May Stage Rally in Birmingham to Seek Unity
Washington June 11 Democratic leaders plan a Southern regional conference in Birmingham Alabama to shore up unity for 1952 Truman run. The party aims to smooth Dixie resentment after 1948 four state defection while labor calls for civil rights action before the next election.
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Washington
Truman
Mason and Dixon Line
Democratic National Committee
Birmingham
Ala
Denver
Congress
Roy Reuther
CIO
Reuther
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
National Party
Lennard Thomas
Anne Agnew
Senator Maybank
D-Sc
John Clarke
Mary E. Dickerson
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
MacArthur
Senate committee to probe price wars impact on small business
The Senate Small Business Committee announced it will investigate how price wars affect small retailers. Chairman Sparkman warned unchecked price cutting may push some small shops toward bankruptcy. Ceiling price charts for kosher beef postings begin today in retail stores with broader rollouts planned next week for service and consumer sectors.
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Carey
Fleming
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NBC
Senate Small Business Committee
Sparkman
D-Ala
Markets Report from Decatur with Grain and Cotton Prices
Cotton prices show middling at 45.75 cents and strict low at 43.70. Cottonseed sells at 75.00 dollars per ton. No 2 wheat new crop at 2.31. No 2 oats at 0.80. No 2 Ear Yellow and White Corn at 1.62. No 3 Ear White at 1.59. No 2 Mile at 2.31. Basis notes include 15% moisture for corn and 13% moisture for other grains.
Oil issues spark modest Wall Street rally in steady session
Trading on June 11 saw a small stock market uptick with most gains limited to a few cents to about a dollar. Volume reached about 1.2 million shares, higher than last Friday but not exciting. Standard Oil (NJ) touched around three dollars as earnings prospects and a two for one split were noted. Aluminum Co. of America began trading on the exchange after decades on the curb, with Roy A. Hunt buying the first 100 shares at 68.75. The stock later rose.
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New York
Standard Oil
Aluminum Co. of America
Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Roy A. Hunt
Alcoa
Poultry Markets Steady to Firm Across North Alabama
Live poultry markets in North Alabama show steady to slightly stronger tone. Supplies ample and demand good with prices at FOB farm broilers and fryers 29 to 30 cents, FOB plant broilers and fryers 30 to 31, heavy hens 27 to 28, light hens 22 to 24, roosters 12 to 13.
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Birmingham
Federal-State Market News Service
Alabama
Cotton futures fall on long liquidation and hedge sales
New Orleans market traders pulled cotton futures lower as favorable weather across regions prompted long liquidation and hedging. By 11 A.M. CST, July through May contracts showed declines of 55 cents to 2.75 dollars per bale with prices in the low 43 to mid 36 dollar range.
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New Orleans
Livestock prices at Nashville market report
Cattle receipts 800. demand lighter than last week but steady to higher. Good to low choice steers and heifers around 30.00. cows 23.00-26.50. bulls 26.00-29.00. calves 34.00-36.00 top 37.00 for prime dealers. Hogs 1,400. lots 25 higher. sows 17.50-18.75. Sheep 1,500. lambs 33.00-34.50. sheep 15.00-16.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Soviet Colonel Claims Dam Will Alter Boundaries
A source reported last night that a Soviet colonel said the dam would change the boundary and take land from Russia. Soviet artillery was heard firing in the distance during field exercises, the informant stated. He added that such cases are frequent and no longer attract attention.
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Russia
Bettenhausen Wins 100-M Mile National Auto Derby in Record Time
Tony Bettenhausen driver of the Indianapolis winning car captured the 100 mile national championship at Milwaukee in 1 hour 6 minutes and 38.9 seconds. This marked his second straight victory in the Tinley Park Illinois veteran’s dirt track event. Lee Wallard who won the 500 mile Indianapolis race is out with injuries from a latest Reading Pennsylvania accident.
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Milwaukee
Tony Bettenhausen
Indianapolis
Tinley Park
Ill
Lee Wallard
Reading
Comb Mountains For Young Girl
Sixty park rangers and volunteers aided by bloodhounds searched the Smoky Mountains for Evangeline Lorimer a 21 year old Cincinnati nursing student missing since last Friday. Her father W M Lorimer of Seattle said she hiked alone in the West Central Smokies near the North Carolina Tennessee border and has not been seen. Bloodhounds from a state prison camp near La Follette traced a trail this morning to aid the search led by Chief Park Ranger R E Mernin.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Smoky Mountains
Cincinnati
Evangeline Lorimer
North Carolina-Tennessee
Miss. Lorimer
R. E. Mernin
la Follette
Wedemeyer Warns Against Ground Troops in Korea Crisis
Gen Wedemeyer argues against deploying American ground troops, citing powder kegs around Soviet Russia and the risk of a Soviet fueled stalemate. He favors a UN naval blockade of China but supports acting if necessary without UN unanimity. The testimony contrasts with MacArthur and Defense officials on bombing Manchurian bases and avoiding wider war.
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Wedemeyer
Russia
Soviet
38Th Parallel
U. S
Red China
United Nations
U. N
MacArthur
Forrest Sherman
R-Mass
Manchuria
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Hill cites progress and needs in U S health drive
Senator Hill says the nation is moving toward better health and has made strides in recent years. He notes progress against killers due to legislation and programs for cancer heart disease mental illness tuberculosis and infantile paralysis. He warns selective service rejections show the need for stronger health protections.
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Washington
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Congress
Mrs Layman Dies At Flint Funeral Services Held
Mrs Della Layman 79 of Flint died Sunday at 4 30 PM at home. Funeral services Tuesday at 3 PM at Flint Baptist church with Rev J H Carroll and Rev Audie Gregg officiating. Interment in Hartselle City Cemetery. Survived by husband C E Layman three sons John Birmingham Bryan and Robert Flint five daughters Mrs Charles Speake Danville Mrs Lawrence Patterson Fla Mrs W C Martin Birmingham Miss Lillian Layman Flint and Miss Elizabeth Layman Flint one sister Mrs B M Holcombe Montgomery Pallbearers Harold Speake John Speake James Speake Carlton Martin Lawrence Patterson Jr and Mack Layman. Member of Flint Baptist Church.
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Della Layman
Flint
J. H. Carroll
Audie Gregg
Flint Baptist Church
Hartselle City
Charles Speake
Danville
Lawrence Patterson
Fla
W. C. Martin
Birmingham
Lillian Layman
Elizabeth Layman
B. M. Holcombe
Montgomery
Harold Speake
John Speake
James Speake
Carlton Martin
Lawrence Patterson Jr
Mack Layman
Layman
Morgan County Records Show March Sees 21 Marriages and 12 Divorces
The Morgan County probate judge and register report 21 marriages in March and 12 divorces. For the year 86 licenses issued vs 61 divorces. 1950 began with 78 license requests.
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Morgan County
Register
Equity
To Investigate Chinese Lobby Inquiry Sparks Senate Action
Senators Morse and McMahon call for a China lobby inquiry accusing a shadowy group of nationalist Chinese backers shaping U S policy for money. President Truman orders agencies to cooperate with the probe and peers warn other foreign governments may face scrutiny.
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China Lobby
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Truman
Chemstrand’s New Acrylic Fiber Boosts Fabric Quality
Tests show the acrylic fiber enhances wear resistance quick drying lightness mildew and sun resistance plus heat perspiration. Fabrics feel wool like warm and chemical resistant suitable for suits shirtings outerwear and blankets. Chemstrand formed in 1949 by American Viscose and Monsanto to develop the fiber.
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Chemstrand Corp
American Viscose Corporation
Philadelphia
Monsanto Chemical Company
St. Louis
Battle actions and bombardment across Korea reach peaks
U N air forces mounted about 900 sorties Sunday through rain and clouds. Warplanes hit eight Red air fields while naval forces led by the heavy cruiser Helena and destroyers Bradford and Cunningham pounded a triangled area 185 miles north of the 38th parallel. The Helena fired its 10 000th shell in the campaign amid a three day round the clock bombardment with over 1 000 rounds fired.
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Korea
U. N
U. S
Helena
Bradford
Cunningham
38Th Parallel
Infant Daughter of Mr and Mrs Earp Dies
Services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Earp of 1318 Third Avenue East will be held Tuesday at 10 A.M. at City Cemetery with Mutual Service directing burial. The child, born Monday morning, is survived by four brothers Homer Billy Larry and Paul, twin to the daughter.
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Louis Earp
Third Avenue East
City Cemetery
Mutual Service
Homer
Billy
Larry
Paul
West Leads War Contracts Across States and Regions
New figures show California accounts for 18 percent of military prime contracts in the first seven months, with New York 16 percent and Michigan 8 percent. West Coast states plus Washington and Oregon hold about a quarter of total contracts for aircraft, ships, tanks, and weapons. Industrial growth extends to the West and South, where labor force rises 38.4 percent from 1940 to 1950, versus 11.7 percent in the South.
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New York
West
California
Washington
Oregon
West Coast
Munitions Board
Michigan
Ohio
Connecticut
South
National Industrial Conference Board
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
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Kentucky
Tennessee
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South Carolina
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Florida
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Mississippi
Louisiana
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Oklahoma
Texas
Rep Brehm Receives Suspended Sentence and Fine
Rep Walter E. Brehm of Ohio was given a suspended jail term of five to 15 months and a $5,000 fine for illegally accepting $1,000 in campaign gifts. Judge Burnita Matthews pronounced the sentence after a jury conviction on April 30. The 58 year old lawmaker, serving his fifth term, declined to speak before the sentencing.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Burnita S. Matthews
Brehm
Congress
Morgan Jail Report Shows Weekend Influx Of Prisoners
Morgan county jail reported a full house this weekend with 47 added inmates. Eight were jailed for public drunkenness, one for violating prohibition laws, and one for assault and battery on a Lawrence county warrant. One was jailed for driving while intoxicated. The remaining 36 were overnight transfers from the state penal system.
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Morgan County
John McCutcheon
Lawrence County
Highway Patrol
State Penal System
Three Arrested For Vagrancy Charges In Birmingham
A Birmingham grand jury investigating a policy racket indicted three people on vagrancy charges and ordered $1,000 bonds. Named arrestees are Sam Fiorello, 25, Clyde Smith, 49, and A B Maynard, 36, with the panel having questioned scores of witnesses amid recent gambling law violations.
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Birmingham
Sam Fiorello
Clyde Smith
A. B. Maynard
Emma Sansom coach ordered to report for duty
George Zivich, Emma Sansom high school head football coach since June 1948, is ordered to report for active duty with the 8th Army Division at Fort Jackson, S. C., on July 6. He starred at Alabama as a back and played 1936 37 38, when the Tide lost only two games and appeared in the Rose Bowl January 1, 1938.
Weather, campus news, and local notices from Decatur area
Weather data from U S Weather Bureau and TVA sub station note river stages and temperatures for Guntersville Whitesburg Decatur Florence with today 72 at 8 A M and 81 at noon plus 61 minimum. Local events include Landersville club sale before Nichols family concert at Methodist church and City Beautification Committee meeting. Also Penn State awarded PhD in agronomy to William Eric Knight and hospital dismissals at Hamil Clinic. court cases, building permits, and a Korea death tribute for Pfc John E Branch with planned military funeral.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Florence
TVA
U. S
William Eric Knight
Lacon
Penn State College
State College
Milton S. Eisenhower
Two Mobile Men Believed Drowned In Creek and River Accidents
Two Mobile county men missing and presumed drowned after fishing and swimming incidents near Mobile. B. J. Rowell of Mobile county Rt. 8 was swept into the Mobile river by Thomas Turk 25, a Mobile county resident, who reportedly drowned in Bates Creek near Calvert while swimming to cool off yesterday.
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Mobile. Ala
Mobile County
B. J. Rowell
Rt. 8
Mobile
Mobile River
Thomas Turk
Bates Creek
Calvert
Mystery over vanished British diplomats Macron and Burgess
British Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison faced questions in parliament about the disappearance of Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess, both former Foreign Office officials. No evidence they took documents was found. last known in St Malo May 26, with country exit confirmed May 29. A Labour MP urged inquiry into sexual perversion rumors and possible libel action if false.
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London
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Britain
Foreign Office
Morrison
Donald MacLean
Guy Burgess
Soviet Union
Burgess
Europe
MacLean
Briain
Washington
House
St. Malo
France
England
George Wigg
Laborite
Sixth Dallas County Traffic Victim Claimed Early Sunday
A 34 year old Joe Louis Well of Sheffield died when his car left the road and plunged into a ditch. Investigating officers noted a 53 year old James Beck was killed while bicycle riding after driving into the path of a car. Also dying were John Wayne Kilgore 13 of Remlap and Fred Fowler 12 of Oneonta who drowned in separate incidents at Champion Lake. Jim Campbell of Gardendale died after slipping beneath a hopper car at Sloss-Sheffield yard.
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Dallas
Joe Louis Well
Sheffield
Wells
James Beck
Beck
Selma
John Wayne Kilgore
Remlap
Fred Fowler
Oneonta
Kilgore
Young Fowler
Champion Lake
Jim Campbell
Gardendale
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company
Campbell
Marshall Reflects on Washington Hearings and Democracy
Marshall says he spent seven days testifying and must reveal every action. He asks for one example from the other side and notes democracy forces exposing all thoughts. He will fly to Washington with a fuel stop, route undisclosed.
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Washington
Jst
Marshall
Coal comeback eyed as synthetic fuel source in Alabama
Birmingham June 11 An Alabama coal executive said the long range outlook for the states coal fields is not pessimistic Alvin W Vogtle vice president of DeBardeleben Coal Corp said coal may be used as a major source of synthetic gasoline within seven or eight years He also said coal may begin a comeback as a fuel when oil and natural gas reserves begin declining.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Alvin W. Vogtle
DeBardeleben Coal Corp
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