Profitable Disappointments Sermon At First Methodist
A 10 55 worship service at First Methodist Church will begin with the topic Profitable Disappointments by Dr P D Wilson. Other Sunday services follow usual hours and Rev Eugene Rice will preach The Resurrection Of The Human Body at Sixth Avenue Church of God.
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P. D. Wilson
First Methodist
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue Church of God
J. R. Havener
First Christian Church
Hartselle
Luther Adkins
Fairview Baptist Church
Truce Debate Resumes in Korean Prisoner Exchange Talks
Off the record talks resumed at Panmunjom as UN and Communist delegates met for 41 minutes ending a four day recess. The session marks the 11th meeting under a Communist news blackout begun July 4 amid secrecy demands and speculation of higher authority review on prisoner concessions.
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Munsan
United Nations
Panmunjom
Slayer of Girl Slain by Pseudoscientist Faces Mental Exam
Bayard Peakes, 29, confessed killer of a Columbia University campus stenographer, was arraigned on homicide charges and sent to Bellevue Hospital for a mental examination. He protested legal representation and claimed the American Physical Society rejected his life extension theories.
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New York
Bayard Peakes
Bellevue Hospital
Peakes
Columbia University
Eileen Fahey
Boston
American Physical Society
The
Society
Benjamin Schmier
Thomas H. Cullen
Carl Grebow
Welfare Pay To Be Higher
Alabama welfare rolls will gain $5 a month starting Oct. 1 for about 101,000 recipients in old age, handicapped, blind, and dependent children groups. The increase stems from a recent Social Security Law amendment and will total over six million dollars in the state.
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Birmingham
William I. Dorrough
Alabama
Congress
Dorrough
County Agency Work Is More Effective, Speaker Asserts
James L. Lawson assistant director of the Alabama Extension Service told state farm agents at the Lyons Hotel in Decatur that county agency work is more effective today. He cited mapping programs and County Extension Councils as key factors enabling tailored plans for farm people.
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Lyons
E. P. Garrett
Tennessee Valley Cooperative
J.F. Scroggins
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
Auburn
L. T. Wagnon
Morgan County
County Agents’ Group
James L. Lawson
Lyons Hotel
Decatur
Lawson
Rights Issue Pushed Aside In Democratic Debate
Democrats pushed aside the civil rights issue amid party tensions as Southern Dixie Democrats remain silent. Senator John Sparkman voices hope for a suitable compromise while supporting Senator Russell’s candidacy. The preliminary platform committee heard over twenty witnesses urging a strong Democratic stand on civil rights. See Page 2.
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Chicago
Dixie Democrats
Platform Committee
Sparkman
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
See
Payroll cuts hit 6,150 OPS employees in Washington
The government outlined layoff plans for 6,150 of 12,000 Office of Price Stabilization workers. Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam urged agencies to use the 60 million dollars Congress allocated to the best effect, following his request for 103 cuts.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Roger L. Putnam
Congress
Farm Support Law Is Signed By President Truman
President Truman signed a law extending government support of prices for cotton wheat corn rice tobacco and peanuts at 90 percent of parity through 1954 The act keeps parity for six crops to 1955 using the higher of two formulas The sliding scale parity program is set aside for 1953 and 1954 crop years Parity fixes a government price considered fair to farmers for inputs and purchases
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Washington
Truman
Auto Smuggling Ring Cracked By Mexican Officers
Mexican police say they busted a ring that smuggled over 1000 automobiles from the United States into Mexico in eight months. Four men were arrested as police chief Leandro Sachez Salazar said the gang bought cars legally in the United States but used forged import permits to dodge Mexican customs. Mexican models cost around $1000 more than U.S. equivalents.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Leandro Sachez Salazar
U. S
Illinois Group Will Give Barkley Some Support
Vice President Alben W. Barkley appears set to receive initial first ballot backing from Illinois as the 31st Democratic nominating convention nears. Illinois national committeeman Jacob Arvey and Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence are among supporters signaling a shift toward Barkley.
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Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Illinois
Jacob Arvey
Arvey
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Labor Moves to Shape Chicago Presidential Pick
Labor leaders arrive in Chicago to press for a dominant voice in the next Democratic presidential nomination. CIO President Philip Murray joins a furiously contested scene as AFL and CIO reportedly consider backing a single candidate such as Tennessee's Estes Kefauver or New York's Averell Harriman.
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Chicago
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
New York
Barkley supporters push for Illinois votes at preconvention
National committeeman discussions show Arvey aiming to line up Illinois 60 convention votes for Barkley on first ballot. Pennsylvania delegates split, some backing Barkley. Talk of a civil rights floor fight grows as Russell denounces Taft Hartley Act. Barkley arrives with Kerr, Kefauver, Harriman, and Russell. Governor Stevenson invites Democratic governors to breakfast ahead of his convention address.
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Barkley
Illinois
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Truman
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
New York
Mutual Security
Adlai E. Stevenson
Female VP Candidate India Edwards Opens Campaign HQ
For the first time a major party sets up formal campaign headquarters for a woman running for vice president. India Edwards, DNC vice chair and women’s division director, heads the effort with volunteers staffing the Conrad Hilton Hotel space in Chicago. A formal opening is planned as momentum grows.
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Chicago
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
India
Conrad Hilton
Jennie O’hern
Mobridge
S. D
Frances G. Satterfield
Atlanta, Ga
Fice
Edwards
New York
Bitter Texas Delegations Battle for 52 Convention Votes
Bitter contest over seating at the Democratic national convention pits Texas delegations against each other as they trade charges of balters and slanderers. At stake are 52 votes.
Textile Development Engineer Named By Chemstrand
Dr. John B. Miles named a textile development engineer for The Chemstrand Corporation in the research and development department. He will head projects on Acrilan acrylic fiber and Chemstrand nylon. Miles previously served as assistant secretary and technical director for Delaware Research and Development Corporation.
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John B. Miles
Chemstrand Corporation
Frank J. Soday
Miles
Delaware Research and Development Corporation
New Castle
Delaware
See Textile
Alabama Delegation Keeps Russell Lead at Democratic Convention
Montgomery delegates report no shift in support for Georgia Senator Richard Russell after his Taft Hartley Act stance. Seven votes remain committed to Russell including Hill Sparkman Allen Cooper Green Coxwell Martin Nolen Merrill Long. One delegate Ro land Cooper said he was shocked by Russell's stand.
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Montgomery
Richard B. Russell
Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Journal
Georgia
Russell
Roland Cooper
Monroeville
Hill and Sparkman
James B. Allen
Birmingham
Hugh Merrill Jr
Anniston
H. Coleman
Long
Uniontown
No New Polio Cases Reported In Anniston
The Calhoun County Health Department said no polio cases were reported in the past 24 hours in Anniston marking the first day this week with zero cases. Six cases including a death were recorded this week, and 12 cases total in a little over a month.
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Anniston
Calhoun County
Eisenhower at Fraser ranch frames GOP drive amid Chicago convention
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower stays a week at a Fraser Colorado ranch guest of Denver businessman Aksel Nielsen for fishing and rest as Democrats prep Chicago convention. GOP leaders push peak efforts to recruit workers and voters while Dewey cites aid to China and Formosa as key issues.
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Associated Press
Fraser
Colo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Aksel Nielsen
Denver
Chicago
Washington
Arthur E. Summerfield
America
Summerfield
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
China
States Department
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Dewey
Speed Limit Set Between Auburn and Opelika
Governor Persons issued an executive order to set a 40 mph speed limit along Alabama 15 between the Auburn and Opelika city limits. The rule runs around the clock for about three miles, based on a safety request from Lee County residents and officials. Highway signs are being installed along the stretch.
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Montgomery
Gordon Persons
Auburn
Opelika
Lee County
Persons
L. B. Sullivan
G. W. Pruett
Highway Department
Draft Act May Furnish Basis For Next Move
The White House weighs seizing part of the steel industry under the Selective Service Act. Justice Department lawyers were directed to prepare papers for possible partial seizure amid a 47 day steel strike. President Truman previously seized the industry. the Supreme Court halted that action.
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Washington
White House
Defense
John R. Steelman
Secretary of Defense
Truman
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Phili Perlman
Supreme Courts
Last Of Tests Given Truman
President Truman underwent the final medical tests as his doctors monitor a lingering virus infection. Democratic hopefuls press for quick word on a successor while Chicago's convention looms, with Truman expected to leave the hospital soon and possibly influence the nomination.
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Washington
Truman
Chicago
White House
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