Weather and community notices from Decatur area
Mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and cooler north region. South portion tonight and Saturday will be mostly cloudy with scattered storms. Coasts see gentle to moderate winds. Local max 93 min 0. Community updates list illness in St Petersburg and visitors in Austinville, a church revival, summer students at Alabama College, military discharge, and a change in patrol licensing hours.
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Senator Ball pushes rider to bar foremen unionization
Senator Ball proposes a rider to a federal security supply bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from spending funds on cases involving supervisory employees after July 1. The plan mirrors provisions in the vetoed Case bill and aims to keep foremen from joining unions for a year while Congress decides policy. Ball says without action unionization could become a fact.
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Washington
Ball
R-Minn
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Minnesota
House
Truman Faces Difficult Choice on Labor, Security Funds Bill
The President would need to veto a bill totaling $1.136 billion for the Labor Department and related agencies and security programs. Ball’s amendment could move first, as Hobbs bills target penalties for robbery or extortion interrupting interstate commerce.
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Vero
Truman
Labor Department
Ball
OPA Formula Agreed On In Senate House Talks
Senate and House conferees reached a formula for OPA profit margins and passing higher costs to consumers. The plan mirrors a revised Taft amendment, basing ceilings on the base period prices and industry cost increases with no pyramiding. Automobile, appliance, and farm machinery sectors remain under separate provisions.
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Washington
Senate-house
Chester Bowles
CIO
Philip Murray
White House
Truman
Murray
Bowles
Conference Committee
Spence
D-Ky
OPA
Navy dump burn cases show no permanent damage cited
An Army doctor said none of the 23 persons burned at the Theodore naval ammunition dump while unloading German poison gas bombs are expected to suffer permanent injuries. Capt. John D. Helm of the Edgewood Arsenal medical lab stated the burns were minor in significance.
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Mobile
Ala
Theodore Naval
John D. Helm
Medical Research Laboratory
Edgewdler Arsenal
Compromise Draft Bill Nears Final Approval
Washington reports a tentative compromise extends Selective Service nine months and restores 19 year olds to the draft while 18 year olds are exempt. House and Senate conferees push to approve the conference report before the June 30 deadline with a parallel pay raise for all service members.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
House
Senate
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Rep
Short
R.-Mo
White House
British army links Irgun plot to attack in Palestine
June 21 Jerusalem British army says it has evidence that Irgun Zvai Leumi planned to abduct Lt Gen Sir Evelyn Barker commander in chief in Palestine and six officers seized earlier. Army abandons Bucharim search for Maj Chadwick abductors as Moshe Shertok urges immediate release of five British officers held by the Jewish underground amid deadly unrest.
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Jerusalem
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Evelyn Barker
Itish
Palestine
Bucharim
Majj
H. P. Chadwick
Moshe Shertok
Jewish Agency
Holy Land
Shertok
Speer Says Germany Had No Atomic Bomb
Albert Speer testifies at Nuremberg that Germany conducted virtually no atomic energy experiments during World War II. Under questioning by Justice Robert H. Jackson he says Nazi claims of secret weapons were propaganda to boost morale and that two key scientists who knew the most left Germany.
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Nuernberg
Albert Speer
International Military Tribunal Today
Germany
Robert H. Jackson
U. S
Speer
General MacArthur Backs Japan’s New No War Constitution
In Tokyo on June 21 General MacArthur urged the Japanese diet to consider the proposed no war constitution without bias. He said it is up to the people through their representatives to decide its form and content, whether adopted modified or rejected. This marks his second public endorsement, following earlier approval.
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Toyko
MacArthur
Japan
Explosion Kills At Least Three At Baker Hotel
An 11:20 am blast at the Baker hotel in downtown Dallas killed at least three people and injured many others. Officials say a boiler explosion and ammonia gas from damaged air conditioning pipes likely caused the disaster.
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Dallas
Baker Hotel
Princess theater debuts new Voice Of The Theatre system
The Princess theater unveils a full color sound system called The Voice Of The Theatre. Floyd F. Smith, manager, says it makes new sound possible with undertones and whispers audible, and recreates Hollywood recordings accurately for audiences. The Mirrorphonic system awaits installation at the Roxy.
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Princess Theater
Floyd F. Smith
Roxy Theatre
Bank Street
Smith
Hollywood
Quarantine by Georgia sparks debate on polio control
Dr. Aneth F. Maxy of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore condemned Georgia's polio quarantine of Floridians as a backward step. He argued interstate quarantine is futile and indefensible given current knowledge of poliomyelitis transmission.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia
Bidault Offers Limited Wage Increase in Paris Talks
President Georges Bidault met with union leaders in Paris and reportedly offered a ten percent wage raise rather than the twenty five percent demand. The discussions aimed to ease labor tensions amid ongoing wage disputes.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Parisi Parley Aims at Trieste Plan and Italian frontiers
The Big Four foreign ministers after agreeing on Italian colonies shifted focus to Trieste and the Italian Yugoslav frontier. They favored keeping Trieste Italian but Russia opposed final terms, while Britain France and the United States debated delaying a decision and sending the issue to the United Nations. A four man commission will study the proposal.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
Trieste
Procrem
Greece
V.M. Molotov
Russia
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Britain
France
United States
U. S
United Nations
Italy
Big Four
James F. Byrnes
Vessels May Survive Test at Bikini En Route Home
Vice Admiral Blandy ordered personnel to avoid souvenir hunting aboard ships that survive the Bikini atomic test. He warned some ships may sail back to Pearl Harbor or the West Coast under their own power after July 1. Survivors could be used for further tests, with severe discipline for removing equipment.
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Bikini
Pearl Harbor
United States
W. H. P. Blandy
Joint Task Force
Blandy
Senate Balks At House Economy Measure In Interior Funds Fight
Senate approval of a joint conference bill sets Interior Department funding at about 138 million dollars more than last year, 341.98 million total, with a 44 to 19 roll call. Senator Bridges calls it the worst money grab in a long time as the chamber shifts to a Navy supply bill.
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Washington
Senate
Interior Department
Joint
Congressional Conference Committee
House
Bridges
NIH
Navy
Appropriations Committee
Canan
Major Cities Of India In Turmoil Over Nehru Arrest
New Delhi reports show Bombay Calcutta Karachi and Madras near total shutdowns as 100000 mill workers stay home and markets close. Protests erupt over Jawaharlal Nehru arrest with police using tear gas in Madurai and conflicting reports on his custody status in Kashmir.
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New Delhi
India
Ciies
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Bombay
Stock Exchange
Royal Mint
Karachi
Calcutta
Madras
Madura
Nehru
Kashmir
Baruch Plan Backed By Truman In UN Atomic Debate
President Truman reaffirmed U.S. policy backing Bernard Baruch as he and UN atomic commission advisers oppose Russia’s veto power for world atomic control. They compare Baruch’s plan with the Russian proposal, while UN economic and social council advances the refugee agency and Greek inquiry motions.
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New York
Truman
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations Atomic Commission
Russia
Washington
Baruch
Council
United States
Atomic Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Security Council
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Yugoslavia
New International Refugee Organization
Bulgaria
Iro
United Nations
UNRRA
Klansmen Ordered to Reply in Suit in Atlanta
Superior Court Judge Hooper Jr orders the Ku Klux Klan to file an answer to a suit seeking charter revocation. The case alleges the group plotted to take control of the government, marking a pivotal move in efforts to curb its resurging influence.
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Atlanta
The
Georgia Today
Ku Klux Klan
Superior Court
Kk. Hooper Jr
Lawn party to clean Hidalgo county lawn at court house
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Edinburg Texas hosts a lawn party tonight at the Hidalgo county courthouse with a special cause. Guests are asked to bring lawnmowers clippers and rakes to help trim the shaggy lawn.
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Edinburg
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Hidalgo County
Seneca Springs Auction Sells Property For 14000
Seneca Springs including the pool bath house and dance hall sold for 14000 to John H Day of Moulton at a public auction on the G C Mc Rae property. The total sale of Seneca Springs and Trinity mountain property reached 23880 with thirteen Moulton Trinity Decatur and Athens residents buying lots. The Tennessee Walking horse was won by Kath leen Babler who then sold the horse to G C McRae. Britt Davis led the auction.
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Seneca Springs
John H. Day
Moulton
G. C. McRae
Trinity Mountain
Trinity
Decatur
Athens
Grad Smith
John Peek
William
Yates Martin
Horace Levin
Andrew Rombokas
B. H. Collins
W. R. Fogers Jr
C. B. McRae
E. K. Collier
H. A. Tucker
E. A. Bogle
B. Denbo
Central Methodist Church Purchases Lot for Memorial Park
The Central Methodist church buys a 112 by 140 lot on Jackson Street and names it Central Methodist Memorial Park to honor service men and women. The park will serve as a playground and, when lighted, host evening services and summer church gatherings. A free will offering will be taken at Sunday services to pay for the lot.
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Central Methodist Church
Central Methodist Memorial Park
Jackson Street
German girl gets life for slain soldier in Peoria
Erika Krebs a 20 year old German was sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court for murdering Sgt Robert E Flanigan of Peoria Illinois The trial followed the soldier s death in his apartment nine days earlier German doctors testified pregnancy signs once existed but not now The five man tribunal acted after less than 10 minutes deliberation as the two day trial concluded the defendant cried as she was led away
Etowah Eyes Liquor Election In Postwar Vote
Etowah County moves toward a liquor election after a petition with 2641 names awaits verification by Probate Judge E. L. Hurst. If 1548 voters qualify, the postwar vote on legal alcohol sales will be called. Seven dry counties have held such elections recently with mixed results.
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Gadsden
Ala
Etowah
Alabama
E. L. Hurst
Othrs
Calhoun County
Heavy docket for criminal term Monday
Morgan county grand jury adjourned after returning 34 true bills as 56 cases were reviewed. Three arraigned before Judge Crow with trials set for June 2000. Moore Robertson and Major Thomas face burglary and grand larceny charges. Fourteen named defendants on Monday and Tuesday dockets, with three murder cases plus additional burglaries and robberies slated for Wednesday and Thursday. An appeal in the matter is noted.
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Lucretia McClure
Morgan County
A. T. Hanson
James H. Crow Jr
Frank Moore
Elliott Transfer Company
Pearl Robertson
Pearl Robinson
Major Thomas
Major Thompson
David Manning
State of Alabama
Thomas Notfris
Lewis Curry
Orvil Lee Shelton
Chester Shields
Steven Thomas Little
Marion Schull
Russell Travis
Robert James,Jr
Billy Joe Gilbreath
Julius Collier
Tommy Lea Chapman
Alfred W. Hawkins
James Thomas
Billie F. Pitts
Alfred Hawkins
Alias
Nora Kelley
James Melton Perry
Jerry William Gerstman
Louis Lemley
Lofton Prince
Hobson Ward
Farmer Brooks
Eddie Malone
Tom Maclin
Sol Maddleton
Matthew Horton
William Holland
Rayborn Jones
Rayburn Jones
Melvin Fletcher
Jim Robinson
Calvin C. Cobb
H Turrentine
A.J. Jones
W. F. Cowan
Abraham Brown
William L. Banks
al Flanagan
Alf Flanagan
Mary Flanagan
Flanagan
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Hutson
Junior McDonald
Junior Scott
Rufus Wilson
Manford Chaffin
Chaffin
McDonald
Wilson
John Sherrill
Russell W. Lynne
Samuel Thomas
Lester Lang
Georgia Broo
James Weaver
Lang
Ralph Mooney
Cecil Mooney
United States
Howard T. Skinner
Russell Lynne
John Walls
James BR. McCutcheon
McCutcheon
Walls
Dama
J. N. Oe
Charles Eyster
McCutcheons
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