FEPC defeat erupts as Senate fight chills civil rights push
The FEPC measure dies in the Senate after a vote short of the needed 64, setting up a posturing blame game between Administration Democrats and Republicans. Senate action failed as Leader Lucas failed to win debate approval, with Southern lawmakers seizing the moment to frame the split in civil rights pledges and campaign promises.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Reane
Wherry
Nebraska
Ees
Congress considers heavy wartime measures over Korea
Lawmakers debate using atomic strikes against North Korean targets and mobilizing over 800 000 National Guardsmen and reservists. Senate delays a proposed excise tax cut as Byrd says the bill is dead, signaling wartime fiscal restraint.
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Far East
House
Bentsen Dpield
Truman
Korea
Senate
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Motion to oust Lamberth over two offices reaches stalemate
A plan to remove Lamberth from the senate stalled after the state welfare director’s full time post was ruled an office of profit. The House and Senate debated adjournment amid stormy sessions as lawmakers sought to end the session or advance adjournment motions. Governor Felom reportedly would not sign measures if adjournment occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton Lamberth
Lamberth
Senate
Supreme Court
House
Ed. Miller
Etowah Coua
James E Folem
Miller
M. Beck
Norman Harris
Béck
Dean Martin Earnings Claim Suit Details 1943 Agreement
Cleveland Leader reports Sammy Watkins files suit alleging Dean Martin agreed to pay 10 percent of his earnings since 1943 but has paid only 1000 dollars. The complaint cites continued underpayment and names Watkins as claimant in Angeles July 3 record.
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Angeles
Dean Martin
Cleveland
Sammy Watkins
Watkins
Mardan Designa
Soldier killed while seeking help after wife dies in Alabama crash
In Germany relatives report Sgt Floyd M Wallace 37 died after his car overturned killing his wife and injuring their 5 year old daughter. Wallace crawled to seek assistance when another car struck and killed him. The couple’s daughter is not seriously hurt. Burial planned in Tuscaloosa. He served 12 years. survivors include a brother and seven sisters.
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Borminghaym
Ala
Alabama
Germany
Floyd M. Wallace
Wallace
J. M. Wallace
Vance
A. A. Wallace
Birmingham
Sgt. Wallace
J. L. Baum
Little Rock
Ark
Tuscaloosa
L. S. Wallace
Ella Nash
Fay Wakefield
Odessa Wyatt
Lena Atchison
Maplesville
Lila Wallace
Nora Evans
Mobile
Nora Campbell
Speigner
Phenix City to Buy Gas System
The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the sale of Phenix Natural Gas to the City of Phenix. City officials plan to issue bonds to pay for the utility and dissolve the company, with three municipal representatives buying stock and transferring assets to city government. Some taxpayers oppose the deal as overpriced and unnecessary.
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Montgomery
Ala
Phenix Natural Gas Company
Phenix
Alabama Public Service Commission
Phenix City
Phenix Natural Gas
Municipal Ae
Public Service
Homer D. Cobb
First U S Marine Corps unit formation aboard ship
The first U S Marine Corps unit was the detachment on board the December 1775 ship as part of the naval squadron under Commodore Esek Hopkins.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Naval
Esek Hopkins
Markets Report From Decatur Mills and Farm Prices
Cotton Middling 36c strict low 34c. Cottonseed per ton 45.00 dollars. Broilers 25 cents delivered. Hens heavy 18. Hatching Eggs 80 cents per dot. Yellow corn ear 1.49, shelled 1.55. No. 2 new wheat onion free 2.11. No. 2 oats onion free 0.69. Other grains basis 13.42 percent moisture.
Wall Street loses pace after morning temper show
The market steadied in a sedate afternoon after a morning selloff left losses around 2 a share. About 2.5 million shares changed hands as General Motors Chrysler Goodrich Woolworth Caterpillar Douglas American Smelting Du Pont Union Carbide General Electric Westinghouse Philips Morris American Woolen Nickel Pilate and Standard Oil NJ led losers while Admiral Philco Radio Union Pacific American Cyanamid Southern Pacific and Chesapeake & Ohio edged higher.
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William D. Horgan
New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodrich
Woolworth
Caterpillar Tractor
Douglas Aircraft
American Smelting
du Pont
Union Carbide
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Philip Morris
American Woolen
Nickel Pilate
Standard Oil
Admiral Corp
Philco
Radio Corp
Union Pacific
American Cyanamid
Southern Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Markets at a Glance and Commodities Summary
New York markets show stocks lower after a morning rally. bonds mixed as rail rally stalls. Cotton higher on trade buying. wheat mixed under hedging pressure. corn July easy with other months firm. oats firm on short covering. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher top 25.40. cattle steady to 25 cents higher top 32.50.
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New York
Chicago
Poultry Market Firm in North Georgia Prices Stable
Atlanta July 13. USDA reports North Georgia live poultry market firm with strong demand and short supplies. Dealers note most birds under 2 1 2 pounds. Prices paid FOB farm range 26 1 2 to 30 cents, mostly 28 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Nashville Livestock Prices Report
Nashville Tennessee July 13 cattle market shows limited supply with steadiness. Common and medium steers and heifers 23.00 to 27.00, good heifers up to 29.00, cutters down to 20.00, cows 13.00 to 17.25, medium beef cows 17.50 to 19.50, bulls 22.50 to 24.50, calves 150 weight. Veal good and choice 27.00 to 30.00, common 21.00 to 26.00, culls 20.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Lawrence County Solicitor Race Turmoil Prompt Session
The Lawrence Democratic Committee met to resolve the solicitor race after a grand jury found counting errors in Moulton box two. Earle Proctor resigned as nominee, while Tom Pettus was named winner by a separate count. Two indictments issued. arrests pending.
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Lawrence
Earle Proctor
Proctor
Moulton
Tom Pettus
Pasis
Grand Jury
Livestock Prices Narrow Margins Hold Steady Across Classes
Hog buyers held near steady as slaughter volume stayed strong with bulk sales on Wednesday. Prices ranged with 180-250 lb hogs at 24.00 to 24.25, 260-290 lb at 23.00, and 140-170 lb around 22.00. Sows mostly 17.00 to 18.50, butcher types to 19.00 or higher. fewer 550 lb grade at 16.75. Sheep saw spring lambs down about a dollar, good and choice 26.00-27.00, common to medium 18.00-25.00, aged sheep 3.00-6.00, some to 7.50.
Grain market closes with mixed gains on July futures
In Chicago grain trading July contracts showed a mixed close with wheat down 5 to 8 cents and corn finishing 5 to 8 cents lower. Oats gained about 1 1/2 to 3/4 cents, soybeans up around 1/4 to 7 1/4 cents, rye mixed, and lard up 10 to 25 cents per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Tibetan Exports Include Wool Livestock and Tea
Tibet exports wool livestock hides salt borax tea and musk to various markets. The range of goods highlights traditional trade items and regional production strengths.
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Tibet
Mass Korean War actions and leadership changes reported
War dispatch details heavy Allied air and ground operations around Taejon and Pusan with B-29 raids, tank and truck destruction, and a new command for ground forces, while Congress debates atom options and arms aid and Moscow touts prisoner claims.
Kum River Platform Lines Up As Natural Line Of Defense
American and North Korean forces face off along the Kum River about 13 miles north of Taejon. The stream, a major South Korean waterway with wide mudflats and low ridges, forms a potential no retreat line as Red forces press American infantry backward amid higher enemy firepower.
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Truman
Korea
U.S
Europe
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Tokyo
Gen
MacArthur
Arthur W. Radford
Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Red
Communist
North Korea
U. S
Moscow
Tass
Pyongyang
Chochiwon
Kum Line
Associated Press
Kum
South Korea
Taejon
Family births hospital discharges and local notices crop up
Mrs D O Anderson announces the birth of a daughter at Decatur General hospital. Little Joyce Marie Terry, discharged from Hamilton Clinic today. Fire alarm at 2 20 A M summoned firemen to a truck blaze on Highway 31 South with slight damage. Building permit issued to Herbert Milli to add two rooms at 1519 Fifth Avenue East for 500. Two trials set in recorder's court on license and assault charges. Noon temperature 85 degrees per TVA sub station.
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Joyce Marie Terry
James Terry
Ninth Avenue East
Hamil Clinic
D. O. Anderson
Decatur General Hospital
Highway 3
Herbert Millican
Fifth Avenue East
Flood Threat Closes Roads as Kum River Rises
In Korea the Kum River surges during the rainy season, turning river bottoms into torrents. Hills and paddies offer limited concealment but ample space for troop movements as a railway bridge and other spans across the Kum are reported destroyed by a headquarters spokesman.
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Korea
Kum
Youth Appeals For His Life In Alabama Clemency Hearing
Homer Garland Odom a 23 year old white youth sentenced to die in the electric chair appealed to Gov. James E. Folsom for clemency. Odom faces execution at Kilby Prison after midnight unless the governor intervenes. He killed 71 year old storekeeper William Alexander McDonald near Birmingham in February 1949. Frank I. Bowie former Jefferson county probation officer argued for commutation citing delinquency and maladjustment. Petitions from Jefferson county residents and jurors urged mercy. Governor Folsom has not yet decided.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Homer Garland Odom
Birmingham
Folsom
Odom
Kilby
William Alexander McDonald
Jefferson County
Frank I. Bowie
Bowie
Ben May
Partlow State School
Boys Industrial School
Partlow
Legal Claims Division
Federal Security Agency
Strike Hits Plant in Bessemer Alabama
The Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co large Bessemer plant shut down today due to a strike. About 1,100 workers affected as company officials reported picket lines surrounding the facility.
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Bessemer
Ala
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co
Weather records show 88 degree max and 74 at dawn
The maximum temperature reached 88 degrees by 3 PM on Wednesday and 74 degrees were recorded at 8 AM. Rainfall in the past 24 hours through 8 AM today totaled .05 inches.
Frazier and Davies to Join Bloodworth in Daytona Beach trip
Ned Frazier and Ed Davies depart Saturday morning for Columbus Georgia to meet Jim Bloodworth. The group will travel to Daytona Beach Florida for a ten day stay. Bloodworth has spent two weeks at Fort Benning in the judge advocate training school.
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Ned Frazier
Ed Davies
Columbus, Ga
Jimmy Bloodworth
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mr. Bloodworth
Fort Benning
Judge Advocate’s
Mrs J M Pearce Sr 56 dies after year long illness
Final rites for Mrs. J M Pearce Sr 56 will be Thursday at 3 p m at Westminster Presbyterian Church. She died at her home 614 Fourth Avenue West after a year long illness. Survived by husband J M Pearce Sr three sons Mason Decatur Gordon Knoxville and Henon Laurel Miss Also survived by mother Mrs Betty Burgess Cornersville Tenn and sister Mrs S M Haywood Cornersville Rev John Troxler to conduct services Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Brown’s directing Pallbearers listed.
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J. M
Mabel) Pearce Sr
Westminster Presbyterian Church
S. M. Haywood
Cornersville
John Troxler
Roselawn Cemetery
Brown
S. H. Dublin
H. T. Dublin
J. D. McClanahan
Walter Bethany
Wallace Meadows
Ned Bradford
Vacation Bible School Closes With Surprise Treats
A large Vacation Bible School concluded with a surprise punch and cookies for more than 130 attendees. The school drew 146 enrolled, with 130 average and 103 perfect attendance as preparations ran July 3 through the week.
Bomber Squadron Prepares For Heavy Payload Mission
In Columbus Ohio veterans of the B 17 and B 24 era join newer crews as B 29 aircraft line up on the runway. Lt James S Y recalls old war days while crews receive blast briefings and names Captain Zane Holt and Pvt John C among the commanders and crew.
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Zane M. Holt
Livingston
Pvt
John C
Savannah
Vast Bolivar and Amazonas Territories Largely Untouched
The Bolivar state in Venezuela and the Amazonas territory remain largely unexplored, highlighting vast areas with limited survey or development. This assessment notes potential resources, dense forests, and sparse mapping across these regions.
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Venezuelan
Bolivar
Amazonas
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James F. Byrnes
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Alex.Collier
Decature
Hamil Clinic Hospital
John D. Hammon
Seventh Avenue West
Hollis Morrow
Slose Street
Hartselle
Recorder’s Court
TVA
Johnston
Olin D. Johnston
Morgan County
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Harry Wiley
Clayton Hicks
Calvin Long
Irvin Garner
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Johnson Lee
Mable Wright
Hoyd Anders
Ratliff Barkley
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W. E. White
J. H. Boer
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Aaron McCaig
Collins
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Homer Boger
Henry Herring
Hopewell
Hal Wiley
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Gandy's Cove
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Lloyd Hays
Media
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