Senator opposes large tax increases in Truman budget cut
Washington Jan 16 Senator George D Ga said a 3 billion cut is needed to trim President Truman's 42.439 billion budget. He warned Congress to avoid special interest demands and avoid tax hikes while pursuing economy. Senate foes plan open hearings on spending.
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Washington
Truman
George
D-Ga
Georgia
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
Ator Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Lucas
House
Senate Appropriations
Convicted Man Slayer Ends Own Life in Florida
In Fort Myers Florida on January 16 real estate man IR Randell 66 killed Theodore Samms a Black man then shot his wife Evelyn Ray and himself with a 12 gauge shotgun Randell had been free on 10000 bond awaiting Florida Supreme Court action in a manslaughter case News says state attorney called it murder and death by own action no inquest needed Randell previously faced murder charges in Georgia and had predicted not living long before the killings
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Fort Myers
Fla
Flanders Thompson
IR. W. Randell
Randell
Leety
Florida Supreme
Theodore Samms
Samms
Randel
Ilijay
Evelyn Ray
Ellijay
Thompson
W. M. Smiley
Garbo Returns to Screen in Lover and Friend
Greta Garbo to come out of retirement to star in Lover And Friend filmed in England and France. Eagle-Lion Studio confirms production based on Honore de Balzac Duchess De Langais with filming set to begin in April.
Market update from Decatur and New York cotton futures
North Georgia live poultry market remains steady with adequate supplies and good demand. Farm prices include broilers, fryers, and hens with various values, while New York cotton futures slid as traders profited from hedging and anticipated CCC price announcements for 1948 crops.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tenn January cattle range 20.00 to 24.60 for steers and heifers with cows at 12.00 to 16.50 and bulls 18.00 to 19.00. Calves include vealers 27.00 to 32.00 and feeder calves 19.00 to 26.00 with culls lower. Hogs 1200 head with barrows and gilts 25 to 50 higher, weights 140 to 320 pounds 14.50 to 16.00, sows 12.00 to 13.50. Sheep scarce. lambs last week top 22.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Officer Victim of Bold Snatch in Gatlinburg
Knoxville detective chief C. B. Wells says two men abducted him in his car Saturday night, bound him, and dumped him into the Little Pigeon River near Gatlinburg. He swam to shore, walked miles to a house, was taken to a clinic, and is home recovering with a $500 reward offered. Wells links the attack to a 1930 slaying case he helped expose.
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Knoxville
Tenn
C. B. Wells
Pigeron
Gatlinburg
Wells
Charles Lamon
Sevierville
Charles Perry
Josie Law
Perry
Miss Law
Missing Model Sent Back to Dallas
SYLACAUGA Alabama January 16 A missing Dallas Texas model Marie Basham sixteen has been found in Sylacauga and is on her way home Police Chief W D Ashcraft traced her to Dallas using a metal disk found on her She had been living with a local couple for two weeks and said she had worked in Miami and New York but could not keep a job because of her age She left Dallas after a quarrel and refused to reveal her identity in Sylacauga
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylacauga
Ala
Dallas
Tex
Marie Basham
Joe W. Basham
W. D. Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Miami
New York
Collision Causes Medium Damage at Bank and Church
City police report medium damage to both vehicles after a Sunday night collision at the Bank and Church Street intersection. The 10:13 PM crash involved a 1948 Ford driven by Roy D. Free and a 1946 Ford station wagon driven by Marshall Paul Forrester of Naval Air Station Memphis Tennessee. Investigating officers were Capt. Joe Weatherly Charles Smith and Horace Standridge.
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Bank and
Church Street
Ford
Roy D. Free
One
Marshall Paul Forrester
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Tenn
Joe Weatherly
Charles Smith
Horace Standridge
Crime Series Investigated In Hartselle Night of Violent Incidents
Police investigated a sequence of late night crimes in Hartselle including an attempted home entry at the Ray Williams residence near Bethel church, a rear assault on Lonny Roberson near Priceville, and a street holdup of a man identified as Wallace. Victims reported minor injuries and losses of cash and a cigaret lighter. Police, highway patrol and state investigators, aided by ambulances, searched for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hartselle
Hartselle
Lizzie Willattis
Ray Williams
Bethel Church
L. G. Martin
Lonny Roberson
Martin
Roberson
Priceville
Hem
Dick Ransom
Peck
Lavender
Artin
Wallace
T. M. McCutcheon
L. P. Darnell
Three Morgan County Cases Not Pressed at Winter Court
Morgan county court ended the morning session with three of six docketed cases not pressed. One case remained open for trial, while a second was continued to Wednesday and a third continued generally. Dismissed for lack of evidence were Sneady Cannon Quinn and Hub bard Pointer and related cases against David and Elliott Stinson. Henry Swoope's second degree manslaughter case stayed open at noon. Judge Long set court to convene at 8 30 A M Tuesday.
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W.H. Long
Morgan County Court
Sneady Cannon
William Quinn
Justice of the Peace Court
Hubbard
Hub) Pointer
Six Students Hurt As Bus Crashes Through Bridge Into Stream
A school bus carrying 22 Cle burne county students plunged into the Tallapoosa river after breaking through a wooden bridge in Heflin Alabama. Six pupils were slightly injured and treated at the Heflin clinic.
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Heflin
Ala
Tallapoosa
Cleburne County
Louise Thompson
Dorothy Ann Moore
Bill Campbel
Cleburne
Paasikivi in Finland's tight presidential race
Finland votes for 300 electors to pick a president Feb 15 with Juho K. Paasikivi expected to win a narrow margin amid a social democrats split and Moscow backed opposition.
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Finland
Juho K. Paasikivi
Russia
Paasikivi
Social Democrats
Moscow
Farouk
Egypt
Mustafa el Nahas Pasha
Democrats and Republicans Clash Over Formosa Policy
In Washington on January 16 Democrats and Republicans traded barbs over the Formosa and China policy. Senator Lucas accused GOP members of hashing foreign policy while Brewstercountered that Democrats had already distorted policy. The debate followed the withdrawal of U.S. consular staff from Peiping after a Communist incursion, with Republicans promising further attacks on the Truman administration’s approach before November elections.
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Washington
Senate
Formosa
China
Lucas
Illinois
GOP
Truman
U. S
Peiping
Brewster
Maine
Europe
Asia
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense
Johnson
Omar Bradley
Connally
D-Tex
Johnson and Bradley
Marriage Path Cleared For Rossellini Bergman Union
In Turin a court ruled an Austrian annulment of Roberto Rossellini's former wife Marcella De Marchis valid in Italy paving the way for Rossellini to wed Ingrid Bergman who plans divorce from Dr Peter Lindstrom. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Turin
Italy
Roberto Rossellini
Marcella de Marchis
Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Hollywood
Virginia Senator Says His Home Closer To Capitals
Virginia State Senator Lloyd M. Robinette of Jonesville argues his residence is nearer to the capitals of eight other states than to Richmond Virginia. The remark reflects debate over legislative districts and regional loyalties in the Southwest region.
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Richmond
Virginia
Lloyd M. Robinette
Jonesville
Panama City Diamonds in Search for Opponent 1950
The Panama City Baseball Association seeks a 1950 season opponent after losing a bid to join the Alabama State League. Ash officials chose Headland Alabama to fill the vacancy at Troy. The club had begun preliminary work on a Panama City berth and will continue seeking a Class D league vacancy in West Florida Alabama or Georgia.
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Panama City
Fla
Ash
Headland
Alabama
Troy
ASL
West
Florida
Georgia
Byrnes enters South Carolina governor race at 70
Former wartime official James F Byrnes announces candidacy for South Carolina governor at his Spartanburg home. He criticizes federal spendings but says opponents include Republicans as well. Byrnes, 70, vows not to seek President or Vice President and cites past roles from secretary of state to senator.
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Spartanburg
S. C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Truman
Washington
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Hiss Defense Concludes Case In Second Perjury Trial
In New York the defense for Alger Hiss announced the conclusion of its evidence after 54 witnesses. The trial, before Judge Henry W. Goddard, began November 17 with a jury of eight women and four men. today marked the 36th court day. Prosecutors said rebuttal testimony would follow. A defense psychologist revised his view on Whitaker Chambers remarks as discussed during cross examination, noting the statement did not prove anything about Chambers’ mental state.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Claude B. Cross
Hiss
Henry W. Goddard
Whittaker Chambers
Josef Stalin
Chambers
Henry A. Murray
Harvard University
Stalin
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Murray
Campus hunt for Marian Baker slaying at Franklin and Marshall
Lancaster Pa January 16 police focus on Franklin and Marshall College campus to find the killer of 21 year old Marian Louise Baker a college secretary whose body was found on a farm near Lancaster Sunday Police believe the slayer knew the area and is likely someone she knew while F M President Theodore A Distler and college officials cooperate fully in the investigation
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Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
Marian Louise Baker
Max Hannum
Distler
Hannaum
Marion
State measures mark regional capitals near Richmond
By his measures the state identifies closer capitals to the listed states than to Richmond. The comparison includes Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Indiana North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and West Virginia as reference points for regional alignment.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
West Virginia
Richmond
Refuse. Decline in Wheeler Refuge hunting arrests reported
Arrests for illegal hunting at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge declined in 1949 with 12 convictions and 321.75 dollars in fines and costs, while violations rose in November and December. Refuge staff vow continuous patrols to curb trespass and violations on both sanctuary and private lands.
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Treasury
Refuge Personal
Use of Knife Is Said to Negro
Bud Hewlett, 29, a Negro, was arrested in Hartselle by Morgan county deputies on a warrant charging assault with intent to murder. The warrant, sworn before Justice H. Compton, accuses Hewlett of cutting James Orr on the neck with a knife. Bond set at 1000 dollars. hearing before Judge Compton at 10 A M January 28. Officers Chief Deputy W H Kirkpatrick and Deputy Garland Nuby made the arrest. Also jailed was Loyd Hamilton, 24, a Cullman saw mill worker, on a warrant for forgery. He allegedly signed his agent L H Jarrett’s name to a $25 check and cashed it in Decatur. Hamilton was brought to Morgan jail, then to Decatur Sunday night by Kirkpatrick and Nuby after being arrested in Cullman Saturday night.
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Bud Hewlett
Hartselle
Morgan Sheriff's Deputies
Justice of the Peace
H. Compton
Hewlet
James Orr
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Garland Nuby
Loyd Hamilton
Cullman
Morgan
G. W. Norwood
Hamilton
Agnte
L. H. Jarrett
Decatur
Heldman
Kirkpatrick
Nuby
Local visitors and cold TVA weather report
Several residents and visitors are listed for Decatur and area including Paul Sivley Hartselle 3 Danville 2 and Mrs J O T Warren 1625 Seventh Street East. The TVA reports a 24 hour rainfall of 1 6 inches and temperatures from 46 F at 8 AM to 73 F at 2 PM with noon at 43 F.
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J.o't. Warren
Seventh Street East
Hamil Clinic Hospital
TVA
Guilty Pleas Planned by Two Men in Illegal Liquor Case
Emmett O Neal Waddell and Tommie Steele, both facing charges of transporting illegal liquor, plan to plead guilty before Circuit Judge Newton B Powell on January 26 at 1 30 P M. Waddell arrested November 14 and Steele January 3 by Sheriff C B Humphrey. A motion for a new trial in I P Terry vs John H Nelms was overruled by Judge Powell. Terry sought the new trial after Nelms won a $5 000 damages suit. Attorneys listed for Terry are S A Lynne and D A Patton. John Caddell for Nelms.
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Emmett O'Neal Waddell
Tommie Steele
Newton B. Powell
Waddell
Steele
C. B. Humphrey
Terry
John H. Nelms
Powell
Nelms
S. A. Lynne
D. A. Patton
John Caddell
Miners Stay Out Amid Pickets Across States
Miners in Pennsylvania and neighboring states refused to return to work with roving pickets threatening retribution. U S Steel closed all Pennsylvania mines employing about 11 000 and Kentucky operations were halted as well. Some mines in Ohio and West Virginia began to reopen, but a core of resistance remained in Greene and Fayette counties. Leaders urged a showdown while many workers lamented the long pause since June and pressed for a five day or earlier contract.
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Nsylvania
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Company
Library
Weirton Steel Company
Washington County
United Mine Workers
Greene
Fayette
Ohio
Adolph Pacifico
UMW
Paul Terreta
Isabella
Weirton Steel
Lewis
Western Pennsylvania
Illinois
Lewie
Cullman County Police Log Details Arrests and Investigations
Police logs report 53 arrests including 18 public drunks and nine prohibition violators. Five held for public drunkenness and one for driving while intoxicated in Cullman County. An investigation into a cracked Coal Springs high school safe was ongoing as officers awaited late reports.
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Felton Dutton
Cullman County
Shelley Hyatts Cullman
Morgan County
Morgan
Hyatt
R. B. Moyer
Coal Springs High School
Hancock
Cullman
Notre Dame Student Receives Coconut Fund Scholarship
Michael Udo Akpan, a 24 year old from West Africa, will enroll at the University of Notre Dame aided by a coconut fund scholarship donated by his Nigerian clan council from a month’s coconut crop. He plans to return home to teach after his studies and help his people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Michael Udo Akpan
University of Notre Dame
Nigeria
Johnson Rites to Be Announced Later
Funeral rites for Mrs Ha Johnson of Somerville will be announced by Peck's of Hartselle. Mrs Johnson died recently in Bessemer. Her body will arrive in Hartselle this afternoon.
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Ha John
Somerville
Peck’s
Hartselle
Johnson
Bessemer
Eleanor Roosevelt urges caution on recognizing China
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt told a news conference that the United States should not rush to recognize communist China. She advised waiting to see how China's neighbors in Asia respond to the new government.
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Eleanor
Los Angeles
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
China
Asia
Kansas Couples Die in Flaming Alabama Plane Crash
Four Kansans from Chanute died when their four seat private plane crashed into a foggy Alabama mountainside near Birmingham while en route to Florida. Victims were E. L. Collins and wife, Bedford Miley and wife, all pilots, plus Miley’s son and Collins’s two children survived.
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Leeds
Ala
Kansas
Alabama
Florida
Birmingham
E. L. Collins
Bedford Miley
Chanute
Kaw
Palm Beach
Fla
Elmer Falkner
Sterret
Collins
Miley
Springfield
Memphis
Columbus
Chanute Schools
Board of Education
Chest Board to Meet Tuesday
The Community Chest Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 3 P M in the Lyons Hotel dining room. Miss Nina Woods secretary announced today. Various agencies will present their reports on use of Community Chest funds the meeting. Three new directors will be elected to replace Mrs E M Chenault John Troxler and Anssie Wyle. Retiring after three years service the board of directors consists of nine members who serve three years each and two ex officio members with one year terms. Nomination for board members will be made from the floor. Retiring ex officio members are Jimmy Bloodworth and Rutledge Thomas. Filling their seats will be president Ben Britnell and Drive Chairman LeRoy McEntire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest Association
Lyons
Nina Woods
Community Chest
E. M. Chenault
John Troxler
Anssie Wyle
Drive
Jimmy Bloodworth
Rutledge Thomas
Ben Britnell
LeRoy McEntire
Rubber stockpile plan eyeing standby synthetic plants
President Truman noted nearly one million tons per year capacity for synthetic rubber could be kept on standby to meet emergencies. No plant list exists for standby status, while Stellman reports synthetic capacity at 940000 tons annually and total rubber consumption last year at 982806 tons. The 1948 rubber program runs through June under current law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Stellman
Gift to first 25 ladies for appointments
A terse clinical note promises valuable gifts to the first 25 women who phone for appointments and allows the speaker to explain how to earn them in person.
Apartment Ad Two Rooms Private Entrance
Unfurnished apartment with two rooms and private entrance available at 1704 5th Ave South. Utilities discussing electric stove wired setup lights or water furnished option.
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5Th Ave
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Tsiang
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Refuge
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Irlimale
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Decatur Monay
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Decatur 2
Decatur General Hospital
Davidi Wade
Pulaski, Tennessee
W. P. Baugh
Gilbert White
Mooresville
L. C. Sharp
Somerville 1
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Trinity
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Notre Dame
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