Hawaii move to run own stevedoring feared by ILWU
Hawaii lawmakers moved to end a 90 day dock strike by allowing the territory to run its own stevedoring operation. The plan would bar strike workers from the 2000 ILWU members and shut down use of striker firms equipment unless needed. ILWU urged a coast to coast tie up to press its wage dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Lovelace
Honolulu
BORA
Hawaii
CTO
Pacific Coast
Senate House
International Longshoremen’s Union
ILWU
Matson Navigation Co
Pacific — Coast
Matson
Jack Hal
House
Hiram Fong
Hebden Porteus
Porteus
Mitsuyuki Kido
Kido
Five Percenters John Maragon testifies before Senate
Five Percenters leader John Maragon gave surprise testimony before a Senate investigative panel amid probes into men who charge for help in obtaining government contracts. A Senate source called the testimony "plenty hot" though Maragon said there is nothing concrete yet and may emerge in weeks. The discussion also covered foreign aid funding and defense department control as Congress negotiates amendments and a streamlined accounting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Maragon
Guard Group to Meet Washington and Alabama Event
The 71st annual general conference of the National Guard Association of the U.S. will be held in Montgomery Alabama. Maj. Gen E A Walsh president announced more than 1 000 delegates from each state territory and the District of Columbia will represent a record peacetime strength of 358 000 National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard Association of the
U.S
Montgomery
Ala
E. A. Walsh
Esata
Walsh
District of Columbia
National Guard
Faint comeback fades as heat slows Wall Street
New York July 29 faint signs of a comeback appeared late in the day after a slow early decline. Gains were trimmed or erased on many leading shares while a majority stayed lower by fractions to around a point. Heat kept traders from the financial district and sentiment wore thin as turnover hovered near 600,000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Financial District
Poultry Market Steady as Prices Hold in Georgia
North Georgia live poultry market fully steady with stocks cleared in all sections. Dealers short of full needs as sizes stay small. Barred Rock Crosses and New Hampshire Reds sell at identical prices for same quality. FOB farm prices for broilers and fryers picked up with weights 26-27 cents, observed Thursday afternoon and this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Cotton futures steady amid slow trading on New York market
In slow trading New York cotton futures held steady with scattered liquidation offset by mill buying and short covering. Traders expect little change from the mid July parity of about 30.38 cents a pound, with futures closing mostly unchanged to 0.65 cents lower from the prior session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Markets at a Glance New York July 29
Market report from New York shows stocks narrow with leaders easing. Bonds mixed amid rail demand. Cotton quiet as liquidation meets mill buying. Chicago grain: wheat firm, CCC buying up. corn firm with September lead. oats firm backed by other grains. Hogs active, mostly 50 cents higher, top at 23.25. Cattle generally steady, choice scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Grain futures move up as September contracts firm
Chicago grain prices rose across wheat corn oats and rye on September contracts with strength in the cash market. Wheat for September traded around 2 cents higher at 2.06 1/2 while corn gained about 1 1/4 to 5/8, oats up about 1/2 to 1 cent, rye up 3/4 to 1 1/4, soybeans down 2 1/2 to 4 cents with November at 2.36 1/4, and lard futures up 8 to 17 cents per hundred pounds with September at 12.12 to 12.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report July 2
Nashville market summary shows very small cattle receipts with overall softness in prices. Yearlings 21.00-23.00, cows 10.00-15.00, bulls 18.00-19.56, steers and heifers uneven but near steady to weak, calves steady around 23.00-25.00, hogs 19.50-22.50 for 135-170 lb, sows 14.00-15.00, lambs 17.00-23.50, with light activity and mixed weekly comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Department of Agriculture
Newscasters Get Shield From News Sources Law
In Montgomery Alabama the legislature approved a measure protecting radio and television newscasters from being compelled to reveal their information sources. The bill, passed 66 to 0 in the House after Senate approval, extends the existing state newspaper privilege to broadcast news personnel before sending to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Silas D. Caterbery
House
CIO Demands Are Defended in Steel Wage Panel Hearing
New Deal economist Robert R. Nathan testified before a presidential panel on wages for steel workers. He argued steel profits were high yet workers gained little, citing 1949 first quarter earnings of major firms and proposing a 26 to 30 cent per hour raise while capacity remained strong. The session also saw expungement of heated remarks from the record and admonitions against name-calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Deal
Robert R. Nathan
War Production Board
CIO
United _ Steelworkers
Truman
Na‘ An
Philip Murray
Presidential Board
Nathan
Samuel I. Rosenman
T Oxard
Murray
Murray Ysterday
Morris denies knowledge as grand jury details emerge
In secret testimony Morris told how four Klaverns operate in Jefferson County Birmingham Bessem er Tarrant City and Adamsville. He denied knowing the leaders or Brownie Lollar but said he might have access to membership rolls if allowed. A request to hold a Ku Klux Klan meeting at the Bessemer stadium was denied by the school board citing policy on use of school property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Albert Carmichael
KKK
Carmichael
Morris Grand Jury
Jefferson
Birmingham
Bessemer
Tarrant City
Adamsville
Emmett Perry
Stonewall Jackson
kKiavern
Dollar
Lollar
Brownie Lollar
Robert E. Lee Klavern
Grand Jury
Klaverns
Ku Klux Klans
agKu Klux Klan
Bessemer Stadium
J. C. Orr
Board of Education
Swimming Lessons Planned at Crystal Plunge
Crystal Plunge will host Red Cross water safety lessons organized by Miss Betty Gunn. Classes start Monday with adult sessions at 6 PM and children sessions at 9 AM, covering beginner and life saving divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Plunge
Betty Gunn
American Red Cross
Championship horses listed in state fair standings
A lengthy catalog of walking horses, fine harness ponies and gaited classes detailing winners, owners, and riders from several southern states. Notable entries include Merry Maid and Sun Rise in two year old walking, Mery Paullette in junior walking, and Arietta's Shining Hour in five gated stake with multiple horse and rider combos across Alabama Tennessee and Georgia venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playboy Jr
Kaye Francis Cursey
Selma
Slick Chick
J. N. Burch
E. E. Miller
Shelbyville
Tenn
Willard Tenpenny
Midnight Arrow
C. C. Fleming
Franklin, Tenn
Ed Carruthers
Mery Paullette
E. G. Moore
Franklin
Hoyle Alexander
Black Angel
Ellis Farms
Judy King
Brentwood
Ace
M. Glenn McEntire
Maryville
Jimmy Gray
Bahama Magic
Mrs. B. Martin
Murfreesboro
Duchess of Williamson
McNutt, McArthur
Williams
Ed Stalcup
Fann's Lady
C. L. Fain
Atlanta
Pep Peppiatt
Commodore
Claughton Johnson
Wahoo
Tommie
Ann Yates
Chattanooga
Marion Williams
Nashville
Rhythm Wave
Whiteway Stables
Decatur
Douglas Winton
Allen’s Headlight
Golden Eagle
W. L. Sanderson
Huntsville
Curtain Call
Betty Jean Clements
Birmingham
Genius
Gwen Mill Farms
Opelika
Edna Mae Fox
Neal Luther
Arab
Jane Lindsey
Columbia
Big John
Mercer Boys
Cedartown
Mercer
Sir. Britton
Joe Mercer
Texas Ranger
Herman McArthur
Patsy Bars
A. H. Holt
H. H. Wilkenson
Fort Worth
Texas
Allen
Dr. L. B. Stabler
Greenville
Ala
Derryberry
Merry Belle
B. P. Evans
Beavis
Idle “Bey
Bob Murchinson
Wartrace
T.H. Reynolds
S. W. Beachinp
Arietta
Ope Ika
Dr. M. W Sanford
Tint O' Tan
Hewitt Stables
Albertville
Nanette Hewitt
Quick Silver
My Gal Sal
Dorothy Kilgallen
Two Suspects Held In Meat Car Robbery Probe
Police Chief J B Whitmire said two negro men, Roy Lee Alexander 17 and Jack Harris 24, were arrested in the July 22 theft of meat and lard from a refrigerator car at Swift and Co siding. Alexander implicates Harris. arrests credited to Officers Collier and Self.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whitmire
Swift and Co
Roy Lee Alexander
Jack Harris
Whitmire
J. H. Collier
James P. Self
FEPC Bill Reported Out by Committee
Washington July 29 The administration bill for a permanent Federal Employment Practices law FEPC advanced a major step in Congress today The House Labor Committee approved FEPC by a reported vote of 14 to 11 and sent it to the House for possible action this session The bill retained its enforcement feature allowing a federal commission to issue cease and desist orders against discriminatory employment practices and labor organizations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FEPC
Congress
House Labor Committee
House
Prison Camp Head Is Sentenced For Abusing Prisoner
In Rockingham North Carolina prison camp superintendent Ned Carpenter was convicted of handcuffing inmate Clarence Lett in a spread eagles restraint. Judge Susie Sharp suspended a nine month road sentence, imposed a $200 fine, and ordered two years of good behavior with no handcuffing to bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
N. C
Susie Sharp
Ned Carpenter
Richmond County
Carpenter
Clarence Lett
Yeatley Sharp
Lett
Truman Board Named Today
President Truman formed an advisory committee on management improvement to advise on a government wide program. Thomas Morgan of Sperry Corp. serves as chairman with members including Lawrence Appley Vincent Burke Oscar Chapman Herbert Emmerich Edward Mason Otto Nelson James Palmer Gordon Clapp Stephen Early and others from public and private sector roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Thomas Morgan
Sperry Corp
Morgan
Lawrence A. Appley
New Yorker
American Management Association
Vincent Burke
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Herbert Emmerich
Chicago
Public Administration Clearing House
Edward Mason
Cambridge
Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration
Otto Nelson
Princeton
N. J
New York Life Insurance Co
James Palmer
Winnetka
Ill
Marsha Field and Co
Gordon Clapp
TVA
Stephen Early
Defense
Plant to Close At Fall River
Fall River Mass July 29 Loss of nearly 1000 jobs loomed with the closing of the 21 year old Arkwright Corporation cotton goods division. The shutdown is within two or three months due to market conditions. The parent company says about 1000 workers in other plants remain employed. Local industry sources note a six month period with permanent job losses exceeding 2000. The division once used 1074 looms and was tied to a 1928 reorganization led by Homer Loring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Olay
Arkwright Corporation
Hugh C. McKelvey
McKelvey
Melvin Haskell
United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc
New York
Davis Spring
Midland
Arkwright Finishing
Arkwright Warehouse Corp
Arkwright Cotton
Boston
Homer Loring
Reserve Officers Released by Navy As Funds Run Short
The Navy will return 160 reserve officers at Pensacola naval air station to inactive duty because of insufficient funds for the 1950 fiscal year. Seventy were released this week and 90 more are slated for October. aviation instructors with the naval air basic training command are replaced by regular Navy graduates of general line schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Flia
Navy
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Naval Air Basic Training Command
Seedmen Elect Birmingham Leader at Annual Meeting
Raymond Shrave of Andalusia was elected president of the Alabama Seedmen's Association, succeeding R. R. McDonald of Birmingham. V. C. Kitchens of Guntersville was elected vice president, A. B. McFerrin of Montgomery was re elected secretary treasurer, J. B. Robinson of York named to the board of directors as the two day annual meeting ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seedmen
Birmingham
Raymond Shrave
Andalusia
Alabama Seedmen's Association
R. R. McDonald
V. C. Kitchens
Guntersville
A. B. McFerrin
Montgomery
J. B. Robinson
York
Meteorite iron shaped early ancient tools
Ancient man relied on iron only from meteorites found in the landscape. This extraterrestrial metal supplied the first usable iron, enabling early tool creation and technological development.
Rental Suit Is Filed in Court
Leah McNeill and William K. McNeill, owners of the McNeill apartments, are sued for treble damages for rent overcharges by Paul H. Dobbs. A second suit in Morgan circuit court seeks repayment of loans to T. P. Cunningham plus interest. Dobbs seeks $292.50 treble damages under the housing and rent act of 1947-48 and attorney fees. Curtis sues to recover $241.97 plus interest, claimed as loans to Cunningham in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah McNeill
William K. McNeill
McNeill
Paul H. Dobbs
H. Harrison Hill Morgan
T. P. Cunningham
J. D. Curtis
Dobbs
Eyster
Curtis
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
Justices next Tuesday and state budget wrangles
The House moved to postpone an $80 million road bond bill until Tuesday as many members vote on it. A memorial to Quenton Coburn accompanied priorities. Senate delays two key measures, one on cow coliseum spending and another to dissolve the records department, with amending talks tied to 1951 administration. New bills seek hospital funding from liquor profits and state parks. Welfare cuts dominate the budget, with steep reductions across labor and veterans affairs while some restorations are debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Snodgrass
John Snodgrass
Jackson
James B. Allen
Etowah
Senate
Welfare
Welfare Department
Labor and Veterans Affairs Departments
Veterans Affairs Department
Government Sells Trio of Aluminum Plants to Company
The War Assets Administration announces the sale of three government owned aluminum plants to Permanente Metals Corp for 36 million dollars. The Baton Rouge facility and two Spokane plants will transfer after the deal, with Permanente already operating them under lease since 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baton Rouge
Spokane
Wash
Permanente Metals Corp
War Assets Administration
Permanente
Henry J. Kaiser
Paul L. Mather
Congress
Permanente Metals Corporation
Woman's Death Is Investigated in Birmingham
A 23 year old woman, Mrs. Mary Hanks, died from injuries after a moving truck incident in Birmingham. Police and coroner officials questioned three men, an autopsy was ordered, and she had left home yesterday while reportedly separated from her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Brunet
Mary Hanks
Joe L. Hildebrand
J. L. Boggan
Gurney Cummings
Irondale
Cummings
Repayment of Docks Bonds Hit
Docks director Henry W. Sweet warned that forcing repayment of the $10,000,000 original bond issue with general fund payments would retard Alabama state docks. He wrote Rep. Will H. Sadler Jr. amid a senate bill by Sen. Robin Swift to liquidate bonds by $250,000 annual general fund payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Henry W. Sweet
Alabama
Sweet
Will H. Sadler Jr
Senate
Robin Swift
Escambia County
Sadler
House
Judiciary Committee
Swift
Vatican informant warns Poland Catholics targeted in talks
A Vatican informant said the Roman Catholic church in Poland is next on the communist list for extermination as Poland’s government plans a “people's church” subservient to the state, aiming to supplant Catholic authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Britain
Vatican
Poland
Lawrence Resident Lula Mae Oliver Rites Held
Funeral services for Lula Mae Oliver 37 were held at Providence at 2 P M today conducted by Rev Wayne Graham. Interment followed in adjoining cemetery Mutual directing Oliver a lifelong Lawrence County resident and longtime Methodist Church member survived by husband Lawrence Oliver a daughter Mrs Prentiss Davis a sister Mrs Maggie Bradford a brother Clarence Camp and father George Canup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Mae Oliver
Moulton Hospital
Providence
Wayne Graham
Maggie Bradford
Clarence Camp
George Canup
Bill Moves to Abolish Records Department and Create Information Unit
The department of records and reports is under attack as a bill seeks to abolish it and establish a department of information under the merit system. Legislators previously tried to cut the department in 1947 without success and debated public library funding. An amendment to maintain current 90000 dollar appropriations was rejected, but another proposal would set 81000 dollars on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
Agriculture Department
Montgomery
Henderson
State Department of Records and Reports
Department of Records and Reports
Department of Information
Public Library Service
Lewis Calls Lewis an Insufferable Ham Actor
Tyre Taylor general counsel for The Southern States Industrial Council accused John L. Lewis of being an insufferable bore and a ham actor before the senate banking committee. He questioned congressional authority over peacetime coal control and said Lewis has a personal monopoly over coal production. Senator Robertson and A R Long heard witnesses about the three day work week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tyre Taylor
Southern States Industrial Council
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Lewis
Taylor
UMW
John D. Rockefellow Sr
Robertson
D-Va
Death Claims Judge Virgil Bouldin in Scottsboro
Judge Virgil Bouldin 82 long served 21 years on Alabama Supreme Court and died yesterday in Scottsboro. He practiced law locally from 1889, served in the 1896 legislature, and held party posts before retiring in 1944. Survived by Irene, son Walter, daughter Elizabeth Crumpton, siblings, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral set for 10 a m tomorrow at Scottsboro First Baptist Church with burial in Cedar Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsboro
Ala
Virgil Bouldin
Alabama Supreme Court
Bouldin
Alabama
Supreme Court
Jackson County
Winchester Normal College
Winchester
Tenn
Cumberland University
Lebanon
State Supreme Court
Democratic
Irene Bouldin
Walter
Birmingham
Elizabeth Crumpton
Miami
Fla
G. P
Bunyan Bouldin
Betty Pilant
Kansas
E. J. Berry
Kansas City
Scottsboro First Baptist Church
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Old Auto Tire No Sea Monster, Police Explain
In Miami Beach on July 29 Miss Carol (surname unclear) swam with a large black slimy object beside her. Though spectators and a crowd gathered, police identified the sighting as an old automobile tire rather than a sea monster. Officers Ziskin and Walsh investigated and confirmed the explaination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fila
Carol § Reig
Kre
Abe Ziskin
John Walsh
Ziskin
Do Hot Weather Foods Cause Gas On Your Stomach
Advertising copy promotes Scalf's Indian River Medicine as a stomach tonic. It claims the product stimulates appetite and aids digestion to reduce gas bloating, says use by thousands for nearly 50 years, and urges daily use with drugstore availability and radio plugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scalf
Harmoneers
WVOK
Dial
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Rap
Senate Appliccations Committee
Spain
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Hoover Commission
Frenk Chenault Maw
Gene
Wall Street
N. Y. Cotton
Truman Board
Quenton Coburn
Paul Coburn
Colbert
Young Coburn
Alabama Insane Hospital
Partlow State School
Tuscaloosa
J P Shelton
Selton
Partlow School
Atlantic
Lawrence
Alabama Mining Institute
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