Plan to veto power in UN under fire
New York reports Dr. Herbert Evatt condemning the veto in the United Nations Security Council as undemocratic and unjust. Australia moves to ask the General Assembly to review veto usage over the past year amid calls for reform. Five nations seek UN membership including Albania Siam Mongolia Afghanistan and Transjordan with council decisions expected in August for September action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Ve Evatt Ausmaan
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Pea 3
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Security Council
United Nations
Evatt
Council of Eleven
Australia
General Assembly
Albania
Siam
Mongolian People’s Republic
Outer Mongolia
Afghanistan
Transjordan
Great Britain
Hoxha
U. N
France
Indochina
Council
Rotary program and town guests noted at Hartselle meeting
Ross Currier led the Hartselle Rotary Information Committee through a history of Rotary and its service aims. Merrill Doss outlined eight weeks of future programs. The group enjoyed Echoes of Zion, a Danville Negro quartet, after lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Currier
Rotary Information Committee
Rotary
Hartselle Club
Currier
S Tate Stone
Merrill Doss
Echoes of
Zion
Danville
Claude W. Lavender
Harttselle
Ralph Barksdale
Columbus, Ga
Homer S. Fisher
Auburn
James H. Crow
Decatur
First Christian Church of
Hartselle
Swimming lessons announced for Crystal Plunge pool
George Porter, a Red Cross certified instructor, will conduct swimming lessons every Tuesday at the Crystal Plunge pool in Greenwood Park. Beginning, advanced, and skilled swimming will be taught, with participants asked to arrive at 6 30 PM. Porter recently completed a Red Cross life saving course at the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Porter
Red Cross
Greenwood Park
Porter
Markets in New York Stocks Dip as Industrials Rally Fades
The stock market drifted lower with fragile leadership and thin gains after Friday's decline. Trade slowed in late morning but picked up near the close as industrials, rails, and utilities showed firmer bids. Cotton futures surged to limit up while Chicago livestock prices rose and grain futures were mixed.
Markets at a Glance New York July 15
Stocks show continued decline led by industrials while rails ease in supply. Cotton strengthens to the 35 cent level. Chicago notes easy corn after seasonal peaks, weak oats on soft cash prices. Hogs rise 75 cents to $1.00, top $19.00. Cattle surge with runaway gains of $1 or more, top $25.00.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures surge to 23 year highs on heavy trade
New York July 15 Cotton futures rose to 23 year highs as July 1946 delivery jumped the limit amid strong demand and outside buying. Optimism over price control removal, tight supply, and Britain loan approval spurred gains before later sessions saw exits. Mills bought heavily against orders and inventory protection as prices climbed to around 35 dollars per bale.
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N. Y
New York
Great Britain
Tate
Nashville Livestock Market Reports Steady Trade Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Nashville Tenn July 15 cattle receipts heavy with open trade active and steady to firm on fleshy steers heifers and cows. Prices listed include top 18.00 for choice yearling steers and 17.50-20.50 for vealers. Hogs and sheep also steady with barrows and gilts around 18.75 for 120 lb pigs and spring lambs 19.00-20.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
City Court Fines Total $1125 From Weekend Docket
Forty two cases in the city police court paid fines and forfeited bonds totaling 1125 dollars. Two 100 dollar fines for driving while intoxicated and two 100 dollar bonds forfeited. Multiple smaller fines and bonds paid or forfeited for drunkenness disorderly conduct and related offenses. One case for destroying city property remained under trial.
Admiral Rosendal retires at Lakehurst Navy Station
Rear Admiral Charles E. Rosendal retires from the Navy at Lakehurst New Jersey after a ceremonial review. He ends his tenure as chief of naval airships training and experimentation, with the Lakehurst station as his headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. J
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Charles Ef.’ Rosendahl
Navy
Rosendal
Naval Airships
Child killed at bullfight in Barranquilla
July 15 report from Barranquilla Colombia states a boy named Hector Cortes was killed when a bull flung a sword from its back into the grandstand just after the matador thrust the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barranquilla
Colombia
Hector Cortes
Alabama State Guard Opens Dauphin Island Encampment
About 800 members of the Alabama State Guard began a three week summer encampment on Dauphin Island Mobile Alabama. The session marks the regiment's annual training with drills and field exercises to enhance readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mobile
Ala
Alabama State Guard
Island
Dauphis
Record votes often dodged in Congress
James Marlow explains why individual congressmen’s roll call votes are rarely recorded and how voters can obtain voting records. He notes roll calls reveal positions on key issues and that most votes are recorded only when a roll call is requested, with the Congressional Record and private compilations as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
Congressional Record
Mitchell motion stalls as May hints at conditions
Witnesses persist as the committee weighs May's appearance under fair conditions. A letter on Saturday asks to cross examine witnesses and summon more documents while the panel continues public hearings into Erie Basin Metal Products and Batavia Metal Products tied to wartime contracts. Silence from several witnesses suggests an early end to the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Senate
House
May
Washington
Combine
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Elgin, IL
Batavia (Jr.) Metal Products Company
Associated Companies
Wealthy Ex GI Draws Jobless Pay in Philadelphia
Alexander William Biddle a 27 year old son of a Philadelphia stock exchange executive vice president collects $20 a week in veterans unemployment compensation. He served in the Army medical corps and was discharged last December and seeks radio work while his wife notes help is scarce as domestic staff resigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alexander William Biddle
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Young Biddle
Army Medical Corps
W D Moore to Receive Treatment
W D Moore a retired railroad engineer from Louisville and Nashville is moved from Decatur General to Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville for examination and treatment this week. He has shown improvement and hopes to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Moore
Louisville and Nashville
Decatur General Hospital
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Moore
Divorce rate climbs in Mobile sparks moral concerns
Religious leaders blamed rising divorces on lack of spiritual preparedness as chancery court records show 1,462 divorce petitions filed since January 1, compared with 1,308 marriage licenses issued in probate court.
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Mobile
Ala
Chancery Court
Revival At Antioch Church Led By Rev J Vernon Rich
Rev J Vernon Rich pastor of West Huntsville Baptist Church will lead a revival at Antioch Baptist Church starting Wednesday evening. He has served in Huntsville for over 20 years and will conduct services at 10 45 am and 7 30 pm daily until Sunday July 28. The church lies six miles from Decatur on the Somerville road and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Vernon Rich
West Huntsville Baptist Church
Antioch Baptist Church
Decatur Girl Wins Crown In Miss Dunreaming Pageant
Gene Punny Brown claimed the Miss Dunreaming crown for the third year running at a Fayetteville Tennessee camp ceremony. Decatur provided three maids of honor Marian Chandler Charlotte Orr Ann Layman and Evelyn Hunt Sanders from Newnan. Orr won tennis and badminton certificates Chandler received most improved in badminton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnan
F. S. Hunt
Decatur
Dunroam
Charlotte Orr
R. W. Orr
Marian Chandler
H. E. Chandler
Manpower Trends in Private Industry After War
Manpower at private industry has absorbed discharged veterans with almost 10,000,000 in ten months, says U S E S. Five of six servicemen released up to June were at work or in school. Predictions caution about housing construction but expect no serious manpower shortages as the homes for veterans drive expands.
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CPA
Buying Orders Push Cotton Prices Up in New Orleans
An early market rise lifted cotton futures above 35 cents a pound as buying orders from the weekend spurred active trading. December reached 35.00 and March 35.22 cents, the highest in 23 years, before a profit-taking dip trimmed gains. The surge reflected expectations of strong domestic use, exports, and a British loan approval boosting textile markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
North Street
Jewish Volunteers Offer Tackle Palestine Entry Plan
A delegation of Jewish war veterans told President Truman they would recruit a division of Jewish volunteers for Palestine if it aids admitting 100,000 Jews to the Holy Land. They left a statement with Truman noting Britain wants U.S. troops to maintain order if the Jews are admitted as proposed by Truman and an Anglo American commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Palestine
Holy Land
Britain
United States
Milk Board Plans Third Public Hearing in Montgomery
The Alabama Milk Control Board will hold the third of nine hearings on milk prices and production in Montgomery. Board chairman James F. Stoner said prior sessions were well attended by milk producers and urged local consumption interests to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Board
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Milk Control Board
James F. Stoner
Byrnes Reviews Paris Peace Efforts Ahead of Radio Address
Secretary of State James Byrnes, back from a 28 day Paris meeting with Connally and Vandenberg, plans a 9 PM radio address on progress toward European peace. He aims to push a second foreign ministers gathering this summer to tackle Germany and Austria terms before the United Nations Assembly opens in September. Byrnes expects to return to Paris by July 29 for the 21 nation peace treaty conference and urges continued Western Soviet cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrnes
Truman
Europe
Paris
Russia
Connally
Dtex
Vandenberg
R-Mich
White House
Italy
Finland
Balkan States
United Nations Assembly
New York
U. N
Germany
Austria
Mihailovic Trial Recaps Yugoslav Resistance Leader’s Fate
The Yugoslav military court announced Mihailovic’s guilty verdict after delays and highlighted his wartime role against Germans. The long battle with Tito’s faction and shifting Allied support framed treason charges leading to his capture March 13 in a mountain refuge.
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U. S
Yugoslavia
Mihalovic
Belgrade
Mihailovic
Royal Guard
General Staff
Sofia
Prague
Germany
Peter
Tito
Josip Broz
Partisans
Six Men Enlist in Armed Service
The Army recruiting office reported six men enlisting today. Billy G Whisenant and John S Wilson of Huntsville joined the transportation corps for three years seeking Pacific duty. Fred Mullins and Abraham L Samples, also of Huntsville, enlisted for 18 months. Lowell B McDougle reenlisted in the Army Air Corps for three years. Robert Lee Williams of Tanner Negro enlisted for 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Billy G. Whisenant
John S. Wilson
Huntsville
Transportation Corps
Pacific
Fred Mullins
Abraham L. Samples
Lowell B. McDougle
Vine Street
Army Air Corps
Robert Lee Williams
Keating Seeks Release of Harrisons in Berlin
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating said he had a definite promise from Soviet Gen. Alexander Kotskey that Warrant Officer Samuel L. Harrison and his wife Helen of San Antonio would be released within hours. He warned he would take very definite action if they were not freed and said U.S. officers would personally receive the Harrisons at a Soviet headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frank A. Keating
U.S
Alexander Kotskey
Keating
Samuel L. Harrison
Helen
San Antonio
Tex
Keating Saides
Harrisons
Decatur Daily Notices Snapshot of Local Life
Local notices report births at Decatur General hospital and Hamill clinic and moves between Decatur General and Madison, with several vacations and visits. Scouting dinner at Cornelian Hotel. city council, life service band and Rotary softball schedule announced. building permit for a cement block house. discharged Army soldier en route home. Tarpey guests welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer B. Hutchinson
Grant Street
Joe Pettey
Court upholds King voting rights denial ruling in New Orleans
The FBI federal court in New Orleans upheld a ruling for Primus E. King of Columbus Georgia who claimed he was barred from a primary because of color. The Supreme Court declined to review the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Primus E. King
Columbus
Samuel H. Sibley
U. S. Supreme Court
Looms Slashed at Mobile Cotton Mill Shocking Vandalism
Hundreds of Mobile mill workers were idle after a knife wielder slashed 300 looms causing about 8500 in damage. Detectives arrested a former mill employee who allegedly blamed a superintendent for not recommending a GI loan and warned of retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Clarence Barkley
Walter Dumas
Marriage Licenses for Broughton Dixon and Seynoyette Jones
James Kenneth ett and Mary Ellen Tabb obtain marriage licenses in Somerville and Joppa. Dixon and Seynoyette Jones listed among couples. details incomplete but record confirms licenses issued in 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton Dixon
Somerville
Seynoyette Jones
Joppa
James Kenneth Ett i
Mary Ellen Tabb
British Reaction to US Loan Debate and Trade Power
The British editorial commentary notes warm sentiment but with misgivings. The Times warns of a danger that US popular opinion will demand strict loan conditions and stricter interpretation, highlighting that leverage over freer trade arrangements may rest with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Times of London
United States
Funds Voted to TVA Dams in East Tennessee
The Senate accepted a House wording to allow TVA 14 million dollars to resume work on the Wautauga and South Holston dams in East Tennessee. Senator McKellar urged simultaneous construction, warning of lawsuits otherwise. The House and Senate failed to agree on timing and a separate 3 million fertilizer plant item, and the bill heads back to the House for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
East Tennessee
McKellar
D.-Tenn
TVA
Wautauga
South Holston
Rep
Gore
D.tenn
Mobile
Ala
Federal Public Housing Authority
Eastern Star joint install in Moulton Russellville Haleyville
Moulton hosts a joint installation of Eastern Star chapters from Haleyville, Moulton, and Russellville on Friday at 8 PM in the public school auditorium. Grand Officers of Alabama conduct the ceremony with local music and gifts to outgoing officers.
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Moulton
Eastern Stars
Russellville
Eastern Star
Haleyville
State of
Alabama
Cliff Roe
Madge McWhorter
Bonnie Spillers
Myrtle Spillers
Emmett Bailey
Ruth Bailey
Lavonia Ross
Norene Harris
Rebel Howell
Chaplin
Lucille Alexander
Marshal
Wilma Killingsworth
Maude Hardin
Ada
Bernice Francis
Ruth
Earlie Hallmark
Esther
Irene Gibson
Martha
Martha K. Fouch
Electra
Pauline Harris
Jasper
Mizpah
Decatur
Mary Lou Dancy
Florence
Sheffield
Mt. Pension
Town Creek
Alabama Treasury Nears 80 Million In Investments
Alabama's treasury balance and sinking fund investments total about 80 million dollars as of June 1 with most funds pledged or earmarked. Finance Director Hayse Tucker outlined a detailed breakdown showing only a small portion readily available for general use, including a 10.6 million highway fund and 2.4 million in building contracts remaining.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Treasury
Hayse Tucker
Tucker
Special Educational Trust Fund
Building Commission Fund
Building Commission
Highway Department
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
General Fund
Supreme Court
Jefferson Hospital
Moore Rites Held Monday
Final rites were held for Mrs. Woodrow Moore 32 at Poplar Creek Baptist church. She died Sunday at home after a lengthy illness. Survivors include husband Angie Fay and Levoyd of Decatur her father Quinton Brumett Athens two brothers Benny Decatur Herman Fayetteville Tenn two sisters Rosie Lee Decatur and Buford Beddingfield Athens one niece Maud Brumett Elkmont and uncle Ver Brumett Elkmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Creek Baptist Church
Woodrow Moore
West Wilson Avenue
J. H. Rogers
Spry
Athens
Poplar Creek Rere
Angie Fay Moore
Levoyd Moore
Decatur
Quinton Brumett
Benny Brumett
Herman Brumett
Fayetteville
Tenn
Rosie Lee
Buford Beddingfield
Maud Brumett
Elkmont
Ver Brumett
The
Baptist Church
Vacation notes and visits across towns and states
Three weeks vacation in New Orleans and the Coast. Mrs R L Nerren of Old Hickory Tennessee spent the Fourth of July with Mr and Mrs E J Harris and Mrs W M Holliman. Mrs E J Harris and two sons with A B Bradford of Mt Hope are on a 10 days vacation in Ridgecrest North Carolina attending the B T U assembly. Mrs J H Highsmith and visitor Mrs Perry Newman returned to Moulton after visiting Chattanooga with Mrs J D Saul. Mrs Saul joined them for a few days. Mrs George McGregor of Hartselle has returned home after visiting Moulton with her brother Dr Price Irwin. Mrs Earl Proctor accompanied her home. Mr and Mrs Theo Fern and two daughters returned to Spokane Washington after a few days with Mr and Mrs Harvey Simms. Friends of Mr and Mrs Charlie Glover are glad to hear their son Joe is rapidly improving after illness. Ed Hobgood of Clinton Louisiana is visiting Mrs A J Crossthwaite this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
R. L. Nerren
Old Hickory
Tenn
E. J. Harris
W. M. Holliman
A. B. Bradford
Mt. Hope
Ridgecrest
N. C
B .T. U. Assembly
J. H. Highsmith
Perry Newman
Moulton
Chattanooga
J. D. Saul
Saul
George McGregor
Hartselle
Price Irwin
Earl .Proctor
Theo Fern
Spokane
Wash v
Harvey Simms
Charlie Glover
Joe
Ed Hobgood
Clintom
A. J. Crossthwaite
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Hilda’ Terry
Prentis Payne
Oak Ridge
S. M. Nelson
M. H. Broom
Joy
Alabama City
William Robert Houston
U.S. Navy
Coy Stephenson Jr
Sally Deas
Thomasville
S. L. Sherrill
Robert Mason
Guntersville
Less Williams
T. E. Kimbrough
Valpariso
Fla
Tommie Kimbrough
George Ashworth
Detroit
Mich
G. Ashworth
T. Y. Wright
N, Ill
Mollie
Second Ave
Wall Street
Rich
Church At Antioch
Jim Woodall
Baugh’'s Infirmary
John M. Morris
Hamil Clinic
Alvis Vinson
Decatur 2
J. C. Wilson
Twelfth Avenue West
J. G. Sanders
David Chandler
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Spencre Garnett
Dean
O. P. Stinson
E. C. Kinney
Cullman
H. L. Ogle
R. F. South
Billy Stewart
Madison
Brown's Ambulance
Velma S. Sloan
J. W. Brazelton
Johnston Street City Hall
Mary Bartlett
Carl Allgood
O. B. Smith
Dorothy Dean
Johnson, Homestead, Fla
Albert Parker
Ernest Ratliff
Bessie Ratliff
J. P. Dunlap
Loren Willoughby
Nikki Moody
St. Petersburg
Railroad Street City Hall
H. R. Summer
New York City
Everett Powell
Korea
Major
Francis J. Tarpey
Jerry _Tarpey
Fourth Avenue East
Life Service Voluntary
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
Rotarians
Kiwanians
Delano Park
Lions
Civitan Club
FBI
TVA Dams
Lawrence County
Lavonia
ROSS
Methodist Church
James Miller
S. P. McClendon
Edward Farley
Lowe Harris
Elaine
Clayton
Nell
Beth
Earl Proctor
Grady Elmore
Josephine Littrell
Joe Ann
H. E. Weston
John Kelley
Blanche Miller
Javonia Ross
Kade J. Harris
W. M. Holli
James L.rankin Insurance
NAT
Sank Bldg
Otcatua Puneet
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