Senate Crime Committee Eyes Quick Action on Reluctant Witnesses
The Senate crime committee in Florida moots contempt citations for former Sheriff Jimmy Sullivan and Leo Accardo, and weighs a perjury charge against ex Morning Mail publisher Harry Veiler. Testimony reveals Accardo funded the paper, while Sullivan refused to answer much on tax matters. The panel also probes Florida’s narcotics role as Gov Warren may be subpoenaed.
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Miami
Fla
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Florida
Herbert O’conor
Jimmy Sullivan
Leo Accardo
Capone
Downey Rice
Harry Veiler
Morning Mail
Miami Beach
Sullivan
Accardo
Rice
Veiler
Dallas L. Carroll
Carroll
Fuller Warren
O’conor
Dade County
O'Conor
Perryman
Richard New
Aberdeen
Frank Costello
Tax hikes eyed to push rates to wartime highs
Democrats push for higher federal taxes citing three boosts in the last year and a rise of more than 17 billion above pre Korean War levels. Representative Doughton warns the economy cannot sustain much more while urging expenditure cuts. After passing the House, the bill faces weeks in the Senate Finance Committee and hearings begin next Thursday.
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Doughton
Dougton
Congress
House
Senate Finance
Senate
Este
Decatur Market Reports for Farm Commodities
Cotton values show Middling at 45.75 cents and strict low at 43.70. Cottonseed priced at 60 dollars per ton. Wheat, oats, corn and barley listed for No. 2 or No. 3 grades with various new crop prices. Corn moisture basis noted and general grain basis given.
North Alabama live poultry market steady amid ample supplies
North Alabama live poultry market shows steady prices with ample supplies and fair to good demand. Prices at various assembly points FOB farm boilers and fryers 29-30 cents, FOB plant broilers and fryers 30-31, heavy hens 27-28, light hens 23-24, roosters 12-13.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Cattle Hogs Sheep Trading Summary From Nashville Market Report
Nashville market update shows cattle receipts up vs last week with slaughter classes steady to 50 lower and calves 75 steady. Hogs at 500 head mostly steady to 25 lower, week’s top 23.25. sheep 400 head steady with native lambs weak to 1.00 lower and ewes mostly steady. prices range for spring lambs 31.00 to 33.00, most good and choice 32.00 to 32.50.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Senate confirms docks director and bonds bill advance
The senate approved a measure to confirm a docks director for a 10 year staggered term and to name the boards appointee. It also passed a bonds bill requiring public sale of state and local bonds, with private sales allowed if no bids or unacceptable bids. A related House action sent a similar proposal forward.
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Senate
House
House Judiciary Committee
L. J
Snag) Andrews
Bullock
Beechcraft Lands at Pryor Refuels For Washington Trip
A Beechcraft owned by Times Publishing of Shreveport refueled at Pryor Airport at 11 o’clock this morning en route to Washington with passengers from Shreveport including W H Bronson and his family. The Bronsons plan to join visiting party Mrs Emens and others for the trip to Washington.
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Times Publishing Company
Shreveport
Henry Clay
O. S. Drake
B. Robertson
Pryor
W. H. Bronson
Redding
Mens of
Decatur
Shaveport
Washington
Bro
Emens
Brig Gen Eugene W Ridings named assistant commander of 31st Infantry Division
Fort Jackson South Carolina June 22 Brig Gen Eugene W Ridings named assistant commander of the 31st Infantry Division former Guard unit now in training He arrives as a career Army officer born in Jefferson Oklahoma and a West Point graduate succeeding Gen Walter J Hanna who relieved duties weeks ago
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Hanna
Fort Jackson
S. C
Eugene Ware Ridings
Dixié (Infantry
Trai
Jefferson, Okla
Walter J. Hanna
Long Illness Proves Fatal Grisham of Decatur Dies at 68
Houston C. Grisham 68 of Decatur died Friday after a long illness at his home 106 Morrell Street. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 PM Valley Grove Church Leighton with Brown directing. Interment Glendale Cemetery near Leighton. Survived by wife Maud, daughter Leona Byrd of Tuscumbia, sons Lester and Hollis, brother Robert, sisters and many stepchildren.
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Valley Grove
Leighton
Houston C. Grisham
Decatur
Morrell Street
Glendale Cemetery
Brown
Maud Grisham
Leona Byrd
Tuscumbia
Lester
Hollis
Peoria
Archbishop Mindszenty in Hungarian Trial Receives Long Indictment
Reporters barred from court as nine defendants including five clerics appear under guard. Cardinal Mindszenty and others face a 12 page indictment charging plot to overthrow the Hungarian government and restore the Hapsburgs. one defendant is accused of murder.
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Groesz
Pius XII
Kingdom of the Hapsburgs
Cardinal Mindszenty
Fifth from U.N. guns stirs China morale claim
An Allied division commander called the action a stunt to lift Chinese morale after a small biplane strafed Kimpo airfield near Seoul and dropped mortar shells on the city. U.N. forces struck back at North Korean air strips to blunt a possible Chinese offensive. Sixteen Shooting Star jets attacked Sinuiju near the Manchurian border while night bombers hit three other fields. The U.S. heavy cruiser Toledo and destroyers fired over 400 rounds in a coastward bombardment aiding troops.
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U. N
Kimpo
Seoul
U.N
North Korea
Shooting Star
Sinuiju
Manchurian
U. S
Toledo
Refineries Closure Seen Cutting Power and Water
Drake warned that shutting the refinery would force closure of its power and pumping stations, leaving a large portion of the country without electricity or water.
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Drake
Willingham Rites Planned in Cullman For Levi 4
Levi 4 Willingham died at age 55 in Cullman. Albert Willingham, his son, announces funeral services will be held in Cullman with details forthcoming after his sudden death at home around 7 30. R Willingham, brother of the deceased, confirms plans.
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Albert Willingham
Ee R. Willingham
Cullman
Bobby Franklin
Bobby
J. F. Franklin
Danville 3
Hamil Clinic
Ed Price
First Methodist Church
Camp Westmoreland
Rest Of UN Is Asked For Help In Korea
The United States urged the rest of the United Nations to send reinforcements to Korea citing massive Chinese communist concentrations and ongoing aggression. Ernest Gross asked Secretary General Lie to mobilize troops from countries that promised support but had not yet sent forces. The U N unified command in Washington plans increased forces with nations already contributing troops ships and planes. Lie’s aide Andrew Cordier reported that more troops were needed on the battlefield and warned against a stalemate.
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United States
U. N
Ernest Gross
U. S
Trygve Lie
Gross
Lie
Copenhagen
Wash Yton
Washington
Constellation Missing Over West Africa With 40 Aboard
A Pan American World Airways constellation with 40 aboard vanished off the West African coast on a Johannesburg to New York City run. The 31 passengers and nine crew were overdue after leaving Accra and failing to sight Roberts Field near Monrovia. The search involved French planes and other craft as Baker Airport reported fuel sufficiency.
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Dakar
French West Africa
Pan American World Airways
Johannesburg
New York City
Roberts Field
Monrovia
Liberia
Accra
Gold Coast
Pan American
New York
Frank J. Crawford
Huntington Station
Baker
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Seven Strikers Will Face Jury In Berryton Murder Case
Seven CIO textile strikers now face grand jury action in Nellie Tucker death after bound overs for three more suspects Beatrice Seymour Lorene Mitchell and Raymond Strange. Henderson Ponder Lorena Bishop Bessie Wooten and Cressie Mae Bailey had charges dismissed with Byars bound over earlier. Grand jury meets July fourth Monday. warrants for perjury and false swearing issued against Charles White.
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Summerville
Berryton
CIO Textile Union
Nellie Tucker
Beatrice Seymour
Lorene Mitchell
Raymond Strange
Henderson Ponder
Lorena Bishop
Bessie Wooten
Cressie Mae Bailey
Harper Byars
Byars
Miss Tucker
Bobbie Lee Cook
Charles White
Berryton Mills
Three Crewmen Die in B 29 Plane Explosion
San Antonio, June 22. Three crewmen died when a B 29 exploded after an engine caught fire during a training flight near Randolph Air Force Base. Five others including the pilot parachuted to safety from the forward compartment. Brig. Gen. Carl B. McDaniel suggested a premature parachute release trapped the rear crew.
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San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Air Force Base
Carl B. McDaniel
Randolph
Infant Dies After Falling From Mother's Car
An 11 month old boy, Donald Allen Patterson, died when he toppled from a car seat as the vehicle rounded a curve in MOBILE Alabama. His mother Mrs Clarence V Patterson was driving to the grocery store. police said a door opened accidentally, throwing the child beneath the car.
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Mobile
Ala
Donald Allen Patterson
Clarence V. Patterson
Bill Sami
Beatings Lead to Arrest in Mobile Child Abuse Case
Detective Percy Meriwether said a blind nightclub musician admitted beating his five year old daughter Joyce Thacker with a 16 inch leather strap after she lost a dollar. She was treated at City hospital for severe bruises and burns. one eye swollen shut. Suspect William O. Thacker, 32, a drummer, jailed for questioning.
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Mobile
Ala
Percy Meriwether
Joyce Thacker
City Hospital
William O. Thacker
Truman to dedicate AEDC in Tennessee near Tullahoma
Truman will dedicate the Arnold Engineering Development Center near Tullahoma on Monday marking the start of a major Air Force project. The facility trains and tests aircraft engines and missiles, with an initial cost of 157.5 million dollars and a 1954 target date for full operation.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
America
Korea
Truman
Air Force
Henry H. Arnold
Arnold Engineering Development Center
AEDC
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
Corps of Engineers
Elk River
Truman Sees Victory In MacArthur Dismissal Battle
Washington reports say President Truman is satisfied he won the fight over General MacArthur’s removal. Allies predict continued debate on Far East policy until 1952, while hearings by Senate committees near completion with reports likely by Monday. Democrats mostly support the move, Republicans likely oppose it, with possible defections.
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Washington
Truman
MacArthur
Korea
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Douglas MacArthur
Mr. Truman
Pacific
Aboriginal clash ignites on Mount Bangbanglang
In Manila dated dispatch, Malayan tribesmen clash on Mount Bangbanglang using blowguns and makeshift arms including machineguns and steel bolts. Fierce fighting yields limited shells for occasional volleys as tribes wage a primitive warfare.
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Manila
Mount Bangbanglang
Bangbangbang
Infant dies after 15 foot fall from window
A newborn baby boy died in hospital after a 15 foot fall from a window, reportedly tossed by its 14 year old mother who had given birth in a bathroom. The schoolgirl remained in good condition at the hospital.
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New York
Alabama Leads Nation In Cotton Production Share
Alabama accounts for nearly ten percent of U.S. cotton production, reflecting the state’s dominant role in the national crop. The data highlight Alabama’s large acreage, high yields, and significant contribution to the country’s textile base.
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Local hospital gives two discharges and several admissions
Discharged from Decatur General are Mrs. Edward Richardson and Lloyd Moore. Admitted Thursday were Mrs. Jack L. Childers Miss Elizabeth Riggs and Mrs. James Hamilton. News notes include a New Salem church singing June 24 with several named quartets and the Macedonia memorial singing June 30 with Rev. Jimmie Rodgers.
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Decatur General Hospital
Edward Richardson
Courtland
Lloyd Moore
5Th Ave
West
Jack L. Childers
North Ave
Elizabeth Riggs
Decatur 2
James Hamilton
4Th Ave
New Salem Church
J. M. Chenault
Hartseller
Crane Hill
Harden
Massey
Sparkman
Macedonia
Wilson Family
Bonnertown
Tennessee
Harmony Five
Decatur
Jimmie Rodgers
McKellar Declines Truman Trip Invitation
Senator McKellar of Tennessee said President Truman invited him to join the Presidential party in Tennessee on Monday, but he could not go due to the heavy workload in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Washington
McKellar
D-Tenn
Truman
Tennessee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Soviet Jet Plane Exhibition Debuts on Aviation Day 1948
The first public exhibition of Soviet produced jet planes was held on Aviation Day July 17 1948 in a display marking a milestone in Soviet aviation.
Remodeling Front Next to Hall
Remodeling underway on the building adjoining the American Legion home on Bank Street will finish in about 60 days. Plans are not definite but the structure will house Legion activities with a dining hall and Legion offices. Glass brick front and tile flooring planned for the dining hall and offices.
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American Legion
Bank Street
The
Legion
Barr Testimony Paints Army Confidence in Korea War Effort
Ridgway Barr praised the American Eighth Army in Korea while recounting a China policy view shared with MacArthur. Senate hearings enter 41st day as Emmet O'Donnell set to testify. Hickenlooper pushes to hear Army intelligence on possible Russia-Japan war risks.
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Barr
Korea
United States
Ridgway
Collins
MacArthur
U. S
Chianh Kai-Shek
Formosa
China
Truman
Eighth
Russellay
O'Donnell
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Russia
Japan
Patrick J. Hurley
Tongay Group Denied Entry and Plans for France Trip
A spokesman stated the Tongay group would not be admitted to the country and would stay overnight. They could continue to France to organize a channel swim, though it is unlikely as they had hoped to fund the journey through appearances at English holiday camps.
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France
Demise of a World War II Allied Leader Reported
Mrs. Mathew B Ridgway represented her husband the supreme commander for the Allied powers at the funeral and diplomatic missions mourn the demise in a solemn ceremony marking the passing of a key military figure.
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Mathew B. Ridgway
Stray O.LC. pig found seeks owner in Austinville area
An about eight week old male pig is stray. Finder should contact Millard Hall at 2757 R or Eddie Sandlin farm at 512 M or return the pig to Hall at Sandlin farm Rt 3 Decatur Austinville.
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Millard Hall
Eddie Sandlin Farm
Hall
Sandlin Farm
Rt. 3
Decatur
Austinville
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Sammy
Mack Waugh
Bill Parks
Joe Ashworth
Huntsville
G. S. Ashworth
Hartselle
R O. Cline
4Th Avenue West
Cline
W. P. NeSmith
Jackson Street
Earl Smith
Ross Gail
William Earl
Flordia
Avery Taylor
Springfield
Dewey Day
Valdermosa Springs
Bill Lindsey
Lindsey
R. C. McWhorter
Gene Lewis
Camp Arrowhead
N. C
Mrs
Glenn Cook
Smoky Mountains, N. C. Or
Nolan Sanders
Somerville Road
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Orval Roberts
Moulton
East Church St
Tongay
Neil Kirk
Theradas
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