Australians swing right in landslide election shift
Australians ousted the Labor government in a decisive vote seen as a second socialist defeat in the British commonwealth within 11 days. Liberal and country parties won a majority in the House with Robert Menzies poised to become prime minister. turnout neared 5 million under compulsory voting.
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Sydney
Australia
Ifi
Labor
British Commonwealth
Liberal
Countrys
House of Representatives
Labor Party
New Zealand
South Pacific
Robert Gordon
Menzies
Great Britain
Attlee
Dominions
Senators Call for Additional Farm Price Support Funds
Washington December 10 three senators said the government may need to provide far more money next year for price support loans to farmers. They estimated possible needs from one to five billion dollars beyond the current four point seven five billion, saying declining prices and surpluses require action in the next Congress. They noted that CCC loans, not direct appropriations, fund the program and that cargos of tax receipts also aid farm price supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Congress
Newsala
Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Anderson
D-Nm
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals in Decatur Area
Daily notices report multiple Decatur General hospital dismissals and admissions including Mrs. John Maynor Hillsboro Mrs. Sallie B Rose and Mrs. Victor Young Holly Pond with others at Baugh Wiley clinic Decatur General hospital and Hamil Clinic. Births announced at Baugh Wiley clinic and Decatur General hospital along with weather data and local weekend visits by Florence State Teachers College students and U S Navy furloughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maynor
Hillsboro
Decatur General Hospital
Victor Young
Holly
Joe Odom
Fifth Avenue East
J. R. Thompson
Decatur
R. L. Adams
Buena Vista Circle
Carl Boley
Gene Lentz
Florence State Teachers College
Tommy Willingham
John Arantz
Flogged Man Held in Death in Alabama
Albert Sanders of Dora, freed on bond in a manslaughter case, faced the death of Robert Studdard who was shot at Sanders home after a prior April flogging the former husband and wife endured. Posey noted Studdard, 44, arrived drunk, spoke, then struck Sanders before the fatal shooting occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
Albert Sanders
Dora
Fang
Birmingham
Sanders
M. M.posey
Robert P. Studdard
Lang Receives 99 Year Sentence For Second Degree Murder
Lang was sentenced to 99 years for second degree murder. An appeal by his attorney Russell W. Lynen was granted by the state supreme court. A state court reversed the decision and remanded for retrial. Lang is jailed in Morgan with $10,000 bail. Terrell Clark faces robbery charges this week after August assault on the Watkins Perry Grill, represented by John Sherrill Jr. Dee V. Sheffield and Willie Ed Spraggins, both charged in the February murder of Huntsville salesman Claude Nylon Dickson, were handled by Powell Noble Russell and Billy Malone of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell W. Lynen
State Supreme Court
Morgan
Terrell Clark
Watkins-Perry Grill
John Sherrill Jr
Dee V. Sheffield
Willie Ed Spraggins
Claude “Nylon” Dickson
Huntsville
Decatur
Sheffield
Powell
Noble Russell
Billy Malone
Athens
Spraggins
Valley Area Arrests Reported After Saturday Rain
Valley area arrests totaled nine across Limstone Lawrence Cullman and Morgan counties. Cullman led with four public drunkenness and two DWI. Morgan had one vagrancy and one public drunkenness. Limestone reported none. Decatur and Athens had no arrests.
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Valley
Limstone-Lawrence-Cullman
Morgan Counties
Mrs. Frederick Claimed by Death in Saturday Tragedy
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Frederick mourn the death of Roxie Frederick age 82 after a prolonged illness. Funeral arrangements follow in Jas, with family acknowledging the loss of a beloved mother and community member.
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Frederick
D. E. Frederick
Jas
Roxie Frederick
Wet Roads Faced Blame In Valley Accidents
Wet roads caused three Valley accidents Saturday with light injuries. A Decatur man was slightly hurt when his 1946 Chevrolet skidded on Courtland road seven miles west of Decatur around 3:30 p.m. Dr. C. M. Gross of Cullman, treated for injuries after his 1942 Chevrolet overturned into two feet of water on a rain slick hillside near Baileyton and Fairview around 7 p.m. Mrs. Milas Dial of Blountsville needed care after a one and a half ton truck struck the vehicle she rode in south of Cullman on U S 3. Dr. Gross was away on calls when the Dial accident occurred. Moss Service ambulances answered both Cullman incidents.
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Decatur
Courtland Road
Highway Patrol
C. M. Gross
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Baileyton
Fairview
Gross
Milas Dial
Blountsville- 2
Hanceville
TVA eyes off peak plant to meet demand near Tullahoma
Gov Folsom said highway engineers will plan a new bridge across the Tennessee River at the steam plant site near Tullahoma to relieve peak loads on TVA central power. Engineers estimate the cost. Trotter Ernest Engineering of Mobile is eyed to design the bridge. telegrams were sent to Alabama’s three congressmen thanking them for backing the plant in Alabama.
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Air Engineering Development Center
Tullahoma
Tenn
TVA
Oak Ridge
Folsom
Stevenson
Ala
Tennesee River
Som
Trotter-Ernest Engineering Company
Mobile
Alabama
Congress
Cage Scores Put Mississippi Over Birmingham Southern
Mississippi beat Birmingham Southern 61 to 55 in late basketball action. Auburn defeated Howard 73 to 49, while Alabama led Georgia with a narrow margin in a continuing SEC contest.
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Mississippi
Birmingham Southern
Auburn
Howard
Alabama
Georgia
Dove Season Opens December Seventeen At Noon
Dove season begins December 17 at noon and runs to January 15 with no morning shoots this year. Daily bag limit is 10 birds, possession limit 10. Southern states join a dove study tracking food, predation, nesting, and movements, aided by banding to gauge migration and kill percentages. Local hunter David Hulse has banded 150 doves at Wheeler refuge. return bands to Wheeler or mail with kill location and date to U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Alabama
David Hulse
East Moulton Street
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Wheeler Refuge
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C
Farmers weigh cotton plan to let growers set own production
State agriculture officials discuss the Lindler plan allowing farmers to choose domestic or foreign sales to meet allotments. The proposal shifts government out of buying and storage, enabling individual farmers like Brown to decide where to sell surplus. Supporters compare it to tariff protections aiding American industry while critics cite precedents for other crops.
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Brown
Farmer Brown
Linder
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Sam
Lindler
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
L. M. Walker, Jr
Virginia
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia
J. Roy Jones
South Carolina
Harry Walters
Kentucky
W. E. Anderson
Louisiana
Nat Mayo Jr
Hunt Year Preview for Decatur Club Sets 1950 Roles
The Friday meeting outlined club and financial reports for 1949 and previewed 1950 duties. Hunt assigned chairmen tasks for 1950 as Walter Clapton, first Decatur club president, is slated to be second vice president and William Eyster advances to further post.
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Hunt
Walter Clapton
Decatur Club
William Eyster
Market Prices Reported for Cotton and Livestock
Cotton middling 29.00, strict low 28.00. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 29.50 delivered. Hens heavy 24c light 20. Hatching eggs 80c per dot. Hogs lights 14.00 to 14.50. Cattle tops 15.50 canners and cutters 8.50 to 13.50 good bulls 16.00 to 17.00. Corn ear white 1.20 ear yellow. Wheat 2.10. Oats 0.78. Mile 1.91. Milk Grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred.
Grain Futures Rise on Short Covering at Chicago Board
Grains climbed in a fairly active market with December contracts leading gains as short covering boosted activity. Wheat closed up 1 8 13 8, corn near seasonal highs, oats mixed, rye steady to lower, soybeans mixed, and lard up to seven cents per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York stocks steady with selective buying while bonds trade quietly and cotton contracts ease. Chicago markets show firm wheat with December short covering, firm corn on cold weather feeding expectations, mixed oats, and hogs and cattle holding nominally steady.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures slide amid market uncertainty and trading vigor
New York reports active trading as cotton futures close 5 to 25 cents lower. Deferred contracts fall on uncertainty over pending new crop restrictions though acreage allotments will start next year regardless. Farmers vote on marketing quotas. two thirds needed. Mill and exporter interest persists for March May deliveries, some hedge selling linked to California stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
Lethel Smith Dies Suddenly Funeral Rites Held
Lethel Smith 52 city electric department line foreman dies suddenly of a heart attack Saturday morning at home 503 Prospect Drive. Funeral at Central Methodist Church Sunday at 2 30 p m with burial in city cemetery. Survived by wife Pauline, son Jack T. Smith Birmingham, seven siblings. Directors and associates of City Electric Department attend as pallbearers.
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Lethel Smith
City Electric
Central Methodist Church
Mr. Smith
Prospect Drive
W. Nelson Gutherie
A. H. Nabors
Brown
City Cemetery
Pauline Smith
Jack*t. Smith
Birmingham
Smith
City Electric Department
Alabama Power
J. C. — Bobee Ben Hill
Nathan Pryor
Joan Britain
Railroad moves about eight percent of US soft coal
About eight percent of the soft coal mined in the United States is transported by railroad systems. The statistic highlights the railroad sector's role in coal distribution and energy infrastructure.
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U. S
Conner Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Francis Conner 32 will be at Moulton Baptist Church at 1 P M conducted by Rev Roswell Owens Interment in Blackground cemetery Highsmith directing She died in Pontiac Mich Thursday from a fall from a burning building The Conners former Moulton residents moved to Michigan two years ago Survivors include husband Lynn Conner parents Mr and Mrs John H Chrisler Town Creek sister Mrs Jack Davis brother J H Chrisler Jr and two step brothers Milton and Vernon Chrisler all of Town Creek grandparents Mr and Mrs Ed Reeves Moulton and many other relatives Pallbearers are Kelley Littrell Edward King Oliver McKay Rayburn Jackson J B Richardson and Dee Gillespie
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Francis Conner
Moulton Baptist Church
Roswell Owens
Blackground
Highsmith
Iner
Pontiac
Mich
Conners
Moulton
Michigan
Lynn Conner
John H. Chrisler
Town Creek
Jack Davis
J. H. Chrisler Jr
Milton
Vernon Chrisler
Ed Reeves
Kelley Littrell
Edward King
Oliver McKay
Rayburn Jackson
J. B. Richardson
Dee Gillespie
Scouting Leaders Honored in Tennessee Valley Council Event
Scout Harris and Floyd Sherrod led Morgan district units at Union Hill as Dr. Chenault noted seven leadership courses with 43 certificates. Awards were given to Yarbrough and Taylor while Hibbett reported 1 254 Scouts camped 12 832 days in 1949.
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E. J. Chenaud
Decatur
Chenault
Marvin L. Yarbrough
Herman G. Taylor, Jr
Huntsville
Rufus Hibbett
Florence
Mr. Hibbett
Claud Schlosser
Cullman
W. W. Thompson
Tuscumbia
Herman G. Taylor
C. W. Nelosn
Sheffield
H. G. Lockwell
W. J. Brown
Richard T. Wood
Athens
W. B. England
Earl H. Brown
Water Shortage Tests New York City resolve
New York faces a water famine as reservoirs dip to 34.4 percent. Wardens tour apartments to check for leaks while city officials urge voluntary conservation. Roosevelt New Jersey suffers a complete water failure with emergency rationing planned. Authorities ban car washing and push messaging to reduce consumption.
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Stephen J. Carney
New York City
Delaware
Hudson River
Roosevelt
N. J
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
Jersey City
Times Square
Niagara Falls
Board picks vice president as Cottingham lauds Gary
State officials announce Gary's selection as vice president of the board of directors. President Cottingham praises Gary's experience and training as an invaluable addition to the official family.
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Gary
Cottingham
Morgan and Decatur Schools Face Funding Gaps
Educators warn Morgan County and Decatur Schools cannot gain more funding next year despite 1000+ more students. Although state totals remain the same, local needs rise for 32 new teachers, extra classrooms, and immediate capacity. About $105,000 comes from surplus funds in 1951-52, raising questions for parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama
Carradine Flogged Held On May Night Charge
State contends Carradine flogged three people on May 19 and three more in April. He denied the allegations, claiming innocence and presenting witnesses who placed him at a high school baseball game. Alexander identified him. Irvin Key backed the flogging claim and tied it to an Adamsville Klansman network.
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Carradine
Jack Alexanders
Lollar
Alexander
Irvin Leon Key
Alabama
Key
Adamsville
FBI
Houston
Tex
Emmett Perry
Lash
Cathcdine
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New
Britain
Homer L. Garrison
Decatur 2
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Sallie B. Rose
West Moulton Street
William Cottingham
Decatur 1
Lloyd Barnes
Delmon Turner
Thirteenth Avenue East
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
R. L. Adams, Jr
R. J. Thompson
U. S. Weather Observer
Recorder’s Court
City Fire Department
Moulton Street
R. H. Hawk
Joppa
HR. Sullivan, Hartseller
Robert G. Norwood
U. S. Navy
Mrs
E. R. Norwood
Robert Hartselle
Charles Norwood
Dorothy Daniel
J.A. Sparkman
Austinville
James Sparkman
Wolverine
E. C. McDaniel
Union Hill School
Wayne M. Siviey
Garner Pride
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Mr. Pride
Daily
J. A. Gordon
Third Avenue East
Dove
Henry S. Inabnit
East Gadsden Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church
McDonald
Conner
Charles Shaver
Advancement Committee
Mr. Shaver
Robert K. Boydell
Scottsboro
J. P. Sims
W. T. Knight
W. J. Browning
James Riggs
Grady J. Long
Hartselle
Gilbert Day
J. S. Pearce
A. M. McConnell
Wallace G. Jeffery
Earle Proctor
J. R. Rush
George Morris, Jr
James W. Russell
Richard F. Mason, Jr
J. O. Aston
Sidney W. Malone
C. B. Bradford
J. H. Murphy
M. P. Tinsley
Billy Wright
T. W. Cornell
Seldon Singleton
W. E. A. Johnstone
Robert Lewis
G. W. Nelson
James L. Rankin
ED Creagh
Catskill Mountains
Croton
51St Street
Long Island
E. Moulton St
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