Group Drops Jim Crow Test Case in North Carolina
Four defendants including Ote Austin, Andrew Johnson and two white men decided not to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. They will begin serving 30 day hard labor sentences in Orange County road gangs, after NC and federal law clash over interstate bus and train seating. The action follows a related case in Virginia involving Howard Lee now awaiting state supreme court appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
Ote Austin
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Chapel Hill
N. C
Austin
Andrew Johnson
University of Cincinnati
Igal Rochenko
Joe Felmet
Asheville
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress of Racial Equality
Virginia
Grensboro
Senators Seek More State Revenue While Protecting Core Services
State lawmakers met to discuss funding for essential services like education and health, signaling budget trims for several departments. Debate touched on halting Folsom’s contingency fund draw and Governor Folsom’s health welfare highway plan, with no vote taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eto- Wah
George Quarles
Dallas
State Military Department
W. A. Gulledge
Chilton
Finance Department
Madison County
R. J. Lowe
James Coleman
Greene
David A. Patton
Limestone
T. F. Burnside
DeKalb
Robin Swift
Escambia
John Gaither
Cleburne
Albert Hughes
Geneva
Albert Boutwell
Jefferson
Silas D. Cater
Montgomery
Forrest Bridges
Macon
Graham Wright
Talladega
Hugh Kau
Stock named to head five man market board
Stock has been named to represent the Chamber of Commerce on a five man board of governors to be set up for administration and operation the market. Other members of the board will be announced later Sims said the Chamber has finally succeeded in ironing out most of the difficulties related to management of the market and that it looks now as if efforts to get it going again will be successful and this time it will be permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sims
Mission Continues At St Ann's Church With Sermon Tonight
St Ann's Catholic church continues its mission with nightly sermons at 7 30 and morning services at 6 45 and 9 00 led by Rev M L and Rev Daniel O Reilly appeals to Catholics and public to attend through the closing Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann’s Church
St Ann's Catholic Church
Alee Me Sk
Daniel O'Reilly
Wall Street Opens Slow Amid Mixed Trading
New York markets saw a sluggish start with minor losses and small advances. Numerous issues declined on news while a few gained, with Liggett & Myers down about three points on stock issuance talk and U S Steel, Goodrich, Woolworth, and Gulf Oil among those gaining modestly. Bond activity remained narrow and U S Government securities held steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liggett & Myers Tobacco
General Motors
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Consolidated Natural Gas
Anaconda Copper
Phelps Dodge
American _Smeltine
Allied Chamica
Radio Corp. U. S. Gypsum
Union Pacific
Texas Co
Pacific Western Oil
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Packard
Goodrich
Woolworth
Oliver Corp
du Pont
Philip Morris
International Paper
Pennsylvania
Gulf Oil
U.S
Singer Mfg
Pennroad
American Gas
Domestic Credit
Samson United Corp
Arkansas Natural Gas
Electric Bond & Share
Kaiser-Frazer and
McCord Corp
Cotton futures show irregular trading as liquidation hits March
In New York on March 9 1 the cotton market moved irregularly amid slow trading. Near by March liquidation unsettled the market with selling spurred by price cuts on cotton goods and a confusing export outlook. A March transferable notice was issued with delivery ending March 17. Prices fell to 70 cents per bale below to 10 cents above the prior close with March 32.34 May 32.19 and July 31.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
New York
March
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tennessee March 9 cattle and calf prices steady to higher with 200 head cattle led by 625 950 lb steers and heifers at 24.00 per cwt cows 14.00 17.00 bulls 22.00 stockers 21.00 26.50 calves vealers 24.00 28.00 good 31.00 for 175 220 lb hogs 20.75 24.0 per cwt sows mostly light under 400 17.00 sheep 75 head lambs 22.00 25.00 ewes 10.00 down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia live poultry market steady at unchanged prices
North Georgia buyers find demand good but not exceeding liberal supply as offerings of 3 lb birds rise from a week earlier. Prices FOB farm for broilers and fryers picked up Tuesday afternoon and this morning ranged from 26 1 2 to 28 1 2 cents for New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses, 25 1 2 to 27 1 2 cents for Barred Rock Crosses with most at 27 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Mitchum Elected Mr Cement Block In Jail Farm
Robert Mitchum, serving a 60 day sentence for marijuana conspiracy at a Los Angeles county prison honor farm, was elected Mr Cement Block for 1949 by fellow inmates. He works on brickmaking and described prison life as an experience every taxpayer should go through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert
Mitchum
Bobby Sex Idol
Vicki Evans
Robert Earl Ellis Rites Held Today
Funeral services were to be held at 3 P M today at Central Methodist church for Robert Earl Ellis Sr who died of a heart attack Monday. He was a well known local businessman born at Mt Hope and long based in Decatur. Surviving brothers Homer Ellis of Memphis Tennis Ellis of Manchester Enn were listed in an earlier obituary.
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Central Methodist Church
Robert Earl Ellis Sr
Mr. Ellis
Mt. Hope
Decatur
Ellis
Homer Ellis
Memphis
Tennis Ellis
Manchester
Enn
Kittrell Killed in Florida Highway Crash Near Lamont
Thomas Kittrell of Auburndale was killed in a highway collision near Lamont, Florida. His wife and their 11 month old daughter were among four injured, along with William Edmonson of Columbia Alabama and William L Frazier of Lampa. Highway Patrolman Hope Carlan reported the instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Thomas Kittrell
Auburndale
Lamont
Hope Carlan
Kittrell
William Edmonson
Columbia
Ala
William L Frazier
Lampa
Race Swindle Arrest Made in Interstate Betting Scam
Samuel Goldberg was arrested in Kansas City on $112,000 race horse swindle charges. The scheme involved misrepresentation and transporting $16,000 tied to Georgia victims across state lines. FBI Agent John C. Bills says Goldberg posed as a trainer with advance race information to lure bets and re run fixed races.
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Atlanta
Kansas City
Samuel Goldberg
John C. Bills
FBI
Goldberg
Georgia
Bills
Commission To Russia Urged By Protestant Leader
Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam urged President Truman to send a non political fact finding commission to Russia and invite Stalin to send similar groups to the United States He spoke before 400 delegates from 57 denominations at a conference on the churches and world order sponsored by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Oxnam said the delegation should include ten representatives from major fields such as religion education business labor and science The purpose is to learn and report back not to negotiate or discuss politics He warned that even if Stalin refused the move would demonstrate the world our lack of fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Methodist
G. Bromley Oxnam
Truman
Russia
Oxnam
New York
Stalin
Conference On “the Churches and World Order
Department of ‘International Justice and Goodwill
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
America
Hosiery Plants Differ in Gauge Capabilities
A firm cites 45 gauge hosiery as the main reason for halt at St Joseph plant which handles only 45 gauge. Alabama plant has machinery for both 45 gauge and 5 gauge and will now ship knits to St Joseph for final processing. Nylon lingerie production continues at St Joseph plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Alabama
Lahr
St.Joseph
Divorce Decrees By Slot Machine Proposed In Nevada
Nevada lawmaker C. C. Boak pitches a bill to issue divorce certificates via a slot machine system. A seeker pays $5 for a key to a combo juke box time clock slot machine, proving presence. after 42 days with Nevada silver dollars, the divorce decree is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Carson City
America
C. C. Boak
Earthquake Felt Across San Francisco Bay Area
An earthquake rattled the San Francisco bay area with two shocks between 4:29 and 4:30 A M from Santa Clara valley to Sacramento. Burglar alarms tripped and rocks rolled from Telegraph Hill as residents recalled the 1906 quake amid the notable early morning tremor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Telegraph Hill
Santa Clara Valley
Sacramento
Baptist drive reaches over one third of quota in opening day
Birmingham Baptist Association reports $52,628 raised of $121,000 county goal for Jefferson County support of Judson College. Statewide target is $600,000 for Marion campus to fund rebuilding Jewett Hall after it burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson
Judson College
Birmingham Bapist Association
Baptist School
Marion
Jewett Hall
Red Wings Set Attendance Record in 3-1 Win Over Maple Leafs
Detroit drew 15,336 fans as the Red Wings defeated Toronto 3-1 in a home game setting a new attendance mark for Motor City hockey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Red Wings
Motor ‘City
Toronto
Good Behavior Here Makes News In Decatur
Police blotter shows over 50 hours with no arrests from Monday morning to today as Chief J B Whit mire praises the citizenry for their exemplary behavior. The quiet stretch ends with the blotter blank for yesterday and the chief notes unusual calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whitmire
Decatur
Few Paying Big Part of Taxes
Treasury data from 1946 shows 4.23 percent of federal income tax filers earned over 6,000 dollars, yet paid 51.27 percent of total income taxes. Only 2.23 million filers earned above 6,000 that year, with 94 reporting over 1,000,000 and ten over 3,000,000. Almost half earned under 1,700 dollars, yet their tax share totaled about 1.39 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Truman
Treasury
Rankin Takes Pension Lead on Veterans Bill
Washington march 9 Rep Rankin seeks to force action on a multi billion dollar veterans pension bill. The rules committee blocked sending it to the house floor, delaying progress while Rankin as veterans committee chair attempts to move a limited amendment motion. The Budget Bureau says the bill would cost over 125 billion in 50 years and would pay 90 dollars a month to WW I and II veterans at age 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
Rules Committee
Veterans Committee
Budget Bureau
Court actions settle pleas and continuations in prohibition cases
Tuesday session sees guilty pleas by Jack McNutt and George McCain on prohibition violations with fines and labor sentences. Several cases continued or deferred including Oney Cosby Deanus Cosby and W T Puckett Jr. Others not pressed or open remain, and further hearings scheduled for March 23 and Friday. Bond forfeitures and alias writs issued against Thes Franklin and Howard Trammel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Flanigan
Tom Dobbins
Grady F. Baker
Jack McNutt
McNutt
Oney Cosby
Deanus Cosby
W. T. Puckett, Jr
Irene Gringrich
Rudolph Ryan
Leonard Ratterath
Leor Brown
Alias Capias
Ther@s Franklin
Howard Trammel
Ooene Ay
Wright
Bush Kelley
Annie Allison
Frank Royer
Robert B. Harrison
King Victor Emmanuel Estate Valued in England at 1.58 Million
Court records disclose Letters of administration granted for the late Italian king Victor Emmanuel’s English estate valued at 1 582 287 pounds. The heirs include his widow ex king and his children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Estate
Big London
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Cairo
England
Criticism Ends in Fatal Knife Attack in Mindanao
In Cagayan Mindanao on March 9 guest Cristobal Baillo was criticized at host Tomas Rosallo's birthday party. Baillo will be buried tomorrow as police said Rosallo killed him with a butcher knife in a fit of anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagayan
Mindinao
Cristobal Baillo
Tomas Rosallo
Baillo
Rosallo
City Hall Contract Awarded to Jones Construction
The city commission approved a $2,186,650 bid from J. A. Jones Construction Co. of Atlanta for the nine story city hall at Wilson Park near the courthouse. The vote was 2 to 1 with Eugene Connor dissenting as work proceeds after a floor sag concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
City Commission
Cooper-Greer
H. E. Hagood
James Morgan
J. A. Jones Construction Co
Atlanta
Eugene Connor
Wilson Park
Mrs. Mamie Aycock Called Home
Mrs Mamie Aycock 73 died at her Decatur home after a stroke on Friday Funeral services with Rev Paul Roberts and Rev Jessie Rogers at Central Baptist Church Thursday at 3 p m Interment in city cemetery Brown s directing body to remain at Brown s chapel until 2 45 p m Thursday Surviving include five daughters and three sons with several brothers and others in Decatur and nearby towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Roberts
Jessie Rogers
Mamie Pope Aycock
Central Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Brown's Chapel
Aycock
E.moulton St
Washington
Decatur
W. H. Aycock
Hettie Aycock
Nashville
Helen Herndon
Donald Beauchamp
Leo Humphrey
E. Paul L'Heureux
Claud R
Johnny
Hubert
Athens
John T. Towns
S. R. Towns
Warrior
Ed Towns
Tennison
Texas
William Towns
Gary
Carlisle Blackwell
Gravediggers Leave CIO for AFL After Strike at Calvary Cemetery
In Queens strikers at Calvary Cemetery quit the CIO Food Tobacco And Agricultural Workers Of America and joined the AFL Building Service Employees International Union. About 250 Catholics, along with 16 other cemeteries, are affected as more than 1,000 bodies await burial amid the dispute led by Cardinal Spellman who called the CIO group communist influenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cavalry Cemetery
CIO
Francis Cardinal’ Spellman
United Cemetery Workers Local
CIO Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers of America
Joseph Manning
Queens
AFL Building Service Employes International Union
Manning
Calvary Cemetery
Cardinal Spellman
Flood Fears Prompt Mass Evacuations Across Towns
Floods forced hundreds from Seward and Crete as waters neared business districts in Crete and backwaters threatened Louisiana areas. Mud and washed bridges blocked roads near O'Neill and Albion while Mississippi tributaries raised flood levels. About 245 families evacuated from bottom land homes as Missouri ice jams flood lowlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Crete
O'Neill
Albion
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ton Rouge
Missouri
Witness Testifies to Murder of Jewel Wade in Mobile
Prosecuting witness Mary Morgan testified in Mobile circuit court that Nayo Nelson fired a rifle from Bonaparte Street at Jewel Manley Wade, striking her last November. Nelson, 21, charged with murder, pleads innocence by reason of insanity and claimed to have been keeping company with Wade. The jury selection deadline required an extra juror panel after the initial 50 jurors were exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile Circuit’ Court
Nayo
Bonaparte Nelson
Jewel Manley Wade
Prichard Street
Mary Morgan
Nelson
Wade Nelson
Glass
Peng
Morgan
Local society notes and hospital news from Decatur
Mrs. Russell Lynne Mrs. S A Lynne and Mrs. D S Echols return Friday from a Bellingrath Gardens Mobile and Natchez pilgrimage. Mutual Service ambulances bring Mrs W M Gibson and Mrs D T Sivley home from Decatur General and Hamil Clinic. Mrs William Anderson and son Danville 1 are dismissed. Rev G M Davenport will speak at 7 30 tonight on Persecuted for My Sake And The Gospel followed by the film The Jewish Home In The Days of Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lynne
S. A. Lynne
D. S. Echols
Bellingrath Gardens
Mobile
Natchez
W. *M. Gibson
Jones
Crossroads
D. T. Sivley
Gibson
Hamil Clinic
Sivley
Decatur General
William. Anderson
Danville 1
Decatur General Hospital
G. M. Davenport
Central Methodist Church
Board Debates Alabama Milk Prices Amid Hearing
Dairymen urged that production costs have not dropped enough to justify a price cut. Testimony came from Troy and Montgomery area farmers and a Montgomery lunchroom operator. Board members questioned health laws and price impact on producers. No decision was reached, with further hearings planned across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Milk Control Board
Lowndes County Dairy Producers Association
Lula
Mae Culpepper
Cloverdale School
Troy
S. M. Reese
Lowndes
Girls' School Abuses Denied
Birmingham March 9 Two meetings to study conditions at the state training school for girls were called as the executive committee chair denied charges of abuses. Mrs H C Ryding defended hair clipping as disciplinary and stated no corporal punishment is allowed with penalties up to two months suspension for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
State Training School For
Ways and Means
Montgomery
H. C. Ryding
Birmingham Federation of Labor
Mary Fowler
Ryding
James E. Folsom
Georgia Dealers Face License Revocation Rules
Georgia agents warn licenses may be revoked for unworthiness or incompetence to protect public interests under state law. The piece notes Supreme Court rulings against enforcing racial covenants and zoning that excludes Black people, with past white resistance causing explosions and violence in Atlanta. It recalls a prior organized effort by Columbians Inc to bar Black residents from white areas, leaders convicted of usurping police power, and the group fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Georgia
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Revival Services Continue Tonight at Southside Baptist
Rev H G M Hatler preaches at 7 30 about The Judgments Of A Christian as revival crowds grow. Morning services at 10, junior chorus for ages up to 12 at 7, prayer services at 7 15 in church departments, and public invited daily at 10 A M and 7 30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. M. Hatler
Southside Baptist Church
Hohn Hamett
Congress Debates Rent Controls and Expanded Labor Bills
The House planning extended rent controls for 15 months faces debate after committee approval. Republicans pressed for state control of the program while the labor security bill neared floor action. Key topics included veteran pensions, Taft Hartley repeal, oleomargarine taxes, postal rate hikes, and military pay taxes.
Dairies Win In Test On Oleomargarine Tax
The House Agriculture Committee voted 24 to 3 to repeal all federal taxes on oleomargarine while prohibiting interstate sale of colored margarines. Dairy interests hailed the move though the bill must still clear both chambers. A Senate filibuster also drew attention amid day’s issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Truman of Missouri and D C Signs Income Report
Harry S Truman of Washington D C and Independence Mo signed his federal income tax return. The return was sent to Washington on a Navy courier plane with official documents before being air mailed to the Kansas City collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Harry 8. Truman
Washington
D. C
Independence
Navy
Collector of Internal Revenue
Kansas City
Hagel Tiiletary Witt
Truman
Fas
Fatal Auto Crash Claims Veteran Coordinator Foy Pearson
Foy Pearson a 21 year old coordinator of veterans training died in a night time collision near Leespuru Alabama. His car collided with another vehicle and the crash proved fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leespuru
Ala
Foy Pearson
Here
Pearson
Colleges Ask Greater Funds From Legislature
Alabama four white teachers colleges seek 310000 more next year for instructors pay and new hires. Florence Jacksonville Livingston and Troy want 89500 89500 88500 and 88500 plus 142000 GI training loss and 168000 for staffing and raises. Montgomery negro college excluded. hearings led by A R Meadows with college presidents present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Florence
Jacksonville
Livingston
Troy
A. R Meadows
Budget Commission
Meadows
E. B. Norton
Houston
James F. Folsom
State Highway Department
Administration Road Building Program
Soviet leadership reshuffle strengthens Kremlin control
Seven ine tool industry was moved up to a vice premier post while A I Kostousov succeeded him. Molotov is still a ranking vice premier and may succeed Stalin as the veteran leader nears 70. Western diplomats see the changes as strengthening Soviet leadership amid a widening cabinet shakeup across Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine
A. I. Kostousov
V. M. Molotov
Stalin
China
Sun Fo
Ho Ying-Chin
Philippines
Liberal Party
Bulgaria
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Czechoslovakia
Bavaria
Munich
U.S
Germany
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
Trans- Jordan
King Geo
Britain
South Africa
Cruise 19 Boaters Prepare for Regional Yacht Rally
Thirty boats gather from St Louis area. fifteen from Louisville region. three from Evansville Indiana with more from Great Lakes Illinois River area. A radio truck for ship to shore comms joins the fleet and a safety boat with firefighting diving and first aid gear will monitor. Rumors place Honey Wilds Roy Acuff and Eddie Arnold aboard. Local plans ensure housing and harbor space at Decatur port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Louisvillenoiinati
Evansvile
Ind
Great Lakes
Illinois River
Chicago
Tennessee State Police
Honey” Wilds
Grand Ole Opry
Roy Acuff
Eddie Arnold
Decatur
Sims
Yacrt Club
Gether
Officials Arrive For Open House Of Concrete Firm
Universal Concrete Pipe company hosts an open house Thursday from 3 to 5 p m. Tom Monaghan general sales manager and Joe Millous general manager for national offices attend. Decatur mayor George Sims says invitations will be sent to city and county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Concrete Pipe Company
Tom Monaghan
Joe Millous
George Sims
Decatur Mayer
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Wall Street
Robert Earl Ellis
Commission To
City Hall
Pritchard
Hatler
Appropriations
Martin
R-Mass
Wilson
Charles ‘K Wilson
General Electric Co
House Labor Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Rosie
Murray
R-Wis
Agriculture Committee
Postoffice Committee
Air Force
Armed ‘Services Subcommittee
F.oreign
Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kee D-W. Vai
Bloom
Cain
R-Wash
Mon Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Wallgren
Dairies
Harry S. Truman
Cruise
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