Community and travel notes fill local diary
The column lists daily movements including John W. McCant to Nashville Veterans Hospital by Mutual Service ambulance, Mrs. Leonard Lovell moved to Athens, A. G. Roper and Alvis Briscoe on a Canada trip, and plans for a Church of Christ revival. It notes arrests for drunkenness and vagrancy, visits and trips across Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida, plus a building permit and police activity. The piece closes with hospital admission and upcoming diary continuation.
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John W. McCant
Leonard Lovell
Hamil Clinic
Athens 6
Mutual Service
Bitter clash seals TVA plant out of government funds
The Senate struck a $4,000,000 TVA steam electric plant from the government corporations bill, after the House had rejected its inclusion. Final passage delays ended as the bill moved to about $38,000,000 for TVA, FHA, HOLC and other agencies, with a New Johnsville Tennessee plant still discussed.
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Washington
TVA Steam Electric
Government Corporation
Congress
Senate
House
TVA
FHA
HOLC
New Johnsville
Tenn
Conference Committee
One Belle of Memphis Burns on Valley Ho Cruise
The Belle of Memphis, a 40 foot cruiser owned by W. M. Bell of Memphis, burned to the waterline near the Gunt ersville dam. Owner burned on logs while four or five other passengers escaped unharmed. The fire likely started from a spark as gasoline was being transferred. Crewman Richard Albert Colbeer, 39, of Jackson, Tenn., drowned earlier when he fell from a small boat during the Paducah to Knoxville voyage. The fleet is headed for Chattanooga, expected Sunday around 2 p.m.
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Guntersville
Ala
Memphis
W. M. Bell
Guntersville Dam
Bart Leiper
Valley Ho
Leiper
Paducah
Knoxville
Tenn
Belle
Richard Albert Colbeer
Jackson
Chattanooga
Reward Fund Still Unclaimed for Teens Tied to Auto Thefts
A $200 reward remains for information leading to the capture of two boys about 12 to 14 years old wanted in several auto thefts. Sgt. W B Little of the Highway Patrol described one as tall and slender and the other short and stocky. A maroon 1948 Chevrolet four door sedan with white sidewall tires and license 25 C 4500 was found wrecked Wednesday morning, noted as possibly tied to the teens’ travels in Decatur.
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W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
Sgt. Little
Decatur
Truman Sets Up Board to Block Coal Strike Next Month
President Truman acts to avert a nationwide soft coal strike by creating a Taft Hartley board of inquiry and directs a report by Wednesday. If needed the administration may seek a court injunction for 80 days, while disputes over pensions and welfare funds complicate talks across rail and maritime sectors.
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Truman
Associated Press
Taft-Hartley Board of Inquiry
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Ezra van Horn
John L. Lewis
Senator Bridges
R-Mich
Rails
Goldsborough
East
Gulf Coasts
John W. Clancy
Hunt For Cat On In Earnest Spawns 100 Armed Trail
A large hunting party of about 100 men with shotguns rifles and pistols searches the Lowerys area on Moulton Road for a mysterious big cat described by residents. Dogs—eighteen owned by T J Hudson and others—join the chase after reports of a yellow long-haired creature seen near the Lowery home.
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Mary Huffaker
Lowery
Moulton Road
Daily
T. J. Hudson
E. H. Lowery
Mr. Lowery
Clendora
Decatur Story Highlighted in Production Engineering feature
The December issue of Production Engineering Management presents a seven page article on Decatur Alabama and its metalworking industry. Frank M. Scotten, editor, compiles details on Decatur Iron & Steel Southeastern Metals Willo Products and Ingalls Shipbuilding with photos by Sam Hobbs.
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Decatur
Frank M. Scotten
Alabama
Scotten
Decatur Iron & Steel Company
Southeastern Metals
Willo Products
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Sam Hobbs
Tennessee River
Eugene Bailey
Cisco
Bob Harris
Southeastern
Melvile Ozier
Fred Huntoon
Ingalls
Tanks Guarding New Money Borders on Road to Berlin
Soviet and Western forces fortified the border with tanks armored cars and trenches as they tightened controls after midnights new currency changes. Russia claimed measures shield the zone from old reichsmarks flooding Berlin while freights faced strict inspections and travel stoppages.
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Berlin
Richard Kasischke
Germany
IO Ward Oti
Quick Vote by Board Sought
President Truman named a Taft Hartley board of inquiry to avert a nationwide coal strike. The three members are David E. Cole E Wight Bakke and Waldo Amanuel Fisher with a report due by Wednesday. The coal contract expires June 30 and miners begin a 10 day vacation June 26.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Truman
Taft- Hartley Board of Inquiry
David E. Cole
Paterson
N. J
E. Wight Bakke
Yale University
Waldo Amanuel Fisher
University of Pennsylvania
Clark
M6 Heifers Sold at Auction in North Alabama
Forty six Jersey heifers were sold Saturday afternoon for a total of 11215 dollars, an average of 243.80, as the dairy industry advances. P O Davis named director of the extension service opened the sale at one o'clock at the Home Oil Mill. Farmers from North Alabama attended, with the sale organized by the farm division of Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad, the Old Reliable of Birmingham, and the State Bank of Decatur. The Home Oil Mill provided facilities and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce furnished shed space and a tent.
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P. O. Davis
Extension Service
Home Oil
North
Alabama
Farm Division
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Old Reliable of
Birmingham
State Bank of
Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Four Candidates Reach Philadelphia in Vote Quest
Philadelphia June 19 Governor Kim Sigler of Michigan floated Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg as a possible Republican Presidential candidate showing availability if there is demand. Pennsylvania delegates head toward a caucus with Edward Martin as the favored son, while Harold Stassen and Dewey eye first ballot strength amid rumor and strategy ahead of the convention.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Philadelphia
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Sigler
Vandenberg
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
James H. Duff
Duff
Stassen
Dewey
Herbert Brownell
New York
Brownell
Cotton Wool Fund Approved by Senate for Occupied Areas
A 150 million dollar revolving fund approved by the Senate finances purchases of American cotton and wool for processing in Japan, Germany and other occupied areas. Funds may be lent by the U S Treasury and repaid after finished goods are sold, aiding economic recovery and foreign trade.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
Senate
White House
House
U. S. Treasury
Army
Professor and Paul Robeson Sing at Wallace Rally
Athens Ga June 19 Barfoot former University of Georgia professor joined Paul Robeson in a Wallace rally. Robeson performed songs that helped make him famous while Barfoot participated in the event.
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Wallace
Athens, Ga
Larmar Barfoot
University of Georgia
Paul Robeson
Lawyer Says Threat Made Against Life
Birmingham attorney Abe Berkowitz said his life was threatened by an anonymous caller after he urged Alabama to revoke the Federated Ku Klux Klan charter and push eight ordinances to curb secret groups. The threat was reported to Public Safety Commissioner Eugene Connor amid a threefold probe into a June 10 incident at a Negro Girl Scout camp involving robed men.
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Birmingham
Ala
Abe Berkowitz
Albert A. Carmichael
Alabama
Federated
Ku Klux Klan Inc
Berkowitz
Public Safety
Eugene Connor
Katrine Nickel
Elizabeth Ijams
Knoxville
Tenn
J. H. Willis
States Rights Group Formed In Alabama Campaign
A permanent states rights campaign organization formed by Alabama democrats aims to oppose President Truman's civil rights program. Marion Rushton of Montgomery was named chairman, with Donald Comer of Birmingham as vice chairman. The group pledges to oppose Truman and any Democratic nominee favoring civil rights and to push a states rights plank in the party platform. A July 17 Birmingham meeting will set names for the ticket if needed for Texas ballots.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Truman
Marion Rushton
Montgomery
Philadephia
Frank Dixon
Dixon
Texas
Peace Parley Proceeds Amid Uncertain Holy Land Path
United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte continues efforts on a permanent Holy Land peace as a potential four week truce extension emerges. In Paris thousands join a peaceful one hour general strike led by the Communist backed confederation protesting living costs and supporting Clermont Ferrand rubber workers. Clergy in Prague face suspension for political activity while Greek forces seize Orlai heights after heavy fighting with guerrillas linked to Albania.
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Associated Press
Rhodes
United* Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Holy Land
Bernadotte
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
Clermont-Ferrand
Belgium
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgian
Trade Union Congress
Prague
Joseph Ploshar
Father Ploshar
Ceske Budojevice
Josef Beran
Elert
Orlai
Albania
Negro Press Attacks Congress Over Civil Rights
The Negro Newspaper Publishers Association assailed Congress for a lack of courage on civil rights during its ninth annual meeting in Cleveland. They criticized both parties for promises from 1944 not fulfilled and announced plans to move Wen dell Willkie award judging to Nieman Fellows at Harvard and to create apprentice training courses at Hampton Institute.
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Cleveland
Congress
Negro Newspaper Publishers Association
Wendell Willkie
Nieman
Harvard University
Washington
Hampton Institute
Southern Hospitality Dished Out Bountifully for Visitors
Decatur's Country club fried chicken and Southern hospitality welcomed the largest flotilla of pleasure boats to tour the "Great Lakes of the South" as the Tennessee Valley Ho! cruises docked at Decatur harbor. About 75 locals greeted 45 cruisers with festive scenes, tours, and club entertainment.
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Mary Williams
Decatur
Country Club
Great Lakes
South
Tennessee Valley
Decatur Transit
Congress clears postal rate bill for approval
Senate and house conferees recommended a bill to raise postal rates and increase pay for postal workers by 450 dollars a year and government workers by 330 dollars a year. Congressional leaders reopen talks on farm price support aiming to keep current supports for one year as Senator Taft signals a new proposal.
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Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Congress Clears Final Hurdle on Foreign Aid Bill
Congress approved a $6 030 710 288 foreign aid measure to be spent within 12 months. The Senate passed it by voice vote just before 1230 A M Eastern Time after an earlier roll call of 319 to 62 in favor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
Senate breaks 21 year record with 37 hour session
In Washington on June 19 the senate began at 10 A M EST and, by 11 03 P M, had logged 37 hours 3 minutes, surpassing the 37 hour 2 minute mark set in 1927 during a filibuster over an election investigation. The longest session was 54 hours 10 minutes in 1915 over a ship purchase bill.
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Washington
Senate
Congress approves aid bill and draft measure despite disputes
The foreign aid appropriation and a second draft bill pass in a voice vote in the Senate and by 259 to 136 in the House amid looming adjournment plans. Taft signals unlikely special session with December 31 target date and recalls possible before conventions.
Postal Workers Pay Increase Approved by Senate
The Senate voted pay increases for postal and civil service workers by voice vote while rejecting raises for upper bracket government officials. Before passage, Senator Fulbright’s proposal to repeal a oleomargarine tax was tabled. The bill goes back to the House for action on sex amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
House
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