Government Decides Soon On Farm Price Supports Change
Government weighs dropping or holding dairy and poultry supports for 1950 with big surpluses and potential losses. Brannan may cut eggs more than milk and butterfat, while overall program aims to keep farmers prosperous despite surplus holdings and CCC funding limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Brannan
Midwest
Ralph S. Trigg
Commodity Credit Corporation
Memphis
Klansman Turns on Fellow Member in Mass Rights Trial
In Rome Georgia a Klansman testifies that co-defendant Walter Arp led the gang that flogged seven black residents at the Clay home in Dade County. Purcell, a 56 year old carpenter, says Arp ordered the acts while Purcell claims he avoided participation. The case includes Sheriff Lynch deputies and other locals accused in the April 2 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bem Price
Rome
Truman Purcell
Cyclops
Dade Provisional Klavern
Ku_Klux Klan
Federal District Court
Purcell
Kleagle
Walter Arp
Arp
Dade County
Mamie Clay
John W. Lynch
Sand Mountain
Ala
Hooker Hill
Clay Home
Trenton
Clay Yard
Samuel Green
Dade
Terrell T. Wheeler
Walkout in Knoxville Sparks Taft-Hartley Concerns
The Knoxville Trades And Labor Council AFL faces a secondary boycott claim under Taft-Hartley as contractors may bill workers for daywork. Officials say company used both union and nonunion crews and relations with leaders are believed strong. This marks the first labor trouble at strike stage, with a prior threatened strike halted by a presidential order invoking an 80 day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Trades and Labor Council
AFL
Oman
Filipinos intensify hostility to Japanese trade mission
Fili pinos maintain strong anti-Japanese sentiment after Bulgars article notes. The Philippines foreign office told General MacArthur it cannot guarantee safety of any Nipponese trade mission. Li Tsung-Jen, acting Nationalist China president, arrived in San Francisco amid exile concerns. A U N committee adopted a U S backed resolution urging noninterference in China and letting Chinese resolve their troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
MacArthur
Li Tsung-Jen
China
San Francisco
United States
United Nations
Longtime Ardmore Mayor W. T. Faulkinberry Dies at 87
W T Faulkinberry 87 former Ardmore mayor died at home Monday December 5 after more than 30 years in Ardmore He was a Methodist church member and longtime steward Survived by wife Sophronia Whitt Faulkinberry five daughters 16 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist church with Rev S Laws Parks Rev Fred Walker and Rev Jack Carroll. burial Gatlin Cemetery Rainey and Son in charge Active pallbearers included J B LeLapp J N DeLapp James Cook William Cook E P Bratcher Clyde Hargrove Honorary pallbearers named J H Hill A H Hargrove Jim Coats Garner Sims Frazell Magnusson Lofton Lewter Mabron Lewter and Dr J W Maddox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Faulkinberry
Ardmore
Methodist Church
Sophronia Whitt Faulkinberry
Gordon Hargrove
Huntsville
Gracie Cook
Ella Mae Bratcher
John R. Camp
Athens
S. Laws Parks
Fred Walker
The
Baptist Church
Jack Carroll
Piney Grove
Gatlin Cemetery
Rainey and Son
J. B. LeLapp
J. N. ‘de Lapp
James Cook
William Cook
E. P. Bratcher
Clyde Hargrove
J. H. Hill
A. H. Hargrove
Jim Coats
Garner Sims
Frazell Magnusson
Lofton Lewter
Mabron Lewter
J. W. Maddox
Remember Pearl Harbor Arizona Remembers Eight-Year Remembrance
The battered battleship Arizona rises from the water as eight years pass since Japan’s attack. On this anniversary life at Pearl Harbor proceeds quietly with a small pilgrimage, a chaplain’s prayer, and the lingering image of the sunken ship memorializing American losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Axrizona
Naval Base
Oahu
UN Assembly Likely to Approve Measure as Session Ends
A council plenary session is poised to finalize a measure while another proposal would send the Chinese question to a year round small assembly to keep nationalist charges against Russia active into autumn 1950. The Chinese case remains a major item before the UN assembly as Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky sails home on the America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
UN Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
America
Soviet Union
Masked mob lashes man and woman in Alabama incident
Alexander testifies he and Miss Henderson were forced into a car and taken to Pumpkin Center where he was whipped with a leather strap leaving blood. He identifies Carradine as the attacker, says he was ill with tuberculosis, and describes being lashed six to eight times. Miss Henderson says she was involved with him for eight years and bore three children. Bobby Alexander, 14, says masked men claimed to be the Ku Klux Klan and identified Rev. R. C. Lyons as present praying over the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Henderson
Pumpkin Center
Alexander
Carradine
Bird Carradine
Jack
Bobby Alexander
Bobby
Rev
R. C. Lyons
Lyons
Contract Terms Extend Coal Operators Pact Into 1951
President Joseph E Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association said the contract signing would not alter their position. The agreement would run from January 1 to September 1, 1951, with continued negotiations on terms as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Notable Names From Florence Visits Attend Funeral
Mrs Lena Whitt mentioned alongside Alice Johnson a Florence State Teachers College student. Mrs Ida Whitt is on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Coleman Sachs of Bessemer attended Faulkin berry funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Whitt
Alice Johnson
Florence State Teachers College
Ida Whitt
Coleman—Sachs
Bessemer
Measurement of Frequency Defines One Million Cycles Per Second
The statement explains that frequency measurement corresponds to a vibration rate of 1,000,000 cycles per second, linking unit concept to practical rate. It frames frequency as the rate of periodic motion expressed in cycles per second.
Pacific Coast States Produce Large Share of Lumber
The three Pacific coast states Oregon Washington and California together supply about 34 percent of the nation s lumber output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific, Coast States
Oregon
Washington
California
Dr Lavender Heads Group At Morgan County Medical Society
The Morgan County Medical Society held its regular monthly meeting at the Cornelian Court hotel private dining room Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Dr F L Chenault presiding in place of President Dr John M Chenault. Officers for 1950 were elected: President Dr Claude Wilson Lavender Hartselle Vice President Dr C K Pitt Decatur Secretary Treasurer D L R Murphree Decatur and Dr George Johnson Birmingham discussed Irradiation Of The Nasopharynx And Nasal Allergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Medical Society
Cornelian Court Hotel
F. L. Chenault
John M. Chenault
Society
Claude » Wilson Lavender
Hartselle
C. K. Pitt
Decatur
Board of Censors
M. E. Barrett
D. L. R. Murphree
George Johnson
Hillman- Jefferson Hospital
Birmingham
Market Prices Texas Cotton and Grain Report
Cotton middling at 29.00 with lows 28.00. Cottonseed 40.00 per ton. Broilers 29.50 delivered. Hens heavy 0.24 and light 0.20 per lb. Hatching eggs 0.80 per dot. Hogs lights 14.00 to 14.50. Cattle tops 15.50, canners 8.50 to 13.50, bulls 16.00 to 17.00. Corn ear white 1.20, ear yellow 1.15. Wheat 2.10. Oats 0.78. Milo 1.91. Milk Grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred.
North Georgia live poultry market slows with ample supplies
Atlanta December 7 report shows a weak North Georgia live poultry market. Supplies are liberal and demand is fair to slow. Prices paid FOB farm Tuesday afternoon and this morning range from 25 to 28 cents, mostly 25 to 26 cents for broilers and fryers across all weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDAS
North Georgia
Nashville livestock prices ease amid varied cattle and hogs
Nashville Dec 7 Federal and State Departments of Agriculture report cattle steady to mixed with 75 head including cutters and heifers at 18.00 to 23.00 for common grades and up to 31.00 for top vealers. Hogs run 650 head with barrows at 15.50 to 18.00 for various weights and sows 13.00 to 13.75. Sheep 50 head steady with springer ewes 20.00 to 22.00 and older types down to 7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Departments of Agriculture
Cotton futures edge lower then steady on demand
New York and New Orleans transfers show modest activity as traders cover futures for mill and export business. Nearby December hits a season high at 30.34 cents a pound, with late prices unchanged to 0.25 cent higher. contracts Dec 30.34, Mar 30.30, May 30.19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
National rise in rapes prompts talk of federal action
Federal Bureau of Investigation data show a 1.3 percent rise in rapes known to police in the first half of 1949 from 1948, with many victims under 18. Rep. Chelf proposes a federal offense to molest children, citing insufficiency of state laws. Judges urge medical treatment for offenders, not only punishment, as states report varied responses and stalled legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chelf
D-Ky
Lindberg
Adrian Bonnelly
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Associated Press
Bonnelly
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta
South Carolina
King testifies on alibi in Falkville bank robbery case
King recounts driving pattern from Decatur to his father's home on Upper River road then to his wife’s home and to talk with Jack Richardson about a Michigan job. He denies meeting Fowler or Tune during the robbery and disputes statements made in Cincinnati to FBI agent Mason. The jury hears Fowler’s account of co planning and the alleged escape, with multiple witnesses placing King near Falkville and the bank vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville Bank
King
Bank
Lee
Second Avenue
Upper River Road
Decatur
Canal Street
Jack Richardson
Michigan
Johnson
Cincinnati
FBI
Edward J. Mason
Fowler
Tune
Mason
Fred Clemons
Priceville
Nashville
Blissfield
Falkville
Lacon
Earl White
White
Kings
Lynne
Edmondson
Shanks
Powell
Somerville Road
Falkville Pike
H. W. “Boots
Summerford
Tyne
McGlathery Town
Oden Ridge
Birmingham
Hartselle
Pearl Barber
Boots” Summerford
Nathan E. Hogan, Jr
William Gurley Barnett
Hobart King
Wayne Lyle
Lonnie Gene Boutwell
Gus Rombo
Clemons
Mary King
Hobart
Doctors Warned Final Battle May Come on Plan in 1950
Franklin Carey reports that AMA leaders warn the final win or lose fight over federalized compulsory health insurance may occur in 1950. Backers of the Truman plan have apparently yielded ground temporarily, signaling a tense period ahead in the battle against socialized medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey Washington
American Medical Association
A. M.A
Armageddon battle looms for medicine says Henderson
President elect Almer L. Henderson of Louisville told doctors that American medicine is stronger today but not yet victorious. He warned that the fight for compulsory health insurance was abandoned in 1949 and that advocates of socialized medicine remain active. The decisive struggle against state socialism may come in 1950 congressional battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aneyve
AMA
Almer L. Henderson
Louisville
Congress
White House
Henderson
America
Local residents round up clinic updates and weather details
Rufus Warren of 536 Grant Street was admitted to Baugh Wiley clinic Tuesday. Noble Johnson of Line Street is seriously ill at Hamil Clinic hospital, admitted yesterday. Mrs H H Shaneyfelt and infant daughter of Decatur 1 were dismissed from Baugh Wiley today. Brie Vickery of Trinity was dismissed from Hamil Clinic hospital Tuesday. Mrs Albert Stephenson of Decatur 3 was admitted to Baugh Wiley clinic yesterday. Mr and Mrs R J Thompson of Decatur 1 announce the birth of a daughter Tuesday at Decatur General hospital. Mrs Harvey Wood of Hartselle was dismissed from Baugh Wiley clinic today. Noon temp 58, max 59 at 1 pm, min 30, reading 50 at 8 am. rainfall .24. Mrs W O Holder of Hartselle admitted to Hamil Clinic hospital. Dr W Nelson Guthrie to speak at Central Methodist church tonight at 7 30. Thursday Feast of Immaculate Conception to be celebrated at St Ann’s Church with masses at seven and nine AM. Louis Key of Hartselle 2 was here on business Wednesday. J W Wilhite of Hartselle was a visitor in Decatur today. J B Osborn of Danville 1 was in Decatur today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Johnson
Line Street
Hamil Clinic Hospital
TVA
U. S. Weather Observer
Mercury
St. Ann’s Church
Daniel O’reilly
Southern Wins Staying Order
A federal court issued a temporary restraining order blocking Alabama Public Service Commission efforts to force Southern Railway to restore two Birmingham Columbus Miss trains. Judge Kennamer set a hearing for December 15 on a permanent injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Southern Railway
Birmingham-Columbus
Miss
U.S
C. B. Kennamer
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Southern
Public Service Commission
Commission
Gordon Persons
APSC
Kennamer
Alabama Commission
Fayette
Americans Seek Release of ECA Ship Crew Members
Alfred T. Meschter of Kinderhook New York and Albert F. Willis of Brooklyn New York were aboard the ECA ship Kimball R. Smith taken to a North Korea port on September 22 by its Korean crew. The United States asked Moscow to use influence with North Korea to secure their release. Ache son said the State Department weighs recognizing communist China, Formosa’s future, and a peace treaty with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Meschter
Kinderhook
N. Y
Albert FE. Willis
Brooklyn
Kimball R. Smith
North Korea
United States
Moscow
Far East
Acheson
State Department
China
Formosa
Japan
Indians Named Bad Lands Mako Sica in Lakota Language
The National Geographic Society notes that the Bad Lands of South Dakota were named Mako Sica by the Lakota people. The term reflects the rugged terrain and the area’s stark landscapes as seen through Native American linguistic tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
The
National Geographic Society
John Riley Hovis rites set Thursday
Funeral services for John Riley Hovis will be Thursday at 2 30 PM at Central Baptist Church conducted by Rev O E Burton. Interment in Roselawn cemetery Mutual Service directing. He died Tuesday at 10 30 AM of a heart attack in a local physician's office. He was 60. Survivors include his widow four sons a daughter and five sisters. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riley Hovis
Central Baptist Church
O. E. Burton
Roselawn
Hovis
Mackburg
Tenn
Decatur
Bob Jones University
W. E. King
Birmingham
Dee Whitt
Taft, Tenn
Elon Balch
Ruby Smith
Myrtle Locke
Harvest
Ala
H. H. Higdon
Dick Wardlow
Estelle Warren
Roy Warren
Tom Whlingham
T. L. Whitt
Groves Testimony Defends Oak Ridge Security Measures
General Groves testifies that maps of Oak Ridge could be obtained only with security details missing. He denies contact with Harry Hopkins and rejects allegations involving Henry Wallace. He says Soviet espionage allegations targeted Washington insiders, not Oak Ridge. The hearing began late with two committee members present, as Groves recounts his leadership of the Manhattan Project from 1942 to 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Hopkins
Groves
Harry Hopkins
Henry A. Wallace
Fulton Lewis Jr
Wallace
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
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F. E. Bates
Bank St
Bulgars
Limestone County Ardmore
Josephine Lawson
Y.Y
Clyde Morrell
Pinedale
Leroy Hastern
Baby
Pontiac
Mich
Pete Pearson
Johnny Currin
William Currin
American Legion
Bob Jones
Carl Morning
Furay
Smith Campbell
Methodist
Bob Paysinger
Garrett Tr
Charlie Burns
Wrangle
Dr. Lavender
Tennessee
Knoxville
Les
Goon
Kelly
W. E. Sivley
John Kieh
Why Not Cafe
Dias Was
Diar
Rufus Warren
Grant Street
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
H. H. Shaneyfelt
Decatur 1
Brie Vickery
Trinity
Hamil Clinic
Albert Stephenson
Decatur 3
R. J. Thompson
Decatur General Hospital
Harvey Wood
W. O. Holder
W. Nelson Guthrie
Central Methodist Church
Louis Key
J. W. Wilhite, Hartselle
J. B. Osborn
Danville
Sunbeam
Hamilton Beach
Manning-Bowman
Waffle Baker
E. Moulton Se
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