President Pleased By Uproar At GOP Convention
President Truman reacted with evident relish to the Chicago uproar at the Republican National Convention. He warned that his favored candidate Taft may lose, while others like Kerr and Humphrey criticized the GOP procedures and warned of a party split. Rayburn campaigned in Texas and kept open the option of a Democratic nomination if a convention deadlock occurs.
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Associated Press
Truman
Chicago
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Washington
Kerr
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
House
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Bonham
Tex
Georgia vote sparks heated protest on the House floor
A tense scene erupts as a Georgia vote is opened with shouting and protest. Dewey and Fine clash with chairman Hallanan over alleged pre vote agreements while Puerto Rico delegates push for orderly conduct. One name missing and a single vote altered amid near turmoil.
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Georgia
Fine
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Puerto Rico
Pople
Dewey
Near
Indiana
William Mason Dies in Birmingham After Illness
William Mason, 86, retired steel executive and former superintendent of Gulf States Steel, died after an illness. A Manchester, England native, he was noted for improving mine safety conditions and later involved with Republic Steel Corp.
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William Mason
Birminghal
Steel Company
Manchester
England
Gulf States Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Mason
Evening cinema listings across town venues
Amusements note multiple theaters showing films today. Roxy features Retreat Hell with Lovejoy Carlson times 1 20 3 20 5 20 7 20 9 20. Sunset presents Slaughter Trail with Donlevy Gig Young Virginia Grey at 8 10 and 10 10. Capitol shows Cattle Drive with McArea Stockwell at 1 15 2 50 4 30 6 05 7 45 9 25. Strand presents Belles On Their Toes at 3 00 7 00 9 00. Hatfield lists Cattle Drive with McCrea Stockwell at 9 20. Elite runs Parole with Irie O Shea Turban Bey Ankers at 6 10 8 10 9 15. Mars at Falkville shows As Young As You Feel with Wooley Ritter Wayne Peters at 7 00 8 40.
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Capitol
Joel McArea
Dean Stockwell
Eisenhower Poised for First Ballot Nomination Lead
At the Republican National Convention in Georgia, Eisenhower shows strong support with 514 delegates and gains from Texas and California. Taft fights back, securing Georgia support but losing ground to the overall delegate tally. Delegates face platform votes and nomination balloting amid talk of Warren Knowland and Stassen as possible pivots.
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Georgia
Eisenhower
Taft
Texas
Associated Press
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Douglas MacArthur
Herbert Hoover
Lone Star State
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
William Knowland
Warren
Stassen
Eisenhower Leads Delegates in Alabama Morning Count
General supporters report Eisenhower with 517 votes Taft 486 others 10 and uncommitted 93 as delegates arrive for the fourth day. Managers schedule possible decisive action tonight amid talk of Gen Douglas MacArthur following a rough night.
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Eisenhower
Taft
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Republican National CommitteeAgenda in Chicago Session
Schedule for the Republican National Committee session in Chicago outlines events for July 10. The program includes installation of Joseph W. Martin Jr. as permanent chairman, reports from the resolutions platform committee, an address by Sen. Harry P. Cain, roll call for presidential nomination, nominating speeches, and balloting for nominations.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Resolutions Platform Committee
Harry P. Cain
Washington
Kefauver Blasts GOP Labor Policy in Critique
Senator Kefauver charged the Republican party with harming 16 million union members and giving labor proposals to the wastebasket. He said the 1952 GOP platform ignored AFL CIO ideas and aligned with Wall Street, while UFL leaders urged Eisenhower to address the anti labor platform.
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Washington
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Republican Party
GOP
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Wall Street
United Textile Workers of America
UFL
Anthony Valente
Lloyd Klewert
Dwight Fisenhower
Eisenhower
Resolutions Committee
Family Picnic Honors Turners at Wright Springs
A large family picnic at Wright Springs near Brooksville honored Mr and Mrs Howard Turner and daughter Pattie Ann of Roswell New Mexico. Attendees included multiple Turners across generations plus extended family from Birmingham Chattanooga and Birmingham listed among the 40 plus relatives.
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Howard Turner
Pattie Ann
Roswell
N. M
Wright Springs
Brooksville
J. A. Turner
Roy
Sherman Holloway
Gene
Joan
Hubert
Pierce Turner
Andra
Tina
Pierce, Jr
Hershel Holloway
Leona Haley
Bettie
Martha
Lonnie
Donald Haley
Birmingham
James Turner
Glennell
Derrick
Jackie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hubert Turner
Louise
Mabel
Malcom Turner
Donald
Cherie
N. S. Owens
Ann
Glenn Turner
W. W. Foshee
Cynthia
Gaylen Dodson
Cecil Turner
Howard
Mike
Junior Champion
Faye
Royce
George Curban
Tommie Joyce
Joyce Blankenship
Lula Turner
Sidney
Adell Turner
Arthenia
Josephine
Lindell
Linda Sue
Herbert Champion
Arnold Turner
E. L. Turner
Mosses Deliver Tap Dance Program for Decatur Lions
Carrie and Bill Moss a brother and sister tap dance team presented a program for the Decatur Lions this week The Mosses are about 14 years old children of Rev and Mrs William Moss of Winchester Tennessee The program was arranged by the health and welfare committee chaired by Dr Leo Harris.
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Carrie
Bill Moss
Decatur Lions
Mosses
William Moss
Winchester
Tenn
Health and Welfare Committee
Leo Harris
Toast Dont Roast In The Sun
The article warns about summer sun exposure and sunburn risks. It advises timing sun exposure, using a quality suntan lotion that protects against drying effects, and consulting a physician to choose a reliable product. It notes tanning varies by skin type and that one lotion approved by the AMA committee may be helpful.
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Committee On Cosmetics
The
American Medical Association
Miss Blackwell Appointed State YWCA Leader Arrives in Berkley
Miss Mary Ann Blackwell arrives in Berkley California for six weeks of summer study after election as president of the Alabama YWCA. She is the daughter of Mrs Irene Blackwell of 309 First Street SW and studies at Alabama College Montevallo.
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Mary Ann Blackwell
Berkley
Calif
YWCA
Alabama
Miss Blackwell
Irene Blackwell
First Street
Alabama College
Montevallo
Tallest Extinct Kangaroos Reached Ten Feet in Height
Paleontologists note the largest extinct kangaroos stood about 10 feet tall, roughly 2 feet taller than living species. The find highlights dramatic size evolution in ancient marsupials and informs how these giants competed for resources.
Commission Restored for War of 1812 Scapegoat Cox
President Truman signed a bill restoring William S. Cox to the Navy posthumously. Rep Edward E. Cox, no relation, led hearings that supported Cox as scapegoat after the Chesapeake Shannon battle on June 1, 1813. Cox had been stripped of rank after a court martial blamed him for abandoning his post.
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Washington
William S. Cox
Navy
Truman
Cox
Edward E. Cox
D-Ga
William
Chesapeake
James
Lawrence
Shannon
Georgia
House
Senate
Federal legislation on equal employment rights debated
The platform pledges federal action to pursue just and equitable treatment in discriminatory employment practices. Southerners request clarification to ensure federal measures do not duplicate existing state efforts to end such discrimination.
Southerners Accept Civil Rights Plank Without Convention Fight
Lester Parsons of Virginia said Southern GOP leaders agreed to back the party plank on civil rights. Parsons, a resolutions committee member, threatened to ask the convention to revise the compromise statement. Southerners favored a clause preventing a federal mandate on employer anti discrimination in hiring and firing of Black and other workers.
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Chicago
Lester Parsons
Virginia
Resolutions Committee
Parsons
Civil rights plank in Democratic platform revised
Compromise drafted under Sen. Eugene Millikin keeps federal action on segregation and DC rights while avoiding a strong fair employment practices commission. Mrs Mildred Younger supported the compromise after a disputed 1948 platform clash. some Southern Republicans fear losses if civil rights provisions are too bold.
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Mildred E. Younger
Los Angeles
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Platform Committee
Younger
South
District of Columbia
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Armed Services
Markets in Decatur Farm Prices
Decatur market notes report cotton at middling 40.00c and tow 38.50c with No. 2 mile at 3.10 dollars. No. 2 wheat new crop 1.95, No. 2 oats new crop 0.80, No. 2 yellow ear corn 1.83, and hogs sold at 20.50c in Decatur.
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Decatur
Wall Street Drifts With Few Highlights In Dull Session
The stock market settled into a dull groove in New York with prices moving from about a point lower to one or two points higher. About a million shares traded as Chrysler rebounded from yesterday’s slide, while steels, motors and railroads showed mixed or steady moves. Higher names included Studebaker, J I Case, Santa Fe and Allied Chemical. lower issues included Union Pacific, Gulf Oil, Dow Chemical and Zenith Radio.
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New York
Chrysler
Studebaker
J. I. Case
Santa Fe
Allied Chemical
Cattle Hog and Lamb Prices Steady to Higher at Nashville Market
Prices mostly steady with slight increases across cattle hog and lamb segments. Cattle utility to commercial cows 17 to 20 dollars, high commercial higher. calves 100. Hogs steady with butcher weights 240 pounds up. hogs 190 to 230 pounds 21 dollars for barrows and gilts. sows 17 to 17.50. Sheep active with spring lambs improving up to 1 dollar, good to prime 26 to 29 dollars. ewes 3 to 6 dollars.
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Nashville
North Georgia poultry market firm amid tight supplies
Atlanta market notes firm conditions at the live poultry market with demand from dressing plants remaining good. Truck inquiry is solid and current prices show broilers or fryers under 3 1 2 pounds quoted at 28 29 cents per pound.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Market Report Mixed Movements Across Commodities
New York stocks show mixed demand while oils lead advances and bonds trade quietly. Cotton shows irregular activity with short covering, Chicago wheat weak on hedging, corn and oats mix with corn, hogs steady up to 22.15, and cattle uneven with gains up to 50 cents and declines to 25 cents.
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New York
Chicago
Parade replaces unity in Blue Gray game pageant
Four storybook characters will lead the New Type Parade replacing North South unity in the annual Blue Gray parade held around the Blue Gray All Star football game. The pageant traditionally underscores friendship between the two sections.
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Montgomery
Edible Jelly Made From Ivory Reported
A historical note describes an edible jelly that can be produced from ivory, detailing a process or claim about its preparation and potential culinary use. The record emphasizes the unusual source and suggests experimental methods or debates surrounding its feasibility.
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Ivory
Iowa Ruling Allows Private Cemeteries to Discriminate
District Court rules that privately owned cemeteries may discriminate against minorities under certain conditions. Evelyn Rice sued Memorial Park Cemetery for denying burial of Sgt. John Rice a Winnebago, killed in Korea. Judge Crary said racial terms in contracts are not public policy but enforcement cannot be achieved through courts.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Ralph Crary
Evelyn Rice
Sgt
John Rice
Memorial Park Cemetery Association
Truman
Sergeant Rice
Arlington National Cemetery
Crary
Rice
Iowa Supreme Court
GOP Platform Promises Clean Government and Anti Corruption
The Republican platform denounces the current administration as corrupt and pledges to end graft and influence peddling. It accuses Democrats of tolerating communists in key agencies and vows fair tax enforcement and honest government.
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House
Republican Party
Alabama Taft Delegates Solid as Eisenhower Leads
A prominent Alabama spokesman for the general nearly announced for Mostellar last night predicting five Eisenhower votes. Taft delegates showed no wavering as support remained openly pledged to Eisenhower.
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Vardaman
Alabama
Mostellar
Eisenhower
Taft
United Nations mounts large Korea military push
Clark appoints Maj. Gen. Thomas W. Herren of Dadeville Alabama to lead the rear zone as Eighth Army deputy commander for civil assistance amid a broad UN military drive against Communist aggression in Korea.
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United Nations
Korea
Miss Sylacauga Beauty Queen Chosen in Alabama
Carolyn Tankersley, 19, with brown hair and blue eyes, was selected Miss Sylacauga in the local beauty contest finals held in Sylacauga Alabama. The article notes Stephen Foster, famed for Southern themed songs, was actually born in Lawrenceville Pennsylvania.
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Miss Sylacauga
Sylacauga
Ala
Carolyn Tankersley
Stephen Foster
Lawrenceville
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