MacArthur condemns Soviet letter on Japan disorder
General Douglas MacArthur accused the Soviet mission in Tokyo of inciting disorder and violence in Japan and of engaging in inconsistent demagoguery. He dismissed a letter by Lt General Derevyanko as Soviet propaganda masking role in Japan’s unrest and the return of Japanese prisoners. Derevyanko offered no immediate reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okyo
MacArthur
Russia
Japan
K. N. Derevyanko
Allied Council For
Derevyankso
Prsor
Meetag
Far East Commission
K N. Dervyanko
Rail walkout delays Berlin supplies and threatens talks
Continued from page one the rail stoppage caused two deaths and blocks delivery of supplies to Berlin. It hinders an East West accord on German trade and may impact the council of foreign ministers meeting in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Move Against Tito Weighed in Poland Meeting
An informant in Warsaw says the Cominform plans action against Premier Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia at a Karpacz gathering near Wroclaw. The meeting may end tomorrow or within a week before an official announcement, as Yugoslavia remains ousted from Cominform for opposing Moscow’s line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Poland
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Karpacz
Wroglaw
Tito
Russia
Europe
First Use of Gunpowder in Artillery Noted
The earliest use of gunpowder in artillery aimed to batter fortifications and it did not reach the field until late in the 15th Century.
Spy Investigators Work On Super Report On Russian Espionage
House un American Activities Committee spies pursue a sweeping super report tracing Russian espionage from 1922 through wartime atomic activity. They plan hearings with Frank Oppenheimer and his wife to illuminate Red cells at Berkeley and the radiation lab. Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz invokes constitutional rights amid questions about communist ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Super
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
House
House un-American Activities Committee
England
Frank Oppenheimer
University At Berkeley
Oppenheimer
University of Minnesota
Atomic Research Center
Berkeley
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
Communist Party
Lomanitz
Fisk University
Nashville, Tenn
Huff
Giovanni Rossi Lomantz Jabove
Nashville
Tenn
Charles S. Johnson
the Negro University
Robert Davis
Collision damages 1947 Kaiser owned by Coker
Police report heavy damage after a collision Saturday at Gordon Drive and Sixth Avenue South when a Willis pickup driven by Edward Roy Haynes stopped for a red light. Coker’s Kaiser struck the truck in Mobile. Officers Stanridge and Price investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
William M. Coker
Mobile
Horace Stanridge
O. J. Price
Willis
Edward Roy Haynes
Decatur 2
Gordon Drive
Sixth Avenue South
Coker
Decatur Firefighters Respond to Two Sunday Calls
Decatur firemen answered two calls within 20 minutes on Sunday, a wiring blaze at 609 Second Avenue North at 3 90 PM and an auto fire in the 200 block Gordon Drive East at 4 05 PM. Hospital admissions include Claude Neal Hudson infant, Laverne Barnett, Charlotte McCaghren, Evans Redding, and Margaret J Ricks. several others admitted or discharged at local clinics. Temperature highs and rainfall noted by TVA substation report 85 at 1 AM and 71 at 3 AM, with .04 inches of rain in the past 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Second Avenue North
Gordon Drive
Decatur General Hospital
Claude Neal Hudson
Claude G. Hudson
Somerville
Laverne Barnett
Buena Vista
Charlotte McCaghren
Seventh Avenue East
Evans Redding
Twelfth Avenue West
T.V.A
Weekend Arrests Reported By Morgan Sheriff Office
Weekend arrests listed by the Morgan sheriff's office include six for public drunkenness, one for reckless driving, one on a peace officer issue, and three for violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
George Byars
John Sandlin
Shelley Hyatt
Morgan Sheriff's Office
Banker dies in Shreveport after long illness
Mobile Alabama June 13 Roger Brady 53 died today in a Shreveport sanitarium after a long illness. Brady had served as vice president and director of the American National Bank & Trust Co. here since 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Roger Brady
Mobile Eee
Shreveport, la
Brady
American National Bank & Trust Co
Wall Street Sees Four Year Low In Steep Market Drop
The market slid to a four year low with a sharp decline of up to six points as selling intensified. Volume rose with about 1.3 million shares traded in a day marked by broad weakness across U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Goodyear and other major issues amid a continued downward trend since late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Horgan
New York
Aday
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
Consolidated Natural Gas
American Smelting
DuPont
Allied Chemical
International Paper
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Nickel Pilate
Standard
Louisiana Land
McCord Corp
Niagara Hudson Power
Raytheon Mfg
United Light
American Gas
American Light
Arkansas Natural Gas
A.” Barium Steel
Cities Service
Colon Development
Creole Petroleum
Eelectric Bond
Poultry Market Steady in North Georgia
Atlanta June 13. North Georgia live poultry market steady with good demand this morning. Dressed poultry demand adequate but not burdensome. Prices paid FOB farm for broilers and fryers picked up range 25 to 28 cents, mostly 26 and 26.5 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
North Georgia
New York Cotton Futures Drop on Liquidation Interest
New York June 13 Cotton futures eased as near July contracts faced liquidation. Commission houses and New Orleans traders sold after securities weakness. Scale down mill buying and short covering absorbed offerings. A leading spot firm, usually seller of July, bought modestly. Export stance quiet and crop news mainly favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
New Orleans
Markets at a Glance Stocks and Commodities News
New York market trends weaken near five year low as stocks slide and bonds soften. Cotton shows irregular activity with commission houses selling. Chicago wheat weak with cash prices lower in the Southwest. Corn weak as rains lift Midwest crop prospects. Oats weak with scant speculative demand. Hogs unevenly strong to 25 cents lower, top $21.85. Cattle unevenly higher to 25 cents lower, top $29.50.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 13 Cattle prices slip
Nashville Tenn June 13 Federal State Departments of Agriculture cattle supply shows 1200 head. Demand slow with most cattle weak to 30 lower than last week. Prices listed include medium and good steers and heifers 550 to 850 pounds at 22.00 to 25.50, some 700 pound steers at 26.00 to 26.25, canner cows 12.50 to 16.00, common beef cows 16.50 to 18.00, better bulls 19.50 to 21.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Standard Oil Appeal Lost in Supreme Court ruling
Washington report notes the Supreme Court 5-4 decision finding Standard Oil of California violated federal anti trust laws by contracting with independent gasoline dealers to buy all their fuel from Standard. Justice Frankfurter wrote for the majority. Justices Douglas Vinson and Burton dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company of
California
Standard
Standard Oil
Justice Frankfurter
Jackson
Vinson
Burton
Douglas
Frankfurter
Black
Reed
Murphy
Rutledge
America
County Squeezes Into Third Year With No Tax Sale
Morgan county presses into a third year without a tax sale as $15.82 due on four Eighth Avenue West lots owned by G. C. Hamner prompts late payment. Since 1946 about 29,000 taxpayers have paid roughly $2.05 million on property assessments totaling around $56 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alvis Briscoe
Eighth Avenue West
G. C. Hamner
Seattle
Teens Meet President in White House Reward Ceremony
Two 18 year old high school students, Blewyn Hatchcock of Oakboro North Carolina and Buster McClain of Mellow Valley Alabama, visited the White House to receive rural life contest awards for Southern states. Senators Sparkman of Alabama and Kefauver of Tennessee accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
mag _Blewyn Hatchcock
Oakboro
N. C
Buster McClain
Mellow ‘Valley
Ala
Southern Agriculturists
Sparkman
Alabama
Kefauver
Tennessee
White House
Madison Votes on City Government Form Change
Madison voters decide between mayor council and commission government forms. By early afternoon 70 of about 115 registered voters had cast ballots. polls close at six. The ballot fight centers on a Madison beer license issue in Madison County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Madison County
Livestock market results with mixed price directions
Calves opened steady then mostly 100 lower as trade moved through 16:50 to 19:00 hours. Dealers paid 24.00–25.00 with some to 26.00. common and medium 19.00–22.00. Hogs opened steady then fell to 25 lower. good and choice barrows and gilts 21.00 for 135–170 lb, some 20.75 later, heavier weights scarce. Sheep steady to 1.00 lower. spring lambs 24.00–25.00, tops 26.00 early, common 19.00–23.00, ewes 9.00 down.
Grain futures close lower amid persistent selling
Chicago grain markets moved down toward the close with wheat failing to hold early gains and corn oats and rye slipping from the start. July wheat traded around 1.93 to 1.94, corn about 1.30 to 1.24, oats near 38 cents, rye near 1.34, and soybeans down 2 to 4 cents with July around 2.22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senate approves 5 to 10 percent cuts in executive funds
Washington June 13 Senate expenditures committee endorsed a resolution directing President Truman to trim 5 to 10 percent from funds voted for executive agencies. McClellan said passage could save 2 to 4 billion dollars in the next fiscal year, aiding a balanced budget without new taxes if receipts hold. The move excludes Congress and the judiciary and follows tensions with the Senate over European recovery funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate Expenditures Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Appropriations Committee
Judiciary
Senate
McKellar
D-Tenn
Economic Cooperation Administration
Taft
Ohio
George
D-Ga
Paul Hoffman
ECA
Hoffman
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Capitol Hill clamor marks week three in AEC probe
Senator Hickenlooper accuses the AEC and chairman Lilienthal of incredible mismanagement and seeks Lilienthal’s dismissal. Debate brews over isotope use for jet and rocket metals amid fears of capture by Russia. Hearings follow Oppenheimer questioning as lobby for publicity on loyalty cases continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
Alowa
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Russia
Oppenheimer
Commission
Capitol Hill
ECA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ancient Greeks Employed Shower Baths
Ancient Greek usage included shower baths as part of personal hygiene. Historical sources note bathing practices and the adoption of water-based cleansing methods in public and private spaces across Greek culture. This reflects broader daily life and architectural design in classical society.
Negro Group Joins Call for Search for Robed Men
In Birmingham Alabama a Negro group joins the demand to find robed night riders who assaulted a white woman. The NAACP urged Gov James E Folsom to prosecute the hooded mob fully. Five state investigators joined Jefferson County officers in the search and Attorney General Carmichael blamed Ku Klux Klan puppets manipulating by officials in plush offices asserting mob violence harms decency and race relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Luther F. Williams
Birmingham
Ala
Steve Marshlar
Brookside
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James E. Folsom
Hugh McDonal
McDonal
Jefferson
Albert A. Carmichael
Montgomery
Public Safety
Bankhead
Bates
Emmett Perry
Carmichael
Ku Klux Klan
Recess Cntinued and Reapportionment Bills Previewed
Recess continues from page one as reapportionment and a bill to place most state agencies under the governor’s control loom for action tomorrow. A Lowe of Madison County measure would exempt all departments except schools from unappropriated funds but likely faces amendments. Constitutional changes to grant each county a senator also on calendar, with reapportionment items postponed last Friday and set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Lowe
Madi County
Senate
House
Transfers reshuffle teachers and principals countywide
Pleasant Hill gains D Waldrop and Mrs Margaret Ann ice as principal and new teachers Mrs Su sie Odom and Miss Ann Puckett. F W Briscoe moves to Priceville and Trinity sees Mrs J O Braswell Mrs Elizabeth Penn and Mrs W Martin. Ed Price transfers to Austinville with Cotaco assignments for Mrs Goal Sener R A Glover and Mrs Katheryn Glover Eva. Lacey's Spring adds Earl Gurley Jo Dunn and Inez Gurley. Morgan County High picks T Woodruff Moulton Heig gets Maek Bowers and Neel. Oak Ridge includes Mrs Verone Black and Rez zie Nix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Briscoe
Priceville
Susie Odom
Ann Puckett
H. L. Burcham
Ryan
Trinity
J.O. Braswell
Elizabeth Penn
W. ¥ Martin
Austinville
Ed Price
Cotaco
Goal Sener
R.A Glover
Katheryn Glover
Eva
Olene Morgan
Lacey
Earl Gurley
Betty
Jo Dunn
Inez Gurley
Morgan County High School
T. Woodruff
Moulton Heig
Maek Bowers
Moreadford
Neel
Rezzie Nixand
Oak Ridge
Verona Black
Death Claims Thos D Smith in Ada County
Thomas O. Smith aged 89 of Decatur will receive final rites at a graveside service Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Long Acre Cemetery Stevenson Ada with Rev. George Akin. Burial by Browns. Born August 26 1860 in Tennessee he died today at his residence at 8:45 a.m. A farmer he spent most of his life in Morgan County. Funeral cortege leaves residence at 12:30 p.m. Surviving are six daughters and one son and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O. Smith
Decature
Long Acre
Stevenson
Ada
George Akin
Brown
Tennessee
Smith
Morgan County
Mesdames
Carrie Forshee
Georgia Coulson
Josephine Long
Ethel Durham
Birdie Chaney
Gracie Busby
Frank Smith
Martha Keasling
Improvements in Pensions and Insurance Benefits Proposed
Three pensions, decent insurance, and better benefits in insurance and pensions with companies that already offer such programs.
Walkout Begins Today Led by John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis led a week long walkout by about 450,000 United Mine Workers from today as contract talks with the Southern Coal Producers Association continued. He hinted at a share the work plan to equalize pay when demand for coal is slack, while some mines run full and others idle. The dues paying miners stayed home as Lewis invoked the contract provision that work occurs only when willing and able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitusbunuh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Chambers Testimony and Repentance Questioned
Mrs. Chambers responds calmly to cross examination about repentance and conscience while the prosecutor focuses on Chambers credibility. Stryker continues to press the moral character of the former Red Courier, labeling him a liar and moral leper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Chambers
Stryker
Chambers
Red Courier
Auburn Trustees Discuss Incoming Budget at Meeting
Auburn Alabama June 13 The board of trustees approved degrees awarded this year totaling a record number for the school while a tentative budget for next year was discussed. The final adoption hinges on an appropriation from the legislature, which has not yet acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Rison Wins Opener in Alabama High School Tourney
Rison defeated Alexander City 3 to 1 in the opening game of the Alabama state high school baseball tournament in Birmingham. Five errors by Alexander City helped Rison hold the scoreless after the first inning and push ahead early. Final line shows Rison advancing with Weddle and Harelson contributing offensively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alexander City
Rison
AOE GE Ehenauan
Weddle
Harelson
Bowden
Falkenberry
Ganls Wennes
Eisenhower Warns Against Centralized Federal Education Aid
President of Columbia University General Dwight D. Eisenhower denounces federal education grants as a threat to constitutional government. He urges aid only to low tax states with clear need and opposes universal grants that would expand federal control and create competition for funds. He warns paternalism and socialism risks if the federal role grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Ersenhower
Army
Columbia University
Rep
Gwin
Gwinn
House Labor Committee
Eisenhower
FBI Lamphere Testifies on Decoy Papers in Coplon Case
Lamphere testified he drafted decoy papers aimed at Miss Coplon, including a January 27 item alleging Amtorg employees acted as Soviet espionage agents. He said he supplied such information to an FBI report and could not confirm actions by the FBI. Amtorg’s status remains under investigation and it has not registered as a foreign agent. He and Palmer argued during questioning. Prosecution and defense agreed on which typewriters produced 34 data slips found in Coplon’s purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamphere
Coplon
FBI
Amtorg
Palmer
Miss Coplon
Albert L. Reeves
Mayor praised after daring raid and gunfire
The mayor was commended by a personal conference with President Truman after robed men fled down the street amid a volley of bullets. Ku Klux Grand Dragon Samuel Green condemned him, claiming the mayor violated the civil rights of the trio, while Dr Green argued they had a right to wear robes and broke no laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Samuel Green
Dr. Green
Atlanta
Peterson
Wanted To Rent In Decatur For Permanent Tenants
Classified ad seeks a two or three bedroom house or apartment in a nice location for permanent residents. The writer will be in Decatur Thursday or Friday this week and requests replies via Box A care Decatur Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
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al Grant
Knox McRae
Dias Vall di
Harold Dasnsgard
Kansas City
McPherson, Kansas
Larry Brazelton
Brazelton
Birmingham Crippled Children’s Clinic
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Margaret J Ricks
James A. Ricks
Seventh Avenue West
P. M. McGregor
Town Creek
Charles Sandiin
Seventh Avenue
Hamil Clinic
John Raper
Pagl One
Thos. D. Smith
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