McGranery Says He Needs No Asbestos Pants
Attorney General James P. McGranery told 88 teens at the American Legion Boys Nation session that he is getting along without the asbestos pants once urged by his predecessor. He said the corruption-cleanup campaign is advancing quietly and with dignity and impartiality.
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McGranery
Washington
James P. McGranery
Howard McGrath
McGrath
Special Administration
Newbold Morris
MaGranery
American Legion
Boys’ Nation
Morris
Truman
Strike Hits Six Major St Louis Hotels
AFL hotel workers strike cripples service at six large St. Louis hotels Jefferson Statler Sheraton Mark Twain Melbourne Desoto. About 1 000 workers walkout with others not crossing lines seeking a 10 percent raise from monthly wages of 135 to 285 dollars while the St Louis Hotel Association offers four percent.
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ST. Louis
AFL
Mississippi Democratic foes line up for national nominees
Former Lt. Gov. Sam Lumpkin of Tupelo said Eisenhower’s name would be placed before the state convention when it reconvenes next month. T. J. Tubb of West Point would back Stevenson with a caveat that a majority of Southern states do likewise. Governor Hugh White and aides back the Democratic team, while Georgia’s Herman Talmadge supports the national nominees amid civil rights tensions.
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Eisenhower
Sam Lumpkin
Tupelo
Democratic Executive Committee
T. J. Tubb
West Point
Stevenson
Hugh White
Mississippi
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Movie Listings From Sunset Hatfield Strand
Evening theater cards note showings at Sunset On Dangerous Ground with Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan at 8 10 and 10 10. Hatfield Athens presents Lady From Texas with Howard Duff Mona Freeman and Josephine Hull at 7 15 and 9 05. Strand Hartselle screens Lure of the Wilderness starring Jean Peters Jeffrey Hanser and Walter Brennan at 7 00 and 9 00.
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Ida Lupino
Robert Ryan
Hatfield
Athens
Texas
Howard Duff
Mona Freeman
Josephine
Hull
Chennault Wins Right To Planes
The Privy Council ruled that Maj. Claire Chennault led Civil Air Transport owns 40 planes worth 2.89 million dollars. The decision overturns a Hong Kong court which named the Chinese Communist regime as owner. Planes were impounded after the Communist victory. Chennault says he bought them from the Nationalists.
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Britain
Privy Council
Empire
Chennault
Civil Air Transport, Inc
Hong Kong
Reds
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Speculation on Senate Vacancy Names Emerges in Alabama
The article notes a likely March special election to fill a senate vacancy with an interim appointee serving from January. Potential names include state senator Tom Phillips of Shelby County and representatives Albert Rains of the Fifth District and Carl Elliott of the Seventh District.
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Sions
Senate
Tom Phillips
Shelby County
Albert Rains
Carl Elliott
AFL presses for reappointment to wage stabilization board
AFL President William Green urged the President to reappoint AFL members Harry C. Bates William C. Birthright and Elmer Walker to the wage stabilization board as organized labor faced possible boycott. The AFL council backed cooperation with the new board but criticized the stabilization law for weakening price controls and wage policy.
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WSB
AFL
William Green
Harry C. Bates
The
Bricklayers
William C. Birthright
Barbers
Elmer Walker
International Association of Machinists
Steel output warned as strikes bite and Fowler forecasts lag
Strike employees and Kaiser plants were announced as disruptions. Steel firms sped up production with truck and rail shipments of tinplate and other products. Defense Production Administrator Henry H. Fowler warned it may take two to three months for civilian goods to get enough new steel, with an estimated 20 million tons lost in production.
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Kaiser
Defense
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Tuscaloosa News Endorses Stevenson Sparkman Presidential Campaign
The Tuscaloosa News today declares enthusiastic support for Stevenson and Sparkman in the forthcoming presidential campaign. It states they can be elected and will provide sound and progressive leadership for America.
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Tuscaloosa
Stevenson
Sparkman
America
Markets: Farm Markets in Decatur and Prices
Cotton middling 40.00 cents and strict low 38.50 cents. No 2 mile priced at $3.10. No 2 wheat new crop onion free at $195. No 2 eats new crop onion free 80 cents. No 2 yellow ear corn at $1.83. Hots price paid in Decatur 21.75 cents.
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock Market Slow Across Classes in Nashville
Market notes show cattle trading slowly with bids lower on many classes. Slaughter and feeder lots mostly steady to weak. good loads 1050 lb steer at 28.00, 750 lb averages at 28.00. Canner cows 11.00-15.50, calves 25.00-28.00, hogs steady to 25 lower with barrows 22.00-22.25, sows 17.50-18.50. Sheep and lambs mixed with lambs 26.00-28.00 and utility ewes 12.00-17.00.
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Nashville
Choice
Poultry Market Report from Atlanta
USDA North Georgia live poultry market shows steady offerings with light weights at fair demand and heavier weights above 2.75 pounds in short supply. Prices today list broilers or fryers under 342 pounds at 29.30 to 29.40 per unit.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Cotton futures firm as demand supports prices
New York cotton futures stayed firm with heavy trade and Southern dealers backing the market. Late afternoon quotes showed gains of 1.10 to 1.70 per bale from the prior close with Oct at 37.89, Dec 37.67 and March 37.60.
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New York
Anti American Sentiment Targets Officials in Government
Deputies demand removal of Americans from offices as anti American feeling grows. Ghanat Abadi calls for expulsion of all Americans, while contracts for American military missions expire in October amid fears of non extension.
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Ghanat-Abadi
Docket Sets Town Court Cases With Fine and Offenses
County court fines Alfred Maples 1000 and costs for petit larceny. docket shows Samuel Aston Putnam peace proceedings. Willie Echols charged with second degree manslaughter after prior murder verdict. Ike Robinson Jr. faces driving without license and speeding. Newt Garnett and Claude Vasser cited for city code violations. After week’s docket, civil jury cases scheduled next week.
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Alfred Maples
Samuel Aston Putnam
Willie Echols
Ike Robinson Jr
Newt Garnett
Claude Vasser
Vasser
Funeral Delayed for Eva Peron Amid Mourning Flood
The flood delayed the funeral of Eva Peron as crowds queued for viewing in a Labor Ministry chapel. President Peron said the body would stay on view while mourners waited through storms, with thousands injured and at least eight dead in the chaotic opening days.
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Buenos Aires
Eva Peron
Juan D. Peron
Labor Ministry
Peron
Latin America
Capital's Skies Full of Saucers
Radar at Washington National Airport logged numerous unidentified flying objects from 1:30 to 5 a.m. but no visual sightings or intercepts occurred as Air Force units remained grounded. A new spectral camera aids researchers in identifying light sources behind the sightings.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington National
Air Force
Andrews Field
Heat Record Tops Decatur As Workers Help Stricken Poleman
The city recorded 103 degrees surpassing the previous Decatur high of 104 from Aug 4 1947. Mr Reeder collapsed atop a telephone pole during a Southern Bell project to extend service to Hatton. Howard Smith and C R Ferguson freed him while he was strapped by a safety belt. A Brown's ambulance carried him to Decatur General hospital where he was admitted at 6 15 PM.
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Decatur
Reeder
Southern Bell Project
Hatton
Exiled ruler Farouk arrives in Naples with Capri stay planned
Exiled Egyptian king Farouk, his queen Narriman and infant King Fuad II dock at Naples aboard the royal yacht Mahroussa. The Egyptian Navy crew sails the four million dollar vessel back to Egypt while Farouk weighs a possible move to the United States aboard a private racing yacht at Capri.
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Naples
Farouk
Egypt
Isle of
Capri
United States
Narriman
Fuad II
Alexandria
Labor Party Ranks Close On West German Arms Plan
British Labour MPs closed ranks to oppose a government move approving a three power pact with Bonn to rearm West Germany. The debate in the House of Commons is set for Thursday with an amendment to stall the German contract, reflecting a split between Attlee moderates and Bevan leftists.
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London
Labor Party
West Germany
Bonn
House of Commons
Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Soviet Russia
Tractor overturn traps man near Boaz. wife watches
Gadsden today: Walden 56 dies on his Boaz area farm when a tractor capsizes crushing him. His wife and daughter witnessed the incident as they arrived in the field. Walden, a longtime figure in local farming, died on arrival at Gadsden hospital. The report also notes highway patrol accident comparisons from Montgomery with yesterday’s 17 accidents and a year-ago 40 incidents.
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Gadsden
Burks Walden
Boaz
Walden
Montgomery
Highway Patrol
Driver Of Coupe Is Not A Negro
Freeman F. Tucker of Moulton 2, who drove a 1950 Chevrolet coupe into the river canal near State Highway 20 west of Decatur Saturday night, was incorrectly identified in yesterday's Daily as a Negro due to conflicting incident reports. the error arose from one unofficial report later proven in error.
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Freeman _F. Tucker
Moulton 2
River Canal
Decatur
WV Counties Lead Coal Output In 1949
McDowell and Logan counties in West Virginia surpassed 16 million tons of coal production each in 1949, highlighting the state’s strong mining sector during that year. The figures reflect a period of heavy underground and surface operations and place these counties among the top coal producers in the region.
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West Virginia
McDowell
Logan
Tennessee drought to trigger disaster area designation
Washington bulletin reports that Tennessee soon will be designated as a disaster area due to severe drought, according to Agriculture Department officials.
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Washington
Psi
Tennessee
Agriculture Department
Decatur General hospital reports births and admissions
Several births announced at Decatur General hospital include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Ainscough and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Theo Compton, with other admissions and dismissals listed. Vacation plans and local social notes accompany health and church updates in Decatur.
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Vaden Ainscough
East Moulton Street
Decatur-General Hospital
Theo
Compton
Magnolia Street
Decatur General Hospital
Talladegan Residents Report Mysterious Cigar-Shaped Object
Two Talladegans said they spotted a cigar-shaped object in the southeastern sky last Saturday night. James Naff and his wife Were driving along Taylor's Mill Road around 10 p.m. when he noticed the phenomenon ahead and to the left.
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James Naff
Naff
Taylor’s Mill
Water Rationing Hits Binghamton as Pipeline Break Hurts City
About 80,000 residents faced water restrictions as workers raced to repair a broken pipeline. The outage affected 90 percent of the city's 24,000 homes and disrupted business and industry. Officials warned of extended delays until crews restore full service.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Rites Set for W. H. Walker in Hartselle
Funeral services for 72 year old W. H. Walker of Hartselle will be held at Mt Zion church at 11 tomorrow morning with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Mutual Service directing. Survived by wife Clara three daughters Marion Mickle Herman Burns and Elton Howell four sons Leonard Jess McKinley and Set Walker and another son Griffin in Kentucky a brother John in Tennessee fifteen grandchildren eight great grandchildren and other relatives. Pallbearers named Thurman Thompson J W Dunkin Homer Foote Coleman Holmes Marvin Parker and G W Hardiman.
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Hartselle
Mt. Zion
Frank Smith
Walker
Clara Walker
Marion Mickle
Herman Burns
Elton Howell
Leonard Walker
Jess Walker
McKinley Walker
Griffin Walker
U. S. Army
Kentucky
John Walker
Tennessee
Thurman Thompson
J. W. Dunkin
Homer Foote
Coleman Holmes
Marvin Parker
G. W. Hardiman
Elder Barber Still Knows About Heads
SAN DIEGO Calif The country s oldest active barber Frank Patrick 83 continues cutting hair for San Diego club members after returning to work at a private club shop He attributes barbering s rise to a regulated profession and praises cleanliness and neatness boosting health He recalls trimming hundreds of beards in youth and notes women entering shops improved appearance and manners He was born in Tishomingo Mississippi ran away to avoid following his doctor father and chose barbering over travel His career includes owning shops and a 1947 La Jolla sale before resuming work locally He takes pride in his steady razor stroke and long daily hours
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Nashville
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Dallas
Tex
Tishomingo
Miss
la Jolla
Calif
San Diego
O'Dwyer Denies Mexican Citizenship Rumor
Ambassador William O'Dwyer angrily denied reports he would seek Mexican citizenship. The former New York City mayor learned of the story by phone and summoned U.S. correspondents to the embassy in Mexico City, reacting with sharp language to the speculation about retirement from U.S. politics.
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Mexico City
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
New York City
O’dwyer
Robert Prescott
United Press
Mission Ark Departs New Orleans for Liberia Venture
The Ark Letourneau left New Orleans today on a missionary voyage to Liberia. Carrying S J and Mrs Gustav Dick and their three children the ship is backed by Mrs Dick a Bible teacher and daughter of financier R G Letourneau who funds a million dollars of farm equipment for Africa. Dick will serve as technical director and aims to improve soil care with modern gear while spreading Christianity.
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New Orleans
Letourneau
Liberia
S.J
Gustav Dick
R. G. Letourneau
Africa
Richmond News Leader Endorses Eisenhower Nixon Ticket
The Richmond News Leader of Richmond Virginia endorsed the Eisenhower Nixon ticket marking the first Republican presidential support from a Richmond newspaper since 1896. The endorsement signals a shift for local political coverage and aligns with national campaign messaging.
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Richmond
Richmond News Leader
Community Notes From Morgan County Pines
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Shedd spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs Dewey Bowen. Mr and Mrs Orval Davis and children of Columbus Georgia were Saturday night guests of their parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs M G Peck. Mr and Mrs Pat Baggett of Decatur visited Mrs Baggett's parents Sunday afternoon. Around thirty men from foreign countries visited the J D Bowen place Wednesday to study poultry farming. Mr Wagnon Morgan county agent led the tour. Mr and Mrs Vansandt visited Mr and Mrs Russell Peck Thursday night.
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Lonnie Shedd
Dewey Bowen
Orval Davis
Columbus
Georgia
M. G. Peck
Pat Baggett
Decatur
Wagnon
Morgan County
American swimmers set new marks and advance in Helsinki
United States swimmers set an Olympic record in the 800 meters freestyle relay and two other swimming records fell as the U S swept the day with a record in every swimming event. The U S basketball team won its fifth straight game to reach the final four in the round robin, and two American boxers won first round bouts by knockout.
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Helsinki
United — States
U. S
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