Turner s Head of Boys State Governor Elected
Milam Turner a Selma high school student sits in the governor's chair of Alabama in Montgomery after winning the Alabama Boys State lieutenant governor and governor runoff. He will lead 200 delegates to the capital for a day while state officers and officials were sworn in and prepared for talks by state leaders.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Milam Turner
Selma
Alabama
Montgomery
Turner
Carlos Moorer
Wilsonville
Boys State Supreme Court
Bobby Taylor
Georgiana
Joe Hadley
W. J. Terry
Si Garrett
State Supreme Court
J. Ed Livingston
Warren Griffin
Gadsden
Public Service Commission
Bo Spears
Demopolis
Johnny Cain
Hartselle
Guy Zoghby
Mobile
Bobby Goodsell
Florence
Owen Farley
Jimmy Davis
Rogersville
Alfred Brann
Jack Poole
Tax plan faces broad debate on excess profits and gambling levy
Lawmakers flag an expanded excess profits levy and a 13 percent electric energy tax for public power. Nevada opponents fear ruin of gambling revenue. Projections show steep income and corporate tax rises, withholding on dividends, and delays before lawbooks. President Truman seeks about 10 billion dollars annually.
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Simpson
Rep. Reed
New York
REA Cooperatives
Nevada
House
Senate Eee Comenition
Truman
Ronan
Community Notes and Local Updates from Decatur
Miss Opal and Jean Eaton of Hartselle return from a vacation to Wilmington and parts of the Carolinas. Temperatures report 87 at noon, 84 highs Tuesday, 74 at 8 am, 63 at morning. Rabies test heads: Sheffield positive, Russellville negative, Lexington negative. Local hospital updates include surgeries and dismissals at Hamill Clinic and Decatur General. John Swift Lyle receives a B S at Alabama, Emblem Club meeting tonight. Ronald Eddens to visit the Dominican Republic with Eddie Brugal, then to Miami and Porto Plata. Brugal’s home town is Porto Plata.
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Decatur
The
State Laboratory
Russellville
Sheffield
Lexington
Ronald Eddens
Quince Eddens
Dominican Republic
Eddie Brugal
Florence State Teachers College
Eddens
Brugal
Miami
Porto Plata
Cuba
Puerto Rico
For Sale Building Materials Inventory
Lot of used building materials including poplar siding pine flooring doors porch posts large oak pieces One garage One used stoker Call 779 or 3263.
Swimming Classes Set to Begin June 11
George Porter, chairman of water safety services for Morgan county Red Cross, announced a beginner swimming class starts at 9 AM June 11 at Crystal Plunge pool. Open to ages eight and up, two classes each morning over two weeks, Monday through Friday, with reduced admission during the class period.
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George Porter
Water Safety Services
Morgan County
the Red Cross
Crystal Plunge Pool
Crystal Plunge Swimming Pool
Local Marine On Carrier On Fourth Mediterranean Tour
Pfc Benjamin R Lee USMC of 1804 Sixth Ave E Decatur serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea now on its fourth Mediterranean tour. The Coral Sea, a Sixth Fleet unit, calls France Italy Africa Sicily and Greece among its ports of call. Four tours have made the ship a symbol of American air power.
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Pfc
Benjamin R. Lee
USMC
Sixth Avenue
E. Decatur
Coral Sea
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
France
Italy
Africa
Sicily
Greece
Acheson cites UN talks on Formosa and China policy
Acheson argues the United States favored discussing Formosa and China in the United Nations after aggression ends. He cites a telegram from Chou En Lai accusing the U S of blocking Taiwan liberation and notes Red China’s participation in Korea talks prior to its intervention. A Republican senator labels Acheson’s account a distortion as the inquiry weighs policy choices in Korea.
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China
United Nations
Formosa
United States
Acheson
U. N
Red China
Russia
Jacob Malik
U. N. Security Council
Chou En-Lai
Truman
Taiwan
U. S
Korea
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Brewster
Maine
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai Shek
Senate
Wedemeyer
State Department
Morse
R-Cre
MacArthur
Manchuria
Chiang
Foreign Service
Pacific
Flanders
R-Vt
Battles Close to Kumhwa Signal Tough Korea Front
Allied infantry advance near Yonchon and Yongpyong amid heavy artillery and mortar fire. North Koreans delay near Yanggu and Inje as U N forces push toward Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongyang. Bunson cites 300000 Reds on front with 180000 Chinese in center.
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Kumwa
U. N
Yanggu
Inje
Bunson
Eighth Army
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyongyang
James A. van Fleet
Korea
Taipei
China Union
Red Korea
South Korea
Korea Republic
Yonchon
Yongpyong
Hwachon
Hwachon Reservoir
George A. McArthur
Chorwon
Pyongyang
Vacation And Then Back On Full Time At Alabama Mills
Notice posted at Alabama Hosiery Mills in Birmingham states two weeks of vacation for employees followed by return to full production. Knitting machines on all shifts will shut down the weeks of July 2 and July 9. Departments behind on production must report July 9 with foremen and salaried staff, and operations resume five days a week on July 16.
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Alabama
Weather lossy rain slows crops across Georgia and Southeast
Light showers provided little relief to dry conditions across Georgia with crop areas in need of water. Temperatures topped in the high 80s to 90s as farmers harvest oats and wheat despite scattered rain in the region. Records show varied rainfall in Rome, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, and other cities while climatologist Roland Cornelius notes South Georgia gains from occasional showers.
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Middle Georgia
Georgia
Rome
Asheville
N. C
Chattanooga
Tenn
Savannah
Augusta
Macon
Roland Cornelius Sr
Georgia Weather Bureau
South Georgia
Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Cornelius
Monroe County
Alabama
Mobile
A. V. Culpapper
South Alabama
Clarke County
Baldwin County
Mobile County
Weather Bureau
Alma
Albany
Valdosta
Columbus
Atlanta
Beef supply talks swirl as cattlemen press for relief
DiSalle cites temporary cattle withholding while Western producers meet OPS executives in Washington after White House talks. Reports differ on compromise prospects as beef buyers stay anxious until a deal is reached.
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DiSalle
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
White House
Alabama Senate Filibuster Delays Tax Bill and Reapportionment
The Alabama Senate used a prolonged filibuster led by Senator L. K. Andrews to stall passage of a sales tax increase and a reapportionment measure. House leaders and education groups urged swift action, while labor leaders warned the tax would hit low earners hardest. Meanwhile, a refrigeration truck bill advanced to subcommittee and new speed limits were proposed for cars and trucks.
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Senate
Terry
Alabama Education _Association
PTA
Eugene Wells
CIO
Sam Douglass
AFL
Wells
House Transportation Committee
Armstead Selden
Hale
Charles Adams
Tallapoosa
House
L. K
Snag) Andrews
Bullock
Andrews
Elvin McCary
Calhoun County
Markets in Decatur Farm Commodities Report
Decatur market summary lists cotton middling 45.75 cents and strict low 43.70. Cottonseed at 75 dollars per ton. No 2 wheat new crop 2.31 dollars. No 2 oats 80 cents. No 2 Ear Yellow Corn 1.62. No 2 Ear White Corn 1.62. No 3 Ear White Corn 1.59. No 2 Mile 2.31. Corn basis 15 percent moisture. Other grains basis 13.44 percent moisture.
Poultry Market Steady in Atlanta as Movement Sharpens
Market fully steady in Atlanta with movement to dressing plants and truckers. Supplies are heavy but clearing well. Tuesday afternoon quotes show broilers and fryers across all weights at 27 to 28 cents with most between 27 and 28.
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Atlanta
USDA
Army eyes 152000 manpower boost to 1.6 million target
General Collins says the additional 152000 soldiers from May to June will fill existing divisions and enable new units. The army, at about 24 divisions including regimental combat teams and a Europe constabulary, may see three more divisions to Europe in 2-3 months as six divisions pledge to Western European defense.
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Collins
Europe
2Nd Armored
U. S
Western European Defense Organization
Cheatham Promoted to Corporal at Ft Benning
James Merle Cheatham was promoted to corporal at Ft. Benning Georgia. He serves with the 8th Infantry Regimental Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division which recently sailed for Europe to join Gen Dwight D Eisenhower's defense command. His wife Mary K Cheatham lives in Wellington with her mother Mrs Ann Prickett. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Cheatham of Addison Alabama.
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James Merle Cheatham
Ft. Benning
8Th Infantry
4Th Infantry
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Defense Command
Mary K. Cheatham
Wellington
Ann Prickett
J. W. Cheatham
Addison 2
Ala
Potash Content Found in Wood Ashes and Lithium Weight
The passage notes that wood ashes contain significant potash. It also states that lithium has a weight about one fifth that of aluminum, highlighting relative densities.
Bill to grant World War I veterans a calendar bonus
A committee sent back a World War I veterans bonus bill to reconsider. The measure seeks to provide a special benefit to those who served in the war as part of local legislative action.
Wetbacks and hot potatoes spark Imperial Valley clash
In El Centro California June 6 7 the Imperial Valley harvest faces disruption from Mexican border jumpers or wetbacks as AFL National Farm Labor Union seeks higher wages. Union arrests workers turn them to immigration authorities while border patrol deports up to 1000 daily. California growers accuse Texas of bias amid a 235 mile border with few guards.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
California
Mexico
AFL National Farm Labor Union
Texas
Congress
Senate
Allen J. Ellender Sr
Louisiana
H. R. Landon
Los Angeles
Baptismal Service Planned at Lakeside on Somerville Road
The Shoal Creek Baptist Church led by Rev. B. Wallace schedules a baptismal service Sunday at 3 PM at Lakeside on Somerville road. The public is invited to attend.
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Shoal Creek
Storks Share Incubation Duties Between Sexes
Male and female white storks divide egg incubation, each taking turns to keep the clutch warm and protect the nest. The cooperative behavior helps ensure successful hatching and chick survival in their breeding territories.
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Charles Bethea
Brewton
Atwell MacNeese
Tuscumbia
Donald Allen
Sulligent
Adams County
Harry Mohlmann
Dearmanville
Claude Denham
Greenville
Blanton Adair
Arley
Billy Barnes
Opal
Jean’ Eaton
Wilmington
North Carolina
North
South Carolina
TVA
Billy Brooks
Columbia Military Academy
Hamil Clinic
B. L. Hinkle
Fifth Avenue West
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Cae
A. J. Gelinas
G. Phillips
Danville 3
Alvie Lander
Third Avenue West
Jefferson Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Helen Lyle
Jack
J. M. Simpson
University of Alabama
John Swift Lyle
Decatur Emblem Club
Elks Home
R. C. McWhorter
Kenneth
Gregory Napps
Kingsport
Jewel R. McWhorter
D.L. Parham
Sheridan Apartments
Decatur General Hospital
Iger
Barbara Brooks
12Th Avenue East
Harry Orr
Athens
Decatur General
Neil Kirk
Chiropractor Disum
Local Marine
Ides MacArthur
Alabama Mills
Regan Andrews
Preston Clayton
Barbour
Clayton
Revenue Department
Agriculture Commissioner
Giles County
Blue Grass
Tennessee
Wales
Pulaski
Wisconsin
R. P
Bob) Keller
Tom McCord
James M. Cheatham
Ralph Dighton
Lincoln—Mercury
Bank Street Furniture CO
Buddy Franklin
Std Avenue
Universal Coffee Maker
Mr. Hollis H. Dill
East Gordon Drive
J. H. Wade
Sacramento
Elsie Collins
Hertselle
Bank Street Furniture Company
Bank St
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