Bogart Back At Work As Hollywood Transitions In 1947
Bogart returns to work after a year, making Dead Like for Columbia under a lend lease with Warners and Cary Grant involvement. Henry V premieres locally, praised as great Shakespeare though not pure entertainment, while United Artists sells Olivier’s Henry V to prestige theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas Llywood
Hum‘Bogart
Fie
Iall
Columbia
Warners
Cary Grant
Hollywood
Laurel Theater
Shakespearian Chronicle
Theater Guild
United Artists
Political clash over OPA extension and meat subsidies
Senate and House bills diverge on OPA extension length nine months versus one year and in meat subsidy timelines. Downey warns lifting ceilings could raise meat prices by 20 to 40 cents per pound. both bills promise profit safeguards for manufacturers and distributors. The Senate would grant USDA final say on ceilings and create a three member board for non farm item appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Truman
Barkley
Downey
Secretary of Agriculture
Two More Polio Cases Reported in Alabama
Lauderdale county accounts for 34 of 62 poliomyelitis cases in the state since January 1, remaining the outbreak center. North Alabama reported two new cases yesterday, a seven year old in East Florence and a 15 year old African American boy in Florence. The state health department notes the incidence is not excessive compared with previous major outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
Lauderdale
Alabama
East Lavale
State Health Department
Textile and garment industry group to form in Alabama
Promotion of the textile and garment industries is planned through formation of a group of Alabama garment manufacturers and allied industry leaders at a meeting in Birmingham on June 19. John Solomon of Syla-Space, president of the Marion Manny company, said the meeting stems from a Tuscaloosa conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama Garment
Allied Industries
John Solomon
Syla- Space
Marion Manny Company
Tuscaloosa
Market fluctuations ease as profits fade in New York trading
Selected steels rubbers and special issues drew buyers while rails and industrials faced light profit taking. Near term gains were modest with a broad minus side. Volume reached about 1,000,000 shares as cautious liquidation followed a 15 year carrier high. Bullish hopes rested on possible rate boosts higher car loadings and strong dividends. Some customers held off awaiting price control outcomes and accounts were trimmed ahead of the long weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New—York
Associated Rails
Markets At A Glance June 14 New York and Chicago
New York markets show irregular stocks with rail profits taking and steadier bonds. Cotton falls amid liquidation. rails rise. Chicago oats reach ceilings while hogs stay steady and active with a top of 14.85 and cattle mostly steady near week’s close at 17.90.
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New York
New Orleans
Commission House
Chicago
Cotton futures drift lower after early steadiness
New York June 14 The cotton futures market eased after initial steadiness as traders awaited final action on price control. Futures slid 20 to 45 cents a bale late afternoon with July at 29.20, Oct at 29.43, and Dec at 29.53 amid weak buying and disquieting foreign news including Britain’s policy and Japan yarn imports.
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N. Y
New York
Senate
New Orleans
Commission Houses
London
Japan
Morgan County Social Notes from Rocky Ford and Nearby
Local families, including Mr and Mrs Andrew Taylor and others, visit relatives in Somerville Danville Alabama City Forest Chapel and Decatur. Sue Stephenson takes a job at Alabama Hosiery mills in Decatur. Rev E E Matthews of Decatur to preach at Neel Baptist church Sunday. Family gatherings feature Gaines McNutt Etheridge Bates and several members visiting in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Taylor
Lemonds
Somerville
Marion, Reed
Alabama City
W.D. Bullard
Forest Chapel
Fred Stephenson
Gaines McNutt
Amandie Aldridge
Danville
Jim Garner
Dick Breedlove
Roy Higdon
Mary Higdon
Harold Lake
Sue Stephenson
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Decatur
E. E. Matthews
Neel Baptist Church
Etheridge Bates
Roywallyn
Sonny
Larry
Birmingham
Etta Wallace
A. W. Taylor
R. L., Ozelle
Wallace Stephenson
Case bill provisions attract Truman support
White House notes the Case bill features least objectionable to President Truman may yield labor legislation. The emergency measure would let him seize plants during strikes or lockouts, with fines and imprisonment for noncompliance. Attorney General could seek injunctions, and workers not returning to work could lose employment status.
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Truman
Cache of jewels found in Orange YMCA attic
Electricians uncover a stash of stolen jewelry worth more than $109 000 in stone settings under the Orange YMCA attic floor supports. Detective Lieut Leon Sklarey said the settings were removed and pieces hammered to thwart ID. A former YMCA resident was detained for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
N. J
Orange Ymca
Essex County
Leon Sklarey
Sklarey
YMCA
First tropical storm nears Pensacola Mobile coast
Tampa Fla June 14 The first tropical storm of the new season moves toward the Pensacola Mobile area and is expected to move inland late this afternoon. Top winds are about 35 mph as this disturbance is closely watched for possible development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Pensacola-Mobile
Death claims Mrs. Vivian West at 50
Mrs. Vivian West died after a long illness at 12 45 this morning at her home 505 West Market Street. She was 50. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at Brown's Chapel conducted by Rev. R A Cook. Burial in city cemetery with Brown directing. Survived by brother W B South Decatur sister Mrs George W Hamilton Decatur and two half sisters Mrs Herbert Reed Birmingham and Miss Darlene South Mt Hope. Pallbearers named Clyde Kelley Graham Thompson Tommie Newsom O L Newsom Garland Stephenson Earl Sherrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian. West
West Market Street
R. A. Cook
Trinity
Brown's Chapel
City Cemetery
Brown Directing
W. B. South
Decatur
George W. Hamilton
Herbert Reed
Birmingham
Darlene’ South
Mt. Hope
Clyde Kelley
Graham Thompson
Tommie Newsom
O. L. Newsom
Garland Stephenson
Earl Sherrill
Baruch urges international control for atomic energy
Baruch warns that punitive measures for atomic rule violations require a strong international framework. He calls for stopping bomb manufacture, disposing existing stocks, and granting the world full know‑how access under a united atomic development authority with enforcement teeth.
Club reports on state convention at Tuscaloosa dinner
Six delegates discussed the state Business and Professional Women's club convention held in Tuscaloosa. Officers installed included Miss Sentiff as new treasurer, Miss Mary Louise Otte as vice president, and Miss Ruth Pettey as secretary, with gifts presented to retiring president Mrs. O B Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Tuscaloosa
Hotel Lyons
O. B. Smith
Cho Lovin
Winifred Sentiff
New Acgent
J. F. Levin
W. A. Sullivan
Earl Moore
Séntiff
Lou Allen Williams
Club
Smith
Mary Louise Otte
Ruth Pettey
Wanda Harris
Arrilla Powers
Lois Gray
Otie
Cloyce Frost
Levin
Decatur Club
State Federation
Cleveland
Sim F. Otte
Carrie Teague
Willie Griffis
Athens Club
Melons Hit Decatur Streets Ahead of Season
A.H. Blagburn of Somerville Road sells watermelons on the corner of Second Avenue and Johnston Street as a truck vendor also sets up on Moulton Street. Grocers report early arrivals with some melons already in store windows. Blagburn notes slow sales but has moved two of six melons.
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Decatur
South Alabama
A.H. Blagburn
Somerville Road
Second Avenue
Johnston Street
Moulton Street
Blagburn
A and P
Payroll Snatched by Negro Bandit in Atlanta
A Black man grabbed a $1,235 payroll from cashier Mrs. Jack Reese near Atlanta's municipal auditorium as she walked with a bank bag en route to E. Lichtenstein Inc. wholesale grocery. An automobile driven by another Black man fled the scene. Detective Lt. D L Taylor reported the capture of details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
D. L. Taylor
Jack Reese
E. Lichtenstein Inc
Taylor
Mrs. Reese
Central Methodist Group Heads to Cook Springs Camp
Eight intermediate members of the Central Methodist church plan to leave Monday for an intermediate camp at Cook Springs. The group includes Mary Ann Bagley Carolyn Wade Allen Hamilton Mitzi Powell Annette Scoggin Joan Grizzard Billy Martin and Lakin Garnett.
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Central Methodist Church
Cook Springs
Mary Ann Bagley
Carolyn Wade
Allen Hamilton
Mitzi Powell
Annette Scoggin
Joan Grizzard
Billy Martin
Lakin Garnett
Taylor to Stay as Ambassador to Vatican Till Peace
President Truman announced at a news conference that Myron C. Taylor will continue as ambassador to the Vatican until world peace is secured and peace treaties are written. After that, there will be no official representative at the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Truman
Taylor
Decision process for international control plan details
The text outlines charges including seizure of licensed property and willful interference with authority activities, plus creating dangerous projects without proper licensing. It explains that if the American plan is adopted, the commission would seek Security Council approval, then General Assembly action, and finally treaty ratification by member nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Security Council
Council
General Assembly
Grand jury finds no civil rights violations in Columbia disturbances
A Federal grand jury reported no evidence of civil rights violations in Februarys racial disturbances at Columbia Tennessee. It criticized nationwide pamphlet misrepresentations and found no federal statute violated after questioning 390 witnesses. Judge Davies urged ending rumors and warned against circulating false and malicious claims.
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Nashville
Tenn
Columbia
Tom Clark
Elmer D. ‘Davies
Streamlining of State Is Sought in Alabama Report
The Alabama Legislative Reference Service proposes to streamline state rule making to the 1947 legislature. The report notes over half of Alabama agencies have rule powers close to law in effect, prompting reform recommendations by the Legislative Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Legislative Council
Alabama Legislative Reference Service
Steelman Named Director of War Mobilization Office
President Truman announced John R. Steelman will direct the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, succeeding John W. Snyder who has been nominated for Secretary of the Treasury. Steelman will also serve as a special assistant to the President, with the move backed by cabinet members and the OWMR advisory committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
Steelman
John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
OWMR
Threat of Communist Attack on Tsingtao Eases
The danger of a communist assault on Tsingtao, home to about ten thousand U S Marines and naval personnel, appeared to lessen as orders from communist headquarters directed the new fourth army to reduce the threat. The area around Hsia Chuang and Liu Ting, 12 miles north, which controls the port water system, has quieted and American forces remain on alert.
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Tsingtao
U. S
Fourth Army
Shantung Peninsula
Hsia-Chuang
Liu- Ting
Bailey improves after operation in New Orleans infirmary
Governor Thomas L. Bailey of Mississippi showed further improvement at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans where he had a delicate operation on Wednesday. Hospital attendants reported a restful night and nourishment intake yesterday.
Allatogna Dam Construction Starts in Georgia
Lieutenant General Raymond A. Wheeler will turn the first shovel of earth to officially begin construction of the $13,292,115 Allatogna dam on the Etowah river. The hydro electric and flood control project is expected to take three and a half years.
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Cartersville
Raymond A. Wheeler
Chief of
Army Engineers
Allatogna
Etowah River
Fight Flares anew in coal mine foreman union case
Washington reports renewed conflict as 13 coal producers sue to block a government and United Mine Workers agreement. The suit aims to prevent the UMW from securing the right to mine supervisory workers under the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Norton leaves Alabama for Washington post as education chief
Alabama State School Superintendent E B Norton departs for Washington to become assistant U S commissioner of education. He cites a critical teacher shortage with 6000 emergency certificates last year and urges higher pay longer terms and better rural living conditions to attract and retain teachers. He also urges more state revenue and rapid expansion of facilities and opposed federal control of aid.
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Montgomery
Ala
Washington
E. B. Norton
Aries
Norton
State Education Department
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Alabama
Iith
United States
Governor to set date for special election under four month rule
The article discusses how Sparks must order a special election when a senate vacancy occurs more than four months before a general election. Attorney General McQueen interprets the statute to require the call be issued forthwith while the actual election date is at the Governor’s discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Senate
William N. McQueen
Group Calls To Set Primary Dates In Alabama
The state democratic executive committee led by Chairman Gessner T McCorvey called a June 22 meeting in the Jefferson Davis hotel Montgomery to set dates for two summer primaries nominating a successor to Senator John H Bankhead and a state school superintendent. The plan follows Alabama's double primary system with four weeks between elections and the first primary not before August due to completing qualifying and ballot printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Democratic Executive Committee
Gessner T McCorvey
Montgomery
John H. Bankhead
McCorvey
Alabama
Jefferson ‘Davis
Simple Rites For Senator Bankhead Planned In Jasper Alabama
Funeral plans set for Senator John Hollis Bankhead with burial at Oak Hill cemetery beside family. A 40 officer detail attended the Jasper service while flags at half staff marked the day of mourning. President Truman expressed condolences as the Alabama delegation and 12 senators accompanied the body to the state for services.
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Jasper
Ala
Imple
John Hollis Bankhead
Alabama
Washington
First Methodist Church
Oak Hill
John H. A Bankhead
Senate
Larte
William B. Bankhead
City Commission
Truman
Union Station
Far South
Alabama House
Bankhead
Hill
D.-Ala
McKellar
D.-Tenn
White
Vacationing City Mail Carrier and Local Court Docket Summary
Hubert Allen the city mail carrier will be on vacation next week. Five cases were listed on the city police docket today with fines for drunkenness totaling 40 dollars and disorderly conduct fines plus cash bonds forfeited. Local residents visiting Decatur and surrounding areas were noted including Mr and Mrs Dewitt Crawford Talvadge Ryan Arthur F Garrison George P Griffin Arlie B Garrison and Miss Constance Morgan. Hospital updates report William Higdon improving after surgery and births announced for Alton Gene and a daughter to C D Blenkenship. An Antioch church all day singing is set for Sunday with lunch at noon and a meeting for Legion members tonight at Lelia Cantwell Seton hall.
State job openings listed with several positions
Applications for state service jobs are available through county official Julian Bibb. Openings include research assistants 150 to 260 dollars, key punch and tabulating operator roles, veterinarians, plant electricians, drawbridge tenders, construction foremen, carpenters, utility laborers, and sign painters with varied pay scales. Deadlines are June 20 and June 29.
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Julian Bibb
Fly
Father of Former Resident Killed in Car Collision
Neil, father of Mrs. E. R. Love of Decatur, died after his bicycle was struck by a car in Spencer North Carolina. He leaves a son and daughter Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Love of Spencer. funeral was held June 5.
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Neil
E. R. Love
Decatur
Spencer
North Carolina
North Wadkins Avenue
N. C
Love
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Army recruiters stay open Saturday at Morgah County Courthouse
The Morgah county courthouse Army recruiting station will operate Saturdays from 8 am to noon. Decatur office representatives will attend the Army Air Forces caravan exhibit today and tomorrow to inform youths about Army service options. June 30 is the final day for new enlistments or re enlistments.
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Army
Morgah County
Decatur
Army Air Forces
Ministers to Officiate at Montgomery Funeral
State officials from Montgomery attended the funeral for Rev. G. Fred Cooper pastor of Norwood Methodist Church Birmingham and Rev. Arthur H. Nabors of Jasper Methodist Church were to officiate the services.
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Montgomery
G. Fred Cooper
Norwood Methodist Church
Birmingham
Arthur H. Nabors
Jasper Methodist Church
Byrnes First on Scene at Four Power Conference
Secretary of State Byrnes arrived first among foreign ministers at the four power discussion in Paris as Molotov and Bevin were due later. The talks aim to settle postwar peace treaties for Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria Finland and Germany with key disputes over the Ruhr, Trieste, and occupation forces.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
Byrnes
Europe
W. M. Molotov
Moscow
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
United States
Great Britain
Russia
London
Sen. Connally
Texas
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Germany
Austria
Ruhr
Adriatic
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Limestone youths leave for army
Four Limestone county 17 year olds enlisted for three years to serve in the Caribbean theater were sent to Fort McClellan Thursday for pre induction physical examinations. The group includes Kenneth Abernethy James S Brown Gilbert Wooten and Mack Brown Jr.
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Limestone County
Fort McClellan
Kenneth Abernethy
Lertine Abernethy
Athens
James S Brown
Estell Brown
Jefferson
Gilbert Wooter
Clide Wooten
Grace Street
Mack Brown Jr
Clara _R. Brown
Athens 5
U S Ready to Train Chinese Army Under Congressional OK
The United States signals willingness to help train a Chinese army possibly up to one million men. Training would include central government and communist troops in a five to one ratio. General George C. Marshall has approved a State War and Navy plan for an effective small army of 60 divisions.
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Washington
United States
Congress
George C. Marshal
China
State, War and Navy Departments
Andalusia Plants Turn Down the CIO Labor Vote
The NLRB reported that textile workers at three plants rejected designating the CIO clothing workers union as their bargaining agent in an 11 week strike. The official tally was 598 for and 551 against, with ballots from smaller subsidiaries Brantley and Chestview pending a hearing on tabulation method.
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Andalusia
Ala
National Labor Relations Board
CIO Clothing Workers Union
John F. Burst
NLRB
Brantley
Chestview
Fla
McNutt Named U S Ambassador to the Philippines
Paul V McNutt will be the first United States Ambassador to the Philippines. President Truman announced the designation at a news conference and said the nomination would go to the Senate today or tomorrow.
Marriage Licenses for Segora and Holmes
Lewis Edward Segora of Hartsville and Clara Severne Holmes of Falkville obtained marriage licenses in this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Edward Segora
Hartsele
Clara Severne Holmes
Falkvile
Lost Jersey cow weighs 700 pounds for sale tag in car
Jersey cow about 700 lbs missing with a sale tag in a vehicle details. Notify J. E. Wallace of Trinity Road at phone 1214-W with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
J. E. Wallace
Trinity Road
Lost leather billfold in Woolworths grants area
Missing black leather billfold with a valuable family snapshot inside. If found, return to Mrs. R. E. Catlett, phone 2032. Reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth's
R. E. Catlett
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