Contempt Proceedings Dropped for Louisiana Publisher Editor
The Louisiana Senate dropped contempt charges against publisher David Stern and editor Clayton Fritchey after a committee recommended jail terms were not the answer for their New Orleans Item editorial likening senators to trained seals and lackeys of Gov. Earl Long. A bill to impose fines and 30 to 90 day jail terms for newspapers failing to publish replies was advanced but not enacted.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Earl Long
Senate
New Orleans
David Stern
Clayton Fritchey
Stern
Frittney
Fritchey
Gov. Long
Huey P. Long
States Rights In Every County Aim
Alabama states rights democrats plan county organizations in all 67 counties at a Montgomery meeting. The program follows last month’s national meet in Jackson Mississippi. Keynote speaker Sam M Johnston of Mobile along with Gessner McCorvey, Frank Dixon, Robert Allbritton and Edwin Livington are among speakers urging mobilization of young voters and citizens alarmed by recent supreme court decisions.
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Talladega
Ala
Alabama
States Rights Democrats
Montgomery
States Rights
Jackson
Miss
Tom Abernethy
States Rights Campaign
Supreme Court
Sam M. Johnston
Mobile
Gessner T. McCorvey
Democratic Executive Committee
Frank M. Dixon
Birmingham
Robert B. Allbritton
Andalusia
Edwin B. Livington
Sylacauga
Livingston
Television Shows Off While Strike Occurs
In New York and Hollywood more than 400 technicians walked out in a CBS dispute delaying six CBS shows including Goldbergs and Studio One. About 600 IBEW members joined from New York Hollywood San Francisco and Washington with support from scenic artists and collar workers. Pickets planned at CBS offices and transmitters as unions press demands.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hollywood
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Francisco
Washington
CBS Ae
IBEW
Goldbergs
Studio One
Redstone Park Sailor Killed On Destroyer
An 18 year old sailor from Redstone Park Alabama was killed aboard a destroyer at Hunter's Point shipyard when a guard's 45 caliber pistol discharged accidentally. The victim was Fireman Robert Earl Lewis. the guard was Gun Mate 2-C James B Amos who was questioned and held for shock.
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San Francisco
Redstone Park
Ala
Hunter's Point
Robert Earl Lewis
Navy
James B. Amos
Amos
Market Prices From Decatur Farm Markets
Cotton middling at 2.00 dollars with strict low 28.00. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 0.25 delivered. Hens heavy 0.18. Hatching eggs 0.80 per dozen. Yellow corn ear 1.42 shelled 1.48. Corn basis 15 to 4 percent moisture. No 2 new wheat onion free 2.00. No 2 new oats onion free 0.75. Barley 1.05. Other grains basis 13 to 14 percent moisture.
Wall Street Closes Lower After Late Selling Flurry
The market saw a late selling spree that reversed an attempted rally. Overall losses amounted to about fractions to around a point with rails like Santa Fe rising briefly before retreating. Steels autos and top industrials led declines while total volume neared 1.7 million shares.
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New York
Santa Fe
Nashville Livestock Prices Steady Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Nashville Tenn June 13 cattle generally steady from Monday with steers and heifers 25.50 to 28.00 and top 29.25. calves mostly 26 to 29 with some weaker grades. hogs 180 to 250 pounds mostly 19.75 to 20.00 with 140 to 170 pounds 17.50 to 17.75. sheep spring lambs slow and 1.00 lower with most good and choice at 27.00 to 28.00 and ewes around 8.00 down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Cotton futures slip amid New Orleans selling flare
Cotton futures in New York faced liquidation pressure as New Orleans and local sellers drove prices down by up to 1.85 a bale in heavy morning trading. The market recovered slightly on short covering and renewed demand, with late quotes showing declines of 20 cents to 1.10 a bale from the previous close.
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New York
New Orleans
Markets At A Glance New York June Markets Report
New York stocks showed irregular activity with rails advancing while bonds lagged in decline. Cotton slid on New Orleans and local selling. Chicago wheat remained steady to firm with mill buying and exports. corn and oats held mixed to firm levels. Hog prices slipped 25 to 50 cents, top at 20.25, while cattle held steady to 50 cents higher.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Grain prices rise on mill buying and exports
Grain prices firmed late in the board session as wheat gained on mill purchases and export demand. The Economic Cooperation Administration approved 7.1 million dollars for Italy to buy wheat and flour through September 30, with July futures showing various gains across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans and lard fell from the prior session.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Economic Cooperation Administration
Italy
Alabama senators on six month rent control extension vote
Washington June 13 The Senate voted to extend rent controls six months beyond June 30 with option for localities to extend another six months. Democrats for Hill and Sparkman supported the extension while others likely opposed or abstained.
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Washington
Alabama
Senate
Hill and
Sparkman
Doves Infected. Washington Probes Mourning Dove Disease
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service investigates a trichomonas gallinae outbreak among mourning doves in Alabama. The disease has caused extensive losses, especially in Autauga County, but does not affect humans.
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Washington
Alabama
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Autauga County
Horns of African rhino detached from skull
The horns grow from the skin rather than the skull and hold commercial value among users who employ them for medicinal purposes.
Athens Electrical Workers Strike Sees State Intervention
State Labor Director R R Wade of Montgomery intervenes in the Athens strike as 21 linemen and construction men walk off to back union recognition. Mayor Elmer Vinson and IBEW official Charles Goidel report talks with good faith. A line fault near North Limestone disrupted about 100 customers, with causes still unclear.
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State Department of Labor
R. R. Wade
Montgomery
Athens Electrical Workers
Wade
Charles S. Goidel
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Athens
Elmer Vinson
Union Electrical Workers
Vinson
J. R. May
Geidel
North Limestone
Frye
Brye
Willis Springs
Funeral for Lula Ashley Sirmons Held at Home
Mrs Lula Ashley Sirmons 76 died Monday after a long illness at her Decatur home 711 Fifth Avenue West. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 PM conducted by Dr W Nelson Guthrie with interment in City Cemetery. Surviving daughters six and a son John Sirmons. five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers named. Born June 2 1874 in Fort Gaines Georgia.
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Lula Ashley Sirmons
Fifth Avenue West
W. Nelson Guthrie
City Cemetery
Brown
Sirmons
Alice Sirmons
Memhis
B. M. Allen
McMinnville
Tenn
Mary Sirmons
New Orleans
Bernice Sirmons
Josie Nelson
Myrtle McGaughy
Decatur
John Sirmons
Dan Kirkland
Odis Allen
Bob Nelson
Louis Namie
Chet King
R. K. Craig
Mrs. Sirmons
Fort Gaines, Ga
McDaniel Heads to Peabody for PhD Study This Summer
Estes C. McDaniel principal of Union Hill High School departs for Nashville to enter Peabody College and pursue work toward a PhD in school administration. He holds a BA from the University of Oklahoma and an MA from Peabody College, and is well known across Morgan County.
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Estes C. McDaniel
Union Hill High School
Nashville
Peabody College
McDaniel
Morgan County
University of Oklahoma
Three Die and One Hurt in Cullman Bridge Crash
Three people were killed and one critically injured in a Mulberry Bridge crash south of Cullman on U.S. 31 yesterday. Luther Bavar and his wife Mitchalean, returning from a funeral in Hanceville, died at the scene. H. E. Bavar later died in Cullman County hospital. W. C. Bavar of Birmingham was treated for head and arm injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hadley of Clanton had minor injuries. The crash occurred when the Plymouth driven by Bavar slammed into a tractor trailer on the narrow 17 foot 9 inch wide bridge. The refrigeration truck was driven by Charles R. Russell of Athens and suffered no injuries. Coroner Grady Moss is investigating. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Cullman County Hospital
Mulberry Bridge
Cullman
U.S. 31
Hanceville
Luther Cecil Bavar
Clanton
Mitchalean Bavar
H. E. Bavar
Cecil
W. C. Bavar
Birmingham
Albert Hadley
Clanton 4
L. S. Bryant
Idaho
Bavdr
Bryant
Charles R. Russell
Athens
Blount-Cullman County
Bavars
Grady Moss
Cullman County
W. B. Little
Decatur Division
Lonnie Atkins
Warrior
Moss Service Funeral Home
Willie
Open House Planned by Central Methodist Vacation Church School
The Central Methodist Vacation Church School sets an open house on Wednesday June 14 at 7 30 p m. Parents and friends are invited to see songs prayers and displays from all age groups plus a Liquid Love pictur shown by the W C T U. Children bring clothing for overseas relief and donate funds for milk shoes and Braille magazines for blind children.
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Central Methodist Vacation Church
Jesus
Drew Grizzard
W.C.T.U
Austinville Boy Scout Troop Forms Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
Boy Scout Troop 236 held a Monday meeting at 7:30 PM in Austinville High School. A new Junior Assistant Scoutmaster position was created and elections for officers were discussed. Tenderfoot to First Class members studied Morse Code and Coy Smith led the Benediction.
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Boy Scout
Austinville
Austinville High School
Coy Smith
Stars And Stripes To Fly At Athens College
Athens Alabama June 13 For the first time in its 108 years the stars and stripes will fly tomorrow over Athens College. The flag donated by Sen John Sparkman has flown over the capitol in Washington. The occasion marks the dedication of a new flag pole donated by World War II veterans now at the college.
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Athens
Ala
Athens College
John Sparkman
Washington
Aithens College
Legal Actions In Two Cases In Morgan Circuit Court
R N Harris Jr and Has ton Poore sue in Morgan circuit court for damages. Harris names Joe Wheeler Electric co op Dent Construction Sheffield J D Dent seeking 2000 for trespass on property north of Town Creek and four shade trees cut. Poore seeks 1250 for a March 1950 tractor trailer auto collision near Flint with Poores tractor driven by Lemuel Jones struck by J D Johnston. Jury trial demanded.
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Morgan Circuit Court
R. N. Harris, Jr
Haston Poore
Harris
Norman W. Harris
Joe Wheeler Electric Co-Op
Dent Construction Company
Sheffield
J. D. Dent
Co-Op
Town Creek
Grand jury reports 64 true bills in 104 cases
The June 1950 term of Morgan County grand jury reports 64 true bills among 104 cases. Session began June 5. They praise witnesses and note audits of county offices. They approve jail conditions but urge repair of jail screens and light fixtures. They thank the sheriff's office and circuit clerk for cooperation.
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Morgan Grand Jury
Sheriff's Office
Circuit Clerk
Eight Years For Stealing Cars
A San Antonio man admitted stealing two automobiles and received eight years in federal prison. Arthur Milton McMillan, 42, received three years for one theft and five for the other after confessing to stealing a new car in Houston on June 6 and another in San Antonio on April 22. State Police arrested him nearby after a filling station owner reported he drove off without paying.
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Montgomery
Ala
San Antonio
Tex
U. S
C. B. Kennamer
Arthur Milton McMillan
McMillan
Houston
Texas
Here
Liberal $5 Plan Would Expand Social Security Coverage
Senator George of Georgia opened debate on a bill to add nearly 10 million people to the 35 million covered by old age and survivors insurance and raise benefits. The measure aims to ease state and federal old age relief costs and shift some burden to the insurance system.
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John Chadwick Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Lucas
Illinois
Myers
D-Pa
Butler
Cain
Final Rites For Dr. Richard Penn
Dr. Richard L. Penn 82 of Avondale Arizona will receive final rites Thursday at 11 A.M. at Peck Chapel Hartselle with Rev Pitt Woodroof of Florence conducting and interment in Hartselle City Cemetery Peck directing. He died Saturday morning after months of illness. He practiced in Decatur Hartselle Florence Oak Hill West Virginia before serving as physician for the Arizona Division of Goodyear Rubber and a Southern Pacific Railway division. He married Naomi Gibson in Morgan County in 1887. Surviving are three children and several grandchildren with relatives in Morgan County. Funeral services were held in Phoenix Monday before the body arrived for services in Hartselle.
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Richard_ L. Penn
Avondale
Ariz
Peck Chapel
Hartselle
Pitt Woodroof
First Baptist Church
Florence
Hartselle City
Peck
Penn
Morgan County
Nashville Medical College
University of Tennessee
Tulane University
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Decatur
Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Arizona
Goodyear Rubber Corporation
Litchfield
Southern Pacific Railway
Naomi Gibson
Whales Hold Breath Longer Than Other Mammals
Whales can hold their breath for up to fifty minutes while many other mammals drown if water enters their lungs.
Local Hospital Admissions Discharges And An Accident
Multiple Decatur General hospital admissions include H G Reithmaier 813 Vine Street and Mrs Horace Spence 1612 Thirteenth Avenue East. Discharges include Mrs Mary Quinn and Miss Sue Dunlap. An accident on East Moulton Street caused light vehicle damage between a 1937 Ford and a 1937 Willys.
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H. G. Reithmaier
Vine Street
Decatur General Hospital
Mary Quinn
Morgan Tuberculosis Sanitorium
Hamil Clinic
Frank Car
Twelfth Avenue West
Sue Dunlap
Sherman
E. E. Eddins
Seventh Avenue East
Horace Spence
Thirteenth Avenue East
Moulton Street
Ford
Willy Dean Self
Willys
Floyd Thomas
Borden
Martin Street
Lonnie Petty
Richard Hyde
City Police Department
Glovers Enter Peabody College For Summer Study
Mr and Mrs Hancel Glover of Danville left Monday to attend Peabody College in Nashville Tennessee for the summer months. They will pursue a Master of Arts degree in Education. The couple holds bachelor degrees from Florence State Teachers College. Mrs Glover was formerly Kathryn Livingston, daughter of Mrs Pruitt Livingston.
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Hancel Glover
Danville
Peabody College
Nashville, Tenn
Glover
Florence State Teachers College
Kathryn Livingston
Pruitt Livingston
New York World Telegram and Sun Hit by City Strike
The World-Telegram and Sun could not publish the first edition as AFL printers refused to cross CIO American Newspaper Guild picket lines. Management said printers would not cross and printing was not possible. The strike, called after three months of talks, leaves the paper unable to print.
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New York
World-Telegram and Sun
AFL
CIO American Newspaper Guild
Lee B Wood
N. S MacNeish
Candidates Continued From Page 1
A long list of candidates is named for various statewide offices. Notable entries include Auditor Mary Bradberry and Treasurer Carolyn Britnell with multiple co-nominees, and Atty Gen Mollie Murphree and Supt Education Martha Easter among others. Strong presence of names from Alabama towns and counties noted throughout.
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Amanda Sirmon
Fairhope
Susanna Virtue
Sheffield
Janet Smith
Auburn
Joye Stephens
Louisville
Nancy Smith
Hueytown
Dorothy Maples
Fairfield
Joyce Screws
Opelika
Sec. of State
Nell Little
Emelle
Vernelle Haley
Austinville
Jo Terry
Northport
Mildred Hill
Montgomery
Ann Coleman
Decatur
Margaret Rand
Tuscumbia
Mary Hopson
Mary Bradberry
Columbiana
Helen Hardwick
Falkville
Gail Wood
Talladega
Carolyn Britnell
Florence
Emma Glover
Bakerhill
Betty Towns
Oneonta
Lovelace Stewart
Greenville
Mary Ann Preston
Oxford
Gail Farish
Selma
Alice Godfrey
Tuskegee
Brenda Davies
Birmingham
Sarah Pledger
Norma Jean Walker
Bridgeport
Betty Jean Whitt
Ardmore
Jane Hollis
Sulligent
Beth Cariovitz
Horense Jones
Pell City
Eloise Strickland
Pat Woolley
Montevallo
Joy McWaters
Irondale
Sue Gaston
Public Service Commission
Betty Sue Monroe
Dadeville
Virginia Pippin
Ohatchee
Dorothy Clark
Andalusia
Supreme Court
Clara Lee Hammett
Sylacauga
Laquetta
Stone
Mildred
Nations Set Range For Nautical Mile Lengths
Various nations established differing nautical mile lengths from 6 076.1 feet to 6 085 95 feet reflecting regional standards and definitions of maritime measurement.
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Louisiana
U. S. 31
John C. Lyle
Lyle
Wall Street
Decatur High
Houser Florist
D. E. Warren
State National Bank
A. L. Shelton
Harlow Grocery
Shumake Furniture Co
Decatur Glass Co
Casey Electric Co
John D. Wyker & Son
Richard Penn
Picaturs
Diane
Srlimale
Little Glenn Blackwell
W. J. Blackwell
Sixth Avenue North
Emens Clinic
Otto Brown
Grant Street
O. D. Randolph
Courtland 2
Military Sub-District
Bank Street
Jack McLaughlin
Peabody
Dad
McNaron Clothing CO
Second Ave
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