Escape Link in Slaying Sought
New Orleans reports detective Lloyd O'Brien is investigated in the slaying of Ulysses Lauzon a 26 year old Canadian fugitive near Pascagoula Mississippi. Authorities list Miles Porter 20 Moselle and Marion Williams 24 Laurel as arrestees while Sheriff Krebs pursues possible additional suspects including Donald Mickey Donald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lloyd O’brien
Ulysses Lauzon
Pascagoula
Miss
O'Brien
Miles Porter
Moselle
Marion Williams
Laurel
Guy Krebs
Gulf Coast
Krebs
Here
Lauzon
Kingston
Ont
Nicholas Kille
Ottawa
Los Angeles
Donald
Mickey) McDonald
Toronto
McDonald
Mobile
Nelson EB. Grubbs
Grubbs
Georgia Bank Robbery In Cartersville
Two men robbed the Cartersville bank around 1 p.m. taking an estimated 3000 to 4000 dollars with a gun. State police halted the fleeing car half an hour later. a loaded pistol was found on one suspect and money remained unfound. The Cartersville Daily Tribune News editor M. L. Fleetwood witnessed the arrests.
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Carville
Bank of Isle of
Cartersville
J. Fletcher Kimsey
M. L. Fleetwood
Weather as a Military Arm Study Quietly Underway
The United States is researching meteorological warfare with secrecy comparable to atomic and germ programs. Officials refuse to discuss progress while a London paper notes US advances in bacteriological and meteorological warfare. Experts seek methods to control weather to drought and disrupt enemy food supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Armed Forces and
National Defense Organization
London
International Committee For Study of
Ex Communist Spy Bentley Testifies Before Senate Panel
Senator Ferguson said Elizabeth Bentley a former communist espionage agent testified behind closed doors to a Senate investigations committee on Tuesday and Wednesday. The panel probes subversive activity risks in government staffing and Bentley had been a key witness in a New York grand jury indictment case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rence
Fhairman Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Investigations Committee
Elizabeth Bentley
Ferguson
Riley
E. Stripling
Investigors
Miss Bentley
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Market Slightly Falls as Tobacco Shares Rise
The New York stock market drifted lower in a slow session, with most stocks down fractions to a little over two points. Gains were minimal, while turnover ran about 700000 shares as traders watched Washington developments and U S Russian relations. Tobacco issues rose on news that major manufacturers raised cigarette prices.
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New York
Washington Developments
Moscow
Washington
Markets at a Glance July report from New York
Markets show stocks down while tobacco remains resistant to trends. Bonds mixed with narrow changes. Cotton quiet with hedging and mill buying. Chicago wheat and corn trades light and easy. Oats lower alongside corn. Hogs higher by 25 to 50 cents with tops around 3 dollars. Cattle mostly strong to 50 cents higher with top price near 41 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
North Georgia live poultry market steady on New Hampshire Reds crosses
North Georgia markets show Reds steady with barely ample supply and crosses fully to in excess of needs. Weights range 2.1 to 3.0 pounds with Reds at 33-34 cents and Barred Rock crosses at 31-33 cents fob farm, buyers critical of quality and some off quality birds.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
F.o.b. Farm
New Hampshire Reds
Grain prices decline across markets in Chicago trade
Grains moved lower with small losses across most commodities. Rye led with a 10 cent daily limit drop in thin futures, soybeans fell moderately, and wheat corn oats and rye all closed down between a few cents and about 10 cents. September wheat at 2.27 and November soybeans at 2.77 reflect the softer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Cotton Futures Close Steady Amid Small Gains
Cotton futures finished unchanged to 25 cents higher with Dec and May near 32.07 and 31.97 in active trading. The session showed tight ranges as July and October contracts edged modestly, while Middling spot quoted around 33.67, off slightly.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report Near Steady Activity
Nashville livestock receipts light with moderate activity. Cattle mostly steady to firm with best steers 23.00-26.00. good baby beef and yearlings 30.00-31.00. calves 25.00-31.00. Hogs 400 mostly steady. borrows and gilts 28.25 top for 190 lb range. Sheep 500. spring lambs 25.50-28.00. ewes 8.00-10.00 for light weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
State to care for two children under foster plan
Judge Almon orders the state to provide a subsistence fund and arrange care for two children as the court considers future welfare. Gurney Franklin, aged, will be placed in a Montgomery state nursery until a permanent plan is decided. The state will determine whether relatives, Alabama families, or permanent ward status is best until age 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney Franklin
Montgomery
Almon
Alabama
Flint Resident Dies Of Heart Attack At Car Lot
Marcus Caruthers of Flint died today at the Hamil clinic after suffering a heart attack at Lawrence used car lot on Second Avenue. He was rushed to the clinic in a Brown's ambulance around 9 AM. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Drinkard's Brown Service of Hartselie.
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Marcus Caruthers
Flint
Hamil Clinic
Lawrence
Second Avenue
Mr. Caruthers
Homer Lawrence
Brown's
Drinkard
Brown Service
Hartselie
Blast Damage Suits Settled in Alabama Circuit Court
Judgments totaling 277782 dollars were awarded in Birmingham circuit court for a 1946 gas tank car fire at Gadsden that damaged adjoining buildings. Five plaintiffs sued Shell Oil Co Inc Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co M C Dobson J M Rox and X Oil. Settlements included 236668.30 to Quality Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co and 13000 to S L Ratliff Roofing. 17500 to Betty Lynn Mooney. 2000 to Evelyn Virginia Robertson administrator. 6614.55 to Johns M cBride Engineering Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Gadsden
Shell Oil Co. Inc
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co
M. C. Dobson
Shell Oil
J. M. Rox
L. and N
X” Oil Company
X" Oil Company
Quality Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
John
F. Denny
W. A. Dougherty
Stella Breay
Johns-McBride Engineering Service
J. D. Johnsing
Mr. Ratliff
Southern Filibuster Ties Up Senate Debate On Poll Tax
Senators delay a vote as Stennis leads a long speech asserting Congress lacks authority to pass the bill. Leaders from both parties discuss a possible constitutional route while Southern Democrats push for extended debate and Republican plans to proceed with poll tax measures. Hearings on anti inflation proposals begin in banking committees.
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Russell
Locans
Tacklqck
Wherry
Taft
Ohio
Majority Party
Dixie Democrats
Anti-Lynen
FEPC
GOP
Maybank
D-Sc
Rep
Bender
New Hampshire
Senate
Truman
House
Senate Banking Committees
Berlin police split over orders as rival chiefs claim authority
Sign minister Molotov for settlement of the German situation is discussed amid confusion in Berlin. Stumm, anti communist deputy chief, sets up American sector HQ and claims only his orders bind. Graf, Moscow trained, in the Soviet sector says stand by us with Red Army backing. Mayor Louise Schroeder refuses to dismiss Stumm, citing four power rule and inability to obey unilateral orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. M. Molotov
Lin
Ofice
Johannes Stumm
Berlin
Paul Markgraf
Red Army
Stumm
Frau Louise Schroeder
Plans Announced for Alabama Agricultural Center in Montgomery
Haygood Paterson announced plans for a 1.5 million dollar Alabama Agricultural Center to be built in Montgomery. The arena will seat 10,000, measure 130 by 265 feet, with a 320 by 420 foot main building and modern facilities for exhibitions, concessions, and parking for 3,500 cars. The project, backed by the State Building Commission, aims for rapid crowd flow and future expansion including exhibition halls, cattle pens, a mile track, and an amphitheater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Agricultural Center
Montgomery
Haygood Paterson
Agriculture and Industries
Agricultural Center Board
Paterson
Kilby
Chamber of Commerce
City of Montgomery
Montgomery County
State of Alabama
State Building Commission
H. H. Houk
Sergeant James D. Johnson 1945 Service Planned
Funeral services for Sgt. James D. Johnson killed in Germany on March 14 1945 are set for Tuesday at 2 P M at Antioch 12 miles east of Hartselle with full military honors. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery, Drinkard's of Hartselle directing. The body will arrive in Hartsel and stay at Drinkard's funeral home until services. Surviving are his wife Annie W Johnson and son Darrell both of Hartselle and four sisters Iris Jackson Elda Jean Geraldine Linda Johnson and one brother Riley of Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Johnson
Germany
Antioch
Hartselle
Drinkard
Johnson
Annie W. Johnson
Darrell
Iris Jackson
Elda Jean
Geraldine
Linda Johnson
Riley
Somerville 2
States rights ticket chosen at Birmingham conference
Truman Carolina and Gov. Fielding L Wright were selected as the states rights presidential and VP candidates at a July 17 meeting in Birmingham. Electors and committeemen including Dixon Greene Smyer Lusk Abernethy Harris and others discussed elector support while inviting several May Democratic primary electors who pledged not to vote for Truman.
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Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Birmingham
Dixon
K. Greene
Greensboro
Sidney W. Smyer
Tom Abernethy
Talladega
Walter C. Lusk
Guntersville
Robert B. Albritton
Andalusia
Wallace D. Malone
Dothan
Norman Harris
Decatur
Charlie Wiggins
Jasper
John A. Lusk
Gadsden
Truman
Edmund Blair
Pell City
Ben Bloodworth
Walter C. Givhan
Safford
Tully Goodwin
Florala
Democratic Executive Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Walter F. Miller
Tuscumbia
Horace C. Wilkinson
Horse show classes listed for all ages and types
All classes include horses and ponies in various divisions such as walking pony classes under 58 inches and five gaited horses. Box seats are sold out per Mr Wheat, with unclaimed tickets at the gate and general admission tickets available there as well.
Early Spanish Contact and Conquest Timeline in the Philippines
The record notes that indigenous Philippines were encountered by Europeans in 1551 and that sustained Spanish conquest did not start until over a century later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Islands
Lang Faces Charges In Haynie Murder Trial
In a rural Alabama case, prosecutors trace groceries left at the roadside to a local suspect. Witnesses testify on timing and injuries in the death of Mrs. Riley Haynie, with toxicology placing the death within minutes of the scarf scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Rehling
Rehling
Haynie
W. H. Kirkpatrick
R. A. Troupe
Lang
Bev T. Howell
Dr. Rehling
Floyd Lathan
Price Picture Mixed Today Amid Wage Increases
The nations price picture showed declines in food costs alongside rises in industrial materials and wages affecting tens of thousands. Meat prices fell six to ten cents a pound in Rochester while Chicago stores cut steak prices by 21 cents. Wholesale food price index fell 12 cents to 7.18, led by lower grain and meat. some prices like flour eggs and potatoes rose. Lead and zinc climbed, cigarettes up a penny, steel prices up, while Bethlehem Steelcuts offset some boosts. wage increases touched drivers steel rubber aircraft workers and a shoe firm bonus for 18 000 workers. The garment sector accepted an escalator clause with no wage rise.
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Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
A. and P. Food
Dun and Bradstreet
American Tobacco Co
Philip—Morris and
Bethlehem Steel Co
New York State
Massachusetts
New York
Colorado
Ohio
Texas
California
Bethlehem Steel
Connor Threatens Jail For Senator Glen Taylor
In Marion Alabama July 29 Police Commissioner Bull Connor warned Idaho Senator Glen Taylor the Wallace Progressive Party vice presidential nominee he would be jailed if he returns to Birmingham. Taylor previously faced a $50 fine and six months suspended sentence for using a Negro entrance. Connor pledged to arrest him if he comes back and violates the law. He spoke to about 2000 at the Black Belt Agricultural Experiment Station. He urged support for the states rights ticket and pledged segregation in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Junction
Ala
Bull Connor
Birmingham
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Philadelphia
Connor
Black Belt Agricultural Experiment Station
Southside
Schaar
Hampton Rites Be Held Today
Funeral services for Willie M. Hampton 73 former Decatur resident will be held at 3 30 P M at Lebanon church in Lawrence county with Rev E E Byars Moulton officiating Burial follows in the family cemetery Brown's directing The cortege leaves the home of his daughter Mrs Ernest Chenault 1711 Sixth Avenue East this afternoon Hampton died Wednesday morning in Birmingham He is survived by a son Earl Birmingham and two daughters Mrs David Barrett Indianapolis Ind and Mrs Ernest Chenault Decatur
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie M. Hampton
Decatur
Lebanon Church
Lawrence County
E. E. Byars
Moulton
O. S. Gamble
Decatur Ninth Street Methodist Church
Brown
Ernest Chenault
Sixth Avenue E
Hampton
Birmingham
Bart
Earl
David Barrett
Indianapolis
Ind
Area of South America Compared to North America
The passage estimates South America's area at 7,500,000 square miles, noting it is slightly less than that of North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
North America
Birds Evolved From Reptile Subgroup Containing Crocodilians
The passage notes birds emerged from a reptile lineage that includes crocodilians and dinosaurs, marking a major evolutionary shift from reptilian ancestry to avian characteristics.
Local Service News Briefs From Decatur Area
Mrs. J W Lentz moved from Jefferson Hillman hospital in Birmingham to her Moulton home by Mutual Service ambulance Wednesday. Clinton White Decatur 3 dismissed from Hamil clinic Wednesday. Mrs M C Cornelius Decatur 2 dismissed Wednesday afternoon from Hamil clinic. Mrs Paul Glenn Joe Wheeler highway dismissed this morning from Hamil clinic. The sermon subjects include The Art Of Forgetting by Rev John A Troxler and The Prayer The Blind Beggar by Rev George A Rice with morning services Sunday. Norman Harris attends Birmingham meeting of elector nominees and state rights democrats executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lentz
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Moulton
Paul Glenn
Joe Wheeler
Hamil Clinic
John A. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Norman Harris
The
States’ Rights Democrats
George A. Rice
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Folsom Praises Record Road Building in Alabama
Governor James E. Folsom announced a new all time record for road construction in the first 18 months of his term. From Jan 20, 1947 to July 1 this year Alabama built 1196 miles of blacktop roads, mainly on farm to market routes. The state system delivered 335 miles with regular federal aid 142 miles with federal aid secondary 123 miles and counties built 208 miles with state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Reese Harvey
State Highway Department
Alabama
Civitan Club Hear Rev. Troxler Speaker at Lyons Hotel
Rev. John Troxler addressed the Civitan club at noon on conditions in Berlin from his wartime months there. Floyd Sherrod spoke about the Southern walkout at the Democratic convention. Judge Newton B Powell presided. Johnny Smithers returned after illness. A softball game was announced for Monday night. Next meeting will be a business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Troxler
Civitan Club
Lyons
Berlin
Troxler
Watson Carlyle
Floyd Sherrod
Newton B. Powell
Johnny Smithers
Civitan
Firefighters and soldiers battle massive plant explosion aftermath
Soviet American and French soldiers with German firemen and police battled a huge fire after an explosion. Dozens of field hospitals sprang up while ambulances roared through the night as 600 American troops crossed the Rhine to assist. Thousands sought aid from doctors and nurses as the area evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Mannheim
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Berlin
First Day Camp Huge Success for Decatur Girl Scouts
Decatur girls enjoyed a full day of activities marking the opening of day camp. Units staged plays, crafts, fire pit cooking, and a shower from a fire department sprinkler. Unit five organized sign unveiling, with Mrs Glen Bryan supervising projects and council president E M Chenault thanking the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Unit One
Unit Four
Elkins
Unit Five
Glen Bryan
E. M. Chenault
Girl Scout Board
Unit Two
Paula Garnett
Nettye Jean Brown
LeRoy King
Margaret Wiley
Joan Jackson
Art Lynne Pattye Harris
Gail Ate
Federated Craft Meeting Slated Here Saturday
A re organiz ational meeting for the Decatur unit of the National Federated Craft will be held Saturday at 3 P M in the Decatur Masonic hall. Members from Florence and Birmingham will attend to help organize Decatur Craft 114 and to join a fish fry at the Why Not cafe after the meeting. R H Old district vice president is sending letters to former and prospective members urging attendance. A letter from Augustus Mackey national representative for Alabama confirms some will come even if they have to walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
National Federated Craft
Decatur Masonic Hall
Florence
Birmingham
Decatur Craft
R. H. Old
Flore
Augustus Mackey
Alabama
Mrs Cottingham To Lead Service At Local Church
Mrs Cottingham elected president of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of North Alabama last April. She will address Central Methodist Church Decatur at 10 50 A M on The Women and the Missionary Work Of The Church. Rev J K Rodgers preaches at 7 30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Woman's Society of Christian Service
T. J. Cottingham
Central Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Central Church
Decatur
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State Agricultural Center
Johnson Services
Powell
Shanks
Fred Evans
Latham
Ethel Lathm
Amos Partain
Hammett’s
Bibb’s
Es Road
Riley Haynie
Eli Edmonson
Lester
Roy Lang
Naetice
Ts Falkville
Woods
Roy
Howard Gatlin
Mrs. Haynie
Hart
Husbad
William Lang
Edmonson
Law
Associated Press
Clinton White
Decatur 3
M. C. Cornelius
Decatur 2
Folsom
Civitans
Rev
Soviet
Federated Craft Meeting
Mrs. Cottingham
Alabama Metals CO
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