Hearings Slated on Conservation Department Bill
Montgomery Ala June 2 A proposal to move the state Conservation Department from the Governor to a board faces a public hearing next Wednesday before the House conservation committee Two bills would shift administrative supervision Rep James G Adams Jr and Rep George Stone seek compromise Stone backs a bill with a board appointed by the Governor to choose a director while Adams Woods measure would name an eight member board from each congressional district for eight year terms with Senate confirmation Travel and living expense paid while on duty.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Conservation Department
House Conservation Committee
James G. Adams Jr
Jefferson County
George Stone
Mobile
Stone
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Adams
Emmett Wood
Washington
Senate
Four-power talks eyed to reach accord plus global aid plan
The report notes a push toward a four-power agreement with Western powers holding decisive votes. US officials in West Germany fret over rising unemployment and plan public works to mitigate the crisis. In China, nationalist forces reportedly abandon Tsingtao as communists close in. At Lake Success, UN outlines an $85 million two year plan to develop backward regions in response to President Truman's call for a bold program to raise living standards.
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U.S
Germany
Nanking
North China
Tsingtao
United States Navy
Shanghai
U. S. Navy
Lake Success
United Nations
U. N
Truman
New Social Security Plan Urged For Broad Coverage
A proposed overhaul would extend coverage to farm workers self employed and domestic workers raise benefit maximum from 85 to 150 and lift most payments by about 70 percent or more lower age of eligibility for women to 60 allow earners up to 50 per month without losing benefits tax on earnings up to 4800 per year with credits toward benefits and add cash disability benefits integrated with old age and survivors insurance House hearings have debated such legislation in recent months.
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Social Security Administration
Builder Found Dead in Car in Birmingham
Charles T. Allen, 60, owner of a small construction firm, was found dead in his car behind his business. Coroner Joe Hilderbrand ruled death by his own action after a hose was seen leading from the exhaust into the car with windows closed. A passerby alerted police. Two notes were left, one to his brother Alfred K. Allen and another to a bookkeeper identified as Mrs. Dowsing. Police seek motive and connections.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charles T. Allien
Joe Hilderbrand
Alfred K. Allen
Allen
Truman Considers Accepting or Deferring Tidelands Bill Standoff
Key figures discuss state versus federal control of tidelands. House Speaker Rayburn weighs in on a compromise proposal. A Democratic farm conference in Des Moines is set for June 12 to 13, with comments limited on Britain and Gerhart Esies.
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Tidelands
Rayburn
Democratic Party
Des Moines
Ian
Britains
Gerhart Esies
Markets Slip as Stocks Climb but Close Mixed
On June 2 in New York the market tried to rise but could not sustain gains. Leaders included U S Steel Goodrich Sears Roebuck Kroger Congo cum-Nairn American Telephone Union Carbide U S Gypsum Santa Fe Pennsylvania R A American Airlines and Baltimore & Ohio, while General Motors Chrysler Montgomery Ward Kennecott Copper Air Reduction Radio Corp Nickel Plate Standard Oil NJ and Richfield Oil lagged.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Goodrich
Sears Roebuck
Kroger Co
Congo!cum-Nairn
American Telephone
Union Carbide
U. S Gypsum
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania R. A
American Airlines
Baltimore & Ohio
General Motors
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
Kennecott Copper
Air Reduction
Radio Corp. Nickel Plate
Standard Oil
Richfield O11
North Georgia live poultry market steady in June report
Atlanta reports the USDA North Georgia live poultry market is steady with prices unchanged. Movement is good in all sections and stocks are clearing wet. New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses sell at prices similar to Barred Rock Crosses, with occasional gains up to a cent. Broiler and flyer prices FOB farm and picked up show air weights 26 to 28 cents per pound, mostly 27 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Nashville Livestock Market Report June cattle hogs and sheep
Federal State Departments of Agriculture cattle receipts about 100 with activity steady. yearling steers and heifers 22.00-25.50, 670 lb heifers 27.00, cows 13.00-16.75, bulls 17.00-20.00. Calves 24.00-28.00 for good vealers. Hogs receipts 700. prices mostly 21.00-21.25 for 175-240 lb barrows, 19.50-19.08 for 230-280 lb, sows 16.00. lighter weights 18.50-19.08. Sheep 1200. spring lambs 29.00-31.50, common 24.00-26.00, ewes 10.00 down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Local notices on courthouse closures and church events
Courts and banks will be closed Friday for Jefferson Davis birthday. National Council of Presbyterian Men banquet is at Willoughby Church Tuesday at seven. Vacation Bible School prep and parade Friday at 2 at Southside Baptist. Ed Seif recovering after operation at Decatur General. Training Union council supper at Southside Baptist tonight. Rev Carl Roberts leads revival in Huntsville this week. Disabled American Veterans meet tonight at 7:30 at the Legion Home. Haroldith commander announces.
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Morgan County
Jefferson Davis
National Council of Presbyterian Men
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Vacation Bible School
Southside Baptist Church
Workers Council of the Training Union
Carl Roberts
Huntsville
The
Legion Home
Harold — Ith
Cotton futures mix on dull New York market
Cotton futures were irregular in dull trading in New York as scattered liquidation appeared on the lower trend in consumption and export buying for the second quarter. Hedging was seen with mill sales of surplus stocks while a leading spot firm pressed nearby July futures. A private forecast put the 1949 cotton acreage at about 230000 acres, up around 13 percent from last year.
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New York
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
Markets at a Glance shows New York stocks drifting with narrow leadership, bonds steady with fractional gains, and irregular cotton. Chicago grains ease as wheat stays easy and corn recovers late but remains down from earlier, hogs mostly steady with a 25 cent drop to a top of 22.25, and cattle steady lifting highs by 95 cents to 29.25.
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New York
Chicago
Closing Grain Markets in Chicago Report
Wheat fell sharply with harvest quickening in the Southwest, then partially recovered. July wheat closed around 1.87 ¼, corn eased to about 1.28 3/4, oats mixed, rye and soybeans varied, and buttered prices showed minor shifts as grains ended lower overall.
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Chicago
Defense the shooting of Dean in 1947 retrials ordered
Testimony recounts the 1947 shooting death of Dean with three men leaving the car while Pope and Woodard returned. Faye Kelsoe testified she was threatened by Woodard to stay silent as the Kessoe woman claimed fear. After initial life sentences, higher courts reversed and ordered new trials. St John and Bland, rare defense witnesses, testified Kelsoe recanted her ride testimony though the star witness denied the lawyers’ statements.
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Pope
Woodard
Kessoe
Dean
St. John and Bland
Faye Kelsoe
Star
Florence District Crown Victory Secures Area Championship
Florence Coffee high school captured the seventh district baseball title by defeating Carrollton after winning 5-0 in Carrollton. Raymond Armstrong pitched a complete game for Coffee, yielding eight hits as the Coffee team advanced toward the state finals in Birmingham on June 10-11.
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Florence
Ala
Coffee High School of
Joe Great
Carrollton
Florenceeam
Raymond
Armstrong
Ee Ae
Lee
Contiies
Sloman
Coffee
Birmingham
Ed Stevens Hits Three-Run Homers in Pirates Comeback
Ed Stevens delivered a surprising power burst last season as a pinch hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, belting three home runs in crucial late-inning spots to spark multiple comebacks and boost the club’s offense.
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Ed Stevens
Pittsburgh Pirates
Last Seaso
Vacation Bible School at Fairview Baptist Church Opens June 6
Mrs J E Mills will lead the Fairview Baptist church vacation Bible school opening June 6 and running through June 17 from 8 to 11 AM for children from kindergarten to high school age. Mrs I C Haynes is reported improving at Decatur General hospital. Admitted to Decatur General hospital include Mrs Gladys Eubanks and Mrs Martha James. Indianapolis resident Luther C Gobel will conduct services at First Christian church Sunday. Bobby Halfacre graduates from Northern Illinois College of Optometry and is visiting here.
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J. E. Mills
Fairview Baptist Church Vacation Bible School
I. C. Haynes
Decatur General Hospital
Gladys ‘Eubanks
Olive Street
Marcus Clemmons
Paola
Kansas
Martha James
Decatur
S Luther C. Gobel
Indianapolis
Ind
First Christian Church
Game Warden School Opens For North Alabama
A two day game wardens school opened at the Lyons hotel with about 75 attendees from 27 North Alabama counties. The program featured Walter Gresh of the Fish and Wildlife Service and included talks by state officials on forestry wildlife, parks, fish pond management, federal law enforcement, and TVA related topics. Friday will cover internal wildlife agency operations with several regional and state speakers and extended discussions.
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North Alabama
Lyons Hotel
State Conservation Department
Troy
South Alabama
Walter Gresh
Atlanta
Fish and Wildlife Service
Gresh
C. G. Hixon
Ted Cottrell
Jake Stauffer
Parks Division
James E. Segrest
E. E. Prather
Bill Davis
Ernest C.martin
A. H. Wiebie
Norris, Tenn
TVA
Wheeler Refuge
Lawrence Givens
Wildlife
E. C. Suttle
Montgomery
Roy Wamsley
Florence
Ralph H. Allen Jr. Montgomery
Perry Prescott
Westminster Church to host Sunday sermon and barbecue
Rev John A Troxier pastor of Westminster Presbyterian will speak Sunday morning on If God Wills. Westminster men and their wives plan a barbecue supper at Loyd farm in South Limestone County for Wednesday at 6 30 PM.
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John A. Troxier
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Loyd Farm
Limestone County
Williams and Peacock Eligible for Opelika Postmaster Job
Washington June 2 The Civil Service Commission announced Clifford H Williams and Andrew J Peacock Jr are eligible for a Presidential appointment as Opelika Alabama postmaster. They sought the civil service post held temporarily by Williams and competed with other applicants.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
Clifford H. Williams
Andrew J. Peacock Jr
Opelika
Ala
Williams
Senate grills Lilienthal over emergency clearances fire
The hearing on Hickenlooper's charges of mismanagement at the Atomic Energy Commission featured a clash over emergency clearances for workers. Lilienthal defended the policy, citing procedures and the aim of speeding the atomic program, while Hickenlooper pressed for broader FBI checks and accountability.
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Hickenlooper
Lilienthal
Commission
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
FBI
Henry de Wolf Smyth
Gordon Dean
Senate-House Atomic Committee
ABC
Congress
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Leslie Groves
Groves
Army
Iowa
Atomic Agency
Jjoint
Hiss Trial Focuses on Perjury and Espionage Claims
The Hiss case centers on whether he lied before the grand jury about turning over State Department secrets to Chambers, a figure labeled as a former communist courier. Assistant U.S. Attorney Murphy argues the espionage and perjury charges are intertwined, while the judge questions proving motive for the alleged espionage. Defense counterattacks Chambers as a tainted witness, and both sides stress truthfulness as the case’s core issue.
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Hiss
State Department
Chambers
U.S
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Mr. Hiss
Lawrence County Lindly Hall By Pollie England
A local social page notes visits and gatherings among Lawrence County families. Miss Shirley Alexander and Miss Shelby Alexander stayed with Gordon Alexander and daughter Carson of Decatur. Many residents including Osborns, Burnetts, England, Lackey, Burnett, and Alexander families shared meals and visits across Decatur, Birmingham, Moulton, and Hartselle, with multiple relatives hosting guests and traveling for weekends.
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Lawrence County
Lindly Hall
Pollie
England
Shirley
Shelby Alexander
Gordon Alexander
Carson
Decatur
Eula Osborn
John Ed Osborn
Willard Smith
Ada Smith
Melvin Heflin
Emmett Osborn
Casey Alexander
Moulton
Ray Allridge
Peggy
Birmingham
Mannie Borden
Charles Wayne
Betty Ann
Pollie England
Melton Fulmer
Jim Burnett
Elene Hill
Mollie England
Lola Bates
Roxie Burnett
Isaiah Lackey
Truitt
Jackey
Osborn
Annie Osborn
Wesley Burnett
Ralph Burnett
Amon Osborn
Russell Alexander
Lawrence Alexander
We Will Oden
Monay
Jasper Osborn
Ernest
Joe Hampton
Hannah England
Palmer Ledlow Sunnc
Jim’ Waits
Bob Lackey
Charlie Oden
Versie
Sarah Oden
Frank Osborn
Hartselle
Alabama Legislature Advances Bills and Controversies
Committees moved numerous bills to calendars after yesterday’s session. Highlights include a tractor gas tax refund measure backed by the House Ways and Means Committee, a lobbyist registration bill from Senator A L Patterson, hunting license hikes from $1 to $5 and $5 to $10, a PSC review of liquified petroleum industries, and a statewide wet-dry referendum bill killed in the House Health Committee amid abstentions.
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Alabama
House
Senate
House Ways and Means Group
A. L. Patterson
Russell County
Secretary of State
Judiciary Committee
House Conservation Committee
Public Service Commission
House Judiciary Committee
House Health Committee
Mrs. Houser Buys Smith Floral Firm
Mrs. A. J. Houser, formerly of the Decatur Clinic, purchased the Smith Floral Company. The firm will be operated by Mrs. Houser along with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Strother and Sonny Houser. The Smith company was established in November 1948.
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A. J. Houser
Decatur Clinic
Smith Floral Company
Houser
A. W. Strother
Sonny Houser
Smith Company
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Dtex
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