Rooney fights estranged wife in Birmingham suit
Mickey Rooney contests his estranged wife Betty Jane Rose’s separate maintenance case in Birmingham Superior Court. He says their wartime marriage was genuine and says they lived as husband and wife until late 1946. Rooney notes two children, Mickey Jr. and Timothy, and cites his military service at Camp Sibert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Mickey Rooney
Marge
Betty Jane Rose
Ala
Warrriage
Rooney
Wif
Superior Court
Birmingham
Camp Sibert
Mickey
Mickey Jr
Timothy
Ava Gardner
Truman Praises Canada U S Ties During Ottawa Visit
President Truman, after a friendly Ottawa reception, praised Canadian American cooperation. He urged continued joint defense and shared infrastructure projects, highlighted the Great Lakes waterway, and noted Canada as a trusted neighbor ready to face the future together. He attended a King tribute and a wreath ceremony at the war memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Truman
Ient
United States
Liament
W. L. Kenzie King
Senate
House of Com
King
Chateau Laurier
Robert L. Borden
Ministrom
Ent
Confederamountie
God Save the King
Stock market rally leads gains across industries
Industrials led a strong rally as chemicals oils steels motors and farm implements advanced from the open. Volume rose to one of the month’s best. many closing favorites topped with gains up to over 3 points. Wheat fell after a record crop report while corn and oats varied and cotton finished around 35 cents per unit. Local Decatur cash grain prices shown with soft wheat at 2.40 and other grains listed.
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New York
Chicago
Grain futures split as wheat falls while corn holds steady
Chicago traders watched wheat slide on a government forecast of a record crop. Wheat finished 21 4 3 1 2 lower at July 2 16 1 2 3 4. Corn rose 1 3 4 to 1 90 1 8 3 8 with oats 15 82 1 2 lower at July 95 5 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Markets Show Gains Across Sectors In Early Trade
New York markets move higher with industrials in demand and rails supporting stocks while bonds hold steady. In Chicago grain futures wheat soft on forecasted record crop. corn firmer on late seeding and strong cash demand. oats weak despite higher forecast. Hog prices rise 25 to 50 cents. cattle unevenly up 25 cents to 1.00 with activity and top at 30.00.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville market data shows cattle demand broad but light supply with steady to slower activity. Yearlings top at 21.50 per cwt, yearlings 22.25, beef cows 13.50 to 16.50, vealers 22.00 to 28.00. hogs at 24.25 for good to choice 180 to 240 lb. sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 24.50 to 26.00 for 70 to 90 lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Federal-state Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia Poultry Market Steady With Adequate Supplies
North Georgia poultry market steady at unchanged prices. Processors bought more on improved demand for dressed chickens. Outside buying fair to good with regular truckers in area. Prices paid FOB farm for chickens weighing 2.1 to 2.75 pounds ranged 32 to 33 cents.
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Poultry
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Butter-Eggs Market Notes Chicago June 11
Butter receipts total 864,322 with grades AA 93 and 92 A 62 and B 60 and 89 C 58.75. Car lot features 90 B 60.25 and 89 C 58.75. Eggs remain steady to firm with receipts 22,552.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Crop Futures Rise On Short Covering In New York
Late aggressive short covering and commission house buying lifted futures to best levels of the day. July to May contracts closed higher with July at 36.09 last, Oct 31.10, Dec 29.99, March 29.20, May 28.65, July 27.62. Middling spot at 38.33, up 44.
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New York
Mominal
Plane Crash Kills Five at Natal Airport
An Argentine Fama Airlines plane carrying 18 people crashed late last night into a post at Natal airport. Five people were killed. The aircraft was en route from Buenos Aires to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
Brazil
Fama Airlines
Buenos Aires
Europe
President in Canada Shares Laughter and Toasts at Rideau Hall
The President attended a state dinner at Rideau Hall with his family. A portrait unveiling of King Elizabeth II drew laughter as Borden’s portrait was revealed. The President and guests toasted His Majesty the King while Viscount Alexander replied with a formal toast to the President of the United States.
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Borden
Rideau Hall
United States
Viscount Alexander
Witness Of The Spirit Topic Sermon At Tent Service
At 1617 Fifth Ave South H F Short preached that joining a church is God’s choosing. He cited Acts 2 41 and 47 1 to show God adds believers to the church when they obey the gospel. He urged belief repentance baptism for remission of sins and said the next sermon will be The Witness Of The Spirit at 7 45 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue South
H. F. Short
Peter
Alabama Lawmakers Weigh Sales Tax Change and Stadium Bonds
The legislature considers replacing the 2 percent sales tax with a bracket plan taxing 0 to 15 cents with one cent on 16 to 74 cents and two cents on 74 to 99 cents. The Senate approved borrowing up to 1 million dollars from the RFC to expand Auburn stadiums to 50,000 capacity. A state liquor referendum bill would call a special election on petition. Other bills include repealing 1945 Birmingham housing law, adjusting Republican nomination months, county health closing powers, and liquor seizure limits in dry counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Johnston
Mobile
Auburn
Senate
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Alabama
RFC
Henderson
J. S. Ganey
Talladega
House
Jefferson
Birmingham
Jefferson County
State Supreme Court
Pelham Merrill
Cleburne
Bunyan Broadwater
Limestone
Head
Fred Wood
Bibbe
Kefauver Attacks Gore Plan On TVA Amortization
Senator Kefauver says he will oppose changes to TVA funding without Valley input and plans to amend to strike out the amortization program. He praises Gore’s effort but argues the 40 year plan is legislation on an appropriations bill not committee studied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Kefauver
Chattanooga
Congress
Albert
Gore
Delegation Seeks Waterway Start For Chattahoochee Project
Alabama Florida and Georgia lawmakers urge $3 million in this year's funding to begin the Chattahoochee Apalachicola Flint waterway. The project would total about $60 million with four dams planned. Atlanta Mayor Hartsfield and Rep Davis request at least $1 million for a Buford dam to secure Atlanta's water supply.
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Washington
House
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Atlanta
William B. Hartsfield
Davis
Buford
Chattahoochee
Local man remembered by family in Selma obit
The obituary notes a man who lived over fifty years, survived by his widow and two sisters, Miss Margaret Gardner and Mrs. Virginia Hudson, both of Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gardner
Virginia Hudson
Selma
Railroad Fireman Makes Long Distance Call to Molotov
M. E. Schroeder a 30 year old railroad fireman said he called Russian Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow for sociable reasons. He paid 22 50 and waited four and a half hours before connecting. Molotov spoke in English and asked about Ohio and Hollywood while Schroeder recalled past attempts to reach Chiang Kai-shek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
M. E. Schroeder
Molotov
Moscow
Schroeder
Kremlin
Seeus
Midwest
Hollywood
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Man Is Slain by Daughter in Memphis Family Tragedy
Memphis salesman Carl Halstead Beard Jr. was shot in the back by his daughter Marian Dougan during a family dispute in the backyard. Beard, a 42 year old former police officer, died after a struggle with her husband Max Dougan as the daughter reportedly fired from Beard’s revolver. Marian Dougan is held for murder while the family described the incident amid sobs and apologies.
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Memphis.tenn
Memphis
Pete Wiebenga
Wiebenga
Carl
Halstead Beard Jr
Max Dougan
Beard
Marian Dougan
Local Pastor Receives Doctor of Divinity Degree
Rev. Otis E. Kirby pastor of First Methodist Church in Decatur was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity by Birmingham Southern College at Saturday graduation exercises. The North Alabama conference honoree has Yale and Emory degrees, taught at Birmingham Southern, and served three years as a conference education board secretary and a U S Army chaplain retiring as a major.
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North Alabama
Otis E. Kirby
First Methodist Church
Birmingham Southern College
Kirby
Birmingham Southern
Decatur
Yale
Emory
Conference Board of Education
U. S. Army
Tire Prices Take Tumble in New York and Atlanta
Retail tire dealers cut prices by four to six dollars per tire as dealers in New York and Atlanta push aggressive discounts. A Manhattan dealer says price cutting is at a cut throat stage with margins dropping to about 10 percent from 25 to 30 percent. Casings once capped at sixteen dollars under OPA now go for nine to ten dollars. Some retailers sell near wholesale prices while others maintain standard prices with varying trade allowances.
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New York
A. C. Schwarz
Manhattan
Atlanta
Community property clause eyed for current bill
George Millikin said the community property provision debated but omitted may be added and a provision to end double taxation on corporate dividends could appear. He called the present tax cut measure a shot in the dark but supports it hoping the President’s 37.5 billion budget will be trimmed by about 2.5 billion this session to allow tax and debt relief barring a severe recession.
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Millikin
Congress
George
Free lemonade to cool off as town hits heat promise
In Bluefield on June 11 the Chamber of Commerce offers free lemonade to all when temperatures rise above 90 degrees. The city had a hot spell yesterday but lacked enough sugar for cooling drinks then. The Casati payoff promised 13 years ago remains noted.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Briggs Pact Worked Out in Auto Industry Crisis
Detroit June 11. Briggs Manufacturing and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a two year contract after a threatened strike. Hudson Motor Car Co faced a 600 office workers picket line and 15,000 production workers refused to cross. Ford closed Rouge Plant lines. foremen strike continues with 3,800 members.
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Detroit
Automobile
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Hudson Motor Car Co
Hudson
CIO
United Auto Workers
Briggs
Packard
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Briggs-Uaw
Foreman’s Association of America
Ind
Ford
Uawcio
Anders Entertain At Birthday Dinner
Mr and Mrs Hilliard Anders entertained Sunday with a birthday dinner honoring Mrs Thelma Anders and Elmer Lee. Guests included Rev and Mrs Lewis Miller Mrs Julia Miller Mr and Mrs John Lee and children Mr and Mrs Arthur Lee and children Mr and Mrs A W Lee Mr and Mrs Hubert Lawrence and children Mr and Mrs Clarence Lee Mr and Mrs Hubert Lee and daughter Shirley Faye Mr and Mrs Jim Quattlebaum and sons Mr and Mrs Robert Wright and children Lovie McAbee and children Misses Effie and Mattie Lee Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee and children and Mr and Mrs Hilliard Anders and sons Doyle and Loyd
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Hilliard Anders
Thelma Anders
Elmer Lee
Lewis Miller
Julia Miller
Johnon Lee
Rthur Lee
A. W. Lee
Hubert Lawrence
Clarence Lee
Hubert Lee
Shirley Faye
Jim Quattlebaum
Robert Wright
Lovie McAbee
Effie
Mattie Lee
Doyle and
Loyd
Quarantine Proposal at Tennessee Valley Rabies Lab
Tennessee Valley laboratory technicians urge two week quarantine for animals suspected of rabies to avoid unnecessary shooting. Report notes two dog heads and one cat head examined. none showed rabies.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Barthelmy Files $400 Damage Suit Against Baggett Transport
Joseph E Barthelmy sues Baggett Transportation for 400 damages to his Louisiana cafe building after a 1946 June incident when a defendant truck allegedly struck the rear wall. Ben L Britnell represents the plaintiff in circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben.l Britnell
Joseph E. Barthelmy
Baggett Transportation Company Inc
Barthelmy
Louisianne
Morgan County Board of Equalization Holds Final Meeting
The year's final meeting of the Morgan County Board of Equalization took place in the county tax assessor's office with R. S. Ferguson as chairman. Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation planned to present one protest, represented by Charles H. Eyster, while the board also includes Phil Orr and Minor Russell.
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Morgan County Board of Equalization
R. S. Ferguson
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Charles H. Eyster
Ingalls
Phil Orr
Minor Russell
Billy Boswell Bitten by Squirrel
Little Billy Boswell son of Mr and Mrs W F Boswell Jr was bitten on the arm while playing near South Avenue He was chasing a squirrel when it turned and bit him He was reported improved today after the incident on Monday
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Billy Boswell
South Avenue
Flag Day Program at Elks Tonight
The public is invited and Elks are urged to attend an eight o clock flag day program at the Elks home on Moulton Street. Capt Paul Doster will be the speaker after the supper. A Dutch supper will be served.
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Elks
Moulton Street
Paul Doster
Ofter
Wage Pact Clears Path to Mobile Shipyard Talks
Labor and management say Salt Lake City talks pave the way for wage negotiations at Gulf Shipbuilding and Waterman Steamship yards in Mobile. About 3,800 Gulf workers and several hundred Waterman workers seek raises following a West Coast pattern of 13 cent per hour for mechanics and a 10 cent per hour equivalent for lesser grades. Capt Norman Nicholson notes the pact opens negotiations here after unions left their posts for meetings and then returned to work.
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Mobile
Salt Lake City
S. A. Shannon
AFL Metal Trades Council
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp
Waterman Steamship Corp
Salt Lake Ity
Compton urges peacetime universal training amid Europe plan
Dr Karl T Compton head of a MIT study urged compulsory peacetime training as too late after war starts. The Truman committee study backs universal training for national safety. Senate foreign relations members show coolness to a United States of Europe resolution backed by Marshall and Churchill. Hatch warns against congressional action driving European hesitation. Chairman Vandenberg notes many proposals to weigh before the Fulbright Boggs resolution reaches the floor.
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Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
House Armed Services Committee
Compton
Truman
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
United States of Europe
Marshall
Winston Churchill
Hatch
D-N. M
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
Hale Boggs
D-La
House Probes Public Housing Failures and Un-American Links
Congressional brief highlights include the FPHA facing blame for failing to remove ineligible occupants from public housing and a looming report on the Southern Conference for Human Welfare tied to a Henry A. Wallace talk. The piece notes mine safety hearings and uncertain fate of a foreign information program amid GOP opposition and budget timing concerns.
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Federal Public Housing Authority
House Appropriations Committee
FPHA
House Committee On un-American Activities
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Henry A. Wallace
Reed predicts senate action on rail rate bill this week
Senator Reed of Arkansas forecasts approval of his bill curbing railroad rate agreements from anti trust laws with at most 25 dissenters. He said opposition is nearly finished and may seek night sessions starting tonight if debate lengthens.
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Reed
Arans
Senate
Senator Ive Urges Anti-Discretion Measure Adoption
The New York senator urged passage of an anti discretion measure modeled after a similar law in another state. The push targets limiting discretion in government actions and aims to curb perceived overreach.
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R.-N.y
Local church groups hold services this week
Bible Study at Fairview Baptist Church meets Thursday evening with young people invited. Church of the Nazarene hosts prayer and praise Thursday at 7 30. Tuberculosis Association to hold annual session Thursday at 7 30 at Russel Erskine hotel Huntsville with attendees from Decatur.
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Bible Study Club
Fairview Baptist Church
Glea
The
Church of the Nazarene
Tennessee Valley Tuberculosis Association
Russel Erskine
Huntsville
Decatur
Meat supply in balance hinges on dry weather
Washington reports that 1948 meat supply depends on dry hot weather to finish planting corn. Agriculture Department warned 20 to 25 percent of corn acreage remained unplanted by June 1 due to wet conditions. A small corn crop could cut animal, milk, and poultry production and push prices higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Law proposal to curb employment discrimination in York state
A senate labor subcommittee heard that a proposed law would address the American dilemma of race or creed bias in hiring. If enacted the bill could require a commission to administer and settle cases before prosecution and would adjust penalties. It contrasts with past efforts to create a Fair Employment Practices Commission, which faced filibusters by Southern Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Senate
Alaska pulp mill plan moves toward West Coast funding
The forest service outlined a sample agreement for selling eight billion board feet of pulp timber near Petersburg Wrangell and Thomas Bay Alaska to a financial group ready to bid. Successful bidders must show eight million dollars ready for plant construction. The deal envisions a mill with 525 tons daily output for 50 years and a town of 2000 to 2500 built about 16 miles east of Petersburg with a total project cost of 30 to 40 million dollars.
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Washington
Forest Service
New York
Interior and Agriculture Department
Petersburg
Wrangell
Thomas Bay
Alaska
Frank Heintzelman
Alaskan Forest Service
Hungary Aide Aims to Oust Anti-Democratic Elements
Dinnyes, a left wing member of the small holders party, declares the aim to remove anti-democratic elements from the Hungarian army and to seek friendship with the Soviet Union, positioning this as a priority in policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinnyes
Small
Holders
Protests Bared On Hungary Hungary Note Seeks Tripartite Probe
The United States delivered a strong protest to the Soviet Union over Hungary's internal affairs. Washington seeks a three power investigation with the United Nations as ultimate recourse if Moscow does not provide satisfactory information absolving Russia. The note was sent to Soviet General V P Sviridov with copies to Moscow and London and will be released for publication later today.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Hungary
State Department
United Nations
V. P. Sviridov
Allied Control Commission
Moscow
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Stalin
Yalta
Riot tightens grip as mob detains alleged rapist
In Hartsboro a white mob bound a Black man with a rope, beat him, and turned him over to Sheriff Ralph Matthews. The man, Harris, claimed he fought two women and denied wrongdoing while Mayor Vann said no charges would be filed against mob participants. Governor Folsom promised trial if law was violated and ordered a state review.
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Vann
Harris
Ralph Matthews
Kilby
Matthews
Tennyson Dennis
Hartsboro
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Jake Mitchell
Fifteen New Forgery Indictments for J T Barfield
June 11 in Birmingham fifteen additional forgery charges were filed against Mrs J T Barfield former welfare case worker. She was docketed on county jury indictments and posted $1000 bond per case, then released. Barfield had already faced nine forgery charges previously.
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Birmingham
J. T. Barfield
Department of Public Welfare
Barfield
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Wall Street
Decatur Grain
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Anders
Ing
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Kilgore
D-W. Va
R. R. Sayers
Federal Bureau of Mines
John L. Lewis
Dworshak
Idaho
Knutson
R-Minn
Bridges
RN. H
Curtis Air Conditioning
A. A. Jones
John H. Jones
Jr Limale
T. L. Ker
Clifford D. Kay
Ninth Street East
Decatur General Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Mutual Service
C. A. Parker
Third Avenue East
Howell
L. G. Linderman Jr
Decatur 3
Hamil Clinic
Glenda Diane
J. Y. Hamil
West Coast
Bert H. Ellis
Hamil
Homer C. Smith
Sherman Street
Church of Christ
Lutheran Women's Missionary League of
L. L. McLemore
Decatur 1
Jack Waldrop
Trinity
Gordon Hacker
Sixth Avenue West
Oma Jennings
Ninth Avenue East
R. L. Nichols
Falkville 2
T. K. O'Ran
Athens 1
Brenda Sue Hendrix
James E. Duncan
Robbie Quinn
Hartselle
Edward Lile
Baugh's
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Brown's Ambulance
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