Premier Schuman wins first test vote on income tax bill
Paris January 3 Prime Minister Robert Schuman secured a 322 to 262 test vote on two amendments to the second article of the proposed income tax measure. He then aimed to force a confidence vote on five more amendments, signaling a strong parliamentary showing for his plan to curb inflation. The Bank of France reported banknote circulation surpassed 900 billion francs, with expectations to hit the trillion-mark by summer.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
Robert Schuman
Farm
Schuman
Bank of France
Final rites for Rev Buck Merriman held Monday
Final rites for 77 year old Rev Buck Merriman were held Monday at Belleview church at 2 PM with interment in the adjacent home cemetery. A funeral cortege left his daughter Mrs J P Puckett of Danville at 12 45 PM. Surviving are his widow three daughters two sons eight grandchildren and other relatives.
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Buck Merriman
Belleview Church
Brown
J.P. ‘Puckett
Danville
Merriman
Decatur
Springfield
John H. Smith
J. P. Puckett
A. D. Merriman
Hartselle
B. H
Curtiss Harris Merriman
Murder Charge In Mobile Tanners-Williams Shooting
Alva S. Lawley, a Mobile grocer, was shot and killed in a Tanner Williams area dispute. Deputy Sheriff H C Blake said Lawley’s brother in law Aaron Dykes, 35, is held on a murder charge.
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Mobile
Ala
Alva S. Lawley
Tanner-Williams
H. C. Blake
Aaron Dykes
Wedding at Cullman First Baptist Church
Miss Beverly Jean Childs and Jamie L. Jones Jr. wed at the First Baptist Church in Cullman on Tuesday December 30 at 4 p m officiated by Rev Charles J Granade. The ceremony featured ivy and white flowers and a lace-draped altar with tapers lit by bridesmaids. The couple will reside in Auburn where both study at A P L.
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Mary Ruth Mitchell
Cecilia Overbey
Mobile
Nell Childs
Joe Holder
Vredenburg
Ozelle Hinkle
Glenn Cappock
Ella Marie Hagan
Joyce Griffin
Lois Alldredge
J. E. Young
Auburn
APL
Tommy Lyles Dies at Home in Vinemont Age 81
Tommy Lyles 81 of Vinemont died January 2 at 9:30 am at his home. He is survived by three sons B N Lyles Woody Lyles Willie C Lyles and four daughters Ollie Abercrombie Mae Moseley Theda Nails and Leslie Mobly. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Moss Service.
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Tommy Lyles
Vinemont
Tommy L. Lyles
Vinemont 3
B. N. Lyles
Woody Lyles
Willie C. Lyles
Ollie B. Abercrombie
Mae Moseley
Theda Nails
Leslie Mobly
Moss Service
Funeral held for James W. Weigl veteran at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for James W. Weigl 25 who died at the veterans hospital in Tuscaloosa were held December 30 at Sacred Heart Church with Rev Fr Marion Schwalbe officiating. Interment followed in the Catholic Cemetery under Drinkard Brown Service. Surviving are his parents.
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James W. Weigl
Veteran’s Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Sacred Heart Church
Marion Schwalbe
Drinkard-Brown
Steel Probe Set as Congress Weighs Market Crimes
Eight major steel firms were asked to testify Monday before a House investigating committee on alleged gray market operations. The inquiry aims to uncover under the counter dealings driving shortages and high prices, with focus on six to seven times above mill prices.
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Roger D. Greene
Washington
Jan
Macy
N.Y
House Public Works
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Inland Steel
American Rolling Mills
Jones & Laughlin
National Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Macy’s
Macy's
United States
Rome News-Tribune editor resigns to join Mobile Register
Ben G. Cooper, longtime managing editor of The Rome News-Tribune, resigns after more than six years to join The Mobile Register staff in Mobile, Alabama.
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Rome
Ben G. Cooper
Rome ‘News-Tribune
Mobile
Register
Weigl Family Welcomes Baby Boy at Cullman Hospital
Mr and Mrs Albert Weigl and three Weigel brothers Frank Lawrence Clement welcomed a baby boy born at 5 am on New Year’s Day 1948. The newborn is the first at Cullman hospital this year.
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Albert Weigl
Frank, Lawrence
Clement Weigel
Eulys Goodwin
Vinemont 3
Cullman Hospital
VFW Leases Key Club on Beeline Highway
The Veterans of Foreign Wars have leased the Key Club on the Beeline Highway north of Cullman and took possession January 2. The club was previously used for large parties and the Kiwanis club held weekly meetings there.
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VFW
Veteran's of Foreign Wars
Key Club
Beeline Highway
Cullman
Kiwanis Oo
Holiday Soirees at St John and Robertson Homes
Mr and Mrs Finis E St John Jr hosted holiday gatherings at their residence with Yale decor. Guests included Mr and Mrs M L Robertson and others. Dr and Mrs G W Bledsoe held open house on New Year’s morning. Mrs M L Robertson later hosted a bridge party for guests including Mrs Leon Jones and Mrs Esther Betty with decorations and high score by Mrs W R Griffin.
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Barney Bland
Freda Hartung
Julian Bland
Rock Hill, S. C
Mrs
Lucius Johnson
Finis E. St. John, Jr
Yale
M. L. Robertson
Bob Young
Bill Young
J. W. Arnold
Elbert Ponder
Ruth Griffin
Forney Fuller, Jr
Charlotte, N. C
Elizabeth Orwell
Joyce Griffin
G. W. Bledsoe
Thompson Hosts Bridge Club Guests At Home
Mrs H O Thompson hosted her bridge club Friday afternoon with guests. High scores were earned by Mrs E C Kinney and Mrs W R Major. Refreshments were served to Mesdames Major Kinney Bland Griffin Robertson Jones Beyer Betty Jackson Hartung Bledsoe Kinney Hartung.
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H. O. Thompson
E. C. Kinney
W. R. Major
Barney Bland
W. R. Griffin
M. L. Robertson
Leon Jones
Dadeville
Ala
Esther Bey
Red Swedish Doctor Called to Moscow for Mysterious Cancer Case
Dr Elis Berven, famed Swedish cancer specialist, left Stockholm for Moscow after a Dec 31 cable from Russian physicians asking him to come for consultation. Authorities kept details secret as speculation tied the case to a high Soviet official. similar Moscow calls have occurred with other Swedish doctors in the past.
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Reuben Karlstedt
Stockholm
Sweden
Elis Berven
Moscow
Stalin
Dr. Berven
Helskinki
Berven
Hans Olay Berven
Herbert Olivecrona
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Ivan A. Akulov
Soviet Union
All-Union
Central Executive Committee
Navy details vague as official estimate hints at hundreds involved
Navy officials disclosed no precise numbers and based on limited data, assumed only a few hundred men were involved. The report notes that the assessment remains provisional with no confirmed tally available.
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Navy
Marines Off For Balkans Warn Of Greek Guerrilla Risk
The United States dispatches additional Marines for shipboard training aboard the carrier Midway and three light cruisers bound for Greek and Italian ports. State Department approves, while Lovett's warning against recognizing a Greek guerrilla rump state adds to regional uncertainty. The move avoids a direct land deployment, requiring Congress for shore assistance.
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Mediterranean
Greece
Navy
State Department
Lovett
United States
Moscow
Balkan
Jof
Italy
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Morehead City
N. C
Midway
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