Truman vetoes bill expanding social security benefits
President Truman vetoed a bill raising federal maternity benefits, arguing it shortfalls the program and fails to meet his requests. The veto rejects an additional 184 million dollars in annual federal aid and the expansion of old age insurance financed by payroll taxes, while Congress advances a separate measure to extend coverage to 3.5 million more people.
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Ashington
Truman
Capitol Hill House
Air Show At Courtland Field Dazzles With Stunts And A Moonlit Sky
In Courtland, Bud Grady and the Thrasher brothers performed aerobatics atop a moving car and on a Siamese plane as heavy clouds and a brief shower dusted the air. Spectators including Miss Etheridge and Bruce Williamson witnessed jumps and low altitude maneuvers amid formation tactics by Alabama National Guard units and P-47s from neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud
Grady
Thrasher Brothers
Courtland Air Field
Russellville
Hollin B. Abrams
Lester Davis
Birmingham
Davis
Two Georgia men linked to multi-state murder plot
Es of Houston Texas and Johnny Me eigh of LaGrange Ga claim a murder ring killed a woman near Brunswick and a man near Fitzgerald. Walden says he married the girl weeks before her assault and death. Stringfellow died from narcotics and two gunshots near a Florida road. Indictments at Fitzgerald name Walden McVeigh and three others in Stringfellow murder. Godwin vis Clarence Revel Joe from Phenix City accused of paying Walden McVeigh $1000. Davis jailed at Fitzgerald. Walden and McVeigh at Columbus trial. Revel and Alfred face $5000 bonds.
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Houston
Tex
Johnny Meeigh
LaGrange
Pemagtelion
Walden
Brunswick
Stringfellow
Killien
Fitzgerald
Florida
Ben Hill County
Wal- McVeigh
Godwin Vis
Clarence O. Revel
Joe
Phenix City
Ala
Walden McVeigh
Davis
McVeigh
Columbus
Revel
Alfred
Prison Uprising Briefly Quelled at Reidsville Facility
Report states officers aided by internal response quelled a two hour disturbance at the state prison in Reidsville. No serious injuries reported. A transgender patient was moved to a state hospital. Three inmates serving life sentences for murder remained confined in a maximum security unit on the facility’s second floor. The first floor area houses no inmates and had been opened for reaf patients in 1947 under court orders or transfers.
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State Hospital
Reidsville
Market gains trimmed as trading closes in late session
A gains driven late trading days on June 14 saw oil and seed issues rise briefly with many issues marking new highs for the year though momentum faded. Overall volume clocked about 1,700,000 shares with Standard Oil (NJ) up around 2 points and leaders including U S Steel Republic Steel Woolworth Kennecott Radio Corp Illinois Central and Texas Co advancing.
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New York
Standard Oil
U. S.steel
Republic ,Steel, Woolworth
Kennett Cooper, Radio Corp
Illinois Central
Texas Co
Grain futures end mixed with corn oats up. wheat little changed
Chicago markets closed with a late rally in corn and oats as wheat showed small losses to gains. July corn rose to 2.17 to 2.18, oats up to 0.94 3/8, soybeans steady at 4.15, and wheat near unchanged with fractional moves.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance New York Trading Summary
Markets at a glance report irregularly higher on June 14 with steels and oils in demand. Bonds steady as rails improve. Cotton higher with mill buying. Chicago wheat mixed and light trade with small price changes. Corn firm at close on short covering. Oats firm after late rally with corn. Hogs active up 50 cents to 1 dollar, top 25.50. Cattle good and choice grain fed steers and heifers up 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Georgia Poultry Market Steady at Unchanged Prices
North Georgia live poultry market remained steady with prices near the lowest among major producing areas. Prices paid at farm for poultry picked up today averaged 2.3 2.6 pounds range 37 37 1 2 cents, mostly 37 cents, with processing plants reporting ample offerings and clearings near satisfactory levels.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
F.o.b
Nashville Livestock Prices Fall Across Classes in Market Report
June 14 Nashvilleокlivestock report shows cattle mix with lower grades leading declines. Cattle steady to weak with mediums at 26.00 30.00 for steers and heifers, cows 20.00 23.00, bulls 22.50 25.00. calves 24.00 29.00. hogs mostly 25.00 for 190 230 lb barrows, sows 18.00 18.50. sheep good lambs 28.50 31.00, older lambs 19.50 21.50, lighter weights under 140 lb 9.00 10.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Cotton futures rise as market closes higher
New York cotton futures finish 20 to 45 cents a bale above prior close. July 36.49 50, Oct 33.11, Dec 32.51, Mar 32.32, May 32.09. Middling spot 38.28 up 5. N-Nominal.
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New York
Wage disputes ease as major auto plants resume work
The AFL-CIO trades council won a 15.12 cent hourly raise for 875 workers at a nuclear lab ending a strike threat. GM laid off 200000 workers a week over steel shortages linked to a coal strike while 3000 UAW at Budd Co. and 2300 Briggs workers also saw wage moves. Ford 30000 workers returned after a parts shortage, Chrysler 16500 workers promised early resumption, and CIO UAW planned new talks with Ford.
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Ing
AFL Trades and Labor Council
The
Atomic Laboratory
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Budd Co
Briggs” Manufacturing Co
Cio-Uaw
Ford Motor Co
Forestry School Held in Bankhead
A forestry school is underway in Bankhead forest conducted by the Alabama state Department of Conservation. Vocational teachers county agents and soil conservation workers from the northern part of Alabama participate. Tonight Decatur businessmen including T. F. Adams Redus Collier T. D. Aldridge and Maynard Layman are invited to attend an evening session.
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Bankhead Forest
State Department of Conservation
Alabama
Decatur
T. F. Adams
Redus Collier
T. D. Aldridge
Maynard Layman
Claude Oliver Passes Today
Claude A. Oliver 72 former Mooresville merchant died in a hospital after two months illness. Survived by widow five daughters Mrs John Whitworth Madison Mrs B A Dudley Mooresville Mrs Wade Bradshaw Detroit Mich Mrs John Boseck Belle Mina and Evelyn Oliver of Mooresville plus other relatives. Funeral arrangements announced by Brown's.
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Claude A. Oliver
Mooresville
Eacie Shipp
Brown's
Oliver
John Whitworth
Madison
B.A. Dudley
Wade
Bradshaw
Detroit
Mich
John Boseck
Belle Mina
Evelyn Oliver
Truman Aims for First Ballot Nomination At Convention
Indiana delegates chosen for district meetings July 12 and a state convention Tuesday nominate state officers. President Truman appears to have enough delegates for a first ballot renomination, but factions dispute pledged support. The Colorado delegation was contested after a vote to cast its 12 votes for Truman. Connecticut delegates voted unpledged to Philadelphia. Southern Democrats split on Truman’s civil rights program with Arnall predicting Truman would still win nationally while Sparkman urges trying for another candidate. Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks Wallace from July 6 primary ballot, excluding him from November ballot as well.
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Indiana
Truman
Washington
Denver
Colorado
Connecticut
Philadelphia
South
Lilis G. Arnall
Georgia
Mr. Truman
Sparkman
Alabama
Henry A. Wallace
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Progressive Party
Wallace
Truman Warns Southern Californians Over Water Power
President Truman spoke in Santa Barbara and Berkeley urging limits on water power and land use while pushing for Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing and price control bills. He outlined objectives for his cross country swing and planned stops toward Philadelphia. He urged Russia to end coercion and called for UN backed steps in the Greek and Korean conflicts. He met with California officials and Roosevelt during the trip.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Truman
Los Angeles
California
Santa Barbara
Ambassador Hotel
Washington
Albuquerque
N. J
University of California At Berkeley
Russia
United Nations
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Albania
North Korea
South Korea
Coness
Philadelphia
James D. Roosevelt
State
Democratic Committee
San Francisco
Supreme Court Upholds Renegotiation Act
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the legality of the Renegotiation Act. Three companies challenged government efforts to recover 154,610 dollars in alleged excess profits from wartime contracts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Weekend Arrests and Fatal Crashes Across Bradford and Athens
Police reported arrests for driving with a revoked license and intoxication in Bradford. Missing persons and fatal crashes dominated Ardmore Athens Florence and Limestone County scenes, including the death of Martha Gordon in a head on crash near Ardmore and multiple injuries at Powers Hospital. Funeral services were set for Gordon and the Clinards with statements from Tennessee Highway Patrol about crash dynamics and revocation status.
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O’neal Coleman
Carl
Bradford
Penticost
Miller
Holland
Johnson’s Chapel
Carl Roberts
A. A. Wright
Decatur
Hubert
Pacific Area
Jimmy . Roberts
Nashville
Maydean Holland
Martha Gordon
E. M. Gordon
Athens
Randy Magnusson
Ardmore
Clinard
Tennessee Oficials
Limestone County
Middle Income Rise Reported for U S Families
The Federal Reserve Board reports the 1947 median family income was 2920 dollars, up 320 from 1946. About 69 percent earned 2000 dollars or more, while 13 percent were under 1000 and 18 percent between 1000 and 2000. Some with higher incomes felt stretched by living costs.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Poison claims in Watts homicide case and forged inheritance details
The chief stated Mrs. Watts admitted possessing Paris green at her husband’s death and using poison to contaminate bread aiding the pigeons’ destruction. Investigators questioned her parents and a roomer Larry Damon who said he planned to marry Mrs. Watts in August. The Watts estate and Barbara Ann Hamilton’s trust are noted, with likely values around 25,000 and 11,000 respectively.
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Larry Damon
Damon
Mrson
Barbara Ann
Hamilton County
Parole Revoked in Worthless Check Case for Charles Berry Jr
Charles Berry Jr of Trinity had his parole removed and must serve a two year term in the state penitentiary after a probation revocation in Limestone County. A forgery charge was added in a warrant sworn by Judge W. H. Long. Berry is jailed in Athens awaiting further action.
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Charles Berry Jr
Trinity
State
Berry
James H. Crow
Athens
Limestone County
Morgan County
W. H. Long
Jersey Heifers from Canada Exhibit in Decatur Sale
More than fifty registered Jersey heifers bought in Canada are in Decatur for a Jersey sale set for Saturday June 19. The sale starts at noon at the Home Oil Mill. Calves were purchased by Walter Drake, Alabama cattleman, and will be sold at auction. Interest statewide is evident with an inquiry from Houston County agent in Dothan seeking sale details.
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Canada
Decatur
Home Oil
Walter Drake
Alabama
Dothan
Houston County
Autopass wrecks injure several. several fatalities noted
A series of highway crashes near the Morgan Lawrance line and 20th Street involve multiple injured and two fatal outcomes. Mrs Teague suffered head and back bruises. Augustus Cook charged with no license. Damages totaled 375 dollars. A second crash near Courtland on Highway 20 left four Huntsville residents with cuts and bruises after a tire blowout and bridge impact. Herbert Ferguson, a former Trinity resident, is in serious condition after a Birmingham crash that caused severe head and limb injuries. James Parker of Newcastle died from a separate overturn on Highway 31, and John Martin Allen, a watchman, died after an incident on Selma Street.
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Paul Jones
George Edward Teague
Morgan-Lawrence
Mighway
Little
Teague
Augustus Cook
W. Vine
Cook
Ford
Plymouth
Alva Jacobs
Huntsville
Courtland
Thomas Halsey
Etta Halsey
Robert Warren
Eunice McMillan
L. A. Watkins
J. D. Vinson
Herbert Ferguson
Trinity
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
The
Ferguson
James Ee Parker
Newcastle
Highway
John Martin Allen
Selma
Decatur Community Notes Highlight Local Admits and Club Steps
District residents and organizations share updates from hospitals and clinics. Mrs. Wilhelmina Etheridge, Harold Drake, and others are hospitalized or treated at Decatur General and nearby facilities. The Business and Professional Women's club shifts meeting time for a June picnic at Trinity Mountain, while Red Cross swimming classes begin Tuesday at Crystal Plunge. Cub Pack 5 meets at Central Methodist church and local veterans attend the Alabama VFW encampment in Birmingham.
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Business
Professional Women's Club
Lovins
Trinity Mountain
The
Red Cross
Crystal Plunge
Bill Weaver
Black man held on charges in Knifing case
Calvin Pearson a 21 year old Negro is held in county jail charged with a serious case in connection with the knifing of a Black woman at her home on Saturday night. Police answered the call at 12 24 A M. Coroner Bev Howell reported a deep left breast wound and injuries to the arm shoulder and head.
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Calvin Pearson
Laverne McDonald
E. Cherry Street
Terry and
Taylor
Bev Howell
Moore and Stanford
New Orleans Girl Plans Visit to French Town She Aided
Betty Jane Holder, 21, of New Orleans travels to Mouleydier France, a village she aided after its 1944 burn, having raised 500 in January 1947 and sent 154 boxes to 47 of 182 families. She aims to have all 182 adopted and to inspire a US town to adopt the village. A Christmas shipment and 2400 pounds of toys and clothing were sent for July arrival.
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New York
New Orleans
Mouleydier
France
Betty Jane Holder
Miss Holder
University of Alabama
de Witt Holder
Louisiana Power & Light Co
Violet
University
United States
UN Truce Observers Report Talks Delay in Berlin Palestine Tensions
U N truce observers note men of army age may be sent to a refugee camp as Western Germany talks stall at France's request over a federal government plan. Gottwald becomes Czechoslovakia president and Za potocky premier. The Senate keeps fighting foreign aid cuts. Jews accuse Syria of breaking the Galilee truce. Syria denies and threatens action. Bernadotte sets up on Rhodes hoping for peace as the truce runs to July 2.
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Tel Aviv
U. N
France
Germany
U. S
Klement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Anton Zapotocky
U. S. Senate
House
Syria
Galilee
Mishmar Hay Yrden
Kefar Szold
Ein Geb
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Rhodes
Palestine
Israel
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
New York
Britain
Russia
Security Council
Auction of Norris Scheduled Tuesday
Norris Tennessee residents prepare for a public auction of the town built by the Tennessee Valley Authority during 1933 to 1934. The sale starts at 1 849 750 dollars and covers 1284 acres with 341 dwellings and several commercial buildings plus a schoolhouse and fire and other structures.
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Norris
Tenn
Tenessee Valley Authority
Dam
Cary Wanted in Morgan County For False Pretenses
Cary, held in Limestone County Jail in Athens, is accused in Morgan County of four charges of obtaining 300 by false pretenses. An affidavit by Olen Cooper of Oak Ridge, before Judge W H Long, states Cary delivered a 1939 Ford to C N Lott and Cooper pretending to be the owner to secure the money.
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Jackie .Coogan Cary
Limestone County
Athens
Morgan County
Olen Cooper
Oak Ridge
W. H.long
Cary
C. N. Lott
Eight Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge in Limestone County
ATHENS Alabama June 14 a total of eight persons were arrested in Limestone county for driving while intoxicated this weekend several of the arrestees were involved in serious accidents in the area over the weekend.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Scout Camp Abandoned Over Klan Threats in Alabama
In Jefferson County near Bessemer a plan to train negro Girl Scout leaders was abandoned after a mob of about 100 hooded men ordered two white instructors to leave the camp. The council called for police protection and urged action to revoke the Ku Klux Klan charter, while noting the risk to participants and staff.
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Birmingham
Jefferson County Girls Scout Council
L. E. Geohegan
Alabama
Ku Klux Klan, Inc
Bessemer
Circuit
Howard Sullinger
Katrine Nickel
Elizabeth Ijams
Knoxville
Tenn
South
National Girl Scout
New York City
Pauline Bray Fletcher
Jefferson County
Albert A. Carmichael
Abe Berkowitz
Berkowitz
U. S
John D. Hill
FBI
Draft plan outlines selective service expansions and civil rights fight
The document details a draft expansion with about 200000 unmarried non veterans likely to be drafted first and inductions possible within 60 to 90 days of law enactment. Efforts shift to age group and birthday order while boards reduce from 6442 to about 4000. Rep Powell vows 31 amendments for abolishing Jim Crow in the armed forces and will stage a one man protest if blocked. He aims to carry civil rights proposals from the Senate lingered amid debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Office of Selective Service Records
Skelton
Powell
D-Ny
House
Senate
Langer
R-Nd
Lost Fifteen Dollar Currency in Insurance Envelope
Reward offered for return of a $15 currency amount lost in a Metropolitan Insurance envelope. Mrs. J W Sewell of Hillsboro Alabama and M J Lott referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sewell
Hillsboro
Alacio
M. J. Lott
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Air Force
Alabamational Guard
Thenessee
Mississippi National Guard
Sonny Hafer
Decatur Vfw
al Baker
Bill Spencer
Auburn
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Bankhead
Claude Oliver
Leroy Clinard
Deloise Ann Clinard
Miss Magnusson
Powers Hospital
Tennessee Highway
R. F. Wright
J. W. Pollock
Clinards
Magnusson
Gordon
Foster Magnusson
Miss Gordon
Florence State Teachers College
Miss. Gordon
Gatlin
Pitts Michell
Athens Church
Frank Allen Hay
Allen
Ethel Hay
Godwin Station
Duck River
Columbia, Tenn
Marvin Edwards
Crown
C. L. Steadham
Odell Brarti
Big Bear Creek
Atwood
Franklin County
Calvin Odum Boyd
Highway 31
Highway Patrol
Georgia Mae Emerson
Ella Mae Roberts
Boyd
McConnell Road
R. E. Beasley
J. R. Vanderford
W B. Little
Swan Creek
Bridge
Wenfred
Wilhelmina Etheridge
Decatur 1
Decatur General Hospital
Harold Drake
Lacon 1
F. B. Kohlun
Walker Avenue
Memphis
Hami Clinis
R. W. Carrell
E. Church
Hami‘s
Harold Aday
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Oak Street
Brown’s
Erskine _ Chenault
Ey Chenault
Billy Weaver
Horace Broom
Red Cross Acquatic School
White Bluff
Alabama Gas Company
Lee Street
Prospectee
R. B. Freeman
American Legion Auxiliary
Benson Field
Delano Park
A. M. Smith Sr
A. M. Smith Jr
Clifford Smith
Washington, D. C
J. B. McBride
St. Vincent Hospital
John McBride
Ray Kelley
McBride
Central Methodist Church
Watson Carlisle
Edmund Garrettm
Associated Cooperative
Jane Adkins
Ella Milam
W. E. Boutwell
Fourth Avenue S
Miss Adkins
Memphis, Tenn
Martha Jean
Holloman
Levena Mason
Howard Harris
Lovema Harris
Horton Street
Mason
Kingland
Ariz
Ann
Bobbie Ferguson
Billy Mack Ferguson
Charlie Harvey
VFW
Alabama Department of the
Erskine Chenault
Sidney Chenault
American Red Cross
Montgomery Bell State Park
N. O. Girl
Jackson Cary
Morgan
R. J. Poteete
4Th Ave
Jones Coal Co
Aajones
Jounn Jones
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