Reserve Bank Selects Men for Federal Post
The Federal Reserve Banks announced appointments including James Bowman to the First National Bank post and J. S. Shands as president of Atlantic National Bank. Terms run through 1950. Other appointees include J. Roy Scott C. E. Brehm H. G Chalkley Jr and J. F. Porter with board reappointments and a deputy designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe+ Bank of
Atlanta
Bones Branch
Wash
J. Roy Scett
Northport
Ala
Birm
Marshall F. Howell
Bond-Howell Lumbercom
Wacksonville
C. E. Brehm
University of Tennessee
Nashville
H. G Chalkley Jr
Sweet Lake Land and Oil Company
Lakeles
New Orleans
Frank HB N
Federal Reserve Bank of Manta
J. F. Porter
Columbia, Tenn
Charges and accusations in a one man government debate
The passage presents a string of accusations against a governor regarding road funding, taxes, vetoes, and attempts to block amendments. It mentions a $40 million bond proposal, a $12 million diversion, and alleged threats tied to road contracts to influence legislative votes. The speaker questions legislative power and emergency session authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govac
Sears
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Jor Henderson
Tax Distribution Announced Today for Morgan County
Tax collector announces distribution totaling 44 252 77 dollars across Morgan County Alabama. The breakdown shows sums for county, county school, liens, and other designated funds with specific allocations including 12 032 67 to county, 6 557 13 to county, and 6 406 37 to county school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Alabama
Last of Escaped Convicts Captured in Canon City
In Canon City Colorado Sheriff deputies captured the last of a dozen convicts who escaped from the state prison during a disturbance. A deputy sheriff reported the group fought and used a counterfeit weapon during the breakout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
Sherbondy
Canon
Colorado
Grain price report from Decatur markets
Decatur markets list No 1 soft wheat at 3.05 per bushel Ear milling white corn 2.25 Shell white corn 2.35 Ear yellow corn 2.20 Shell yellow corn 2.30 Milo 3.65 Barley unknown oats 1.22 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Grains
Butter and Eggs Prices Rise in Chicago Trade
Butter firm receipts total 25 826 with prices 1 to 2 cents higher and grade scores 93 AA 89 92 and 90 B 88 89 C 82. Eggs unsettled with receipts 8 884 and prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Activity Report
Nashville cattle prices show steady to firm trading with some gains on fat cows and select steers. Large week’s receipts, stronger hogs at midweek, and sheep steady with lambs 19 to 21 dollars, cows to around 20 dollars, occasional top prices noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Federal State Department of Agriculture
Poultry Market In Atlanta Shows Rising Prices
Georgia poultry market firm with tighter fryers 2.1 to 2 3 4 pounds and scarce heavier sizes. Prices paid FOB farm for fryers all sizes rose yesterday and today to 33 34 cents, with 33 to 35 cents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Market
Atlanta
Jan
USDA
Georgia
Haliday
New York Cotton Futures Slip Amid Scale Back in Trade
Cotton futures fell in moderate trading as persistent selling and profit taking trimmed demand. Mills hedged and covered before year end prompting replacements into new crop months with expectations of tighter supply by spring. French inquiry and export subsidy extension cited as factors. Late quotes showed March at 35.76, May 35.59, July 34.39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
United States
Talks Martin as Candidate
Washington reports Rep. Leo Allen sees Rep. Martin as a potential Republican nominee for president with a rough one in five chance. Allen notes Martin is being floated by party figures as a compromise candidate similar to 1940’s Dewey Taft Willkie dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Leo Allen
R-Nl
Allen
Martin
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wendell L. Willkie
Jen
Dewey
Taft
Esios
Gwin Injured in Pell CityAshville Road Crash
Albert Gwin 68 of Gadsden, a retired building material maker, was injured and John Brock 10 of Gadsden died in a crash on the Pell City Ashville road about ten miles from Areey. Brock reported in critical condition at Pell City hospital.
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Areey
L City
Ala
Albert
al) Gwin
Gadsden
Pell City
Ashville Road
John Brock
Toll climbs in Holy Land amid United Nations partition tensions
Violence continued in Palestine on New Year’s Day as Arab snipers killed a Jewish nurse and opened fire on a funeral procession on the Mount of Olives. The death toll since late November rose to 511 with 251 Arabs and 230 Jews. In Jaffa and Petah Tiqra, Arabs and a British constable were killed. Northward, airborne troops searched for Jews ashore near Nahariya after UN partition.
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Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
United Nations
Palestine
Jaffa
Ee Ydda
Petah Tiqra
Tel Aviv
Airborne
Nahariya
Rescue Family Saved After Duck Boat Capsize in Turbulent River
Homer Tankersley Sr worried about his two sons as they rode a motor boat from Finley Island toward Lost Lake. The boat capsized near noon in deep water. Jack Tankersley, a teacher at Auburn, was rescued with others after a long struggle, while the crew cut the anchor rope and searched with signals and a cruiser to aid the retrieval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Tankersley
Free
Finley Island
Lost Lake
Jack Tankersley
McEntire
Jack
Troup
Homer
Moody, Free and LaBoon
Auburn
Decatur Iron and Steel
University
Building Permits Issued for Three Homes in City
Three building permits were recently issued by the city clerk. A. L. Holmes gained approval to rebuild a home at 1810 Sixth Avenue. E. Lee received a permit to construct a four room house at 427 Third Avenue North. Ike Mixon was authorized to build a 10 room home at 1601 Eight Street South.
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Ofce
A. L. Holmes
Sixth Avenue
E. Lee
Third Avenue
Ike Mixon
Eight Street
Fliers named in German crash identified by U S Air Forces
Two American fliers identified from the A 26 bomber crash near Augsburg include First Lt. Middleton McDonald of Miami Florida and Sgt Samuel A Greenleaf of Tamalpais California. The men were listed at the Furstenfeldbruck airbase with their wives noted as residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Army Air Forces
Top
Alaska
Nome
Botton
Bud Riéome
Seattle
Wash
Frankfurt
Germany
Augsberg
U. S
Europe
Migdleton McDonald
Miami
Fla
Furstenfeldbruck
Gmuel
A. Greenleat
Hunt For Missing B-29 Continues Near Anchorage
An army harbor vessel led a broad search in Cook Inlet near Anchorage for a B-29 that vanished after takeoff from Elmendorf Field with nine crew. A bright flash en route raised fears of an in flight explosion as planes and ground crews scoured the McKenzie area without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Cook Inlet
Were
Elmendorf Field
Point McKenzie
Here
Nome
Winter storm cripples roads and power nationwide
A major winter blast stretches from the Oklahoma Texas border to New England causing widespread outages and travel disruption. Power and telephone services fail in hundreds of communities as trains run late and many flights are grounded. Damages run into millions as the storm tracks east with more snow and high winds expected. New York reports widespread outages after a heavy 25.8 inch snow last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma- Texas
New England
Serries
West
Midwest
New York City
Stock Market to Suspend Trading Due to Storm
New York stock exchange announced a suspension of trading for tomorrow January 3 because of storm conditions. The New York cotton exchange also closed tomorrow as transportation difficulties hinder adequate staffing for orderly operation, report says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock-Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
G. T. Tolson
Knife slaying of 8 year old on Cleveland porch
The eight year old East Side girl Shelia Ann Tuley was found dead on a neighbor's porch near her home. Detective Lieut. Peter Kekic reports stab and ice pick wounds with torn stained clothes and facial blood smears. Coroner Dr Gerber says not assaulted. Father Edward Tuley identified the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
East Side
Peter Kekic
Shelia Ann Tuley
Kekiec
Shelia
Keltic
Gerber
Edward J. Tuley
C. James Endicott
Endicott
Tnen
Mentor
O. Tuley
New Year Holiday Death Toll Rises to 141 Across States
An unofficial tally shows 141 violent deaths from 60 PM Wednesday to midnight Thursday during the New Year holiday period. Traffic fatalities reached 108 with crashes and hazardous road conditions across central and eastern states, led by Missouri Pacific train wrecks in Otterville, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri Pacific
Otterville
National Safety Council
Pennsylvania
Arizona
California
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Nehru Appeals UN for Kashmir Intervention
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said India has appealed to the United Nations Security Council on December 30 for intervention in the Kashmir conflict. Tribesmen from Pakistan invaded Kashmir in October as the region, then independent, faced ongoing undeclared war after its accession to India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pakistan
Kashmir
India
Security Council
United Nations
Northwest
World communication strike halts overseas links
New York reports a strike by union overseas communication workers at four cable firms. About 3,500 employees halted operations starting 12:01 am EST, blocking two thirds of U S world transmission links while federal conciliators seek contract settlement before the old agreements expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Overseas Communication Workers
United States
Thousands Line Up for Freedom Train in Atlanta
Thousands of Georgians braved cold weather to view priceless documents from America's past aboard the Freedom Train. The event, on its second and last day in Atlanta, began forming before dawn as crowds awaited the 10 o'clock opening, with lines stretching to match or surpass the previous day. The train would depart for Chattanooga tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
America
Freedom Train
Alanta
Chattanooga
Chinese Air Force Buys 150 Surplus C-46 Planes
The Chinese air force has purchased 150 surplus C-46 Commando transports from the War Assets Administration. The planes will be overhauled and flown across the Pacific from Walnut Ridge Arkansas where several hundred are stored. Each is priced at $5,000 and China may also buy additional surplus aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Assets Administration
Pacific
WAA
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Gasoline Consumption in WWII Eisenhower Campaign
During the World War II campaign in France General Eisenhower's armies used more than a million gallons of gasoline every 24 hours.
France Signs Aid Treaty With United States
France signed a treaty accepting conditions for a 522 million dollar winter aid package from the United States. Ambassador Caffery and French Foreign Minister Bidault witnessed the signing in Paris as part of a publicized ceremony. France will receive up to 328 million of the funds to bridge to the Marshall Plan approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
U. S
Italy
Austria
Jefferson Caffery
Georges Bidault
Caffery
U. S. Congress
Schuman Proposes New French Anti-Inflation Bill
Paris January 2 Premier Robert Schuman presented a new anti inflation bill to the national assembly and threatened resignation if amended. The measure aims to raise about 120 billion francs and would curb excess purchasing power for reconstruction and tax relief, while amendments cut expected income and exempted several classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert Schuman
French National Assembly
Schuman
France
Reunion at Memphis Ends in Fatal Crash After Delta Bowl
A Memphis reunion party after the Delta Bowl ended in a car crash that killed Mrs. George Mount, 28, and injured nine others.injured include John J. Route, 23, and John Paul Fugate, 23, both from New Jersey and Ohio respectively, with Mount’s husband Arthur L. Heins Jr., 23, among the injured. All guests were former Marine division members watching Ex-member Lie Coner ly play in the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
George Mount
John J. Route
West Orange
N. J
John Paul Fugate
Middletown
Ohio
Arthur L. Heins, Jr
West Orange Mount
A Marine Division
Mississippi
Lie Conerly
Vet Insurance Plan To Be Investigated
Veterans Administrator Carl R Gray Jr said former President Hoover is forming a committee of insurance experts to probe the veterans insurance program. Franklin D Olier of Prudential will lead. Hoover also chairs a study panel on reorganizing the executive branch to boost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D'Olier
Prudential Insurance Company
Hoover
Congress
Gray
Omar Bradley
Rent Law Stalemate Limits Local Advised Increases
The rent administrator must grant hikes when advised by local boards but has rejected some requests. Chicago sought 15 percent boosts, rejected twice in Washington. Sparkman opposes blanket increases and favors keeping the law as is, while Capehart agrees it seems to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board
Washington
Sparkman
R-Ind
Asa
Banking Committee
Congress
Capehart
Injunction Granted Against Union in Taft Hartley Case
U S District Court Judge Stephen W Brennan granted the first Taft Hartley injunction narrowing union practices. The NLRB obtained the order against Local 294 AFL Teamsters of upstate New York and Conway's Express Line of Pittsfield Mississippi. The ruling bars payment for unperformed services and other alleged labor violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
U. S. District Court
Stephen W. Brennan
National Labor Relations Board
AFL Teamsters Union
New York
NLRB
Conway
Express Line
Pittsfield
Miss
Railroads Seek Another Fare Increase In South
The Interstate Commerce Commission set a January 15 hearing in Knoxville Tennessee on the application of 11 Southern railroads to raise basic passenger coach fares 13.63 percent from 2.2 to 2.5 cents per mile. The carriers filed the request earlier this week after a similar increase was granted to 26 other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Knoxville
Tenn
John L. Rogers
Burton Fuller
South
Month-Old Child Killed by a Dog in Seattle
A German shepherd dragged its master’s month-old daughter from her crib during sleep and fatally bit the child. Master Sgt. Robert May, 28, of Saltillo Texas, stationed at Fort Lawton, said the dog had not shown aggression but was jealous of the 18 month old sibling. The bassinet was overturned and the infant’s body lay about 15 feet away with a severe side wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Robert May
Saltillo
Tex
Fort Lawton
May
Claude Dodd
Sheriff's Office
Lawrence
Panama Canal Zone Infiltration Probe Planned
Chairman Thomas announces House Un American Activities Committee will conduct an on the spot investigation this month into communist infiltration in the Panama Canal Zone. Robert E. Striplin to aid. other members undecided. The probe centers on communist efforts to penetrate labor groups in the Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas
R-N. J
Honse Committee On un-American Activity
Ite
Panama
Cearardene Weare
Mollywood
Robert E. Striplin
Panama Canal Zone
Lawmakers demand brokers explain Graham grain deals
Senator Knowland says a Senate appropriations subcommittee will subpoena Bache and Co. if the firm does not fully explain its arrangement with Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham the President's personal physician who allegedly held 50 000 bushels of wheat last September. Graham says he knew nothing of the holdings. The brokers assert he was fully informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Knowland
Bache and Co
Wallace Graham
New York
Graham
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Congress
Graham_w
William Reid
Bache & Company
14Th Street
Northwest
Washington
VU. S
United States
FBI
Clyde Tolson
Tolson
Senate
Commerce Department
Romanian Request for Visas for Ex-King Mihai and Family
The Romanian government asked for 35 visas for former King Mihai Queen Mother Helen and their retinue to enter Switzerland. Diplomatic passports were requested for Mihai who abdicated and his mother as of January 2.
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Bucharest
Romania
Mihai
Helen
Switzerland
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Holy Land
Frank Whaleyne
Charles A. Thigpen
March of Dimes
Colbert County
Sons Phrome
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