Governor Folsom Signals Possible Stump tour Plans
Governor James E. Folsom hints at another stump tour to defend his tax program as the legislature struggles with his revenue measures. He may speak while sessions continue, insisting his office uses funds wisely and that the public deserves the truth about state spending.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
House
Senate
Big Jim
Rep
Flournoy Lovelace
Escambia County
Lovelace
Escambia
Ways and Means
Capitol
Decatur English teacher feels at home in Alabama
Miss Eileen Trafford 27, an English exchange teacher, says Decatur feels like a second home and praises the welcome she received. She plans to visit Radford Virginia, Colorado and Yellowstone before returning to Buffalo and New York City, then sail in August.
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Decatur
Eileen Trafford
Aris
Miss Trafford
Radford
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
Bradford
England
Buffalo
Canada
New York City
East
Middle West
America
Alabama
Arthur Flannagin Claimed by Death
Graveside services for Arthur Flannagin Sr. will be Sunday at 2 30 p m at Heflin Cemetery Moulton conducted by Rev Dennis Tucker. burial under Mutual Service. The 62 year old farmer died suddenly Friday morning at his residence on Stur1. Survived by wife Mrs Flannagin eight daughters and five sons all of Decatur Alabama. Daughters Bertha Martha Montgomery Annie Millwood Mamie Mae Tucker Mae Jones Lucille Flannan and Maurence Flanna sons Herman Elverett R C and Arthur Jr
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Arthur Flannagin
Heflin
Moulton
Dennis Tucker
Mutuail Service
Farmer
Stur
Flannagin
Decatur
Bertha
Martha Montgomery
Annie Millwood
Mamie
Mae Tucker
Mae Jones
Lucille Flan
Maurence Flannasons
Herman, Elverett
Aan R. C
Arthur, Jr
Civilians to Attend Third Armed Forces Orientation Conference
Washington June 11 Ment will open its third civilian orientation conference Monday. About 70 civilians, including aged businessmen, will hear quick briefings on military industrial problems and representative subjects during the session.
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Washington
Ment
Markets Slam as Wall Street Faces Weak Business News
New York June 11 The stock market declined for a fourth straight week on unfavorable business news and fear for the future. Since mid May overall market value of listed stocks fell by about 4.0 billion dollars with last week alone down roughly one billion. At Friday’s close prices were near the May low and just above a five year low. Notable moves include U S Steel Chespeake & Ohio Chrysler General Motors Anaconda Copper Santa Fe Bethlehem Steel Carrier Commonwealth and Southern Consolidated Natural Gas Continental Oil Dow Chemical Eastern Air Lines U S Rubber Standard Oil NJ Southern Pacific and Schenley with declines ranging from 25 cents to over two dollars.
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New York
U. S. Steel (New
Chespeake & Ohio
Chrysler
General Motors
Anaconda Copper
Santa Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Carrier Corp
Commonwealth and Southern
Consolidated Natural Gas
Continental Oil
Dow Chemical
Eastern Air Lines
U. S. Rubber
Standard Oil
Southern Pacific
Schenley
Grain closes at session highs on covering rally
Chicago June 1 grain market rose in late dealings despite an optimistic crop report. Trading saw active activity and heavy short covering. wheat plus 11 8 1 3 4 cents to 1.96 3 8 1 4, corn steady to 11 8 higher at 1.32 1 8, oats 7 8 higher, rye up to 1 4, soybeans 23 4 to 1 4 higher at 2.25, lard 10 to 15 cents higher at 11.25 per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance Chicago Wheat and Corn Rally
Markets at a Glance Chicago shows wheat firm with mill buying and short covering, corn firm with a late rally, oats steady with corn, hogs nominally steady, and cattle nominally steady.
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Chicago
Big Four fail to seal East West peace at meeting
The discussions among the Big Four over Germany drift toward no formal peace treaty this year. East West differences have widened since 1947, and a gradual, piece by piece reintegration of Germany into the family of nations is now expected as the only feasible path.
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Moscow
Germany
Trieste Vote Today Eyed Amid Occupation Tension
The Associated Press reports a contested ballot in Trieste as 60 council seats are up for the first local election in 27 years. Pro Italian factions hope for a strong showing under UN governance amid British and American occupation, with Russia opposing Italy’s return.
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Italy
Ines
Alcide de Gasperi
Russia
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Catholic Action
Antonin Mandi
China
Burma
Rangoon
Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Lausanne
Switzerland
W H Barnard Dies At Sylacauga Home
W H Barnard 85 former Jefferson county representative and legislature doorkeeper died today at a Sylacauga hospital. He served a four year term beginning in 1911 and was a retired merchant and real estate man.
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Sylacauga
Ala
E W. H. Barnard
Jefferson County
Sylacauga Hospital
Arbara
Dent
Dirmingham
Billy
Condon Demands Hoover Apology Over FBI Data Slip
Dr. Edward A. Condon demanded J Edgar Hoover apologize to Mrs Condon after her name appeared in an FBI data slip from Judith Coplon espionage trial. The cited contact was Morton E Kent a 48 year old Harvard graduate who died by suicide in the Potomac after reportedly seeking a Bulgarian agent. Kent’s death was ruled self-inflicted.
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Washington
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
J. Edgar Hoover
Kent
Potomac River
District of Columbia
A. Magruder M.donald
Condon
FBI
New England Textile Industry Faces Shift in Labor
North leaders urge moving Southern work load to New Bedford and Fall River mills to survive. AFL official Valente notes New England rarely sought labor cooperation previously. Southern workers fill new Dixie plants as old methods evolve. Wage gaps shrink, freight and tax perks fade, but dual plants draw investment.
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New England
Steele
New Bedford
Falb River
Anthony Valente
United Textile “Workers of “America
AFL
Dixie
South
Wilkinson
Quillin and associates cited in money return case
Limestone men demanded the return of funds, with Quillin and an associate reportedly leaving to eat and not returning. Black and Reece told officers of the incidents. Quillin faces suits seeking $2,000 plus $4,000 for alleged inducement, with similar claims by Reece for $1,500 and $3,000 in damages. All actions filed in Morgan Jeunislerks office by Attorneys Harris and Harris.
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Quillin
Black
Reece
Marvin Wallace
Atlanta
Morgan Jeunislerks
Harris
Ash Handling Materials in Power Plants
Because ashes are highly alkaline, handling tools and containers in large power plants must be made of corrosion resistant metals to withstand the aggressive environment.
Bamboo Reaches 120 Feet Tall, Document Notes Growth
A historical note records bamboo growing exceptionally tall at 120 feet, describing the plant’s rapid vertical development and potential use or significance in the region. The fragment mentions height as a remarkable feature and hints at related botanic observations.
Truman defends aid programs against cutbacks
President Truman decries calls to slash aid and ECA funds, warns that reducing support would derail economic recovery and push nations toward uncertainty and communism. He urges Congress to back domestic plans, resource development, fair distribution, and a robust labor movement to sustain prosperity.
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Ford
ECA
Truman
Congress
Acceptance Continued From The Berlin Rail Strike
Howley said negotiations were undertaken with the French and British commandants. A district committeeman meeting tomorrow will vote for formal acceptance, strike leaders said. Sixteen hours of repairs were expected to restart trains, ending a strike that caused deaths and hundreds of injuries earlier. Berlin’s 2,000,000 residents faced airlift shortages, coal reserves were dwindling, and a renewed rail system would ease material shortages. Howley warned that extending the strike would be reckless.
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Howley
UGO
West
West Germany
Berlin
Regional effort aims to train professionals in new plan
Dr John E Ivey heads a proposed board to allocate $12 000 annually per state for nine to forty colleges in medicine dentistry veterinary and other fields. About 464 students including 232 negroes have been chosen from each state's allotment under segregated rules. States pay per student to the institutions and students cover personal costs. The plan aims to provide facilities in states lacking professional schools, reduce state building costs, and expand to forestry engineering architecture wildlife conservation and other fields. Participating states include Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee, with Virginia and Alabama Texas expected to join.
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John.e. Ivey
O'D Council
Ivey
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Rocky Mountain
New England
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Texas
Officers Selected By Church Group
JACKSONVILLE Florida June 11 Women s auxiliary officials were elected today at the general conference of the Pentecostal Holiness church Mrs Dan T Muse of Oklahoma City Oklahoma and Mrs John W Berry of Falcon North Carolina were named general presidents under a new plan of organization of the auxiliary Mrs R E John Drew of Memphis Tennessee was elected general Mrs 3 H King of Franklin Roosevelt Ley Toledo Ohio was chosen
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Jacksonville. Fla
Women's Auxiliary
Pentacostal Holiness Church
Dan T. Muse
Oklahoma City
Oklo
John W Berry
Falcom
R. E
John Drew
Memiphis
Tenn
World Rotary Groups Meet in New York Convention
Twenty thousand delegates from 50 nations began arriving in New York for the 40th Rotary International convention. The five day event at Madison Square Garden opens tomorrow with no outdoor demonstrations. International officers and foreign delegates arrive from Lake Placid for instructional sessions as the convention ends Thursday with officer elections.
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New York
Rotary International
Service Organization
Rotary
Madison Square Garden
Lake Placid
Woman threatened as mob targets whisky sale claim
A woman faced a hostile mob claiming to unite men and women and sell whisky. They dragged her to a front lawn where a six foot cross burned, blocking traffic. She alleged threats to burn her house and string her up. She contacted sheriff and FBI, who said they could not enter without local request.
Parade by Ku Klux Klan in Tuscaloosa
About 126 men in Ku Klux Klan regalia paraded through Tuscaloosa's business district on June 1. They assembled in a city park, parked cars with Jefferson County tags, and marched past The Tuscaloosa News office after posing for pictures. A small crowd gathered to watch before the parade dispersed.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Ku Klux
Jefferson County
The
Ku Klux Klan violence reported in Alabama towns
Mrs McDanal recounts an attack with little help from deputies after a neighborhood grudge. In Brookside a robed mob forced Black patrons outside a cafe and burned a cross, prompting Alabama Attorney General Carmichael to say state authorities are investigating.
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Brookside
Ee Lar
Marshlar
John. Marshler
Peggy
Marshler
Marshliar
Alabama
Alabama Atty
Albert Carmichael
Montgomery
Ku Klux Klan
West Jefferson County
Church leaders to speak at Holmes Bible College event
Four bishops and the president of Holmes Bible College in Greenville South Carolina along with J W Butler manager of the Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce will speak at a program tomorrow.
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Holmes Bible College
Greenville
S.C
Goldsboro, C
Chamber of Commerce
Local Briefs Outline Weekend Visits and Births
Ed Pulley of The Daily returns from vacation as Mr. and Mrs. Pudigy visit kin in Pulaski and Nashville. Mr. and Mrs. William Brown announce a daughter born at Baugh-Wiley clinic. Rev. David DeBoer from Mt. Gilead will preach at First Christian Church. Several local residents leave for vacations to Akron Detroit and Louisville. Public drunkenness and traffic offenses appear in city court. Auto collision damages about 600 dollars. Training for a beginner swimming class at Crystal Plunge. Multiple hospital admissions and discharges listed at Hamill and Decatur General hospitals. A Decatur trio, John Raper, announce the birth of a son.
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William Brown
Tower Avenue
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
David DeBoer
Mt. Gilead
Ohio
First Christian Church
Stalled Motorist Pushed Off Track by Samaritan
TERRE HAUTE Ind June 11 Mrs Hazel Warren of Jasonville Ind could not move her car stalled on a railroad crossing as a fast passenger train neared A man in a station wagon pushed her vehicle clear and then backed his own away Mrs Warren blushed recalling she forgot to say thanks in her nervous relief.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Hazel Warren
Jasonville
Water plant seeks tax exemption in Pittsburgh court
The Polar Water Co seeks exemption from city and school district mercantile taxes, arguing its bottling facility is a manufacturing establishment. The company contends its water factory status makes taxes inapplicable.
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Pittsburgh
Polar Water Co
Common Pleas Court
Water Ec
Widespread Call to Authorities Over Ku Klux Attacks
A speaker called Sheriff Holt McDowell and Circuit Solicitor Emmett Perry of Jefferson County to address Ku Klux activity. The message expresses hope that some assailants will be caught and convicted.
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Holt McDowell
Emmett Perry
Jefferson County
Area Prepares as Hurricane Season Returns
Miami June 11 area braces for tropical storms as hurricane season starts. The hurricane warning network activates at midnight Wednesday and the weather bureau flags 72 new signals in Florida. Navy hurricane hunters train at Miami’s naval air station to track developing storms.
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Fla
Brownsville
Texas
Gulf
Charleston
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Navy
Navy Master
Florida
Grady Norton
Maryland surgeon revives dead patient twice on table
In Baltimore on June 11 AP reports James W. Stanck, a printer, was declared dead twice during surgery. Dr Joseph V Castagna revived him after 20 minutes and again after nine minutes with heart massage. Stanck remained unconscious but showed recognition after regaining life and was placed in an oxygen tent under observation.
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Baltimore
Maryland General Hospital
James W. Stanck
Joseph V. Castagna
Stanke
Castagna
Stanek
Staniek
Wage Parleys Get Top Billing
Pittsburgh reports wage negotiations take top billing next week on the nation’s economic front. U S Steel begins contract talks with Philip Murray’s United Steelworkers of America, others to follow. U A W seeks a $300 million program from the electrical industry as bargaining opens between General Electric and Westinghouse.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Swiss Yodellers Hold Convention in Bern
Thousands of Swiss traveled to Bern for the eighth annual yodeling festival. The event drew crowds across theaters beer halls streetcars and stations with both singers and Alphorn artists performing to showcase clear true yodeling and mighty lung power.
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Bern
Switzerland
Ese Hardy
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