Publication Board Declines Endorsement of liquor magazine
Montgomery Alabama June 28 state ABC board members said they will not endorse any liquor magazine associated with Edward C Lee former ABC publicity chief Lee had proposed a magazine devoted to the liquor industry and offered copies to press. members urged no board involvement and noted no meeting until July 12 due to holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
ABC ‘Board
Edward C. Lee
P-Mobile
Ian
Lowell Gregory
Neonta
Lee
State Personnel Board
Alabama
Oliver Taylor
Georgiana
ABC
Taylor
Alabama Liquor Board
Gregory
Liquor Board
AEC
James
Charles Terry
Bowman admits killing grocer after refused credit
Bow man told Sheriff W R Evans he killed King after the grocer declined more credit. Bow man, who had been sharecropping on Kings farm, faces possible death sentence at trial expected mid August. He previously used the alias Herschel Ross in Chattanooga. He has five children from two marriages.
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Fort Payne
Wade
Bowman
W. R. Evans
King
Evans
Herschel Ross
Chattanooga
Cominform Meeting Targets Tito in Yugoslavia Rift
Report from a sealed Cominform gathering described in Sinaia and Warsaw indicting Tito and his aides as Trotzkyists. Eight of nine Cominform states were present. Yugoslavia was told to attend the Danube conference in Belgrade on July 30, with Moscow hinting Belgrade could host a technical conference instead.
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Cominform
Mihai
Sinaia
Tito
Yugoslavia
Warsaw
Yada
Stanoje
Marshall Tito
Russia
Zhdanov
Italy
Bulgaria
Suspect Captured After Long-Courting Robbery Run
Chicago police report that Jerry, 23, of Chicago, one of four bandits who held up a gambling joint, was captured near his home in Cook County after a gunfight. Police Commissioner Stanley Demski confirmed the arrest and said the suspect gave an oral statement admitting his role in the robbery and getaway with a rifle.
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Chicago
Cook County
Stanley Demski
Trions
Demski
Jerry
Market Drift Weakens Across Sectors On June 28
The New York stock market eased with limited selling and scattered gains. Apple and rail sectors showed early strength but declines spread to oil, steel, and autos. Richfield Oil dropped sharply, while American Telephone rose modestly alongside Goodrich and Douglas Aircraft. Broad bond trading held steady with U S government issues unchanged.
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New York
Apple
Richfield Oil
Houston Oil
Standard Oil
Sinclair
Union Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
American Woolen
International Paper
Consolidated Natural,Gas
du Pont
Amercian Telephone
Goodrich
Douglas Aircraft
Distillers Corp.Seagrams
U. S
Humble Oil
le Tourneau
Niagara Hudson Power
Nashville daily cattle and hog market report
In Nashville Tennessee on June 28 cattle receipts were about 1300 with slow demand and overall weakness. Medium to low good cattle sold, heavy weights steady, canners and cutters weak, calves mostly 1.00 lower, hogs active with gains, lambs steady with mixed prices across weights.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Poultry Prices Steady in Atlanta Market Mixed on Reds
North Georgia live poultry market in Atlanta on June 28 shows reds and white crosses steady at unchanged to 1-2 cent lower than last week, bar red crosses weak. Supply adequate to good demand with weights mostly 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 pounds. Prices paid at farm for hens and fryers ranged 34 to 36 cents, mostly 34-35.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
F.o.b
Markets At A Glance New York June 28 192X
Stocks decline led by pivotals while bonds stayed easy and rails remained in ample supply. Cotton slipped as July contracts faced pressure and grains showed mixed to firm results with July terms soft. Hog prices were uneven but edged higher to 29.25, cattle stayed steady with slight declines to 39.10 at the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Cotton Futures Climb to New Day High on Buying
New York June 28 Futures rise into new day high as mill buying and short covering meet limited offerings. Prices end with mixed moves, July at 35.50, October 32.89 to 32.90, May around 32.25, and Middling spot 37.26.
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N. Y
New York
Pedo -oe.De
Truman Administration Coop Plan Details in Senate Deal
Senate session ends with a three day deadlock over how to allocate foreign aid funding. The plan totals multi billion aid through ECA for Western Europe and China recovery efforts, plus relief for occupied areas and Greece. Allocation includes 4 billion to Europe, 1.3 billion for occupied regions, 125 million for Ryukyus via the army, and hundreds more for China and relief groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Congress
China
Japan
Korea
Ryukyus Islands
Greece and
Key
International
Draper Granted New Trial Bond Posted in Murder Case
Rufus Draper, granted a new trial for first degree murder by the supreme court earlier this month, posted a 2000 bond and remains out of county jail. He was indicted November 6 1947 for the shooting of O C Batts, found guilty of second degree murder November 20 1947, and sentenced December 8 to 25 years and a day. The supreme court reversal followed a judge’s overruled motion for a new trial January 5 due to a venire issue.
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Rufus’ Draper
Supreme Court
Draper
O.C. Batts
Newton B. Powell
Venice
Quake Hits Fukui Area as Tokyo Osaka Feel Tremors
Earthquakes centered near Fukui disrupted communications and sparked fires in Kanazawa and other cities. Officials warned deaths could reach thousands while U.S. forces organized relief with trains ready and local police and medical teams rushing to the stricken area.
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Osaka
Fukui
Ishikawa
Toyama
Tokyo
Nagoya
Kobe
Kyoto
Honolulu
Osaka Meteorological Service
U. S. Army
Wukui
Asahi
Kanazawa
U. S. Eighth Army
Fukui City
Daishoji
Dory Returns With Large Hole After Fish Catch
Frank described a funny feeling while inspecting his dory which had a large hole in the bow after the fish was pulled aboard. The incident centers on the damaged boat and the surprising catch.
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Frank
Kennedys Return From World Tour Reach Decatur Tuesday
Dr and Mrs Berthold S Kennedy of Belle Mina are due in Decatur Tuesday morning on the Southern train after a three month tour around the world They landed in New York last Wednesday and visited relatives there before continuing to Rye New York to see Mr and Mrs R E Boesel They began their world journey March 24 sailing from California and were in New York and Rye during the recent days
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Berthold S. Kennedy
Belle Mina
Decatur
California
Unions Reject Wage Increase At Gulf Shipbuilding Yard
In MOBILE Alabama on June 28 unions affiliated with the Mobile metal trades council rejected a proposed five cent hourly wage increase for about 4,000 workers at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp The electricians boilermakers and pipefitters led the rejection while seven other crafts vote pending Present wages at Gulf range from 93 cents to 1 50 dollars per hour Meanwhile Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co workers elsewhere signed a five cent raise covering about 4,000 employees.
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Mobile
Ala
AFL
Gulf Shipbuilding Corp
Mobile Metal Trades Council
S. A. Shannon
Gulf Yard
CIO
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co
Huntsville Teams Win at Decatur Country Club
Two Huntsville teams won the dogfight Sunday at the Decatur Country Club among six entrants from Huntsville Decatur Florence and Tuskegee. The winning first team Johnny Campbell Sr Bob Lowery Sr Jim White Arthur Holmes posted 53 pars and three under par on two low balls. The second team Frank Campbell Bob Lowery Jr Harry Webb and Dewitt Dillard scored 47 pars and two under par.
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Huntsville
Decatur Country Club
Decatur
Florence
Tuskin
Johnny Campbell
Bob Lowery
Jim White
Arthur Holmes
Frank Campbell
Harry Webb
Dewitt Dillard
Seafarers Union Reaches Hire Hall Agreement
The AFL Seafarers International union said it reached an agreement with Atlantic and Gulf coast operators to retain union hiring halls that supply crews. The dispute had threatened a nationwide maritime strike, halted by government injunctions 14 days earlier, with ages and working conditions to be negotiated.
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New York
AFL Seafarers International Union
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Operators Association
Cars Damaged In Collisions on City Streets
Three cars sustained minor damage in two separate crashes. The first occurred on Church Street near Highway 31 when Melburn Shelton struck R. C. Sims as Sims attempted a left turn, causing estimated damages of 65 and 50 dollars respectively. A second incident in front of the M and M Cafe involved Elliott Petty and Charlie Roundtree after Roundtree backed his parked car, injuring only the left front fender area. Officers Moore, Stanford, Carter, and Self investigated both events.
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Church Street
Highway 31
Johnston Street
R. C. Sims
E. Church Street
Melburn Shelton
Decatur 1
Shelton
Sims
Moore and
Stanford
Elliott Petty
M and M. Cafe
Charlie Roundtree
Grant Street
Petty
Rountree
Kremlin may seek foreign ministers meeting on German issue
The Kremlin is believed to push for a new council of foreign ministers meeting to iron out difficulties. A Warsaw conference urged such talks with Molotov present. The United States remains cool, doubting progress on German questions until Europe’s overall situation clarifies through the Marshall Plan and related reforms.
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Kremlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Warsaw
Molotov
United States
Seaman Killed After Fall From Mobile Hotel
A California seaman identified as John T. Sharon 37 of San Francisco fell from a fifth floor room at the Bienville hotel in downtown Mobile. Sharon had arrived on the freighter SS Joseph Lee and authorities led by Detective C E Barclay investigated the death.
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Mobile
Ala
California
Bienville
John T. Sharon
Union St
San Francisco
Joseph Lee
C. E. Barclay
Seibels Named to Montgomery Board of Equalization
The State Revenue Department announced the appointment of 72 year old Emmett Seibels to the Montgomery County Board of Equalization. A longtime banking figure and former Montgomery Chamber of Commerce president, Seibels fills the vacancy left by the late John Cody who died two weeks ago. his brother Temple Seibels serves as Montgomery Circuit Solicitor.
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Seibels
Montgomery
State Revenue Department
Emmett Seibels
Montgomery County Board of Equalization
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Temple Seibels
John Cody
Equalization
Birmingham to Honor Marshall Plan Nations at Christmas Carnival
The Birmingham Alabama Junior Chamber of Commerce announced that 16 Marshall Plan nations will be honored at the Southern City Christmas Carnival in early November. The five day event will feature parades dances banquets and social luncheons with ambassadors invited and a King Cheer and Queen Joy to preside. The theme promotes international goodwill backed by officials including Paul Hoffman and George Allen and invitations bear letters from Senators Sparkman Hill and Representative Battle.
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Washington
Birmingham
Ala
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Raiford Ellis
State Department
Ellis
United States
Joy
Steadham Acker
Paul Hoffman
George W.allen
Sparkman and Hill
Rep. Battle
Dewey Campaign Strategists Plan Early Campaign Push
National Democratic chairman warned the old guard remains strong in Republican ranks while Henry A. Wallace urged forming a new party to free Americans. Dewey and Warren planned an early meeting at Deweys farm to discuss a vigorous nationally spread campaign and state office appointments.
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National Democratic Party
McGrath
Joe Grundy
Grundy
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Bristol
Henry A. Wallace
New Hampshire
Progressive Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Deweys Farm
Warren
New York City
New York
James M. Mead
U. S
Senate
House
Myrh
Quaker Hill
Pawling
Philadelphia
Tom Jr
Hn M
Pawling Trinity School
Apharos Lighthouse Named for Ancient Alexandrian Beacons
The Apharos lighthouse draws its name from historic light towers on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria, linking modern seafaring aids to ancient mariner landmarks.
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Island of
Alexandria
Strother Commissioned in Air Corps at Williams AFB
John C. Strother earned silver wings as a 2nd Lieutenant at the Air Force Fighter School in the Valley of the Sun. He trained at Randolph AFB Texas, flew the AT 6 Texan and P 51 Mustang, and previously taught maintenance at Keeler AFB Mississippi before cadet training. He is a Decatur Alabama high school graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Strother of 415 Johnston St.
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Williams Air Force Base
Arizona
United States
Airorce
John C. Strother
Air Force
Strother
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Keeler Air Force Base
Miss
Lieut
Decatur High School
Decatur
Alabama
C. W. Strother
Johnston St
Smale Glimpses From Columbia And Decatur Notices
Rev O S Gamble attends a Methodist jurisdictional conference in Columbia. DAV members return from Montgomery state convention. Local births and hospital admissions listed. Fires at G and W cafe and 818 McCartney Street. Cotton market quotes middling and strict low. Nor will the report omit local hospital moves and a Midway school picnic scheduled for Saturday July 3.
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O. S. Gamble
Columbia
S. C
The
Methodist Church
Disabled American Veterans Organization
DAV
Montgomery
Whitley Hotel
Edward Singleton
Butler Hine
Melvin Owens
Leo Freeman
G and W
Bank Street
McCartney Street
Decatur
Midway School
Grandmother Wins $20,000 on Stop the Music Jackpot
A 42 year old West Palm Beach grandmother won $20,000 on ABC Radio’s Stop the Music after correctly naming the Mystery Melody Get Out of the Wilderness. Prizes include a $1000 savings bond a 38 day cruise and a fur coat. She plans to use winnings to build a home and gasoline station in Florida. Tax on the jackpot is estimated at about $7000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Farber
ABC
U. S
South America
Englewood
N. J
Milton
Internal Revenue Department
Bernadotte Seeks Flexible Peace Plan Amid Truce Talks
UN mediator Bernadotte said his proposals are not rigid and both sides may counter with suggestions. Arab and Israeli experts head to Tel Aviv and Cairo as the four week truce nears July 9, with Egypt promised a full probe into the Natanya beach incident and possible punishment for pilots. Monro Fein and 60 others arrested after a landing ship incident. Israeli officers sworn in.
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Bernadotte
Rhodes
Tel Aviv
Arab League
League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Cairo
Hotel Des Roses
Palestine
Natanya
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Monroe Fein
Chicago
Fein
Fei
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Russians face Berlin hunger crisis as aid planes arrive
June 28 Berlin reports struggle to stock Berlin with Soviet blockade. Seven hurt by a crowd exchanging currency at Soviet headquarters, four seriously. Fire department used hoses to disperse. US transport planes arrive at Tempelhof every eight minutes with food and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Tempelhofh
Southern universities elected to Oak Ridge nuclear studies institute
Five new universities join the Oak Ridge institute of nuclear studies Arkansas Florida Georgia Mississippi and Louisville were elected members. The announcement comes from Oak Ridge Tenn in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisville
Discovery of Minerals in Canada by Master Simon in 1604
A historic note records that minerals were first found in Canada in 1604 by a French mining engineer titled Master Simon. The account highlights early European exploration of Canadian mineral resources and names the key figure associated with the discovery.
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Canada
Simon
Birth Announcement for Mary Linda Jolly in Trinity
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jolly of Trinity announce the arrival of a daughter, Mary Linda, born June 25 at the Mouton hospital. Proceeds will go to the school. The week includes Mrs. de Scruggs. Miles north of Five Points.
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E. C.mason
Trinity
Betty Jo
Irwin Dyer Hospital
Moulton
Five Points
Lee Jolly
Trinity 1
Mouton Hospital
Mary Linda
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Nashville Livestock
Truman
Secretary of State
Marshall
Carter
Kukui
Joseph W. Swing
Sams
Kennedys
Decatur Club
Sally
Air Corps
Ae ” Smale
J. F. McCann
Fourth Avenue W
Hamil Clinic
Peggy Williams
Mary Williams
Mary Huffaker
Sherman Street
E. G. McDonald
Decature
W. W. Dreaden
Ninth Street
Billy Nelson
Carol Sue Gordon
Mrs
Eighth Avenue
John L. Stevenson
Eighth Avenue W
Decatur General Hospital
Ellea Terry
Decatur 3
John M Hess
W. S. Roden
Seventh Street
Brown's
Dollie
Bush
Decatur Ral Hospital
Third Avenue S
Brown’s
G. A. Roberts
Seventh Avenue E
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Brown's Ambulance
Lynn Sorsees
Mrs. de Scruggs
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