Sweden the Shangri La as Stockholm Gains World Buyers
Sweden stands as the Shangri La of Europe with a peacetime boom in trade and tourism. Stockholm is the summer capital for travelers from Britain to Bulgaria as nations borrow to buy Swedish goods. Meat butter and bread are rationed yet fine restaurants serve meals for two to three dollars including shrimp salad steak and dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAL BOYLE _ISTOCKHOLM
Sweden
Europe
Stockholm
Britain
Bulgaria
Venice
Grain trade snag cleared after swift court action
Chicago June 3 grains futures trading halted for 90 minutes as Buckley Company seeks injunction against government ceiling rules. Judge Shaw allows relief only via damage suit. Board had raised old contract ceilings May 31, with estimated market impact between 5.5 and 7 million dollars.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Robert Buckley
Charles W. Buckley
Chicago Commission House
Elwyn R. Shaw
Buckley
Board of Trade
Exchange
Garland Burt Released by Navy in Memphis
Garland C. Burt, Admic, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Burt of Tuscumbia, was discharged after two years of service. He spent 17 months on the USS Yokes as radar operator and now joins Radio station WJOI Florence after leaving WLAY Muscle Shoals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland C. Burt
Admic
E. L. Burt
West First Street
Tuscumbia
Navy
Memphis
Yokes
Austinville High School
WLAY
Muscle Shoals
WJOI
Florence
Markets End in Decline Amid Light Offerings on June Market
New York stock trading eased as steels and motors led losses while offerings stayed light. Rail and soft market strains persisted amid labor frictions as averages neared 15 year highs prompting expectations of a correction. Inflation fears and wage price pressures kept some bids alive with good dividends. Ticker activity slowed after opening with many fractional losses near the close and about 1.3 million shares traded. Bonds were uneven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Markets at a Glance: New York and Chicago Headlines
New York stocks ease with steels and motors leading a slow decline. Bonds show mixed moves while rails trend higher. Chicago wheat and corn hit new ceilings under a new regulatory regime, July contracts around 1881 and 126 1/2 respectively. Oats slip on new contracts while old settle mixed. Hogs remain active and steady near ceiling, top at 14.85.
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New York
Chicago
Court rejects defense motion in high profile trial
Prosecutor announces defense claims are rejected and the tribunal’s jurisdiction and indictments are upheld. Chief Justice warns against contempt as defense attorney Ben Blakeney presses for findings. A ruling on dropping charges against former Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka and Propaganda Leader Shumei Okawa is expected later due to illness.
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Maj
Ben Blakeney
Oklahoma City
Webb
Yosuke Matsuoka
Shumei Okawa
Big Morg an Radishes Stun Morgan County Gardeners
Two gardeners, W. T. Robinson of 1619 Fifth Avenue South and D. T. Suit of Lacon 1, brought oversized radishes to The Daily office. Suit’s arm radish weighs 1.75 pounds with a 13 inch girth, a white radish runs 11 inches long, and a red radish weighs over three pounds.
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Cullman County
Morgan County
W. T. Robinson
Fifth Avenue South
D. T. Suit
Suit
Robinson
Equalization Board Meets Here Today
The Morgan County board of equalization sits at the tax assessor's office in the Morgan County courthouse hearing written protestes on previously set valuations. The board meets Thursday and Friday at the courthouse.
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Morgan County Board of Equalization
Morgan County
Marriage Licenses List Across Several Alabama Towns
A sequence of marriage licenses is listed for couples from towns including Somerville Decatur Hartselle Courtland and Nashville. Names include Donald Eubanks and Leota Cobble Arnold Thompson and Dorothy Kyle Rube Wallace Jr and Ora Kibler Moore and others with various street addresses. The record shows multiple unions in the region with spouses from Decatur Hartselle and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Eubanks
Somerville
Leota Cobble
Decatur
Arnold Lee Thompson
Hartselle
Dorothy Mae Kyle
Rube Edgar Wallace Jr
Loyd Stance Copeland
Laura Jane Knop
Vinemont
Durward
Parham
Nashville
Annie Estelle Speer
Shermen Street
Arthur Hansell Hargett Jr
Fairview
Naomi Nell Cloud
9Th Street
Louis V. Alvarey
Lompoc
Calif
Virginia Sue McSherry
Athens
Courtland
Aubrey Smith
Willis E. Speakman
Laura L. Parker
Lewis L. Looney
Danville
Martha Nell Wade
William D. Tanner
Martha Mae Stephenson Little
West Gordon Drive
Twelve escape from Florida state prison.
A sharp watch was thrown up in Florida today for S. J. Slippery Slim Scarbrough and 11 companions who escaped at mid week from the Rai oad state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Florida
S. J
Slippery Slim) Scarbrough
Raioad
Franco Edict Under Fire in Security Council Debate
In New York on June 3 the United Nations Security Council heard that efforts to modify a sub committee report on Poland's charges against Francoist Spain are underway. The main proposal seeks a universal break with Franco if he remains in power in September, with five council members supporting referral to the General Assembly, while the US Britain and Russia resist or seek changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Nations Security Council
Poland
General Assembly
Francisco Franco
Council
France
China
Australia
Brazil
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Britain
Franco
Assembly
Security Council
Limestone Woman Permelia Edgeman Dies at 85
Mrs. Permelia Edgeman longtime Limestone County resident died at 5 10 this morning at the home of her great niece Miss Margaret Bailey Belle Mina She was 85 Funeral cortege leaves 10 00 Tuesday for Madison cemetery graveside services 10 30 conducted by Rev Fred Schlosser Burial in Madison Mrs Edgeman born Huntsville Surviving include one stepson Bonnie Edgeman Knoxville six nieces and a great niece Pallbearers named Jeff Stewart Roy Ray Sam Kay Bruce Bradshaw Roderick Ennis Edward Edgeman.
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Permelia Edgeman
Limestone County
Margaret Bailey
Belle Mina
Madison Cemetery
Fred Schlosser
Brown
Edgeman
Huntsville
Bonnie Edgeman
Knoxville
M. L. Best
Susie Houk
Ronnie Bailey
Lucy Kennamar
Pearl Bowers
Adah Whitt
Lewisburg
Tenn
Miss Bailey
Jeff Stewart
Roy Ray
Sam Kay
Bruce Bradshaw
Roderick Ennis
Edward Edgeman
Woman Dies at Home in Decatur
Ivie Mitchell 46 died at 7 15 Sunday at 915 Wadsworth Street East after a long illness. Funeral at 2 30 Tuesday at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with Rev C L Dobbs and Rev L E Toon officiating. Survived by husband Ivie Mitchell son Lt Floyd J Herbert three others incl Mary Jane Kielman and Flaine Mitchell. Burial in city cemetery Howell in charge.
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Ivie Mitchell
Wadsworth Street
C. L. Dobbs
Vinemont
L. E. Toon
Decatur
Sixteenth Avenue’ Baptist Church
Floyd J. Herbert
Phoenix
Ariz
Mary Jane Kielman
Flaine Mitchell
Floyd D. Herbert
Mary Kielman
J. O. White
Hartselle
E. C. White
J. Halbrooks
Clyde Green
Asa Teague
Lamar
Buck
Dan Price
Carswell Mahafey
Edwin Roberts
Jim Carlton
City Cemetery
Howell
CIO Maritime Unions Seek WFTU Help Over Looming Strike
Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran of two major CIO maritime unions urged the World Federation of Trade Unions to classify any government manned merchant vessels as scale ships. They warned President Truman’s stance could threaten a peaceful settlement while resuming talks on wage gains of 22 to 35 cents hourly and a 40 hour workweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
CIO
World Federation of Trade Unions
U. S
WFTU
Curran
Bridges
Truman
Fourteen Gaming Cases Dominate Police Docket
A city police court docket of 32 cases saw $545 in cash bonds forfeited and fines to the city. Four drunks were fined $15, another $25, and six drunkenness cases forfeited $25 bonds. A $100 bond was forfeited on a prohibition charge, a $15 fine paid for assault, and a red light violation also earned a fine. Two cases remained untried, one for drunkenness and one for gaming.
Decatur Post Office Plans Quarterly Cost Check
Decatur post office conducts a quarterly cost ascertainment this week led by Postmaster R. T. Sheppard. Several residents and visitors are noted including Ruth Dean, Green Ethridge, Earl Sherrill, and Carl Arntz Jr. The piece also covers church activities, a Bible school, a West Point cadet homecoming, and rural mail route checks amid ongoing local business and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
R. T. Sheppard
Sheppard
Fight Over Atomic Bill Moves to House Panel
Scientists and the military clash over domestic control of atomic energy shifts to the House Military Committee. The Senate has already approved a five member civilian control commission and the panel, led by Chairman May, is expected to take up the measure next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
May
Beatings at Lichfield Prison Raise Court Martial Concerns
Six witnesses in three trials testified about soldiers beating prisoners at the U S Army guardhouse in Lichfield England with clubs rifle butts and fists. Prisoner Thomas Ryan and Pvt. Fred Moore described severe blows and a broken jaw attributed to Lt Ennis and others, while Cubage faced questions over supervisory role. A reluctant witness Ott Holt faced possible punishment for refusal to answer.
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Bad Nauheim
U. S. Army
Lichfield
Eng
Leonard W. Ennis
Peekskill
Granville
Cubage
Oklahoma City
William B. Norris
Mulga
Ala
Fred Moore
Winter St
New Haven
Conn
Norris
Moore
Thomas Ryan
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Thomas .Capello
Damen Ave
Chicago
Ennis
Capello
Ott C. Holt
Gilman
Ill
Holt
France’s Election Results Point To Coalition Government
The MRP wins the popular vote by about 360000 over the Communists as France heads into a coalition era. Maurice Schuman hints at presidency, Georges Bidault eyed for provisional premier, with De Gaulle possibly invited back. Coalition partners include Communists, Socialists and MRP. Notable victors include Thorez Daladier Herriot Mendes France Reynaud Clemenceau.
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Republican Rally
MRP
France
Corsica
Maurice Schuman
L’aube
Maurice Thorez
Communist Party
Edouard Daladier
Edouard Herriot
Pierre Mendes- France
Paul Reynaud
Michael Clemenceau
Senators Seek James Bond? No. Block Strike Salaries in Budget
Senators move to restrict use of funds for salaries of workers in any organization that asserts the right to strike against the government. The rider grows from a new federal employees union. Senators Russell and Ball plan similar provisions in all future appropriations bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
D-Ga
Ball
R-Minn
PFC Baggett Serving in Tokyo With 5th Cavalry
Pfc S P Baggett of Decatur is stationed in Tokyo with B troop of the 5th Cavalry Regiment in the occupation force. He has overseas service since March and wears the Asiatic Pacific Theatre and Occupational ribbons. A Riverside High School alumnus, he previously worked at Decatur Glass Co. and enlisted November 15, 1945.
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Pfc
S. P. Baggett
Decatur
First Cavalry
Ett
5Th Cavalry Regiment
Baggett
Riverside High School
Decatur Glass Company
Fort Knox
Kentucky
W. M. Baggett
14Th Avenue East
CIO PAC Drives Key U S House Race and Statewide Nominations
The ninth district contest pits Rep Luther Patrick against Laurie Battle with Battle narrowly short of a majority in a three candidate field as the CIO backed Patrick trails. Ex Sailor State Senator Newton seeks Lieutenant Governor against JC Inter while Jack Owen targets Public Service Commissioner Clint Harrison. Voters may set a turnout near the 365000 ballot mark with absentee ballots heavy in many counties. Polls open 8 A M to 5 P M rural boxes and 6 P M in cities.
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Ciopac
Luther Patrick
Laurie C. Battle
Ninth
Patrick
Battle
Reuven L. Newton
Jasper
J C. Inter
Gadsden
Ellis
Co. C
Jack) Owen
Tuscaloosa
Marine Corps
W. C
Clint) Harrison
Active Month For Campaigning Ovens By D. HAROLD OLIVER
A busy primary season opens with Iowa Republicans choosing between Gov. Robert D. Blue and George Olmsted. Six states vote for governors and senators today or soon with CIO PAC involvement in multiple races. Key contests include California Senate, Alabama governor, New Jersey governor, and South Dakota governor battles.
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Washington
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
George Olmsted
Alabama
California
Jersey
New
Mexico
South Dakota
Senate
US House
CIO
Political Action Committee
GOP
Blue
Olmsted
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Des Moines Insurance
Ellis Patterson
Los Angeles
Will Rogers Jr
Ciopac
James E. Folsom
Handy Ellis
Ellis
Cio-Pac
Folsom
New Mexico
Chavez
John J. Dempsey Chavez
Dempsey
Larbor Group
William J. Barker
Thomas J. Mabry
New Jersey
Alfred E Driscoll
Harold G. Hoffman
Fred A. Hartley Jr
Kearny
Walter A. Schaefer
Nutley
M. O. Sharpe
Corporal Hammons on His Way Home
Corporal Thomas J. Hammons son of Mr and Mrs R D Hammons of 1418 4th Ave Decatur leaves the replacement command disposition center near Manila for his discharge under readjustment regulations. Entered service March 1945 he arrived overseas in Manila last September with the 100th highway transport service and earns the Asiatic Pacific theatre ribbon Good Conduct and World War II Victory Medal ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Hammons
4Th Ave
Decatur
Manila
Army
Cpl. Hammons
Regular collection of used fats begins in Decatur
A committee of the Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce convened at Mrs. L. R. Nash’s home to organize a citywide program for collecting used fats. They plan permanent collection points at local stores and will distribute carton containers for contributors, with locations to be announced later. The committee, led by Mrs. Nash, includes Mrs. Cottingham, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Dugger, and Mrs. Timberlake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Alverson
Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce
L. R. Nash
Decatur
T. J. Cottingham
C.A. Moore
Eugene Dugger
I. V. Timberlake
Memorial Day Toll Shows 159 Deaths In Holiday Period
The four day Memorial Day holiday saw 159 transport deaths far below NSC forecast of 329. Total violent deaths reached 287 with 74 drawings and 54 other mishaps. Pennsylvania led with 37 deaths, floods worsened driving, and California logged 18. Other states reported varied totals across traffic and non traffic fatalities.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Pennsylvania
California
Michigan
Alabama
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
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Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
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North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Boy Struck by Taxi In Decatur Intersection
Young Billy Perry was struck by a taxicab at 6th Avenue and Gordon Drive and taken to Decatur General Hospital. Hospital staff said he suffered no injuries and was not admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Perry
Bowles Street
Decatur General Hospital
6Th Avenue
Gordon Drive
Six Die in Alabama Weekend Motorcycle Crashes
Six people were killed and several injured in weekend traffic accidents around Birmingham. Otis Moody 25 and Grady Vetenbrought 22, both from Steele, died in a crash near Springville. James Smith 17 of Birmingham died when his motorcycle struck a culvert on Pinson Road. Loriie Weaver 19 and Louis Salvagio 30 were killed or fatally injured in a Powderly crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Otis H. Moody
Grady Andrew Vetenbrought
Steele
James Smith
Moody
Vetenbrought
Springville
Young Smith
Pinson
Loriie Weaver
Louis Salvagio
Powderly
Italy plebiscite sets monarchy or republic outcome
Italy completed a plebiscite on monarchy versus republic with official results due after June 7. Early unofficial returns pointed to high turnout with republican and monarchist leaders predicting victory ranges. Observers noted the referendum overshadowed the constituent assembly vote and signaled the nation’s swing to either side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Constituent Assembly
Randolfo Pacciardi
Dispatches
Giuseppe Romita
Criminal docket list includes Alabama defendants and hearings
The docket lists defendants including Thomas Norris Lewis Curry Orvil Lee Shelton Chester Shields Steven Thomas Little Marion Schull Russell Travis Robert Jones Jr Billy Joe Gilbreath Julius Collier and others with hearings set for June 25 for Louis Lem ley Lofton Prince Hobson Ward Farmer Brooks Eddie Malone Tom Maclin Sol Middleton Matthew Horton William Holland Rayborn Jones Melvin Fletcher Jim Robinson Calvin Cobb Henry Turrentine A J Jones W F Cowan Abraham Brown and William L Banks alias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juel
State of Alabama
Thomas Norris
Lewis Curry
Orvil Lee Shelton
Chester Shields
Steven Thomas Little
Marion Schull
Russell Travis
Robert Jones, Jr
Billy Joe Gilbreath
Julius Collier
Fommy
Chapman
Alfred W Hawkins
James Thomas
Billie F . Pitts
Alfred Hawkins
Alfred W. Hawkins
Alias
Nora Kelley
James Melton Terry
Jerry William Gerstman
L B. Phillips
Train Fatality Claims Para Gould Worker
James Sellers aged 40 of Paragould Arkansas died after being struck by a train near Spaulding Mines at Oxford. He was an employee of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Salvagio died in a hospital today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvagio
James Sellers
Paragould
Ark
Spaulding Mines
Oxford
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
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