ECA Allocates 536 Million for European Recovery
Washington reports the Economic Cooperation Administration earmarked 536.6 million dollars for European recovery in the first quarter of next year, exhausting the 5.055 billion first-year appropriation. France leads with 123.3 million, Britain 77.9 million, plus allocations to the Netherlands, Belgium Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Trieste, and zone payments for Germany and France. About one third of the quarterly total will be loans, the rest gifts, with a 15 month funding horizon unless sped up by the President.
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Washington
Marshall Plan
Economic Cooperation Administration
Congress
Europe
China
ECA
France
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Ireland
Greece
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
Trieste
Germany
Truman
Miner Dies in Gas Blast at Pond Creek Coal Mine
A 32 year old miner Carl Kedwell died following a gas explosion in a drift coal mine near Goody Kentucky near Williamson West Virginia. Four other miners were seriously injured and others escaped unharmed. Eugene Gannon sustained burns and shock and was treated. cause of blast not released.
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Goody
Company Officies
Pond Creek Colleries Co
Kentucky
Williamson
W. Va
P. J. Wynns
Carl Kedwell
Chattaray
Kedwell
Eugene Gannon
Gannon
Jess
Two Hurt in Collision Here
Two persons were injured in a two car collision at Third Street and Seventh Avenue on Monday at 5 20 p m Police Chief J B Whitmire said The injured were William C Ayers and J P Ayers both passengers in a car driven by H H Ayers Austinville They were taken to Baugh Wiley clinic in a Brown s ambulance They were dismissed today Mrs Ayers had injuries off the right side and Mr Ayers a head injury Ayers vehicle collided with a car driven by Cecil Braswell 1817 Sixth Avenue E Damages were $50 to the Ayers auto and $10 to the Braswell car Capt Weatherley and Officers Price and Standridge investigated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
Seventh Avenue
J. B. Whitmire
William C. Ayers
J. P. Ayers
H. H. Ayers
Austinville
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Brown's
Whitmire
Ayers
Cecil Braswell
Sixth Avenue E
Braswell
Capt
Weatherley
Price and
Standridge
Mercury Dips Below Zero Across Northern States
Cold air blanketed the northern tier with readings of 21 below at Cut Bank Montana and 14 below at International Falls Minnesota. Colder weather was forecast for New England and parts of the Eastern and Middle Atlantic states. Cloudiness spread, with little heavy precipitation, while some rain fell in Southern New England and across parts of California and Texas.
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Chicago
Wvec
Cut Bank
Mont
International Falls
Minn
New England
Middle Atlantic
California
Texas
Oregon
Nevada
Montana
North Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee Valley
Gulf Coast
Supreme Court Reschedules Electric Company Transit Hearing
The Alabama state supreme court re schedules a hearing to January 17 on the Electric Company's appeal for a rate increase for transit farms. The delay was agreed by counsel for the state and the utility. S M Bronaugh of Birmingham representing the utility asked for postponement of the original today session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Supreme Court
Electric Company
S.M. .Bronaugh
Birmingham
Utility
Decatur Cotton Market Quoted Middling and Strict Law
The Decatur cotton market at noon today quoted middling at 31.75 and strict law at 30. Miss Lorene Rutherford of Decatur 1 is a surgical patient at Hamil clinic. Gertrude Thompson of 110 Bank is a patient at Hamil clinic.
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Decatur
Gertrude Thompson
Bank
Hamil Clinic
Wall Street declines and Nashville cattle market report
The New York stock market eased with losses near 2 points amid declines for U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and several others while Decca records rose. Nashville livestock notes slow cattle sales with mixed prices for steers cows and bulls, hogs steady to lower and sheep steady with lambs and ewes quoted.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Santa Fe
American Telephone
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
Douglas
Aircraft
Schenley
Anaconda Copper
General Electric
Allie Chemical
Radio Corp
N. Y. Central
Ilinois Central
Standard Oil
Transcontinental & Western Air
Decca Records
General Motors
Firestone
American Woolen
du Pont
Gulf Oil
Eastern Air Lines
Philip Morris
Nashville
North Georgia live Poultry market report December notes
The Atlanta market shows unsettled fryers with a nervous undertone as prices mostly hold yesterday. Supplies are ample to moderate demand, weights around 2 to 3 4 pounds, fowl firm but light offerings. Prices paid fob farm for fryers range from 32 1/2 to 35 cents with variations by breed and size.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Markets at a Glance New York Mixed Wheat Slumps Rails Dip
New York markets show stocks lower with small changes, bonds easier on rails, cotton down due to liquidation and hedging. Chicago grain closes mixed as mills buy wheat, corn up on light country offerings, oats steady to firm with solid demand. Hog prices fall 50 to 75 cents with tops at 22 dollars, cattle steady to 50 cents lower capping at 33 dollars.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures slip after steady start on tax selling
New York December cotton futures eased amid liquidation and hedge selling. Mills and local short covering supported most activity while a weak November usage forecast and farm bill uncertainty unsettled buyers. Prices closed 20 to 65 cents lower with Dec at 32.15, March 32.20, May 31.97.
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New York
Farm Legislative
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Land Suit Hearing In Cullman County Remand Requested
A land title case, C. B. Hollingsworth versus Mrs. Lula Johnson, was heard today in Circuit Judge James H. Ceon’s office. The motion sought remand of the suit to justice court with attorneys W. & James, Ernest Galin and Barney Bland appearing.
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James H. Ceon
C. B. Hollingsworth
Lula Johnson
Cullman County
Justice Court
W. & James
Ernest Galin
Barney Bland
Lower court records delayed submission
A court note states that lower court records were not yet ready to be submitted, delaying formal filings.
Teachers Here Enjoy Party in Decatur
Decatur teachers gathered for their Christmas banquet at the Somerville Road school hosted by the Somerville Road PTA. Miss Elizabeth Houston presented Miss Eileene Trafford, England exchange teacher, a $92 gift to fund a Florida holiday. Walter M. Jackson discussed upcoming Decatur school buildings with blackboard illustrations.
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Decatur Teachers Association
Somerville Road School
Somerville Road
Walter M. Jackson
Decatur
Tragic Kidnapping and Death in Guam Curio Shop
Miss Farnsworth, a former WAC and Navy Civil Service employee, was kidnapped from a Guam curio shop Saturday night and found unconscious in a nearby jungle thicket. She died from head trauma and shock after a fierce struggle. investigators labeled the case the work of a sex fiend band. She was engaged to Marine Sgt. Sterling McGinnis and had planned to marry on her return home in February. Rewards for information were offered by the government and shop proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Farnsworth
James P. Hackett
Navy
Guam
WAC
Navy Civil Service
Sterling McGinnis
Farm Aide Policy Sparks GOP Debate Over Supports
President Allan B. Kline faces a tougher fight to keep the Farm areau aligned on GOP principles. He hints at resignation if the convention advances more controls. Two developments drive demand for higher supports potential wage increases and a 12 percent drop in farm prices. Southern farmers back high supports while the Midwest and North oppose. Kline opposes interference and fears supports would keep inefficient producers alive. Under the GOP law, supports rise with shortages and fall with surpluses, guiding production without direct government controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan B. Kline
Hich
Mid- West
Kline
Kefauver Pushes New Johnsonville TVA Power Plan
Kefauver announces effort to revive the New Johnsonville project and says Congress will fund it when reintroduced. He cites TVA growth from two dams to 28, arguing new capacity spurs industry and future demand. Muscle Shoals is noted as the long debated hub of TVA development under public control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kefauver
Johnsonville
Congress
TVA
Cal Administration
Muscle Shoals
Farflung
Muscle Shoas
Lawmakers Repeal Old Limit on Temporary Clerk Funds
Fate Culver use argues legislators repealed the old cap on funds for temporary clerks. B P Crum contends the 1947 body did not intend a strict $3,500 limit, noting Bibb Graves spent about $72,000 in one year and that state business has grown. Culverhouse says the intent was to cap the fund.
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Culver
B. P. Crum
Montgomery
Graves
Bibb Graves
Culverhouse
Names Selected for Elizabeth's Infant
Buckingham Palace announced that Princess Elizabeth's baby will be christened Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh in a formal ceremony.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of
Edinburg
Nixon and committee pursue Chambers Hiss spy links
The House committee paused after a New York grand jury session to review microfilm known as pumpkin papers. Nixon and McGahey announced the jury may inspect the film again. four people with access to State Department papers are named and lie detector tests mooted for Hiss Chambers and others.
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Whittaker Chambers
Moscow
Rep
Nixon
Calif
New York
Chambers
Maryland
Grand Jury
Federal
John F. X. McGahey
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
House Committee
Mundt
Francis Sayre
Th United Nations
Sayre
Anna Belle Newcomb
Eunice Lincoln
Party at Eva School Lights Up County Education Officials
The Eva school faculty hosted a Christmas party Monday night with Supt. H. R. Leeman and Mrs. Leeman, Assistant Supt. Oscar Napps and Mrs. Napps, Mrs. E. G. Hamilton and Mr. Hamilton, plus Eva trustees and their wives and Miss Sarah Haynes. Gifts were given and GG MetDonald served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent's of Education
Eva School
H. R. Leeman
Leeman
Oscar Napps
Sarah Haynes
GG MetDonald
Rebels Seize La Cruz as Costa Rica Faces Air Attacks
Government says rebels quickly took La Cruz 30 miles from the border and still hold it. A government plane fired on a barge at Puerto Sol ey in Salinas Bay to hamper rebel supply lines. Three enemy planes were seen over Costa Rica, two near San Jose identified as B-17s. The unidentified third flew near Liberia four miles from the border. Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Debayle called Costa Rica's UN complaint unjust and absurd. U S officials say no international or American troops will be sent to restore order or land Marines in Costa Rica.
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la Cruz
Costa Rica
Puerto Soley
Salinas Bay
San Jose
Liberia
Luis Manuel Debayle
Paris
United Nations
Security Council
Washington
U. S
Central American
Panama Canal
Teachers Group to Convene Thursday
The Morgan County Teachers Association will meet at Morgan County High School in Hartselle on Thursday at 7 p.m. for a Christmas social. Superintendent H. R. Leeman and Owen Williams chair the event with Randolph Ryan, Association president, as they plan a program expected to draw about 230 teachers.
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Morgan County Teachers Association
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
H. R. Leeman
Owen Williams
Randolph Ryan
Leeman
Ex-Vice Consul Zingelmann Loses Immigration Appeal
Walter H. H. Zingelmann former German vice consul at Mobile Alabama had his appeal rejected by the board of immigration appeals. He argued he was a bona fide visitor connected to his veneer business but was deemed inadmissible with a visitor permit and faces return to Germany aboard a Waterman Steamship Line vessel.
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Washington
Board of Immigration Appeals
Walter HH. Zingelmann
Mobile
Ala
Zingelmann
Germany
United States
Watson B. Miller
Waterman Steamship Company
Immigration Service
Waterman
New Breed of Flies Stands Up to DDT
A new breed of house flies developed resistance to DDT, despite it being the era’s strongest insect killer. Researchers W. W. King and J. B. Gahan report that flies from prior DDT use were harder to kill, especially those from Orlando, Florida, and that three new poisons are being tested to combat the tougher strains.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
American Association of Economic Entomologists
W. W. King
J. B. Gahan
United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
United States
Bureau
Orlando
Fla
King
Gahan
U S Help For Schools Urged By Steelman At Savannah
John R. Steelman, a top Truman adviser, urged federal scholarships to aid democracy and high national standards for school funding. He called for studying federal aid for school construction and for creating a national science foundation. His remarks were seen as a preview of Truman’s education program for Congress.
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Savannah
John R. Steelman
Truman
Stelman
Southern Governors’ Conference
National Science Foundation
America
Steelman
Congress
Patrolman Sued by Jimmie Willingham
Jimmie Henry Willingham sues Patrolman Everett B. Watts seeking 2500 dollars over an October 25 1948 incident on Alabama 33 East of Hartselle. The suit also names as defendant US Bond and Company and its subsidiary Md an official bond of Patrolman Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Henry Willingham
Everett B. Watts
Alabama
Iles
Hartselle
Defendent
States Fund Southern Medical Education For Negro Students
Governors discussed a $600,000 national education fund from 14 Southern states for Meharry Medical College in Nashville to support Negro medical students. The plan, tied to a court ruling on equal education, would assign quotas and payments for medical and veterinary students sent to regional schools, with Florida and Mississippi receiving a 20-student annual quota.
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America
Meharry Medical School
Nashville
Tenn
Meharry
Meharry School
Supreme Court
University of Georgia
Oklahoma
Ana M. Auburn
Tuskegee Institute
Arkansas
Florida
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
NAACP Attacks Regional Education Plan in South
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People condemned a Savannah Georgia plan adopted to expand professional and graduate training for black students. It frames the effort as a device to undermine Supreme Court equality rulings by preserving segregation and unequal educational opportunities.
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New York
National Association For ‘the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
Savannah
NAACI
Tement
Leo to Face Chandler Today
Chicago December hearing on the Freddy Fitzsimmons tampering case looms as Leo Durocher faces Commissioner A B Chandler. Chandler hints at leniency possible for Durocher despite suspicions of hostility, with penalties possibly a fine or day suspension. The probe centers on Fitzsimmons hiring by the Giants while on the Braves reserve list.
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Chicago
A. B. Chandler
Leo Durocher
Freddy Fitz- Simmons
Leo
Chandler
Fitzsimmons
Giants
Boston Braves
Red forces close in on Peiping amid split army moves
The article reports Chiang Kai-shek’s son leading sixth army group attacks capturing Paochiahi southwest of Kuchen. It notes a stalled Suchow garrison, Fu Tso Yi’s sealed Northwest route, Reds circling Peiping, and the danger of airfields and the Peiping Tientsin railroad being cut. Rumors tie Fu to a coalition government and potential high post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Wei-Kuo
Sixth Army Group
Paochiahi
Kuchen
Associated Press
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Tu Yu-Ming
Suchow
Pengpu
Yangtze
Milks
Beir
Peiping
Fu Tso-Yi
Peiping-Kalgan
Kalgan
Peiping-Tientsin
Bales
Cold Weather Likely To Aid Miners Across Regions
A nationwide survey finds soft coal stocks ample and mild weather curbing demand with unemployment and reduced weeks in several states. Pennsylvania faces low anthracite quotas possibly cutting to three days, while West Virginia and Maryland report mixed production and part time work. Kentucky and Tennessee show many mines idled or operating sparingly as Pittsburgh district pits run five days.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
West Virginia
John Busarello
United Mine Workers
David Watkins
UMW
Tennessee
L. C. Gunter
Southern Appalachian Coal Operators Association
tennessee-Southeast
Rapture In View three act musical on sale today
Tickets went on sale today for Rapture In View a three act musical presented by Beta Sigma Phi at Riverside auditorium Friday 8 pm. Producers Jack McCulloch and Talmadge Meadows announce Curly Hurley hillbilly performer in act two. Starring vocalists Tut Montgomery Mabel Fair Ruth McCulloch and Talmadge Meadows. Dance by Jean Guyse and Jack McCulloch. McCulloch Meadows songs featured. Five dollar prize offered to Beta Sigma Phi member with top advance sales.
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Beta Sigma Phi
Riverside Auditorium
Jack McCulloch
Talmadge Meadows
Curly Hurley
Jean Guyse
McCulloch
Meadows
Civic to Use 6 Acre Tract for Youth Baseball in Decatur
The local Legion post plans to develop high school and junior baseball programs on a six acre South U S 31 site. They aim to bring back professional baseball to Decatur later, studying facilities in nearby towns to ensure affordable, wholesome recreation. Commander Williams expressed hope that many residents want good baseball and that a suitable facility can be created at a reasonable cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 31
Legion Post
American Legion
Decatur
Legion
Alabama
Tennessee
Williams
Charles Edward Clem to Elizabeth Nell Wallace Marriage
Daily Records show Charles Edward Clem aged 23 of 313 West Wilson to wed Elizabeth Nell Wallace aged 21 of 216 East Wilson. The notice records a marriage consent and location likely in city records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Clem
W Wilson
Elizabeth Nell Wallace
E Wilson
Santa Claus Is Very Real For Jersey Citizen
Paterson New Jersey relief story recounts Anthony Navarino, 30, who offered to sell an eye to fund Christmas for his five children. After public pleas and newspaper coverage, more than 50 donors and firms gave aid including job offers, coal, food, a station wagon of provisions, and rent through March, restoring hope and a job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Anthony Navarino
Santa Claus
Navarino
Fayette
Anna
Volunteers of America
Truman Faction Maps Early Senate Strategy After Victory
Democratic chieftains aim to push President Truman’s program in early session before a civil rights filibuster pressure grows. They plan to expand a 21 point 1945 program including Taft Hartley reform stand by price controls broad housing health and education aid and higher minimum wage. Senate leadership will lay out policy lines December 31 and avoid punishing moderate Republicans or states rights supporters in committee assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Truman
Congress
Senate Democrats
Barkley
Kentucky
States’ Rights
South
Taylor
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Christmas Recess Set For County Schools
County students will have a Christmas holiday starting Friday December 17 and return Monday December 27, as superintendent H R Lee Leeman explains. One week off is planned to keep schools open during winter months while allowing earlier closings for farm work. Parents are urged to ensure children re-enter promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Leeman
Mr. Leeman
Leeman
George Evans Rites Slated Wednesday
Funeral services for George Evans are scheduled for Wednesday at Central Methodist with Rev. G M Davenport officiating assisted by Revs. John Troxler and Hugh Mays. Burial will be in City cemetery under Brown's direction. The cortege leaves the residence at 1215 Sixth Avenue South at 9 40 p m with active pallbearers Eddie Rainey Rufus Warren Horace Allfrey Keeley Cole Major Vaughn and Ray Love. Honorary pallbearers include A L Moye Chester Halbrooks C E Lowery John Peak Fred Halbrooks and Frank Vaughn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist
G. M. Davenport
John Troxler
Hugh Mays
City Cemetery
Brown
Sixth Avenue S
Eddie Rainey
Rufus Warren
Horace Allfrey
Keeley Cole
Major Vaughn
Ray Love
A. L. Moye
Chester Halbrooks
C. E. Lowery
John Peak
Fred Halbrooks
Frank Vaughn
George
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Ation
Wall Street
Clements Drug Stores
Eareen
Sixth Avenue
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U.S
Jimmie Willingham
NAACP
Civic
Jersey
George Evans
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