Polio Season Opens With Rising US Case Toll
The Polio season shows 36 percent more cases nationwide than last year, with 2,309 total cases to date. Texas leads with 555 cases, California 428, and Oklahoma 98, while peak season may approach 1916 levels if the trend continues. Public Health Service urges caution during travel and summer activities and notes March 19 marked the year’s low point for counting new cases.
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Sterling T. Green
Washington
Texas
Public Health Service
Health Service
California
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tom Green
Virginia
the Health Service
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North Carolina
New England
Maine
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George
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Montana
Idaho
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Colorado
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Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific
Oregon
Transfer of public building to African American citizens in Limestone County
The article describes moving a county built service building near Trinity High School for Negroes to African American citizens. Melvin Holt and P. O. Davis are named in the transfer and address plans. Athens committee schedules a day of events from the pomede to an oratory on Saturday night with celebrations and speeches.
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Athens
Haleyville
Boys Industrial School
Birmingham
Florence
Limestone County
Trinity High School
The
of Revenue
P. O Davis
Alabama
Rine
Markets steady on light trading after weekly low
New York markets drifted higher in slow trading, a modest gain in a recovery from a ten day slide after a 4 to 2 year low. Magnavox fell to a yearly low, while General Motors and several others led gains though many issues remained weak.
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New York
Magnavox Corp
General Motors
Roe Motors
VU. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
International
Harvester
National—Distillers
North American Co
International Nickel
General Electric
Johns-Manville
Central
Great Northern
Chesapeake and Ohio
Nickel ‘Plate
Philip. Morris
Sinclair Oil
Twentieth Century-19
Bethlehem Steel
J. I. Case
Douglas Aircraft
Schenley
Consolidated Natural Gas
Anaconda Copper
Eastman, Kodak
Eastern Air Lines
Santa Fe
Cotton futures slip as liquidation hits July market
New York June 24 Cotton futures eased in late dealings on increased liquidation in nearby July. Prices rallied from the lows near the close on short covering. Futures closed 65 cents per bale lower to 75 cents higher than the previous close.
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Cotton
New York
North Georgia live poultry market steady to unsettled
Atlanta Georgia June 24 P North Georgia live poultry market is about steady with demand good in most sections and stocks moving well A carryover of heavy fryers is likely in some regions The market undertone is unsettled but good movement is expected in pre holiday trade next week Prices paid FOB farm Thursday PM and this morning ranged from 22 to 27 cents with broilers and fryers at 23 1 2 to 24 cents
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Grain futures end higher on light Chicago volume
Buying from the Southwest lifted wheat and other grains on the Board of Trade. Wheat closed up 1 3-4 to 2 3-4 cents with July at 1.99 1-2. Corn rose 1 to 1 5-8 cents to July 1.33 5-8. Oats gained 1-4 to 1-2 cents, July 60 1-4. Rye up 1 1-4 to 1 1-2 cents, July 1.41. Soybeans up 1 to 3-2 cents, July 2.34 1-2. Lard higher by 8 to 18 cents per 100 pounds, July 11.15.
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Chicago
Southwest
Board of Trade
Market summary of grain and livestock futures
Stocks steady trading slow as July cotton steadies. Chicago wheat firm with more showers in the Southwest. Corn holds with wheat. Oats steady with grain strength aiding. Hogs fairly active and generally steady with top at 22.00. Cattle steady to 25 cents lower with no choice grade listed.
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Chicago
Henry Helfrich Called Home in Decatur Services
Henry Helfrich 70 died Thursday in a Decatur hospital after arriving in the country at 20. Last rites set for Sunday at 3 PM at his home with burial in Decatur city cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs Jimmie Helfrich, a daughter Mrs K H Sneed, a granddaughter Rebecca Helen Sneed, two sisters, four brothers, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed include Otto, Willie and Ernest Seivert among others.
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Henry Helfrich
East Wilson Avenue
Jesse Rogers
Decatur City
Brown
Decatur
Jimmie Helfrich
K. H. Sneed
Rebecca Helen Sneed
Decatur 2
George Elmendorf
Winnie Helfrich
New York
Neill
New Jersey
Carlof Snowhomish
Richard and Trappe
Maryland
Otto
Willie
Ernest Seivert
Horace Frank
Norman Safley
N. ©. Sima
Hughes Rites Set Saturday
Burial services for Mrs. Martha A. Hughes, 76, will be conducted by Rev. R. N. Moore at Johnson Chapel Saturday at 2 30 P M. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs Hughes died at her residence on Danville 3 about 930 P M Thursday. Surviving are her husband T L Hughes one son Clarence Dariville two daughters Mrs Addie Wal lace and Mrs Wadie Ledlow Hartsel two brothers and three sisters C O and M J Cowden Jefferson County v and Mrs Maggie Dean Montgomery Mrs S M Doss Warrior Mrs Gertrude Hill New Mex also 13 grandchildren.
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R. N. Moore
Martha A. Hughes
Johnson Chapel
Hughes
Danville
T.L. Hughes
Clarence
Dariville
Addie Waldace
Wadie Ledlow
Hartse l
Ambulance Crash Injures Two in Huntsville
A Huntsville ambulance collided with a car on U S highway 241 South while answering an accident. The driver of the ambulance and a woman in the other vehicle were injured.
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Huntsville
Huntsville Highway Patrol Say
U. S. Highway 241 South
Mrs Brooks Hurt in Crash near Moulton
Mrs James Brooks of Moulton 1 is recuperating in a local hospital from knee and thigh lacerations after a car she rode in collided with an approaching vehicle and struck a bridge. Her husband James Brooks says the other car, just leaving the bridge, was hidden by roadside underbrush. The accident occurred about 1 30 p m Thursday east of Moulton. The driver stated his brakes failed and he struck the other car and then the bridge. The Brookses were with their children James Ed wards and Edna Jean.
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James Brooks
Moulton 1
Moulton
Daily
Brooks
James Edwards
Edna Jean
Reapportionment clash dominates Alabama legislature
A conference committee was named to bridge differences on reapportionment as the Senate kept the bill on the special order calendar. The rules panel shuffled economy measures behind reapportionment, while the Boswell substitute failed. Amendments sought a senator per county but fell short. Senate consideration focused on National Guard bills and a 100 bridge project valued at 15 million. House Ways and Means almost killed an economy measure to fund agencies by a state budget. Judiciary committees postponed action on workers compensation for silicosis victims.
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Senate
Alabama
House
National Guard
Fite
Robin Swift
Escambia
Ways and Means
James E. Folsom
Robert Lowe
Madison
John Snodgrass
Jackson
E. L. Puckner
Cullman
Thomas Johnston
Mobile
Dota Snodgrass
Buckner
Folsom
Beating Death Mystery Links to Estranged Wife Photo
A Mason City case ties Beckwith to a brutal slaying with no weapon found on clothing. A postcard signed Caroline Williams of Columbus, Ga, was found with Beckwith. An autopsy on Mrs. Stahlhut, 27, in a tavern job, raised questions about rape. her husband said she worked alone. The child Dean was cared for by neighbors.
Body found near Grand River on Carrier Stephens site
Police report Walter's body discovered in a heavily used area of a Carrier Stephens Chemical Co. lot. Inspector Paul Taylor noted jeans pulled from the body and left between two 50 gallon drums. Fingerprints were lifted from the drums as part of the investigation.
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Walter
Carrier Stephens Chemical Co
Paul Taylor
Taylor
Judgment in Hiss perjury case resumes amid Coplon testimony
The New York trial of 11 communist leaders resumes as Gilbert Green testifies about a college class on the Russian Communist Party in 1939. Miss Coplon, accused of stealing FBI secrets for Moscow, raged at prosecutors while denying guilt and declaring she is innocent.
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State Department
Moscow
Hiss
Chamber
New York
Gilbert Green
Green
Chicago
Russia
Richard Gladstein
San Francisco
Miss Coplon
FBI
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Justice Department
John M. Kelley ,Jr
Kelley
Raymond Whearty
Gubitchev
Whearty
H. P. Shapiro
Shapiro
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Malcolm Cowtey
Francis B. Sayre
Washington
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Sayre
Cowley
William Z. Foster
U. S
Communist Party
The
Daily Worker
Death Claims John L. Lively
John L. Lively, 61, died at his residence Thursday night. Final rites will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at 1619 Fourteenth Avenue East Earl Prator Church of Christ will conduct the service. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by wife Lillie and six daughters including Theo Dunn and W. Barnes. seven grandchildren. three sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers named: Glen Crook, L. Pirtle, S. A. Martin, James Thornberry, Early Beanfield, Homer Shelton. Mutual Service directing.
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John L. Lively
Fourteenth Avenue East
Earl Prator
Church of Christ
Roselawn
Lillie Lively
Mesdames Theo Dunn
Barnes
Raymond Olinger
D. Morgan
J. C. Morgan
Decatur
Robert Holtrey
Huntington
Ind
Walter Aldridge Dies of Heart Attack at 58 in Moulton
Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Aldridge residence in Moulton for Walter N. Aldridge 58 a prominent local farmer who died Thursday morning from a heart attack. Mrs. Aldridge reported he felt ill while working in the field and later was found across the bed. Burial follows in the family cemetery with Brown directing. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Louis Aldridge one brother and four sisters Miss Sidney of Decatur Mrs. Ed Welborn Mrs Mary Holaday Danville and Mrs. Jim Norris and Mrs. Sterl Norris of Clarksville Texas.
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Walter N. Aldridge
Moulton
Aldridge
Willie Parker
Joe Gomes
Emmett Byars
Brown
Louis Aldridge
Sidney
Decatur
Ed Welborn
Mary Holaday
Danville
Jim Norris
Sterl Norris
Clarksville
Texas
Hearing delayed for mother held in neglect case
In Boston a private hearing for Anna Sullivan 45 charged with neglect of Gerald Sullivan is continued to June 30. Gerald 14 will meet the court to determine charges and his living arrangements while the boy, part of a long hidden life, faced his mother at the doorway outside a closed court.
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Boston
Anna Sullivan
Gerald Sullivan
Frankland W. L. Miles
Gerald
Mrs. Sullivan
European and Asian political shifts stir regional tensions
Rakosi leads a CzechHungarian treaty delegation for ratification as Dutch forces withdraw from Jogjakarta and Soekerno’s restored government prepares to take power around July 1. A UN commission outlines restoration conditions while West Berlin rail workers strike to force pay in West marks. An Italian 36day farm strike ends with violence leaving six dead.
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Netherlands
Jogjakarta
Soekerno
United Nations Commission
West Berlin
Berlin
Political trial cited in remarks by Detroit defender
George Crockett Jr. argues the trial is political and without precedent while Foster contends communist policy analysis shows no advocacy of force. Foster and 11 party leaders face indictment but receive a later trial due to a heart ailment.
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George Crockett Jr
Detroit
Foster
Probe Criticized In Alabama Hooded Mob War
Montgomery June 24 Civil rights sub committee of the U S House was ordered to investigate recent violence by hooded groups in Alabama The Alabama legislature urged Congress to stay out of Alabama affairs and memorialized the House to cancel the probe sending copies to President Truman and Vice President Barkley and congressional leaders
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Montgomery
Alabama
Congress
U. S. House of Representatives
Truman
Barkley
Attorney General Launches Federal Civil Rights Probe
The Attorney General said he acted under federal civil rights statutes to pursue a complete investigation. The FBI had conducted a preliminary inquiry into the Brookside incidents to see if federal laws were violated and sent a confidential report to Clark yesterday.
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FBI
Clark
Cross Burning Laid to Klan in Alabama
In Birmingham area near where night riders flogged a woman and two men, the Ku Klux Klan was accused of burning another cross. The latest cross burnings occurred at Parrish in Walker County with Mrs. Robert Bickerton and her husband reporting a white robed car leaving. FBI completed a preliminary inquiry into hooded mobs in Alabama to see if federal civil rights laws were violated, while a House civil rights subcommittee plans its own investigation. Governor Folsom pledged to sign a bill banning masking as soon as it reaches his desk.
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Klux Klan
FBI
Alabama
Sustiece
Washington
House
Parrish
Walker County
Robert Bickerton
Dora Parrish
Dora
Irene Burton
Billie Faye
Sally
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
State Senate
City clashes leave several injured in Fort St. Louis incident
Police report multiple assaults and street disturbances around Fort St Louis. A City hospital patient described bricks thrown by three black youths. another black youth said he was attacked by three white youths near his home. A truck driver faced attack by 18 youths, not seriously hurt. Rocks struck two streetcar riders and a knife cut a bus passenger. Eleven people injured as clashes erupted at eee Park after white and black youths swam together.
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Eee Park
Fort St. Louis
Local Clinic Admits and Dismisses Noted Residents
Several locals are listed with hospital admissions and releases across Decatur area during the week. Mrs. E O Overstreet of Union Grove and Mrs W C Bradley of Somerville admitted. Mrs P M McGregor of Town Creek discharged. Harold McClanahan of Hartselle, Mrs J C Michael and infant son of Rogersville, and Mrs Van Murphy with daughter of Decatur discharged. Mrs John B Wilson of Decatur admitted. Robert E Rogers of Colonial Apartments dismissed from Decatur General.
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Baugh-Wiley Clinic
E. O. Overstreet
Union Grove
W. C. Bradley
Somerville
P. M. McGregor
Town Creek
Hamil Clinic
Harold McClanahan
Hartselle
J. C. Michael
Rogersville
van Murphy
Decatur
John B. Wilson
Robert E. Rogers
Colonial Apartments
Decatur General Hospital
Jaycee Board Meeting in Decatur This Weekend
Decatur's Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts the state Jaycee board of directors meeting Saturday and Sunday with State President Billy Level and State Secretary Ted Merriam attending. Ewell Gregg welcomes visitors. meals include a barbecue on Finley Island and lunch at the Decatur Country Club. James L. Rankin to speak. Merriam's replacement as secretary will be appointed during the session. Evans and Ned Frazier represent Decatur. Charlies Parker leads host arrangements.
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Decatur
Junior Chamber of Commerce
State Jaycee Board of Directors
Billy Level
Ted Merriam
Contoumnery
Bob Evans
Duncan's Cabin
Finley Island
Lyons Hotel
Ewell Gregg
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Decatur Country Club
James L. Rankin
Jaycee Board
Merriam
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Evans
Ned Frazier
Charlies Parker
State Jaycees
Pool incident leads to sudden order reversal
Joseph M. Darst immediately rescinded a non segregation order issued the previous day by a governing body, creating confusion over local policy. The reversal follows sharp public reaction and signals shifting stance on race restrictions in municipal affairs.
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Joseph M. Darst
Church Role In Labor Is Urged
Charles A. Wells urged First Methodist church members to study labor problems and push churches to engage more with industry. He noted unions’ growth, the need for better character, and that religious leaders must lead in seeking industrial peace amidst abuses in management and labor. The week ends with Myg Wells speaking on Russia.
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Charles A. Wells
Mr. Wells
First Methodist Church
Jesus
Wells
Christ
Myg Wells
First Methodist
Russia
Reorganization Gains Steam on Housing and Taft-Hartley
Congressional leaders predict easy passage of a trimmed housing bill with a 40 to 50 vote margin in the House after a day of balloting on proposed amendments and a possible final vote next week. Senators push to knockout the Taft-Hartley act’s emergency injunction power, citing a new plant seizure proposal from Senator Lucas. President Truman would likely approve. In other Capitol Hill action, the atomic energy committee studies the Los Alamos site, governors testify on the Columbia Valley Authority, and debate continues on arms for Europe, Korea aid, the Brannan farm program, and Marshall Plan funding requests.
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Priest
Tennessee
Lucas
Illinois
Truman
Senate
Capitol Hill
Joint
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Los Alamos, N. M
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
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Columbia Valley Authority
Europe
State Department
Korea
House Foreign Aid Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Woman Held, Kidnapped Driver Forced Eastward
A woman, held as a hostage, dropped a note naming her kidnapper. Troopers were alerted, and moments later a car rammed a roadblock near Norton Virginia. Authorities say she was kidnapped last Sunday and compelled to drive the men east in her vehicle.
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Williams
Norton
Blue
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Bert Murphree
Washington, D. C
George B. Foss
St. Petersburg
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Morgan County
Recorders Court
John Hamilton
Tri-Cities
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R. L. Gandy
Eva
Alvis _Briscoe
Floyd Sherrod
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Wilson Morgan
Civinia Meeting
R. B
Bagley
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Mr. Bagley
George Goodwin
R.E
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Griffin
Haviland China Fostoria Glassware
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