Rural church leaders push for stronger Methodism in agrarian areas
At the Alabama pastors leadership school in Omery Alabama Dr Sells urged consolidation of rural Methodism and stronger education programs led by ministers who recruit top teachers to shape youth curriculums The conference also heard youth contest winners Lucile Martin Alfred Holmes and Juanita Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omery
Ala
Sells
Atlanta
Alabama
George S. Lackland
Cobus
Ohio
Lackland
Lucile Martin
Clayton
Alfred Holmes
Mobile
Juanita Lee
Florala
Methodist Federation For Social Action
Temperance Committee
Alabama Senate
Communist Party
Stratton
United States
United States to ship 130 million rifle rounds to Chiang Kai Shek
Washington reports that the United States will turn over 130 million surplus rifle rounds to Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek's forces in China. State Department officials say Nanking may purchase additional military supplies from American private manufacturers. The Export-Import Bank may lend for specific projects as aid discussions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
China
Chiang -Kai- Shek
State Department
Nanking
Illiam Mec. Martin
Bank
Labor tensions flare as 17 men arrested at docks
Continued report notes 17 men arrested on loitering and disturbing the se, amid union hiring sessions. Chittenden ordered longshoremen off ten ships but urged return to the docks for today’s hiring. In St Louis a two week old transit strike ends with a wage dispute re arbitration. Government ends mine control June 30 as operators and UMW fail to sign a contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chittenden
St. Louis
Public Service Company
Transit Workers Union
AFL United Mine Workers
Mrs Rivers Found Dead in Bed in Trinity Home
Mrs. M C Rivers 77 was found dead Friday morning at her residence near Trinity after a longtime illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM at Sheathsha with burial at Hames Moss. She is survived by two daughters Mrs C D McBride and Mrs Campy Brackens of Trinity, Mrs Bertha Birdy Shaw of Birmingham. two sons Mar Li Rivers and Almon ony. two sisters Mrs Ase of Decatur and Mrs Car of Florence. and a brother Collier Compton of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Rivers
Trinity
Sheatshha
Hamesmos
Brown
C. D. McBride
Campy Brackens
Bertha Birdyshaw
Birmingham
Mar- Li Rivers
Atur
Lovin Bible Class Sponsors Fish Fry at Central Methodist
John F Lovin Bible class of Central Methodist church held a Thursday evening fish fry for members and guests. The event featured a substantial amount of fish prepared under the supervision of Jimmy Williams Bruce and Rufus Warren with assistance from Leon id R B Bagley and Holmes BD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Lovin
Central Methodist Church
Jimmy Williams
Bruce Oer
Rufus Warren
Leonid. R. B. Bagley
Holmes BD
Markets News Roundup From New York and Chicago
Stocks were irregular with slow advance, bonds steady, rails improving, and cotton higher before profit taking trimmed gains. In Chicago wheat weak on hedging pressure, corn eased on profit taking, oats fell with corn, hogs steady to 25 cents higher at 25.25, and cattle 25 cents higher to 29.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Wall Street Mixes Gains as Oils Hit Yearly Highs
Scattered oils touched new highs for the year while sentiment remained cautious amid light selling on labor fears. The market opened active but slowed, with minor near close volatility and a low weekly transfer of about 700 000 shares. Bonds were steady and cotton rose to 1.55 a bale as Chicago grain edged lower on the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Decatur Grain Prices From Alabama Flour Mills
Cash grain prices in Decatur show No. 1 soft wheat at 2.20 per unit. White corn 74 lbs at 2.35, yellow corn 74 lbs at 2.18. Milo 100 cwt, barley per bushel 1.53, oats per bushel 0.85. Prices supplied by Alabama Flour Mills, Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama Flour Mills
Poultry Market Report From Atlanta Area
North Georgia Poultry Market firm as demand for chickens remains strong and supplies are limited. Buyers recently paid 32 1 2 to 33 cents for 10-11 week old birds weighing 21 22 3 4 pounds, with farm prices for Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Fowl offerings were moderate, meeting demand with prices generally 23 to 25 cents FOB farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Market
Atlanta
North Georgia
Butter and Eggs Prices and Receipts Report
Butter firm in Chicago lists receipts 732 302 with grade AA 66.5 and A 65.75 and B 63.75. eggs firm receipts 16 694 with U S extras No 1 48 49.5 and No 2 46 47.5. U S standards No 1 2 43.5 44. current receipts 43. dirties 38.5 39. Market data for June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.S
U. S
Grain futures mixed as corn shows strength on demand
Chicago grain prices drifted lower overall with wheat down 3 4 to 2 1 8 and oats down 3 8 to 1 1 4. Corn edged higher at times on buying via commission houses while July corn traded around 2.99 1 2 to 3 4. Lard futures rose 60 to 80 cents per hundredweight, July at 19.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Cattle Lambs Hogs and Sheep Prices Mixed at NAS Le Live Stock
Federal state livestock report shows cattle and veal prices mostly steady to lower with undercurrents of softness in cows and cutters. Hogs generally higher with varied weights. sheep and lambs mixed with spring lambs strong at light weights and older ewes mostly steady or down from week prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAS LE
Nash LE
Railroads Denied Increase in Rate in Tennessee
The Tennessee railroad and public utilities commission denied a 25 percent rise in intra state freight rates. It stated most railroads in Tennessee, with two exceptions, are in sound shape and thriving overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Tennessee
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
CIO Leaders Draft Stand in Taft Hartley Era
CIO President Philip Murray convened a 51 member board to review the Taft Hartley act and craft a program of contest or compliance for about 6 million CIO members. President Truman urged patience and orderly implementation as AFL leaders planned a July 9 policy meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ward
Washington
CIO
Truman
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Green
Murray
China pleads for U S aid in arms and funds
Washington reports say Nanking seeks weapons and military gear from American surplus stocks and commercial manufacturers to aid Chiang Kai-shek's forces as communists advance in Manchuria and north China. Officials expect a policy decision by President Truman and Secretary Marshall soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Bomar
Washington
China
United States
Manchuria
Orth
Nanking
Truman
Marshall
S. C. Wang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Russia
Europe
Latin America
Scholarly Pastor Convicted of Arson in Wisconsin
Dr. John Lewis, 73, a scholarly pastor on leave at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee, was found guilty by a jury of setting a January 25 fire that caused 150000 dollars in damage to his church. The state asserted motive was to obtain a renewal of the church building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John Lewis
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Wisconsin
Tennessee Central Faces Grave Plight
A brief note reports that Tennessee Central railway is in a serious, worsening condition. No further details are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Central
Prison Department to Get Lease Fund
Montgomery June 27 Attorney General Albert A Carmichael ruled that income from the lease of state prison lands for oil and gas lights should be credited to the prison department The advisory opinion followed a 1944 Skelly Oil Co lease on Atmore prison lands yielding over 3000 The ruling cites a law allowing leasing of lands not needed for the convict system and notes the lands were bought with department funds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Albert A. Carmichael
State Prison Department
Frank Boswell
Skelly Oil Co
Atmore
Carmichael
Delegates Return After Four Day Southern Presbyterian Synod
More than 500 delegates from five Southern states prepared to depart Maryville Tennessee at the close of a four day session of the Synod of the Mid South Presbyterian Church USA. East and South leaders spoke, Princeton Theological Seminary choir performed, and officers were elected including moderator C P Thrailkill Nesbitt Mississippi and vice moderator Frank M Cross Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
Tenn
Synod of Mid- South
Presbyterian Church, USA
Princeton Theological Seminary
C. P. Thrailkill
Nesbitt, Miss
Herman L., Turner
Atlanta
Frank M. Cross
Birmingham
William Pearson Lockwood
Soddy
W. J. McTheron
Women’s Synodical Society
Barbara Hill
Corinth
Donald A. Spencer
Chattanooga
S. H. Lloyd
Nashville
Russell Plan Is Rejected At Senate Vote
The Senate rejected 55 to 31 Senator Russell's amendment to name Senator Vandenberg as next in line if the presidency becomes vacant. Russell sought to shift successor after the Vice President to the Senate presiding officer. Vandenberg announced he would vote against the amendment citing equal value of both houses and the larger size of the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Russell
Dga
Vandenberg
R-Mich
House
Georgia
Ford and CIO Reach Wage and Pension Agreement
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers Ford division reached a deal giving about 110 000 production workers a seven cent hourly raise and a pension plan replacing paid holidays. Richard T Leonard notes the plan costs the company about 200 000 dollars annually. The package adds over 1 50 cents per hour in value and will run at least two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto-Mobile Workers’ Union
Richard T. Leonard
Uaw-Cio
Ford
Leonard
Youth Ordered to Partlow School for Railroad Explosion
Federal Judge Clarence Mullins committed 15-year-old Arlis Junior Jones of Parrish to Partlow state school in Tuscaloosa after a hearing on charges he exploded dynamite on Southern rail line tracks near America Junction. He received three years probation. Railroad officials reported the blast caused little track damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Clarence Mullins
Walker County
Partlow State School
Tuscaloosa
Southern Railroad
America Junction
Arlis Junior Jones
Parrish
Eclipses occur worldwide about every three years
On average two total solar eclipses occur over some part of the world every three years.
Des Moines River Flood Strikes Midwest Hard
Floods sweep Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Illinois with thousands homeless and crop damage in millions. Des Moines and Raccoon rivers crest near record levels as Ottumwa and Eddyville face renewed danger and St Louis levees fear collapse. Two missing in Des Moines. 73 square blocks inundated in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Ottumwa
Eddyville
Missouri ‘River
Boonville
Rulllo
Pere
Mississippi
Alton
Cairo
Ill
St. Louis
Army
Raccoon
Columbians Lose Charter in Superior Court
The Columbians nonprofit group had its charter dissolved when no one appeared to contest the state suit. Judge Bond Almand had revoked the Ku Klux Klan charter two weeks earlier for violating benevolent provisions. President Emory Burke faces a three year sentence for usurping police powers. Homer Loomis Jr. gets one year for riot. both remain free on bond while appeals and additional charges pend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Burke
The
Columbians
Homer L. Loomis, Jr
Inquire Into Oil Shipment Into Russia Urged by House Panel
The House Merchant Marine Committee opened an inquiry into oil shipments to Russia amid talks of gasoline rationing. Chairman Weichel seeks export prohibitions unless War and Navy certify no harm to national defense and Commerce confirms no domestic shortage. Navy rep Ralph B. Wilson says shipments meet normal needs and show no military stock buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Russia
Weichel
R.-Ohio
War and Navy Departments
Commerce Department
United States
Ralph B. Wilson
Navy
Army-Navy Petroleum Board
State agriculture leaders to tour poultry plants in the South
A group from Alabama will depart July 5 for a weeklong inspection tour of poultry processing and marketing plants in Virginia and North Carolina. Led by Auburn extension poultry specialist John Ivey, the party will study two plants similar to the new North Montgomery plant in Durham and Harrisonburg, with participants including John Bagby, J. H. Tallant, Mark Johnson and W. O. Hudgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Agriculture Legaciets
Virginia
North Carolina
Montgomery County
Edmonson
John Ivey
Auburn
North Montgomery
Durham
N.C
Harrisonburg
John Bagbey
J. H. Tallant
The
Paul Cooperative, Inc
Mark Johnson
the Cooperative
W. O. Hudgins
European ministers meet to plan postwar recovery with US aid
In Paris British Foreign Secretary Bevin French Foreign Minister Bidault and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov open talks on George C Marshall plan for European economic reconstruction. US undersecretary Clayton assists London discussions as Europe must first show self help before aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
U. S
George C. Marshall
Salon Des Perroquets
Foreign Ministry
Quai D. ‘Orsay
London
William L. Clayton
Bevin
Attlee
Clayton
America
Marshall
Harvard University
Europe
Vacation Bible school and baptismal service shown Saturday
Movies of the recent Vacation Bible school and baptismal service will be shown Saturday evening at eight o'clock at the Austinville Baptist church. Mr and Mrs James H Abrams and son of Whitmire South Carolina will arrive tonight for a week's visit with their parents Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver. Miss Mercla Yarbrough entertained recently at her new home on Sixth Avenue West with a spend the night party. Rev S A Balch Jr will preach at 11 o'clock service Sunday morning at East End Methodist church. Rev G M Davenport will conduct the open air service there at five PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville Baptist Church
James H. Abrams
Whitmire
South Carolina
Elbert Weaver
Mercla Yarbrough
Sixth Avenue West
Betty Gunn
Jean McRae
Joan Byars
Fay Brown
S. A. Balch Jr
East End Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
Training for Youths Urged by Former Justice Roberts
Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts told the House Armed Services Committee that a world crisis looms and universal military training for American youths must be enacted. He warned congressional delay could lead to appeasement and collapse in an atom age war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
U. S
Roberts
United Nations
Alabama House Passes Fox Tax Repeal and Big School Bill
Lawmakers approved repealing a 1.15 tax on fox pelts amid farm and livestock concerns. The House also backed two large appropriations bills totaling about 19.9 million for general needs and 49.0 million for public schools, with amendments boosting university funding and vocational education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means
James E. Folsom
Charles Norman
Bullock
Norman
Roberts Brown
Lee
Wallace Gibson
Jefferson
Mims Rogers
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Ways and Means Group
Finance and Taxation Committee
Punt
Georgia Gets the Go Sign for River Projects
Washington reports the house appropriations committee approved 8.15 million dollars for Georgia river and harbor work in the coming fiscal year. Of that total 6.57 million goes to Allatoona dam and 1.48 million to Clarks Hill dam with 100 thousand for Savannah harbor development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Georgia
Allatoona
Clarks Hill
Savannah Harbor
Florida
Alabama
Russia veto would block UN majority on council
A negative vote by Russia in the United Nations Security Council would nullify the majority position and leave the issue as it stood when first presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
U. N
Lawmakers Discuss Gas Tax Refund Proposal in Alabama
House leaders and committees considered a tractor gasoline tax refund. Rep. Coburn urged aid for tractor operators, while highway and revenue officials argued against it, citing broader taxpayers and matching federal funds concerns. The Ways and Means Committee postponed action pending developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
John Snodgrass
Jackson
Revenue and Highway Departments
Ways and Means Committee
Paul Coburn
Colbert
WG. Pruett
Highway Department
A. B. Tucker
The
Revenue Department
Rep. Coburn
Walter Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Randolph
Pruett
War Department civil costs cut by 114 percent, $43 million
House appropriations committee recommends a $382.7 million civil functions budget reduced by $43.5 million to $339.2 million. Major cuts target rivers and harbors, flood control, cemetery expenses, Army quartermaster, and Panama Canal operations. Noted is $24 million for Mississippi flood work and $20.6 million Panama Canal. total year reductions near $2.83 billion from the President's requests, with further bills pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Panama Canal
Mississippi River
Army Quartermaster Corps
Alaska Communications System
Army Signal Corps
Panama
District of Columbia
TVA Power Distributors Push Plan Over Amortization Rule
L E Wilhoite chairman of the Chattanooga power board told the Senate subcommittee TVA should not be required to set aside 40 percent of net income yearly for repayment. He urged a fixed 10-year earned percentage of net earnings as the repayment method to protect TVA earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
TVA
L. E. Wilhoite
Chattanooga, Tenn
Electric Power Board
TVA Power
Wilhoite
Congress
Tennessee Valley
Kefauver Attacks TVA Rule Changes in Senate Hearing
Rep. Kefauver told a Senate subcommittee that proposed TVA rule changes would make funding year to year, reduce earnings, and slow construction of a $348 million federal project. He warned Congress that shifting debt interest or altering control would undermine predictability for farmers and municipalities. Senator McKellar condemned free fertilizer distribution as unjust and dishonest in TVA operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ferguson
R-Mich
TVA
Gordon R. Clapp
Tennessee House
Tennessee Valley
Kefauve
Funeral services for Bodley child held at residence
Funeral services were held at the family home Friday at 2 P M for little Jackie Wayne Bodley child of Mr and Mrs Rufus Bodley Hartselle his interment followed at Livesey cemetery. He survived by one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Wayne Sou
Rufus Bodley
Hartselle
Ugh’s Infirmary
T Livesey Ceme
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Wall Street
Palestine
King George Avenue
Jerusalem
Prison Department
Ford and Cio
Partlow School
R. O. Yancy
Hamil
Tanner
Mutual Service Ambulance
Rep
J. Emmett Wood
Wood
Adoe
Bodley Child
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