Strike-Torn Georgia Town Quiet After Woman's Death
Sultry peace settles over Sumnerville Georgia after a woman worker died when strikers overturned a car near Berryton Mills. Sheriff Lyons reports 29 arrests to date 12 for murder with 111 total since May 31. The incident follows a dynamited water line and damaged power lines at the mill as CIO TWUA members strike over bargaining.
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Summerville
Reuben Lyons
Chatooga County
Berryton Mills
Nellie Tucker
CIO
Textile Workers Union of America
TWUA
John Berry
Lyons
Miss Tucker
P. C. Peacock
Davis
Peacock
Jessie Kinsey
Myrtle Bryson
Ciola Strange
Gladys Pledger
Susie Ponder
Mary Jane Hickey
Louis McGraw
Roy McGraw
Gilbert
Paving Streets South Moves Ahead in City Council Session
The council adopted a paving ordinance covering North Avenue from Somerville Road to First Avenue Cain Street from Wells to Alabama Cherry Street from Ferry to Willow Willow from Sixth Avenue East to Alabama Short Alabama from Willow to Davis Chestnut from Sixteenth to Eighteenth Avenue East final assessments on four prior projects were noted A special meeting set for June 25 at 2 PM to review more projects Robin Thomas sought Laurel Street paving and was asked to gather further ideas Final assessment on Tenth Avenue was postponed.
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North Avenue
Somerville Road
First Avenue
Cain Street
Wells
Alabama
Cherry Street
Ferry
Willow
Sixth Avenue
Davis
Sixteenth
Eighteenth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Seventh
Ninth Streets
Sixth Street
Eighth Avenues
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Ninth Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Robin Thomas
Laurel
Sixth
Eighth Ave
Tenth Avenue
Farm Markets In Decatur Report Grains And Cotton Prices
In Decatur markets cotton middling 45.75c with cottonseed at 60.00 per ton. No 2 wheat new crop 2.33. No 2 oats 83c. Ear yellow corn 1.62 and white corn 1.62. No 3 ear white corn 1.59. No 2 mile 2.36 and No 2 barley 1.22. Corn basis 15 42% moisture. Other grains basis 13 2% moisture.
Market Report Cattle Hogs and Sheep Sluggish Prices
Nashville cattle prices hold steady with 26.00 to 32.00 for utility to good classes and calves around 34.00 to 37.00 for prime vealers. Hogs steady with 23.00 to 23.25 for 190 to 240 pound butchers, sheep prices decline with lambs 31.00 to 32.50 for utility to choice grades.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Departments of Agriculture
North Alabama live poultry market steady with ample supplies
North Alabama live poultry markets report steady conditions with ample supplies. Prices at various assembly points FOB farm range 30 to 31 for broilers and fryers, and 30 to 32 at plants. heavy hens 27 to 28, light hens 22 to 24, roosters 12 to 14.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Alabama
Cotton futures show mixed moves in slow trading
New York June 19 cot ton futures were irregular in slow dealings. Favorable conditions in the cotton belt spurred further selling by New Orleans and local traders. Late afternoon prices ranged from 60 cents lower to 1.05 dollars higher with July at 44.72, October 37.37 and December 37.10.
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New York
New Orleans
Hearing Set For 3 Convicts In Kidnapping Case
Preliminary hearing for three young Alabama convicts charged with kidnapping and robbing a Eu town taxi driver will be held Saturday before Justice of the Peace W B Neville. The three are Fred Noe Johnnie Rogers and Charles R Campbell. They were captured in Delhi Louisiana after escaping Draper prison near Wetumpka.
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Eutaw
Ala
Alabama
Eulaw
Justice of the Peace
W. B. Neville
Frank Lée
Greene County
Fred Noe
Johnnie Rogers
Charles R. Campbell
T. W. Pendergrass
Mississippi
Louisiana
Delhi
Draper
Wetumpka
Liberty
Monroe Ward
Tuscaloosa
Battle Continues Amid Rainy Season Tactics
The article notes continued fighting with Allied tactics focusing on patrols and planned counterattacks as the rainy season nears. Return of the full moon raises speculation of a new Communist offensive and intensified Chinese attacks.
City approves 80 642 36 loan for paving projects
The council approves borrowing 80 642 36 to fund paving on Sixteenth Avenue East Second Street and Eleventh Street South to Sixteenth Avenue East to the Alabama Hosiery Mill. The loan will be repaid when public improvement warrants are issued. A resolution allows Cornelian Court hotel encroachment on Sixth Avenue East right of way if it does not hinder plans. North Alabama Termite Co contracted for one year to inspect City Hall posts monthly.
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Sixteenth Avenue
Second Street
Eleventh Street
Alabama Hosiery
Summer
Cornelian Court
Sixth Avenue East
North Alabama Termite Co
Death of Elmer Bays in Moulton Funeral Services Held
Elmer Bays 42 died suddenly at his home Sunday night in Moulton. Funeral services are at 4 P M today at the Moulton Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Ellington with Roswell Owens assisting. Interment in Montgomery cemetery Wren. Bays worked for Pepsi Cola Bottling Co of Sheffield. Survived by wife Rena Bays mother Mary Elizabeth Bays Ardmore OK sister Lena Harris Valleyview TX brother Carl Grady Birmingham. Pallbearers listed.
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Moulton Church of Christ
Elmer Bays
Ellington
Roswell Owens
Montgomery
Wren
Highsmith
Bays
Moulton
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Sheffield
Rena Bays
Mary Elizabeth Bays
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Lena Harris
Valleyview
Tex
Carl Grady
Birmingham
Sullivan Crow
H. A. Alexander
Braxton Sapp
Charlie Coffee
Tom McCullough Jr
J. C. Weatherwax Jr
Soviet influence grows in Asia as Badger notes risks
Admiral Badger cites Secretary Acheson on Soviet gains in Asia and warns that detaching areas from China and attaching them to Moscow could require war to reverse. He traces his wartime Pacific service and later commands, noting the timing with rising Communist control in China and his UN Security Council post.
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Acheson
China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Peking
Badger
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Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Indian Ocean
India
Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Japan
MacArthur
South Pacific
United States
San Diego
Calif
Western Pacific
Okinawa
Philippines
Washington
The
And
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
United Nations Security Council
Steel Producers And Government Together
The Federal Trade Commission and 90 steel producers reached a settlement banning price fixing on thousands of steel products. The accord covers about 85 percent of the industry and drops complaints against nine others. The pact ends a four year dispute with the companies not contesting in court.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Two Thomasville Men Rescued After Gulf Fishing Trip
Panacea Florida reports two men from Thomasville Georgia were missing on a Gulf fishing trip. Comdr William L Schley Coast Auxiliary says they were found ashore near Panacea about 1 AM after failing to return by 5 PM. They were identified as Dr Warren Taylor and Henry. Weather delayed search efforts as a small boat crewed by the pair went out yesterday.
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Panacea
Fla
Thomasville
Gulf
William L. Schley
Coast Auxiliary Station
Warren Taylor
Henry
Schiey
Detroit Rides To Work Again As Walkout Ends
Detroit streetcars and buses resumed service after a 59 day AFL walkout while 900 AFL pilots strike nationwide against United Air Lines. In Detroit 3500 drivers returned, seeking mediation on pay hikes of about eight and a half cents per hour from a base of 1.674 5 dollars.
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Associated Press
Detroit
AFL
United Air Lines
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
UAL
CIO
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Knoxville
Kilby convict shot while attempting escape
Kilby prison convict David L. Butler was shot in the leg yesterday during an escape attempt. State Prison Director J. M. McCullough said Butler, a Montgomery County murder suspect, ran from a field ad.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
David L. Butler
J. M. McCullough
Butler
Ontgomery County
Marine Guard in Havana Dies in Suspected Suicide and Homicide
Surgeons ruled U S Marine Sergeant Robert J. Sheldon 22 of Parishville New York died by own action with a firearm at the U S embassy in Havana as Cuban nightwatchman Agus tin Fernandez 67 died of a gunshot wound. Initial tests showed Sheldon had fired the weapon but investigators remain puzzled over motive as no signs of struggle were found and Diaz Padron cited paraffin tests.
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Havana
U. S
Robert J. Sheldon
Sheldon
Parishville
N.Y
Agustin Fernandez
Jose Diaz Padron
Cuban Police Crime Laboratory
Fernandez
Richard Carrigan
Embassy
Bob
Diaz Padron
Collector balked Singapore
Dick Hatch cock of Los Angeles, a private zoo part-owner, arrived in Singapore to reach Malaya jungles for wild animal collecting but is barred by communist terrorists. He planned to hire hunters to obtain tigers leopards crocodiles snakes and lizards but only has a few small crocodiles and a six foot python from Singapore dealers.
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Singapore
Hollywood Motion Pictures
Dick Hatchcock
Los Angeles
Malaya
Hatchcock
Trial Slated For AP Reporter William Oatis
Prague reports say Czech foreign ministry informed the U S embassy that Associated Press correspondent William Oatis will stand trial within days on charges of hostile activities. Oatis, 37, was arrested April 23 after disappearing from Prague office and lodgings. He had led AP bureau since last June and said he was shadowed before arrest.
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London
Prague
U. S
Associated Press
William Oatis
Oatis
Vilem Siroky
Ellis O. Briggs
Briggs
Foreign Ministry
Marion
Ind
Frank Starzel
The
Associatedress
United States
Democrats Push Expedited Action On Bill For Tax Hikes
A Democratic committee plans expedited action on a revenue bill with two days of debate in the house starting tomorrow. Final vote slated for Thursday or Friday. The measure would raise income taxes by 2.847 billion and corporate taxes by 2.855 billion, plus higher excise taxes on whiskey cigarettes autos gasoline and sporting goods. A new ten percent tax on bookmakers and lottery proprietors is projected to raise 400 million annually.
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House
Sales tax bill clears senate after filibuster ends
Lawmakers moved toward passage of a sales tax proposal after a filibuster ended last Tuesday. Opponents can delay briefly but supporters hold enough votes to pass. The bill would raise the levy from two to three percent and add a one percent tax on auto sales, taking effect October 1 if approved, with projected revenue of 21 million dollars for education.
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Senate
Memorial Unveiling Plans For Alabama Mississippi Leaders
Grant New Yorkers announced dedication plans for the memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park attended by Governor Gordon Persons of Alabama Governor Fielding Wright of Mississippi a 32 member Alabama legislature committee former US Senator Mrs Dixie Bibb Graves State Sen John H Pinson and Lt Gen John R Hodge of the third army from Atlanta Mobile the memorial committee issued arrangements.
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Gordon Persons
Alabama
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
U. S
Dixie Bibb Graves
John H. Pinson
John R. Hodge
Third Army
Atlanta
Vicksburg National Military Park
Mobile
Local News Briefs From Decatur Area
Records show ten cases in recorder court including licenses and intoxication. Births and admissions peak at Hamil Clinic with several new patients and a dog rabies test at the State laboratory. Weather notes report 92 degree day, 0.64 inch rainfall in the prior 24 hours.
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Decatur
The
State Laboratory
Athens
Moulton
Senate Banking Committee Bans Further Price Rollbacks
The Senate Banking Committee votes to ban additional price rollbacks including beef below average levels from Jan 25 to Feb 24 1951. It amends the economic controls bill to broaden auto installment terms and schedules a Thursday vote on its passage. Maybank says the revised measure would enact a real price freeze and retain beef ceilings pending DiSalle action.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Directo Tor
DiSalle
Catholics of Santa Fe Diocese Lose Friday Meat Privilege
The Santa Fe diocese will drop the centuries old Friday meat privilege this fall as Pope Pius XII mandates meat abstinence on all Fridays. Monsignor Carlos Blanchard said the change, to occur in September or October, traces to Urban II grants for Spain and its dominions and was spread to the New World by conquistadors. Archbishop Edwin V. Byrnes expects bishops of El Paso and Gallup to follow.
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Santa FE
N. M
Msgh
Carlos Blanchard
Pope Pius XII
Monsignor Blanchard
Urban II
Spain
New World
Edwin V. Byrnes
el Paso
Tex
Gallup
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