Editor claims Soviet atom blast detected by new method
London reports quote Edir de Courcy editor of Intelligence Digest asserting a Soviet atomic explosion occurred near Kazak emergency. He cites seismograph readings and other agents, though no independent seismographs outside the iron curtain showed activity. He says more details are awaited and asserts proof of the blast.
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London
Ediar
de Courcy
Russia
Kazak
Iron Curtain
Newelhi
Coal wage dispute keeps mines idle across region
Suits seek multi million damages allege Lewis and the UMW forced miners out. Pitt Consol reports thousands idle in Pennsylvania and Ohio with several mines shut, while other steel and coal pits also pause operations. Local leaders expect most men to work and Congress weighs Taft Hartley emergency actions.
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Ohio
Lewis
Pitt Consol
Pensylvania
Itt Consol
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
George H. Love
United
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Library
Pittsburgh
Greene County
United States Steel Corpora
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Weirton Steel Company
Crucible Steel of America
Comework
Robena
C. Frick Coke Company
Love
UMW
Welfare and Pension Fund
Hinds
Ijliis
Clals
Springfield
Hugh White
Illinois
Congress
Truman
Senator Robertson
D-Va
Robertson
Senate Banking Committee
Washington
Market notices for agricultural commodities and livestock
Cotton middling at 20.00 per unit. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers delivered at 20 cents. Hens heavy 21c light 16c. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Hogs lights 14.00 to 14.50. Cattle tops 15.50, canners 8.50 to 13.50, good bulls 16.00 to 17.00. Corn ear white 1.25 ear yellow 1.20. Wheat 2.10. Oats 5c. Mile 2.95. Milk grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred.
Tennessee Livestock Prices Report January Market Activity
Nashville telegram reports cattle as mostly steady to firm with light gains for some classes. Feeders and stockers show 18.00 to 22.00, calves 200 forecast at 26.00 to 31.00, hogs steady with top at 16.00 for 180 to 240 pound barrows, sows 12.00 to 13.00, and sheep offering 30 head with lambs price strength noted.
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Nashville. Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia live poultry market shows steady undertone
The Atlanta market report notes a weak overall market with an undertone of steadiness. Supplies are adequate in most areas, heavy fryers 3 1 2 lbs and larger move well, and demand from truckers and dressing plants is good. Farm prices recorded 17-29 cents, mostly 18-19 cents, with rare above 20 cents when plants buy from own growers.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
F.o.b
Cotton futures firm on early highs then slip amid profit taking
In New York on January 9, cotton futures opened firm with several deliveries hitting new season highs. Export demand remained optimistic as Japan and India showed ongoing interest, and China emerged as a prospective buyer. Late quotes showed March 30.93, May 30.90, and July 30.50 cents per pound.
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New York
New Orleans
Japan
United States
India
China
Lewis Replies To T-H Pleas
John L. Lewis denounces Taft and Truman actions to force miners to work longer. He blasts Denham of the National Labor Relations Board and opposes a Taft Hartley court order for a three day week. Legislators push a national coal emergency while President authority and possible fact finding are debated. A weed-killer mix of 2,4-D and 2,4-T is noted as effective against brush.
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Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Robert Denham
Ntional Labor Relations Board
Denham
Congress
Rep
Mason
Senate
Lucas
White ‘House
Watchman Slain by Boss in Monroeville Alabama
Horace Franklin Garner a 40 year old furniture factory foreman was shot to death in Monroeville Alabama Sheriff E E Nicholas said Garner's employer Hugh Dickson owner of Woods Products Co surrendered to authorities Dickson claimed self defense without knowing Garner's identity and was held on an open charge pending investigation He said the shooting followed his efforts to stop two men cursing and wrangling near his house and factory and that one man fired after approaching within 100 feet from behind a car
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Monroeville
Ala
UPI
Horace Franklin Garner
E. E. Nicholas
Garner
Hugh Dickson
Nicholas
Dickson
The
Woods Products Co
Flying Arrow Shelled By Nationalist Escorts Near Shanghai
The Flying Arrow, fourth Isbrandtsen ship attacked by Chinese Nationalist destroyer escorts as she neared Shanghai, was hit after 38 shells were fired and steering room damaged. Eleven American crew left in Hong Kong, seven women passengers head to Shanghai. The Black Swan aided, British sailors boarded to help, US State Department silent. The US and Britain do not recognize the nationalist blockade.
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Hong Kong
Jones
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Flying Arrow
Isbrandtsen
Flying Trader
Flying Cloud
Sir John Franklin
Brooklyn Heights
Black Swan
Yangtze
Washington
U. S.state Department
State Department
United States
Britain
Group Studies Grain Facility In Decatur Visit
Anderson South Carolina business men tour Alabama Flour Mills grain operations in Decatur. Claude Cartey and F C McLeese announce plans for a 150000 bushel grain elevator costing about 150000 dollars to serve about 60000 people. McLeese names directors J W Duckworth and others.
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Anderson, S. C
Decatur
Alabama
Mills
Claude Cartey
McLeese
Anderson Elevator and Feed Co
Anderson County
J. W. Duckworth
George Gage
L.L. Rice
H. L. Anderson
Gordon Sherard
Willis McGee
Cornelian Hotel
Alabama Flour Mills
Decatur Country Club
Rotary Club
Dr. Kennedy
Belle Mina
Joe Duncan
Finney Island
MclLeese
Chinese Reds Stake Claims Across China and Taiwan
The Flying Arrow was shelled while trying to enter Shanghai as State Department warnings were issued. Red China declared claims to Chiang Kai-Shek’s last holdouts Formosa Hainan Tibet and asked for expulsion of the nationalist U N representative from the security council. The Moscow press predicted clashes on Formosa Hainan and Tibet. Mme Chiang prepares to return to Formosa and brokers in Hong Kong speculated on treaty bargains with Britain. Britain awaits a general election and new gas prices while Commonwealth ministers meet in Colombo to curb war and communism.
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Flying Arrow
Shanghai
State Department
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Hainan
Tibet
United Nations
Red China
Chou En-Lai
U. N
Security Council
Moscow
Mme Chiang
United States
Hong Kong
Britain
Attlee
British Commonwealth
Colombo
Ceylon
Denial of New Trials in Multiple Local Cases
Motions for new trials were denied for James Nance and Terrell Clark in grand larceny and August hold up cases, with Nance getting 18 months and Clark 15 years. Edgar Ross Quillen Betty Love hearings were continued. Quillen seeks a guilty verdict and four year sentence. A motion in H R Speake vs Penney estate was reset for Wednesday at 10 am.
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James Nance
Terrell_Clark
Watkins-Perry Grill
Newton B. Powell
Edgar Ross Quillen
Betty Love
I. P. Terry
John H. Nelms
Nelms
John A. Caddell
H.R. Speake
Penney
Speake
Nance
Clark
John W. Sherrill Jr
Quillen
State Court of Appeals
Quilen
Noble
Russell
W. B. Reece
Charles Black
Grand Jury
State Supreme Court
Montgomery
Light Damage From Collision Near Decatur
A traffic accident near Decatur Iroh and Steel Co. on Second Street was reported at 12 40 PM today by State James Collier and Pack Self.
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Decatur
Iroh and Steel Co
Second Street
Set
James Collier
Pack Self
Governor Office Hours to Be Tested by Courts
The Alabama Building Commission votes to file a declaratory judgment in Montgomery circuit court on how long the Governor’s office must stay open for bills during the legislative session. The case centers a veto of a bill combining state building agencies and the timing of its delivery to Governor Folsom. The suit follows Budget Officer Jordan’s refusal to fund the commission’s $50,000 appropriation. Senator Boutwell says commissioners will cover expenses.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Building Commission
Commission
James E. Folsom
Senate
House
Folsom
O. H. Finney
Building Commission
James V. Jordan
Jordan
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson County
Vehicle collision near West Court Apartments injures none
Police report a crash involving a 1949 Ford driven by Mrs. Mabel Lawrence and a 1936 Pontiac driven by Albert Zills on Country Club road. Light damage observed to both vehicles with no injuries reported.
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Ford
Mabel Lawrence
West Court Apartments
Pontiac
Albert Zills
Country Club Road
Twelfth Night Still Celebrated in Rodan Village
Christmas remains celebrated January 6 by residents of Rodan on Hatteras Island off North Carolina, marking a long standing local tradition in the small village.
Afghanistan Lies Between Two Great Powers
A brief geopolitical note states Afghanistan sits between the Soviet Union and Pakistan, emphasizing its position amid regional power dynamics.
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Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Gene Black Improves After Surgery At Decatur General
Gene Black is slightly improved at Decatur General hospital where he was taken after a Thanksgiving hunting accident. He was critically ill Friday and underwent surgery Sunday when his leg began to hemorrhage. Doctors say he came through the operation well and his recovery chances are much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parker and Mrs. Helen Gardner of Decatur attended an all night singing in Huntsville Saturday.
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Gene Black
Decatur General Hospital
Gene
Arthur Parker
Helen Gardner
Decatur
Huntsville
Ailing elephant Coca cheers crowds at Atlanta Zoo
Atlanta's ailing elephant Coca brightened with visitors at Grant Park Zoo yesterday. Despite winter, crowds came to see her and she reveled in attention, suggesting her sadness stemmed from dwindling winter visits.
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Atlanta
Coca
Grant’ Park
Hfe
Suit Filed Here Asks $500 Damages
A suit filed in Morgan circuit court seeks $500 in damages for plaintiff James Kitchens against Buford Johnson. Attorney John W. Sherrill, Jr. represents Kitchens over an automobile collision at Sixth Avenue East and Drive on December 21.
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Buford Johnson
Morgan Circuit Court
John W. Sherrill, Jr
James Kitchens
Sixth Avenue
Drive
Man Bonded in Robbery Case in Cullman County
Paige Gus Handley 27, ex convict from Cullman had bond set at 5000 by County Judge W H Long. He is jailed in Morgan on robbery charges after allegedly taking a cab, money and valuables from Cullman driver John E Doyle 20 on December 31. Doyle testified Handley ordered him from the cab and threatened to strike.
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Paige
Gus
Handley
Cullman
W.H. Long
Morgan
John E. Doyle
Doyle
Falkville
Walter Duncan
Phillip Shanks
Elmer Nix
Morgan County
Ford Convertible Damaged in Crash Near Decatur
A 1949 Ford convertible sustained about 350 in damages Saturday afternoon after leaving the road and striking a telephone pole three miles west of Decatur on the Moulton highway. The car, owned by Archie Hale of Fayetteville Tennessee, was not occupied. No injuries were reported. The Highway Patrol has no report on the accident.
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Decatur
Moulton
John White
Archie Hale
Fayetteville
Tenn
Highway Patrol
Yes Man Sought After Burglar Flees in Glass Shower
Police search for a burglar who fled Louis Stein home after being confronted. Stein reported a man with facial cuts broke in, replied yes sir and leaped from a first floor window amid flying glass. The incident occurred in Pittsburgh on January 9.
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Pittsburgh
Louis
Stein
Yessir
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