Threats of rail tieups and violence seen in national labor picture
Strikes at American Enka in Morristown Tennessee escalate as three workers are shot while crossing a field to report for the day shift. AFL switchmen threaten a Sunday walkout against five major lines, risking nationwide paralysis if other unions authorize July 15 action.
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Ind
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Stalin declares linguistic reform ends Soviet school
New York dispatch reports Stalin’s Pravda statements aim to end the Marxist linguistics debate in Moscow. He charges Marr with un Marxist concepts and signals a wave of self criticism and reeducation within the Soviet scholarly community.
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Stalin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Yakovievich Marr
Ore Pereens
I, 2 Vu
Eee
II Foul Evers
Marr
Imported in to the United Ten Was Lance
A fragment notes an entity Lance connected to an import or entry into a group or area titled United Ten. The context is unclear but mentions an import action involving Lance within a collective. The incomplete text suggests a historical or archival reference without full details.
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United Ten
Rent ad for four room unfurnished unit in city apartment
Unfurnished four room apartment for rent at 603 Line Street apartment 2 in town. Contact landlord for availability and terms.
Trucker Escapes Injury In Early Morning Crash Near Decatur
Thurman Bascomb driver of a Baggett Transportation Co. tractor-trailer from Florence to Birmingham escaped injury when an unidentified vehicle forced him off the Courtland road curve near a negro high school in heavy rain at 6 15 AM. The truck, carrying aluminum, was nearly demolished but its load remained intact. Sgt. W B Little and Officer W C Hunter investigated.
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Decatur
Thurman Bascomb
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Mt Vernon
Ohio
W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
Negro High School
Courtland Road
Baggett Transportation Co
Florence
Violent clash at Enka plant in 12 week textile strike
McGinnis wounded in shooting near Enka plant as 60 to 75 pickets stay outside. About 100 workers remain inside after night of tense precaution, troopers previously sent in for 11 days amid ongoing CIO AFL wage dispute. National Guard presence and NLRB election mark efforts to resolve strike with disputed coercion claims.
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Joe Q. Dougherty
Enka
Dougherty
Gordon Browning
CIO Textile Workers Union
AFL Textile Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Robert Cahoon
CIO
Atlanta
Ged
National Guard
Trials Held On Various Charges In City Court
Five people faced City Recorder James N. Bloodworth yesterday with two traffic law violations one disorderly conduct one assault and battery and one petit larceny. Seven more were set for trial including three intoxication on a public street two traffic law offenses disorderly conduct and one assault and battery. Several local notices report discharges from Decatur General hospital Baugh Wiley clinic and Hamill Clinic, births, and a hospital bedside visit alongside weather data noting noon temperature 88 and rainfall .93 inches in the last day.
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James N. Bloodworth
Summer Sessions At Negro High Start
Registration for the summer session at Decatur Negro High will be held Saturday, June 24, from ten until one in the administration building. Principal C. L. Ifield says the six week program runs June 25 to August 4 with two one hour periods daily to aid students needing remediation in up to two subjects.
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Decatur Negro High School
C. L. Ifield
Sheffield
Safley Rites On Friday At Three
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Safley aged 80 who died at her home 1014 Wadsworth Street will be held Friday afternoon at three o'clock. The body will lie in state at the Safley home from ten Friday morning until time for the services at the First Christian church on Moulton street. Interment will be in Roselawn cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and two sons with eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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Wadsworth Street
Safley
Lces
First Christian Church
Moulton Street
David DeBoer
E. N. Chandler
Roselawn
Brown
E. H. Garrison
Montgomery
G. E. McCulloch
Nell Safley
Decatur
Herman M. Safley
Avery Safley
A. B. Murphy
Tuscumbia
Church Capitulation Fears Grow Amid Hungarian Demands
Dulles notes the Catholic hierarchy faces state demands after months of government pressure and a required oath to Hungary’s new constitution. Bishops reportedly seek an official review and may sign Moscow influenced peace petitions. United States urges UN oversight of global arms limits excluding atomic weapons.
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Stockholm
Middle East
Moscow
Iran
Russia
France
Britain
Control Commission
United Nations
City halts gas system project and contemplates buyout option
City council fails to proceed with gas system construction per contract. The gas supply company may acquire the city's distribution facilities at the city's expense under review.
Rent Control Extend Bill Clears Congress Fast
Washington reports a six month extension of federal rent controls with option for a further six months. Truman expected to sign. House passed 176 to 145 and Senate approved 40 to 24. Also Senate softened Hatch Act penalties. CCC farm price support funds may rise by 2 billion dollars pending conference action.
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Senate
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White House
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Virginia
Maryland
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Senate Upset Delays Vote On Desegregation Extension
Lucas told the Senate the current law expires Friday and asked for a final vote, facing opposition as Russell vowed to pursue his plan. Opponents argued the measure would partly nullify President Truman's directive to end racial segregation in the armed services.
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Truman
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Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
Congress Hastes Draft Bill and Tax Legislation in Capitol Action
House and Senate move to speed up a draft extension, with a Friday deadline looming. A tax bill to save consumers over one billion dollars annually and adjust corporate levies is to be formally introduced in the House. Votes are planned for next Wednesday as lawmakers push multiple measures, including rent control extensions and farm price support funding, amid Hatch Act changes and foreign aid debate.
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White House
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Lucas
Illinois
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Capitol Hill
Truman
Western
Europe
Senate Appropriations Committee
USGS maps nation in fifty years at current pace
The U S Geological Survey estimates it will take 50 years to complete its national mapping project at the present rate.
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U. S. Geological Survey
Salem Pepper Port historic claim noted
Salem Massachusetts earned the nickname pepper port due to heavy pepper imports. The label reflects its historic role as a major harbor for carrying spices into New England and shaping regional trade.
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Salem
Mass
Markets in Decatur Farm Markets Report
Cotton middling 34c with low 30¢ range. Cottonseed at 40 dollars. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 18c. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Ear corn 1.42, shelled 1.48. Corn basis 154 percent moisture. No 2 new wheat onion free 2.00. No 2 new oats onion free 65c. Other grains basis 134 percent moisture.
Wall Street gains on rising market with steel and auto leaders
A rising stock market faced light selling and advanced with gains of fractions to over a point. Steel and automobile issues led the rally with notable movers including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Goodrich Associated Dry Goods Gimbel Bros Schenley Zenith Radio Childs American Telephone Western Union Dow Chemical DuPont Union Carbide International Paper American Tobacco Southern Railway Nickel Plate Barnsdall Oil Lehigh Portland Cement.
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Youngstown Sheet
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodrich
Associated Dry Goods
Gimbel Bros
Schenley
Zenith Radio
Childs
American Telephone
Western Union
American Ek Dow Chemical
DuPont
Union Carbide
International Paper
American Tobacco
Southern Railway
Nickel Plate
Barnsdall Oil
Lehigh Portland Cement
Markets at a Glance New York Stocks Rally Gains
New York markets show stocks higher as the rally continues. Bonds steady rail prices mixed cotton higher with commission house buying.
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New York
Cotton Prices Firm Amid Profit Taking In New York
June 22 New York cotton prices rose after a minor setback in early trading. Short covering of July contracts before first notice day and buying by commission houses supported gains. Late afternoon quotes: July 33.59, October 33.13, December 33.09.
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New York
Nashville livestock market reports steady to slower cattle
Nashville Tennessee June 22 cattle receipts light with general price ranges. Steers and heifers 23.00 to 26.25 with cutters under 19.00. cows 13.00 to 17.00 for cutters and cann ers, 17.50 to 19.00 for common and medium beef cows. bulls 20.50 to 22.50. calves 125 pounds slow to 28.00 top, 20.00 to 24.00 for common and medium. Hogs 600 head with higher trend. 180 to 250 pound hogs 20.00 to 20.25, 260 to 290 pounds 18.50 to 19.00, 140 to 170 pounds 17.50 to 18.00. Sows steady, spring pigs up to 3.00 higher. receipts very small and market showing gains on choice goods.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Grain market closes with light selling in Chicago
In Chicago on June 22 light selling trimmed grain values. Wheat slipped 1-2 to 1-1/4, corn down 1/8 to 7/8, oats off 3/4 to 1-1/2, rye down 1 to 1-1/8, soybeans down 1/4 to 3/4, and lard fell 2 cents to 11.07 per hundred pounds for July.
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Chicago
Poultry Market Prices Reported for June
Market notes indicate low reporting of heavy fryers and FOB farm prices recorded Wednesday afternoon and this morning. Broilers and fryers across weights traded mostly at 24 to 26 cents per pound, with most at 24.5 to 25 cents.
Meridian Lad Is Out Front in Southern Amateur Round
Eddie Merrins of Meridian Mississippi led by four after nine holes in the second round of the Southern Amateur at New Orleans. Arnold Blum led Thomas Nichol at the halfway mark, Medalist Dale Morey was even with Alvin Everett, and Dick Collard and Dick Hackett were even at the turn. Gordiner Dickinson led Jack Key Jr., while Sam Friedman and Walter Cisco were even.
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New Orleans
Eddie Merrins
Meridian
Miss
Vince D’antoni
Arnold Blum
Macon
Thomas Nichol
Jusce
Dale Morey
Dallas
Tex
Alvin Everett
Rome
Dick Collard
Dick Hackett
Gordiner Dickinson
Dothan
Ala
Jack Key, Jr
Columbus
Sam Friedman
Tuscaloosa
Walter Cisco
Louisville
Alabama Legislature Battles Over Reapportionment and Voter Rules
The Senate and House clashed over a 67 senator reapportionment bill and a voter qualification measure. Lt. Gov Inter moved to delay actions while committees weighed priorities. A constitutional convention proposal failed 67 to 10, and a Bryce Hospital study sought funds for two new 200 bed buildings amid budget constraints.
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House
Noble Russell
Morgan County
Senate
Rules Committee
Rep
Roberts Brown
Lee
W. M. Beck
DeKalb
J. C. Inter
Russell
Alabama
Broughton Lamberth
Tallapoosa County
Inter
Supreme Court
Lamberth
Guy Hardwick
Houston
Boswell
Hall
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson County
Joe Langan
Mobile
Boutwell
Langan
U. S. Supreme Court
Brycee Hospital
Tuscaloosa
John Tarwater
Bey
Fed
Mos
Williams faces new trial after shooting incident
The report states a man named Williams fled a scene after his father was shot twice while he and his 13 year old son witnessed the events. The boy believes his father will be cleared at a forthcoming trial overseen by Judge W. Wallace, with a hearing set for Saturday.
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Williams
Mary
W. Wallace
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