Roaring Argument Over Farm Legislation in January
Washington notes a heated congressional clash over farm policy set to resume January 3. The Brannan plan faces sharp criticism from Taft and Wherry while Truman backs price supports and subsidies as the 1950 elections loom. The battle centers on farm income, consumer prices, and political leverage in Congress.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Missouri
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
White House
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Lucas
Illinois
Anderson
New Mexico
Markets Summary of Commodities and Livestock Prices
Cotton middling 2900 strict low 28.00. Cottonseed per ton 4000 dollars. Broilers 23.00 delivered. Hens heavy 2c light 16c. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Hogs lights 14.00 to 14.50. Cattle veined 15.50. canners and cutters 8.50 to 13.50. good bulls 16.00 to 17.00. Corn ear white 1.20. ear yellow 1.20. Milo 2.00. Milk Grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred.
North Georgia live poultry market unsettled
Atlanta December 23. United States Department of Agriculture report notes very slow demand with no sales this morning. Supplies of all sizes are adequate to liberal levels. Most dressing plants are closed until after Christmas. No prices reported.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Nashville Livestock Market Report December statement
Nashville cattle prices show steady to weak changes from the prior week with slaughter steers and heifers down 25 to 50 cents, cutter cows strong early then mixed, bulls 16.50 to 17.50, stockers and feeders 18.00 to 23.00, vealers top 31.00, calves slow and weak with good vealers 26.00-28.00, hogs steady with barrows and gilts up 50-75 cents and sows steady. demand tepid across cattle, calves, and hogs.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Irregular Cotton Futures Trimmed by Holiday Slower Trade
New York December 23 Cotton futures showed mixed moves in slow pre holiday trading. Nearby deliveries eased on profit taking and light hedging while later positions held firm on light covering. The C C C loan totals for the week ending December 15 reached 261,993 bales, up from 247,023 last week, with 2,010,216 bales of the 1949 crop loaned this season.
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N. Y
New York
Record Sales Rise in Postwar Gift Line Trends
Trade reports show shoppers mainly buying household goods and appliances with televisions leading the way while luxury items lag. The Reserve Board notes strongest pickup in the Midwest and South and weakest in the Eastern seaboard with New York lagging 2 percent from 1948. Kansas City up 8 percent, Minneapolis and Atlanta up 7 percent, Dallas 6 percent. St. Louis 4 percent, Richmond 3 percent, San Francisco 1 percent higher.
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Reserve Board
Seaboard
New York
Richmond
San Francisco
West Coast
Judge Weighs Plea of Union at Mobile Docks
State Docks Director Henry M. Sweet faced a union bid to force collective bargaining with railway workers at Mobile docks. Allan Cameron claimed Sweet opposed a law granting him bargaining power, citing lack of legislative authority. Judge McDuffie took the motion to dismiss under advisement after a hearing.
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Mobile
Henry M. Sweet
Allan Cameron
Sweet
U. S
John McDuffie
Cameron
Charles Hoffman
Alabama
State Docks
Docks
President signals aspirations and staff reshuffle hints
President asserts his presidential ambitions and friendly ties with the General while noting differing views among intimates about Eisenhower as a White House contender. Lilienthal stays as AEC chair to Feb 15. Charles Murphy to succeed Clifford as special counsel with $20,000 salary.
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Eisenhower
White House
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Charles S. Murphy
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
St Louisan
Murphy
Wallace
Louis Johnson
Defense
United Mine Workers
Congress
George. W Allen
Ugoslavia
Marshal Tito
United States
J. Copeland Gray
National Labor Relations Board
Gray
Stork Parade Delivers Eight Babies in Decatur
In Decatur eight of the youngest generation arrived yesterday across three hospitals. Seven girls and one boy were born, with newborns announced at Hamill Clinic and Decatur General Hospital. Names and addresses of some families listed, noting the sole male among the day’s births and mentioning local clinics and residences.
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Decatur
Santa Claus
Hamil Clinic
Dan Prater
Seventh Avenue
Joe Butler
Eleventh Avenue
Tom Sutton
Joe Joseph
Grove Street
James H. Collins
Madison
Decatur General Hospital
A. L. Cain
Somerville
Eps
Ak Wiley Clinic
George Hicks
Chestnut
Rex Marsh
Police Chief Resigns in Dadeville After Short Term
In Dadeville Alabama on December 23 a rare city council meeting saw the resignation of Police Chief Jake Young who had served since October 1948. He offered no reason but said he planned to join the Highway Patrol.
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Dadeville
Ala
Jake Oung
Science and Christmas 1949 Presage a Brighter Year
A reflective piece celebrates medical advances reducing infant mortality and childbirth deaths in 1949 while lauding science for broader gains. It notes newborn survival rising, better nutrition, and rapid transportation enabling improved food supply, along with new synthetic Christmas trees and home television sales. The narrator contrasts material progress with concerns about spiritual loss, arguing science expands understanding and faith rather than diminishes it.
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Santa
United States
Joe
Rockefeller Center
New York City
Earth
Sergeant Ray Returns to Enid Camp in Oklahoma
Sgt. Eulice L. Ray has returned to the Enid Oklahoma camp after a 30 day furlough with his cats, Mr and Mrs Allen Nye of Landersville. He serves as a control tower operator with the 1921st AACS detachment at Vance Air Force Base.
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Eulice L. Ray
Allen Ny
Landersville
Vance Air Force Base
Doctors Study Girl's Chances
Plucky Betty Lou Marbury, a 10 year old from Brownsville Tennessee, may face hand amputation after exams by tumor experts at Boston Children's hospital. Doctors will decide if amputation is necessary while allowing her to go home for Christmas with her father. Her appeal for prayers drew national support and a New York donor funded the trip. Betty remains cheerful, with satisfactory temperature and good appetite.
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Boston
Betty Lou Marbury
Brownsville
Tenn
Boston Children’s Hospital
Clay Marbury
Betty
Memphis
Folsom Signals Campaign In 1950 Elections
Governor James E. Folsom suggested he may actively back his program in the 1950 elections though term limits prevent him from running again. He pledged to work day and night to sell his agenda and urged voters to elect a legislature to carry it out. He also noted a pending decision with State Auditor Dan Thomas on voter registration complaints in a Alabama county, to be announced after discussions with Agriculture Commissioner Haygood Patterson.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Dan Thomas
Alabama
Thomas
Haygood Patterson
Paterson
Eight Scouts Win Awards at Morgan County Court of Honor
Eight Morgan County Boy Scouts appeared before the Court of Honor to receive rank advancement and merit badges. George Godwin Jr. and Neal Parker earned second class ranks, with others—Ray Norris, John Turney, and Kendall Sivley—receiving Star and first class ranks. Merit badges included safety, health, woodcarving, home repairs, and mechanical drawing among several scouts.
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Morgan County Boy Scouts
Morgan Council
Court of Honor
George Godwin
Neal Parker
Batges
C. G. Parker
Ray Norris
John Turney
Kendall Sivley
Jimmy Bloodworth
W. R. Riley
Ernie Blackwell
Jerry Mason
Jimmy Tucker
Burglary Probes Find Stolen Shotgun at Grey Home
Broadrick and Webb investigated a break in at Charlie Lee Grey's residence where the back door was forced and the home ransacked. Boxes of candy and five boxes of chewing gum were taken. a 410 gauge bolt action shotgun was reported missing. Officers Sanders and Standridge investigated. no arrests yet.
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Broadrick and
Webb
Charlie Lee Grey
Whitmire
Sanders and
Standridge
Weather toll rises as ice and snow grip nation
A national survey shows at least 38 deaths this week from cold, street ice and snow storms. Southern California reports 11 traffic fatalities due to icy road conditions.
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California
Airman Ray Enid Oklahoma Served in Far East
Enid Oklahoma native Ray joined the Air Force December 11 1948. He has served in Hawaii Guam the Philippine Islands Wake Island and Okinawa. He is a skilled tower operator and spent four months as tower chief at Naha Okinawa. Ray graduated from Hatton High School in 1947.
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Enid
Oklahoma
Ray
Hawaii
Guam
Philippine Islands
Wake Island
Okinawa
Naha
Hatton High School
Who Takes Stalin's Place In The Russian Dictatorship
Mackenzie's column analyzes Stalin's enduring control and the likely successors among Molotov Baria and Malenkov. It notes Stalin's health, the trio's rise, and their harsh leadership roles within the Soviet system as the future power struggle unfolds.
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Soviet Russia
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
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Polit‘aro
Tripe
V. M. Molotov
Lavrenti P. Baria
Georgi M. Malenkov
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Russia
Molotov
Baria
Lubianka
Melenkov
Pope Receives Truman Message Amid Cold War Tensions
The Pope praised the United States for cordial cooperation and American generosity as Mr. Truman sent greetings through Myron C. Taylor. Truman also relayed to Yugoslav Premier Tito through ambassador George Allen that the U.S. opposes aggression, amid ongoing Tito Cominform tensions. France faces a confidence vote that could trigger elections if Bidault falls.
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United States
Truman
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
U. S
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
George W. Allen
Tito
Allen
Belgrade
Georges Bidault
France
Bidault
Defea
Illinois Missouri towns recover after crippling sleet storm
Several communities in Illinois and Missouri struggled back toward normal conditions after a crippling sleet storm. Utilities restored power and roads reopened gradually as residents assessed damage and began cleanup. Local officials urged caution and prepared for possible follow up winter weather.
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Illinois
Missouri
Miller travels to San Jose for holiday leave
Larry Miller of the Fish and Game Branch and TVA leaves Decatur Friday evening for San Jose Illinois to spend the holidays with his father Fritz Miller and family. He returns January 8.
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Larry Miller
Fish and Game Branch
TVA
Decatur
San Jose
Illinois
Fritz Miller
Mr. Miller
Crisis Looms as Coal Miners Push for Short Week End Date
A sizable group of soft coal operators seek a contract to shut mines, warning many marginal operators would fail regardless of action. They fear extending Lewis three day week could prolong the fuel crunch. President Truman refused to comment on the three day week, saying he would act if an emergency arises, potentially via an 80 day injunction under Taft Hartley.
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Truman
Charge Filed Against Local Wood Workers Unit
The New Orleans office of the National Labor Relations Board said charges of labor law violations were filed Tuesday against Chapman Delta local No. 426 of the International Wood Workers of America CIO on behalf of W. T. Smith Lumber Company of Chapman Alabama, in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Chapman, Ala
International Wood Workers of America
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
W. T. Smith Lumber Company
Chapman
Cut in Excise Tax Backed by Senate Figure
A looming congressional clash over trimming excise taxes gains momentum in the Senate and House. Support grows for reducing levies on items such as telephone bills, transportation tickets, jewelry, furs, and cosmetics, with backing from Sen George of Georgia and aid from Rep Doughton while the White House weighs offsets to avoid deficits.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Congress
Senate
Truman
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Rep
Doughton
D-N.c
Mrs Mildred C Miner Laid to Rest
Mrs Mildred Corinee Miner 37 died at her home on Eva I December 17th Funeral services were held at Bethel Rev P A Grean officiating Mass Service directing Surviving husband E H Miner two sons Barney and Robert Miner and two daughters Blanche and Pauline
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Mildred Corinee Miner
Bethel
E. H. Miner
Barney Miner
Robert Miner
Blanche
Pauline
Four Killed in Car Freight Train Collision Near Pana
Four people died and a fifth was seriously injured when a car 10 years old collided with a New York Central freight train at a crossing two miles west of Pana Illinois. Coroner Earl J. Baker of Christian County said the bodies were hurled several hundred feet along the railroad right of way.
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Ill
Here
Earl J. Baker
Christian County
New York Central
Illinois
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