Cotton price levels climb as sales rise this week
Cotton prices gained ground with spot market sales up as the Agriculture Department cited end of the coal strike and tight supply as key factors. Middling 15-16 inch cotton in spot markets averaged 32.07 cents, up from prior weeks, with total market sales 230,900 versus 175,500 last week.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
E Department
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Anderson
Marriages and Deeds from Decatur and Nearby Areas
Marriage notices list Bervel Edward Grant and Irene Blankenship, James Harvey Lane and Margaret Lavine Morris, Joe Henry Reid and Lois Movilee Hill, Eugene Bert Livingston and Olene Phillips, J W Roan and Virginia Fuller Nance. Deeds show transfers from A C Bailey et al to Buford Haraway for 450 dollars, P Glasgow to W F Cryer for 3, Lorena Greer et al to Albert Thomas, Elbert Dave Seibert to Jessie J Holland for 1600, and others including C L Tillery to Henry E Pettey 2500, James O Lawrence to Edgar L Henson 7800, B C Shelton trustee to Edward G Sandlin 300, plus Dobbs to Ryan 3250.
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Bervel Edward Grant
Decatur
Irene Blankenship
James Harvey Lane
Hartselle
Margaret Lavine Morris
Joe Henry Reid
Danville
Lois Movilee Hill
Eugene Bert Livingston
Olene Phillips
Cullman
J. W. Roan
Somerville
Virginia Fuller Nance
Deeds A. C. Bailey
Anti Nazi controversy sparks Georgia court actions
An extensive legal roster blocked subpoenas in a Georgia case tied to anti Nazi activity. Proceedings targeted officials including the Attorney General and prosecutors while accusations of usurping police power and dynamite possession surfaced. Witnesses from The Atlanta Constitution and United Press testified as two Columbians aiding the Nazi were briefly questioned.
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Georgia
Dan Duke
Lwrence Camp
U. S
E. E. Andrews
Howard
Paul Ginsberg
Andrews
Sheldon
Burke
M. L. St. John
Atlanta, Constitution
E. S
United Press
Fioence
James R. Childers
Lanier Waller
Limestone Road contract let by state highway office
Contract for Limestone Road work announced by the state highway department. The award lists Mac Construction Co. of Atlanta as the selected firm for bridge and road work on County 4,243 miles and the Rings Road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone
Mac Construction Co
Atlanta
Wall Street Stocks Move Up In Steady Session
Stocks edged higher in a leisurely session led by steels. The day saw gains into the close with 550,000 shares traded. 60 stock composite rose 0.4 to 65.9, Dow Chemical up 3 8, Monsanto 3 1 2, Bethlehem 1 3 4, U S Steel 1. Cotton futures climbed. Chicago wheat gained 1 5 8 to 2 7 8 cents.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Chemical
Monsanto Chemical
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
General Motors
W S
Rubber
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
American Telephone
Electric Power & Light
Kennecott
Pennsylvania Railroad
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Chicago
Markets At A Glance In New York And Chicago
Stocks higher led by steels with quiet recovery. bonds steady with rail support. Cotton strong as trade buys continue. Wheat strong in Chicago amid mill buying. Corn strong with CCC cash purchases. Oats firm with other grains. Hogs and cattle nominally steady with top hogs around 24 dollars.
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New York
Chicago
CCC
Cotton futures rise as mills cover and prices firm
Strong demand and scarce offerings push New York cotton futures higher by about 3 to 4 dollars per bale. Textile mills bought contracts, some reportedly to cover future sales, while hedging remained light and traders held back amid a tight supply outlook.
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New York
Adams as Interim Choice for Alabama University Leader
Adams was discussed as a potential interim appointment target by trustees who recessed the meeting. The executive committee would continue to nominate Dr. Paty’s successor, with Gov.-elect James E. Folsom set to join the committee next month. New land grant plans for a four lane road were proposed, and Dr. W. D. Partlow and Dr. Frank Riggs joined the medical college advisory board. Adams, a University of Alabama alum, has long served in administration and is married with one child.
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Archie Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Penick
Chauncey Sparks
Hill Ferguson
Birmingham
Gordon Palmer
Tuscaloosa
R. E
Bob) Steiner Jr
Montgomery
Dr. Paty
Sparks
James E. Folsom
Hackberry Lane
University
Tenth Street
W. D. Partlow
Alabam
Frank Riggs
Medical College of Alabama
University of Alabama
University Council
George H. Denny
Denny
Adams
Admissions
Jackson
Ala
Phi Beta Kappa
Beta Gamma Sigma
Alpha Kappa Psi
Nine Decatur Schools Donate to Junior Red Cross
Nine public schools in Decatur contributed a total of 190.21 to the American Junior Red Cross. Mrs. W. J. Duncan Jr. announced the drive’s results and thanked each school sponsor. Individual gifts ranged from 7.80 to 37.32 with sponsors named.
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JR. Red Cross
DeCatur
Anne Pritchett
Gordon Bibb
Roberta Winton
First Ward
Alicia Weaver
LaFayette Street
Louise Ryan
Pics High School
Augusta Bibb
W. T. Jordan
Renee, Wee
Britain Shrouded in Fifth Day of Dense Smog
London endures a thick London fog described as the worst moving memory by the Royal Automobile Association. The choking haze cripples air, sea, highway and rail traffic across the British Isles, complicates security around Scotland Yard and Marble Arch, and even disrupts subway service amid threats and a mystery disappearance of 3600 dollars in silver coins from a sealed express car bound for Wales.
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London
Royal Automobile Association
British Isles
Europe
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Scotland Yard
Marble Arch
Palestine
Wales
Cardiff
Bilbo allies face questions over $25,000 in campaign funds
The Mississippi inquiry frays Bilbo’s camp as Ross Collins apologizes and Edward Terry reappears in hospital after disappearing before testimony. Gandy recounts cashing $25,000 checks then disbursing funds to cover deficits for Doxey primary operations. Jackson confirms most money funded ads and transport for defense workers.
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Bilbo
Ross Collins
Mississippi
Edward Terry
Quitman
Miss
Terry
Mead
D-Ny
FBI
Quitman Hospital
Gandy
Robert Gandy
Baptist—church
Jackson
Collins
Ferguson
Wall
Doxey
Forrest Jackson
Knee Fracture From Saturday Mule Mishap
Cedar Lake farmer Leonard C. Johnson was thrown from a mule on Johnston Street Saturday around three pm. The knee cap was fractured, and he was taken to Dr. A. M. Roan where X rays confirmed the injury.
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Leonard C. Johnson
Cedar Lake
Johnson
Decatur
Johnston Street
Underwriters Plan For A Banner 1947
Decatur Association of Life Underwriters met at Woodall's to map plans for 1947. President Howard Belser urged member participation in a 55 member goal and a January meeting with Phil Nungesser H G Williams Frank Chenault and John T Dillard as program committee. Visitors included Frank Turner of Athens and W G Marquis.
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Decatur Association of Life Underwriters
Woodall’s
Howard Belser
Phil Nungesser
H. G. Williams
Frank Chenault
John T. Dillard
Frank Turner
Athens
W. G. Marquis
Lawrence County Property Transfers and Marriage Licenses
Lawrence County records show numerous property transfers with varying sums from $1 to $4,000 between individuals and couples including James H. Morgan to Fairy Jane Morgan and others. Also listed are marriage licenses for John R. Kerr Jr. to Sarah Ann Weems and several residents of Town Creek, Leighton, Mt. Hope, and Decatur, Ala.
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John R. Kerr Jr
Savanah
Housing relief moves forward as White House drums up mortgage aid
Three day cabinet sessions at the National Housing Agency push a relaxation of rent controls under the Patman emergency housing act. President Truman and three cabinet members signal approval while lawmakers debate state vs federal rent regulation and a new industry driven home design program promises cost savings. Schwellenbach reports rapid growth in training for the building trades from 24 000 to 87 000 establishments.
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Truman
National Housing Agency
Agriculture Anderson
Labor
Schwellenbach
Commerce
William Foster
Wiley
Tyler S. Rogers
Council
Rogers
Security Council to Define Reports on Armament Notices
The article explains an international inspection system free from the veto to monitor arms control violations. It notes the assembly rejected Russia’s immediate troop and armament inventory and urged the Security Council to determine what information member nations should report.
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Security Council
Assembly
Cardinal Spellman Visits Birmingham for Mass
Cardinal Francis Spellman Archbishop of New York arrived in Birmingham for a weekend of Catholic ceremonies. He will celebrate a solemn high pontifical mass in the city auditorium tomorrow morning after a reception with Catholic leaders and officials. This afternoon he attended a toy bowl game between Birmingham Knights and St Stanislaus Rockashaws of Bay St Louis Mississippi.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frances Cardinal Spellman
New York
City Auditorium
Cardinal Spellman
Birmingham Knights
St. Stanislaus Rockashaws
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Plane crash near Twistback Hill injures four and pilot
A twin engine plane on the New York City to Lebanon route crashed into Twistback Hill near Claremont New Hampshire. Four passengers and the pilot were seriously injured in the evening incident. Authorities investigated the cause as responders worked at the scene.
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Claremont
N. H
Agee Airways
New York City
Lebanon
Rescue Work Ends After Manhattan Tenement Collapse
Rescue teams exhausted after locating 37 bodies from a six story Manhattan tenement that collapsed following an adjacent ice plant fire. Authorities say no more victims remain missing and digging would risk lives. Names identified include Rose Fucci and Frank Mazzini among others. Red Cross allocates $10,000 for survivor aid and lost belongings.
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New York
Manhattan
Pal
Rose Fucci
Serafina de Vito
Frank Mazzini
Catherine Gaetani
Peter Sloane
Louise
The
American Red Cross Today
Tragic Fire Claims Boschung Wife in Atlanta Tower Fall
Mrs. Boschung perished after sliding a rope from a 12th floor window during a deadly blaze in Atlanta. Her husband Charley survived smoke inhalation and rope rescue but cannot recall the details. The fire killed 120 people including eleven from Alabama. burial was in Cullman with connections to Chandler family losses from Sheffield and the USS Ingraham disaster.
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Charley Boschung
Boschung
Atlanta
Alabama
Betty Jean Chandler
Otto Buettner
Harold Griffin
Frank Goodwin
Irvin Fischer
Cullman
Kenneth Calendar
Birmingham
Drinkard
Chandler
Allen Chandler
Sheffield
H. F. Chandler
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Dorothy Moon recalls Winecoff Hotel leap after fire
Dorothy Moon recounts the Winecoff Hotel jump from a seventh floor window to a two story roof. She survived with a broken body and cold memories while her friend Hetty Metcalf died in the blaze.
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Atlanta
Dorothy Moon
Flaming Winecoff
Columbus
Dot Tyner
Hetty Metcalf
Dorothy
Hetty
Decatur Busy Saturday With Private and Official Visits
R A Rodgers of Hartselle 2 visited Decatur for business Saturday. Multiple locals, including Mrs W B Harvey, J O Long, and M T Turney plus L C Reeves, were seen in Decatur for appointments. The day featured driver license tests, hospital transfers, and ambulance moves. Representatives from Vocational Agriculture, Bankers Association, and Chamber of Commerce planned a joint youth agriculture program at Hotel Lyons.
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M. T. Turney
L. C. Reeves
Decatur
Julian Medreese
Alabama Department of Vocational Agriculture
Alabama Bankers Association
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Lyons
Alabama
Rumored picks for Alabama state department heads
The article lists likely appointees for key posts under Governor-elect Folsom. Names include Frank Boswell for Convict Department, J. D. Mitchell or Cecil Donaldson for Public Safety, Herman Nelson for Highway, Bill Drinkard or James Alston Jr. for Finance, and Hugh Cardon for Revenue. Other names are Larue Horan, W. A. Major, George Hawkins, Bryce Davis, Bob Starr, and Charley Rainey for various posts.
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Frank Boswell
Folsom
Boswell
Public Safety Department
J. D
Jake) Mitchell
Cullman County
Mitchell
Cecil T. Donaldson
Highway Department
Herman Nelson
Decatur
Nelson
Finance Department
Bill Drinkard
Cullman Funeral Home
James Alston Jr
Tuscaloosa
Revenue Department
Hugh Cardon
Internal Revenue
Birmingham
Cardon
Labor Department
George Hawkins
Bessemer
Beverage Control Board
Bob Starr
Montgomery Advertiser
Wildlife Federation
Charley Rainey
Cullman
Old Tax Commission
Graves
Fine Paid After Wreck At Walnut and Church
Damage totaling about 400 occurred in a Saturday collision at Walnut and Church Streets City Patrolman Frank Sandlin said. A 1942 Packard driven by T F Adams and a 1939 Plymouth driven by Gifford Henson collided three feet west of Canal Street Adams was uninjured Henson was arrested for reckless driving and fined 25 dollars Jerry Henson a passenger was bruised with minor injuries
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Walnut
Church Streets
Frank Sandlin
Ackard
T. F. Adams
Itswood Apartments
Decatur
Gifford Henson
Mount Hope
Adams
Henson
Sandlin
Walnut Street
Canal Street
Jerry Henson
Sardays Port
Pauley Diaries Reveal Tense Soviet Occupation Scenes
Pauley chronicles a trip through the Soviet zone of Korea noting heavy guard presence and coded praise for Russian democracy while detailing a tense atmosphere. He cites a dagger gift and a Russian dinner as part of the experience. He reports clashes with Koreans after dark and new rules requiring triple guards.
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Pauley
Chistiakov
United States
Secret Service
Chang
Manchuria
Korea
James H Bailey Dies Saturday Morning
James H. Bailey, 26, a resident of Hartselle, died at 9 30 Saturday morning. He is survived by his wife and two sons James D Bailey and John W Bailey, his parents Mr and Mrs J T Bailey of Mobile, three sisters and two brothers in the Navy and Marines. The body remains at Peckys Funeral home until Monday when it will be sent to Alex City for burial.
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James H. Bailey
Hartselle
James
D. Bailey
John W. Bailey
J. T. Bailey
Mobile
A. D. Gilbert
N. E. Taylor
Miami
W. C. Wallace
Gantts Ferry
Ala
Daniel Bailey
U. S. Navy
John P. Bailey
U. S. Marines
Pecky
Alex City
Alabama
Butch Mitchell Kicked by Mule in Decatur Incident
C. D. Butch Mitchell aged in his late seventies was released from Baugh's infirmary after an examination found no serious injuries from a mule kick. He was rushed to Decatur in Brown's ambulance around 6 pm after the mule kicked him in the left chest shortly after 5 pm on the Danville Road nearby.
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W. H. Peebles
Baugh's Infirmary
Trinity 1
Brown's
Howard Johnson
Decatur General Hospital
Danville Road
Butch” Mitchell
Baugh
Mitchell
Decatur Iha Brown
Decatur
Danville
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Wall Street
Grips
Britain
Underwriters
Lawrence County Records
James H. Morgan
Fairy Jane Morgan
Lois White
H. V. Wallace
Charles M. Crow
W. T. Jacobs
Newt Beavers
Otho Brackin
Leigh
R. T. Hicks
Sallie Hale
Hardie L. Hale
R B
Alice Roberson Howell
Julia H. Essinger
U.S. A
E. W. Linville
Louis Austin
Ira Lee Raymond Roden
J. M. Stricklin
J. T. Lovett
D. A. Norton
E. J. Harris
Roy M. Cameron
J. C
Lois Gaston
Willie W. Gaston
Russia
Bulletin
R. A. Rodgers
Hartselle 2
A. G. Maddox
W. B. Harvey
Catur General Hospital
Fifth Avenue
J. O. Long
Morgan County
T. J. Thompson
Westminster Women’s Auxiliary
R. L. Mauroy
Circle
Tennis Tidwell
Samuel Schrimsher
Second Avenue
Carl C. Walker
Somerville 1
C. C. Harp
Decatur 2
J. R. Morrow
W. Clifford Holmes
Falkville 1
M. N. Norris
Hollis L. Monk
Falkville
H. A. Golden
Decatur 1
Max D. Summerford
John A. Thompson
Decatur General
Moulton
R. L. Fowler
Alvin J. Hill
Lacon 1
Walter W. Thompson
IE Penwell
R. F. Duke
Floyd Richardson
5Th Avenue S
Little June Pate
12Th Avenue E
John. A. Taylor
Oak Street
L. J. Parker
Falkville 2
O. Holmes
Vinemont 2
H.O. Drinkard
Eva
Joe H. Scott
Alton McWhorter
Moulton 2
Truitt Parker
Danville 1
Va. C
Mary Lou Dancey
Masonic Temple
R. E. Holliday
E. S. Towe
Madison
W. D. Penn
al Cunningham
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Mrs
E Halbert
Zeroman Club
Rex Rankin
John Taylor
Emens
C. J. Hardeman
Decatur General: Hospital
Nungester Clinic
Brown’s
Sixth Avenue
Charles Foshee
Hamil Clinic
Fairview
Fifth Avenue South
Sandra Kay Harvey
Charles L. Hanna
Frawley Trailer Camp
Brown's Ambulance
R. W. Neel
Cora Parker
Luther Floyd
Marion Jackson
Otisen
Gentry
Was
State Highway Patrol
Capitol
James Bailey
C. D
Butch’ Mitchell
Jaks Aes L. Rankin Eee
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