Cotton controls split as Woolley and Anderson clash in Senate
Washington June 14 Officials opposed a new beltwide cotton control plan backed by 28 senators and cotton leaders. Woolley urged flexible powers for Brannan to regulate acreage and marketing across basic crops, while Anderson warned the proposal would slow production and deepen a surplus. Plan calls for 22.5 million acre minimum and 10 million bale minimum, with continued price support at 90 percent of parity if growers back controls.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Frank Woolley
Agriculture
Brannan
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Anderson
D-Nm
Woolley
H. L. Wingate
Pelham
J. A. Sweet
Mesquite
N. M
Memphis
Tenn
Senate Debates Reapportionment and State Budget Plan
In the Senate a measure for a senator per county is sponsored by Rankin Fite Buckner and Benford as constitutional amendments. A budget bill would place all agencies under formal appropriation rules with general fund remittance, though a federal grant restriction may be removed. A voter re registration amendment and prison system overhaul moves proceed with legislative action.
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Senate
Rankin Fite
Marion County
E. L. Buckner
Cullman
J. J. Benford
Marshall
Bob Lowe
Madison
Len A. K. Patterson
House
Call For
Yes- Sing
Lewis E
Markets Hold Slim Advance After Mixed Wall Street Trade
Wall Street opened with modest gains but the momentum faded as the session wore on. Turnover reached about 1,200,000 shares for the day while the market wobbled between small advances and declines. Leading issues included Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, U S Rubber, Montgomery Ward, and United Air Lines with several big names like Goodyear and Sears Roebuck lagging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlemen Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
Consolidated Natural Gas
Kennecott Copper
American Smelting
Union Carbide
Astern Kodak
International Paper
American Woolen
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
Great Northern Preferred
Nickel Plate
Standard Oil (Nj
Gull
Richfield Oil
United Air Lines
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
Douglas
Cotton futures steady as July leads gains in June 1947
New York June 1947 cotton markets showed steady futures with active near term July upswing before first notice day on June 24. A leading spot firm sold about 9,000 bales in July position as May consumption estimated at 600,000 bales, May use around 27,600, lowest since August 1939. Futures closed about 70 cents higher. middling spot at 33.74.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 14
Cattle across Nashville market slow with declines to 50 lower. Steers and heifers 615-850 lb mostly 22.00-25.00, cows 12.00-18.00, bulls 17.00-21.00. Calves 300 steady with vealers 18.00-25.00. Hogs 1,000 head slow with prices 15.50-20.25 for various weights. Sheep 900 head weak to 50 lower. lambs mostly steady with some 25.50 top for springers. ewes 9.00 down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Wheat Leads Grain Rise on Kansas City Market News
In Chicago markets wheat climbed from an early dip as government plans for a stronger cash market push prices up. July wheat settled around 1.95 5 8 to 3 8, corn rose 5 8 to 7 8, oats up 1 2 to 3 4, rye mixed near unchanged, soybeans up 1 2 to 2 3 4, and lard up 7 to 8 cents per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Kansas City
Markets at a Glance NY June 14
Markets at a Glance reports steady stocks after a rally rebound from yesterday, lower bonds and rail shares on supply, higher cotton from trade buying, and Chicago wheat and corn futures rising on flour buying and cash strength. Hog futures fall up to 75 cents, top $21.25, cattle unevenly strong to 4 cents lower at $29.50.
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New York
Chicago
Three Eggs on City Dump Turn to Fryers
A Mobile Alabama item from June reports a local man Charlie Crabtree discovering six chicken eggs on a city dump. By the time he acted, three had become ready fryers, warm and forming. The tale notes eggs found near garbage and hints at unlikely escape as the remaining hatchlings faced rough odds.
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Mobile
Ala
Charlie Crabtree
Soldier's Body Returns Home in Decatur
Staff Sergeant Roy E. Gosline, 27, killed in Europe in World War II, will have his body arrive in Decatur on train number three of the Louisville and Nashville at 12:50 P M Wednesday. Services Friday at 2:30 P M at 16th Avenue Baptist Church with VFW Post 4190 in charge, burial at Roselawn. Survived by mother and father Mr and Mrs F W Gosline, two sisters Mrs Ernest Ward and Mrs Royce Messer, two brothers James and Louis, and other relatives. He previously lived in Decatur and Columbus and graduated from Decatur High School in the late 1930s.
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Roy E. Gosline
Europe
Decatur
Louisville
Nashville
Old
Trinity Road
Moulton Road
16Th Avenue Baptist Church
Frank Smith
G. M. Davenport
Roselawn
Brown
VFW
F. M. Gosline
Ernest Ward
Royce Messer
Austin- Ville
James
Louis
J.N. Taylor
Striking West Berlin Railway Workers Demand Wage Rise
About 14,000 West Berlin railway workers walked out on May 21 demanding higher wages in West marks, recognition of the anti communist UGO union as their bargaining agent, and job security. They rejected offers paying part wages in West marks and the terms were settled by the United States with Britain, France, and Russia, with Western Allies showing sympathy.
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West Berlin
Wes
UGO Union
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Trieste
United Nations
Italy
Marshal Tita
Red Fleet
Turkey
Sweden
United States Navy
Washington
Black Sea
U. S
Soviet Union
Paris Parley Nears Close
Foreign ministers meeting in Paris nears a partial truce on Berlin and aims to set up East West trade terms in divided Germany. A Germany reunification plan is postponed to deputy ministers with a fall conference likely in New York.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
Germany
Russia
West
New York
Clarence J. Simmons Dies in Birmingham at 70
Clarence J. Simmons 70 died in Birmingham after living there most of his life. Survived by widow Bessie Carpenter Simmons, daughter Mrs. W. Howard Williams of Montgomery, and son Clarence J. Simmons Jr. Funeral services were held this afternoon.
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Clarence Simons
Birmingham
Clarence J. Simmons
Bessie Carpenter Simmons
W. Howard Williams
Montgomery
Negro Orchestra Members Die in Bus-Truck Crash
FLORENCE Alabama June 14 two negroes were killed and two others injured today in a bus truck accident on Tusibcumbia mountain nine miles south of here the dead and injured all were occupants of a bus from the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College Nashville James A Welch 32 business manager of the Tennessee Collegians a college orchestra and Paul Ellis Kidd 21 died others were orchestra members Theophilus Griffin 20 and Clifford McCary 20 had broken arms State Patrolman Herman Cook said the bus en route to Nashville was sideswiped by the truck and went into a ditch at 514 am none of the other 12 or 15 bus passengers were hurt
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Florence
Ala
Tuscumbia Mountain
Here
Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College
Nashville
James A. Welch
Paul Ellis Kidd
Welch
Tennessee Collegians
Herman Cook
Theophilus Griffin
Clifford McCary
OUS
Army drops use of term unemployment from lexicon
Washington June 14 The Army announced it will stop using the word unemployable after a controversy over its apply to Gordon Clapp TVA chairman Gordon R Clapp and Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray testified before a military affairs subcommittee that the word was a bad term and had been stricken from Army usage Gray said the word was used to describe unavailability for service and that Clapp was not targeted but removed from consideration for a German theater assignment.
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Washington
Army
TVA
Gordon R.clapp
Secretary of the
Gordon Gray
Armed Services
Germany
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Gray
Clapp
Eisenhower Faces Tax Limits and Federal Education Control
Analysis notes Eisenhower opposing tax increases for broad education funding while advocating formulas to avoid federal abuse and interference. He argues for limited centralization and warns against expanding federal influence, aligning with views critical of ADA. The piece considers political maneuvering ahead of the 1952 race.
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Eisenhower
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Truman
Taft
Ohio
House Labor Committee
Eienhower
Mob attacks Alabama coal mine near Shelby
A mob targeted the Cahaba Coal Mining Co. mine in Shelby County Alabama injuring workers including a negro miner and a 15 year old boy. Eleven men were inside when the mob arrived and surrounded the operation firing threats as guards searched and ordered workers out. The owners said they had no plans to reopen. The incident occurred amid a nationwide United Mine Workers walkout with Alabama union mines closing without incident. Solicitor Paul Luck of Shelby confirmed awareness but declined further comment.
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The
Cahaba Coal Mining Co
Shelby County
Alabama
Union
UMW
Paul Luck
Shelby
Hinz
McCormack
Lane
Ex-GI Jailed in Germany. Mother Sees Light
Daniel McCarthy, 22, was sentenced to eight months in a German jail for illegally entering the U S zone in Frankfort while seeking German citizenship. He plans to appeal. punishment to be served at Fort Hancock New Jersey. His mother, Catherine F. McCarthy, says the sentence may help him rethink his choice and that law is law. The ex-GI, son of a former Wall Street broker, told the U S military court he wished to renounce U S citizenship.
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New Hyde Park
N. Y
Germany
O. K
Catherine F. McCarthy
McCarthy
U. S
Labor Bill Costs and Military Pay Rise Debate
The rejected labor bill would have raised military pay by about 304 million dollars annually versus 406 million under the original measure, which failed for excessive cost. Other developments include Clapp A Sen. armed services subcommittee examining government reports harming reputations and TVA concerns.
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Clapp
Senare Armed Services
Army
TVA
Gordon R. Clapp
Gordon Gray
ECA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
UnAmerican
House UN- American Activities Committee
Condon
Hawaii
Rep
Nixon
Rcalif
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
Dr. Condon
Judith Coplon
FBI
Indian Soldier Death Probe Requested By Governor
The Indian Tribal Council of Keshena Wisconsin asks Gov James E Folsom of Alabama to investigate the May 5 death of Indian soldier Pfc Robert W Dixon at Fort Benning who was shot by Phenix City Police Officer D M Watford. Police and officials ruled the shooting justifiable.
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Columbus
Indian Tribal Council
Keshena
Wisc
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Phenix City
Pfc
Robert W. Dixon
Fort Benning
D. M. Watford
Pat M. Daniel
R. B. Thornell
Arch B. Farrell
Watford
C. D. Bessant
Overparking fines rise announced by Police Chief Whitmire
Police announce higher penalties for drivers who repeatedly overpark in the same spot with a first warning carrying a fine, followed by a $1 charge on a second offense. City auditor notes. Various church and civic meetings and events are scheduled including vacation Bible school, baptist training union, and Civil Air Patrol gathering. One public drunkenness arrest is reported in Decatur.
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J. B. Whitmire
Road building funds to be shared by districts over four years
Morgan county officials outlined a rotating road fund plan under which each district would receive full road building money for one year in sequence over four years. In 1950 district four would use funds, with prior districts one to three already slated, while county officials discussed borrowing limits and current receipts from gasoline tax.
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M. A. Hardin
West Falkville Pike
A. H. Dunn
Poole
Howell
Decatur
Juan Harris
Harris
Daily Today
Morgan County
Howell Today
Morgan Board
Moulton-Decatur Road
Morgan
Storm Toll In Fort Worth Area Across Dallas Fort Worth
Strong winds and heavy rains battered Dallas Fort Worth area. Three Everman men died in a Fort Worth grade crossing crash. A baby suffocated after lightning cut power. Floods swamped Garland and nearby towns with hundreds rescued by boat.
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Fort Worth
Wayne Taylor
Joe Edward Clowers
Ward A. Graves
Everman
Dallas
John Kenneth Run
Sallie Purnell
Duck Creek
Garland
C. R. Smith
Menominee Soldier Arrested After Drunken Incident
The Columbus Ledger reports a Menominee Indian soldier was seized in a wild drunken mood. The tribal council sent a resolution to Folsom in late May to order a full investigation. W. Kenote of field services flew to Phenix City to inspect the case and the findings were sent to the Governor.
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Columbus Ledger
Folsom
The
Ledger
Aee W. Kenote
Phenix
Optometrist and wife killed in two-car collision near Brinkley
Dr. Preston Castleberry a Pine Bluff optometrist aged 59 and his wife died when their car collided with another near Brinkley on Saturday night. The other vehicle carried two Texas women and four girls bound for a Future Homemakers of America convention in Memphis. Eleven people were injured, with Elsie Bow Farris and Ruth Melcher hospitalized for head injuries.
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Brinkley
Ark
Preston Castleberry
Pine Bluff
Here
Texas
Future Homemakers of America
Memphis
Elsie Bow Farris
Ruth Melcher
Giddings
Tex
Brinkley Hospital
L. Karcher
Lexington
Shirley Schnell
Eola Nell Tate
Tecir
Willie B. Glover
Austin
Miss Coplons Plea Denied in Espionage Case
Washington reports that Judge Reeves denied a defense motion for a directed verdict acquitting Judith Coplon of espionage. Archibald Palmer planned to call many witnesses and sought a top secret document. the judge ruled it not material. The case drew congressional remarks by Rep. King criticizing Rep. Nixon over prosecution handling.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Albert L. Reeves
Archibald Palmer
Reeves
Palmer
Hollywod
Edward A. Condon
Miss Coplon
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
William E. Foley
House
King
Nixon
Klansmen Hearings Stir City Politics
Mayor Peterson, praised by President Truman for anti Klan action, did not testify as defense argued that concealed weapons charges belong in city court. Only Joe Greene was tried for conduct while Malcolm Braddy and John Edge faced robes and robed figures sightings, with witnesses fleeing and a shot fired.
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Peterson
Truman
Pastionaas
Talks on coal czar plan split Northern and Southern groups
The New York Times reports a proposed industry czar to stabilize bituminous coal, with Harry M. Moses named as coordinator in secret negotiations. Southern producers oppose the idea as UMW contracts near expiration lead to expected strikes and widespread fishing during a scheduled work stoppage. Pickets block roads in West Virginia and Alabama and small mines face forced closures as miners prepare for a no-work policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lewis
Times
Harry M. Moses
Moses
UMW
West Virginia
Alabama
Clarksburg
W. Va
Tanker Towed Into Mobile Channel After Engine Failure
Two tugs towed the disabled tanker E. J. Henry to the Mobile ship channel four days after its engines failed 175 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. Representatives of Atlantic Refining Company boarded the crippled vessel to decide if it could be repaired in Mobile Bay without dry docking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
E. J. Henr
Mobile Ship Channel
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Refining Company
Lower Mohsi Bay
Girls Staters Pick Officers in Alabama Ahead of Elections
In Montgomery on June 14 high school juniors head to the polls for Girls State to elect an honorary governor lieutenant governor secretary of state and other officers. Candidates include Bobby Jean Wilson Carolyn Rush Sybil Hammack Jackie Cater Juliet Given Elanor Green Nell Windham and Betty Brackin among many others from across the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
China
Marilyn Brittain
Anniston
Bobby Jean Wilson
Montevallo
Carolyn Rush
Sina- Couga
Margaret Keeble
Scottsboro
Jane Dake
Gadsden
Sylvia Lambert
Clanton
Geraldine Crumpton
Fairfield
Nel Conner
Courtland
Cameron Freeman
Poverndér
Sybil Louise Hammack
Irvington
Ben Thomas
May
Ann Jackson
Auburn
Nina "Hester
Red Bay
Myre Cutts
Enterprise
Jackie Cater Birmingham
Phenix
Ann Droughon
Nell
Windham
Andalsia
Corie Harreis
Troy
Betsy Berchbickler
Hartford
Public Service Commission
Jane Carney
Birmingham
Mary Ann Carview
Dadeville
Jane Walden
Oxford
Betty Brackinh
Supreme Court
Betty Joyce Barrow
Andalusia
Patricia Harris
Oneonta
Sue Dobbins
Elanor Williams
Greenville
Ruth
Pohl
Slacauga and
Myrt'e Toney
Tuskegee
Lie cites UN achievements and limits in postwar crises
Lie advised Rotarians that much has been accomplished while noting the United Nations cannot enforce peace with force. He praised the Berlin blockade resolution as the era’s most dangerous crisis averted and credited the UN with preserving peace in Palestine India and Indonesia without using a single gun.
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Lie
Berlin
Palestine
India
Indonesia
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Decatur High School
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Atomic Energy Commission
Advisory Council
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
William Thompson
Birmingham Certified Public Accountant
Decatur Books
D. D. Burleson
City Auditor
East End
Decatur Police
Central Methodist Church Junior Board of Stewards
Civil Air Patrol
Pryor Field
Decatur Curb Market Board
Chamber of Commerce
State Marketing Board
Bethea Stedham
Walden Chapel Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union
L. A. Shirley
Harold Wright
Klansmen
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