New Cotton Plan Pushed by Southern Officials
Georgia Commissioner Tom Linder led a Southern Association of Commissioners of Agriculture vote approving a plan to set a national minimum price floor for U S cotton. The proposal calls for domestic floor prices, abolishing subsidies and acreage controls, with a four member committee to draft Congress legislation in January. Farmers would receive a parity-based minimum price while markets handle surplus via export or hold.
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Atlanta
Southern Agriculture Commissioners
Georgia
Tom Linder
Southern Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
Congress
United States
North America Population Estimate Cited at 200 Million
A report estimates the population of North America at 200 million. The figure reflects counts across countries and regions, with analysts noting growth trends and regional distribution.
Youth Faces Trial in Slaying of Father of Sweetheart
In Jackson Mississippi an 18 year old, Ronnie Pitts, stands trial for the murder of Perry Henderson, father of his 16 year old girlfriend Anne Henderson. Henderson was found shot dead in his home last June. Pitts admits being in the home and says the shooting was accidental after waiting five hours in the attic to discuss the romance. Hendersons had sent the couple away to break up the relationship. Miss Henderson and her mother have since lived in Georgia and returned only recently.
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Henderson
Hendersons
Miss Henderson
Georgia
Fayette Editor Plans Bid for Secretary of State Post
J. W. Ayres, longtime Fayette publisher, says he will seek the Secretary of State nomination after the state committee sets primary rules next May. Ayres, who sold the Fayette County Times to a son November 1, plans to start a new weekly in Haleyville, Alabama, immediately.
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J. W. Ayres
Fayette
Ayres
Georgia
University of Georgia
North Alabama
Fayette County
Haleyville
Ala
Western Hemisphere population estimate discussed
A rough estimate puts the Western Hemisphere population at about 300,000,000 people. The figure appears in a brief note outlining regional demographics and potential impact on markets.
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Hemisphere
Capitol Court OKs Fees in Prison Dept. Suit
Montgomery's judge approved 7500 dollars as a reasonable fee for Crenshaw, the state prison department lawyer, plus 1000 already paid as retainer. The suit sought a trust fund for surplus funds. director Boswell argued funds should stay separate. An earlier 1000 dollar fee was paid for Crenshaw in a clerk hire case, with 265 dollars for the state board of adjustment.
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Montgomery
Crenshaw
State Prison Department
Montgomery Circuit
Walter B. Jones
Frank Boswell
State
Jones
Boswell
James E. Folsom
State Board of Adjustment
Negro Fugitive Believed Trapped Near Pigeon Roost
A posse tracks Eddie Hall the wanted fugitive across the Mississippi border to a hidden hideout at Pigeon Roost bottoms four miles south of Warsaw Mississippi. Hall allegedly killed Mrs. McDaniel and wounded Sheriff McDaniel and Ralph Williamson after a staged jail transfer in Luxora Arkansas. Additional officers were ordered to the border as blood trails led to the suspected hideout.
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Warsaw
Miss
Luxora
Ark
Pigeon Roost Bottoms
Here
Fred Fuqua
Eddie Hall
Joe McDaniel
T. B. Birdsong
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Marshall County
Hall
Diamond and graphite are crystalline carbon forms
A diamond is pure crystallized carbon while graphite represents another crystalline form of carbon. Both are allotropes with distinct structures, properties, and uses in industry and jewelry.
Alabama Bar Opposes Negroes Plea For Licenses Without Exam
Birmingham December 11 The Alabama State Bar Association will oppose the state supreme court suit by four Negroes seeking licensure without bar examinations. Board of bar commissioners, meeting Friday, announced plans to fight the petition filed October 6. Hearing set for about December 20. Under state law licenses without exam go only to University of Alabama law school graduates. The four men Maniel E. Banks Clarence E. Moses Henry C. Moss and Henry L. Pearson say their Howard University and Lincoln University degrees qualify them. Board also ruled future licensees must have six years training split as three years pre law and three years law or two and four, five years total earlier.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama, State Bar Association
State Supreme Court
State Bar
Francis Hare
Association
Board of Bar Commissioners
Alabama
Supreme Court
University of Alabama Law School
Maniel E. Banks
Clarence E. Moses
Henry C. Moss
Henry L. Pearson
Howard University
Washing
D. C
Lincoln University
St. Louis
Yuletide Jest Mixes Horner Rhyme With Bleak Pantry
A quirky holiday verse spoof shows Little Jack Horner in a bare corner without pie or supplies. Blaine C. Bigler delivers a dentist like quip about an appendicitis operation while a girl jokes about scarring if he acts in films.
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Jack Horner
Blaine C. Bigler
Plebeians and patricians in ancient Rome
Fragmentary dialogue recalls 494 B C class conflict. Teacher prompts Tommy about progress from horse to motor car. Tommy mentions installment man, hinting at credit sales.
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Rome
Tommy
Miss
Though Ocean Waves May Roll At Newport Palm Beach Coney
A light hearted item notes a girl out looking for a guy keeps her suit and powder dry while the sea swells at Newport Palm Beach and Coney. A. S. Flaumenhaft
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Palm Beach
Coney L
A. S. Flaumenhaft
Size ideas and a flea versus elephant joke
A classroom banter features a teacher hinting at size while contrasting an elephant and a flea. Tommy notes fleas can ride elephants but not vice versa. An actress complains about tight shoes, a chorus girl questions a big idea, and a proverb about smartness is tied to keeping silent. Mabel comments on Mamie's print dresses. Mary observes she’s the type everyone notices.
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Tommy
Editor Edward Leech Dies in Pittsburgh Press Founder
Edward T. Leech editor and president of the Pittsburgh Press died after a brief illness at Mercy hospital at age 57. A Denver native, he began at The Denver Express at 20, later leading The Express at 23 as the paper joined the Scripps-Howard chain.
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Pittsburgh
Edward T. Leech
Pittsburgh Press
Mercy Hospital
Leech
Denver
Colo
Denver Express
Scripps-McRae Uo
Scripps- Howard
Express
Holly species in the United States
A note on holly notes that roughly 180 species exist worldwide and about a dozen of these species grow in the United States.
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The
United States
No Sundays Off Discussed in Indian Assembly Session
A Christian member of the constituent assembly called the majority’s rule tyrannical as she opposed a Sunday session proposal. Annie Mascarene of Travancore argued Sundays are for church, while Rajendra Prasad set session times to suit churchgoers.
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New Delhi
Indian Constituent Assembly
Annie Mascarene
Travancore
Assembly
Rajendra Prasad
Christmas Seal Symbol of Hope in Morgan County
The 1949 Christmas seal is seen as a symbol of hope for 212 Morgan County residents with tuberculosis in 1948, amid 2,773 Alabama TB cases in the year ending Christmas. Health officers note many cases go undetected, while the seals support 22 medical studies and treatments to aid patients toward normal lives after recovery.
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Morgan County
Alabama
Little Seals
TB Warms Morgan County With Early Case Finders
A community program uses X ray screening to locate tuberculosis cases early. It educates residents about TB dangers and methods to fight the disease. The effort reflects a national Christmas tradition of giving and hope for better years ahead.
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Morgan County
America
Demolition of United Nations Site Costs 750000
Demolition and excavation work on the permanent United Nations headquarters in East Side Manhattan cost about 750000 dollars.
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The
United Nations
Eastside
Manhattan
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