Church Redecorated Prompting New Rooms and Services
The church unveils redecorations with new rooms in the ay school department. Sunday services shift to the redecorated First Bethonist church with several departments moving to new spaces on multiple floors. Women and youth classes hold devotions and solos as attendance targets rise for a special day.
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Bethonist
F. Poiner
D .B. McGehee
Louise Robinson
Thomas. Harvey
Cecil Timberlake
Arnold Nungester
Wesley Fellowship
Y Steed
J. W Dark
Billy Boswell
O. E. Kirby
Kirby
Norman Harris
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville cattle prices ease with trade mostly lower across grades. Calves and hogs showed mixed to firm bids, with good weights pushing higher on some classes. Sheep and lamb markets held steady to uneven, spring lambs fluctuating by grade.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
North Georgia live poultry market steady in Atlanta
North Georgia live poultry market held steady with demand light toward week’s end. Prices mostly unchanged as offerings meet demand. Bolsa birds weighed 2 1 2 to 2 3 4 pounds, with birds over 2 3 4 pounds scarce. Fryer prices paid to farmers rose to about 37 to 38 cents.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Untertone
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks slid on late selling while bonds held steady. Cotton declined on liquidation amid a weak grain market. Chicago wheat fell as expectations grew for reduced government relief funds. Showers forecast for the state kept grains uneven. corn rose up to 5 cents and prices topped near 36 dollars for futures. Numeric and place details preserved.
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New York
Chicago
Grain futures close lower on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat futures fall sharply with July at 2.31 3 8 to 2.31 8. corn and oats also weaken and soybeans drop 7 3 4 cents to around 4.16 1 4. Trading remains active toward the end of the session as losses extend across grains.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Mediation Sessions Eased Strike Threat By FMC Leaders
Bernard Forman and Howard Durham led recent phone mediation in the regional FMC office. A fact finding panel appointed by President Truman prepared the dispute, and the board postponed the strike threat to allow mediation. One and a half dozen lemons will make enough lemonade for twenty five people.
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Bernard 3. Forman
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Howard E. Durham
Seros
Presi- Truman
Mediation and War Updates Across the Region
The report details ongoing Israeli Egyptian clashes near Isdud and Caesarea with artillery, air attacks, and naval actions. Iraqi raids on Tel Aviv are claimed, with casualties cited. U S Senate debates draft, immigration, and welfare measures, including potential European enlistment and social security expansions, while committees sharpen positions on communism and aid to dependent children.
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Herod the Great
Iraqi Defense Ministry
Baghdad
Tel Aviv
Kefar Yona
Natanya
Senate Debates Trade Law Extension Amid Foreign Aid Cuts
The Senate Finance Committee nears completion of reciprocal trade law extension hearings while a House dispute heats over a 25 percent foreign aid cut including the European Recovery Program. Chair Taber notes a $533 million cut from $6.5 billion, spread over 15 months, provoking a fight to restore funds with support from administration officials and Paul Hoffman.
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Senate Finance Committee
Claudius T. Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
House
Congress
Murchison
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Paul Hoffman
Contempt Ruling Looms Over Lewis and Union
The court will sign a formal contempt order today as Lewis and his union face two Goldsborough injunctions. One bars striking in a miners pension dispute. the other remains over unresolved terms. Lewis seeks talks with Moody as spokesman for Southern operators.
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Lewis
Goldsborough
Justice Department
Moody
Welly K. Hopkins
Congress to approve plan letting refugees into United States
Congress neared passage of a bill to admit displaced persons as adjournment loomed. The House and Senate align on a measure similar to a Senate bill that would admit about 200000 European refugees over the next two years.
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
House
Senate
Decatur Area Residents and Guests Noting Local Events
Notices list plans for a June move to a new home near Decatur and a district show on September 24. It covers hospital stays and ambulances for several residents, a Birmingham alumni meeting, a Birmingham wedding, and a graduation attended by Birmingham and Tulsa visitors.
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Ewell K. Gregg
Decatur
Farm Committee of Decatur Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Crain
Casto Jarvis
T. F. Adams
William Sims
Maynard Layman
Glimpses About Your Community and Ming
A compact community note highlights local events, stories, and happenings across neighborhoods. It shares quick updates on local people, venues, and ongoing projects, offering readers a snapshot of civic life and upcoming activities.
Bethel Fire Boost From New Hydrants Prevents Destruction
Hartselle firemen fought flames for about ninety minutes before bringing the blaze under control. City officials said the Daily might have been destroyed if not for recently installed fire hydrants on Bethel Road.
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Hartselle
Bethel Road
Moody's stance seen as reflection of board in talks
The union spokesman told Goldsborough on Wednesday that Moody's attitude in contract talks would mirror a recalcitrant board of directors. Goldsborough replied he could not see Moody acting differently as Southern Association head than as the group’s direct negotiator for its members.
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Union
Goldsborough
Moody
Southern Association
Death Takes Mrs. Shields
Funeral services for Mrs. John W. Shields 82 of Hayse Mill will be Saturday at 1 PM at her daughter's home. She died this morning at 9 at Mrs. Coggins home. Burial in Gatlin cemetery near Ardmore. Survivors include husband John W. Shields three sons Lonnie Otis Pat one daughter Mrs. Will B. Coggins one sister Mrs. Ed Wells 19 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren. Missionary Baptist church member 65 years.
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John W. Shields
Hayse Mill
Will B. Coggins
Truman Supported by Delegates in Continued Campaign
Truman invites lhcan delegates and party leaders to address them while Taft backers claim strong Southern support and a first ballot lead of 306 votes. Dewey and Stassen totals are debated as the nomination target stands at 548. Henry A. Wallace ends a Western tour in Albuquerque asserting openness to peace aligned support and noting communists seek peace.
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Taft
Washington
Dewey
Stassen
Henry A. Wallace
Albuquerque
Truman Heads West on Grass Roots Tour
President Truman rode a 16 car special train from Washington for an 18 state speaking tour. He said if he felt better he could not stand it as he prepared for a Chicago address and meetings with Arvey Kelley and Kennelly.
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Chicago
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White House
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Cook County
Democratic Central Committee
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Gary
Ind
Arvey
Palmer House
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Martin Kennelly
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Cance
Hanford Atomic Energy Project
Washington State
Baltimore
West Coast
Reserves May Accept Duty Tours In Third Army Area
Headquarters of the Alabaman military district invites enlisted reserve corps members to volunteer for active duty tours of nine to twelve months with possible promotion. Applicants may select recruiting duty general service or escort duty linked to World War II dead returns and must apply in writing. Assignments depend on qualifications and available posts at Fort Jackson Fort Bragg Fort Benning Fort McPherson Huntsville Arsenal Atlanta General Depot Memphis General Depot and Charlotte Quartermaster Depot with processing by third army.
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N. C
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Huntsville
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Memphis
Tennessee
Charlotte
Carmichael Vice Chairman Chosen for Subcommittee Post
The vice chairman will serve as head of the subcommittee due to the near tie in the Carmichael McCorvey race for delegate at large. A county by county tabulation shows all counties complete in the vote tally.
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Carmichael
Carmichael McCorvey
Progress On Unity Moves Toward Unified Military Policy
Assistant Secretary Whitney says definite progress toward a unified military policy, noting the War Council can compel action by the Joint Chiefs of Staff despite dissent. He explains the council includes Army Navy Air service chiefs, civilian secretaries, and Defense Secretary Forrestal, aimed at reducing delays in policy formulation.
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Ala
Airc
Vv. Whitney
Air University
War Council
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Whitney
Joint Chiefs
Department
TB Lung Immobilizer Demonstrated At Medical Meeting
Morgan County doctors and their wives heard about a new lung immobilizer used to treat tuberculosis. The device, similar to an iron lung, supports breathing by controlled pressure while the patient remains inside. typical sessions run eight hours daily for one to three months.
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Morgan County Medical Society
Medical Auxiliary
Tuberculosis Sanatorium
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Marriages and Deeds Recorded in Daily Records
Daily Records lists marriages including Thomas Jefferson Briscoe age 26 to Mary Maxine McCutcheon 25 of Somerville Road and Claude Alfred Anders 17 to Elillian Odell Maples 17. Deeds show transfers such as Waldo A Byrd to Joseph C Ray 8000 dollars and T J Briscoe to W H Todd Jr 10000 dollars.
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Thomas Jefferson Briscoe
Second Avenue
Mary Maxine McCutcheon
Somerville Road
Claude Alfred Anders
Hartselle
Elillian Odell Maples
Deeds Waldo A. Byrd
Joseph C. Ray
Bob Johnson
Robert Lackey
J. B. Leeman
Linda Roberts
J. B.leeman
Freeman L. Thomas
C. L. McKee
W. H. McKee
Desda Mae Ryan
Ise
R. Callahan
T. J. Briscoe
W. H. Todd Jr
T. J. Bris
Walter Starkley Recuperating After Plant Accident
Walter Starkley who lost four fingers and part of his left hand at Southeast Metals last Sunday is improving. His hand was caught in machinery while he was at work and friends are glad to hear he is recovering.
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Eugene Dugger
Grant Street
Decatur General
Walter Starkley
Southeastern Metals
Starkley
Princess Elizabeth Expected to Deliver in October
Buckingham Palace announced Princess Elizabeth will undertake no engagements after June, signaling a likely pregnancy with a baby due in October, according to London dispatches.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
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