Friendly Societies Challenge Lords in Social Insurance Clash
In London the Labour government faces resistance from the House of Lords over including private nonprofit Friendly Societies in the new social insurance plan. With 8 million members and aging ties to conservatives, the societies press to be named government agents, while Labour cites administration difficulties.
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ED Creagh
London
House of Lords
Lord Beveridge
Sir William
Lords
House of Commons
Times of London
Beveridge
Britain
National
Labor
James Griffiths
National Insurance
the Times
the Commons
Friendly Societies
Anthony Eden
Cotton acreage up 3.2 percent from last year in July
Agriculture Department reports 18,316,000 acres under cultivation on July 1, a 3.2 percent rise from a year earlier. Without a production forecast, if yield remains at 251 pounds per acre, harvest could reach about 9,158,000 bales, below the ten year average and last year’s total.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
OPA Debate Focuses On Clothing Price Controls
The OPA chief questioned provisions of the new bill which would end the maximum average price order for low cost clothing. The administration seeks to shift final authority on price controls to the Agriculture Secretary and to extend lease timing from July 1 to July 15, 1940 as Senate sets a fresh round of debate revisiting terms from three weeks prior.
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OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Taft
Senate
December and May Rites Scheduled for Miami Couple
In Miami Frs July 8 84 year old John S Smith of Miami Beach planned to wed Dor ris M Akins 23 a former wife who divorced last June for desertion They would travel to Fort Lauderdale for the ceremony Smith a Canton Ohio native and builder in the boom days of 1925 has a married son and two young children from Akins They began discussing marriage seven weeks ago saying they share common interests and enjoy each other
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Miami
Frs
John S. Smith
Miami Beach
Smith
Dorris M. Akins
Fort Lauderdale
Canton
A Y Brunette
Ciis
Akins
Mart
Quarantine Enforced for Children in Peach County
Peach County health board imposes strict quarantine on children under 16 to curb infantile paralysis after four cases reported, three in the last 10 days. The order includes staying on home premises and bans church attendance.
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Fort Valley
Peach County Health Board
Merger Looms Between Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches
Philadelphia dispatch reports a near realization of a merger between the Presbyterian Church in the USA and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA. The step would unite about 4.195 million Americans spiritually as the reborn plan proceeds.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
Reckless driving fines in Stayton case
Stayton Terry was fined 100 dollars in city police court after a wild dash through Decatur and on the Moulton highway. Police say he reached 80 to 85 mph, tried to pass another car on a curve, spun the Chevrolet, and overturned, escaping injury with Ira Terry present.
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Stayton
Terry
Frank Sandlin
Decatur
Moulton
Sandlin
Lee and
Bank Streets
Lee Street
Thomas Motor Company
Second Avenue
Morton Street
Hyman Wohi
Wohl
McClain Grocery
Ira Terry
Peace Conference to Adopt Its Own Rules of Procedure
U S Secretary of State James F Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin urged the peace conference to draft its own rules of procedure while signaling willingness to include suggested rules with invitations.
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U. S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Hazard Proved as Car Falls Into Ditch in Birmingham
S R Burton admitted he may have exaggerated about a nearby ditch being a traffic hazard. He was driving Saturday night when his car plunged into the ditch causing heavy damage to the vehicle.
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Hazard
Birmingham
Ala
S. R. Burton
Burton
Markets Wall Street New York July 8 A Modest Advance
Edges up in today’s stock market as leaders tread uneven ground. Quiet start with slightly higher activity than Friday’s slow session, mild near close irregularity. Bond activity muted. transfers about 700000 shares. Chicago cattle and hog quotes rise. corn futures drop the limit. oats and barley also fall. cotton bids rise late.
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New York
Chicago
Markets At A Glance New York July 8 Summary
Markets Mixed as stocks edge higher while cotton shows weakness after an unwanted acreage report. Chicago corn hits a five cent limit with favorable crop prospects. oats fall sharply in step with corn. Hog prices rise 50 to 75 cents with top at 16.75 and cattle stay mostly steady to a top of 22.50.
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New York
Chicago
New York cotton market hits daily limit amid acreage report
In New York July 8 the cotton market surged to the daily limit of five dollars per bale on close. Traders cited a low government acreage report and discussed a possible shortage next season as futures settled five dollars higher.
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N. Y
New York
Truman cuts vacation plans as he faces OPA and loan issues
President Truman returns from a long Fourth of July weekend and meets with congressional leaders to discuss OPA and British loan prospects. He has nearly abandoned a major summer trip, though may make frequent trips to Shangri La, his Catoctin retreat, for relaxation.
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Washington
Truman
OPA
Alaska
Senate
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington State
Shangri-La
Catoctin
Minnesota Primary Heats Up For Senate and Governor
Minnesota voters faced sharp contests for the U S senate and governor as July 8 primary polls opened. Governor Thye sought by Stassen faction opposed Shipstead seeking re election while Youngdahl challenged Petersen for the governorship. All congressmen sought renomination with battles for minor state offices and legislative seats.
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Minneapolis
P— Sharp
U. S
Minnesota
Edward J. Thye
Harold E. Stassen
Henrik Shipstead
Luther W. Youngdahl
State Supreme Court
Hjalmer Petersen
Shipstead
Petersen
Farmer
Stassen
Thye
Youngdaht
United Nations
Decatur Lions Show Ribbon Presentation By 1946 Graduates
Six Decatur seniors will present ribbons at the Tennessee Valley Horse Show on July 25. The graduates Katie Sue Emens Marie Ryan Shirley Braswell Wendellyn Gray Mary Elizabeth Burks and Bertha May Timberlake will wear white dresses. Lions chairmen H R Sherrow and Sam Wheat urge box buyers to call at Dinsmore Brothers Furniture for show headquarters.
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Decatur Lions Club
Decatur
Decatur Senior High School
Lions Club
Tennessee Valley
Katie Sue Emens
Marie Ryan
Shirley Braswell
Wendellyn Gray
Mary Elizabeth Burks
Bertha May Timberlake
H. R. Sherrow
Jews Pour Into Warsaw Threats of Rioting Rise
Thousands of Jewish re patriates arriving from Russia strain Poland and raise fears of a Kielce like pogrom. Authorities say armored cars and militia reinforcements have been sent to Sze tochowa near Kielce to deter potential violence.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Kielce
Szestochowa
Dibimale Glimpses About Your Community
Community notes highlight local events and updates from the area. Readers share brief observations and upcoming happenings, including neighborhood meetings and public notices.
Local Births Yes And Community News In Decatur
Roy Fite Jr. receives a building permit for a 1950 car garage apartment at Moulton Street and Eighth Avenue East. Numerous social updates follow including hospital moves births operations and clinic dismissals across Decatur and nearby towns with community notices and an upcoming Tri-County Tuberculosis Association meeting in Morgan County.
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Roy Fite Jr
Moulton Street
Eighth Avenue
Morgan
Madison
Limestone Counties
Tri- County Tuberculosis Association
Morgan County Health Department
Decatur
Couple Married in Parked Auto in Hartselle
Miss Pauline Shaw and Ralph Gibson tied the knot in a car parked outside People's Drug Store in Hartselle. Rev Frank Smith conducted the ceremony Thursday morning July 4 in the bride's father's car with the couple saying I do. It was the minister's first ever wedding in a parked automobile.
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Cupid
Hartselle
Frank Smith
I .Do’s
Pauline Shaw
Ralph Gibson
Hartselle. It Was the First Such Ceremony Ever Performed By Rev. Smith
First Baptist Church
Milk prices rise in Mobile as subsidies end
Mobile residents pay two cents more per quart for milk with similar increases for butter milk and coffee cream. A milk industry spokesman cites subsidy removal and the end of OPA price controls as the reason for the higher costs.
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Mobile
Ala
OPA
War profiteering inquiry exposes Illinois firm network
The Senate investigation into an Illinois interlocking group reveals $78 million in war contracts and pressure on Army ordnance officers to favor firms. A. J. May defends his role as nonprofitable. testimony links $48,634 to Cumberland Lumber and endorsements. Witnesses name Joe Freeman Murray Garsson and Henry Garsson as key figures.
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May
House - Military Committee
Army Ordnance
Combine
Cumberland Lumber’ Company
Prestonsburg
A. J. May
Illinois
House Military Committee
Cumberland Lumber Company
Mitchell
D.-Wash
Truman
Congress
Ben Field
Washington
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Mead
D.N.Y
Roswell Hardy
Hardy
War Department
Erie Company
Senate
Joe Freeman
Murray Garsson
Henry Garsson
Freeman
Sea Trout Favor Shallow Summer Waters
Sea trout move in shallow waters during summer, staying near the surface. They feed on smaller fish, crabs, and shrimp as warmer months persist.
Absentees Probed in Montgomery Primary Ballots
Montgomery County grand jury, urged by Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones, probes absentee ballots and campaign ads in recent primaries. Questions focus on alleged excessive absentee voting and improper paid ad disclosures. County Democratic chair R T Goodwyn cites 905 absentee ballots counted in the June 4 Democratic runoff.
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Montgomery
Ala
Democratic Executive Committee
Rotary club committees map duties for coming year
Ed Price leads Monday noon Cornelian Hotel program with Joe Hagler W. J. Duncan and John White outlining plans. Duncan discusses attendance improvements and a constitutional quiz while White details Rotary information meetings. President Stanley Wyatt presides as birthdays honor John Pennell and Charlie Hardwick. Guests span several cities.
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Cornelian Hotel
Ed Price
Joe Hagler
W. J. Duncan
John White
Rotary
Stanley Wyatt
John Pennell
Charlie Hardwick
Cosby Hodges, Jr
Jack Miller
Birmingham
H. E. Orr
C. T. Cash
Hartselle
Roland Roberson
Enterprise
Ilton Ladell
Houston, Tex
Allen Carson
Mason City
Capt
Billy Duncan
Decatur
William H. McGhee Enlists in Army for Two Years
William H. McGhee leaves for Fort McClellan to take pre induction tests and enlist for two years. The Army offers re enlistment options for three year terms for those honorably discharged on or after May 12 1945. Three new recruiters join the courthouse office: Master Sgt. Jack L. Aultman Lt. Herbert L. Mattox and Lt. Robert R. Bartholomew all from Turner Field Albany Ga.
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Hartseller
Fort McClellan
Army
Army Recruiting Office
Heve
Jack L. Aultman
Herbert L. Mattox
Robert R. Bartholomew
Turner Field
Albany, Ga
Losses Mount As Wheat Spoilage Bites Kansas
In Western Kansas July reports show wheat spoilage rising due to boxcar shortages. Green wheat stored on ground faces up to fifty percent loss, far above the fifteen percent expectation. Dry wheat losses from bleaching and moisture stay under fifteen percent.
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Kas
Kansas
Guild to seek removal of Attorney General Clark
The National Lawyers Guild resolved to seek the removal of Attorney General Tom C. Clark unless he reverses Justice Department policies. The resolution followed a Chicago speech and was adopted at the guild’s 10th annual convention in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
National Lawyers Guild
Tom C. Clark
Department of Justice
Clark
Chicago
Wartime housing transfers to University of Alabama planned
The Federal Public Housing Authority ordered the first transfer of wartime housing units from Mobile to the University of Alabama. The housing will be used to house war veterans.
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Mobile
Ala
University of Alabama
Federal Public Housing Authority
Flyers depart on 18,000 mile goodwill tour
Eight British Lancaster bombers took off on the first leg of an 18,000 mile goodwill tour of the United States. The flight will end with their participation in Army Air Force Day celebrations in Los Angeles on August 1.
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Gravely
England
United States
Los Angeles
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