Negro School Plans Studied
Dr. John T. Ivey of Atlanta told a Alabama study committee that the South has been derelict in negro education. He urged expanding higher level training for African Americans while noting current high school graduate and college output has risen, and that Alabama leads Southern states in serious reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
John T. Ivey
Atlanta
South
Ivey
Southern Regional Council On Education
Southern Governors Conference
James E. Folsom
Wey
Alabama
Governors’ Conference
J. H. Meighan
Gadsden
John M. Gallalee
University of Alabama
Ralph Draughon
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Austin Meadows
Gallalee
Draughon
State Techers College For
A. & M. Institute
Normal
Angry Natives Riot In Africa
Rioting mobs attack the Indian sections of Durban with thousands involved. Police and troops respond as violence spreads through the center. Natives chant war songs and injure Indian shopkeepers and residents. no European casualties reported. Casualty figures for the prior night exceed sixty injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durban
Union of South Africa
Arrested Man Dies Suddenly in Memphis Hotel
Memphis police say Carl J. Kuhlo 50 of Montgomery Alabama used the alias F J Horner when arrested on a bad check charge. He collapsed in a hotel elevator en route to headquarters and died within an hour. A small bottle found in his room is being analyzed and an autopsy is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
M. A. Hinds
Carl J.kuhtle
Montgomery
Ala
F. J. Horner
Hinds
Kuhlo
Hind
Rights Program On Its Way Sparks Warns South
Former Gov Chaunce Sparks warned at Alexander City Chamber of Commerce that a civil rights program is coming and the South must ready itself He called fair employment practices legislation a passing fancy and said anti-poll tax laws likely unconstitutional He favored anti lynch laws if federal enforcement is strong enough and warned about national party splits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander City
Ala
Chaunce Sparks
Congress
South
Market Slump Follows AT&T Monopoly Suit News
Weakness in American Telephone stock unsettled the market with AT T sliding 11 percent to a postwar low after the justice department filed a monopoly suit. Several leading issues followed, though mid session buying later checked the decline. Farnsworth TV and other big names edged lower, while a few remaining shares rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
AT & T
Department of Justice
Farnsworth Television
U.S. Steel
National Steel
General Motors
Chrysier
Studebaker
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Schenley
Admiral Corp. Commonwealth Edison
Anaconda Copper
Phelps Dodge
Westinghouse Electric
Johns Manville
J. C. Penney
Radio Corp
N. Y. Central
Southern Railway
Nickel Plate
Standard Oil (Nj
Pacific Western Oil
Paramount Pictures
North American Co
Electric Power & Light
Western Union
Nashville Livestock Market Faces Slow Trade After Week
In Nashville Tennessee on January 14 cattle markets show limited buyer interest with most classes steady to weak. Canner and cutter cows and bulls stay active with gains to 24, while feeder cattle and heavier beef cattle remain slow, calves steady, hogs and sheep largely unchanged from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
New York Cotton Futures Steady on Trade and Demand
Cotton futures in New York held steady on trade and New Orleans buying. Reports of sales to China, a favorable December consumption estimate, and large movement into government loans supported the market. Unfixed call sales surged for the week, signaling potential later buying power. Prices rose late, with March 32.41, May 32.18, and July 31.17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
China
Fire at Soviet consulate sparks London diplomatic row
A small fire at the Soviet consulate near London threatened to become a major incident. Four year old Ala Abranova died in the blaze while British hostess Miss Jean Rougier-Watkins aided the child. The Soviet embassy disputed press reports and praised Rougier-Watkins for helping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland Yard
Ala Abranova
Jean Rougier-Watkins
British Airlines
Abranova
Weather Ends Long Solo Flight for Beechcraft Pilot
San Francisco January 14 Winter weather halted Bill Odom on a nonstop attempt from Honolulu to New York in a 185 horsepower single engine Beechcraft. He landed at Oakland at 6 30 P M PST with a record 22 hours 6 minutes and 2 375 miles. Official recognition awaits the No Aeronautics Association approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San ‘Francisco
Bill Odom
Honolulu
New York
Dapper
Oakland
Laster
No Aeronautics Association
Pepper's Bill To Help Cupid Helps German War Bride
A bill from Senator Pepper would grant U S citizenship to Kaethae Schlomtropp, a German war bride, and stay her deportation. She and Paul Mayers faced earlier misrepresentation and prior marriages, with deportation ordered last year and Ellis Island detention pending transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAP
Washington Service
U. S
Pepper
D-Fla
Kaethae Schlomtropp
Frankfurt
Germany
Paul Lyon Mayers
Albany
Mayers
Ellis Island
N. Y
Duval County
Jacksonville
Fla
Justice Department
Immigration Service
United States
G. I
Lekietions
Miss Schlomtropp
Immigration Headquarters
France
Jacqueline
New York
Jacqueline Mayers
Balance of power guides Western strategy in war risk
Mackenzie cites Sigrid Arne and British history to argue the democracies must hold a solid balance of power against Russia. He notes the need for rapid strength buildup, American leadership, and costly but safer peacetime deterrence to avert global upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York
Sigrid Arne
AP Washington
Sigrid
Britain
England
America
Uncle Sam
Bri
Germany
United States
USA
Repairing Interior Plumbing of 20 000 People by Old Surgeon
Dr. John Frederic Erdmann, an 85 year old surgeon, has repaired the interior plumbing of more than 20 000 people in six decades. He recalls saving a girl during a home operation, assisted President Grover Cleveland in 1893, and praises antiseptic progress and future lung and heart surgeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
John Frederic Erdmann
Mr. and Mrs. America
Erdmann
Dr. Erdmann
Cleveland
Chillacothe
Nipgen
John Nipgen
Grant
More Insurance Licensed Than In State History
Alabama licenses a record 22 500 insurance agents representing 555 fire life and casualty firms. State Insurance Superintendent Leslie Gwaltney says Alabama is among the top insurance states below the Mason Dixon line and has the highest per capita company count versus other Southern states. He notes Missouri with triple the population has 700 qualified firms and Georgia slightly under 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
State Insurance Bureau
Leslie Gwaltney
Mason-Dixon Line
Gwaltney
Missouri
Georgia
Acheson Seeks By Pass of Taft-Hartley Hearings
Acheson urges rejecting further hearings on Taft-Hartley repeal. He cites opposition from Senator Taft and Republicans and calls for immediate action and a vote. Pepper says issues have been threshed out and no more hearings are needed. Date set for Tuesday on his plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft-A-Ohio
Pepper
Taft
Rail line clears water resumes regular Mobile schedules
Coast of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern railroad is dry for the first time since Sunday. Mobile officials report trains back on schedule today with routes between Mobile and Reform via Boligee and Frisco. Tombigbee rising in low areas but not threatening towns. lock one at Jackson reads 37.2 feet, about six feet above flood stage, city on high ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama, Tennessee, & Northern Railroad
Mobile
Reform
Ala
Boligee
Frisco
Lock
Jackson
Storms Leave Nation Gripped By Winter Crisis
More than 100 people died from January storms across the U S with blizzards droughts and ice damage. Agricultural losses top tens of millions including $43.4 million in California citrus and $2 million in Arizona. Tornadoes in Arkansas Louisiana and Kansas killed 56 and widespread snowbound towns faced isolation as the Army and Red Cross aided rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
California
Arizona
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Elen
Louisiana
Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Dakotas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Army
Red Cross
Three Air Force Men Missing After C‑82 Crashes Near Bragg
Three Air Force crewmen are missing after a C-82 Flying Boxcar crash landed near Fort Bragg North Carolina. Paratroopers jumped to safety before impact. pilot and co-pilot escaped through an hatch. The wreck occurred in a wooded Over Hills area of Harnett County with smoke visible from the crash site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
N. C
Air Force
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
Reservation
Preston Sparrow
Overhills
Harnett County
Four Persons Hospitalized After Two Decatur Area Crashes
Four people were hospitalized in Decatur General today after two traffic accidents on the Moulton highway near Montgomery's Store. The Key family Louie, his wife, and five month old Marion were hurt when their half ton truck collided with W. D. Landers ton truck. Landers suffered minor back injuries. William C. Sparks of Cullman was also rushed to Decatur General, with the other occupant reportedly uninjured. Police said heavy damage occurred to the Key vehicle and the other had minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Louie Key
Hartselle
Marion Key
William C. Sparks
Cullman
Keys
W. D. Landers
Decatur
Landers
Brown
Self
Jacobs
Moulton
Highway Patrol
Montgomery
Brown's
Cullman 3
Decaur General Hospital
Rural Church Sunday Aims to Boost Rural North Alabama Offerings
North Alabama Conference pastors to preach on rural church importance and raise funds to support over 100 rural preachers. The annual rural offering has grown to 23 000 dollars and aims for 25 000 this year across the conference. Rev. G M Davenport leads the effort citing urban migration draining rural clergy and stressing city church futures depend on rural support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Town and Country Life Commission of
G. M. Davenport
Town and Country Life Commission
Estate Accord Ends Probate Suit in Beaumont
An agreement resolves a $1,000,000 estate dispute with three residents from Phenix City Alabama and Columbus Georgia sharing in Trust arrangements. The First National Bank remains sole executor and trustee. Eva Dujay renounces co-trustee role. Major beneficiaries include Laura Lee Linguley McDonald, Robert E. Lee Myers, Corrie Huguley Miller, and Fannie Kate Huguley Randall. Dujay receives 100 shares of common stock and life income from 214 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Phenix City
Ala
Columbus
Katherine Mapes
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
First National Bank
Eva Dujay
The
Enterprise Company
Mapes
Laura Lee Linguley McDonald
Robert E. Lee Myers
Corrie C. Huguley Miller
Fannie Kate Huguley Randall
Dujay
Life
North Alabama Hunters Get Share of Wheeler Ducks
Refuge clerk P M Johnson reports that since 1941 ducks banded on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge have yielded 156 returns. Birds came from 19 states and four Canadian provinces, with some from Pickwick and Guntersville reservoirs, indicating North Alabama hunters are taking a larger share of Wheeler ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
P. M. Johnson
North Alabama
Lake States
Mississippi River
Alabama
States
Pickwick
Guntersville
Birmingham
Sanderson Rites To Be Held Here Saturday
Funeral services for William B. Sanderson 50 will be held Saturday at 2 P M at Mutual Service chapel Grant Street conducted by Rev Otis Kirby Burial will be in city cemetery Mutual Service directing. He died Thursday at 4 45 P M at his residence 214 W Church He had returned to Decatur from Little Rock Ark when ill and was employed with the Missouri Pacific railroad in Little Rock and with the L and N shop locally Surviving are his father E L Sanderson two brothers E R of Decatur and H D Sanderson of Nashville Tenn two sisters Mrs Ben Simpson and Mrs Guy Strickland both of Decatur Pallbearers will be Frank Minor Harry Porter Leon Latham Bill NeSmith Loyd Eubanks Clyde Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Sanderson
Mutual- Service
Grant Street
Otis Kirby
City Cemetery
Mutual-Service
Mr. Sanderson
W. Church
Decatur
Little Rock
Ark
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
L and N
E. L. Sanderson
E. R
H. D. Sanderson
Nashville, Tenn
Ben Simpson
Guy Strickland
Frank Minor
Harry Porter
Leon Latham
Bill NeSmith
Loyd Eubanks
Clyde Green
Gable Wants Another Trip After Work Break
Clark Gable plans a four month Europe vacation after finishing Any Number Can Play. He dislikes daily routines and jokes about renting himself out. Joan Caulfield searches for a home while pursuing film work. Bing Crosby stays near home until Broadway Bill begins in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Clark
Europe
Joan Caulfield
Bing Crosby
Carrie
Bette Davis
Jim Davis
Bette
Jim
Scott Brady
Wyoming
Eagle Lion
Donald O'Connor
William Powell
Bill
River City Freight Rankings by Tennessee Valley Area
TVA reports Knoxville leads in freight volume with petroleum products and grain, steel, and canvas goods also received. Shef field ranks next with coal and phosphated fertilizers and petroleum, while Chattanooga is third with petroleum traffic, Guntersville fourth with diversified freight including automobiles, steel, and grain. Decatur follows with grain and petroleum and locally built ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tennessee
Sheffield
Alabama
Chattanooga
Guntersville
Decatur
Iems
VFW Auxiliary Leader to Visit Birmingham Group
Members of VFW Auxiliary Post 4190 invited to meet national president Helen Murphy in Birmingham. Murphy visits Alabama on an official tour and will stay at the Hotel Tutwiler. State president Rose Robinson urged strong Decatur representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Post 4190
Birmingham
Helen Murphy
Alabama Department
Tutwiler
Rose Robinson
State Department
Decatur
Bira
General Moore Declines Inauguration Trip
Selma veteran Gen. J. W. Moore 97 and national commander of the Confederate Veterans will not attend President Truman's inauguration. He had tentatively agreed to participate but canceled the Washington trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
J. W. Moore
Confederate Veterans
Truman
Moore
Washington
Fifteen Educators Named for Alabama Education Post
Montgomery Jan 14 Fifteen educators including two college presidents have been nominated for president of the Alabama Education Association. Ballots go to members in the first mail election with Feb 1 deadline. a runoff is set for March 19. Names include Dr Joan T Caldwell Alabama College Montevallo and Raymond D Hurlbert Birmingham who currently heads the AEA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Education Association
Alabama School Journal
AEA
H. G. Greer
Monroeville
School Journal
Joan T. Caldwell
Alabama College At
Montevallo
Houston Cole
Jacksonville Teachers College
R L. Booker
Mobile
Clyde C. Cargie
Fayette
James Chmietzberg
Holtville
F. T. Dobbs
Gadsden
Patterson Hicks
Clanton
Mrs. Hocking
Decatur
E. D Hudgens
J. M. Laird
Ree Moore
Cullman
Thanks Train Leaves Havre for United States Gifts
A 49 car train of French gifts labeled Merci America left Havre aboard the Magellan for the USA. The cargo ship, bound for New York, will deliver one car per state and one for the District of Columbia, with arrivals set for January 30 and distribution to Washington and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Harve
France
District of Columbia
New York
Washington
Rev Echols to Deliver Guest Sermon in Decatur Sunday
Rev J T Echols of Huntsville will preach at 5 pm Sunday at First Presbyterian Church Decatur. He has pastored Bryson Memorial Church in Huntsville and leaves February 1 to lead Leakesville Presbyterian Church in Mississippi. Decatur friends welcome him before his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ‘T. Echols
Huntsville
First Presbyterian Church
Margaret Truman Declines Rutgers Junior Prom Invite
Rutgers freshman William W. Shuit of Suffield Conn asked Margaret Truman to be his guest at the Feb 18 junior prom in New Brunswick New Jersey. Truman declined saying she has prior plans and would like to visit the university but cannot attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers Universey
Margaret Truman
William _W. Shuth
Ruters
Shuil
Miss Truman
Death of Gurley at Los Angeles
Word received here reports the death of Elymas Gurley at his Los Angeles home after a period of illness. A former Morgan County resident, he is survived by his wife, a son Cedric A. Gurley, Mobile Ava and three sisters Mrs. M M Kitchens Mrs G D Sims and Mrs Alex Collier of Decatur. Burial will be in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elymas Gurley
Los Angeles
California
Gurley
Morgan County
Cedric A. Gurley
Mobile
Ava
M.M. Kitchens
G. D. Sims
Alex Collier
Decatur
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