Slavery Pact Probed in Postwar Japan Labor Revival
SHAE investigators report evidence of revived slavery through contract labor in Japan. Women and girls are said to be contracted by parents and paid by others, living in dormitories under company rules. MacArthur to consider new penalties for recruiters and employers. Details cover six textile factories, coal mines in Honshu and Kushu, and 7000 women in pits with 7 p.m. to 7 a.m shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Supreme Headquarters
Japan
MacArthur
Honshu
Kushu
Allies discuss private talks on Germany excluding Molotov
Diplomats note a Paris meeting among France Britain and the United States to shape Germany policy while Molotov and the Soviet Union are kept informed separately. Speculation centers on new Moscow instructions or pressure to present rules as recommendations. France proposes Saar integration and Rhineland detachment as steps toward a federal German state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Era
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Tri-Power
Paris
Russia
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Alexandre Bogomolov
Molotov
Moscow
France
Saar
Rhineland
Ruhr
Britain
United States
Senate Eyes Compromise To Restore Price Controls
OPA face set in congress as senate and house seek to resolve differences on price controls. O'Daniel claims broad opposition while Barkley notes public sentiment favors some form of price regulation and points to telegraphic feedback. The senate earlier struck reliefs for meat dairy tobacco and petroleum from controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate-House Conference Committee
O'Daniel
D.-Tex
OPA
Barkley
Banks help veterans with loans urged to weigh risks
T. M. Taul of Mobile, president of the Alabama Bankers Association, said banks are eager to assist veterans with loans but urged lenders to weigh risks prudently and avoid rushing into present cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Taul
Mobile
Alabama Bankers Association
Judy Kelley Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party
Judy Kelley daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert W Kelley celebrated her eighth birthday with an afternoon movie party yesterday. Guests then gathered at the East Vine Street home where refreshments were served by Mrs Kelley and Mrs Lawrence Buttner. Attending were Vicke Tommy White Ar menta Buttner James Earl Buttner Mary Leigh Lynne Larry Tune Janet Nungester Jimmy Weatherford Bobby Weatherford Juanita Tune Gerry Howard and Peggy Slaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Kelley
Robert W. Kelley
Kelley
East Vine Street
Lawrence Buttner
Vicke
Tommy White
Armenta Buttner
James Earl Buttner
Mary Leigh Lynne
Larry Tune
Janet Nungester
Jimmy Weatherford
Bobby Weatherford
Juanita Tune
Gerry Howard
Peggy Slaton
Elks Elect New Grand Exalted Ruler in New York
Charles E. Broughton was chosen today as grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the national convention in New York. Broughton, editor and IPress leader, assumes the post amid ceremony and organizational pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Broughton
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Markets Edge Higher as Steel and Motors Lead
New York markets rose on July 9 with thin stock activity, steels and motors driving select gains around 3 points while volume stayed light. Near the close, plus signs predominated as about 800000 shares changed hands, with cautious trading amid price control debates in Congress. In Chicago, corn rose 1/2 to 5/8, hogs up to $17.15, cattle active near $22.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
Cattle and hog markets steady to higher in Nashville cattle sale
Market reports from Nashville note cattle generally steady with fleshy and active lots up to 50 cents higher for fat cattle. Steers and heifers mostly 15.00 to 16.50, top choice steers at 20.00. cows 10.50 to 14.00, cutters 7.50 to 9.75. Hogs around 17.00 for 120 lb plus, sows up to 15.50. calves good and choice vealers 17.00 to 19.50. Sheep steady with spring lambs 17.50 to 19.00 and ewes around 7.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Federal States Departments of Agriculture
Social notes from Huntsville Mobile Ardmore and Athens visits
Mrs Flora Teeples visits relatives in Huntsville while Clarence Wallace vacations with his sister and family in Mobile. Several families from Athens and Ardmore gather for ice cream after a weekend visit. A funeral and burial for Woodrow Knox was held in Ardmore Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Teeples
Huntsville
Clarence Wallace
Albert Wesseler
Wesseler
Mobile
Mattie McCain
Joe
Elkmont
A.S. Kirby
Cleo Coffman
Lois Griffin
Jerry
Athens
Maurice Kirby
Glen Brock
Wash Jones
Frank Whitt
Brock
University of Alabama
J. W. Russell
Irene
Carley Ray
Myrtis
Glen Counts
Ardmore
Woodrow Knox
Community Singing Set Thursday Night at Sixteenth Avenue Church
Bev T. Howell announced a community singing at 8 o clock Thursday night at the Sixteenth Avenue Church of God. Many out of town singers are expected, with groups including the Happy Five, Florence, Grady Terry Courtland, the Huntsville quartet, the Self sisters trio, and the Homeland singers slated to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue Church of God
Bev T. Howell
Happy Five
Florence
Grady Terry
Courtland
Huntsville
Self Sisters
Homeland Singers
Brown Urges Farm Ownership Growth at FSA Conference
Julian Brown, assistant FSA regional director, urged maximum farm ownership by operators at the regional FSA conference in Montgomery. He said rehabilitating farms through better planning and transferring ownership to those who work them is the goal of the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Montgomery
Ala
Julian Brown
Farm Security Administration
South
FSA
Thief Steals Nylons From Aurora Clothesline
Mrs. Geraldine Johnson found three new pairs of nylons missing from her clothesline after a trip to the butcher shop. A thief took the stockings while she was away, leaving the yard and her laundry bare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Geraldine Johnson
Membership at NF of BPW Women hits record high
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s clubs reports 102,000 members after a year with 10,000 new members. Local units rise to 1,775 across United States Alaska and Hawaii as 93 new clubs form and one reinstated club joins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW High
Frank Capra Returns to Work on Its A Wonderful Life
Hollywood reports Frank Capra is back directing with exacting standards, arranging weather effects and on set details for Its A Wonderful Life. The piece mentions Bob Hope radio show shifts, Frances Langford leaving the program, and various industry notes about Ginny Simms, Gene Kelly, Ethel Barrymore, Martha O Driscoll, Harold Lloyd, and the Beverly Hills set dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hope
Frances Langford
Lakeland
Fingal
Bob
Ginny
Dinah
Robert
Francis
Ginny Simms
Allan Joneses
Painters’ Union
Gene Kelly
Ethel Barrymore
Katie
Congress
Martha O'Driscoll
Harold Lloyd
Robert Taylors
Beverly Hills Club
Veterans receive mixed cash and bonds under new plan
Senator Johnson described a compromise for World War II veterans: cash payments at 2 1/2 days per month for those released before 1943 and survivors receive full cash. Other cases with more than $50 due would be settled with five year non negotiable bonds at 2.5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Military Committee
Johnson
Budget Bureau
Truman
Congressional
War and Navy Departments
Decatur Issues 5 Building Permits Totaling 10800
City Clerk Joe Pettey announces five permits totaling 10800 for Decatur. Wood Lumber to build two five room houses at Ninth Avenue South valued 9000. Katherine Stewart to build a three room frame house at 41th Avenue West for 500. James C Taylor to remodel interior of 915 16th Avenue East valued 860. J W Wyker Jr to add a room to no use at 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Joe Pettey
The
Wood Lumber Company
Ninth Avenue South
Lth Avenue
Katherine Stewart
James C. Taylor
16Th Avenue East
Fairview
J. W. Wyker, Jr
Postmaster Nominations Sent to Senate for Alabama
President Truman sent to the senate postmaster nominations for Alabama including Denzel Dorrill of Banks and Kathryn M. Hodges of Mount Olive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Alabama
Banks
Kethryn M. Hodges
Mount Olive
Final rites for Cullman youth Russell Guess set
Final rites for Russell C. Guess 19 Cullman County resident were planned for 2 PM at Seventh Street Baptist Cullman with Rev E T Jean officiating. Interment will follow in Cullman cemetery Moss directing. Guess died Sunday at Jefferson County Hospital Birmingham from injuries after diving into a creek near his home. He was survived by his parents Mr and Mrs DeWitt E Guess and three sisters. Guess was a member of the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell C. Guess
Cullman
Seventh Street Baptist Church
E. T. Jean
Moss
Jefferson County Hospital
Birmingham
DeWitt E. Guess
Guess
The
American Legion
GOP Splits on British Loan Sparks House Debate
The House debated a 3.75 billion dollar British loan with Rep. Woodruff of Michigan warning it could trigger a Western bloc against Russia. Republicans split as Rep. Eaton and Rep. Perier voiced support, while opponents cited postwar concerns and echoes of Bunker Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodruff
R. Mich
Michigan
Great Britain
Russia
Rep. Eaton
New Jersey
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Perier
Mass
House
Eaton
Bunker Hill
Jesse Sumner
R Il
Europe
Solicitor James Claimed by Death in Alabama
Joseph H. James aged 65 solicitor of the fourth judicial circuit died in a Birmingham hospital he had lived in Greensboro where he recently won the democratic nomination to succeed himself after an unopposed May 7 primary born in Clarke county in 1881 he is survived by his wife and three children funeral services were tentatively set for 5 PM tomorrow in Greensboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Joseph H. James
Fourth Judicial Circuit
James
Greensboro
Clarke County
Big Catfish Caught Near Wheeler Dam
Mrs. Marshall Sandlin of Decatur hauled in a 32 pound blue catfish near Wheeler dam last weekend. The housewife, who fishes regularly, said it was the biggest surprise she had ever caught on a rod and reel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Sandlin
Decatur
Sandlin
Wheeler Dam
Commission to probe capital bout ends in KO stoppage
The District of Columbia boxing commission will investigate last night's fight between Beau Jack and Sammy Angott after Jack won by a seventh round technical knockout Angott did not start the seventh round citing hip and back injuries Angott's purse was withheld pending a study of injury pictures. The Museum of Natural History in New York adjudicates 53 pieces of move metal printing made in Korea in 1408.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
Beau Jack
Sammy Angott
Jack
Angott
Museum of Natural History
Ew York
Kores
TB Meeting Here Tonight in Decatur
Executives from the Alabama Tuberculosis Association and state Medical Association anticipate a Tri-County Tuberculosis Association meeting in Decatur at 7 30 P M. Morgan county TB president B Frank Chenault will lead. Leaders from Cullman Gadsden and beyond will attend to elect officers and plan a permanent educational and case finding program and appoint a full time TB worker in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
State Medical Association
Tri-County Tuberculosis Association
Morgan, Madison
Limestone County
Morgan County Health Department
Decatur
B. Frank Chenault
Morgan County TB Association
M.S. Whiteside
Cullman
Northern District
Alabama
K. W. Grimley
Alabama TB Association
L. G. Allenstein
Gadsden
Dc. A. Grote
Alabama Medical Association
May Denies War Contracts Profit Claims Before House
May defends himself on war contracts and industry ties in a floor speech denying profiting from timber deals and munitions work. He says accusations are sinister, asserts he used only personal funds, and cites possible constitutional immunity limits on senate testimony while lawmakers press for more questions about Garsson associates and related plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
House
Senate Committee
Mead
N. N.Y
George Meader
Patterson
Erie Bain Metal Products Company
Washington
Murray
Henry Garsson
L. H. Campbell Jr
Army Ordnance
Garssons
Campbell
Ferguson
Mich
Kentucky
Senate
Congress
Cumberland Lumber Co
Garsson
War Department
Convict Henry Thomas Captured After Escape in Alabama
Henry Thomas a 19 year old convict from Jefferson county escaped from a farm squad in Speigner Alabama then was captured about an hour later on a freight train near Coosada after being spotted by guards as the train passed Draper prison. He was serving a one year sentence for grand larceny and was observed boarding the train at Deatsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speigner
Ala
Henry Thomas
Jefferson County
B. F. Reeves
Draper Prison
Thomas
Deatsville
Coosada
Montgom
Oliver cites Dixie growth in Georgia freight case
E R Oliver of Washington cornice vice president in charge of traffic testified before US Supreme Court Special Master Lloyd K. Garrison in Georgia v Southern and Eastern railroads. He argued railroads would not conspire against Georgia and cited rising Southern manufacturing and agricultural tonnage and cotton spindles to show South’s industrial strength and competitive freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South
Georgia
E. R. Oliver
Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Lloyd K. Garrison
Southern and
Eastern Railroads
Oliver
Southern Railway
United States
New England
Atlantic Gulf
Southern Freight Association
Rites Set for W. T. Fields
Funeral services for William T. Butch Fields former Decatur resident will be led by Rev. B B Burks at 2 p m Wednesday at South Side Baptist Church He died yesterday at his daughter's home Mrs Vernie Allfrey Athens1 Surviving are two daughters Mrs Allfrey and Mrs Howard Plunkett Battle Creek Mich two sons Newton Fields Odessa Tex and Douglas Fields Kermit Tex one sister Mrs George Evans Decatur Burial will be in city cemetery with Brown directing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. “Butch” Fields
Decatur
B. B. Burks
Southside Baptist Church
Fields
Dixie Market
Vernie Allfrey
Athens
Allfrey
Howard Plunkett
Battle Creek
Mich
Newton Fields
Odessa
Tex
Douglas Fields
Kermit
George Evans
Brown's
City Cemetery
Brown
Red and Norah Thompson wed after long delay in Pittsburgh
Ex soldier William Red Thompson Jr. and Norah Carpenter, once a British service girl who bore quadruplets in England in 1944, married in a downtown Pittsburgh hotel suite. Alderman Frank T. Halloran performed the civil ceremony after a judge waived the Pennsylvania three day waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
William
Red
Thompson Jr
Norah Carpenter
England
William Penn
Frank T. Halloran
Thompson
Samuel R. Keller
Carpenter
Edward Weill
Monessen
Keller
Allegheny County
Orphans Court
Pennsylvania
New Members Seek Admission to United Nations
The United Nations security council faces potential conflict as five states seek membership including a petition from the Kingdom of Transjordan. Some applicants carry partisan interests that could spark debates over admissibility and future council consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Kingdom of Transjordan
Council
Upo
Aleman expands lead in Mexico City presidential race
Miguel Aleman of the PRI held a growing advantage in unofficial returns from the Sunday election. Tamaulipas reported 24,022 to 10,898 and the federal district 13,558 to 11,613, while rivals General J Agustin Castro and Enrique Calderon were not considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Ezequiel Padilla
Aleman
Tamaulpas
Federal District
J. Agustin Castro
Enrique Calderon
Ticket Purchases For Fall Games Spread In Spring
The article notes a growing pattern of buying football tickets for next fall in spring and summer. It mentions an instance of February ordering for a future fall contest surfaced in Decatur and that SEC teams limit purchasers to four tickets per game for this fall. It also lists local people with hospital visits and personal notices from Decatur and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
SEC
Stassen Leads In Utah Though Roosevelts Split Support
In Utah Senator Hugh D. Mitchell seeks renomination amid a light field while a lively split screen unfolds in the first district. James Roosevelt backs De Lacy with Anna Roosevelt Boettiger backing Costigan and Joseph D. Roberts aligned with Clare Boothe Luce. Three Washington incumbents face no opposition and Democratic incumbents face varied fates. A new candidate Edward J. McPolin contests Rep Walter K. Granger as Democrat incumbents defend seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Hugh D. Mitchell
D.wash
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hugh de Lacy
James Roosevelt
de Lacy
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
Howard Costigan
Joseph D. Roberts
Clare Boothe Luce
Conn
Washington
House
Abe Murdock
J. Will Robinson
Bo Wipe
Edward J. McPolin
Park City
Walter K. Granger
Patton Picks His Seat in Senate
Nominee David A. of Athens from the 1st district visited Senate Secretary Earl Speight to select a desk as Alabama lawmakers prepare for a 1947 legislature with a 10 day organization and inauguration for Governor-designate James E. Folsom. The regular session begins the first Tuesday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
David A
Athens
Orlan B. Hill
Florence
Senate
Earl Speight
James E. Folsom
State rests flier's case in Boston trial
The trial of Lieut. Thomas Farrell, a decorated Army flier, heard the stove completed its case shortly before noon. Miss Helen Stavrou, 18, testified of alleged acts during 17 hours in a Boston hotel room in March. Police said she described the events on April 13. Farrell, with 35 bomber missions, faces charges of branding, cutting, and sex offenses. Desmond testified Farrell claimed the girl was unclad when he entered. A Harvard pathologist said scars will be visible for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas Farrell
Helen Stavrou
Miss Stavrou
Farrell
Margaret McHugh
Crime Prevention Bureau
Miss McHugh
Edward J. Voke
Pacific
William J. Desmond
Desmond
Westover Army Air Field
Alan R. Moritz
Harvard
Allen Supports British Loan In Senate Campaign
Ted Allen a Union Springs textile worker running for U S Senate said he cannot back Governor-designate James E. Folsom against the British loan. He urged aiding England and European countries to avert famine, then address domestic problems after the threat subsides. Allen calls his effort a talking tour visiting people one on one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ted Allen
Union Springs
U. S
Senate
James E. Folsom
England
Allen
Alabama
Mobile
Mayor Arrested in Paternity Case
Taunton Mass July 9 Mayor Merrell D Aldrich faces arraignment in district court on charges of lewd and lascivious cohabitation with Eileen L Kelliher 38 who admitted paternity. Kelliher known as the mayor s wife in this city pleaded innocent to similar charges and was released on 300 dollar bond. Aldrich admitted paternity and was ordered to pay 125 monthly support and placed on six years probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton
Mass
Merrell D. Aldrich
Eileen L. Kelliher
Kelliher
Frank E. Smith
Aldrich
John E. Welch
Falmouth Heights
Fresh Vegetable Tidbits Make a Crunchy Snack
Readable list of raw vegetables includes cauliflower broccoli beets carrots cabbage peppers onions cucumbers celery radishes and tomatoes served with salt as a simple snack bite by bite.
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Legion
Wall. Street
Chicago
Nashville Livestock
Robert Broadway
Howard Hughes
Culver City
Calif
Hughes
Frank Capra
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Agai
Capra
Leo McCarey
Cullman Lad
GOP
Wheeler
Commission
Fage
DIXIE
W. T. Fields
Norah
U. N
DaLmale
Cleveland Jones
Twelfth Avenue West
Hamil Clinic
Brown's Ambulance
Ned Marcum
Canal Street
Decatur General Hospital
Pauline Smith
Falkville
Virgil McDaniel
Danville 2
Roy B. Lamon
S. Hicks and Family
Centerville
James Ottis Phillips
Sandra Jean
Louisville, Ky
C. G. Namore
Decatur 1
E. D. Wilson
North and
South Carolina
J. E. Means
Clyde Hannah
Leon Lemley
Sixth Avenue
Howell
H. R Summer
New York City
E. T. Tonn
Red Sox
Ben Brown
Ben Bloodworth
Philadelphia
Betty Hamilton
Aaron Julian
Cecil Julian
J. D. Hitt
W. H. Long
Tuesay
J. G. Critchfield
Stassen
Patton
Fourth Avenue West
Goidel
James L.rankin
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