High Ku Klux Klan official jailed for court contempt in Alabama
William Hugh Morris, state director of the Federated Ku Klux Klan, was sentenced to county jail for contempt of court after refusing to produce Klan records for a Jefferson County grand jury probing night rider activities. The judge ordered Morris jailed until the records are produced, as the grand jury considers indictments for mob violence and Klan involvement. Morris, who claimed the records were confidential, later spoke briefly to reporters and then continued with the investigation as additional Klan witnesses were expected to testify.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Hugh Morris
Federated Ku Klux Klan Inc
Robert J. Wheeler
Hugh Locke
Birmingham News Today
Jefferson
KKK
Morris
Wheeler
Albert Carmichael
The
Masons
Armichael
Grand Jury
Ku Klux Klan
Klan Board of Governors
Klaverns
Klan
Grand
Carmichael
Ury
Hendrix Dies in St Petersburg After Career as Printer
News reached Decatur of the death of J. W. Bill Hendrix in St. Petersburg Florida. A brother of J. W. Newt Hendrix he left Decatur about forty years ago to pursue his work as a printer. He was a former employee of The Twin City a newspaper operated by the Hewlett family in the base es and the building slated for S. H. Kress Co.
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J. W
Bill) Hendrix
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hendrix
Newt) Hendrix
Decatur
Florida
Twin City
A ‘Am
Oe Hewlett Family
Basees
S. H. Kress Company
Vacationing Stroups Visit Tennessee and Carolina
Mr and Mrs John Stroup of 216 Jackson Street are spending a week away with friends in Tennessee and South Carolina. A building permit was issued to Ira A Alred by City Clerk Joe Petty for a five room frame dwelling at 40 Eighth Avenue costing 4500 dollars. Frank Hendrix of Decatur suffered a brain concussion after a jeep fall and is listed as resting somewhat better at Baugh Wiley clinic though still in serious condition.
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John Stroup
Jackson Street
Ince Tenn
South Carolna
Joe Petty
Ira A. Alred
Eighth Avenue
Frank Hendrix, Decature
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Committees Named At Demonstration Meet
Southeast Hartselle home demonstration club held a July meeting with a canning demonstration. Appointments were made by Mrs. Bernard Flood including Mrs. Joe E. Wright, Mrs. Eiffel Patterson, Mrs. Thomas Thompson, and Mrs. Claud Tapscott. Frances Norton assisted by Mrs. Floyd led the canning demo. Members answered roll call by sharing kitchen efficiency ideas. The gathering took place at the Tapscotts' home with Mrs. Carl Francis reading the club creed.
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Hartselle Home
Bernard Flood
Joe E. Wright
Eiffel Patterson
Thomas Thompson
Claud Tapscott
Frances Norton
County Home
Floyd
Tapscott
Carl Francis
Employers Notified Work Be Resumed at Clarks Hill
Augusta Ga July 8 Employees of All States Constructors Inc were notified work will resume Monday on the Clarks Hill hydro electric project valued at 75000. The suspension followed about 100 Iron Workers Union members walking off city job seeking a 12 1 2 cent an hour raise.
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Augusta
All States Constructors Inc
Clarks Hill
Iron Workers Union
Picnic and Baseball At Cedar Creek Park
A picnic sponsored by the Southeast Hartselle home demonstration club and Cedar Creek Ball team will be held July 16 at Cedar Creek ball park. Three softball games and other contests are planned. Attendees should bring their own picnic basket. A soft drink will be provided.
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Hartselle
Cedar Creek
Dollar Crisis Discussed By U S And Britain Leaders
In London on July 8 US Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder met with Prime Minister Attlee and British leaders at 10 Downing Street to study causes and cures for the sterling area's dollar shortage. Cripps plans to brief on future buying of American cotton tobacco gasoline and wheat as Britain maintains a three month standstill on nonurgent imports to protect gold and dollar reserves.
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London
U. S
Britain
Snyder
Paris
Cripps
Treasury
America
United States
Sterling
Marshall Pian
Funeral Rites For Mrs Means
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Means, 78, will be conducted at the Austinville Methodist church Saturday at 2 p m by Rev J F Selvidge and Rev I H Estes. Interment follows in Chestnut Grove Cemetery. Brown directing. Surviving are four daughters Mrs B W Braswell Decatur Mrs C H Herbert Hartselle and Mrs M H Smith and Mrs F G Wallace Austinville two brothers J T Prater Florence and Lee Prater Little Rock Ark and a number of other relatives Grandsons of Mrs Means will be pallbearers.
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Mary Elizabeth Means
Austinville Methodist Church
J. F. Selvidge
I. H. Estes
Chestnut Grove
Brown
Means
Austinville
B. W. Braswell
Decatur
C. H. Herbert
Hartselle
MH. Smith
FG. Wallace
J. T. Prater
Florence
Lee Prater
Little Rock
Ark
Mobile Bakery Faces NLRB Charge Over Union Activity
NLRB attorneys charged Malbis Bakery of Mobile discharged six employees for union activity and sought reinstatement with back pay for four months. The hearing before Trial Examiner A Bruce Hunt in Washington also requested a restraining order to protect about 400 workers from further interference as AFL bakery workers had tried to organize before a February 23 bargaining election was withdrawn.
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Mobile
Malbis Bakery Company of
National Labor Relations Board
Bruce Hunt
Washington
AFL
Bakery Workers
Snead Maintains Slim Lead In Reading Open Golf
Sam Snead kept his edge at the Reading open with a one over par 71 on the 18th hole to post a 36 hole total of 63 71 134. Buck White of Greenwood, Miss. trails closely in second place after a strong start in Reading.
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Reading
Sam Snead
Snead
Buck White
Greenwood
Miss
Twardy Released by Chattanooga Lookouts
Veteran eighthander Twardy was released today by the Chattanooga Lookouts after posting one victory and three defeats since last month. He had managed Selma in the Southeastern League this season.
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Twardy
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lot
Eighthander Twardy
Chattanooga Lookouts
Lookouts
Selma
Markets Poultry and Livestock Reports Across Georgia and Tennessee
North Georgia live poultry market steady to firm with demand very good and stocks cleared for the week. Nashville reports mixed cattle prices, steady to slightly lower on some classes, calves steady, hogs strong for some weights, and sheep and lambs showing varied shifts with spring lambs weaker and older stock steady.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Markets At A Glance New York and Chicago
New York bonds higher and rails extend gains while cotton falls on a government acreage report. Chicago wheat eases as flour buying slack ends, corn slightly lower, oats easy, hogs uneven with 25 cents up to 50 down and a practical top of 21.75. Cattle steady to strong with choice scarce.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Cotton Prices Ease as Acreage Rises in NY Note
New York July 8 cotton futures slipped in moderately active trading after the Agriculture Department pegged 1949 acreage at 26 380 000 acres, a bit above expectations. July contracts saw liquidation nearing expiration. Private reports from Atlanta and Memphis noted light spot buying during mill vacations and shorter holiday time than anticipated. CCC loan repossessions for the week to June 30 stood at 19 400 bales with a total net stock of 3 896 640 bales in government hands.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
Atlanta
Memphis
CCC
Grain futures slip as wheat and soy lead declines
Chicago July 8 Wheat fell more than 2 cents at times with distant deliveries down. July at 2.01 three quarters. Corn held steady to 3-8 lower. July 1.37 to 1.37 1-8. Oats unchanged to 5-8 lower. July 6 1-8. Rye eased 1 1-4 to 1-2 higher. July 1.40 3-4. Soybeans rose 1-4 to 1 3-4. July 2.46 1-2 to 3-4. Lard dropped 8 to 13 cents per 100 pounds. July 10.20.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Death Inquest Reaches Climax
Atlanta July 8 three month old inquest into the alley shooting of Metropolitan Opera Singer John Garris may reach a climax tonight Coroner Ed Almand instructed detectives to present evidence against Grover Pulley a South Carolina convict before the coroner s jury Ballistics tests and circumstantial evidence are debated Belgian type automatic found on Pulley may have fired the fatal shot FBI experts undecided The tenor body was found in a muddy alley near the depot after the Met company left by train for Memphis Tenn
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Atlanta
Metropolitan Opera
John Garris
South Carolina
Grover (Tojo) Pulley
Clinton
S. C
Garris
J. M. Pack
J. Wellington
Ed Almand
FBI
Metropolitan Opera Company
Memphis, Tenn
Some Relief On Weather Front Sees Heat Ebb In Spots
Some relief in heat across parts of the nation as thundershowers and Canadian breezes cooled eastern states and the Great Lakes. Yet heat persisted from the Rockies to Texas with 90s common in Montana Dakota Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Ohio and Oklahoma. Abilene Amarillo and Houston reported 101 and 100 respectively while Milwaukee and Chicago saw cooling highs near 72 and 85. New York remained dry for 43 days with no heavy rainfall forecast.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Rockies
Texas
Montana
Dakotas
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Abilene
Amarillo
Houston
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
Steel Producer Refuses Demand
PITTSBURGH July 8 An other basic steel producer today refused contract demands of the CIO United Steelworkers. Cru cible Steel Co of America refused wage increase and company financed insurance and pension programs. Cyrus C. Ching summoned Philip Murray and John A. Stephens to Washington to meet Monday. Murray and Stephens agreed to answer. Murray charged the steel corporation for impasse in negotiations that could bring a strike on July 16. Benjamin F. Fairless rejected a fourth round post war wage boost and pensions for 800000 members. Murray called a policy committee meeting next Tuesday with power to call a steel strike.
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Pittsburgh
Cio-United
Crucible Steel Co. of America
Cyrus C. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
Washington
Murray
Stephens
Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel-Usw
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
Port Of Mobile Sixth In Import Tonnage In 1948
Mobile Alabama ranked sixth in import and 18th in export tonnage among US ports in 1948, per the Commerce Department. Imports rose from 1,534,000 to 2,008,000 long tons, value up 55 percent to 31 million dollars. Exports fell from 1,911,000 to 987,000 tons, down 49 percent from 1947.
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Mobile
Ala
United States
U. S. Department of Commerce
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Boston
Taft Opposes Arms to Europe Despite Support for Treaty
Senator Taft of Ohio said he is absolutely opposed to providing arms for Europe to implement the North Atlantic treaty. He criticizes the administration plan but says he may agree to supplying some arms for France, while supporting ratification of the treaty.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Europe
Republican Policy Committee
France
Alabama passes non Communist oath measure in senate
In Montgomery on July 8 the Alabama Senate without debate moved up and passed 27 to 0 a bill requiring all state, county, and city employees to take a non Communist oath. Senator C. J. Owens of Marshall County led the effort to bring it to immediate passage.
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Montgomery
Alabama Senate
Chamber Pee
Acheson Reorganizes State Department Per Hoover Plan
Washington July 8 Secretary of State Acheson ordered a reorganization of several state department sections in line with the Hoover commission. Effective immediately the office of European affairs, handling all U S relations with Europe, was placed under a new assistant secretary George W Per.
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Washington
Acheson
State Department
Hoover Commission
Office of
Europe
Alabama aimed at oath for state workers and local Taft Hartley veto
The Alabama senate unanimously backed a bridge bill while a local Wilcox county Taft Hull bill faced veto by Governor James E. Folsom who argued it would unjustly target a group and set a dangerous precedent. He warned the measure may be unconstitutional and noted Alabama’s improving record on industrial disputes.
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Marshall County
C.J. Owens
Senate
House
Wilcox County
James E. Folsom
Bruce Henderson
Folsom
Alabama
Henderson
Wilcox
Frank Haynes
Franklin
Board of Revenue
W. L
Doc) Martin
Greene
J. J. Benford
Gov. Folsom
Judiciary
Senate Committee
Hiss Trial Charged On Two Perjury Counts
Judge Kaufman instructed the jury on two perjury charges against Alger Hiss tied to Whittaker Chambers. The verdict hinges on Chambers testimony and accompanying government exhibits with four possible paths to acquittal or conviction.
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Hiss
Alger Hiss
Priscilla
Federal Court
New York
State Department
Kaufman
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Kufman
Alabama House Eyes Pay Bills and Traffic Reform
The Alabama House Ways and Means Committee advanced bills to raise state department heads salaries from 5700 to 7500 a year, exclude merit system or fixed-salary workers, and set county board of equalization pay at 10 per day with 150 annual expenses. Transportation panel endorsed three measures to modernize highway laws, including banning in-vehicle TV screens, mandating pedestrians on left sidewalks, and letting Public Safety set speed zones.
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Mobile
Montgomery
John Gillis
Clarke
House
Ways and Means
State Department
Roland R. Faulk
Geneva
County Board of Equalization
House Transportation Committee
Department of Public Safety
Alabama Joins Regional Education Compact for Negroes
Alabama Senate approved a regional education compact to provide college training for Negroes in the South. The measure, sent to Gov. Folsom, retains gubernatorial appointment power for Alabama’s three board of control members, amid debate over whether to shift appointment authority to the legislature. The compact aims to extend higher education beyond state borders and is designed primarily to aid Black students.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
South
Senate
James £. Folsom
Board of Control
A. L. Patterson
Russell County
Goveror
Patterson
Folsom
T. F. Burnside
DeKalb County
Goltsman Sues for Tax Overassessment in 1942 43 44
Ben R. Goltsman of Montgomery Baseball Club and wine business seeks 98519 from the estate of former Internal Revenue collector Henry J. Willingham in U S district court. He claims overpayment due to disallowing a partnership and charging full income to Goltsman for 1942 through 1944 with his wife and relatives as partners. He lists Florence heirs E L D K T Tyree and Edward N Hamill as defendants.
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Birmingham
Ben R. Goltsman
Montgomery Baseball Club
U. S. District Court
Henry J. Willingham
Internal Revenue
Goltsman
Willingham
Matilda Coltsman
Sidney
Henry
E. L. D and
K. T. Tyree
Florence
Edward N. Hamill
Cotton Acreage Up in All States for 1950 Crop
Government reports indicate 1950 cotton acreage is largest since 1937 with 4000000+ acres in Big 10 and 118 states, New Mexico 323000, Arizona 377000, California 963000, and other states 19000. In Georgia land shifted from peanuts to cotton, boosting overall plantings by 14 percent. A grower referendum on production controls may be held later this year, requiring two thirds approval. farm price supports target about 30 cents per pound for 15 16 inch middling cotton for 1948, with 1949 support expected to fall slightly due to lower paint prices.
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New Mexico
Arizona
California
Georgia
Department
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Mississippi
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Virginia Mayo
Malibu Beach
Calif
Audrey Kirschbaum
Virginia
Bill) Hedrix
Caddell Drug CO
Silimale
EE Te Ate Eli
Len
Mrs. Means
Mobile Bakery Company
NLRB
Port of
Frank Chenault
Grant
Ben Goltsman
Goidel
A. A. Jones
H. Jones
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