Righter Seeks SC Senate Seat as Thurmond Stirs Fight
In South Carolina the states rights advocate states he will challenge Sen. Olin D. Johnston in the Democratic primary while James Byrnes camps in the governor’s race. Thurmond denounces Johnston and a heated, racially charged campaign follows as Byrnes defends his record amid opposition from rivals. The ballot also includes four U.S. House seats and other offices with an estimated 400,000 votes cast.
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Columbia
S. C
Truman
Olin D. Johnston
James F. Byrnes
J. Strom Thurmond
Johnston
Byrnes
Surpreme Court
Thomas H. Pope
Newberry
House of Representatives
Lester L. Bates
Marcus A. Stone
Florence and Dillon
Stone
Democratic Party
U. S
W. P. Baskin
Senate
Ellison’ D
Cotton Ed) Smith
Johnson-Thurmond
National Democratic Party
Europe
Johnson
Thurmond
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Union balks at end of walkout as government seizes railroad
The switchmen's union again rejects government requests to end the 14 day strike on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific lines. Lt Col Thomas E Sams arrives to take relay of the railroad as the union vows full service removal if profits and labor are seized. Glover testifies before the National Railway Labor Board and denounces the seizure order.
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Silvis
Ill
Thomas E. Sams
Washington
E.S.T
J. D. Farrington
Rock Island
Glover
National Railway Mediation Board
Switchmen's Union of North America
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Poe Bay
Chii
Local Horse Show Announces Classes and Prizes
The notice lists various classes for a horse show including ponies under 38 inches with a $3 entry and $100 prizes, mares of any age with $100 prizes, harness horses open with $100 prizes, and stallion or gelding with $3 entry and $100 prizes. Open entries noted in sections 7 and 9 indicate forfeiture of previous wins excused by officials.
Markets report from Decatur with farm prices
Jotton middling 34c and low 30s. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 18c. Hatching eggs 80c per dot. Yellow corn ear 1.49. shelled 1.55. No 2 new wheat onion free 2.09. No 2 new oats onion free .69. Other grains moisture 13 percent basis.
Wall Street ends week with late selling after draft rumors
A quiet stock market rally collapsed as Friday’s trading closed with nervous selling. Rumors and the President's draft authorization spurred the downturn after a week of sedate activity dominated by war news. Major issues fluctuated with mixed gains and losses, while the curb market tracked the same pattern.
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New York
Korea
American Woolen
Willys-Overland
Socony- Vacuum
Curtiss-Wright
Sinclair Oil
North American Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Admiral Corp
Radio Corp
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Southern Co
Chrysler
International Telephone
Canadian Pacific
Westinghouse Electric
Emerson Radio
du Pont
General Electric
Markets at a Glance Chicago
Wheat firm as mills buy. Corn mostly steady with old crop at new highs. Oats steady along with other cereals. Hogs nominally steady. Cattle nominally steady.
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Chicago
Grain market closes with fractional gains on board
Chicago July grains posted mostly small advances with soybeans showing notable gains on short covering. Wheat rose, corn mixed, oats and rye edged higher, soybeans up, lard up for July contracts in light trading.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Southeastern All-Star Tilt Scheduled For Monday Nights
About 6,000 fans are expected at Legion Field in Pensacola for the Southeastern League's 10th annual All-Star game Monday. Willis Hudlin will start George Yorke for the Pensacola Flier against the Stars led by Spec Dozier and featuring Andy Elko. The Montgomery and Jackson squads include Mickelson and Frank at key infield spots with Davis and Bankswell in the outfield and Lewis slated to catch Yorke.
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Pensacola
Fla
Legion
Montgomery
A- Mickelson
Frank
Ralph Franck
Billy Seal
Gadsden
Hudlin
Tom Davis
Bankswell
Jackson
Poole
Lusty Lewis
Grand jury faults county election count and calls for reforms
The grand jury criticizes incomplete ballot counting and unsigned results, notes an error of five votes in Proctor’s favor, and urges a new set of ballot boxes. It also urges better election laws, precise poll lists, and legislative action in Alabama. Proctor responds by resigning his nomination and seeking committee guidance. House leaders advance reapportionment measures and a compromise bill to link senate and house plans.
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Grand Jury
House
Senate of
Alabama
Proctor
County Democratic Committee
County Democratic Party
Moulton
Co. A. Young
Powell
Pettus
Crats
Supreme Court
North Korean push sparks renewed front-line fighting near Taejon
Reinforcements reported as North Korean forces harassed Chonan and Taejon area. American units fall back with wounded left behind while North Korean tanks and infantry threaten Taejon, Pyongtaek, and Songhwan. Tokyo communique notes two major drives toward Taejon and Pusan with armored units and swollen rivers hindering progress. Air and naval units maintained patrols as officials weighed mobilization options.
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Chonan
Taegu
Taejon
MacArthur
Pyongtaek
Ansong River
Songhwan
Tokyo
Pusan
U. S
U. S. Army
Patterson says extradition fate unsure amid Alabama tensions
Patterson discusses extradition hurdles as Alabama officials weigh return from Michigan. He claims FBI had warned Gov. Folsom and criticizes the Southern system, calling for a pardon while detailing his prison years and alleged peonage. He cites S. W. Hixon as a rare white ally.
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Patterson
Stottsboro
S. W. Hixon
Atmore State Prison
Alabama
Frank Boswell
Corrections and Institutions
Boswell
Kilby
Civil Rights Congress
Save
Haywood Patterson
Earl Conrad
South
Senate confronts Lam bert seat fate amid court ruling
Alabama senate debates unseating Senator Lamberth after a supreme court advisory opinion. Sen Lowe proposes vacancy action while Gov Folsom warns the move could stall if Lamberth opposes the measure. Heated exchanges erupt between Lowe and Rankin Fite as tensions mount over the court's impact on state politics.
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Lamberth
Senate
Supreme Court
Folsom
Tallapoosa
Alabamia
Piney Woods
House
Lowe
Rankin Fite
Marion
J. C. Inter
Fite
Bruce Henderson
Marion County
President requests about 14.68 billion for military funds in new year
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, GOP floor leader, predicted swift action on the fund request. He complained Congress is kept in the dark about President Truman’s Korea decisions but said lawmakers will provide money deemed necessary to quickly boost armed forces.
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Wherry
Truman
Congress
Kerry
Ries
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Appropriations Group
Prams
Alabama boards rush to assign draftees under new five day week
Montgomery officials report Selective Service mobilizes for Ernest W Howell to speed up processing under peacetime draft rules. Local boards will review about 40 000 records as the system shifts to a five day workweek to meet strength needs for the Korean conflict.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Selective Service
Earnest W. Howell
Howell
Ashington
Lehman Comments Stimulate Debate On Policy Direction
It, my Lehman said in a statement he thinks con. The remark appears as part of a broader discussion on policy and political stance.
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Lehman
Old-Fashioned Girl chair-set pattern notice
Crochet pattern catalog text promoting pattern 927 by Laura Wheeler with charts photos and concise directions. Readers are invited to send twenty cents to Decatur Daily Needlecraft P O Box for a copy and free illustrations include slip covers rugs toys and quilts.
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Laura
Laura Wheeler
Government to Extend Control of Synthetic Rubber Plants
The text argues for two more years of government ownership of synthetic rubber plants to shield the nation from volatile natural rubber markets. It warns that rising prices and shortages threaten foam rubber use and domestic industry, urging a decisive transition to private operators later.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Far East
Congress
FEPC debate across regions stresses civil rights guarantee
Advocates argue the FEPC law would enforce anti discrimination in hiring regardless of race creed or color. Opponents claim the measure upsets segregation and inflames race enmity while the House has passed a non enforcing version. The issue remains central to Truman era civil rights efforts.
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FEPC
North
West
South
House
Truman
Shawneetown Flood Move To Higher Ground After 1937
Shawneetown Illinois on the Ohio River was nearly relocated three miles inland to higher ground following the 1937 flood disaster.
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Shawneetown, Til
Ohio River
Enlisted men in Far East Command extend overseas tours
More than 66 percent of the enlisted men in the Far East Command became eligible in 1949 re enlisted or extended their overseas tours.
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Far East Command
Local notes recount county incidents and travel in the central valley
Saturday night reports from Lawrence and Cullman counties note a public drunk and a single violation, with Morgan and Stone also reporting one violation each. Injuries include a bruised nose to VFW catcher Leonard Love from a foul tip. Local residents travel to New York, attend church, and plan vacations while savings bond progress lags in Morgan county.
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Central Valley
Lawrence County
Morgan and
Stone
Cullman
Leonard Love
VFW
Ray
Birmingham Communist Leader Arrested on Vagrancy Charge
Sam Hall Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama, chairman of the state communist party, is arrested at his home on vagrancy charges after police find petitions opposing sending troops to Korea. Detective Capt. C. L. Pierce identifies another man, Paul Thomas Rose, also charged with vagrancy and changing name. Both to be tried Monday night as police crackdown on communists escalates.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sam Hall Jr
Alabama Communist Party
Alabama
C. L. Pierce
Hall
Korea
Pierce
Paul Thomas Rose
Paul Thomas Rosenbloom
Lakeland
N. J
Connor
Daily Worker
New York
One Hitter captures Questionnaire Handicap in track record
Greentree Stable's One Hitter, ridden by Ted Atkinson, won the $25,000-added Questionnaire Handicap at Empire City Jamaica, setting a track record for 1 1/16 miles. He nosed out Brookmeade's Greek Ship in 1:42 2/5, with Great Sting's mark from 1925 beaten by one fifth of a second. Greek Ship paid $5.20, $3.80, and 80. Piet paid $2. Passerson wins Providence Stakes at Narragansett Park by a neck over Adopt after a bold break and strong rally.
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New York
Greentree Stable
Empire City-of
Bold Anna
Piet
Pawtucket
B. L. Williams
Passerson
Winlochan Stable
Adopt
Narragansett Park
North Alabama Hospital Dream Turned Reality Amid County Support
Long effort by Dinsmore and a 24 member board culminates in a $1.2 million tuberculosis hospital for North Alabama District One. Funds from 12 counties matched by the state and federal grants, with groundbreaking planned and a cornerstone ceremony to follow.
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Dinsmore
North
Alabama
Board of Revenue
Morgan County
State Planning Board
Boards of Revenue
Grosfeld
L.H. Murphree
Decatur
R. L. Sherrill
J. A. Howle
Hartselle
E.M. Chenault
W. W
Ben Henson
S. S. Busby
Hamilton
Windsor
Howard Taylor
Iman
A. Grote
I. C. Archie W. Hill
Huntsville
Jewell Archer
J. M. Massey
Florence
O. P. Drake
Haleyville
J. C. Har
James L. Orman
Russellville
H. L. French
Ni. Ens
Leonard Previtt
Leighton
Curtis Hester
Cherokee
Dewey Bryant
Hollywood
Wyatt
Mae i
W. A. Walker
Red Cross Handles 103 Cases in June Here
The Home Service department Morgan County chapter reports 103 cases handled in June. Among them 21 were servicemen, 80 veterans, and two civilians. Work included military histories, reports for military and administration, 35 assisted for insurance and other benefits, 41 given notary and counseling, and four permanent pension claims were 100 percent.
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Home Service Department
Morgan County
Cancer Cross
Salt wells crowned Shan ilinois oldest city income
The National Society notes that salt wells formed the chief income source of Shan ilinois in its early days, shaping the city's initial growth and economy.
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The
National Society
Shan‘linois
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Charles Harled
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G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Dixie State
FBI
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
Goodyear
Boyle
Ecators
Ainslee Wyle
New York State
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Richard Luther
New York City
L. A. Packman
Knox Biles Jr
Tanner
Hamil Clinic Hospital
J. P. Sims
Decatur General Hospital
E. J. St. John
Eighth Avenue East
John M Harmon Sr
North Avenue
Fairview
James O. Vassar
Decatur 1
Mrs. Lee Deal
Panama City
Florida
Chilton
Franklin
Roy Collier
St. Petersburg
Peggy Lipscomb
Gertrude Coleman
Miss Lipscomb
Central Park
J.Q. Trimm
Falkville
Highland Baptist Hospital
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Howell Clinic
Della Turney
John D. Woods
Larkin Thornhill
Memphis
T. B. Strickland
State
Commie
Red Cross
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