Cotton In Fair Condition Across Alabama After Mixed Showers
Alabama farmers report mixed crop conditions as scattered rain fails to reach all areas. Cotton remains fair to excellent, while corn and pastures suffer in dry zones. boll weevils emerge and dusting begins in some fields. County agents note Southeast to Northeast regions show varying moisture and yields.
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Auburn
Alabama
South Alabama
Frank Jones
Marengo County
Shelby County
A. A. Landdale
Paul Bartley
Dale
Escambia
John Parrish
T. L. Sanderson
Etowah
Tennessee Valley
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Fayette County
P. R. Pettis
Predators Cad A About Your
The fragment references Predators cad A and a general inquiry about the topic. Not enough readable context to identify a full event, person, or organization.
Community Notes Include Arrests and Local Updates
Sheriffs forces arrested two persons Sunday on charges of public drunkenness. Verdon Lowery improves at home after Birmingham medical treatment. Mrs. Clyde Bradshaw at Birmingham bedside of daughter-in-law Mrs. Talmadge Meadows who had surgery. 24 cases heard in recorder's court with variety of offenses. Building permits issued for a two-room frame house at 1027 Olive Street. Jet training furloughs for Creamer brothers. Tennessee river stages reported by U S weather bureau. Hospital admissions and visits noted. Faithful Workers Class supper at Delano Park. Mrs. Meadows Jr. improving after major operation.
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Clyde Bradshaw
Birmingham
Talmadge Meadows
Eight Army reports heavy Red casualties in Western Korea
The Eighth Army reported over 1,000 Communists killed or wounded in a day. Reds overrun positions with a tank led column but faced counterfire as they advanced toward Chorwon in the T bone and Pork Chop hill area. Total Communist casualties rose to about 5,000 since fighting began less than two weeks ago.
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Eighth Army
Chorwon
T-bone
Pork Chop Hill
Korea
Movie Showings Listed Across Several Theaters
The list shows film titles and schedules at AR 31 US PRINCESS Kangaroo shows with multiple times. ROXY Quo Vadis with Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr has several screenings. HATFIELD Athens Two Tickets to Broadway stars Tony Martin Janet Leigh at 7:30 and 9:30. STRAND Hartselle New Mexico Lew Ayers Marilyn Maxwell at 7:00 and 9:00. MARS Falkville Half Angel with Lady Young Joseph Cotten at 7:00. ELITE Paradise with Louis Debra Paget Jeff Chandi times 6:15 and 8:15.
Newsmen to study at Harvard under Nieman Fellowships
Twelve U S newsmen were named Nieman Fellows to spend a year at Harvard starting September. The Nieman Fellowships, funded by Agnes Wahl Nieman, aim to raise U S journalism standards with about 1 400 000 designated by Mrs Nieman. Included are William Gordon of the Atlanta Daily World and Watson Sims of the Associated Press.
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Combridge
Mass
U. S
Harvard University
Nieman
Agnes Wahl Nieman
Lucius Nieman
Milwaukee Journal
Harvard
William Gordon
Atlanta Daily World
Lemoyne College
New York
New York University
Atlanta World
South
Watson Sims
Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Tufts College
Columbia
Taft-Hartley Law and Steelworkers Strike Prediction
A source fragment cites a speaker predicting that invoking the Taft-Hartley law could shape events and asserting steelworkers would win their strike regardless of likely suppression methods. The text references lawful limits and anticipated outcomes within labor disputes.
Truman objects to cut in base construction bill
President Truman protested a reported move in the Senate to halve a $2.758 billion bill for military air bases and depots. He warned the cut would be a terrible disaster and urged Senator Russell to guard against the change as the measure moves from the House to the Armed Services Committee. The bill authorizes base construction at home and overseas including secret bomber bases in the Middle East and elsewhere.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Middle East
Funeral Rites for Mrs Verner Set for Tuesday
Final rites for Mrs Pearl Verner will be held Tuesday at 2 30 P M in Brown Chapel with Rev Milford Walker officiating. Interment will follow in city cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs Zula Mae Collart Lima Ohio and Mrs Steven Barna St Louis Mo four sons William Frank Howard and Paul Verner Decatur two sisters Mrs Ida Cornelius Columbus Ga and Mrs Annie Buller Decatur one brother John Cornelius Decatur and many grandchildren nieces and nephews Pallbearers listed as Alvie Bryant Ed Armstrong William Conn Bud Hagermaker Virgil Dearman and C E Vasser.
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Pearl Verner
Locust Street
Brown Chapel
Milford Walker
City Cemetery
Verner
Zula Mae Collart
Lima
Ohio
Steven’ Barna
St. Louis
William
Frank
Howard
Paul Verner
Decatur
Ida Cornelius
Columbus
Annie Buller
John Cornelius
Alvie Bryant
Ed Armstrong
William Conn
Bud Hagermaker
Virgil Dearman
C. E. Vasser
Strike Injunction Dismissed in Alabama Lumber Dispute
A federal court dismissed an injunction restraining CIO workers from interfering with Louisville and Nashville Railroad traffic near a Brewton Alabama lumber plant. The May 2 order by Judge Daniel H. Thomas followed an agreement between railroad and CIO International Woodworkers of America. Most strikers returned to work and picketing ended, with the dispute over a contract cited by the union.
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Mobile
CIO
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Brewton
Ala
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Daniel H. Thomas
T. R. Miller Mill Co
Ed Leigh McMillan
Davis Family Weekend Visit Noted in Birmingham
Mr and Mrs James T Davis and their sons visited relatives in Birmingham over the weekend during their travel from Jefferson Hillman hospital area.
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Iva J. Rooks
Montgomery
Jess Davis
Birmingham
James T. Davis
James T. Davis and Sons
Decatur Pianist David Gibson Heads to Mexico for Study
David Allen Gibson, young Decatur concert pianist, leaves for Mexico City for two months of study in preparation for a 1953 Town Hall recital. He travels via New Orleans, San Antonio, Laredo, and Victoria and is booked with the Memphis Young Artists Association for concerts in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Arkansas. He will use Decatur as headquarters after September.
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David Allen Gibson
Decatur
Mexico City
Mexico
Town Hall
New Orleans
San Antonio
Laredo
Victoria
David
Memphis Young Artists Association
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Arkansas
One Killed and Five Hurt in Political Fight
One man was killed and five wounded after a political fight between Mexico City and Pachuca 56 miles northeast. Hospitals reported the injuries were serious and could not provide further details. Gen. Miguel Henriquez Guzman, rival to the government nominee, spoke in Pachuca yesterday.
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Mexico City
Pachuca
Here
Miguel Henriquez Guzman
Japan Applies for United Nations Membership
Japan applied for U N membership in New York as debate over a Soviet veto and a proposed 14 country package deal continued. Delegates noted Albania Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Outer Mongolia could be included if the West backs the package, with Japan possibly added.
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United Nations
N. Y
Japan
U. N
Italy
Russia
Albania
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Outer Mongolia
Services for Mrs. Pauline E Bray in St Louis
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline E Bray 58 of Decatur settle in St Louis Missouri Wednesday at Albert Hoppe funeral home with interment in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. She died Saturday at Decatur General Hospital after seven days as a patient. Survivors: mother Lena Kumze Decatur daughter Mrs Colin Andrews Decatur son R L Bray US Navy sister Mrs William Deitjen Nanuet New York.
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Pauline E. Bray
Decatur 2
Albert Hoppe
St.—Louis
Jefferson Barracks National
Bray
Decatur General Hospital
Lena Kumze
Decatur
Colin Andrews
R. L. Bray
U S. Navy
William Deitjen
Nanuet
New York
Corregidor Vet's Mother Dies in Montgomery
Mrs Daisy Wilson Traywick mother of Col Jesse T Traywick Jr a Corregidor survivor died after a long illness in Montgomery She also survived by sons Wilson and Dudley Traywick both of Montgomery a brother Percy Wilson and a sister Dollie Wilson of Montgomery
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Montgomery
Daisy Wilson Traywick
Col
Jesse T. Traywick Jr
Clanton Man To Head DAV
E. E. Fulmer of Clanton is elected state commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the annual convention. Other officers named include W. F. Green Mobile senior vice commander B. H. Parkis Prichard junior vice commander R. T. Moore Birmingham treasurer John Kessler Montgomery judge advocate and J. Brown Selma chaplain.
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Mobile
E. E. Fulmer
Clanton
Disabled American Veterans
W. F. Green
B. H. Parkis
Prichard
R. T. Moore
Birmingham
John Kessler
Montgomery
J. Brown
Selma
92 Known Elements and Limit on New Discoveries
The scientific consensus holds there are 92 established elements with no evidence of additional stable elements beyond that count. Researchers note that any heavier candidates would likely be highly unstable and decay rapidly into lighter elements.
Rhubarb Gingerbread Shortcake Recipe Adapted
Culinary feature by Cecily Brownstone presents a rhubarb gingerbread shortcake. It details a molasses spiced cake base and a rhubarb filling thickened with quick-cooking tapioca, with tips on handling heat and texture.
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Rhusard
Rationed Ammo Charges Spark House Debate
Rep. Brown reads a letter from 35 U. S. soldiers in Korea alleging rationed ammunition and outdated mortars. He urges action against those responsible while Reps. Sieminski and Teague backers of a claim that shortages are not dangerous.
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Washington
Brown
Ohio
U. S
Korea
Sieminski
D-Nj
Teague
D-Tex
Allied negotiators fail to bridge prisoner exchange gap
Early in the war many detainees were sent to Allied camps and later identified as South Korean civilians. Harrison rejected Red accusations that Allies keep prisoners as cannon fodder, insisting they seek to return as many as possible to the other side. Negotiators made no progress on the final hurdle blocking a Korean armistice deal.
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Harrison
Superliner United States Arrives at New York Port
The 990-foot United States, U.S. Lines flagship, arrives at New York Harbor to a throng of spectators and blaring whistles after a 50 mile cruise from Newport News Virginia. Commodore Harry Manning commands a speed near 40 knots with 1300 guests aboard including officials and reporters.
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New York
United States
America
Lower Manhattan
U. S. Lines
Newport News
Harry Manning
Rhee Retained In Presidency As Assembly Delays Succession
Supporters in the Korean National Assembly voted 60 to 0 to keep President Syngman Rhee in office until a new president is elected. With martial law in force, the body set August 15 as the formal end date, while a successor could not be named.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Korean National Assembly
Rhee
Markets Report From Decatur Farm Prices
Farm markets in Decatur show cotton middling 38.50 cents and strict low 37.00. No. 2 mile at 3.10 dollars. No 2 wheat new crop 2.05, No 2 oats 0.80, No. 2 yellow ear corn 1.83. Hogs bring 18.25 cents in Decatur.
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Decatur
Wall Street Mixed as Railroads Advance on Stagnant Market
The Wall Street session showed railroad gains while the broader market fell. A narrow trading range around one point favored downside, with volume about 1.2 million shares. Airlines, oils, and rubbers resisted declines, but most issues slipped. Dow components Bethlehem Steel Chrysler American Cyanamid General Electric Texas Company Johns Manville led losses, while Goodrich Boeing Kennecott Copper Cities Service and Santa Fe rose.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
American Cyanamid
General Electric
Texas Co
Johns Manville
Goodrich
Boeing
Kennecott Copper
Cities Service
Santa Fe
Nashville and Atlanta Livestock Prices Report
Nashville markets show cattle with feeders and cows trading 26.00 to 30.00 for steers and heifers while calves fetch 27.00 to 30.00. Hogs bring 18.50 to 20.00 for various weights and sows 17.00 to 17.50. Sheep offer good lambs at 26.00 to 27.50 with utilities 19.00 to 26.00. Atlanta poultry market remains unsettled with broilers around 25.50 to 27.50 cents per pound and steady farm purchases.
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Nashville
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Markets at a Glance New York Trades and Trends
New York stocks rose with rail shares leading gains while bonds stayed quiet. Utilities and industrials softened. Cotton slipped on profit taking and hedging. Chicago futures showed Wheat steady after a late rally, Corn eased on ample receipts, Oats steady despite a late bounce. Hogs held near unchanged to 25 cents lower, top at 21.00. Cattle remained steady to weak with highs near 35.50.
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Chicago
Market swings as soybeans lead intermarket drops
Chicago Board of Trade sees soybeans fall while corn oats and rye show mixed moves. Old crop soybeans slip 4 percent with July at 3.22 and rough carryover in other grains as wheat climbs about a half to three quarters of a cent.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Federal Student Aid Proposal Seeks $800 Scholarships
Oscar R. Ewing asked Congress to approve a federal student aid program to help 50 000 to 60 000 students yearly. The plan would cost 22 million in the first year rising to 128 million annually, with loans up to 600 yearly and up to 2400 four years. Up to 80 percent of unpaid balances would be insured. State commissions select recipients and colleges chosen by students.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Congress
Ewing
Federal Security Agency
Truman
Town of New Salem Disappears After Log Buildings Move
The town of New Salem in Indiana once linked to Abraham Lincoln vanished as many log buildings were dismantled and transported to a nearby town, according to the National Geographic Society.
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New Salem
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
National Geographic Society
Mutilated Body Found In Home Near Shelbyville
The mutilated body of 80 year old Charles T London, an elderly farmer, was found in his blood soaked bedroom seven miles west of Shelbyville. Sheriff Virgil Orr said London died five or six days before discovery by relative Alfred London of Athens Alabama. Notes in the room include I did it in self defense and an illegible third note. Sister Miss Etta London, 71, was not located but seen nearby last Friday. The property owner and nephew Alfred London reports frequent visits to the farm.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
Virgil Orr
Charles T. London
Orr
London
Etta London
Alfred London
Athens
Ala
Seven Plane Crash Near Panama City Sees Seven Dead
Seven persons died when planes crashed shortly after takeoff on a fishing trip to Panama City Florida. In Haleyville a 20 year old man married less than a week was electrocuted at his home. R D Powell, married the previous Sunday, was moving a hot water heater under his home and touched an electric wire. In Morgan county a car failed to make a curve near Hartselle on Alabama 33 and rolled over several times injuring Billy Joe Ferguson Leon Holmes and James Stinson. x rays were pending to assess injuries.
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Panama City
Fla
Haleyvile
R. D. Powell
Morgan County
Hartselle
M. P. Braswell
Billy Joe Ferguson
Alabama
Ferguson
Leon Holmes
James Stinson
Decatur General Hospital
Aspirants split as Taft leads GOP in 1948 bid
Democratic hopefuls voiced criticisms of tax proposals while Sen Russell and Sen Kerr campaigned for themselves. Averell Harriman attacked tax cut pledges. Lt. Gen. Eichelberger broke with MacArthur and endorsed Eisenhower, saying MacArthur aimed for the presidency and preferred Eisenhower in 1948. No MacArthur comment yet.
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Averell Harriman
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Robert L. Eichelberger
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Eisenhower
Asheville
N. C
MacArthur
Taft
Anti Seizure Amendment Tabled In Senate Move
Sen McCarran of Nevada failed to advance a constitutional amendment to bar presidential seizure of private property absent congressional action. The Senate voted 42 to 32 to table the motion to immediate consideration, despite administration opposition and a surprise maneuver last Saturday that gave McCarran priority.
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Washington
Sen
McCarran
D-Ney
Senate
Congress
Car Mows Down Four Pedestrians in Texas Wreck
A car out of control in Mathis Texas yesterday struck four pedestrians killing all. The victims were Maria Refugio Garza 49 Flavia Gomez 40 and Gomezs two daughters Evangelina 8 and Gracelina 6 The teenage driver faces negligent homicide charges.
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Mathis
Tex
Maria Refugio Garza
Flavia Gomez
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