Browns case study reviewed for clemency at Terre Haute prison
A 1947 letter from the U S Department of Justice to Senator Hill discusses Marion Brown Reg No 4782 TH at Terre Haute Penitentiary Indiana The note confirms quarantine completion and a plan to classify and rehabilitate him while informing War Department officials to aid clemency review The senator is urged to weigh Brown's prior good conduct and home community reputation in his favor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister Hill
Marion Danville
Re Haute
Truman
Brown
Senator Hill
Marion
War Department
Ford dealers journey to Kansas City convention
North Alabama Ford dealers travel to Kansas City Missouri to meet Ford assembly plants and top executives including Ernest Breech John Davis Del Harder Benson Ford and other Ford officials at a lunch and convention with over 1500 dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
North Ala
Kansas City
City
Dallas
John White
Decatur
Herbert Ray
Huntsville
Marvin
Herschel Littrell
Athens
R. L
Soup) Jones
Moulton
Henry
Ford Motor Company
Ernest R. Breech
John R. Davis
del S. Harder
Ice
Lewis D. Crusoe
Benson Ford
James W. Irwin
M. L. Wiesmyer
Ford Assly
T. W. Skinner
Lincoln
Walker A. Wil- Ford
Il. W. Smead
Western Re
Charles E. Carli
Junior Roll Call List Of Local Students Names
A long OCR fragment lists numerous juniors and their surnames including Hart selle Haddock Hooper Hous er Waddell Johnson Kilby Kitt y Landers LeMay Lively Mar tin Mathis Pruett Reeves Rogers Rivers Pruett etc. The page shows a roster style compilation of student names with scattered OCR errors.
Private dinner for Wallace planned in Montgomery
A private dinner party is planned in Montgomery for Wallace who is scheduled to attend Friday night. The event details were released by organizers and include preparations at a local venue with invited guests and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Markets Ease as Tax Cut Vote Looms Downbeat
New York trading showed modest gains in select motors steel rails and specials amid tax cut sign uncertainty for investors. Midday bursts faded with most advances trimmed or erased as transfers neared 750000 shares. bonds stayed steady while cotton rose 1.40 to 25 cents, and Chicago grains finished mixed with wheat down, corn up, and oats higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Decatur Grain Prices: Cash Farm Market Report
Decatur cash grain prices show No 1 Soft wheat at 2.65 per bushel Ear white corn 75 lbs at 1.98 Ear yellow corn 75 lbs at 1.94 Mile 100 cwt at 3.00 Barley 1.50 per bushel Oats 0.95 per bushel The data sourced from Alabama Flour Mills, Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Markets at a Glance New York Stocks Slip After Early Rally
New York stocks waver after an early rally falters as bonds hold steady and rails rise. Chicago grains show mixed moves with wheat easing, corn firm on Iowa rains, oats higher on Cuba cash buys, hogs steady near 24 dollars, cattle up to 27.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Iowa
Cuba
Cotton futures slump on liquidation and selling pressure
New Orleans and commission house selling combined with heavier liquidation pushed cotton futures to day’s lows in the final hour. July to December contracts closed about 55 cents down from the prior close with varied intraday highs and lows, while Middling spot rose to 37.02.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Commission House
Nashville Livestock Prices Report From June 4
Federal State Departments of Agriculture notes cattle activity steady with fleshy cows strong in spots. Calves and vealers firm. hogs mixed with top 245-300 lb barrows at 22.00. Sheep at Nashville market show 60-90 lb spring lambs 24.50-26.50, mature ewes down to 6.00, overall steady trends.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Butter and eggs market tone stagnant in Chicago trading
Butter prices hold steady with receipts at 896,962 and unsettled balance. Eggs stay firm with receipts of 13,781 and current receipts 40, while other figures show no change.
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Chicago
North Georgia poultry market shows unsettled tone
North Georgia ultra market unsettled with weaker undertone. Some areas quoted 34 cents for chickens, others held at 34 cents. In tight spots buyers paid 34 to 34 1 2 cents. Overall supplies ample with some processor refusals. FOB farm prices for Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning were 33 to 34 cents, few at 34 1 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Charter Ship to Exhibit Alabama Products in South America
Rep. Boykin says the Maritime Commission will charter a 500 to 600 foot ship for a floating Alabama products exhibit in South American ports. A delegation led by Irvin Jackson of the Birmingham Chamber attends the project with about 40 helpers. The ship will sail on a tour from Mobile to various ports.
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Washington
Maritime’ Commission
Alabama
Boykin
Ala
Battle and Andrews
Irvin Jackson
Birmingham
Chamber of the Commission
Mobile
Garsson Denies War Bribe Conspiracy In Federal Trial
Munitions maker Henry Garsson told a federal jury he never entered into any agreement to defraud. He testified during questioning in a case with his brother Murray and former congressman Andrew J. May over alleged war bribe conspiracy charges. The Garssons allegedly paid 55000 for favors while wartime chairman of the house military committee. A court blocked defense attempts to show 70000000 in war contracts were awarded without May’s help. Defense contends Garsson won contracts through regular bids due to engineering work. Judge Schweinhaut ruled the method of obtaining contracts not a core issue. Garsson denied 2500 paid to May in 1942 was a payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry
Garsson
Murray
Kentucky
Andrew J. May
Garssons
House Military Committee
Charles J. Margiotti
Henry Garsson
Henry Schweinhaut
Gars
May
West Virginia
Collier To Lead Auburn Polytechnic Institute Survey
Redus Collier of Decatur named chairman of a special committee by the college board of trustees to survey the administrative educational and agricultural setup at Auburn Polytechnic Institute. The panel received 12 500 dollars and will seek additional funds from the General Education Board. It will hire specialists in college administration and continues the work of an earlier committee in Gov. Folsom's office to define policy and the Auburn Extension Service relationship with the Farm Bureau Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
College Board of Trustees
Redus Collier
Deccatur
General Education Board
New York City
James E. Folsom
Auburn Extension Service
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Peebles Receives Degree On Monday
Frank Darrow Peebles Jr. will receive his Bachelor of Arts degree next Monday at the University of the South Sewanee. He is the son of Mr and Mrs F D Peebles Decatur. The family will attend the graduation with several relatives. Peebles graduated Decatur High School in 1942 and served in the Pacific with the Navy. His Sewanee honors include Sigma Alpha Epsilon Order of Gownsmen inter fraternity athletics and champion handball. He ranked second in senior history. He will attend the University of Alabama next fall in the school of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Darrow Peebles Jr
University of the South
Sewanee
F. D. Peebles
Gordon, Drive
Decatur
Peebles
Navy
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Order of
Tuscumbia Plans Aldermanic Vote
Tuscumbia residents will vote on returning to a mayor and council system after shifting to a city commission form. A petition for referendum is in probate, awaiting certification within ten days. If certified, election officials must call an election within 30 days. commission members include E. J. Henninger, Howard Chappel, and D. L. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscumbia
Ala
City Commission
E. J. Henninger
Howard Chappell
D. L. Wilson
Braswell Visits Frisco Aboard USS Tucson
John Proctor Braswell, 26, boat swain's mate and husband of Cherie Maxine Braswell of Decatur, has visited San Francisco while serving aboard the light cruiser USS Tucson. The Tucson, with Task Force 51, joined Maritime Day events alongside USS Iowa, four other cruisers, 11 destroyers, and an aircraft carrier after maneuvers off California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Proctor Braswell
J C
Cherie Maxine Braswell
3Rd Avenue South
Decatur
San Francisco
Calif
Tucson
Iowa
California
New Holding Company to Launch 108 Million Building Program
The Commonwealth and Southern Corp announced readiness to transfer its holdings in four Southern power companies to form a new holding company. The plan includes a 108 million dollar building program and expected early SEC wealth stock in Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Gulf Power firms and the Savannah River Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Commonweath and Southern Corp
Southern Power
Ne New Holding Company
SEC
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Gulf Power
Savannah River Electric Company
Washington World Capital of Science
Washington is described as the world’s science capital with numerous major science organizations based in the city. The piece notes government centers and agencies such as NIH, NCI, Agricultural Research Center, NBS, Naval Observatory, plus non government groups like the Carnegie Institution, highlighting extensive wartime and postwar scientific activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
American Association For the Advance of Science
National Academy of Sciencies
American Chemical Society
American Psychological Society
Carnegie Institute of Washington
National Institute of Health
National Cancer Institute
Agricultural Research Center
Army Medical Department
National Bureau of Standards
Naval Observatory
Food and Drug Administration
Alabama Legislature Considered Vets Bonus and Budget Bills
The Alabama Senate and House debated a veterans bonus plan ranging from 100 to 300 dollars and an 8.6 million dollar annual welfare appropriation. The chief examiner of accounts could be appointed by the legislature for a seven year term under a new measure. Local bills included pay raises for election officials and pensions for Confederate veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Finance Department
Senate
Henry Mize
Tuscaloosa
Franklin Haynes
Franklin County
House
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
AFC
Carl Voyles
Auburn
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Army
Honor Rolls Made Public at Decatur Junior High
Decatur junior high school announces two honor rolls under principal W. R. Riley. First Honor Roll lists Betty Ross Bailey Margaret Smith Fay Tucker Frances Young Kathleen Lively Marleen McBride Klell Knapps Mary Ann Catlett Elsie Crow Jeanette Golden Katie Weatherly Lewis Dement Sandra Davis Darwin Davis Harriet Higdon Anne Coleman Linda Breeding Jack Buchanan Charlotte Orr Ruby Houser Eleanor Gregg Elaine Reed Margaret Anne Emens Jane Michael Lou Ann Murphy Beverly Jane Nebrig Allan Moody Jo Ann Parker Sue Gail Howell Terrell Wenzell Shirley Williams Betty Faye Halbrooks Edna Louise Jackson Mary Frances Johnson Helen Sue Kilby Willa Glenn Lawrence Paddy Loosier Eleanor Hamilton Marjorie Cain Bobby Campbell Eloise Compton Shirley-Faye Compton Oneal Eubanks Dorothy Floyd Carroll Rozear Carolyn Owen Patsy Stephenson Letha Nan Parker Mary E. Poole Odean Morrow Sarah Ruth Aday Ann Bethany. Second Honor Roll includes Sally Bryan Edgar Kirby Don Nichols Mary Caudill Mary Jean Hammons Bobbie Tuck June Lowe Carolyn Ellner Bobbie Mae Mooney Mabel Turner Mack Graham Mildred Clardy Mary Penn Doris Pickens Joanne Reeves Elizabeth Rigel Eldora Roberts Jo Ann Ryan Peggy Johnson Peggy Hudson Charles Mixson June Johnson Virginia Hill Juanita Goforth James Biles Bonnie Bolding Jeanne White Joanne Woodruff.
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Geraldine Hartselle
Norma Jean ‘Haddock
Jean Hooper
Ruby Houser
Jommy Halbrooks
Bobby Hill
Carlosite
Oneal Waddell
Peggy
Peggy ~ Johnson
Jayneohnson
Elizabeth Kilby
Billy Kitty
Alvin Landers
Allan LeMay
Kathleen Lively
Willa Dean Martin
Bobbie Ean Mathis
James
Mat Marlene
McBride
Robert Gwier
Harold McLemore
Char Mixon
Thomas Moore
Willene Ore
Jane Murphree
4 Péarce
Betty Ross Bailey
Margaret Smith
Fay Tucker
Frances Young
Marleen McBride
Klell Knapps
Mary Ann Catlett
Elsie Crow
Jeanette Golden
Katie Weatherly
Lewis Dement
Sandra Davis
Darwin Davis
Harriet Higdon
Anne Coleman
Linda Breeding
Jack Buchanan
Charlotte Orr
Eleanor Gregg
Elaine Reed
Margaret Anne Emens
Jane Michael
Lou Ann Murphy
Beverly Jane Nebrig
Allan Moody
Jo Ann Parker
Sue Gail Howell
Terrell Wenzell
Shirley Williams
Betty Faye Halbrooks
Edna Louise Jackson
Mary Frances Johnson
Helen Sue Kilby
Willa Glenn Lawrence
Paddy Loosier
Eleanor Hamilton
Marjorie Cain
Bobby Campbell
Eloise Compton
Shirley- Faye Compton
Oneal Eubanks
Dorothy Floyd
Carroll Rozear
Carolyn Owen
Patsy Stephenson
Letha Nan Parker
Mary E. Poole
Odean Morrow
Sarah Ruth Aday
Ann Bethany
Sally Bryan
Edgar Kirby
Don Nichols
Mary Caudill
Mary Jean Hammons
Bobbie Tuck
June Lowe
Carolyn Ellner
Bobbie Mae Mooney
Mabel Turner
Mack Graham
Mildred Clardy
Mary Penn
Doris Pickens
Joanne Reeves
Elizabeth Rigel
Eldora Roberts
Jo Ann Ryan
Peggy Johnson
Peggy Hudson
Charles Mixson
June Johnson
Virginia Hill
Juanita Goforth
James Biles
Bonnie Bolding
Jeanne White
Joanne Woodruff
Alabama lawmaker proposals listed in 1945 session notes
A compilation of bills and appropriations from Alabama legislators includes license fees for alcohol distributors and agents, state market and livestock facility funding, a proposed state recreation board, tax exemptions for autos and baby chicks, educational benefits for veterans families, and various budget measures for state services and parks. It details sponsors from Henderson to Wood and outlines aims such as liquor production, merit-system participation limits, and tuition exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Secretary of State
Henderson
State Markets Board
Alabama
State Building Commission
Montgomery
Mize
Ben Glover
Washington
R. G. Kendall Jr
Conecuh
George Wallace
Barbour
Wallace
Walter C. Givhan
Dallas
John Snodgrass
Jackson
James E. Folsom
Finance and Taxation
Pugh Haynes
Lowndes
J. W. Brassell
Russell
Wallace Malone
Houston
J. Emmett Wood
Rep. Wood
Conservation Department
New Gas Plea To Be Heard In Tennessee
Federal Power Commission hearings on East Tennessee Natural Gas expansion to serve 34 communities from Centerville Tennessee to Chattanooga and Knoxville are expected to begin. Griffin H. McCabe of Houston testified briefly on a separate Southern Natural Gas extension toward North Alabama Chattanooga and Lexington Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Federal Power Commission
East Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Southern Natural Gas Company
Griffin H. McCabe
Houston
Texas
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company
East Tennessee
Knoxville
Centerville
McCabe
FPC
N. Knowles Davis
Georgia Public Service Commission
Congressional Merger Debate Signals Postponed Action
The piece notes Fulbright defers action to January 25, 1948, while Vandenberg urges ratification and denounces Hungary’s coup. It details Army air procurements cuts, budget trims, tax cut fate, price outlook, and campaign-spending limits. It also covers a senate inquiry into forged Bethlehem Steel letters and a steel ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Senate
Senate-House Economic Committee
Taft
Rohio
Ellender
D-La
GOP
Steel
FBI
Committee
Bethlehem Steel Company
Paratrooper Acquitted in Walton County Case
Tom Verner a 26 year old former paratrooper was acquitted in Athens Georgia as jurors reported a deadlock on his brother James case. Judge T Hoyt Davis declared a mistrial for James and a new trial was ordered for him in the grand jury investigation of last July s Walton County mass lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Tom Verner
Walton County
Tom
James
T. Hoyt Davis
Principal reinstated at Brundidge High School
A dispute over the dismissal of Principal L. L. Still ends with his reinstatement after a citizens committee apologizes for statements against the school board. C. A. Anderson says the issue is settled and no further trouble is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ala
L. L. Still
Brundidge High School
C. A. Anderson
Anderson
Three Men Enlist at Decatur Army Recruiting Office
Three men enlist for service in the United States Army at the Decatur recruiting office. John Porter Hubbard and James Hubert Oden enlist for three years in the regular Army. Ruben H Counts, son of Mr. and Mrs Jesse R Counts of 1510 Fifth Avenue South, Decatur, enlists for three years in the Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Decatur
John Porter Hubbard
Eva
James Hubert Oden
Ruben H. Counts
Jesse R. Counts
Fifth Avenue South
Army Air Forces
Decatur News in Brief Residents, Visitors, and Civil Notices
Continued local notes show visitors like Isley of Decatur and Conley from Nashville. Permits issued for repairs at 603 Line Street and 501 Fourth Avenue West. Sheriff reports no arrests. ambulance transport from 1028 Tower Avenue. Civic events include a fish fry with conservation leaders and church revival in Aliceville. New births reported at Decatur General and parental details noted. Cadet Arntz Jr. from West Point visiting. several residents travel for work or return home.
Hollywood Defended by Jimmy Gleason in Sunny Rhetoric
James Gleason defends Hollywood against Moss Hart's claim that cinema should stay east. He blasts New Yorkers for limiting views, argues California offers ready film backdrops, and notes industry work under familiar faces. Mentions Margaret OBrien, Van Johnson, Buddy Rogers, Mary Pickford, and Frank Sinatra in brief career notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
James Gleason
Jimmy
Moss Hart
Eas
Moss
San Francisco
Battery
Harlam River
Manhattan Island
New York
California
Margaret O'Brien
Girl Scouts of England
Isles
van Johnson
Buddy Rogers
Mary Pickford
Frank Sinatra
la Crosby
Legal battle over Negro voting rights in party primaries
The case opened with Waring hearing arguments on whether to let a jury decide Elmore's $5,000 damages claim against the executive committee. Elmore seeks to open primaries to Negro voters, arguing denial of the right to vote. Thurgood Marshall contends the party officials action amounts to state action. opponents dispute this and warn of undermining the 10th amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waring
Elmore
Executive Committee
Thurgood Marshall
Washington
NAACP
Democratic Party
Charles B. Elliott
Columbia
University of South Carolina
Marshall
Elliott
U. S
South Carolina
Irvine F. Belser
Belser
Marriage Licenses for Long Sapp Barker and Partners
Daily records list marriages of Charles Franklin Long of Danville with Virgie Sapp of Decatur. William George Barker of Decatur with Nell Powell of Washington DC. Henry Walker Murphy of Hartselle with Dorothy Janice Thomas of Hartselle. Deeds show Frank W. Bradford to Sadie Repenue 2500 dollars and Harry L. Malone to The Crescent Amusement Co. 14350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Franklin Long
Danville
Virgie Sapp
Decatur
William George Barker
Nell Powell
Washington, D. C
Henry Walker Murphy
Hartselle
Dorothy Janice Thomas
Frank W. Bradford
Sadie
Harry L. Malone
Crescent Amusement Co
Ensign Murphree to Train on Caribbean Cruise
Ensign Jack K. Murphree, 21, USNR, son of Mrs. Gladys Curlee of Cullman, will join a summer training cruise in the Caribbean from June 21 to August 10 aboard heavy cruisers USS Oregon City and Albany. Over 1700 NROTC midshipmen from 33 colleges will be trained visiting Colon, Canal Zone, Port of Spain, Port of Spain Trinidad, San Juan Puerto Rico, Hamilton Bermuda, and Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ens
Jack K. Murphree
USNR
Gladys Curlee
First Street West
Cullman
Caribbean
NROTC
Mississippi
Oregon City
Albany
Colon
Canal Zone
Port of Spain
Trinidad
San Juan
Puerto
Hamilton
Bermuda
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
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United States Dept. of Justice
United States Penitentiary
Terre Haute
Indiana
United States Senate
Washington, de
Brown, Marion Reg
Wall Street
Collier
John P. Braswell
Frisco
Washington World Capital of Science
Alabama Legislative Council
Building Commission
J. A. Hughes
Geneva
George P. Quarles
R. J. Lowe
Madison
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson
Legislative Council
Paul Hooton
Randolph
Preston Clayton
T. F. Burnside
Dekalb
David A. Patton
Limestone County
Sen
Clayton
Decatur Junior High School
W. R. Riley
Fulbright
D-Ark
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Hungaria
United Nations
Curtis Air Conditioning
A. A Jones
John H. Jones
Richard Holmes Powell
Georgia State College For Women
Valdosta
Powell
University of Georgia
Marte
PA. Isley
Decatur 3
J. C. Conley
Nashville, Tenn
David Slade
Line Street
C. B Humphrey
John Utter
Tower Avenue
Decatur Clinic
Brown's
Roy Grizzard
James Crow Jr
State Advisory Board of Conservation
Frank Seibert
Morgan County Conservation Club
Colbert County Conservation Club
Zettie Sheats
Fourth Avenue West
C. B. Gilchrist
Somerville
Sam Schulman
Dc. A. Moore
Oak Street
J. W. Lovelace Jr
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
Aliceville
J. A. Sheppard
Robert T. Sheppard
Clarksdale
Miss
Carl Arntz Jr
United States Military Academy
West Point
Carl Arntz
John
Billy Lyle
Helen J. Lyle
Swift Lyle
Athens College
Lee Nash
Modesto
Cal
Marjorie Nash
Lacey E.i Terry
Decatur General Hospital
J. T. Tatum
Jackson Street
Decatur. General Hospital
J. Leslie Doss
Glenn Johnston
Howell Ambulance
Baugh's
Charles Pasco
Jersey City
N. J
H. L. Lawrence
3Rd Ave
Daily ‘Records
Ensign Murphree
9Th Ave
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