AFM Chief Petrillo Threatens Radio Strike Over Law
St Petersburg June 4 AFM President C Petrillo warned at the convention that networks could halt all broadcasts if a new bill restricting musician royalties passes. He said agreements with New York Chicago and Los Angeles stations would expire January 1 1947 and vows to stop recording if royalties are blocked. He praised Vinson and Byrnes for supporting the union while attacking Truman and congress.
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Fla
Yeap Ene C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFM
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Lea
Petrillo
Truman
Congress
Fred Vinson
the Treasury
James Byrnes
Jimmy Finds Acting Hard in Hollywood Talk
Hollywood, June 4. Jimmy Stewart says acting is like training you must keep sharp. NBC airs Masquerade coast to coast from Hollywood marking radio history as first in a series emigrating due to talent shortage. The piece mentions Gene Tier Cassini marriage anniversary and other Hollywood notes.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
NBC
Chicago
New York
Herbert Rawlinson
Rex Harrison Tries Right-Side Driving After Pole Crash
Rex Harrison is driving Annabella's car after a collision with a telephone pole. The incident shows he struggles with driving on the right side of the road.
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Rex Harrison
Annabella
Posey Completes 10 Day Overseas Rest Tour
PFC Leon E Posey of Decatur finished a 10 day rest trip to Capri known as the GI Paradise in the Mediterranean. Overseas since December with the 88th division on the Austrian border at Farvisio Italy he expects a discharge soon. Mrs Posey and their two daughters live with her parents at 211 West Gordon Drive. Posey was formerly employed at Ingalls.
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Leon E. Posey
Decatur
Isle of Capri
Mediterranean Sea
Pfc
Posey
88Th
Farvisio
Italy
Phil Bueta
West Gordon Drive
Pic. Posey
Ingalls
Goodbye Rheumatism Take Rhumaz
An advertisement urges readers troubled by rheumatism to try RHUMAZ from local druggists or contact New Nation Drug Company distribution point in Rogersville Alabama for more information.
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Rhumaz
New Nation Drug Company
Rogersville
Alabama
Market dulls as stocks back water after 15 year highs
New York markets closed mixed with slight gains in some issues while losses narrowed. Traders cashed profits after a long bull run and awaited a possible technical correction as labor disputes cloud production prospects. Strong earnings supported favored stocks amid lighter trading and widespread selling in rubbers steels motors and rails.
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New York
Markets at a Glance and Commodities Summary
New York stocks drift lower as leaders extend a slow decline. Bonds ease. Cotton stays quiet as milling, buying, and hedging shift. Chicago wheat steady to 5 cents higher with no offerings. corn unchanged to 5 cents higher. oats 3/4 to 1 1/4 higher on strong demand. Hog prices active and steady with a top of 14.85. cattle firm to higher with a ceiling near 18.00.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville cattle and hog market report from June 4
Receipts light with early sales steady from Monday. Cattle mostly cows and bulls with vealers 15.50 to 17.50 for good and choice. hogs steady with barrows and gilts 14.55 and sows 13.80. sheep 1300 head, spring lambs 16.50 to 17.50, slaughter ewes 8.00.
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Nashville
Lickstock
Labor Bill Defended as Senate Hearings Resume
Senator Moore says a "howling campaign" pressures Truman to veto the Case strike control bill. House foes have nearly 100 signatures urging a veto, while supporters say the bill is pro labor. Truman must decide by June 12 as lawmakers prepare to vote on the version with or without draft authority.
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Clair Johnson
Washington
Moore
Okla
Senate
Truman
Congress
House Group
AFL
CIO
House
Mr. Truman
Mountain Home Man Remains Unimproved After Wreck
Silas Payne of Mountain Home Alabama remains in critical condition at Moulton hospital after injuries from an automobile collision early Sunday on state highway 36 about four miles north of Moulton. He was picked up by Gordon French of Lang Village and brought to town for care. details on the crash were not disclosed by authorities.
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Silas Payne
Mountain Home
Ala
Moulton
Payne
Gordon French
Lang Village
French
Nitrate Arrives in Pensacola for Alabama Farmers
A shipment of 10,000 tons of nitrate of soda has reached Pensacola from South America aboard the SS Franz Sigel. Officials say Alabama will receive the heaviest share, with Montgomery as the main distribution point.
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Pensacola
Fla
Alabama
South America
Franz Sigel
Montgomery
Appeal Planned in Willie Francis Case
June 4 New Orleans authorities report the United States Supreme Court will hear an appeal to spare the life of Willie Francis an 18 year old Negro on death row for murder who escaped the electric chair a month ago due to a faulty portable device.
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New Orleans
United States Supreme Court
Willie Francis
Spain Subcommittee Seeks U N Action Over Franco Regime
The United Nations subcommittee on Spain says Spain’s absence from the U N leaves a gap in security and recommends a general assembly call for breaking diplomatic relations with Generalissimo Franco if a freely elected government succeeds him. It urges a Sept. 3 assembly vote to quarantine Spain from the 51 members if reforms are not achieved.
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New York
United Nations
Spain
U.N
International
George Franco
U. N
General Assembly
Herbert V. Evatt
Security Council
Evatt
Generalissimo
Franco
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Peace Agency
Franco Spain
Washington
U. S
Stettinius
United States
Council
United Nations Organization
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
London
James F. Byrnes
Madrid
Australia
Brazil
China
France
Poland
Councl
Bodies Found in Mobile Rooming House
Mobile police reported the shotgun slayings of a man identified as A. W. Holloway and a woman identified as Effie Stewart Parkerson found in a downtown rooming house basement. Holloway was on a bed and Parkerson on the floor. Authorities Dudley E. McFayden and Detective Captain Tally Rollins led the investigation.
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Mobile
Dudley E. McFayden
McFayden
A. W. Holloway
Effie Stewart Parkerson
Tally Rollins
Poultry Feed Shortage Drives Call for Quick Standards Change
In Atlanta on June 4, Southern feed producers urged emergency reductions in feed standards to ease a growing shortage described as nearly a panic. They proposed increasing oats in rations to raise output from 25 percent of normal toward 50 to 75 percent, aided by temporary changes in fat and fiber content.
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Atlanta
Poultry and Livestock
Southern Feed Control
American Feed Manufacturers Association
M. L. McGreorge
Memphis
Jeep Sale For Veterans At Conley Depot Near Atlanta
The War Assets Corporation hosts the largest jeep sale at Conley ASF depot near Atlanta. Certified veterans from Mississippi Alabama and Florida will purchase more than 2700 jeeps on June 13 and 14.
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War Assets Corporation
Conley Asf Depot
Atlanta
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Local Marriage Licenses list from Alabama towns
Wallace Hough Jr. from Louisville wed Virginia Knight of Lacon. Mason Bondurant of Fairfield married Margaret Montgomery of Hartselle. Desmond Harwell of Hartsel to Oneace Mitchell of Hartsel. Edward McCluskey of Decatur 1 wed Audrey Stroup of Decatur 1.
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Wallace Marvin Hough Jr
Louisvile
Virginia Knight
Lacon
Mason Ethridge Bondurant
Fairfield
Margaret Harriet Montgomery
Hartselle
Willam Desmond Harwell
Oneace Mitchell
Edward Otto McCluskey
Decatur 1
Audrey Louise Stroup
Peron Inaugurated Argentina's 29th President
Juan Domingo Peron was inaugurated as Argentina's 29th president before a joint session of the chamber and senate. The 50 year old army officer took the oath saying he would faithfully fill the office, invoking God and country for judgment.
Supreme Court backs free press in contempt ruling
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a contempt conviction against the Miami Herald and associate editor John D. Pennekamp over editorials on judicial conduct. Justices debate limits on pretrial criticism while upholding press independence and cautioning about danger to fair trials.
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Miami
Frankfurter
Murphy
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
cSe
Sociahane
Robert Morss Lovett
The
Virgin Islands
Islands
Goodwin B. Watson
William E.dodd
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Federal Communications Commission
Decision on Bus Ruling Sparks Klan Comments in South
Georgia and Alabama officials reacted to the Supreme Court ruling against segregation on interstate buses. Governor Chauncey Sparks called the decision “fertilizer for the Ku Klux Klan,” while Rep. Wood of Georgia urged state action on the Klan. Georgia figures face a white supremacy campaign and debates over intrastate vs interstate applicability.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
South
Rep. Wood
D-Ga
House Committee On unAmerican
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
State
Redgall
Gene Talmadge
Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
James V. Carmichael
South Carolina
Public Service Commission
Monarchists trailing in Italy plebiscite vote tally
Early unofficial results from Italy's two day plebiscite show the republic leading the monarchy by nearly two to one with the north solidly pro republic and the south favoring the monarchy. Christian Democrats lead constituent assembly counts while socialists and communists follow.
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Rome
Ministry of Interior
Pietro Nenni
Christian Democrats
Alcide de ‘Gasperi
Italy
Constituent Assembly
National Democratic
Tnon
Vittorio Emmanuele ‘Giiando
Republican Party
Council Sets Paving Marks for Various Streets
The council moved to pursue paving on Seventh Street from 16th to 18th Avenue and Holly Street from Fourth to Sixth Avenue. Lacking council quorum, two members were absent while City Engineer Smith is to begin a preliminary survey for the Holly Street project and a signed petition from property owners is to be secured for Seventh Street paving ahead of the June 17 meeting.
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Nue
Seventh Street
Humphrey
M. Holt
16Th
18Th Avenue
Holly Street
Fourth
Sixth Avenue
Smith
Russell Speak
C. E. Poole
Morgan county men enter Army after examinations
Two men from Morgan county left Monday for Fort McClellan to take entrance examinations for the Army. Charles E. Gilliam of 105 Eighth Avenue West enlisted for 18 months and Ralph L. Turnstill of Decatur re enlisted in the transportation corps for three years.
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Morgan County
Fort McClellan
Army
Army Recruiting Office
Charles E. Gilliam
Eighth
West
Ralph L. Turnstill
Decature
Transportation Corps
State Officials Cite Bus Segregation Enforcement Stance
Clayton Coleman says Louisiana will enforce segregation laws on intrastate bus service. Stanley Winborne argues segregation in interstate buses is impractical due to inconsistent treatment of passengers.
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Clayton Coleman
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Louisiana
Stanley Winborne
North Carolina
Supreme Court bans interstate bus segregation but seating lingers
Atlanta reports the high court ruling ends interstate bus segregation yet Negro passengers still occupy rear seats across the South. Officials say they await counsel review and many lines have issued no new directives. Governors in Mississippi and Alabama voice mixed reactions while Greyhound and Atlantic Greyhound indicate compliance steps but retain rear seating.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
South
Mississippi
Thomas Bailey
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Ku Klux Klan
Alexandria
A. B. and W
Washington
Carolinas
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Charleston
W. Va
L. C. Major
Greyhound Lines
Richmond
Georgia
Louisiana
Arkansas
Matt L. McWhorter
Georgia Public Service Commission
Bevin Warns Russia Over European Security Tone
London June 4 Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin urged Russia to enter freely into the European settlement to guarantee lasting peace. He urged the United States to remain undaunted by Russia’s rejection of Byrnes 25 year disarmament proposal and noted Soviet disappointment at Paris foreign ministers talks. He warned against letting suspicion block progress.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Russia
House of Commons
Europe
United States
Byrnes
Germany
Japan
Thomas Plan Backing Pushes to End Farm Price Controls
Washington reports Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma claims 50 senate votes for lifting price ceilings on basic farm commodities. A Senate Banking Committee session discussed extending OPA for one year, while Thomas indicated a broad anti control sentiment among farm leaders.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
OPA
Thomas
Wagner
N.Y
Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Carter Glass
Eight Applications for VFW Accepted at Decatur Post
Eight new mem bership applications were accepted by Decatur Post 4190 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its regular meeting Monday night. Names on the list include Ed Mienhardt Bill Chapman Vernon Givens James D. Evans James N. Belew Theo J. Morris Albert C. Holland and William H. Black. The session adjourned after a brief business period while plans were discussed for a weekly wrestling event with the second show scheduled for Wednesday at Benson Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Armory
Ed Mienhardt
Bill Chapman
Vernon Givens
James D. Evans
James N. Belew
Theo J. Morris
Albert C. Holland
William H. Black
Benson Field
Corn Meal Prices Released by Morgan Price Board
Morgan area price control board announced current corn meal rates for paper bag packaging. Reported miller to retailer prices include five pounds 25 cents ten pounds 48 cents twelve pounds 58 cents and twenty four pounds 1.14 dollars with Group One and Two stores told to add a 29 cent markup. The board also noted a 50 cent per hundredweight price increase over prior levels.
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Morgan Area
Tojo defense argues wartime killings as high‑level orders
The defense claims killings during hostilities were ordered by high circles and that taking a single life without legal sanction is murder. Tojo and others show no remorse and warn they would resume aggression if freed. The tribunal may expand to 11 members with Delfin Jaranilla joining. Keenan asserts aggression is a crime under international law.
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Tojo
Tribunal
Delfin Jaranilla
Philippines
Keenan
Nuernberg
Far East
Debate on extending Selective Service stirs Senate
Senate debates extending the 1941 draft act as leaders tout a pay raise and consider drafting 18 and 19 year olds while urging caution on youth inductions. Stanfill questions using teens for police work abroad, while Gurney postpones votes to today.
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Washington
Stanfill
Senate
Germany
Japan
Barkley
D-Ky
Gurney
S. D
House
Wherry
R-Neb
Edwin ©. Johnson
D-Colo
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Austria
Italy
Europe
Smith
N. J
Maybank
S. C
Mrs Anna Furst Dies at 79 in Decatur Home
Anna Furst 79 died this morning at 12 at her daughter’s home 114 Oak Street. She leaves two daughters Mrs Arantz and Mrs Townes of Decatur, two sons Rudolph of Decatur and George of Akron, and many relatives. Funeral 9 am Thursday at St Ann’s Catholic Church. burial Garden City Cemetery near Birmingham. Brown directs. Pallbearers named.
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Anna Furst
Carl Arantz
Oak Street
Arantz
J. T. Townes
Decatur
Rudolph Furst
George Furst
Akron
Ohio
Furst
Czechoslovakia
America
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Garden City Cemetery
Birmingham
Brown
T. R. Covey
C. A. Moore
Dan McKenna
H. O. Goldell
Lawson Davidson
Frank W. Brown
Services today for Frances Wigginton
Frances Wigginton aged 12 died at her home in Hartselle 3 Monday afternoon at 2:30. She is survived by her parents Floyd and wife, three sisters Lurline Sarah Lou Anne and a brother Floyd Wigginton Jr all of Hart selle 3. Services this afternoon at Blue Springs church Rev Dewitt Prince will officiate burial in adjoining cemetery Peck of Hartselle directing Pallbearers James Beggs James Lewis Maze J D Maze Curtis Maze
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Frances Wigginton
Hartselle
Floyd Wigginton
Lurline
Sarah Lou
Anne Wigginton
Floyd Wigginton Jr
Blue Springs Church
Dewitt Prince
Peck of Hartselle
James Beggs
James Lewis Maze
J. D. Maze
Curtis Maze
Mrs Sallie Shaw Dies in Georgia Valdosta
Mrs Sallié Shaw mother in law of Mrs Roy Shaw who has visited here many times died Monday in Valdosta Georgia. Roy Shaw is a niece of Mrs Earl Williams Decatur. Shaw's grandson Phil Shaw recently burned on both feet and one hand and is resting as well as expected, per Mrs Williams.
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Sallié Shaw
Roy Shaw
Valdosta
Earl Williams
Decatur
Shaw
Phil Shaw
Williams
Kilian wins bid to avoid testifying in Lichfield case
Col. James A. Kilian of Highland Park Illinois today won his fight to dodge testifying about policies at Lichfield England where Pfc William B Norris is charged with beating prisoners at the U S Army guardhouse. Kilian had faced questions that could affect his defense and the military court upheld his refusal.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
James A. Kilian
Highland Park
Ill
Lichfield
England
Kilian
Pfc
William B. Norris
Mulga
Ala
Norris
John Barr
Urbana
Lll
Stalin Sees Peace, Warns Against War Propaganda
Stalin argues no nation seeks another war and links current fears to antiwar propaganda by political groups. He praises the United Nations as a peace tool, cites Churchill and Bevin as misunderstood by Russia, and notes Russians see American and British peoples as friendly toward the USSR. Tomorrow’s installment promises Stalin and his successors.
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Moscow
Britain
United States
Stalin
Gilmore
United Nations Organization
Winston Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Churchill
Russia
Canada
MacKenzie King
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