1 to 114, and soybeans down 1-4 to 1 cent with January at 2.93 1/4-2.93 1/4, lard up 5 to 30 cents per hundred pounds at 16.30-16.40.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
A L George Rites To Be Held Today
The funeral cortege for A L George 80 will leave his niece s home near Hartselle today at 1245 PM Funeral services are at 130 PM at Lebanon cemetery Interment follows Brown directing He died Friday at his home 1106 Locust Street after a long illness He leaves two brothers M P and L W George both of Memphis and three sisters Mrs Maggie Canada Mrs J W Lent both of Marianna Ark and Mrs Bell Harrison Batesville Miss
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A. L. George
Roy Penn
Hartselle
Lebanon Cemetery
Brown
George
Locust Street
M. P
L. W. George
Memphis
Maggie Canada
Senator McCarthy urges impeachment over China aid stance
Senator McCarthy charged President Truman with treasonable conduct and urged immediate impeachment if the administration persists in barring Chiang Kai-shek troops for Korea. He cited Chiang's 358,000 Formosan troops and recalled Chiang's offer of 33,000 troops to UN forces, noting U.S. concerns over Formosa's defense.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
Congress
America
State Department
Chiang Kai- Shek
Korea
Wisconsin
Formosa
Chiang
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Decatur Open House Draws A Record Crowd For Merchants
Thousands packed Decatur stores for an open house promoted by local merchants. Owners and managers from Dinsmore Furniture to Rose Jewelry praised the turnout, noting crowds from 40 miles away and calls for a longer event next year. Contacts and sales surged as coast-to-coast shoppers mingled with vendors.
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W. W. Dinsmore
Dinsmore Furniture Co
Decatur
D. E. Frederick
Exchange Furniture Co
Lee Damsky
Lee’s
V. L. Deese
Buttrey’s
Open House
W.H. McAuley
W. T Grant Co
W. J. Hagerty
Hagerty’s
W. J. Williams
Decatur Transit
Alabama Merit Council elects officers in Birmingham
Alabama Merit Council announced a slate led by L J Browder as president. Other officers named include Miss Nina Miglionico as vice president Charles Bromberg as secretary and Reece Amis as treasurer.
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Birmingham
Alabama Merit Council
L J. Browder
University Center
Nina Miglionico
Charles Bromberg
Reece Amis
Huntsville
Ex Official Robert L. Harrison Buried in Greenville
Robert L. Harrison former Butler county tax collector and sheriff was buried in Greenville today after dying yesterday at his home following a months long illness. He served three terms as tax collector and one as sheriff and is survived by three sons and two daughters.
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Greenville
Ala
Robert L. Harrison
Butler County
Harrison
Retreating UN Forces Face Red Counteroffensive Across Korea
Reports describe Allied retreat from Pyongyang and Yalu border as Chinese and North Korean forces push from Songchon toward Wonsan and Hungnam. U S Marines and Seventh Division units withdraw while air and ground actions destroy supply lines and bridge material.
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Pyongyang
U.N
Korea
TMN
U.S. Seventh Infantry Division
Yalu River
Manchuria
17Th
Changjin
Tenth Corps
Wonsan
Hungnam
U. S
Hagaru
Koto
Seventh
MacArthur
Eighth Army
Songchon
U.S. 25Th Division
Yellow Sea
Japan
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
United Nations
Red
U. S. First Cavalry
Republic of Korea
ROK
Hoh
Union shop approved at Tennessee Coal, Iron and Mailcoad
In Birmingham on December 2 the National Labor Relations Board oversaw an election among Tennessee Coal, Iron and Mailcoad workers. Of 13,348 votes cast, 11,622 favored a union shop and 1,726 opposed, with 2,899 eligible employees not voting.
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Birmingham
Tennessee Coal, Iron ,and Mailcoad Company
National Labor Relations Board
Alabama forest fire record shows dramatic improvement
Montgomery reports the 1950 Alabama forest fire record is much better than last year, with forecasts of lower October and November losses. Fire officials cite dry November weather but predict overall gains, urging residents to act responsibly to protect woodlands.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Phillip J. Hamm
Forestry Division
Hamm
UN approves Eritrea Ethiopia federation plan under Haile Selassie
The United Nations General Assembly voted 46 to 10 with four abstentions to federate Eritrea with Ethiopia under Emperor Haile Selassie. The scheme, sponsored by the United States and 13 others, ends Italy’s war losses and blocks Soviet and Polish demands for Eritrean independence. Federation to be completed by Sept. 15, 1952 with British troops remaining until then and a UN commissioner aiding Eritrean administration.
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New York
United Nations
Italy
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
General Assembly
United States
U. N
Sharp Increase in Taxes Seen by Senator George
Senator George of Georgia predicts a sharp rise in federal taxes next year for both corporations and individuals. House Ways and Means plans an early 1951 effort to broaden taxes and raise excise levies while addressing excess corporate profits. The tax push accompanies wartime costs as Korea unfolds, with the House aiming to pass an excess profits bill and the Senate expected to follow by Christmas. Military funding requests, Yugoslavia relief, and rent control extensions also shape a crowded early week in Congress.
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Jack Bell
Washington
George
D-Ga
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Yugoslavia
Maybank
D-Sc
Five Reported Dead In Storm
Five persons were reported dead and 17 injured when a tornado struck Greenville and Mt. Olive in Southwestern Illinois. A 69 year old man, Phillip Horn of Bellwood, was killed near Mt. Olive. his wife Susan 76 and daughter 28 were injured and hospitalized. Mt. Olive suffered minor damage while Greenville lost utilities.
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Vandalia
Ill
Greenville
Mt. Olive
Illinois
Highland
Phillip Horn
Bellwood
Susan
Louis Beyer
St. Francis Hospital
Litchfield
China and Korea Talks Quiet in UN as US Prods
Austin reports to Acheson that China may discuss Korean issues with other nations at a future time. Rau, India's UN envoy, met Peiping’s Wu Hsiu-Chuan for 50 minutes and remains hopeful for a peaceful settlement. State Department sees no firm moves over the weekend, awaiting Attlee-Truman talks and UN backing.
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Austin
Acheson
State Department
Benegal N. Rau
India
Lake Success
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Peiping
Rau
Gen
Collins
Korea
Safest Way traffic safety film shown for schools
The 16 mm sound film The Safest Way from the American Automobile Association has been purchased by the Northern division and is available to schools and civic groups teaching children safe walking. Shown at Decatur Riverside and West Decatur elementaries with more schedules planned. Contact Miss Willene Clayton at the A A A office in the Lyons hotel lobby to arrange screenings.
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Traffic Department
American Automobile Association
Northern Division
Decatur
Riverside
West Decatur
Willene Clayton
Lyons Hotel
Arrest Made In Death Of Johnny Carson
One arrest reported Saturday night in the death of 30 year old Johnny Carson of Limestone County who was apparently struck and dragged on U S Highway 72 near Huntsville. Charles Cartwright 24 of Madison County jail holds one suspect with two more expected. Police Captain C J Martin found the body around 1 30 AM after it was dragged 75 feet. Special Investigator R A Troupe led the inquiry.
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Johnny Carson
Limestone County
R. A. Troupe
Madison County
Charles Cartwright
Sgt. Young
Huntsville
Cartwright
Carson
U. S. Highway 72
C. J. Martin
Mrs. Mat tie McCaghran Dies at 84
Funeral services for Mrs. Mat tie McCaghran, 84, are set for Monday at 2 PM at Johnson's Chapel with Rev. Grady Morris officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. She died Saturday at 4:45 PM at her Danville home. She was a member of the Danville Baptist church. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Herman Roberts of Decatur, three sons Oscar of Birmingham, Gordon of Hartselle, Walter of Decatur, nine grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Mattie McCaghran
Johnson's Chapel
Grady Morris
Peck
McCaghran
Danville
Hartselle
Walter McCaghran
Decatur
Local Morgan County News and Red Cross Meeting
A Morgan County Red Cross board of directors meeting is set for Tuesday at 2 PM at chapter headquarters in the courthouse annex with Frank Godwin urging full attendance. Several residents are admitted or discharged from Decatur General hospital including W D Bright and Mrs Charles A Cramer.
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Charles A. Cramer
West Wilson Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County
American Red Cross Board of Directors
Frank Godwin
Graham Host To Youngsters In Atlanta Revival
Billy Graham led about 6 500 Atlanta area youngsters in a mammoth revival gathering with over 225 converts. Spokesmen reported more than 450 000 attendees over five weeks and a continuation through December 10. Tomorrow he plans to speak on Hell after earlier topics Heaven.
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Atlanta
Billy Graham
Frank Graham
Charlotte
N. C
Graham
Los Angeles
Portland
Hell
Heaven
Commerce plan aims to halt strategic material flow
Sawyer cites a plan by the Office of International Trade to stop shipments of strategic materials to communist zones via foreign ships calling at U.S. ports. Cargo must be cleared through American officials at ports under U.S. jurisdiction including the Panama Canal. Officials expect little difficulty in enforcing the plan, noting only a small portion of in transit trade passes through controlled areas.
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U. S
Sawyer
Office of International Trade
U.S
Panama Canal
OIT
Commerce Department
Ex Representative of Cullman Dies
Funeral services for Ryan a 71 year old Cullman county pioneer citizen will be held today at 8 p m from the Mutual Service chapel Dr Fagan Thompson will officiate Burial will be in City cemetery Mutual Service directing Ryan once served one term in the house of representatives for Cullman county He died Saturday afternoon following a heart attack Surviving are two nieces Mrs W L Ward and Mrs G B Size more both of Cullman
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Ryan
Cullman County
Fagan Thompson
City Cemetery
House of Representatives
W. L. Ward
G. B. Sizemore
Cullman
Aged Mobile Man Killed After Truck Hit Pedestrian
An elderly Mobile resident believed to be 105, Jerry Orso, died after being struck by a truck while crossing a downtown street. He used two canes to aid his mobility and was a familiar, though obscure, local figure. The death marks Mobile county’s 33rd traffic fatality of the year.
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Mobile
Ala
Jerry Orso
Mobile County
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