Negroes Line Up to Register in Tuskegee County
At Macon County registration in Tuskegee Alabama the board delayed hearings due to a heavy backlog. About 35 black residents queued to apply as the Boswell educational test for U.S. Constitution understanding will be enforced for all applicants, white and black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Macon County
County’ Board of Registrars
United States
W. H. Bentley
J. J. Rogers
Washington and Lee University
Oxford University
England
Rogers
Bentley
Macon
Alabama
U. S
Charles G. Gomillion
Tuskegee Institute
All Negro Tuskegee Civic Association
Price declines hit retail and wholesale sectors nationwide
Per cent price cuts have been announced by several firms in recent weeks. Sears Roebuck posted about a 1.17 percent drop with game items down up to 25 percent. Montgomery Ward cut textiles while boosting some appliances. Alden’s announced 10 to 15 percent cuts on many products. Wholesale prices remained down, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics placing year end at 163.5 percent of the 1926 average, led by declines in food and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaeiens
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Alden’s
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Marriages and Deeds Notice from Daily Records
Marriages listed include Lewis Mathis Turner age 39 of 310 Jackson Street and Buvena Farmer age 27 of 416 E Vine Street. Also Bert Monroe Ward Jr age 20 and Hilda Evans Jones age 18. Several property deeds shown with varied sums such as 450, 475, and 1135 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Mathis Turner
Jackson St
Buvena Farmer
E. Vine St
Bert Monroe Ward Jr
Hartselle
Hilda Evans Jones
Services Held For Benjamin Barksdale
Funeral services for Benjamin D Barksdale a respected farmer from four miles east of Athens were held at Bethel Church of Christ on Sunday afternoon with J Rollings in charge. The burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are his widow two daughters and one sister all in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Benjamin D. Barks
Decatur General Hospital
Bethel Church of Christ
J. Rollings
McConnell
Barksdale
al Cheatham
Clem
Markets Slip As Downturn Hits Several Stocks
A brief selling flurry struck Wall Street with stocks falling fractions to over a point, led by Industrials and rails. Major losers included Nickel Plate Allied Chemical Illinois Central Santa Fe Southern Railway U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and General Motors with some gains in a few issues. Bond activity rose modestly while cotton futures eased on liquidation amid tax timing and demand concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allied Chemical
Illinois Central Santa Fe
Southern Railway
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Studebakers
U.S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Electric Power &Light
American Smelting
Dow Chemical
du Pont
J. C. Penney
Owens Illinois Glass
Standard Oil
Texas Co
American Broadcasting
Eastern Air Lines
American Maraneaibo Oil
Aluminum Ltd
Fairchild Engineering & Aircraft
Cities Service
Pancoastal Oil
Electric Bond & Share
U. S
Poultry Market Fluctuates In Georgia Trade
North Georgia live poultry market reports weak unsettled prices down 1 cent. Fryers 3.1 pounds and under widely offered with ample supplies. Trading centered on New Hampshire Reds, with outside trucker demand light in morning hours. More birds over 3 pounds shown than last week. F.O.B. farm fryer prices across sizes ranged from 28 1 2 to 29 1 2 cents, some 32 cents for select lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
New York
Commission House
New Congress
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire Reds
F.o.b
New Hampshire
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville Tennessee cattle calves hogs and sheep prices and activity. Cattle steady with mixed steers 22.00-25.00 and baby beef 20.00-24.00. cows 13.00-20.00. bulls 20.00-23.50. Calves strong 29.00-36.00. Hogs slow mostly 17.50-20.00 with weights 170-230 lbs. Sheep steady with lambs 21.00-24.00 and ewes 8.00-9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tennn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Supreme Courts Uphold State Bans On Closed Shops
The supreme courts of three states upheld bans on closed shops. States from Delaware to Virginia have enacted closed shop prohibitions, with Arkansas and Florida adopting constitutional amendments. Attorneys note potential impact on future Taft-Hartley Act challenges. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 outlawed closed shop contracts and allowed union shop only with a workers vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Courts
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Delaware
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Nevada
North
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Florida
High Court
Montgomery Lands Transfer Under TVA State Program
The Tuesday Park meeting in Montgomery discussed transferring lands from TVA to the state as part of an Authority Program to dispose of unused property. State Planning Director WF Wa noted intensified land disposal to extend Alabama’s recreational and vocational facilities, while Kentucky was evaluated for higher value through development of industrial or recreational facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
TVA
Alabama
British Tanker In Distress Afloat Near Colombia Coast
A crippled British tanker Adellen, 9,807 tons, listed by Lloyds, sits amid heavy seas 60 miles north of Cartagena Colombia with decks awash and no power. An American ship, the S S Mormacrey, rushed to assist while Coast Guard delays rescue awaiting daylight. Adellen sailed from Montevideo December 6 bound for Caribbean ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Cartagena
Colombia
Coast Guard
Adellen
Moore-MacCormick Line
S. S. Mormacrey
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Middlesbrough
New York Maritime Register
Montevideo
Caribbean
Local Man Wins National Award for Service and Science
Thomas Z. Atkeson of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge received the Blinded Veterans Association annual achievement award for outstanding work in wildlife biology and public relations. A WWII veteran who lost both arms and sight in 1943, Atkeson returned to civilian work in 1946 after service with the Army. He guided wildlife bands, gathers data for reports, and helps tenants on refuge land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Z. Atkeson
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
National “Fish and Wildlife Service
Blinded Veterans Association
Washington, D. C
Camp Hood
Tex
Columbia
Ala
Atkeson
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Anders Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for James As bury Anders, 88, were to be held today at 2 P. M. at McKendree church with Rev. Dewey Crow and Rev. Jasper Kelley officiating. Burial in Herring cemetery. Survivors include widow, four daughters Emma Caudill, E. O. Chaney, Pearley Engle, Mae Doggett. four sons Henry, Dewey, T. M., J. F.. two sisters and brothers. grandsons Howard Anders, Thomas Engle, Reldy Jones, Abner Taylor, Milas Anders, Claud Anders to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Asbury Anders
McKendree Church
Dewey Crow
Jasper Kelley
Herring Cemetery
Peck
Anders
Hartseller
Emma Caudill
Somerville
Falkville
Mae Doggett
Good Springs
Tenn
Henry Anders
Addison
Dewey Anders
Hartselle
T.M. Anders
Cullman
J. F. Anders
Ben Wilson
West Point
Betty Anders
Leoma
Dave Anders
Willie Anders
Columbia
Columbia, Tenn
Howard Anders
Thomas Engle
Reldy Jones
Abner Taylor
Milas Anders
Claud Anders
Man Questioned In Theft of Albany Post Office Truck
Norman Woodruff of Decatur 2 was held on Highway Patrol orders in a moving truck theft case. The Decatur Transit trailer truck containing parcel post holders and C. O. D. crates was stolen from Albany station on Johnston Street and found four miles east of Moulton. Woodruff was arrested shortly after the theft report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Woodruff
Decatur 2
Highway Patrol
Albany Station
W. B. Little
Woodruff
Moulton
Decatur
New Albany
Johnston Street
Little
Moulton Street
Court Refuses to Reconsider Stand on Tokyo War Trials
The U S Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling that it has no authority over the Tokyo war crimes tribunal. A rehearing plea was filed December 22 as Tokyo announced seven top Japanese warlords were executed. General Kenji Doihara is named among those previously executed.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
International Military Tribunal
Tokyo
Apareése
Kenji Doihara
Toni
Eidee
American War Dead to Rest In 14 Permanent Cemeteries
Washington reports the selection of 14 permanent military cemeteries in Europe Africa and the Philippines to bury U S World War II dead from over 400 overseas cemeteries Some 100000 identified casualties are expected to be interred overseas with 150000 total returned or buried abroad Two national cemeteries will be opened in Honolulu and San Juan along with 14 overseas sites including Cambridge England Margraten Holland Hamm Luxembourg Henri Chapelle Belgium and Fort McKinley Manila The plan marks a shift toward overseas resting places for war dead with cemeteries reserved for World War II and national cemeteries open to veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Africa
Philippines
Army
America
Pacific
Liege
Neuville-en-Condroz
Belgium
France
St. Laurent
St. Lo
St. James
Rennes
Drauguignan
St. Rafael
Epinal
St. Avold
Metz
Italy
Nettuno
Anzio
Rome
Florence
City
North Africa
Carthage
Tunis
Fort McKinley
Manila
Honolulu
Hawaii
San Juan
P. R
England
General Smith Seeks Relief From Moscow Post
Washington Jan 3 Walter Bedell Smith asked President Truman to relieve him as ambassador to Russia. No decision yet. Smith indicated he would return to Moscow only if the President insisted. He had planned a two year stay but has served three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Walter Bedell Smith
Truman
Russia
Smith
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arab Palestine crisis and British reshuffle eyed by Attlee
An Israeli government spokesman accused Britain of warlike moves against Israel. King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan was hailed as king of Arab Palestine by Palestine Arabs at Ramallah. Britain’s Attlee contemplated reshuffling his cabinet to bolster defenses as Western Europe said US aid could drop by ten percent in 1949-50 while average meals would still improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brittan
Israel
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Arab Palestine
Palestine
Statewide required physical education in schools ruled
Montgomery January 3 Albert A Carmichael attorney general ruled that physical education is a required part of curricula in state schools and that York Alabama may legally furnish water free or at reduced rates for a public swimming pool operated by the county board of education The opinion cites Alabama code mandating that every public private or parochial school carry a system of physical education per the department of education program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Albert A. Carmichael
H. L. Williams
York
Ala
Carmichael
County Board of Education
Department of Education
Search abandoned for missing plane over Miami
MIAMI Fla Jan 3 The Coast Guard said the large scale search for the missing DC 3 charter airliner carrying 32 people en route from San Juan to Miami has been discontinued at sunset. Only possible lead is possible wreckage sighting near the plane's last radio position about 50 miles southeast of Miami. The decision follows six days of searches by Air Force Navy and Coast Guard aircraft with no trace found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Air Force
Navy
Long Beach Float Wins Big at Pasadena Rose Parade
Long Beach won the grand sweepstakes with a floral fairy queen float themed childhood memories entered by Long Beach. About 1.5 million spectators watched 56 entries along Colorado Street ahead of the Rose Bowl game. Standard Oil of California won the commercial prize with a circus elephant float. Glendale took the theme prize with Alice in Wonderland. Santa Ana earned the president’s trophy for roses with a memory clock scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Long Beach
Colorado Street
Sierra Madre Range
Standard Oil Company of California
Eli Poole Called Home Final Rites Planned
Eli Franklin Poole 72 died this morning at his residence 401 Sixth Avenue N. Funeral services will be at Central Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Paul Roberts officiating. Interment in City Cemetery. Brown's Funeral in charge. Survived by widow, two daughters Miss Sarah Jane Poole Decatur and Mrs Elvin Arnold La Salle, Cole. four sons L C Poole Jackson Miss Bruce Poole San Leandro Cal Ralph Ennis Poole Decatur. three sisters Mrs Walter Durham Tuscaloosa and Mrs H F Sherrod Decatur. three brothers C A Poole Flint W S Poole Hartselle C E Poole Decatur. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Franklin Poole
Poole
Sixth Avenue N
Brown's
Central Baptist Church
Paul Roberts
City Cemetery
Brown
Sarah Jane Poole
Decatur
Elvin Arnold
la Salle
Cole
L.C. Poole
Jackson
Bruce Poole
San Leandro
Cal
Ralph
Ennis Poole
Walter Durham
Tuscaloosa
H.F Sherrod Decatur
C. A Poole
Flint
W. S. Poole
Hartselle
C.E. Poole
Louie Glenn
Alvie Bryant
O. H. Dixon
Frank Chenault
Clifford Sims
Virgil Deafman
Truman to address Congress with broad policy push
The opening senate session tolled at noon as President Truman prepared a 1 p.m. Capitol Hill appearance to unveil a wide package including repeal of Taft Hartley, higher minimum wage, health education anti monopoly and housing measures plus farm and trade programs. He will also weigh taxes and budget allocations. The European recovery plan seeks 4.33 billion from US aid next July. A new rule lets the rules committee case aside stalemated bills after 21 days, empowering the speaker and committee chairs to push agendas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
Paris
Administration
GOP Bids Truman on the Showdown Vote
GOP lawmakers push President Truman on a high stakes showdown vote as party divisions surface over administration policies and partisan strategy. The struggle signals intense negotiations ahead and potential shifts in early legislative momentum.
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GOP
Truman
Local Notices Roundup From Decatur Area
Continued from page one reports Decatur area births hospital updates and patient moves. A new girl arrived for Mr and Mrs A C Turner at Decatur General hospital. Families note health updates for Dick Kennedy in New Orleans and Bonnie Jean Hawkins at 904 Sherman. Spinsters club set meeting at Miss Marianna Mason’s Oak Street home. Household moves include infant discharged to home via Mutual Service ambulance from Baugh Wiley clinic and several patients dismissed from Hamilton clinic.
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Denver Rosemond
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Decatur 1
Cena
Spinsters Club
A. C. Turner
Sixth Ave. S
Decatur General Hospital
Bonnie Jean Hawkins
Sherman
Yale football star survives Yale plane crash report
A Yale football star survived a Seattle aviation crash as flames enveloped the fuselage. Attendants from Field, Boeing, and United Air Lines helped rescue victims and pulled survivors from the burning wreckage. One owner, William J. Leland, died, with officials citing slick runway from freezing rain as a probable factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeing
United Air Lines
William J. Leland
John Roderick
Seattle
Yale
Leon D. Cuddeback
Civil Aeronautics Board
Brown
State Patrol
William FP. Leland
Seattle Air Charter
William Chavers
Kenny Love
Shelby Shooting Investigated After Fatal Home Death
Shelby county authorities investigated the fatal shooting of Bert Kitchens, 63, at his Shelby Springs home. Sheriff Luther Bozeman said Kitchens was shot in the chest with a .22 caliber rifle following an argument in the yard. Arthur Ray, 35, of Calera, was questioned at a Birmingham hospital. Ray had cuts to his right arm and shoulder and had been visiting his father during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbiana
Ala
Shelby County
Bert Kitchens
Shelby Springs
Luther Bozeman
Kitchens
Arthur Ray
Calera
Bozeman
Birmingham
Ray
Accident Victim Paul Dement Laid To Rest At Southside Church
Services were held Thursday at Southside Baptist Church for Paul Dement. Burial followed in City Cemetery with Brown's directing. Dement was killed in an auto accident in Thomaston Georgia on Christmas morning while serving with an Army quarters division in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dement
Southside Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Dement
Thomaston
Army Quarters
Georgia
Debates Stalled as Democrats Align with Republicans
About 30 Democrats joined most Republicans in trying to beat Sabath motion to block amendments and prevent debate. The count favored the coalition but fell short of a full bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabath
Holiday Death Toll Surges From New Year's Weekend
AP reports more than 300 total deaths from traffic and other accidents during the New Year holiday period. A Seattle plane crash killed at least 14 of 27 passengers and three crew, all Yale students, with several others missing. Highway fatalities totaled 205, 35 above NSC estimates, while 96 died in miscellaneous accidents including fires and gunshots. State tallies enumerate numerous fatalities across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Yale University
Newaven
Conn
National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhoide Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Floods and cold sweep across Northeast and West Coast
Flood waters receded in Western states and New England after a New Year's spree, with at least five dead. Freezing conditions closed highways, flooded towns, and damaged water mains amid power and telephone outages. Trains ran near normal on major lines as communities recovered and pumping continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
New York State
Hudson River
Adirondack
Trey
New York
New York Central
Delaware and Hudson
New Jersey
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J.J. Rogers
W. D. Tommie
James E. Folsom
Tommie
Irene
Christian
Charles Richard Roberts
W. M. Fenney
Willie D. Hampton
A. Griffin
Lelia Sykes
Len “Lanarenick
Caroobe
Dalton A. Terry
R. Hood
Andrew Pylant
Lamon
Zola D. McCulloch
Ec . Pearson
William B. Wai
Slaton
C. Wilson Wheyess Street
J. H. McAbee
E. Terry
Earl James
Benjamin Barksdale
Wall Street
Anders Rites
P. O
U.S. Senate
B. Russell Long
Kenneth McKellar
Long
McKellar
Shanghai
Sally
Long Beach's Float
Eli Poole
Ecaturs Dart J
Neal Taylor
Decatur-2
Pulaski
Marvin Corbitt
Phenix City 1
J. W. Cowart
Eighth St
Et Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Harry Bridges
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Lillian Finch
Dorothy Nicholson
Hamil Clinic
Conrad Stricklin
Seventh Ave. W
James L. Perry
Eighteenth Ave. E
Dick Kennedy
New Orleans
Shelby
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