Martin Rites Are Held Here
Final rites were held Friday afternoon for Mallory Martin 38 who died Wednesday after a short illness from a heart attack. Services were at First Baptist Church at five o clock led by Dr. Jesse M. Rogers with burial in the city cemetery. Pallbearers included Horace Simmons T A Culver Roland Compton Verdon Lowery and H D Casey. Honorary pallbearers were Wyker's officials and personnel. Survived by his wife and his parents J G Martin of Decatur, two sisters Elizabeth Cothran of Anniston and Doris Mary of Phoenix Arizona and other relatives.
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Mallory Martin
First Baptist Church
Jesse M. Rogers
Brown
Horace Simmons
T. A. and Co
Alabama Democrats split on Truman at convention stake
Alabama lawmakers McCord Roberts and others press National Committee Chairman McGrath to allow new electors. They oppose Truman’s nomination and anticipate a possible walkout if civil rights planks pass. Delegates weigh anti Truman candidates and plan caucuses to decide a course for Alabama’s 26 votes.
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E. L. Roberts
Gadsden
McCord
Henry J. Mayfield
Tuscaloosa
J. M. Miller
Cordova
Burgess Mahan
W. W. Malone
Athens
Roberts
Qouster
National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Alabama
Truman
McGrath
L. A. Farmer
Dothan
Senator Hill
Farmer
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Roy D. McCord
Rayburn
Deep South
Walkout Looms From Alabama Democrats At Convention
The piece details a potential Alabama Democratic walkout at the Birmingham convention July 17 to back a Deep South candidate for electoral votes. It lists Alabama delegates including Sen. Lister Hill ex-Gov Sparks and AG Carmichael, with Mason Bonner and others in attendance at the Birmingham gathering.
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Alabama
Charleston
S. C
Baltimore
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
John C. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Lincoln
Douglas
South
Breckenridge
Dauphin Square
Mobile
Mobile Register
Birmingham
Arkansas
Ben Laney
Deep South
Lister Hill
Sparks
Albert A. Carmichael
J. M. Bonner
E. L. Roberts
McCord
Gadsden
W. W. Malone
Athens
Marion Rushton
Lennard Thomas
Wheat and corn swing after USDA crop forecast
Chicago markets showed corn mostly weak while a record crop forecast weighed on prices. Wheat rallied late after earlier weakness with July futures at 2.29 3 8, corn at 1.99 to 2.00, oats near steady to 5-8 lower, and soybeans down 3 to 3 1-2 with July at 4.00.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Braves Beat Phillies 4-3 As Dark Extends Hitting Streak
Big Bill Voiselie pitched for Boston as the Braves defeated Philadelphia 4-3 before 25 023 fans. Alvin Dark earned a safety in his 22nd straight game, helping the Tribesmen solidify their lead in the National League.
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Braves
Boston
Big Bill Voiselie
Boston Braves
Phillies
Alvin Dark
Tribesmen
Britain Misses ECA Shipment in July Cut
Washington dispatch notes Britain was excluded from a new batch of approved Marshall plan shipments for missing the July 3 deadline. Other nations were authorized to buy goods totaling $26,167,550, financed by the ECA with American cotton and wheat, Swedish newsprint, Mexican fiber, and Puerto Rican sugar designated for several European regions and China.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Austria
France
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Germany
Trieste
China
England
Democrats Weigh Douglas and Platform at Chicago Convention
Chicago delegates push for Douglas while McGrath and Biffle hedge on a running mate. ADA keeps up pressure for justice but southern opposition blocks many moves as Truman’s fate and civil rights planks dominate talks.
Falkville Man Injured in Home Tumble
Falkville resident John Cloud suffered nose and forehead lacerations from a tail at his home Saturday evening. He was transported to Hartelle Clinic for treatment Saturday night.
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John Cloud
Falkville
Hartéelle Clinic
Southern Association baseball scoreline details
Nashville and Little Rock produced a compact scoring recap with line scores: Mobile 100 001 001-3 7 1 Birmingham 000 100 05x-6 6 1 Wolfe Olson Calder Modica Dickey and others noted for Nashville. Little Rock 310 400 00x-8 9 0 Cuccurulle Conger Bur gees Erautt.
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Southern Association Mobile
Birmingham
Wolfe
Olson
Calderone
Modica
Dickey
Nashville
Little Rock
Cuccurulle
Conger
Burgees
Erautt
Kansas Faces Big Seven Rule on KU Athletes
The Big Seven faculty committee voted 5 to 1 to demand KU notify by July 24, 1948 that it will abide by league eligibility rules or have all athletic events canceled. KU faces losing four football players and a basketball star under the rule counting freshmen and first year junior college play as one of four years of eligibility for those enrolled before May 1, 1947. Kansas State College dissented, saying it will abide by conference rules.
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Patrick
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Kansas
Big Seven
Lincoln
Nebr
Kansas State College
H. H. Haymaker
Kansas State
W. W. Davis
Deane W. Malott
Tennessee Democrats to Hold Caucus For Chair and Presidential Choice
The Tennessee delegation of 40 members will caucus Sunday night to elect a chairman and decide whom to vote for as the presidential and vice presidential nominees. They carry 24 convention votes under the unit rule. The group previously opposed Truman civil rights plans but did not instruct against Truman himself. Many expect Eisenhower to be favored, though no official vote has been taken.
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Truman
Mrruman
Alabama
Mangi couUp
Governo
Alabama Supreme Court
James Roosevelt
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Democratic National Committee
Ike
McGrath
Independence
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Douglas
Lucas
J. Kelly
Dougaeeeeteua
South
Birmingham
Roy
McCord
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Deep South
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Barkley
Rayburn
Progressive
Democratic Party
Johnston
Senator Johnston
John P. McEnery
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
McEnery
Will Rogers Jr
State Democratic Convention
Cameraman Parts with Ring for Wedding Shot
Birmingham News photographer Bill Preston arrived to capture a routine wedding. When a double ring ceremony lacked a ring, he lent his own to the bride and groom, then retrieved it after the kiss.
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Birmingham
Bill Preston
Birmingham News
Bill
VanderMeer Quiets Cardinals In Seventh Inning Salvage Win
National notes that Johnny Vandermeer limited St. Louis to five hits through six and escaped a three run rally in the seventh to secure a 4 3 Cincinnati victory. Grady Hatton delivered a sixth inning homer with no one on base to produce the winning run.
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National ST
Retail Trade Still Strong
The article notes a temporary slowdown in the business boom due to seasonal factors labor disputes and industry conditions. It cites Independence Day holiday effects hot weather plant slowdowns a coal steel dispute involving 80 000 miners and federal court actions. Despite this retail sales remain well above 1947 levels with June gains 4 to 40 percent across many retailers.
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New York
and -Co
Steel
Treasure Hunt Suppers On Off Florida Coast Seeks Gold
A treasure hunt in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s Northwest coast draws sponge divers from Tarpon Springs and about 25 men along the inland waterway west of Fort Walton. Maps claim $76 million in buried treasure but authorities report little on who leads the expedition as hunters stay quiet and unseen along remote coastlines.
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Fort Walton
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Tarpon Springs
O. L. Bengston
Here
West Palm Beach
Bula Croker
Panama City
Okaloosa
Bay
Gulf
Newcastle Disease and Polio Fears Clarified
Medical note explains symptoms resemble polio but without paralysis or death. Newcastle Disease traced to England, spread in the US like influenza through human contact. Chickens with the disease pose little risk unless they are dying, and no epidemic is feared. Two deaths are ambiguous. autopsy confirmed heart disease in one.
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Newcastle
England
United States
Decatur Community Notices and Local Visits
The Decatur curb market operates 6 30 to 10 A M on Tuesdays and Saturdays with sellers urged to arrive at 6 A M. Dr Erskine Chenault attends a Health and Medical Care Council of Alabama meeting in Birmingham. Hosiery mill workers return to work after vacation. A string of local visits includes Mr and Mrs D F Saunders and daughter Ruth in San Antonio moving on to New York and Canada.
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Decatur
Erskine Chenault
Health and Medical Care Council of Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama
D. F. Saunders
Ruth
San Antonio
Texas
H. H. Frasa
E. Walnut
New York
Canada
Presbytery of
North Alabama
Presbyterian Church
First
Weekend Vacation Bible School Opens in Pryor Memorial Chapel
A daily vacation Bible school begins Monday morning at Pryor Memorial Presbyterian Chapel in South Limestone county conducted by William McAliley, student assistant at First Presbyterian. The notice lists various local residents and travel updates as well as a Union Grove Homes Demonstration club appearance by Rede and Rabe on the Moulton Decatur highway Monday night.
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W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Talucah Presbyterian Church
Morgan County
William McAliley
J. T. Echols
Huntsville
Pryor Memorial Presbyterian Chapel
Limestone County
Union Grove Homes Demonstration Club
Rede and Rabe
Birmingham
Antioch School
Moulton-Decatur
Arbitration Proposed By Chicago Publishers In Labor Dispute
The Chicago Newspaper Publishers Association urged final and binding arbitration after rejecting further meetings with Local 16 AFL TIU. Five papers The Daily News Herald American Journal of Commerce Sun Times and Tribune are involved, with strike actions since November 24.
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Chicago
Chicago Newspaper Publishers Association Today
John J. Pilch
AFL International
Typographical Union
Daily News
Herald-American
Journal of Commerce
Sun-Times
Tribune
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George P. Hays
U. S
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Leon Henderson
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
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Tom Toms
OPA
Leon
ADA National Board
Hubert Humphries
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Philadelphia
Lostine
Ore
Frosty
Tennessee
Charles Royer
Mr. Royer
Maryland
South America
Berthold S. Kennedy
Belle Mine
Decatur Rotary Club
Rotary
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Hotel Lyons
Ed Howard
Prospect
Tenn
Nathan Jones
Knoxville
Mary E. Hodges
J. Y. Robb
Hoyd J. Anders, Hartselle
R. B. Ingalls Sr
Ingalls Shipbuilding and Affiliated Companies
Raymond L. Marsh
Madison
Rising Sun Lodge
Mrs. E. M. Morrow and Daughter
Merle
Canal Street
Frank H. Kirby
The
Red Cross
E. Lafayette Street
Janet George
A. L. Holmes
Sixth Avenue S
D. E. Winger
Marilyn
Buddy
Lt. Wenger
Pennsylvania
Tokyo
Japan
James Sullivan
Buster Cowan
New Orleans
Mississippi
Georgia
J. O. Martin
Hartselle
Jean Kent
Fifth Avenue S
Lizze Kent
C. Johns
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's
Gee
Clarence Bowden
Grant Street
K. L. Terry
Fairview
Hamil Clinic
S. M. Wilhite
Eighth Avenue E
C. L. Clemons
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Somerville
Corrinne Greer
Rogersville
Ed Clark
E. Moulton
M. C. Cornelius
ITV
Neil Kirk
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