Alabama Industry Days trucks visit 150 communities this week
Three six wheeler Alabama Industry Days exhibits built from Alabama products will tour approximately 150 towns from June 3 to 17. Each of the three trucks carries about 50 displays, averaging nine exhibits daily to finish by June 10.
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Alabama
Associated Industries of Alabama
Alabama Press Association
Department of Journalism
University of Alabama
Birmingham
North Alabama
D. Trotter Jones
Wallace
GM to split stock, doubling outstanding shares
General Motors plans a two for one stock split raising outstanding common shares from 44,104,344 to 88,208,688. The move, approved by the board, requires shareholder ratification at a later meeting, and places GM ahead of Du Pont in share count. The reason was not stated, and the decision follows a new five year wage contract with the CIO Auto Workers.
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New York
General Motors Corp
General Motors
E. I. du Pont de Nemours
CIO Auto
Trio steals patrol car after traffic stop near Chattanooga
Danny Garland of the Tennessee highway patrol stops a group near Chattanooga. In exchange of gunfire the trio steals the patrol car with a machine gun and 500 rounds, then flees through North Georgia. Hensley, 34, and his wife, about 35, are jailed in Spartanburg. FBI notes Hensley and McAllister were released two months earlier from Atlanta federal penitentiary for transporting stolen vehicles. Mrs. Hensley faces two year probation ending in October.
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Danny Garland
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Chattanooga
Garland
Georgia
Hensleys
Spartanburg
Hensley
FBI
McAllister
Atlanta
Traffic Fatalities Drop Over Memorial Day Weekend
A four day Memorial Day period saw a drop in highway deaths with the Associated Press reporting 198 fatalities versus 258 in the same stretch last year. The decline follows a nationwide trend in reduced traffic casualties during the holiday weekend.
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Associated Press
Market Highlights From Decatur to New York June Markets
Market notes show Decatur cotton and corn prices alongside Nashville cattle and hogs with mixed movement. Cotton futures in New York rose late after early losses, July at 33.57. Nashville cattle steady to mixed, hogs mostly steady with some declines. Chicago grains rallied near session close led by corn and soybeans, with wheat steady.
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New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Riverside High School Class Of 1962 Grads 117
Riverside celebrates 117 graduates as five mid term and 20 veterans receive diplomas. Principal W. R. Riley names the mid term grads Marion Counts Lewis Bethany Bernice Gilbert Thomas Craig and Margaret Peck among a long list of diploma recipients.
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Riverside
W. R. Riley
Marion Lee Counts
Lewis Bethany
Bernice Gilbert
Thomas L. Craig
Margaret Peck
James C. Taylor
Smith E. Ledbetter
John W. Roberts
James E. McConnell
Dona
Jensie Lee Blackwell
Bonnie Lee Bolding
Hythrine Laverne Bogle
Rita Baker
Grace Terry Blackwood
Mary Evelyn Caudill
Anna Marie Chastain
Mary Ann Catlett
Velma Lee Compton
Hilda Marie Dumas
Laura Ann Deatherage
Carolyn Irene Ellner
Edna Fuller
Coleen Louise George
Virginia Gulley
Eleanor
Sue Gregg
Elsie Crow Gaines
Geraldine Hartselle
Jean Hooper
Ruby Jewel Houser
Nancy Ellen Hundley
Betty Jean Hallmark
Peggy Joyce Hudson
Norma Jean Haddock
Lola Bert Harvel
Jayne Johnson
Anna Louise Johnson
Marie Urphree
Bettye Jo Marion
Willa Dean Martin
Marlene Louise McBride
Barbara Anne Norris
Zaylor
Ann Norton
Billie Carolyn Owen
Mary Edna Penn
Edna Doris Pickens
Eldora Roberts
Joyce Marie Redding
Jo Ann Ryan
Elizabeth Margaret Rigel
Rachael
Joanne Reeves
Beatrice, Slaton
Annette Marie Scoggin
Alice Rutledge Smith
Vivian Irene Shafer
Beverly Diane Yore
Shirley Maureen Tanner
Kel Ruth Turner
Fay Waldrop
Bobbye Anne Waldrop
Joanne Woodruff
Shirley Gwen Williams
Sara Jean Warren
Jeanne White
Lloyd Kelly Barnett
M. L. Cox
Candler Crim, Jr
James Ronald Eddens
Billy Ray Evans
Or Bell Freeman, Jr
William Nelson Guthrie
Charles Francis Horton
Edgar Winfred Head
Arthur Wiley Hodge
Fred Frank Horn
Alfred Allen
Ilten
Morris King
Otis Edgar Kirby
Alan Richard LeMay
Donald Loges
Harold W. McLemore
Thomas Moore
James Arthur Matthews
Bal
Charles Robert Robert Pentecost
Enoch Pruett
Carrol Jean Rozear
B G. Ryan, Jr
Fred i Schlosser
Donald Lot Marvin - Lindsay
Aey Wise
John
Court ruling prompts university officials to weigh next steps
Chief Justice urges obedience while University President Painter vows to follow court guidance as state Attorney General Daniel refrains from immediate comment. The decision maintains separate but equal schooling in the state and Sweatt plans September enrollment, with McLaurin at Oklahoma facing segregated seating and dining arrangements.
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T. S. Painter
Dallas
Price Daniel
Sweatt
Vinson
University of Oklahoma
G. W. McLaurin
McLaurin
NC and St L to begin serving Black passengers in diners
Nashville leader W S Hackworth announced that the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway will comply with the Supreme Court anti segregation ruling in diners passing through Tennessee. He did not specify the exact start date but said service would begin right away on three north south trains, none of which carry diners within the state.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
NC & St L
Hackworth
Tennessee
NC & Stl
State remarks on McLaurin case and equal treatment
Vinson argues McLaurin is handicapped in receiving instruction and must get the same state treatment as other students. He contends that even after restrictions are removed McLaurin may remain separated by peers, which is considered irrelevant.
Waker Up Decision Seen By Alabama Leader
MOBILE Ala June 6 An Alabama states rights leader said US Supreme Court rulings on racial segregation may force Southern senators to become realistic. Gessner T McCorvey, head of the state democratic executive committee, issued a sharp statement without names denouncing decisions on railway dining cars and University of Texas law school segregation. He cited the Alabama primary where loyalists seized control from states righters and charged Truman with delight in destroying Southern civilization. He added the rulings could wake up some Southern senators to reality.
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Mobile
Ala
U. S. Supreme Court
Gessner T. McCorvey
Democratic Executive Committee
University of Texas Law School
Alabama
McCorvey
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
State Committee
Harry Truman
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Truman
South
Samuel Higgins
Allen
Texas
Oklahoma
Southern Negro University
Collins
Georgia
Talmadge
Atlanta Constitution
Millard Caldwell
Board of Control For Southern Regional Education
Mixed South Reacts to Supreme Court Rulings on Segregation
Atlanta reports varied reactions to three Supreme Court decisions on segregation. The rulings require admitting a black law student to the all white University of Texas, allowing black graduate students to attend classes with whites at Oklahoma, and banning segregation in dining cars on railroads. NAACP lawyers plan a national meeting for June 26-27 to discuss next steps. Governors and university leaders respond with caution or support, while analysts note the decisions uphold separate but equal in effect for now.
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Atlanta
Southland
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
University of Texas
University of Oklahoma
High Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New York
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Atlanta World
W.A. Fowlkes
Smith to Head Harmony Group in Decatur SPEBSQSA Chapter
Fred Smith was elected president of the Decatur Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America at the first meeting of the fiscal year. Officers include Leonard Carl vice president J P Heatley treasurer R H Breckenridge secretary and Donald Shelton sergeant at arms. Breckenridge and Ernest McCullough were named to secure a music director. The group will meet the second and fourth Mondays in June July August and possibly September. The Bama Four sang Dream River and Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home and Ernest McCullough led the chorus before adjourning to June 12. E J Parrish guest.
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Fred Smith
Decatur
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Spebsqsa
Lyons
Leonard Carl
J. P. Heatley
R. H. Breckenridge
Donald Shelton
Breckenridge
Ernest McCullough
Bama
Bill Bailey
E. J. Parrish
Birmingham
Proctor Fund Gains Despite Deadline
The Proctor Fund received $68 today bringing the total to 2047.47 for the stricken family. Contributions came by mail and the Social Service class of Central Methodist Church gave $50. All funds go to James Proctor, father of the family.
Town Scandals Musical Set for Decatur Benefit
Edward Everett of the American Producing company arrives in Decatur to rehearse the musical Town Scandals sponsored by VFW Post 4190. Proceeds fund a Donation Fund for civic projects including band uniforms scouting and charity drives. donations reviewed by the post. tickets sold by club and Auxiliary members.
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Edward Everett
Memphis
Decatur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Charles Neely
Neely
Negro Park to Begin Season at Somerville Road Site
The Decatur Park and Recreation Board announces the East end Negro Park at Somerville Road and Moulton Street will open Wednesday at 7 PM with a short program and games including softball. Supervisors will be Henrietta Reeds and Gussie Whitaker. The park has new swings, sand boxes, and benches with plans to light the softball diamond for night play.
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Decatur Park and Recreation Board
East End
Somerville Road
Moulton Street
Henrietta Reeds
Ash Street
Gussie Whitaker
E. Walnut Street
Runoff Election Set to Decide Alabama Governor Race
In Tuscaloosa on June 6 the run off will determine which citizens of Boys State succeed as governor of the state capital at Montgomery. Bryant Berryhill of Tuscaloosa and Bill Lovin of Decatur led 13 candidates, with one to be elected in the runoff.
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Eunice Moore
Greenville Furniture Company
Carolyn
Alabama
Greenville
Crack Streamliner
South Wind
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Boys State
Bryant Berryhill
Bill Lovin
Decatur
Local Family Visits Abroad
Dr and Mrs Theo Jackson of Hecaturs Ma visited Haley ville over the weekend staying with Dr and Mrs Neil Kirk at 337 East Moul ton Street.
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Theo Jackson
Haleyville
Neil Kirk
East Moulton Street
Truman backs second year of anti Communist effort
Key officials Bradley Acheson and Johnson voiced support for a second year of American anti communist measures. Truman eyed a special panel to resolve government loyalty charge issues tied to McCarthy investigations. Ives warned of a possible whitewash while favoring a thorough inquiry.
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Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Ives
R-Ny
City Considers Riverfront Property Buy For Industrial Use
Decatur officials weigh TVA riverfront purchase for heavy industry as the city studies a possible sewage plant. TVA asks 25 000 for land plus underwater rights from Alabama Brick and Tile while plans for a six million gallon daily plant face financing hurdles.
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TVA
Alabama Brick and Tile
Thomas
Fairview
New South Decatur
States Press Bid for Tidlands Ownership After Court Ruling
Following a Supreme Court setback, Texas congressmen push a bill declaring tidelands oil rich as state property. The measure passed the House Judiciary Committee and awaits scheduling by the Rules Committee for House debate.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
House
Rules Committee
West German police force proposal faces Allied opposition
Nips give mixed signals as Bonn asks for a 25 000 strong federal police force with no final decision yet. France fears a revived German army and other Allies share concerns. In Prague 13 Czechs plead guilty to high treason and spy charges linked to an underground with foreign diplomats. Finland expects a Soviet Finnish trade pact to be signed in Moscow possibly tomorrow, outlining year long exchanges and a five year basis.
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Bonn
Prague
V U
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N. Y. Cotton
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
By Mercer Bailey
Herman Marion Sweatt
Daniel
George L. Cross
Oklahoma University
H. G
Red” Willaims
City Softball League
Julian Hardy
Williams
Proctor
Negro Park
Billy Lovin
Hecaturs Ma
Bradley
Acheson
Defese Johnson
Buchanan
R - Pa
Committee For Constitutional Government
Capitol Hill
Ways,and Means Committee
Penisula
Dry Creek
Quince Eddens
City Planning Commission
H. K. Francis
State Planning Board
Menor
Paul Krebs
Polglaze and
Basenberg
Birmingham Sanitary Engineers
Decatur and
Tennessee Valley
Krebs
Buena Vista
Clifford H. Odom
Odom
Terrell Quillan
Third Avenue
Nash
Wan
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvmeter Corporation
Detroit, Mich
Morae Motors
Lee Street
Decatur, Ala
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