Strange Case Is Recalled
Dr. Samuel Mudd, the Maryland physician who treated John Wilkes Booth in 1865, is recalled as the “prisoner of Shark Island” at Fort Jefferson. His grandson Dr Richard D Mudd visits Key West, recounting the man’s prison ordeal and posthumous diary illumination.
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E. V. W. Jones
Key West
Fla
Maryland
Saginaw
Mich
Lincoln
Ford Theater
Washington
Samuel Mudd
Tyler
Dr.Mudd
Fort Jefferson
Dr. Mudd
John Wilkes Booth
Shark Island
Oeannes Johnson
Texas City Worker Missing After Grandcamp Blast
Hoff ganto supervised polystyrene operations in Texas City and perished in the Grandcamp disaster’s blast era. He helped protect the polystyrene plant and his body and several colleagues were never recovered. He married Susan Foster Bibb in 1941 and resided in Texas City with his parents and aunt in Decatur. His brother Atlee Henkel Jr. died in July 1945 in Brooklyn.
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Susan Foster Bibb
Decatur
Texas City
Sugan
Atlee H. Hoff
Louise E. Henkel
Atlee Henkel Eet
Brooklyn Avy Hospital
FBI says Kawakita abused prisoners at Yokohama camp
FBI Chief J Ed Hoover said Kawakita, son of a Calexico grocer, assigned prisoners to impossible tasks and mistreated them as camp foreman. Evidence suggested he claimed U S citizenship by birth and did not oath allegiance to Japan. An agent cited incidents of abuse and coercion at the camp.
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United States
Yokohama
Washington
FBI
J.ed Hoover
Kawakita
Armer Calexico Grocer
Wwakita
William A. Murphy
Bruce
Grant
Clarksville
Work stoppage splits AFL unions at two shipyards
About 200 AFL machinists at Waterman Steamship Corp. Repair joined 3,800 AFL metal workers at Gulf Shipbuild Corp. in a work stoppage today. The action followed an AFL meeting, reflecting labor tensions in the shipbuilding industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
AFL
Aterman Steamship Corp
Ion
Gulf Shipbuild Corp
Truman Veto Risk Shapes Senate Battle Over Measure
The piece notes a possible presidential veto requiring two thirds in both chambers and a 68 24 Senate passage. It cites Taft and Murray Pepper dynamics, with seven votes needed for sustaining a veto, plus a Kansas City inquiry into the 1946 Democratic primary and a state grand jury indictment arising from The Kansas City Star investigation.
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Truman
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate Judiciary
Justice Department
Kansas City
Albert L.reeves
FBI
Reeves
U. S
Sam Wear
Clark
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Roger Slaughter
Enos Axtell
Axtell
Albert L. Reeves, Jr
Kansas City Star
Democrats Criticize GOP on Budget Cuts and War Dept Bill
House Democrats accuse Republicans of failing to trim Truman's budget by 6.0 billion and report only 3.25 billion cut. The House passes the War Department bill at 5.281 billion, trimming 435.809 million from estimates after restoring 40 million for aircraft purchases.
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House
Truman
Rep
Cannon
D.-Mo
War Department
Markets edge higher as oils and metals lead gains
New York stocks rallied moderately with motors and steels guiding the upturn. Oils held recent gains while retail stores rose on strong May sales. total daily volume near 700000 shares, with some losses near the close and several railroad bonds firming. Wheat and corn prices drifted, cotton up about a dollar seventy, and cash grain quotes from Decatur listed assorted prices for wheat corn Milo barley and oats.
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New York
Motors
Steels
Decatur
Alabama Flour Mills
Cotton futures close higher amid mixed New York market
In New York on June 6 cotton futures rose about 2 cents per bale from the prior close amid varied quotes for July October December and March contracts. Spot middling prices stood around 37.47 cents with a nominal overall market tone.
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New York
Grain gains on Chicago board as rain boosts corn areas
Grain prices rose on the Chicago board of trade with broad demand support from cash markets and renewed rain in Illinois corn growing areas. Wheat held steady to up a penny, corn gained about a cent to 25-8 for July, and oats rose to about 1 1 2.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Illinois
North Georgia poultry market shows unsettled demand
In Atlanta the North Georgia poultry market eased with buyers in some districts reducing FOB farm prices for chickens to 32 32.5 cents while others held at 34 cents. Supplies are ample though some areas short. Demand for dressed chickens fell, processors limiting live purchases to immediate needs. Week’s outside buying largely complete with Thursday afternoon and Friday morning sales ranging 31.5 to 34.5 cents, some at 32 and a few to 34.5 on prior commitments.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Butter and Eggs Chicago Market Roundup
Butter unsettled with receipts 717 390 and a 90 score of 57.5 balance unchanged. Eggs steady with receipts 21 783 and no change in price.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report June Receipts Light
Nashville cattle receipts very light with odd canner and cutter cows steady at 10 to 13 dollars. Week to date shows uneven trading, slaughter steers and heifers mostly 25 to 50 higher, fat bulls up to 50. Loads of 867 pounds at 23.75 top for the week, other loads above average weight at 21.23.00. Calves steady with good and choice 20.50 to 26.00, common 14 to 19.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal-state Departments of Agriculture
United States Considered Refugee Admission Bill
A State Department official cites the need for a share of Europe’s war refugees and urges action. A House judiciary subcommittee weighs a bill to admit displaced persons, potentially up to 50000 over four years.
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John H. Hilldring
House
United States
Europe
Private Dam Plans Urged by Savannah River Co
Charles Collier vice president of Savannah River Electric urged Congress to transfer the 46 million dollar Clarks Hill project from Army engineers to private enterprise. He told a House appropriation subcommittee a private plan would accelerate development of the Savannah river valley with no tax burden, while preserving federal control of navigable streams.
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Washington
Charles Collier
Savannah River Electric Co
Savannah River Valley
Army Engineers
House
Clarks Hill
Congress
Collier
Savannah Valley
Dondero
Mich
House Public Works Committee
Peron Faces Foe at Home
President Juan D. Peron confronts rising domestic opposition after policies to improve Argentina United States relations. A mysterious protester shouted Death To Peron during a nationwide broadcast as Velazco’s resignation hints at Peron ordered dismissal and signals nationalist strains.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
United States
Peron
Federa Police
Juan Filomeno Velazco
Velazco
494 Midshipmen Graduate at Annapolis Naval Academy
A class of 494 midshipmen graduated at Annapolis Naval Academy in Daiygrn Hall as Secretary Forrestal warned them of a world full of unrest and potential troubles. The ceremony marked the start of their military careers amid a tense international environment.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Daiyigren Hall
Hog and sheep market report with mixed weekly changes
Hog prices show barrows and gilts mainly steady to higher with various weight bands listed from 120 to over 300 pounds. Sows and stags trade lower. Sheep and lambs are steady to higher on lambs with springers up, aged sheep down, and overall receipts heavy.
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York stocks rise with steels and motors in modest demand. Bonds show irregular prices. Cotton firm on active trading. Chicago wheat steady with hedge pressure. corn firm amid Midwest rain. oats strong with solid cash demand. Hogs slow, down 25 to 75 cents, top 24.50. Cattle active, firm, top 27.00.
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New York
Chicago
X P icators Su Glimpses About Your Community and Mine
The fragment hints at community life with brief glimpses of local people places and events. It suggests a recurring feature focusing on everyday stories in the neighborhood. The readable bits imply a civic or social outlook without full specifics.
Bible study group meets at Fair view Baptist church
The Bible study club of Fair view Baptist church met Thursday night at the home of Mr and Mrs W R Thompson Sr Rev D E Couch led a devotion on Psalms 137. Several local residents are noted visiting family and recovering from illness.
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Page One
Bible Study Club
Fairview Baptist Church
W. R Thompson Sr
D. E. Couch
Hungarian Radios Suppressed as Budapest Quietly Resists
MTI reports show Budapest residents huddle in cellars at night to hear foreign news. Parliament members avoid conversations with American reporters while a Hungarian worker says in Gyombo radios were seized and citizens warned not to listen to foreign broadcasts.
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MTI
Truman
Hungary
U. S. Senate
Budapest
Gyombo
Florence Man Is Chosen President
Henry E. Lamar of Florence was elected president of the Alabama Retail Furniture Association at its annual convention. New officers include W. D. Edwards Mobile, C. M. McEachern Birmingham, Howard Grimes Montgomery as vice presidents and J. M. Holloway Jr. Montgomery as secretary treasurer. Lamar succeeds W. F. Broadhead Birmingham as president. The group plans its 1948 convention in Montgomery.
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Mobile
Henry E. Lamar
Florence
Alabama Retail Furniture Association
J.L. Brakefield
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
United States
Russia
W. D. Edwards
C. M. McEachern
Birmingham
Roosevelt Estate Values and Growth in Early Accounting
The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt left a gross estate of 1 943 885 86 at death on April 12 1945. First executors accounting filed in Dutchess County Surrogate's Court shows 995 155 19 from Sara Delano Roosevelt estate. The period April 12 1945 to April 30 1947 reduced the estate to 1 438 940 09 after debts and expenses.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Army transport to be shown in Mobile exhibit voyage
The World Trade Committee of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce announced a large army transport will be brought to Mobile for outfitting as a floating exhibit of Alabama products for a Latin American tour. The ship will come from the maritime commission reserve fleet on the St James river and technicians from Waterman Steamship Corp. will travel next week to select features for the exhibit.
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Mobile
World Trade Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Maritime Commission Reserve Fleet
St James River
Waterman Steamship Corp
Lawmaker Pushes Anti Communist Teacher Oath in Alabama
Rep. C. J. Owens of Marshall county introduced a bill in Alabama to require all teachers including university staff to swear they are not or will not become members of the Communist party. A companion measure would make Communist party membership a misdemeanor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
C. J. Owens
Marshall County
Owens
Communist Party
United States
Alabama House Advances Bills Amid Debate On Elections And Social Policies
Lawmakers introduced measures including authorizing body donation to medical schools and a $500 informers fee for voting violations. Bills seek to abolish the death penalty for life imprisonment, forbid late night marriage licenses, extend tenant eviction time, cap ABC board working capital, and require blood tests for marriage. The session follows committee work and signals further debate on public health and ethics.
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House
State Building Commission
Legislative Council
Senate
H. A. Taylor
Autauga County
Taylor
Alabama Medical School
Birmingham
George Wallace
Barbour
E. L. Roberts
Etowah
Alabama
Kyser Leona
Talladega
W. A. Barnett
Lauderdale
Luther Ingalls
Montgomery
Hubert Busby
House Health Committee
Frank Head
Shelby County
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
H.B. Larkins
Alabama ABC Board predicts liquor price cuts by Aug 1
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board forecast state store price reductions by August 1 with changes to take effect at the retail level about a month later. Board officials noted higher profits for the first five months and outlined inventory reductions and new music regulations for licensees.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Lamar Kelly
Kelly
Melvin Dawkins
J. P Faulk Jr
ABC
Paratrooper Night Drops and Normandy Hedge Hazards
Captain Marion Cole of Fostoria Ohio with the 82nd airborne recalls heavy paratrooper casualties during night drops in Normandy. Soldiers faced hedges that hid German gunners and artillery bursts that sprayed shrapnel toward the ground, making trench cover insufficient for attacking troops.
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Normandy
Marion Cole
Fostoria
Ohio
82Nd Airborne Division
State Senate Advances Tax Shift and New Circuits Plan
The Senate Finance and Taxation Committee moved bills to raise teacher salaries to about 1800 annually tied to a voter approved income tax diversion. A bill to create three new state circuits and two judgeships was approved along with changes to the state examiners of public accounts oversight and compensation.
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Paul Coburn
Colbert
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rankin Fite
Marion
Winston
Blount
St. Clair
Russell
Walker
Etowah
Wallace on Aid to Europe and UN Participation
Former Vice President Henry Wallace urged aid to Europe while criticizing Soviet reluctance to join UN activities. He argued Russia would engage more as an equal partner if aware of atomic power and warned that Truman doctrine sustains communism’s appeal. Wallace spoke at Montgomery and addressed rehabilitation needs to win European support.
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Truman-Fatt
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Ohio Republican
Ball
R.-Minn
Pepper
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Raleigh
N. C
Millikin A Cole
Senate Finance Emittee
International Trade Organization
Geneva
South
Senate
Seamer
R.-Nh
Sotaos
Inties
Small Busi Annahs Ie
Montgomery
Ala
Russia
United Nations
Henry Wallace
Cit
Cramton Rowl
Europe
United Nations’ Atomic Control Commission
War Dead Aid by Red Cross in Morgan County
Morgan county Red Cross chapter aids families in preparing paperwork for the return of servicemen. Frant, chair, announces support after receiving information from Southeastern area Red Cross. Home service workers help next of kin with forms and government project guidance at the War Department's request.
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Morgan County Red Cross
Eeeragy Bakrae
Ci Tries
Frant
Red Cross
Morgan County
Next of Kin
Hunt
War Department
Washington
War
Navy Departments
Marriage Licenses Issued in Michigan and Decatur Areas
William Ernest Cutler and Pau Pau of Michigan wed Hazel Irene Purcey of Afton Michigan. Roy Walker Dodson Jr. and Earline Marie Harris, both listed with Decatur 3, married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ernest Cutler
Pau Pau
Michigan
Hazel Irene Purcey
Afton
Roy Walker Dodson Jr
Decatur 3
Earline Marie Harris
Naval reserve squadrons to attend Gadsden airport dedication
Three squadrons from the Atlanta naval air station will participate in the Gadsden Alabama airport dedication ceremonies Sunday afternoon. Lieut. H K Price and Lieut. Randy Macon of Atlanta along with Lieutenant Comdr C W Sims will lead the squadrons, with Lieutenant Comdr J E Anderson supervising a demonstration of several aircraft types.
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Atlanta
Naval Reserve
Atlanta Naval Air Station
Gadsden
Ala
H. K. Price
Randy Macon
C. W. Sims
Air Station
J. E. Anderson
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