World Cotton Price Spread Narrows Despite Higher Foreign Rates
Foreign cotton markets show prices 20 to 25 cents higher per pound than U S prices. The Agriculture Department cites export restrictions since October 10 and a foreign dollar shortage plus long standing foreign cotton shortages as drivers of the gap. Domestic prices partly recover, with a hoped 16 million bale 1951 crop and assurances of fertilizer, labor, and stable prices to motivate growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Division of Foreign Agricultural Relations
U. S
Eastland
D-Miss
Korea Cease Fire Hopes Dimmed by Wu Position
New Jah Entezam of Iran acting after Wu refused the first appeal in the UN General Assembly. Wu warned a Korea cease fire would be an Anglo American delay tactic for reinforcements and refused to discuss the matter, saying Peiping must quit Formosa and China’s volunteers must leave only after U.S. troops depart. The UN 60 nation committee reported on the appeal and recessed for a reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jah Entezam
Iran
General Assembly
Korea
China
Formosa
Peiping
United Nations
U. N
Commission
Nashville Stock Market Report Under Cold Trade Weather
Nashville animal sales show cattle at 26.00 for common and medium bulls, calves 100 with high dealers at 37.00 and 32.00-36.00 for good to excellent. hogs 195-250 lb at 19.00, light weights 17.50, 280-285 lb at 18.00-18.50, sows 16.00-16.50. lambs 27.50.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Ike Named Supreme Allied Commander in World War II
The text notes that in December 1943 Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill chose Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander of the Allied expeditionary force to liberate Western Europe. After the war he served as military governor in Germany until November 1945, then became chief of staff of the Army succeeding General George C. Marshall. He was 60 on October 14.
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Ike
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Eisenhower
United States Zone of Occupation
Germany
Army
George C. Marshall
Secretary of Defense
Eisenhower to Lead International Peace Force
General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced plans to depart for Europe around year’s start to organize his role as supreme commander of an international force. He will be joined by Lt. Gen. Alfred Gruenther as chief of staff, and emphasized peace as the goal of the mission. He spoke in St. Louis en route to Denver for Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Alfred M. Gruenther
U. S. Army
Eisenhower
Denver
Ceneral
Trial Continuation Is Won By Defense
The defense won a continuance of Allen Edward Goodman’s trial on manslaughter and hit and run charges in the October 3 death of 12 year old Jimmy Wiggins, a newspaper carrier. Circuit Judge J Stuart Gillis postponed to the May term after defense claims the petit jury was illegally constituted. Goodman was arrested in Florala by state patrolmen after a pursuit from Crestview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestview
Fla
Allen Edward Goodman
Florala
Ala
J. Stuart Gillis
Goodman
Jimmy Wiggins
John M. Coe
Pensacola
Two Injured In Road Crash Near Tanner Crossroads
Pasquell Hooie age 38 of Tanner, a farmer, and Winston Garth, an Athens cotton buyer, were injured in a rear collision on Highway 31 one mile south of Tanner crossroads at about 5 15 PM. Hooie, driving a corn laden tractor trailer without lights, was struck by Garth’s car. Both victims were treated at Decatur General Hospital for leg, facial and arm injuries. No charges filed yet.
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Tanner Crossroads
Highway Patrol
Pasquell Hooie
Decatur General Hospital
Winston Garth
Athens
Carl Edgeman
Hooe
Highway 31
Garth
Tanner Cross Roads
Senate Rules Move To Hike Corporate Taxes
Senate committee approves an excess profits tax upgrade and a corporate income surtax increase. The plan raises the excess profits levy to 70,000 corporations and the surtax to 22 percent, with retroactive provisions eased for many firms and expanded exemptions for those recovering from depression or expanding capacity.
Truman Defends Amicable Brussels Conference Tone
President Truman says Brussels talks are amicable and to be sent to Congress before final. He denies signaling a crackdown on government critics and notes no change in foreign policy after four Secretaries of State. He rejects rumors of Symington succeeding Marshall as Defense Secretary and says Marshall stays. Lovett remains deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
White House
Rep
Hebert
D-La
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Gen
George C. Marshall
Defense
Symington
New Orleans Item Combines 2 Editions
The New Orleans Item merges its Sunday and Saturday editions effective this weekend. The new Sunday Item will be delivered Saturday afternoon and sold both Saturday and Sunday. Prices drop from 15 to 10 cents for the Sunday issue and home delivered weekly from 35 to 30 cents. The Item began a six day schedule with a week edition on March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Item
City Edge Talks on TVA Riverfront Purchase and Plumbing Board
City Council moves into executive session on TVA riverfront option valued around 25 000 to acquire land for a pumping station and utilities with potential private sale to river transport users. A shipbuilder may bid, Congress must approve sale, and master plumber candidate urged for plumbing board amid fee debates.
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T. V. A. Riverfront
Leonard Moody
T. VA
Plumbing Examining Board
James W. Pettey
Plumbery
Lahor
Pettey
Patterson Alabama Scottsboro case retrials and outcomes
In Patterson Alabama on March 25, 1931 nine youths faced rape charges after a freight train incident. One boy aged 13 had the count dropped. eight were sentenced to death but the U S Supreme Court ordered new trials. Over six years, four were convicted of rape, one for stabbing a deputy, and the rest were freed or paroled. One escapee wrote Scottsboro Boy, claiming a frame up and criticizing Alabama prisons.
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Alabama
Club Operator to Appeal Conviction in Florida
Fort Walton night club operator Roger Clary said he would appeal his conviction for permitting gambling. He faces a $3,000 fine after a circuit court verdict, with Judge J Stuart Gillis denying a new trial motion. Clary runs the Shalimar club near Eglin Air Force Base.
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Crestview
Fla
Fort Walton
Roger Clary
State Supreme Court
J. Stuart Gillis
Clary
Shalimar Club
Eglin Air Force Base
Shirley Temple and Charles Black Hide in Monterey
Shirley Temple and her husband Charles Black were seen at a Monterey fisherman's wharf restaurant for lunch but hurriedly left when newsmen arrived. They reportedly remain at the Black family home with telephone calls unanswered. They wed Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Calif
Shirley Temple
Charles Black
Fisherman's Wharf
Black
President seeks broad reorganization power amid cost of living debate
Senators and congressmen signal cautious interest in President Truman's bid for sweeping reorganization authority. Some Republicans fear a blanket grant could allow creation of a new welfare department, a concept the President previously proposed but was vetoed by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnuson
Congress
Mr. Truman
Brewster
R-Me
Christmas Seal Sale Appeal Supports TB Fight
The appeal urges education to prevent and cure tuberculosis and calls for donations to Avery Taylor, chairman of the Christmas Seal Sale, at the Telephone office. Donors are asked to place seals on cards as a year round benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Taylor
Bank Teller Is Held for Embezzlement in Memphis Heist
Ramon Earl Irwin, 24, a Miami bank teller, is jailed in Memphis on embezzlement charges after disappearing with $30,573.50. He unloaded suitcases with $26,075 bearing Federal Reserve and First National Bank of Miami Beach wrappers, then flew via Atlanta and New Orleans before arrest at a relative’s home. He reportedly admitted taking the money.
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Memphis
Tenn
FBI
Ramon Earl Irwin
Miami
Fla
Don Hostetter
Irwin
Federal Reserve Bank
First National Bank of
Miami Beach
Hostetter
U. S
Leslie Nicholson
Atlanta
New Orleans
Griffiths Uses Bottle Scotch To Rescue Horse
At Pencoed Wales Amelia Griffiths aged 63 hoards a prewar Scotch for 12 years and uses it in an emergency when the 14 year old horse Frank falls into a pasture ditch. Rescuers fail to free the animal and a man with a gun is reportedly sought before her unusual intervention.
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Pencoed
Wales
Amelia Griffiths
Frank
Mercy for most collaborators urged by President Rhee
Seoul December 19 President Lee Rhee said his government will show mercy to all communist collaborators except those who have been blatantly malicious. He argued that in this critical phase of the war with Communist imperialists heavy penalties should be imposed on malicious collaborators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Lee Rhee
Rhee
Dinner Honors Decatur Citizen James F Davis 92
Paul Davis hosted a dinner at the Lyons hotel for friends of his father James F Davis on his 92nd birthday. A Decatur native, Davis has long lived there, engaged in church and business, and is a First Methodist member. Guests included Dr P D Wilson and Sunday school teachers John H Peach and Julian Harris.
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Paul Davis
James F. Davis
Lyons Hotel
Decatur
First Methodist Church
P. D. Wilson
John H. Peach
Julian Harris
Mr. Davis
Buying Orders Spur Market to 20 Year Top
New York stock buyers flooded the market with orders, pushing prices higher to another 20 year peak. While overall volume and gains lagged behind yesterday's surge, many bidders drove shares from a few cents to over a dollar.
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New York
Death penalty urged in rape trial at Chattanooga
Special Prosecutor Tarleton Bowles asked the state to seek the death penalty for Marcus Dover and Harold Vinson in the rape of a 17 year old North Alabama girl. He argued the case is the worst he has ever tried as jurors are kept in lockdown nightly. Dover allegedly raped the girl while Vinson robbed and held the youth at gunpoint on June 11.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
North Alabama
Tarleton Bowles
Marcus Dover
Harold Vinson
Dover
Vinson
Bowles
West plans detailed to shield Europe from possible Soviet thrusts
Ministers hold yesterday meetings to unveil full plans for protecting the West against Red aggression. The conference authorized talks with Bonn on German contributions, with Acheson Bevin and Schuman set to confer on approach to the Bonn government and Russia's likely reactions.
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West
United States
Britain
France
Federal Republic
Bonn
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Russia
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Excess Warships May Be Sold To Latin Americans
Washington reports that the United States may sell excess World War II era warships to several Latin American nations to bolster their navies in case of war. Negotiations are under way with six or more countries including Chile. Congress authorized sales of excess naval and military equipment to American republics, with Vinson ensuring no fighting ships are transferred without congressional approval.
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Washington
U. S
Congress
Chile
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Local notices mix with hospital admissions and court docket
Tonsillectomy on Miss Janice Hutchison at Baugh Wiley clinic. Mrs Alicia Weaver admitted to Decatur General hospital. Red Cross office closes Friday afternoon till Tuesday morning for Christmas. Several patients admitted or discharged at Decatur General and Hamilton Clinic. Recorder's court to hear three cases on fireworks, traffic, and public intoxication. Body-dragging planned for Iola Elliott pending weather. Local officials report Christmas visits and community updates. City permits issued for a used car lot office and a six room house on Park Circle. Tennessee River stages and temperatures noted by TVA observers. Maximum 32 and noon 34 degrees amid cold conditions.
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H. C. Sheats
Charles Porter
Moulton Street
Fred Trimble
Fourteenth Avenue
Park Circle
Cold Weather Reduces Weevil Threat in Alabama Cotton
Auburn reports that recent cold snaps help North Alabama cotton farmers gain a head start against boll weevils though experts warn against optimism. Entomologist F S Arant says thorough poisoning remains wise and future survival hinges on June July weather with wet cool spells boosting reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
North Alabama
State Extension Service
F. S. Arant
Avant
API
Alabama
Arant
Allies Repel Reds as Fronts Shift Near Hungnam
The 10th corps spokesman said Reds attack with fanatical fury while the Western front north of Seoul remained quiet. Around Hungnam communists were building strength for a push toward the sea as the Missouri and cruisers shelled targets. Allied air power hit 100 enemy objectives near the entire North Korean peninsula. Four new F 86 Sabres tangled with 12 MIG 15s near Sinuiju. one MIG was damaged. B 26s hit Sinuiju airfield and B 29s bombed Pyongyang Wonsan Chongju and Sonchon. North Korea’s 150000 troops were cited as present or en route to battle zones with eight divisions ready inland. A North Korean communique claimed towns north of Parallel 38 were cleared along the West coast.
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10Th Corps
Seoul
North Korean
Sinuiju
Manchuria
United States
Russia
Korea
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Chongju
Sonchon
Parallel 38
Moscow Radio
Vigilantes Aid Hunt After Mrs Cohen Shot in Oak Lane
The mother who alerted police saw a car depart the curbside moments later. Mrs Claire Cohen, mother of two, was shot in her parents’ Oak Lane home kitchen last Saturday night. Funeral services were held yesterday as vigilantes patrolled the northern city while a large police dragnet, aided by an auxiliary force, sought clues.
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McCann
Oak Lane
Claire Cohen
Mrs Cohen
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Pinky” Johnston
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Janice Hutchison
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Tanner
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Johnston Street
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Fort Campbell
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