President Truman backs price controls and rationing option
President Truman said he is ready to order price control and rationing if prices rise unduly due to excessive buying and speculation. He denounced scare buying as foolish and selfish and pledged U S resolve in Korea, signaling tax hikes to finance defense and curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Voice of America
British Broadcasting Corporation
South Korea
United Nations
Russia
Moscow
Republic of Korea
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Congress
Supreme Court Limits Powers in Election Contest Case
The high court denied a broad stay and ruled Judge Simmons may decide only two questions: if the contest was filed within legal time and if proper security for costs was posted. Loy alist Rich ard T. Rives argued the written opinion is not the law, while states righters' attorney William S. Pritchard claimed the judge cannot go beyond those points. An affidavit from Sam Johnston and conflicting statements from Gessner T. McCorvey centered on when the papers were delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Simmons
William S. Pritchard
Birmingham
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Rives
Pritchard
Sam Johnston
Mobile
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile Press-Register
McCorvey
Decision Continued From Page 1 on Arms and Alliances
The article notes continued consideration of security aid and potential arms transfers to unspecified countries. It mentions informal talk about assisting Ireland and closer ties with Spain, but states there is no definitive plan or Atlantic alliance stance.
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Ireland
Atlantic
Allance
Spain
Market Report from Decatur Farm Markets
Decatur markets show cotton Middling 36c and strict low 4c. Cottonseed at $45 per ton. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 1r8e. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Yellow corn eat $1.49 and shelled $1.55 per bushel. No. 2 wheat and onions free at $2.17. No. 2 oats onion free 67c. Other grains at 13 percent moisture basis.
Wall Street advances for third straight session on rail gains
A strong market rise continued in New York trading with railroad issues driving gains. Among leaders were Santa Fe, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Southern and U S Steel while nonrail items like merchandising and radio TV lagged. Airlines, steels, motors, chemicals and oils supported the advance after President Truman's war message delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Congress
Truman
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania
Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil (Nj
Texas Co
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Armco
General Motors
Wheat Prices Rise on Light Demand in Opening Trade
Chicago July market notes advance across wheat contracts reaching seasonal highs. July wheat at 2.265 for the bushel with gains shown across corn oats rye soybeans and lard ending with hog futures mixed and lard up to 13.40 per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Nashville Livestock Prices Report From Nashville Tenn
Federal state agriculture departments report cattle generally steady with steers and heifers 23.00 to 28.00, cutters down to 20.00, cows 13.50 to 17.50, beef cows 18.00 to 20.00, bulls 23.00 to 24.50, stockers 21.00 to 25.00, calves 150 steady, heifers 27.00 to 30.00 for good and choice, hogs 500 head steady to weak with barrows and gilts 180 to 250 pounds in the mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
State Departments of Agriculture
Mid West Floods and Tornadoes Hit Several States
Heavy rain drenched the Midwest with floods feared in Nebraska Kansas and Illinois. Tornadoes struck Ropesville Texas near Lubbock and Lima Ohio area with injuries and property damage. Humberta storm crossed West Texas. Kansas highways closed. rivers rose in Illinois and Nebraska.
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midWest
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Grand Marais
West Texas
Quitaque
Tex
Lubbock
Ropesville
South Plains
Lima
van Wert
Reds Among the Red Notables Arriving for Party Conven
Livestock prices and arrivals listed with weights and price ranges. Reds noted among notable consignments for a party conven, with hogs and sheep steady to firm. Springers fetch 25.00 to 26.00, common sheep 18.00 to 24.00, aged sheep 3.00 to 8.00, sows at 17.00 to 18.50.
Markets at a Glance New York July 20
Stocks rise led by rails with bonds in demand as rails show strength. Cotton climbs on trade and commission house buying. Corn mixed with July lower and other months steady. oats firm on harvest delays. Hogs uneven with gains to 25 cents. top price $24.50. Cattle steady to 50 cents lower, high bid $31.50.
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New York
North Georgia live poultry market faces uneven price trend
Poultry traders report irregular dressing plate resistance to higher dressed prices. Trucking demand is very good and growers hold stocks in some areas while others show free movement. Supplies are generally adequate with prices paid FOB farm for broilers and fryers ranging from 28.5 to 33 cents, mostly 30.5 to 31.5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Emma Horton Admitted to Decatur General Hospital
Mrs. Emma Horton of Elkmont was admitted to Decatur General Hospital on Wednesday.
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Emma Horton
Elkmont
Decatur General Hospital
Local births and hospital notes and church programs
Joseph H. Terry was admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Mrs. Thomas Ennis was discharged from Baugh-Wiley clinic. The Allgood family announce the birth of a son at Decatur General. Florence Adams travels to Birmingham for Rev Krohn sermon. The McCracken family plans a Jacksonville Beach trip. TVA notes show 91 and 92 degree readings with a .01 inch drizzle. Business Women Federation meets at Central Baptist with officers to be elected. Southside Baptist junior department picnic in the park with families invited for a 7:00 p.m. start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl D. Allgood
Seventh Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
Southside Baptist Church
Int’l Communist Leaders Attending Inform Meetings
The article lists attendees from Soviet, Italian, French, Chinese, Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Czechoslovak, British, and Spanish communist parties. Notable figures include Suslov, Pospelov, Togliatti, Duclos, Wang Chia Hsiang, Cyrankiewicz, Berman, Revai, Neitchev, Luca, Frank, Pollitt, and Lister. The text notes sessions of Inform and identifies key delegates.
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Poland
Communist Politburo
Josef Revai
Hungary
Mintsche Neitchev
Bulgaria
Vasile Luca
Romania
Josef Frank
Czechoslovakia
Early patent models in national museum automobile collection
The National Museum houses parts of its early automobile collection with some of the first crude patent models on display.
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National Museum
Production bill sparks GOP warning on powers and price controls
Republican Rep Wolcott warns that granting the President allocation powers could spark price rises and lead to calls for price and wage controls within 30 days. Taft notes the bill would expand wartime powers except price controls and rationing, including facility allocation and real estate controls. Maybank backs hearings with Symington as first witness, while Democrats show concern. Lucas hopes for Senate action on the measure next week as armed services panel readies quick approval to lift military manpower ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Congress
Taft
Maybank
Senate Banking Committee
Truman Mobilization Plan Aims Civilian Output Tradeoffs
President Truman outlines a one package mobilization act to redirect materials to defense, create a priority system, and curb civilian production. The plan covers inventories, credit controls, and government loans to expand to munitions, while pledging no immediate consumer rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Defense Department
Watchman Killed in Bessemer Foundry Grounds
A 75 year old night watchman Lonnie B. McCall died from head injuries after an unidentified assailant struck him Friday night. Police found McCall on the Stone Foundry company grounds and he never regained full consciousness.
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Bessemer
Ala
Lonnie B. McCall
McCall
Stone Foundry Com Plant
Rams Suffer Losses Amid Financial Struggles and Tragedy
The Rams in eighth place surrendered their franchise last Saturday due to gate losses. Injuries and the July 4 death of Tony Smeraglia plus manager Lou Bevil’s injuries in a Pell City auto accident intensified the setback. George Trattman, president of the minor leagues, attended the Gadsden-Montgomery game.
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Rams
Tony Smeraglia
Lou Bevil
Pell City
Ala
Stephenson
George Trattman
Race Segregation Banned In St Louis Pools
St Louis ended racial segregation in public pools following a federal court order but adopted sex segregation with boys and girls swimming at different times. A crowd protested when African Americans used the fairgrounds pool. police dispersed about 50 whites who chased a Black woman and child.
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ST. Louis
Fairgrounds
Pele the Hawaiian fire goddess and deity
A brief note identifies Pele as the native Hawaiian goddess of fire, highlighting her role in volcanic creation and fiery powers central to Hawaiian myth.
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Pele
Opposition to Leopold Centers on Surrender and Marriage
The opposition to Leopold cited two key factors the 1940 surrender to Germany and his 1945 marriage to a Flemish commoner after the queen's death. Abstainers left the chamber as social Christians supported Leopold's return. Spaak called the act grave and disastrous. Outside, opposition members paid final tribute to Prince Charles.
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Leopold
Paul-Henri Spaak
Royal
Prince Charles
Lawrence County Solicitor Nomination Set for August 29
The Lawrence county democratic party schedules a special nomination race for county solicitor on August 29. Chairman Charles A. Young said the executive committee set the date this morning. Two Moulton attorneys, Tom Pettus and R. E. Young, both qualified this morning to face off again.
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Lawrence County
Democratic Party
Charles A. Young
Tom Pettus
R. E. (Earle) Young
Moulton
Tank Type Still Destroyed In Raid Near Fort Bluff
A 60-gallon tank still was destroyed near Ft. Bluff in East Morgan county yesterday in a raid by Sheriff C. B. Humphrey and his forces. Participating were Chief Deputy H. Kirkpatrick Deputy Garland Nuby and Special Deputy Henry Fowler.
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Ft. Bluff
Morgan County
Uyen
C. B. Humphrey
H. Kirkpatrick
Garland Nuby
Henry Fowler
Posture and Neck Care Tips for Youthful Look
If your neck is graceful and your chin firm you are blessed but time passes. Maintain proper posture with head level and full spinal length to lift the chest and keep throat muscles in place. Walk with confidence as posture signals character and vitality. At night apply a heavy emollient and massage the chest shoulders and jaw line.
Korean War fronts shift as North Koreans press Taejon drive
An eighth army spokesman reports North Korean forces near Chongju while U S planes strike Chonju and Kumije. MacArthur says the invaders lost their chance for victory after failing to knock out South Korea, as allied air and ground forces counter and redeploy for a new push toward the peninsula's southeast.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Chongju
Korean Peninsula
U.S
Chonju
Kumije
Kumje
Chonju-Kumje
Taejon
MacArthur
South Korea
United Nations
Kum River
John P. McCann
Jacksonville
Fla
McCann
Duane Biteman
Seattle
Kum
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
First Cavalry
25Th Infantry
Republic
Seoul
Yongdok
Pohang
Youngdok
Mistrust Near Rail Line As U N Army Arrives in Korean Town
Soldiers and civilians watch a US Army train stop beside a town as a Korean farmer with two cows and a white-robed figure observe. Two Koreans carry rubber shoes while others stay quiet, while a banner reading Welcome U N Army hangs above the doorway.
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Locke
U. N. Army
Birmingham Woman Drowns In Florida
A Birmingham Alabama woman and a Winter Garden Florida man drowned when their motor boat overturned during a water ski outing at Clermont. The accident occurred about a half mile from shore in view of other picnickers and both bodies were recovered.
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Clermont
Fla
William Franklin Jordan
Birmingham
Ala
Horace Free
Winter Garden
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White House
U. S
Tokyo
Party
Decatur
Wall Street
He Rem
Joseph H. Terry
West Vine Street
Thomas Ennis
East Moulton Street
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Florence Adams
Paul E. Krohn
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
R. W. McCracken
Bobby
Tommy
Jacksonville Beach
Florida
TVA
Central Baptist Church
Britain
Communist Party
Harry Pollitt
Enrique Lister
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Chochiwan
Sally
Lawrence
Helen Follett
Paramount
Nancy Olsen
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