Alabama Chamber backs Byrd budget plan for 1951
The Alabama State Chamber of Commerce urged Alabama's Senators Hill Sparkman and nine U S representatives to support Senator Byrd's 1951 budget plan. It claims a $360 billion spending level would cut federal outlays by $712 billion from 1950 and save Alabama about $87 750 000 in taxes, with Morgan County taxpayers saving $1 417 162 30. The group argues the plan preserves solvency, avoids new taxes, and does not impair essential services while reducing wasteful spending.
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Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Congress
Harry F Ford
Byrd -P- Vaiss
Byrd
Gordon D. Palmer
Tuscaloosa
Chamber
Morgan County
Hoover Commission
Speniling
Washington
Local races stir pot of names on county ticket
Incumbents and former officials including Sim L Mlowell John Green S O Maner Irvin Craig Irvin Sheats W E Curry and Wallace Meadows are among the names mentioned for the Board of Revenue and Control and related county offices. Contenders for District No 2 include Leonard Slate Fred Speake Phil Wasson and Bascomb Braswell all from Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim L Hmlowell
John Green
S. O. Maner
Irvin Craig
Decatur Barber
Irvin Sheats
County Board of Education
W. E. Curry
Robert W. Ly
Whiteway Pure Milk Company
Wallace Meadows
Board of Revenue and Control
Wa Mce Meadows
Bascomb Braswe
Decatur
Lile Cain
Somerville
Mal Collier
Board of Revenue
Leonard Slate
Fred Speake
Phil Wasson
Hartve
W. J. Bris- Sheats
Udge
Markets in Decatur Farm Prices Report
Markets show Decatur farm prices for cotton and livestock plus grains and milk. Cotton middling around 2000 with low 2800, cottonseed at 4000 per ton, broilers 26 delivered, hens heavy 24c light 20, hatching eggs 80c per doz, hogs 14.00 to 14.50, cattle tops 15.50, canners and cutters 8.50 to 13.50, bulls 16.00 to 17.00, corn ear white 1.20 ear yellow 1.15, wheat 2.10, oats 0.74, rye 2.00, milk grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred.
Wall Street posts biggest weekly volume since 1948
Wall Street opens with a strong Christmas week as three days exceed 2,000,000 shares, the highest weekly turnover since 1948. The market rose to its highest level since July and added about 1.5 billion dollars to total market value. The Associated Press average stood at 71, with 10.8 million shares trading that week. Major gainers included motion picture stocks led by Warner Bros Paramount and RKO, with Superior Oil spiking earlier in the week before a Friday retreat and Saturday rebound.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Warner Bros
Paramount
R-K-O
Superior
Lard Leads Gains as Grain Markets Pause on Dec Bus
Chicago grains showed little price movement while lard surged on aggressive buying ahead of Saturday trade. May and July contracts reached season highs with December showing the strongest gain as cash-market strength supported futures. Lard traded around $10.12 to $10.62 per hundred pounds, up from a six year low, with officials anticipating early next week offer submissions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Cotton price moves in narrow ranges on Dec market
New York December cotton trades slow with price fixing focused on March and May. Futures rise 20 to 33 cents per bale as hedges and liquidation shape activity amid favorable 1950 crop vote and scattered buying in new crop months. Open highs lows and closes listed for May July December and March deliveries. Spot middling at 31.26 cents.
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N. Y
New York
Hedges
Commission House
Markets at a Glance New York Dec 17
Stocks remained narrow and quiet in New York trading with bonds firm and rails in demand. Cotton rose as commission houses bought, signaling cautious but positive movement in key commodities and equities.
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New York
Chicago Grain and Livestock Market Update
Chicago market notes show wheat eased on favorable rain forecasts for new crop while corn and oats traded lightly with minor direction changes. Hogs and cattle remained largely steady in thin trading.
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Chicago
Local Gardener Grows Long Staple Cotton Venture
A community gardener develops locally grown long staple cotton. Proceeds from the venture support a Brazilian missionary. origins trace to a Bible class member aged 12. The story highlights a practical hobby turning into charitable contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvini Spears
Brazelian Missionary
Davis
New National Ku Klux Klan Group Formed in Alabama
Montgomery reports a second national Ku Klux Klan formation within four months. Alabama Klan leader William Hugh Morris and delegates from 13 states establish an imperial council to unite Klan outfits. Morris, jailed previously for defying a grand jury, named spokesman alongside Thomas L. Hamilton and Bill Hendrix. The group vows to combat communism and non American activities, dedicating itself to Americanism.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. Ku Klu
Alabama
William Hugh Morris
Birmingham
Imperial Council
Morris
New Imperial Council
Thomas L. Hamilton
Grand Dragon
Association of Carolina Klans
Bill Hendrix
Southern Knights of Ku Klux Klan
Florida
America
Uia
Lycurgus Spinks
the Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
North
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Negro Held as State Escapee in Alabama Prison Flight
Chicago dispatch reports Edmond Barlow 22 identified as Alabama prison escapee. Arrested in Oak Park on disorderly conduct charge, released on bond. Fingerprints sent to Illinois bureau. he later admitted fleeing Sumitan Camp by severing leg irons and swimming the Alabama River. Held for Alabama authorities.
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Chicago
Edmond Barlow
Oak Park
Barlow
Camp Sumitan
Alabama
Robert Chester
Judge Reduces Girl's Sentence in Florida Runaway Case
Federal Judge John McDuffie reduced by one year the reformatory term given to Barbara Jean Dillon an 18 year old from Owosso Michigan and three companions for interstate transportation of a stolen auto linked to a Florida run. The four youths pleaded guilty and were sentenced in MOBILE Alabama after their four day flight ended near here.
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Mobile
Ala
John McDuffie
Michigan
Florida
Barbara Jean Dillon
Owosso
Mich
Survey to Begin After Christmas for House to House Reach
Manager Pride said the survey tract will bear the full service cost of about $100, with the house to house survey starting in the days after Christmas. The plan is to launch the survey within the next few days following the holiday.
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Pride
Survey aims to pick Mobile grain elevator site
A coast to coast survey vessel arrives in Mobile as Cargill Inc officials evaluate potential sites for a grain elevator. Captain D L Fluitt of Baton Rouge commands the 115 foot yacht. The team plans to visit Birmingham on the inland waterway and meet with Joan MacMillan Jr and other Cargill executives to finish the survey in early January.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
D. L. Fluitt
Baton Rouge
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
MacMillan
Cargil
Birthday Greetings For Longtime Trinity Methodist Steward
The Daily wishes a longtime Trinity Methodist church steward a happy birthday and many joyful returns. He has three sons and five grandchildren, and his life has been long and useful.
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Methodist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Is Is
the Daily
Youth and Anna scandal court testimony details
Ronnie Pitts testified about a pregnancy crisis, a confrontation at Hendersons office, and an attic shooting after Henderson allegedly threatened to reveal Anna's address. He claimed self defense as Henderson fired at him at close range. Four pictures were shown in court. one depicted a sexual act.
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Anna
Pitts
Henderson
Ronnie
M. M. McGowan
McGowan
Cross Burning and Lynching Allegations Near Hooker Georgia
The article details a night time cross burning atop Hooker Hill near Hooker Georgia and a mob of 50 to 75 night riders beating seven negroes traveling from Mamie Clay’s home. Testimony centers on Cades officers Lynch and deputies denying involvement and two arrested black men alleging flogging. Gleason calls the Hooker arrival a coincidence.
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Munity
Hooker
Georgia
Hills
Chattanooga
Tenn
Invisible Empire
Mamie Clay
Hooker Hill
Clay
Cades
Lynch
Gleason
Time Running Short For Veterans to Use Privileges of NSLI
Washington December 17 Disabled war veterans have two weeks left to use a National Service Life Insurance privilege. Open to those who became partially disabled in service between October 8 1940 and September 2 1945 and who have less than the 10000 dollar NSLI maximum. If they apply by month end their service disabilities are disregarded in eligibility. After that all health impairments including service related ones must be weighed in insurability.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Brother of Bar Group Head Dies
Joe C. Hare, brother of the president of the Alabama State Bar Association, died in a Denver hospital. He was a Birmingham attorney, nephew of Dean Cliff Hare of Auburn and Judge Francis W. Hare, and had lived in Denver since 1922 where he worked in real estate. Surviving are his widow and two brothers, Francis H. Hare and Fred T. Hare of Mobile.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joe C. Hare
Alabama State Bar Association
Denver
Colo
Francis H. Hare
Dean Cliff Hare
Auburn
Francis W. Hare
Fred T. Hare
Mobile
Coal Supply Nearing Crisis in Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh December 17. Industry spokesman J. Don Horner says soft coal supply in the heavily industrialized region is rapidly approaching crisis. He blames government inaction and United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis for the shortage and notes the three day mine week is inadequate for winter needs. He cites eight week strike since September and says stockpiling has been prevented. Horner urges government and public protection of essential business.
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Pittsburgh
J. Don Horner
Retail Coal Merchants’ Association
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Horner
Truman Hails Undersea Craft
President Truman praised Navy undersea warfare training as vital to national defense. He awarded 36 diplomas at the U S fleet sonar school in Key West during a Florida vacation. He indicated plans to name a chairman to the National Securities Resources Board in January amid signaling shifts in appointments.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
U. S. Fleet
National Securities Resources Board
Arthur M. Hill
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wallgren
Federal Power Commission
John R Steelman
Bandit Opens Fire In Town and Flees Toward Huntsville
A robber demanded the cash, fired through a store window grazing Farrow, then shot at George Clark but missed. He fled in a car toward Huntsville after a brief 12 mile chase as police pursued through Alabama and Tennessee in pursuit.
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Farrow
George Clark
Clark
Huntsville
New Market
Alabama and Tenn
Local Students Return Home for Christmas Holidays
Morgan county brief notes return of university and college students for Christmas. Jimmy Caudill Richard Hundley Gerald Fields Bill Stone Bob Sittason Fred Mittwede Pfc Karl Mittwede stationed in Baltimore and due home. Mrs J A Sparkman improving. Tennis Sparkman to Birmingham for eye treatment. Morgan county singers invited to New Year Eve singing. Tau Beta Pi member John L Burch senior aero nautical engineer University of Alabama graduating spring. John Martin joins death of Mrs Jack R Smiley. Ohio State grad Christopher Columbus Chunn master of science. Births at Decatur General hospital. multiple hospital discharges. Prohibition and reckless driving arrests in Morgan County. Christmas visitors include Jimmy Long Baylor Chattanooga and Richard Smith Auburn. Florence State Teachers College students return home for holidays. A J Coleman Auburn.
Global Communist shifts and regional reactions described
An Associated Press dispatch surveys evolving Sino Soviet ties and Maoist strategy, noting China’s potential moves in Indochina and nearby regions. It reports Burma recognizing Communist China, Kashmir tightening borders, the Shanghai danger zone warning, and shifts in leadership amid Chiang Kai-shek’s position. Indonesia’s Sukarno inaugurates a Muslim led Southeast Asian Republic. Hungary detains American officials on espionage charges as part of a broader anti American campaign.
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Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Shanghai
China
Burma
Kashmir
India
Sinkiang
U. S. State Department
United States
Hong Kong
Yen Hsi- Shan
Yen
Li Tsung
American Joint Distribution Committee
AJDC
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Vogeler
Check Passer Grows Careless and Uses Policeman Name
A Mobile check passer used the name of Police Detective C E Barclay to cash three checks for 46.50. Barclay traced the matter to a local bank, where the issue was resolved. He then issued a notice to Mobile merchants warning that no checks would be cashed until the guilty party is caught, adding an instruction not to cash his checks.
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Mobile
Ala
C.E. Barclay
Barclay
Lee J. Dempsey Claimed by Death
Funeral services for Lee J. Dempsey age 80 will be Monday at 1 PM at his residence 1617 Fifth Avenue South Rev B M York to conduct rites Burial will be in Powell Cemetery five miles South of Hartselle Mutual Service on directing Mr Dempsey preceded in death by his wife Surviving are widow Nancy Dempsey two sons Paul Falkville and James Decatur one daughter Mrs Elbert Dilbeck Decatur a brother C F Dempsey Woodland Mills and three step sons and three step daughters
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Lee J. Dempsey
Fifth Avenue South
B. M. York
Powell Cemetery
Hartselle
Mr. Dempsey
Nancy Dempsey
Paul
Falkville
James
Decatur
Elbert Dilbeck
C. F. Dempsey
Woodland Mills
Mayor O'Dwyer to Wed Former Model in Stuart
Beautiful Elizabeth Sloan Simpson 33, a Texas born former model and fashion stylist, will marry New York Mayor William O'Dwyer 59 in a Stuart church wedding after a yacht voyage aboard the Almar. O'Dwyer, a widower, is in hiding ahead of the ceremony. Simpson's prior marriage to Carroll Dewey Hipp occurred outside a church, leaving no prohibition on the wedding.
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Stuart
Fla
Elizabeth Sloan Simpson
New York
William O'Dwyer
Fort Lauderdale
O’dwyer
Pompano
Miss Simpson
Almar
Hobe Sound
Palm Beach
O'Dwyer
Carroll Dewey Hipp
Teaneck
N J
Col
William Sloan Simpson
Dallas
Hearing Scheduled Over Union Recognition at Alabama Docks
In Mobile on December 17 a federal hearing will consider a motion to dismiss suits seeking union recognition. AFL Railway Maintenance and Shop Workers unions seek a court injunction forcing Docks Director Henry W. Sweet to negotiate. Docks Attorney Charles Hoffman argues the federal court lacks jurisdiction and that the matter belongs to state courts.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama State
AFL Railway Maintenance of Way and
Henry W. Sweet
Charles Hoffman
U. S. District Court
College students return home for Christmas holidays
Burn is home for Christmas Charley Jones Jimmy Johns Car son Compton and Aaron Powers students at Florence State Teachers College have returned home for the holidays. Tommy Tucker student at Itawamba College Itawamba Miss is here to spend the Christmas holidays with homefolks. Charles Howell and Jimmy Ratliff students at the University of Alabama have arrived home for the holidays. Shirley Braswell student at Auburn is here for the holidays. Leon Moody superintendent of education Lawrence county was a Decatur visitor Saturday.
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Richard Smith
Auburn
Ruth Sneed
L.J. Sneed
Chambers_Riley
Gene —Rattiff
John Braswell
Aubrey Free
Tommy Willingham
Florence State Teachers College
Charley Jones
Jimmy Johns
Carson Compton
Aaron Powers
Tommy Tucker
Iawamba College
Itawamba
Miss
Charles Howell
Jimmy Ratliff
University of Alabama
Shirley Braswell
Leon Moody
Lawrence County
Decatur
Communist Party Aims and Front Groups Exposed by Huber Testimony
Testimony by Huber before a subcommittee alleges the Communist Party planned to use industrial areas for damaging strikes and potential war disruption. He names foreign language papers, indicates party organizers in major cities, and accuses figures like Gailmor and Corwin of communist ties. He cites active fronts such as the International Workers Order and the American Slav Congress and describes alleged party infiltration of schools and unions.
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Huber
United States
Russia
Communist Party
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Chicago
New York
J. William S. Gailmor
Gailmor
Margolis
Henry A.’ Wallace
Progressive Party
Ossining
N.Y
Henry Wallace
Paul Robeson
New York City
Dashiell Hammett
Lillian Hellman
Dorothy Parker
Herman Shumlin
Norman Corwin
Harlow Shapley
Ella Logan
Charlie Chaplin
John Garfield
Communist Front
Corwin
United Nations
International Workers Order
American’ Slav Congress
United Committee of
American Committee For Yugoslav Relief
Council For Democracy
American Committee For the Protection of the Foreign Born
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Committee For A
Council On African Affairs
Spanish Action Committee
FBI
National Committee
Battle by inserting one word in the pledge
The piece discusses a risky political move to add a word to the pledge and the potential backlash. States righters would push for a majority to force office-seekers to back the Alabama organization. Faulkner urges patience and warns neither side should bar the other. a showdown could occur on January 2.
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Alabama” Democratic Organization
Faulkner
Second Victim of Accident Succumbs
Port St. Joe Florida reports the second victim in a railroad crossing crash died today. Wesley B. Payne a 15 year old dairy truck helper did not recover after his vehicle struck an Apalachicola Northern freight train early yesterday. The driver Stanley Petroski 27 died instantly. Payne and Petroski were from nearby Wewahitchka.
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Port ST. Joe
Fla
Wesley B. Payne
Stanley Petroski
Payne
Petroski
Wewahitchka
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Wael Street
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Palscatur
Jimmy Caudill
Richard Hundley
Gerald Fields
Bill Stone
Bob Sittason
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Fred Mittwede
Pfc
Karl Mittwede
Walter Mittwede
Baltimore
J. A. Sparkman
Austinville
Sparkman
Ray Griggs
West Limestone School
John L. Burch
J. T. Burch
Tau Beta Pi
John L
Mrs. Gillman Doss
Florence
Jack R. Smiley
John Martin
Eufaula
Martin
Hollywood
Calif
Lee Roy
Lasses) White
White
Christopher Columbus Chunn
Lacey Springs
Ohio State University
George Rooker
Eighteenth Avenue East
Decatur General Hospital
John Maynor Jr
John Maynor
Hillsboro
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue East
Earl White
Frank Martin
Five Points
Thomas H. Broadus
Knoxville, Tenn
TVA
Sheriff's Forces
Robert Glenn Maner
Decatur 2
Limestone
John Sandling
Jimmy Long
Baylor
Mrs
Howell Long
A. J. Coleman
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Mao
Indo-China
Korea
Japan
Formosa
Horatio Alger
Oon Cs
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