Barkley Seeks Harmony For Democrats In South Carolina
Vice President Alben Barkley travels to Columbia to bridge rifts within South Carolina Democrats over civil rights and Truman proposals. The dinner, priced at 15 dollars a plate, is met with mixed support from Thurmond faction leaders and Truman loyalists, signaling a charged political battle in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Alben Barkley
South Carolina
Truman
National Democratic Party
J. Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Barkley
W. P. Baskin
Democratic Party
Baskin
Ransome J. Williams
Truman Democrats
Prentiss Clark Still Champ In Skeet Shooting
Prentiss Clark preserved his lead by hitting 74 of 75 targets to win the weekly skeet shoot at the Gold Fish Gun Club. Barthelmy and C. J. Jackson tied for second with 24 of 25 as others scored from 15 to 23 of 25. a special July 4 shoot at 1 30 p m was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentiss Clark
Decatur
Clark
Gold Fish Gun Club
Barthelmy
C. J. Jackson
Joe Barthelmy
C. G. Hardwick
W.E. Sivley
C. M. Scales
John Sandlin
Buddie Roberson
Doug Jackson
W. W. Lawrence
B. F. Gaines
Deeds and Marriages Recorded in Local Exchange
Daily Records shows H L Bolling to Earl Glenn to perfect title. D T Crawford to Trustees of Ryan Missionary Baptist Church for 1. Deacons to Deacons of Ryan Missionary Baptist Church for 102. Cons of Ryan Missionary Baptist Church to Trustees for 1. Sae Simms to Jim Mitchell. Marriages include James Seldon Holloway 22 of Hartselle to Marjorie Sue Davidson 20 of 207 Sixth Avenue West. Joe Grant Sharp 20 of Decatur to Jean Grantland 18 of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Bolling
Earl Glenn
D. T. Crawford
Ryan Missionary Baptist Church
Ryan Misssion Baptist Church
Sae Simms
Jim Mitchell
James Seldon Holloway
Hartselle
Marjorie Sue Davidson
Sixth Avenue West
Joe Grant Sharp
Decatur
E Aed
Jean Grantland
Olsom Sees Economy Bloc Rift and Funding Debate
Fragmentary notes describe a rift in an economy bloc and disputes over funds. References mention July 1 and a figure named James E. Fwn, with phrases about squandered money and a bridge project shaping the debate.
Markets Rally On June-July Stock Rise At New Highs
Fresh gains push New York stocks higher with the overall price level at a near month peak. Key issues advance while volume remains light. Du Pont falls slightly as several names including U S Steel and Boeing rise amid a widening rally since mid June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nickel Plate Railroad
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Boters
Studebaker
Goodrich
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
Boeing
American Telephone
Western Union
Philip Morris
U.S. Gypsum
Twin Coach
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Union Pacific
Richfield Oil
Gulf Oil
Phillips Petroleum
Transcontinental & Western Air
Owens-Illinois
du Pont
North Georgia live poultry market steady to firm
USDA report from Atlanta notes the North Georgia live poultry market is fully steady with undertone steady to firm and moderate demand. Stocks have cleared well. only possible carryover is heavy fryers of fair to poor quality. Prices paid FOB farm Thursday evening and morning ranged 20 to 27 cents, mostly 22 to 23 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New York Cotton Futures Firm on July Rally
Cotton futures closed higher amid active trading with short covering and demand. July transfers halted, government loan stock at 3,916,075 bales. Private mills bought lightly off spot while Atlanta reports better new crop inquiry and Memphis notes stronger demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlanta
Memphis
Grain futures end higher on brisk trading in Chicago
Small gains posted across grain contracts at the Chicago board of trade with wheat steady to higher and soybeans rising about 2 to 3 cents. July wheat closed at 195 5/8 to 3/8. corn 135 3/4 to 1. oats 59 1/4. rye 1 1/4 to 1/2 lower. soybeans 238 1/4. lard up 10 to 20 cents per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Nashville Livestock Market Report Highlights Cattle Demand
Nashville Tenn July 1 report shows uneven demand with light receipts. Medium and good yearling steers and heifers active and near steady. heavier cattle scarce. Canner and medium to good cows slow to 25 higher later, bulls mixed with some strength in 700-800 lb range. steer prices mainly 21.00-25.50 with several loads over 1000 lb at 22.00-24.00. Common cows 15.00-16.50. bulls 17.00-19.00. cutters 15.00-17.00. overall market steady to firm with top cattle limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Decatur Hospitality Boosted Tennessee Valley Ho! Cruise
A letter from Bart Leiper praises Decatur Alabama for hosting the Tennessee Valley Ho! Cruise as it traversed the 635 mile river route. The note notes successful events, 75 boats participating, 28 from outside the valley, and 16 completing the full Paducah to Knoxville voyage, thanking local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Paducah
Country Club
Guntersville
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sims
Wm. D. Sims
Alabama
Tennessee River
Great Lakes
South
Knoxville
Bart Leiper
Roadblock For Administration Roadblock For Administration
The Alabama Supreme Court advised that the senate controls protest entries in its journal. Lt. Gov. Clarence Inzer had blocked protests by administration senators. The court ruled protests apply to acts and may wait until measures pass both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Supreme Court
Senate
Clarence Inzer
Inzer
Cfore
Checks For Veterans Delayed This Month
About 15 000 Alabama veterans in GI bill training will receive their checks late this month due to funds shortage. regional VA official Harley Smith said emergency funds approved by gross will allow mailing in a few days. Veterans were asked not to inquire about delays as checks typically go out the last day of the month.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Veterans Administration Office
Harley Smith
Gross
Rules Committee Backs Off On Racial Resolutions in Alabama
Montgomery July 1 The senate rules committee declined to act on two contentious house resolutions concerning race. One urged President Truman to rescind or modify his anti segregation order in the military to exempt Southern establishments. The other urged Congress to stay out of Alabama's Ku Klux Klan probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate Rules Committee
House
Truman
Congress
Alabama
Market Report: Livestock Prices Steady to Weak Across Classes
The report shows 290 lb and 130-170 lb pigs at 19.00 with few 130 lb at 18.75 and sows scarce at 16.00. Barrows and gilts are weak to three lower from last week, sows steady. Sheep and lambs: spring lambs 22.50 to 24.50 for good to choice. medium at 18.00. overall steady to weak.
Peace Plan Rejected by Honolulu Stevedores in Waterfront Strike
Honolulu stevedores voted down a 14 cent hourly raise proposed by a fact finding board as part of a wider island strike. Workers sought 32 cents more, while employers offered 12 cents. CIO ILWU leaders vow a long fight as Harry Bridges plans to assume direct strike leadership.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Islands
Oren E. Long
CIO International Longshoremen's
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
ILWU
Henry Schmidt
Pacific Coast
Mevedores
Bridges
Portland
San Francico
New Hospital For Cripples Opens On Southside
Ground breaking for a $1 500 000 crippled children’s hospital in Birmingham Alabama was led by nine year old Celis Wilcox and 17 other clinic patients. The seven story building across from Jefferson Hillman will house surgical X ray and other facilities funded by Alabama donors from the annual Thanksgiving crippled children’s clinic games at Legion Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Crippled Children's Clinic
Legion Field
Flight Operations At Pensacola Hit New Level
The Navy reports a substantial rise in training activity at Pensacola Naval Air Station during the first six months of 1949. Students and instructors logged 779,150 flight hours, 31,000 more than all of 1948, while 182 accidents occurred in the period versus 300 in 1948. Leaders pass basic stages, then fly to advanced training at Corpus Christi after landing on the light carrier Cadet in the Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola. Fla
Navy Today
Naval Air Base Training Command Center
Pulure
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Fleet
Ford asks CIO UAW to skip wage and pension demands
Detroit July 1 Ford again asks the CIO United Auto Workers to suspend wage and pension demands for 18 months. Ford repeats its wage-freeze plan claiming it supports employee security by reducing costs to lower prices, while the UAW previously rejected the proposal as unrealistic and counterfeit security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Flord Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
Unio
Walter Reuther
Reufther
John S. Bugas
Bugas
Chrysler
Decatur Legionnaires Plan Mobile Convention Trip
Morgan County post 15 American Legion Commander Leroy McEntire announced that several members including Garvis Ford Leo Wright Joe Petty Waverly Loosier and O J Shepherd will attend the state convention in Mobile July 3 4 and 5. Some will drive others ride trains with National Commander Perry Brown Governor Gordon Browning and Admiral Robert W Hayler also expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Decatur
Mobile
Leroy McEntire
Morgan County
McEntire
Garvis Ford
Leo Wright
Joe Petty
Waverly Loosier
O. J. Shepherd
Loosier
Shepherd
National Legion
Perry Brown
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Robert W. Hayler
U. S. Navy
Doctor’s Office Set Afire in Arson Claim at West Blcton
West Blotcon July 1 Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Tom Hall labeled a fire at Dr. George M. Malouf’s office a definite case of arson. The blaze damaged the office, with gasoline odor noted on the siding and an anonymous call six weeks earlier warning Malouf to leave town. Loss under $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Blocton
Ala
Tom Hall
George M. Malouf
Carl Griffin
Griffin
Hall
Communist Rule in Slovakia Sparks Violent Unrest
Reports say Slovakia's Catholic stronghold has formed Catholic resistance groups named Janosikovci after the Slovak Robin Hood. Rioting left at least two Communist policemen dead and many injured as Bratislava tightens travel controls to quell tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Pague
Janosikovci
Janosik
Robin Hood
Bakery Company Seeks Damages After 1949 Truck Crash
The American Bakery Company sues Davis Lumber Company Inc for 1000 dollars alleging damages from a February 3 1949 traffic collision on U S 31 one mile south of Falkville. Gertis Stevens drove the defendant truck loaded with lumber while James E Hall drove a tractor and trailer. The suit was filed in Circuit Clerk H Harrison Hill's office and a jury trial is demanded. Attorneys Peach Caddell and Shanks represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bakery Company
Davis Lumber Company Inc
Cullman
H Harrison Hill
Gertis Stevens
James E. Hall
U. S. 31
Falkville
Peach, Caddell, and Shanks
Four New Citizens Arrive in Morgan County
Four new citizens were recorded in Decatur Morgan County during the last 24 hours. At Decatur General Hospital on Thursday a son was born to Mr and Mrs D B Dobbs Hartselier. Daughters were born to Mr and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
D. B. Dobbs
Hartselier
Charles A. Wells
New York
Wells
First Methodist Church
Decatur Local Happenings and Fourth of July Observances
Weather temps near 72 after showers. TVA reports 9 degree max earlier. Local visits by Jim Alston family and Montgomery guests. Decatur Country Club to remain open Monday for Fourth festivities. Red Cross closed Monday. Railway Freight office also closed. Weeklong vacation for mill workers. revival at Northside Baptist Church begins tonight.
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TVA
The
Decatur Country Club
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Southern Railway
Olan Ray
Northside Baptist Church
Southern Natural Plans Major Gas System Expansion
Southern Natural Gas Co. of Birmingham seeks federal approval to boost capacity on two Alabama Mississippi branch lines and serve a new Alabama customer. Project cost estimated at 1.226 million dollars includes 38.1 miles of branch loops, river submarine crossings at Warrior and Chattahoochee, and a 7.4 mile extension to the Southern Cement Co. plant in Shelby County. Capacity would rise on the Seta line from 76.3 to 87.3 million cubic feet daily and on the Meridian line from 12.0 to 13.0 million cubic feet daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Ala
Power Commission Authority
Alabama
Mississippi
Warrior
Chattahoochee
Southern Cement Co
Shelby County
Seta
Meridian
Sales Tax for School Use Introduced in Lauderdale
A Lauderdale county sales tax measure for schools was introduced in the House. Senator Dave Patton, representing Lauderdale, described a half percent levy in Lorence and one percent outside Lorence. Revenue would fund the County Board of Education and city funds for five years, then city funds would shift to the City Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Lauderdale
House of Representatives
Dave Patton
Senate
Lorence
Patton
County Board of Education
City General Fund
City Board of Education
Montgomery Elects Doorkeeper Brassell at 61
Mac S. Brassell, a 61 year old Montgomery County farmer and retired minister, was elected doorkeeper of the House of Representatives today. He succeeds former Rep. W. H. Barnard of Jefferson County, who died nearly three weeks ago. Land now combine the United States once to Spain France England and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Mac S. Brassell
Montgomery County
House of Representatives
W. H. Barnard
Jefferson County
Coplon Conviction in Espionage Case Faces Appeal
Jurors find Miss Coplon guilty of plotting to pass Justice Department secrets to Moscow via Gubitchev. Judge Reeves notes possible 13 year term and $12,000 fine, while Palmer vows appeals to higher courts and argues police and prosecutors manipulated the case for political reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
U. S. Court of Appeals
Supreme
Miss Coplon
Capitol Hill
Justice Department
New York
Gubitchev
Reeves
Republic
Kelley
10 Hour Session Sets Budget Guardrails and Gag Rule Debate
The Senate agreed to a 16 hour session limit and a plan to cut unused parts of the 10 Hour of Madison budget. A substitute for the Boswell amendment was slated for a later day. The gag rule proposal was dropped after a luncheon conference with 19 senators. Senator Henderson called the obstructive bloc. Senator Coleman defended continued debate while Senator Hooton warned of House opposition and potential blocking of pending bills.
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Madison
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
James S. Coleman
Greene
South
Senate
Nator Paul Hooton
Randolph
Hooton
House
Principals to Attend Summer Conferences Across States
Decature Elementary and Somerville Road schools plan summer activities for principals and teachers. Officials and staff from multiple Alabama schools will attend Peabody, Auburn, and state conferences in June July and August. They will pursue graduate work, educational leadership, and summer teaching assignments in cities including Birmingham Florence and Troy.
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Delta Gamma
City of Alabama
Miss Edit
Peabody
Ann Pritchett
Auburn
Elbert W
United State
Ada
Helen Sh. Non
Sarah Barrett
Kitty Ivy
Jeffane Ss
Washingto York
J. D. Reed
Buford Barnet Street
Louise Ryan
Willmplete
Walter M. Jackson
College
Credi
Virginia
Washington
New York
South
Camp Mac
Alabama Education Association
Troy
Swift notes long hours since election of Sparkman
Robin S. states he cannot time his duties due to his lumber business in Atmore after John Sparkman’s election and qualification as senator. He explains the strain on his schedule and that he would otherwise be in Atmore tending to business. He adds Escambia County’s multi-county district means the seat only appears every eight years, so another run is not possible for eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escambia County
Senate
Swift
Uncle Sam Says No More About Rules of Credit
Washington reports that installment credit terms are now free of federal controls as the Federal Reserve Board authority to omit terms expired. Congress let the authority lapse and in the postwar period the board has grown lenient, with the last day marking the end of official restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Notre Dame Golfer Takes Early Lead Over Palmer
Tommy Veech of Notre Dame stunned Arnold Palmer four and three to reach the national collegiate golf tournament semifinal. Veech won four of the first five holes with three birdies while Palmer, a Wake Forest standout, struggled to keep pace. Palmer finished four over par through 15 holes.
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Ames
Tommy Veech
Notre Dame
Arnold Palmer
Veech
Wake Forest
Palmer
Pensacola Fliers to Host Southeastern Sea All Star Game
The Pensacola Fliers clinched hosting the Southeastern Sea All Star game set for July 11 after beating Gadsden 23 to 0. The victory kept Pensacola in first place heading into the July 4 deadline for hosting decision.
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Montgomery
Pensacola Fliers
Stuart Stephenson
Bill Herring
Gadsden
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Mery
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Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Bill
Lee Scott
Roanoke
Dana Marie Weaver
Scott
Jimmy Webb
New Hospital For Cripples
Associated Press
Jim Alston, Sr
Jim Alston, Jr
Tuscaloosa
Hot Springs
Ark
Charles W. Malone
A. D. Jervis
Maynard Layman
Daily
Alabama Farm Bureau
National Cotton Council
Layman
William Lindsay
S. F. Hosey
Chattanooga
Ben L. Britnell
West Coast
Pacific Northwest
Canada
Joe H. Calvin
Recorder’s Court
Alabama Hosiery
Southern Natural
Spain
Rance
England
Sweden
Robin
Wallace—Gorham Towle
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