Klan Banned in New York by State Supreme Court
New York state dissolved the Ku Klux Klan under Justice Joseph A Gavagan citing subterfuge to obtain a charter as Alpha Po Sigma. Attorney General Nathaniel L Goldstein said 1100 members names were turned to the FBI amid a broader federal probe. An undercover investigator using the alias Mr Bauer exposed leadership and deceit in New York Klan operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ku Klux Klan
New York State
State Supreme Court
Joseph A. Gavagan
Trerolhirg
Knights and Women of
Nathaniel L Goldstein
Federa Bureau of Investigation
Goldstein
Bauer
Kian
KKK
Klan
Beuer
Alpha Po Sigma
Golstein
Lson D. Bush
New York City
Bush
Bronx
The
Knights and Women
Ku Klux Kian Inc
Jet Cou
Ashington
D.C
Alabama runoff race shapes narrow in several cities
In Birmingham and other centers the vote for the unexpired term ending January 1949 was weak with estimates between 200,000 and 300,000 statewide, far below the 365,000 May gubernatorial total. Five candidates including two U S representatives and state lawmakers seek the seat. a runoff is possible August 27. Black voters cast small numbers under federal rulings. turnout varied by county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
James A. Simpson
Mobile
Huntsville
Florence
Montgomery
Demopolis
U. S
Alabama
U. S Supreme Court
John Sparkman
House
CIO Political Action Committee
AFL United Mine Workers
AFL State Executive Committee
PAC
Frank Boykin
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Sparkman
Boykin
Senate
Lister Hill
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Allen
Maxwell
Totey
Sta
H. C. Pannell
Arkansas Balloting Today in Primary Elections
Arkansas voters head to the polls as Democratic nominations face testing amid labor group backing for Rep. John J. Sparkman to succeed the late Senator John H. Bankhead, with Rep. Frank Boykin among several candidates shaping the race.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Arkansas
Cio-Pac
John J. Sparkmen
House
John H. Bankhead
Frank Boykin
Atlanta ministers join protest over Monroe mob lynching
July 30 report from Atlanta notes Episcopal and 71 Georgia Methodist ministers condemning the Monroe lynching of four Black men. FBI and GBI continue mob search as Gov. Arnall posts rewards totaling 10,000 for information leading to convictions. Maj. Spence says solution will require careful police work.
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Atlanta
Monroe
Here
Episcopal
Methodist
Europe
Asia
Georgia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
William E. Spence
GBI
Ellis Arnall
Arkansas and Alabama primary races feature Sparkman and Laney
Sparkman is backed by AFL and faces Simpson Allen and Maxwell, with Swift not seeking the seat. In Arkansas Governor Laney seeks renomination amid a controversial primary aimed at blocking black voters in state elections. Malone accuses Laney of failing highway and service promises. Blytheville’s Virgil Green also runs for governor as Arkansas voters pick lieutenant governor and state auditor. If no clear majority, runoff set for August 13 amid light turnout.
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Sparkman
AFL
James A. Simpson
Ted Allen
Thomas H. Maxwell
George R. Swift
Bankhead
Ben Laney
Arkansas
James M. Malone
Laney
Virgil Green
Blytheville
Arkansas Aho
What is butter Japanese women wonder in Tokyo suburb
In a Tokyo suburb on July 30 4 noted butter from abroad was to be distributed. Housewives unsure what butter was gathered with beer bottles sake bottles or straw bags. One expected oil others thought chips of wood. One boiled it to turn to oil and began boiling others followed suit.
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Tokyo
Children Gather at Muzzy Home Sunday Lunch
The Muzzy family hosted a Sunday luncheon at their Somerville Road home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Ryan and son Jerry of Galveston. Mrs. Robert Whitworth and son Gary of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. James Ornee and children Johnnie and Jimmie of Loreto. Mrs. Horace Sougie of Hartselle. Mrs. Louis Tunstill and children Anne Paul and Brenda Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Lawrence and children Bobby Betty and Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Muzzey and children Fay Kay Dwight and Sue. Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Taylor and children Johnnie and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Muzzey
Somerville Road
Talmadge Ryan
Jerry
Galveston
Texas
Robert Whitworth
Gary
Decatur
James Ornee
Johnnie
Jimmie
Loreto
Tenn
Horace Sougie
Hartselle
Louis Tunstill
Gunfight at Memphis Store Kills One, Wounds Four
A police officer and an unidentified man exchanged gunfire in the basement of Lowenstein's department store in downtown Memphis. Patrolman C. R. Love confronted the armed man who fired toward a woman. one person died and four were wounded. Police cordoned the building and barred entry or exit.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lowenstein’s
Jim Hillin
C. R. Love
Markets end mixed as recovery stalls and futures slip
New York stocks rise for a fifth straight session amid improved volume though buying remains cautious. Bonds hold steady while cotton futures swing, finishing lower after early mill buying and heavy hedging pressure, with volatile moves and a narrow late trading range.
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New York
Chicago
Commission House
Nashville Livestock Report Shows Varied Prices on Cattle and Hogs
Nashville freight market notes fed eral state departments of agriculture reporting cattle demand mostly steady with steer top at 22.00 per hundredweight for a 1350 lb animal. hogs up to 22.50 for barrows and gilts over 120 lbs. calves 14.50 to 18.50 for goods and choice. sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 17.50 to 19.50 and ewes down to 8.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Army flyer sentenced to prison in assault case
Army Lieut. Thomas Farrell, a 25 year old veteran with 35 Pacific missions, was sentenced in Boston to three concurrent terms of three to five years for branding 18 year old Helen Stavrou. The sentence was stayed pending his appeal to the state supreme court. bail was set at 15000 cash or 20000 surety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas Farrell
Helen Stavrou
State Supreme Court
Farrell
Pacific
Ford and Youth Call for Hard Work as Ford Turns 83
Henry Ford, aged 83, celebrates his birthday in Detroit and urges the nation’s youth to meet national problems with hard work as the real solution. He emphasizes diligence as the key to progress.
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Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Alabama to Distribute Aviation Gas Tax to Local Airports
More than 23000 dollars in aviation gasoline tax revenue will be distributed next week to counties and cities in Alabama owning or operating public airports. The act allocates 25 percent of the first 12500 dollars, 15 percent of the next 12500, and 5 percent of all over 25000 to each locality, with the balance going to the state aeronautics department for federal airport projects.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Azen State Aeronautics Department
Rountree
State Aeronautics Department
Aeronautics Fund
Alexander City
Anniston
Birmingham
Brewton
Clanton
Decatur
Demopolis
Dothan
Enterprise
Eufaula
Eutaw
Evergreen
Greenville
Huntsville
Hartsboro
Laverne
Jasper
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Winfield
Washington probes widen as Garsson inquiry expands
The Senate committee questioned Anderson about hospital bids at Fort Lewis and possible favors from Coffee as talks turned to War Department contacts. Witness lists grew to include War and Justice officials and a former senator, while Truman granted authority to inspect income and tax returns tied to Garsson enterprises. Coffee admitted receiving a $2,500 payment labeled as a campaign contribution. The panel also launched a Detroit warehousing waste probe and urged broader GAO audit powers to curb government spending.
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Ferguson
Anderson
Washington
Fort Lewis
Wash
Coffee
War Department
Mitchell
D-Wash
Olson
Brehon Somervell
War and Justice Departments
Garsson Munitions Combine
Truman
Mead
D-Ny
Garsson Enterprises
May
D-ay
Combine
Henry Sia Murray Garsson
Brewster
R-Me
Tacoma
Elvind Anderson
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
War Assets Administration
Detroit
Lindsey C. Warren
General Accounting Office
Curfew Revokes Press Passes and Halts Tel Aviv Communications
The curfew resulted in the revocation of all passes including those issued to newspapermen. The army conducted a city tour for about twenty four foreign correspondents from Jerusalem. Hebrew newspapers would be unavailable for several days and all telephone communications from Tel Aviv were stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Murder charge in mutilation cases shocks London resort
Neville Heath is charged with murder in the case of Pretty Doreen Marshall whose mutilated body was found at the Chine De Mausoleum resort. He is already accused in the murder and mutilation of London film extra Mrs. Margery Gardner, whose nude body was found in a hotel room.
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London
Neville G. C. Heath
Doreen Marshall
Chine de Mausoleum
Margery Gardner
Multiple Ambulance Removals Move Residents to Hospitals
The report details numerous residents moved by Howell’s ambulance from Baugh’s infirmary to homes or hospitals, including Mrs. Louis Heath and infant, Mrs. William McMurray, Mrs. J. H. Speakman and infant, and Mrs. W. E. Betterton. Additional notes mention Decatur General hospital admissions, job changes, and upcoming church and civic meetings.
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Louis Heath
Baugh's Infirmary
Fifth Avenue East
Howell's
William McMurray
Howell Ambulance
Twelfth Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
J. H. Speakman
Baugh’s Infirmary
Hartselle 2
Howell Ambuance
W. E. Betterton
Connie Kelsoe
Cypress Street
Brown's Ambulance
Essie Rister
Sherman Street
Sugar Shortage To Be Eased Soon
Washington July 30 George Dice head of OPA sugar rationing division told Congress the nation's acute sugar shortage will be eased soon in most places within about two weeks most housewives will be able to find sugar enough to meet their ration al lowances He testified before the House committee on food shortages chaired by Pace of Georgia during an ongoing inquiry into the sugar situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Dice
OPA
Congress
House Committee
Illness Is Fatal To Mrs. Zora V. Martin
Mrs. Zora V. Martin, 56, of Moulton 2, died Monday night at a Tuscaloosa hospital after a long illness. Survived by father William Vandiver. four brothers Clyde Vandiver Kala mazoo Michigan, Jim Vandiver Hartselle 2, Frank Vandiver Chattanooga Tennessee. four sisters Mollie Washburn Moulton Mrs C. C. Sparkman Hartselle Mrs M Long Chicago and Mrs M Bradford Kalamazoo Michigan. Funeral services at Bassham on Danville Road Wednesday at 3 PM. Burial follows with Mutual Service directing.
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Zora V. Martin
Moulton
Tuscaloosa
William Vandiver
Russell Vandiver
Kalamazoo
Mich
Clyde
Jim Vandiver
Hartselle
Frank Vandiver
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mollie Washburn
M. Long
Chicago
M. Bradford
Bassham
Danville Road
Furlough Pay Compromise Reached By Conferees
Washington July 30 House and senate conferees reach agreement on a GI leave pay bill using bonds to settle most veterans claims. About 2.4 billion dollars in non negotiable five year bonds to be used for converting war risk insurance to permanent policies and for premium payments. Bonds bear 2 1/2 percent interest and cash payments apply for small cash breakages.
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Washington
House
Senate
National Service Life Insurance
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Police Solve Winton Case In Local Robbery
Robert Tunstill and Thomas Slaten, both 20, confessed to robbing W. M. Winton of about $40 at 9:30 pm on July 14 as he unlocked his Modern Lunch Room on Lee Street. Winton identified a gun, and the pair fled. They were jailed on robbery charges after arrests on Moulton Street and with help from local and state officers. Tunstill also confessed to two car break ins at the Cornelian hotel around July 10. A .32 automatic Belgian pistol, shoes, and a flashlight were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tunstill
Thomas Slaten
Pat
W. M. Winton
J. B. Whitmire
Winton
Lee Street
Tunstill
Slaten
Morgan County
Whitmire
Frank Sandlin
Moulton Street
J. T. Weatherly
Bill Moore
Edgeman and
Jones
Cornelian Hotel
Plans for Trinity Baptist Church Discussed at Meeting
Citizens of the Trinity community plan to meet August 11 at 2 30 PM in the Trinity high school auditorium to discuss building a Baptist church. Rev Dennis Hendon of Decatur presides over the Trinity Baptist group now about 50 members. A collection will be taken to begin construction.
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Trinity Community
Trinity High School
Trinity
Dennis Hendon
Decatur
Trinity Baptist Group
Trippi Narrowly Escapes Car Crash in Athens
Charley Trippi, Georgia football star, escaped injury when a car rear ended his automobile in Athens. Mrs. Trippi and their 15 month old daughter had just exited the car. The driver of the other vehicle, who struck Trippi, was booked on a drunkenness charge.
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Trippi
Athens
Charley Trippi
University of Georgia
Disney to lay off 450 workers amid wage demands
Walt Disney studio will lay off 450 of its 1,060 workers Thursday due to economic conditions. The cuts come as union crafts demand higher wages and as inflated costs press the studio.
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Hollywood
Walt Disney Studio
Hearing Tomorrow on Weaver Roller Rink Case
A city complaint alleges W. N. Weaver operates a roller skating rink in a residence district at Greenwood Park, causing noise heard blocks away. Judge James H. Crow Jr. will hear the case in circuit court Wednesday at 9 AM. the city seeks a temporary restraining order. Weaver cites petitions signed by about 500 residents and area businesspeople defending the rink. Weaver is represented by A. Lynne and Norman Harris. the city by Peach, Caddell and Shanks.
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W. N. Weaver
C” District
James H. Crow Jr
Norman Harris
Weaver
Scottsboro
Greenwood Park
West Decatur
8. A. Lynne
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
No Charges Filed Against Alvie Moon In Morgan City
Sheriff reports no charges filed against Alvie Moon after he admitted firing a shotgun at Morgan City Sunday night. Three men walking home from church were wounded: Albert Hendricks, Arvil Hendricks, and Mr. Whisenant. Arvil Hendricks injured in the face, believed hit in the eye. others wounded in chest and arm.
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Alvie Moon
W. T. Willoughby
Loren Willoughby
Moon
Morgan City
Willoughby
J. P. Dunlap
Albert Hendricks
Arvil Hendricks
Funeral for well known Negro in Hillsboro
Funeral services for Y. J. Cargle a well known North Alabama Negro who died Sunday at his Hillsboro home will be held Thursday at 1 p m at Ebenezer C M E church The body will be brought to the Hillsboro home at 6 p m Wednesday Interment will be in Ebenezer cemetery
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Y. J. Cargle
North Alabama
Hillsboro
Ebenezer C. M. E
Ebenezer Cemetery
Alabama unemployment claims drop for veterans
Alabama’s Department of Industrial Relations reports a 6.3 percent drop in veterans unemployment compensation payments for June, the first decrease in over a year. Total payments fall from 2,973,136 to 2,787,131 and recipients decline from 39,430 to 37,282.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Department of Industrial Relations
Frank Broadway
Southern Federation of Labor to review Southern campaign in Birmingham
Chairman George L. Googe announced that the Southern campaign policy board of the American Federation of Labor will meet in Birmingham Monday and Tuesday to review progress. Fourteen state directors will report to a 42 man board to assist and advise Googe in the effort.
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Atlanta
George L. Googe
Southern Campaign Policy Board
American Federation of Labor
Birmingham
Southern Organization
Googe
Black Stays Execution For Medley In Landmark Ruling
Justice Hugo Black of the Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Joseph D. Medley, postponing the electric chair death sentence set for Friday. The stay takes effect at least until October as the court considers the petition to review its prior denial.
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Black
Washington
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Joseph D.medley
Medley
Salaries Declared Low by Alabama State Staff
Personnel Director Charles W. Terry says state employee salaries in Alabama are very low compared with private industry. A survey by Terry and two officials covers 26 industries across Mobile Andalusia Chapman Montgomery Lanett Sylacauga Jasper Decatur Florence and Gadsden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Charles W. Terry
Alabama
Terry
Mobile
Andalusia
Chapman
Lanett
Sylacauga
Jasper
Decatur
Florence
Gadsden
Negro Shot by Officers in Birmingham Burglar Call
A 36 year old Black man identified as Leslie Anderson was shot and killed by police after attempting to jump from the roof of a Birmingham grocery following a burglar alarm. Officers said he ignored orders to surrender and was shot as he tried to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Leslie Anderson
J. R. Norrell
Hospital Aid Fund Is Due for South's Health Buildout
AP dispatch notes Congress is poised to pass a Hill-Button bill creating a five year program to build and equip hospitals with private nonprofit, state, and local participation. It allocates 75 million yearly plus 5 million for state planning, with 60 percent local match and 40 percent federal funding. The South would receive about 442.6 million of a 937.5 million national program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Mahan, JR
Washington Service
Washington
Congress
American Hospital Association
Byrnes Chosen Chairman as Yugoslavia Row Erupts
The rules committee voted 13 to 7 with one abstention to elect James F. Byrnes as chairman. Evatt pressed for equal voices for large and small nations in drafting treaties for Axis satellites. Key debates loom on voting rules, news coverage, and plenary sessions as the Big Four face tensions over Danube navigation, Italian colonies, and Balkan reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kardeip
Yugoslavia
Evatt
U. S
James F. Byrnes
George Bidault
France
Plan
Uul
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Danube
Balkan
Florence Times Raises Weekly Newspaper Price
The Florence Times announces a subscription increase effective August 5 raising carrier delivered papers from 20 to 29 cents per week. The paper omits a Sunday edition and cites sharp rises in newsprint from 58 to 77.80 per ton and expectations of further hikes to cover rising production costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Times
the Times
The
Times
Eleanor Roosevelt objected to Fala guest status at Eastland
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt canceled her hotel Eastland reservations in Portland Maine and spent Sunday night in a tourist camp after Fala, the former White House dog, was deemed unacceptable as a guest. An Eastland assistant manager said a clerk told her dogs could not be taken above the lobby. She replied, “all right” and left.
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Portland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eastland
Fala
White House
Leo Gaines
Gaines
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Mutual Service Funeral Home
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