Segregation Is Defended in Senate Hearing
In a Senate labor subcommittee hearing on a bill to create a national anti discrimination employment commission, Senator Ellender of Louisiana and Senator Ives of New York sparred over imposing the measure on the South. Mildred Mahoney of Massachusetts defended the bill while opposing views on interracial marriage were discussed.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
South
Russia
Louisiana
Senate
Nator Ives
R-Ny
National Commission
Mildred H. Mahoney
Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices _Commission
Massachusetts
Ives
New York
Qoney
New Mongol Raids Listed by Harold Miles
Government controlled dispatches report Mongolian irregulars attacked North Chahar burning looting and killing during a second Mongolian incident. The bandits described as Russian speaking nomads from Inner Mongolia oppose central rule amid Outer Mongolia autonomy moves.
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Harold Miles
Central News Ony
China
Kalgan
Chahar
Inner Mongolia
Outer Mongolia
Sinkiang
Manchuria
Mukden
Szepingkai
Peiping
Shih Chieh Jih Pao
Murder Trial Testimony Involving Russell Family Tragedy
The article details Russell’s courtroom tirade directed at his wife Mrs Mae Russell as authorities discuss the shooting of Walter R Wolfe and his wife after their children’s slaying. Russell claims custody fears and reveals violent acts amid a chaotic hearing. Police note warrants for two counts of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
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Russell
H.L. Gay
Miami
Walter R. Wolfe
Deas
Wolfe
Wolfes
Mae
Kershaw
New York
Assistant Editor Advertiser Dies in Montgomery
James F. Kirk aged 44 assistant editor of The Montgomery Advertiser died at 12 20 PM while stopping his car at a downtown traffic light. A former principal at Catano high school he served as editor for nearly four years and joined the staff full time in February last year after battling a lingering ailment for years.
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Montgomery
Ala
James F. Kirk
The
Montgomery Advertiser
Catanio High School
Market gains lift industrials and rails in steady session
Moderate demand for industrials and rails lifted stocks from earlier trading weakness. Motors showed rising tendencies while steels rubbers and many issues hit new 1947 highs near close with gains over 20 points. Wheat corn oats and cotton moved higher in Chicago and Decatur grain prices listed by Alabama Flour Mills.
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New York
Chicago
Decatur
Alabama Flour Mills
Cotton futures rise on NY market amid steady demand
NY June prices show July through May contracts up 30 to 85 cents per bale. Middling spot remains near 38.54 with other grains shifting as corn surges, oats jump, and wheat modestly higher on Chicago board.
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N. Y
New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance Brief Stock Report
New York markets show higher stocks and an improving industrial space. bonds steady with active telephone issues. Cotton firm amid army inquiry and tight old crop supplies. In Chicago, wheat steady, corn very strong as exports buy. oats firm with corn. Hogs slow 25 to 50 cents lower, top 25. Cattle steady to 25 cents down, top 28.75.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Listings Apply Mixed Price Shifts
Nashville reports cattle and hog prices with declines in hogs and mixed shifts in cattle. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to uneven, cows unevenly lower, bulls steady, calves mixed with highs to 25.50, hogs generally 25 lower, sheep and lambs mostly steady to lower with spring lambs down 25. Prices reflect weights from 120 to over 300 pounds across multiple farm categories and grades.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia poultry market steady amid strong demand
Atlanta reports a steady to firm North Georgia poultry market with good buying interest. Dressed chicken demand and farm prices for chicks sold Wednesday and Thursday ranged from 31 to 32.5 cents, with Rhode Island Reds as low as 30 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Rhode Islands
Butter and Egg Prices in Chicago Market Report
Butter receipts total 73 034 with scores AA 66 92 A 65 and 90 B 63.5 89 C 61.75. Eggs receipts 19 713 unchanged.
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Chicago
Kiwanis Club Holds Brief Decatur Meeting
The Decatur Kiwanis club met briefly in the Lyons hotel dining room with Ewell K. Gregg presiding. Guests included J. L. Cahoon, Sgt Ratliff, and Captain Short. Thomas A. Bowles Sr. was welcomed back after years away. L T Wagnon was slated to speak but did not due to dining room noise.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons Hotel
Ewell K. Gregg
J. L. Cahoon
Tuscumbia
Sgt. Ratliff
Short
Thomas A. Bowles
L. T. Wagnon
Tent Meeting to Begin on Sunday
A gospel tent will be pitched in Fairview with Rev. D. Eugene Couch as pastor evangelist delivering sermons each evening at 7 30. The public is invited to attend all services and participate in the event.
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Fairview
D. Eugene Couch
Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Three Murder Convictions
The Alabama Supreme Court sustains three murder verdicts including Charlie Odiorne who testified against E. J. Burns, with Odiorne given a life sentence. Leroy Scott faces death for rape. William White gets life for wife’s stabbing near Tuscaloosa. The court also reverses Mary Liza Sorrell’s second degree murder conviction and orders a retrial.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Charlie Odiorne
E. J. Burns
Birmingham
Odiorne
Burns
Jake Prescott
Jefferson Circuit Court
Leroy Scott
Calhoun County
William White
Tuscaloosa
Scott
White
Alice Evans White
Mary Liza
Sorrell
Russell County
Russell Circuit Court
Joel B. Brown
Rail Safety Order Sets Track Upgrades Nationwide
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders U S railroads to install automatic block signals on 45 000 miles of track for freight trains 50 mph plus and passenger trains 60 mph plus. Automatic train stop or cab signal systems required for speeds 80 mph plus with compliance deadlines by December 31 1952. J Carter Fort of the AAR notes the order is under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Carter Fort
The
Association of American Railroads
AAR
Escaped taxation being recaptured in Alabama drive
Montgomery reports Alabama has recovered more than 300000 in escaped income taxes through a five month enforcement campaign led by Revenue Commissioner Philip Hamm. Assistant J A Stephens estimates this year’s state income tax take near 9500000, with last year hitting 6500000. Federal-state checks comparing returns aided recapture efforts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Philip Hamm
Hamm
J. A. Stephens
Department
Washington
CIO Shipbuilders Vote for Strike in 51 Shipyards
The CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers votes to strike 150,000 workers in 51 shipyards starting July 1 if wage demands are unmet. Contracts expire June 23, with notices sent to 31 major yards under the Smith Connally act.
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New York
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Ty Cobb Files Divorce Suit From Wife Charie Cobb
In Reno on June 19 Ty Cobb the famed Georgia Peach filed for divorce from Charie Lombard Cobb after 39 years of marriage. The wealthy baseball star and resident of Athercoed cites jurisdiction by Nevada court due to a waiver.
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Reno
Ty Cobb
Charie Lombard Cobb
Georgia Peach
Diamond Fame
Ather- Cobb Coed
Nevada
Russians react coolly to Marshall plan and three‑way talks
Soviet press brands the three foreign ministers idea as an extension of the Truman doctrine and interference via dollars. British sources note London or Paris as likely meeting sites while Moscow considers a response.
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Moscow
London
Paris
Russia
Marshall
Acheson Speech Scored by Pravda
Pravda denounces Dean Acheson's Wesleyan address as a gross slander against the Soviet Union. It accuses him of blaming U S policy for wartime aid and asserts the USSR remains a world power resisting American dictates. The article portrays his view as cynical and out of touch with realities of Soviet sovereignty.
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Moscow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Acheson
U.S. S R
Pravda
Soviet Union
Europe
Soviet’ Union
United States
Wilson to head American mission under Turkish aid plan
President Truman nominated Edwin C. Wilson ambassador to Turkey to lead the American mission for the 100 million dollar Turkish aid program. He will also serve alongside Charles E. Saltzman as assistant Secretary of State amid a 400 million dollar effort to bolster Turkey and Greece against communism.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin C. Wilson
Turkey
Senate
Charles E. Saltzman
New York Stock Exchange
Wilson
Palatka
Fla
Greece
Saltzman
White House
State Department
78 Cows Bred in Morgan County Dairy Program
Seventy eight dairy cows have been bred in Morgan county under the artificial breeding program begun by the Alabama Farm Extension Service. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce aided with twelve meetings and bank night prizes increasing attendance. About 1,080 cows have been paid for or pledged. twenty percent joined after the meetings. The county aims for 1,200 to make the program sound, with strong expectation to meet and exceed it soon.
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Morgan County
Alabama Farm Extension Service
Decatur
Eisenhower Offered Columbia University Presidency
Maj. Gen. F L Parks said Eisenhower has been approached about the Columbia University presidency but has no intention of quitting as Army Chief of Staff. Parks noted the idea came from some Columbia trustees and that Eisenhower is not in a position to discuss the matter now.
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Washington
F. L. Parks
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
Army
Parts
Eisenhower
Board of
Columbia
Parks
Eisenner
Flood Waters Sweep Across Town In Iowa River Rise
Residents watched as the Iowa river flood engulfed the town of Oakville Iowa creating a lake eight miles long and four miles wide backed by a levee. Upstream flooding has already inundated thousands of farm acres and another Mississippi overflow may threaten areas to the south within a week. Army engineers estimate about 150000 acres over Iowa Missouri and Illinois underwater with more at risk.
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Oakville
Iowa
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Mississippi
Des Moines
Louisiana
Missouri
Illinois
Local church vestry meets as guests visit from Columbus
The St. Pauls Lutheran vestry will meet at two oclock Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Joe Lucket and their son of Columbus Ohio are staying with Mr and Mrs H E Sunderland and plan to motor to Birmingham this week. A white man on $300 bond faces assault and battery charges for slapping a neighbor child. A Negro girl pleaded guilty to a prohibition violation and paid a $50 fine plus costs. Repairs and patient movements at Decatur General hospital and local clinics were reported for several residents. The daily vacation Bible school at Fairview Baptist starts Monday mornings. Rev Robert Glenn of the First Christian Church delivers Sunday morning sermon Expanding Horizons. The Decatur Country Club pool reopens Saturday with a new pump to speed water changes. Knox McRae returns from Florida early next week. Rev John A Troxler speaks at Westminster Presbyterian Church Sunday. Admitted to Decatur General Hospital include H L Heflin J A Landers C H Kimbrough baby James C Martin G E Price Mrs Elliott Owens. Mrs Owens described as doing fine after a fuel oil explosion at home. Inspector W B Little of the Alabama Highway Patrol expected back Monday from Birmingham. The patrol office reports no accidents or injuries in the Decatur area this week. First Methodist youths join a district picnic Thursday departing about 3 p m. Society Benefits By Christians Christlike Spirit toward Sinners will be the St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran sermon. Rev J F Dunlap of the Church of the Nazarene will preach Is Tithing To Be Practiced Today.
Georgia Delegation Faces Primary Split Over Dem ticket
The Georgia delegation, loyal to Governor Thompson, was left off the invitation list as a tangle over party leadership emerges. Factions led by Herman Talmadge argue the state democratic committee named by Thompson is illegal and may back a separate primary next year. The split could force general election votes to be decided by popular votes instead of county unit votes in the primaries. The invited group includes former Governor E. D. Rivers and Virginia Polhill Price among others, with notable leaders from Alabama and Montgomery also listed.
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Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Herman Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge
Thompson
Talmadge
Democratic Committee
E. D. Rivers
Virginia Polhill Price
William S. Morris
Augusta
Stonewall H. Dyer
Atlanta
R._D.Daniehl
Metter
J. W. Oglesby
Quitman
James Evitt
Ringgold
Schley Thompson
John W. Greer
Lakeland
Lawmakers hear rail cooperative rate exemption bill
The bill to exempt railroads cooperative rate making from antitrust laws goes to the House Commerce Committee tomorrow after a Senate 60 to 27 vote. President Truman veto is hoped by critics if it clears the House. Budget fights show large gaps in projected federal cuts for the upcoming fiscal year.
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House Commerce Committee
Senate
Truman
House
Congress
Rep. Taber
R.-N.y
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Gore
D.-Tenn
No Crash Seen In Markets Warns Fed Bulletin
The Federal Reserve Board bulletin said today high costs may have undermined construction and real estate markets. It noted many people priced out of the market would come in at lower prices, preventing a crash as severe as the one two decades ago.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board Bulletin
Electrocution at Birmingham Fair Grounds Claims Stagehand
A.L. Auman about 52 was electrocuted last night after stepping on a live wire at the fair grounds. Detective Lt. O. F. Osborne said Auman worked as a stagehand for a circus shown in Birmingham and was a local resident.
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Birmingham
Fairgrounds
O. F. Osborne
Auman
Officials cite striking resemblance in hidden labor bill analysis
White House officials compare a confidential report by CIO General Counsel Lee Pressman to a leaked analysis circulated among a select group in and out of Congress. A federal labor official privately says the bill would fail to curb a soft coal strike forecast next month.
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Ley
CIO
Lee Pressman
Hartley
Congress
Alabama debates liquor referendum and tax bills in senate
A House Ways and Means panel postpones a sales tax measure while weighing a flat tag rate for smaller vehicles. The temperance committee approves a statewide liquor referendum, with debate over revenue replacement and amendments rejected. Senator Glover reports personal pressure during the session as the senate prepares for a possible vote next Tuesday.
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Sen
Ben. Glover
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Temperance
James Swedenburg
Alabama Temperance Alliance
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson
Finance and Taxation Committee
Tate
Ben Glover
Hell
Alabama
Temperance Committee
Henderson
Howard Cooper
Bibb
T. F. Burnside
DeKalb
Paul Hooton
Randolph
Noble Russell
Morgan
Glover, Boutwell
Joseph Langan
Mobile
George Quarles
Dallas
Glover
J. W. Brassell
Russell
Brassell
Choctaw
Clarke
Swdenburg
Temperance Alliance
ABC
Eunice Sisson
Montgomery
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Birney Imes Sr. Dies at 58 in Mississippi
Vinton Birney Imes 58 publisher and radio owner died of a heart attack in Columbus Mississippi. He wrote editorials at The Columbus Commercial Dispatch and was its publisher. Survived by mother Mrs Millinaum Imes widow Birney Jr. two sisters and two brothers. Funeral set for 10 A M Friday.
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Columbus
Miss
Vinton Birney Imes
Mississippi
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
Millinaum Whittington Imes
Birney
Flint Baptist Church Hosts Large Sunday Services
The Flint Baptist church expects record Sunday school turnout on June 22 with services at 11 A. M. and 7:45 P. M. The day includes a 9:15 A. M. and 6 P. M. Sunday school truck ride for those without transport. Revival planned July 13–25 with Rev. D. Eugene Couch and Rev. Ray Felkins assisting.
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Flint Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union
Flint
Hartselle Mountain
Wheeler Lake
D. Eugene Couch
Ray—Felkins
Pact and NMU Reach One Year Wage Pact with 9 Holidays
The Pact Communications Association and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association affiliates extend contracts for one year with a Dec 15 wage reopening. Over nine holidays pay for sea and port work. NMU members push for ratification amid earlier demands of 20 percent rise, six weeks paid vacation, 40 hour week, health fund, and more holidays. Base wages ranged from 159 to 294 dollars with ship size-based scales. The settlement follows concurrent agreements with tanker operators and other unions, amid cargo stoppages affecting Europe-bound goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NMU
s_ NMU
ACA
America
Tioup
American Association of Railroads
Europe
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
CSC
Gibson
Cotton spinning industry runs at 119.7 percent capacity in May
Census Bureau reports May spindle activity at 119.7 percent of capacity on an 80 hour two shift week, down from 121.7 percent in April and 110.5 percent in May last year. May in place spindles totaled 23,927,198 with 21,624,002 active at some time. May active spindle hours reached 9,927,708,605, averaging 415 hours per spindle in place. State details show Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina with large total active hours and averages per spindle.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Appearance Deceiving in Downtown Dress Shop Crash
City Detective Walter Burch rushed to a downtown dress shop after a truck plowed through a plate glass window. Shocked witnesses reported bodies and limbs on the floor, but the victims were mannequins. The driver suffered cuts and bruises.
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Mobile
Walter Burch
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Ohio
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Muscle Shoals
W. Hag
G. E. Price
Brown's Ambulance
Chenault Clinic
Decatur General Hospital
Nell Bryant
Brown's
7Th Avenue
East
T. C. Walden
Howell Ambulance
Baugh’s
West
L. E. Hurst
West Moulton Street
Hamil Clinic
H. W. Head
Jackson Street
James Couch
Cullman 5
Hamil
Cline
Fairview Baptist Church
Robert Glenn
First Christian Church
Decatur Country Club
Knox McRae
Florida
John A. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian Church
H. L. Heflin
Danville
J. A. Landers
C. H. Kimbrough
Moulton
James C. Martin
Hillsboro
9Th Avenue West
Elliott Owens
Somerville
Owens
W. B. Little
Alabama Highway Patrol
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
J. F. Dunlap
Church of the Nazarene
Myers
D.-Pa
Birney Imes SR
Alabama Metals CO
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