National Democratic Leaders Eye South State Meetings
National Democratic leaders study a plan to hold state meetings in the South emphasizing harmony and avoiding civil rights debates. The Raleigh conference endorsed a pattern of regional huddles with talks from Brannan Snyder Webb Pace and a Barkley dinner, while governors Folsom McMath Scott attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Raleiga
N. C
Truman
Dixie
Agriculture Brannan
Arkansas
Sidney J. McMath
McMath
Folsom
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Raleigh
Jonathan Daniels
Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Er Party
Health plan pitched to cover 80 percent voluntarily
Acheson proposes a voluntary health insurance plan aimed at 80 percent of Americans to preempt objections to Truman’s compulsory plan. The idea faces a quick, likely pigeonhole in the Senate as committee leaders stay busy with other measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
D-Wye
Truman
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Labor Committee
House
Maybank
D-Sc
Lucas
Dsll
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Electoral College
Lodge
D-Mass
Weather spread across regions with mixed precipitation
Rain swept New England and the Southwest toward Northern Louisiana. Sleet and freezing rain hit a small area of the lower Ohio and central Mississippi valley. Snow fell in Colorado and Nevada and Oregon with scattered flurries in the Great Lakes region.
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New England States
Louisiana
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
Oregon
Great Lakes
Decatur Markets and Cotton Beat Mix of Prices and Moves
Market notes from Decatur show farm rates for middling at 31.00 per ton 40.00 for oilers 20 delivered hens heavy 2K hatching eggs 80c per dot corn ear white 1.25 ear yellow 1.20 wheat 2.10 oats 0.75 milk grade A delivered 5.50 per hundred. New York cotton futures steady near terms with March and later months in focus as first notice day nears February 23 and government policy awaits.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Market Reports Slower Cattle Steady
In Nashville Tennessee on January 30 cattle trade was moderately active and steady with cows strong. Steers and heifers mostly 20.00 to 24.50, some 25.00 to 26.00 and a few 27.00. cutters and common 16.00 to 19.00. cows 12.00 to 15.00 for canners and cutters, beef cows 15.25 to 17.00, bulls 18.00 to 19.00 under 1,200 lbs. Calves 125, vealers 29.00 to 33.00, common 20.00 to 28.00. Hogs 1,200 head with weights 180 to 240 mostly 17.00 to 17.25, some 180 to 220 at 17.50, 250 to 300 at 15.50 to 16.00, 300 plus at 14.50 to 15.00, 140 to 170 at 15.00 to 15.25. sows 12.50 to 13.50. Sheep 50 head not sold early, undertone steady, lambs last week 22.00. Atlanta market notes firm live poultry prices 23 to 29 cents, mostly 23 to 24, some above 25 cents paid by dressing plants.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Mrs Dement Called Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Cynthia H. Dement 69 will be Tuesday at 2 P M at Southside Baptist Church with Rev W J Johnson officiating Interment in city cemetery Brown directing The cortege departs home at 145 P M She is survived by two daughters Capt Anne Dement Aleutian Islands and Mrs James West Decatur three sons Joe and Bruce Dement Columbus Ga and Garnett Dement Decatur two sisters Mrs Hughie Leeman Oak Ridge Tenn and Mrs Nannie Henderson Boaz Ala and five grandchildren Pallbearers J C Howell Milton Clendenon A L Burns Edwin Bean Burl Oliver and Earl Bennnefield
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Cynthia H. Dement
W. J. Johnson
Southside “Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Dement
Fifteenth Avenue East
Anne Dement
Aleutian Islands
James West
Decatur
Joe
Bruce Dement
Columbus
Garnett Dement
Hughie Leeman
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Nannie Henderson
Boaz
Ala
J. C. Howell
Milton Clendenon
A. L. Burns
Edwin Bean
Burl Oliver
Earl Bennefield
McEntire Seeks Morgan County Political Role
McEntire, a Decatur lawyer and veteran, seeks election to serve Morgan County. He is active in civic groups including the American Legion and VFW, leads church Bible classes, and has held volunteer roles with the Community Chest and Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Burma
India
McEntire
University of Alabama Law School
Farrah Order of Jurisprudence
Decatur
Ben. L. Britnell
Decatur Lions Club
Morgan County Bar Association
Morgan County
American Legion
V.F.W
First Methodist Church
Power line network details from 1949 report
The U S Bureau of Reclamation reported 3600 miles of power lines in operation in 1949 and 3000 miles under construction reflecting expanding electrical infrastructure.
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U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Tea Bureau Estimates Home Tea Consumption Share
The Tea Bureau Inc estimates that four out of every five cups of tea consumed in the United States are drunk at home.
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The
Tea Bureau Inc
U. S
National BPW leader to speak at Decatur dinner
Miss Beatrice Patterson of New York director of field service for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women s clubs will address Decatur Huntsville and Athens clubs Thursday at 7 PM. She will spend 12 days in Alabama assisting clubs and meet officers to discuss BPW work and future planning.
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Beatrice Patterson
New York
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Decatur Country Club
Patterson
Decatur
Huntsville
Athens
Miss Patterson
Alabama
North Alabama
Methodist Pink Fringe Sparks Debate on Founding Struggles
Dr Guthrie warned that pink fringe elements were present in the society’s founding and its fight for the American establishment. He noted nearly nine million in Methodism, with the Federation for Social Action involved.
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Guthrie
Federation For Social Action Con
Move Denounced In Charleston Church Denounces Bishops
A men’s Bible class at John Wesley Methodist church in Charleston unanimously denounced Methodist bishops for backing racial segregation. The 30 members adopted a resolution saying the bishops did not reflect the wishes of a large segment of Methodist laymen. They criticized the bishops’ leadership in the Federal Council of Churches for Christ in America, which has called segregation unnecessary and undesirable.
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Charleston
S. C
Methodist Bishops
John Wesley Methodist Church
Federal Council of Churches For Christ In America
Clergyman Voices Independence From Methodist Publications
Reverend Nabors comments on Methodist publications say he will think for himself and accept what is sound while discarding what is unsound. He asserts others have the same right to form their own opinions.
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Nabors
Methodist Press
Search for missing plane escalates with Arctic night alarm
The missing aircraft, dubbed Operation Mike, carries 34 servicemen, an expectant mother and her child, and eight crew. A forest ranger reported a large plane overhead with an earth shaking thud and smoke, described as the most probable clue by Air Commodore Martin Costello. Parachute crews stood by for immediate takeoff awaiting ground confirmation.
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Mike
Kyle E. McMichael
San Antonio
Texas
Martin Costello
Royal Canadian Air Offce
Harmony Two For Board Lee Kitchens and W Monroe Rodgers
Harmony County voters consider Lee Kitchens and W Monroe Rodgers for District One commissioner on the Morgan board of revenue and control. Committeemen elected to fill county committee vacancies include James W Lindsey Danville Henry Williams Somerville Florette and Bud Hamilton Eva Lawrence Cove. County offices open for election include county solicitor superintendent of education board of revenue from districts one and two chairman of revenue and control two members of the county board of education sheriff and all members of the county democratic committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Kitchens
W. Monroe Rodgers
Morgan Board of Revenue and Control
James W. Lindsey
Danville
Henry Williams
Somerville
Florette
Bud’ Hamilton
Eva
Lawrence Cove
Rutledge Thomas
T. C. Almon
Board of Revenue Commissioners
Board of Revenue and Control
County Board of Education
County Democratic Committee
Senate Eyes Revival After Narrow Vote On Rights Bill
The text notes a one vote margin in passage and hints at revival of the bill. It praises the senate for a stronger four week record in 1950, including repealing federal oleomargarine taxes and sending an equal rights constitutional amendment to the states. It mentions a senate debate on a presidential election method and credits John Walker with inventing the friction match in 1827.
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Senate
House
TVA Master Valve Control Lowers Cairo Flood Crest
U S Army engineers and TVA report joint action lowering the Cairo Mississippi crest to 55.3 feet from 58 potential, by coordinating flood storage in the Ohio and Mississippi basins and reducing Kentucky Dam releases to pass excess waters. Evacuations occurred. overall damages were mitigated though high water remains along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
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TVA
Cairo
U. S. Army Engineers
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee, Cumberland
Ohio River
Kentucky
Mississippi River
Illinois
Birds Point
New Madrid
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Se-Cal
Jadwin
Army
Catxo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Thennessee
Tennessee
Kentucky Dam
Potash Short Farmers Told Shortage Will Hit Crops
A spokesman for three potash firms says fertilizer shortages may reduce this year's crops. Ru fus Poole of United States Potash, Potash Company of America, and International Minerals and Chemical Corp warns South and Midwest farmers, citrus, sugar, tobacco, cotton, and small grains will suffer most. He notes fertilizer use underpins up to 25 percent of production and compares the shortage to major labor and industry disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
N. M
South
middle-West
Rufus Poole
United States Potash Company
Potash Company of America
International Minerals and Chemical Corp
Poole
National Labor Relations Board
Service Set Tuesday For Puckett Infant
Funeral services for David Gunn Puckett Junior five days old will be Tuesday at 3 PM at Hartselle Methodist Church conducted by Rev J C Draper and Rev Billy Stephenson. Interment in Hartselle Cemetery Peck directing. The infant died Saturday in a Washington hospital and body arrives tonight in Decatur. Surviving are the parents G W Puckett and Mrs Puckett and grandparents Mr and Mrs Silas Black Birmingham and Mr and Mrs G W Puckett Hartselle. Mrs Puckett was Martha Black of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Gunn Puckett
David Puckett
Hartselle Methodist Church
J. C. Draper
Billy Stephenson
Hartselle Cemetery
Peck
Washington Hospital
Decatur
Peck’s Chapel
G. W. Puckett
Hartselle
Silas Black
Birmingham
Puckett
Martha Black
Flood control dams regulate river flow and power
The report notes that discharge from corps reservoirs was largely shut off to regulate flood waters. It cites Dale Hollow Dam Tennessee as operating minimally to generate power while aiming for a flood management effect.
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Corps of Engineers
Dale Hollow
Tennessee
Arrest Totals Across Four Counties Reach 55
Valley officers report 55 arrests across four counties this weekend. Public drunkenness led with 22 offenders, plus nine for disorderly conduct. Other counts include violations of prohibition, traffic and reckless driving, burglary, assault with intent to murder, and several minor charges. Two teens held in Morgan jail for burglary. juvenile court to hear case.
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Valley
Decatur
Recorder’s Court
Bibb Humphrey
Morgan
Cullman County
Millard Hogland
Hogland
Shelley Hyatt
Sai Cullman
Pierce
Athens
J. D. Hargrove
Limestone
Leslie Nelson
Lawrence County
Fred Riley
Moulton
Miners across states idle as UMW walkout deepens
About 16 000 Illinois UMW miners missed work in early January and returned January 9 on Hugh White's orders. In Western Pennsylvania almost all 50 000 diggers stayed home, with a few Central Pennsylvania pits operating lightly. West Virginia soft coal miners also stayed away from midnight shifts, signaling broad labor action amid stalled negotiations. President Truman considered intervention options, including an independent board or Taft-Hartley emergency powers, as negotiators resumed talks in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
UMW
Hugh White
Pennsylvania
United Mine
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Companies
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Uaion
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Truman
Iro
Mr. Truman
White House
Richmond B. Keech
Robert Denham
National Labor Re
Baby names and hospital admissions noted in Decatur area
Baby Robert Therman Smith, son of Mr and Mrs J T Smith Moulton, admitted to Decatur General hospital yesterday. Paul Jones of 205 East Church Street discharged from Hamil Clinic hospital Sunday. Mrs Viola Sheets of Danville road admitted to Decatur General hospital Saturday night. Baby Princess Faye McMunn daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew McMunn Decatur 3 admitted by Decatur General hospital Sunday.
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Robert Therman Smith
J. T. Smith
Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
Paul Jones
East Church Street
Hamil Clinic
Viola ‘Sheets
Danville Road
Faye McMunn
Matthew McMunn
Decatur 3
Sunny
Espionage Trial Resumes Amid Lawyer Defendant Clash
The Coplon Gubitchev espionage case in federal court resumes after a weekend clash between Judith Coplon and her lawyer Archibald Palmer. Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev, a Russian engineer, are charged with conspiring to obtain U.S. defense secrets for the Soviet Union.
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New York
Coplon-Gubitcher
Judith Coplon
Miss Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Palmer
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Department of Justice
Gubitchev
U. S
Soviet Union
Physician Plans To Seek Divorce
Ingrid Bergmans husband Dr. Peter Lindstrom will not contest her Mexican divorce action and may file for divorce in California. Bergman intends to wed Italian director Roberto Rossellini after her Mexico suit, while Lindstrom and his attorney dispute settlement terms and timing.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
California
John Vernon
Lindstrom
Mexico
Vernon
Juarez
Mex
Miss Bergman
William A. Cocke
United States
Roberto Rosselini
Mediterranean
Stromboli
Dr. Lindstrom
Woman enters race for Alabama legislature in Clay county
Mrs. Mildred G. Mitchell of Lineville becomes the first woman to file for next year's Alabama house seat from Clay county, joining 18 total contenders. Several incumbents and additional candidates across Senate and House districts also filed papers with the Secretary of State, including John L. Whatley and G. C. Walker among others.
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Montgomery
Mildred G. Mitchell
Lineville
Mitchell
Clay County
E. E. Nelson
Tom Blake Howle
Oxford
Calhoun County
House
W. W. Garrett
Monroe
H. A. Taylor
Hale
S. Reece White
Covington
Edward B. Miller
Etowah
G. Kyser Leonard
Talladega
Senate
John L. Whatley
Opelika
Lee
Russell Counties
Charlie Evans
Midland City
George L. Beck
Ariton
Mike Sollie
Ozark
Dale
Geneva
G. C. Walker
Clanton
Chilton County
A. S. Byars
Moulton
Lawrence
D. L. Byars
Snow Hill
Ilox
Jack D. Kirkham
Myrtlewood
Marengo
Harvey K. Elliott
Keener
Marcus E. McConnell, Jr
Livingston
Sumter
J. B. Burkhalter
Center
Cherokee
Church leader lauds cooperation as census work resumes
Dr Guthrie thanks all who stayed home Sunday to aid census efforts and praises workers, committees, and The Daily for helping organize the program. He notes the appeal to all residents to cooperate and to participate in the census.
Judge May Postpone Hearing as Negotiations Resume
The judge may delay the hearing as operators allege Lewis bargained in bad faith since last spring. Lewis now says he is willing to resume talks, accepting the operators' invitation after reading their offer in a newspaper.
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Lations . Board
Lewis
Civil Suits Filed Here
Two civil suits filed in Circuit Court seek payment on a promissory note from Susie Bryan and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York totaling 1875 plus interest from January 1 and 250 in attorney fees against Plant ers Seed and Staple Cotton. Another suit claims 500 from Bankers Life and Casualty Company of Chicago for a hospital policy payment alleging proper insurance but nonpayment. Both suits demand jury trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Hill
Susie Bryan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of
New York
Planters Seed and Staple Cotton Company
R. B. Patton
D. A. Patton
Athens
William C. Kirkpatrick
Bankers Life and Casualty Company of
Chicago
J. N. Powell
Tornado Hits Hillsboro Area Damaging Homes and Farmland
A tornado path from the Community land near Courtland Moulton road damaged J. Q. Terry and Lawrence Norton homes, with trees uprooted and the Bass gin buildings severely damaged. The storm crossed the Southern Railway past Spence Hardin pasture, lifted near Mason's island, and headed toward Athens. Nearby, livestock and a 46 Dodge suffered under the wreckage while chickens roosted in stripped limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland-Moulton
Hillsboro
J. Q. Terry
Lawrence Norton
Norton
Leonard Terry
W. D. Blaxton
Southern Railway
Spence Hardin
Bass
Tennessee
Mason’s Island
Athens
Blaxton
Fred L. Gray
Tommy Goodwin
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Acheson
Methodist
Great Falls
Mont
John Walker
Modest Maidens
Scott
R. J. Scott
England
Puckett Infant
Wes
Russia
Miss. Coplon
Lake City
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