Hatch raps GOP attack on communism issue
Senator Hatch denounces Republican charges of communist influence as a phony issue. He defends the Democratic Party and criticizes GOP claims linking Democrats to Moscow, citing statements by Carles Reece and other leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Hatch
D-Nm
Congress Hatch
Truman
GOP
Car Reece
New Mexico
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Republican News
Henry Wallace
Harold Ickes
Chester Bowles
Sidney Hillman
Reece
Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Stassen
Omaha
Neb
Kenneth S. Wherry
United States
Robert Taft
Ohio
New York
The
Ohioan
Senate Move Pushes Labor Bill Ahead of Other Measures
Supporters say the bill targets unions requiring payment for union driver services at union markets. Senator Allard and Hatch back rapid Senate approval with little changes. Republicans show strong backing despite minority calls to drop labor legislation after Truman vetoed the Case bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All
Minn
Hatch
Senate
Truman
Congress
Markets Fall After Morning Rally In New York
Stocks drifted lower after an early recovery failed to gain momentum. Rail shares rose early but most eased into the downtrend as midafternoon offered limited support. Transfers approached 1.2 million shares with liquidation weighing on markets. Bonds showed irregular movement while dividends earnings and rate hopes kept some bolstering tone. In Chicago oats were held at ceiling and hogs and cattle posted gains on most killing classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 18 1930s
Nashville Tennessee cattle demand slow and uneven with cows dominating supply. Beef cows 7.00 to 13.50. bulls to 14.00. calves active 15.50 to 18.00. hogs 145.5 top for barrows and gilts 120 to 150 pounds, sows 13.80. sheep generally steady with springers 15.50 to 16.50. receipts 3,472, largest daily run in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Violence eruptions blamed on Haganah leaflets in Tel Aviv
The report notes attacks occurring as British troops move through Palestine to curb violence. Haganah, described as an illegal Jewish group, distributed leaflets in Tel Aviv claiming responsibility for Sunday night outbursts. The Palestine Post denounces the violence as pointless and harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Haganah
Tel Aviv
The
Palestine Post
Wrong Answers From Witness Hit Tojo Trial
Tokyo June 18 A Japanese professor testifying as a prose cuton witness in the Tojo war crimes trial gave unexpected answers. He said military training originally served peaceful purposes, undermining prosecutors claims of indoctrination. The assistant prosecutor sought to impeach but later withdrew the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokiomi Kaigo
Valentine Hammack
Hartselle Officers Net Big Catch on Fishing Trip
Two Hartselle police officers stood out on a Monday fishing trip near Guntersville. L. G. Martin caught 19 fish while Mabrey McCutcheon also landed a notable haul. Peck Funeral Home ob servers reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Guntersville
L. G
Martin
Peck
Mabrey McCutcheon
Contracts Let Washington Army Engineers Award Over 91 Million
Army engineers awarded contracts totaling more than 91 million dollars for rivers harbors and flood control work as the civil works program shifts toward peacetime operation. Lt. Gen. Raymond A Wheeler said invitations are out for bids on further projects previously authorized by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Engineers
Rport
Aymond A. Wheeler
Congress
New Weapon Hint Reveals Molten Metal Jet Defense Idea
Washington reports a proposed high speed metallic jet defense using a shaped charge to fire a molten metal jet at aircraft and missiles. Army ordnance officials say initial velocity could reach 25 000 feet per second, enabling potential armor penetration and sky defense concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Ordnance Department
War Department
Ordnance Arm
Everett S. Hughes
Ordnance
Leslie E. Simpson
Ordnance Department
Ballistic Research Laboratory
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Damages Case Proceeds In Circuit Court Actions
Vera Garrett sues Metropolitan Life Insurance and Barbee plus an Upstate Chevrolet claim seeking 1000 for money received and an alleged unlawful taking of a four door sedan on May 8 1943. Case details list attorneys and venue for dozens of civil jury actions and a circuit court grand jury convened by Judge Crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Garrett
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Barbee
Upstate
Cheverelt Comany
General Motors
Russell Lynne
Charles Evster
Auto Company
Burleson A. Dinsmore
Decatur
Roy S. Groover
Falkville
Robert J. Gray
W. Robert Long, Sr
Danville
James Orville Long
N. Travis Legg
William H. McAbee
Hartselle
Arthur Matthews
James. E. Jack Stone
Rube K. Woodard
Charles T. Rountree
Luther’ B. Browning
Issac D. Cockrell
Milton
Clendenon
D. Edward Clark
L. George Connel
John D. Davis
Hartwell Davis
E. Quince Eddens
John E. Hogan
Basil W. Hogan
Eugene G. Milam
Dwight L. Mixson
Dave Mendleson
Howard H. Davis
J. B. Gurley
Agnes Marie Cupp
Southern Railway Co
Mellie Burton
Willis Williams
Robert B. Harrison
Motor Freight, Inc
Annie Mac Horton
Malone
Present Lines, Inc
Coleen Kilgore
Malone Freight Lines, Inc
Cliff Strickland
Roe L. Robinson
Shelly Mason
Second Avenue
Bord Eason
William L. Washburn
Milo C. Yancey
Union ‘Grove
Nobile Johnson
Sixth Avenue
George M. Hutcheson
Joppa
Hubert Stead
Marvin Sandlin
J. Rube Wallace
Hart
Avondale Mills Ordered to Disestablish Employee Committees
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Avondale Mills Inc to disestablish employee committees at its seven Alabama plant operations including in Washington on June 18. The action targets worker representation structures across all facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHEL
Washington
Avondale Mills, Inc
Alabama
National Labor Relations Board
VA loan guaranty explained for returning veterans
An illustrated guide clarifies that VA loan guarantees enable veterans to borrow through private lenders with government backing. It outlines eligibility, uses, lender search, maximum guarantees, repayment terms, and steps to obtain a certificate of eligibility from the VA in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern
Veterans ~Administration
Treasury of
United States
Veterans Administration
Decatur
Super Figs On This Tree At The Decatur Daily
Mrs John P Bean of Hartsel 1 grows extraordinary figs on a corner tree in her garden. She says the two year old tree bears fruit year round with a large green fig described as a mammoth sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
John P. Bean
Hartsele 1
Mrs. Bean
Gibson and Wright at Decatur Rotary Club
David Allen Gibson and Paul Wright performed at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting with the Central Baptist church quartet. The program, led by Sam Pruett, featured Gibson piano solos and Wright trombone solos, and the quartet sang two spiritual numbers. Bennie W. Malone was welcomed as a new member, with various guests and Rotarians in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Allen Gibson
Paul Wright
Central Baptist Church
Decatur
Sam Pruett
Gibson
Wright
Central Baptist Quartet
Bob Horton
Ed Keith
E. H. McCarley
Albert White
Horton
Bennie W. Malone
John Chenault
Frank Perkins
Carly Schwachow
E. P. Garrett
Jack Stone
Hartselle
George Johnson
Athens
Ralph Agee
Rotary
Wood
Quarantine Protest Grows Over Florida Travel ban
Georgia health officials defend a two week quarantine for all travelers from Florida aimed at Preventing infantile paralysis. Dr Wilson T Sowder Florida health officer says poliomyelitis incidence has not reached epidemic proportions in Florida this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Florida
Georgia Health Department
Health Department
Georgia
Wilson T. Sowder
U S Army Foils Escape Attempt at German Prisoner Trials
U S Army announces it foiled a prisoner escape at Bad Nauheim Germany where soldiers held as witnesses in the Lichfield guardhouse trials faced a tunnel found beneath their floor. Soldiers reportedly stopped the exit before any escape occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bad Nauheim
Germany
U.S. Army
Lichfield
Ir Ae
Hollywood in the Outdoors and Studio Ventilation Pleas
Joseph Cotten urges better ventilated stages to cut star illness costs while filming in Arizona. The piece also notes location work in Monument Valley for My Darling Clementine with a stampede and a Cadillac sighting, plus updates on Esther Williams and other industry news from Hollywood and the American Society of Cinematographers anniversary event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Joseph Cotten
Joe
Congress
Mia
Joan Ford
Clementine
Arizona
Monument Valley
Ford
Republic Studios
Kreisler Improves After Emergency Appendectomy
Fritz Kreisler the 71 year old violinist was reported in very good condition at a New York hospital after undergoing an emergency appendectomy Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreisler
New York
Fritz Kreisler
Swiss skill faces pinch as watchmakers struggle
In Geneva, veteran artisans Paul Gilly and Georges Chappatte epitomize Swiss handcraft in decline as sonsof watchmaking seek faster, less patient trades. Patek Philippe, a century-old firm, employs 150 but now churns out only 500 to 600 watches monthly. Prices span 175 to 3750 francs with rare 45,000-franc commissions. Nationwide, mass production and worker preferences threaten the craftsman's era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Geneva
Switzerland
Jung
Paul Gilly
Gilly
Paul Guy
Georges Chappatte
Chappatte
Patek
Farouk
Egypt
Leopold
Belgium
George S. Patton Jr
Ambassador Murphy
General MacNarney
Simpson Calls For Veterans Aid And National Peace Path
Simpson outlines priorities for Alabama focusing on agriculture and social welfare. He cites his record supporting pension funds, old age laws, pardon and parole, hospital building, veterans services, and federal aid to education. He argues for reduced peacetime federal spending and UN support, while naming possible rivals for the special primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Senate
Jim Gibson
Birmingham
Reuben Newton
Jasper
Elbert Boozer
Anniston
Joe Starnes
Guntersville
Cooper Green
Alabama college presidents form study group on veterans education
In Montgomery on June 18 Alabama college presidents will create a full time organization to study veterans education needs. Dean Ralph B Draughon of Alabama Polytechnic Institute was named to head the staff and will establish an office in the state capitol to review requirements and make recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ralph.b
Dgaughan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Draughon
Capitol
Local health updates and hospital movements reported
Continued notes show J A Thornhill improving after illness. Mrs R B Jones dismissed from Decatur General and staying with Mrs B M Crow in Decatur until Paris Tenn home return. Henry E Ladner seriously ill at St Margaret s Montgomery. Chief J B Whitmire to attend peace officers convention in Montgomery. Mrs John Meadows and son moved from Decatur General to 315 Fourth Avenue by Brown s ambulance. Mrs E A Poteet moved to Somerville by Brown s ambulance. Mrs Forrest Tucker moved from Birmingham to 330 Sherman Street. Reynolds moved on Ninth Street South by Brown s ambulance. Clayton Smith Madison 3 admitted to Baugh s infirmary. Mrs C Bradley Somerville moved to Baugh s infirmary. Steps to boost nail production noted as nails in short supply. OPA raises nail price by 10 per ton. W M Hill Moulton 3 admitted to Decatur General. Betty Akers 1505 Twelfth Avenue admitted to Decatur General. Mrs Ira Allred 1816 Eighth Street South admitted to Decatur General. Retail price hikes for cotton flannel shirts about 12 percent. Household cooking and heating stoves to rise 2 to 3 percent.
Three Men Entering Service for Army Pre-Induction Tests
Three men left today for Fort McClellan to take pre induction tests for the Army. Billie N. Johnson Danville and Randolph C Ryan Somerville enlisted for 18 months. Recruiters warn June 30 is last day to join and keep the family allotment and former rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McClellan
Army
Billie N. Johnson
Danville
Randolph C. .Ryan
Somerville
Payroll cuts hit Mobile shipyards as slack season slows work
Mobile Alabama shipyards reduce staff to match lull in repair and conversion work. Gulf Shipbuilding in Chickasaw imposed temporary lay offs last weekend. Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. also reports reductions across several departments to weather the slack season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp
Chickasaw
Northern
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Spain-Franco Issue Stirs UN Debate Over Veto Power
The United Nations Security Council faces a clash as Britain seeks a report on Spain without a recommendation and to consult the World Court on action against Franco. Australia France and Mexico oppose the move while the United States and Australia press Russia to back the council's democratic majority and avoid a veto that could derail the Spain question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Grumich
New York
Australia
Russia
United Staes
United Nations Security Council
Council
Spain
General Assembly
Court of International Justice
Alexander Cadogan
France
Mexico
U. S
Herschel V. Johnson
Herbert V. Evatt
St Ann's Summer Religious School Opens This Week
The annual two week summer program at St. Ann's Catholic Church opened with daily sessions 8:30 to 10:30 A M led by Rev. Charles Reiner O S B from St Bernard's College Cullman. Rev. O Reilly is away in Coyne Ireland visiting his parents. The curriculum covers catechism church history and Catholic philosophy with a closing picnic. Fred Voehringer assists the primary group and Rose Marie Namie assists the intermediate department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Charles Reiner
St. Bernard's College, Cullman
Reiner
Daniel O'Reilly
Coyne
Ireland
Fred Voehringer
Rose Marie
Namie
Two Service Men Honored at Party
A social gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Sam Garner home celebrated their sons Pfc. Eugene Garner on Army furlough and Carl Garner recently discharged from the Navy. Attendees included Alene Speegle James Jaques Erskine Speegle Ruth Davis Vernon Davis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Garner
Pfc
Eugene Garner
Army
Carl Garner
Navy
Alene Speegle
James
Clarence’ Jaques
Erskine Speegle
Ruth
Vernon Davis
Faye Nell
Roy
Russell Burnam
Samuel Sharp
Edward Baker
Maxine
Chester Hale
Margie
Junior
Obie Mitchell
Marriage Licenses Granted in Decatur and Somerville Areas
Paul Abner Wright of Decatur wed Emma Frances Prater of Decatur. Howard Dobbs of Somerville and Avis Jord Mae Winton of Somerville. William Nichols of Decatur and Sarah Evelyn Vines of Decatur were licensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Abner Wright
Decatur
Emma Frances Prater
Howard Dobbs
Somerville
Avis Jord Mae Winton
William, Paul Nichols
Sarah Evelyn Vines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goidel
Hawkins
Medusa Portland
Macomber Steel
E. M. Morrow
Davis
Wall Street
Superior Cleaners
LEE
Commercial Credit Corp
BANK
News For
Valley Veterans
Savings and Loan
Gibson and
Rotary Club
Humphrey Bogart
Jack Benny
Beverly Tyler
Rory Calhoun
David Rose
Kitty Kallen
Esther Williams
Mackinac Island
Ben Gage
Jimmy Lydon
Anne Jeffreys
Jerome Kern
Jeanne Crain
Cornel Wilde
Wiliam Eythe
Linda Darnell
Dan Duryea
American Society of Cinematographers
Berlin
Dexanale
J. A. Thornhill
R. B. Jones
Decatur General Hospital
B. M. Crow
Johnston Street
Paris
Henry E. Ladner
St. Margaret's Hospital
J. B. Whitmire
John Meadows
Fourth Avenue
Brown
E. A. Poteet
Brown's Ambulance
Forrest ‘Tucker
Sherman Street
Ross Reynolds
Ninth Street
Brown's
Clayton Smith
Madison 3
Baugh’s Infirmary
Morgan Area
W. M. Hill
Moulton
Betty Akers
Twelfth Avenue
Ira Allred
Eighth Street South
OPA
Morgan Area Price Control Board
Crystal Plunge Sandwich Shop & Drive-In
Second Ave
Franco Issuea
ST. Ann’s
ALL Decatur Drug Stores
James L.rankin
Decatur Transit
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