Bunche Warns Two Nations Over Aqaba Area Clashes
Dr Ralph Bunche told Israel and Trans-Jordan that any military activity near Aqaba violates the Palestine truce. He delivered the warning to both sides and urged them to pass it to their governments. He cited recent skirmishes and reported incidents as the basis for the alert.
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Rhodes
Ralph Bunche
Israel
Trans-Jordan
Aqaba
United Nations
Palestine
Bunche
U. N
Red Sea
Negev
Trans- Jordan Arab Legion
James M.long
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
New York
Amman
Britain
Security Council
Coal Miners Idle as UMW Declares Memorial Work Stoppage
In Western Pennsylvania the Frick and Robena mines idle as United Mine Workers leader Lewis orders pits closed from today through March 28 to honor fallen miners and protest Dr. James Boyd’s U S Bureau of Mines appointment. About 57 425 railroad workers furloughed as coal shipments falter. Weirton Coal Isabella mine reports 1000 plus miners absent per UMW local president Alvie Stevenson.
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Virginia
U. S. Steel Corp
Pennsylvania
H. C. Frick Coke Co
U. S. Steel
Frick
Robena
Uniontown
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Dr. Boyd
Senate
Washington
Byrd
D.va
Boyd
United States
National Coal
Pittsburgh
Isabella
Weirton
Pittsurgh
The
International
Alvie Stevenson
UMW
Stevenson
Presidential security clash over film with reporters
Reporters pressed President Truman for security considerations as a Navy permit was cited. Ross reportedly asked for film, prompting cameramen Tom Craven and Joe Vadala to hand over reels. Ross stated the material would be locked as a security measure. The incident involved the Secret Service detail at Key West.
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Byron H. Rosef
Associated Press
Ross
Navy
Tom Craven
Paramount News
Joe Vadala
NBC
Mellina Rollins
Milton Freier
Acme News
Pic
al Muto
International
Mes J. Rowley
Secret Service
Saving
Key West
Aid
Markets Hold Ground Across Bargain Mixed Session
Stocks moved in a narrow range with oils leading gains of over 2 points. Rails eased after early strength. steels, motors, metals and utilities little changed. Major winners included Standard Oil groups and DuPont while Santa Fe and U S Steel lagged. Curb market trends softened with select issues advancing. Government bonds remained quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil
N.J
Standard Oil of California
Skely Oil
Pacific Western
Union-Pacific
DuPont
Eastman Kidak
National Distillers
New Haven
Aluminum Co. of America
Equity Corp
Louisiana Land and Exploration
Raymond Concrete
U. S
Poultry Market Sees Steady North Georgia Prices
North Georgia live poultry market reported a steady tone with no price changes week to week. Good demand and inquiry from buyers supported steady trading with New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses mainly at 27 1 2 to 28 cents, Barred Rock Crosses at 26 1 2 to 27 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Druckers
New Hampshire
Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices Mixed At Nashville Market
Live cattle and calves show broad ranges with steady to higher bids in Nashville. Heifers and steers 600 to 1050 pounds mostly 21.00 to 24.75, cows 14.00 to 20.00, bulls 21.00 to 22.50, stockers 21.00 to 26.00, calves 29.00 to 32.00 for best lots, hogs 19.00 to 20.75, sows 16.00 to 17.00, lambs 16.00 to 25.00 with good and choice at 22.00 to 25.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Grain futures mixed as prices rise after early losses
Chicago grain prices slipped at the open then edged higher through the day on the board of trade with oats seeing some deliveries above last Saturday. Wheat closed down 1 8 1 2 cents May 2 14 3 8 1 2. Corn bought 1 4 lower to 1 4 higher May 1 20 7 8. Oats up 3 8 5 8 May 87 1 4. Rye down 3 4 to 1 cent May 1 25. Soybeans off 1 4 3 4 March 2 28 3 4 229. Lard up 15 to 22 cents March 12 27.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
New York Cotton Futures Slip Amid Oversupply Pressure
Cotton futures eased as commission houses and New Orleans sellers pressured the market. Weak demand for cotton goods and scant export business kept prices down with late-day declines of 25 to 55 cents a bale from the prior close as traders rolled from March contracts ahead of Thursday expiration.
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New York
Commission House
New Orleans
March
Presidential vacation photos feature in air shot discussion
The article notes the president’s vacation images and an aerial view accompanying coverage. It focuses on the public presentation of the trip rather than detailed events or schedules.
President Not Dismayed By Florida Vacation News
President Truman starts week two of Florida vacation tanned and healthy amid congressional reverses. Senator George Smathers says the President is not disheartened and will push fair deal measures with southern support on housing education and social security. The trip includes lunch with Chief Justice Vinson and a return to Washington planned for Saturday.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Key West
President Truman
Florida
George Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Truman
Vinson
Senate
Lucas
Mr. Truman
Little White House
Washington
Senate talks limp on civil rights stalemate drags on
Negotiations continue amid a 13 day Senate stalemate over a rules change to curb filibusters tied to civil rights legislation. President Truman urges leaders to meet the issue head on while administration Democrats and Southern critics weigh a compromise formula as round the clock sessions loom.
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Russell
GOP
Taft
Senate
Lucas
Southrners
Byrd
D-Va
Wherry
Ned
Congress
Truman
Key West
Fla
McGrath
D-Ri
Truthen
Russell D-Gat
Publishers oppose proposed postal rate hike and content controls
The American Newspaper Publishers Association warns that proposed postal rate increases threaten newspapers by raising second class mail costs and allowing bureaucrats to influence content. ANPA officials Josh L. Horne and Elisha Hanson say the plan ignores service improvements and amounts to a subsidy rethink.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
House Post Office Committee
Josh L. Horne
Rocky Mount
N. C
Telegram
Anpa Postal Committee
Elisha Hanson
Post Office Department
Horne
Hanson
Postoffice Department
Senate move to tighten rent controls sparks debate
A Senate Banking Subcommittee backed stronger rent controls and authority to reimpose them where advisory boards urge. The House and Senate face filibuster hurdles as Truman seeks a 15 month extension alongside broader programs. Senator Tobey proposes a six month limit to let states act, contrasting with a two year plan.
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Washington
Senate Banking
Sparkman
Congress
Truman
House
Tobey
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Senator Sparkman
D-Wlay
Edwin B. Harkinson
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate
Sherrill Rites Held Today At Courtland Baptist
Services were held at Courtland Baptist Church this afternoon at 2 for David Sherman Sherrill who died Saturday after an extended illness. Rev. W. B. Ferguson officiated. burial in Courtland cemetery. Survived by wife Susie Lucille Sherrill three sons Minor Courtland Howard Raymond Decatur two daughters Ruth Randolph Courtland Glen Terry Town Creek a brother W S Sherrill Courtland and three sisters Mrs Clay Fare Trinity Mrs Frank Kohlus Memphis Mrs L Wallace Decatur plus six grandchildren. Pallbearers were nephews Gene Elton Paul Sherrill N B Smith Ervin Clifford Norwood.
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Courtland Baptist Church
David Sherman Sherrill
W. B. Ferguson
Courtland Cemetery
Brown
Herrill
The
Baptist Church
Susie Lucille Sherrill
Minor
Courtland
Howard
Raymond
Decatur
Ruth Randolph
Glen Terry
Town Creek
W. S. Sherrill
Clay Fare
Trinity
Frank Kohlus
Memphis
Moonshiners Hit by Law Raids in North Alabama
Alabama ABC officers describe February raids across Limestone Lawrence and Morgan counties. 14810 gallons mash destroyed and 126 gallons whiskey seized. 18 arrested and two cars confiscated in cooperation with city and county authorities.
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Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Witnesses Describe Hammett Encounter Near Plane
Sparkman testified the group stood about three feet from the aircraft as Hammett spoke to the pilot. He described Hammett turning as if to walk around the plane, with Comer and the pilot present. Bethany operates the Hartsville airport field.
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Hammett
Sparkman
Bethany
Hartselle Firg Field
Traffic Toll In State Hits Weekend High
The Associated Press reports a weekend of crashes across Alabama caused seven highway deaths and heavy property damage. In Decatur a truck trailer with pigs overturned killing 39 animals valued at 1950 dollars and, among the victims, John W. Dias buried in Decatur today. A bus auto crash on Highway 241 north of Anniston killed three Negro men, and Cecil L. Johnson of Montevallo died when his car overturned on Highway 31 near Alabaster. Local Decatur collisions included multiple minor wrecks with modest damage.
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Associated Press
Decatur
John W. Dias
Huntsville
J. R. Mills
Dias
Atlanta
Sherman Street Church of
R. J. Burleson
Fifth Avenue
Robert Lewis Sterr
Moulton Street
Albert Henry
Hartselle
Harry Lynn
Chicago
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
Henry
Lynn
L. L. McNutt
Hear King’s
C. H. Montgomery
Decatur Two
Montgomery
L1th Street
Sixth Avenue South
D. M. LeGrand
M. L. Crawford
Athens
LeGrand
Guntersville
Highway 241
Anniston
Mac Heartson
Weaver
Samuel Coleman
Jacksonville
Ala
Marvin Young
Birmingham
Cecil L. Johnson
Montevallo
Highway 31
Alabaster
Amy Mallard to Speak in Cleveland on Lynch Mob Killing
Amy Mallard of Toombs County Georgia will address an open meeting at Shiloh Baptist Church in Cleveland tonight about her experiences with a lynch mob. Her husband Robert Mallard, a Black man, was killed on November 20 last year. A white mob murdered him and two men accused were acquitted by a jury in January. The speech is sponsored by the NAACP.
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Cleveland
Amy Mallard
Toombs
Will
Shiloh Baptist Church
Robert Mallard
Mallard
Jan Is
Arrests Reported in Three Counties for Month
Investigators P H Sandlin and S QO Coulter reported 18 persons arrested under county court jurisdiction. A total of 22 cases were made during the month.
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P. H. Sandlin
S. QO. Coulter
Military outlines limits of germ and atomic warfare claims
Washington reports that the military released a formal statement and held a news conference to debunk mass kill fantasies tied to germ warfare, A bombs and missiles. Officials say biological threats can be limited in scale, with no basis for a super weapon, while acknowledging public education and panic prevention are key.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
National Military Establishment
United States
Research and Development Board
Birmingham Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner Plans Clash With Absent Donor
Rep. Laurie Battle announced he will welcome Vice President Barkley to Birmingham for the April 12 Jefferson Jackson Day dinner despite philosophical differences. He will help receive Barkley on a committee and says local self government and opposition to FEPC and civil rights programs remain his focus. He remarks that funds raised will support the Truman Barkley ticket and the fight against Southern opposition.
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Battle
Birmingham
Laurie C. Battle
Ala
Barkley
Democratic Party
FEPC
Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner tickets sell briskly in Birmingham
In Birmingham on March 14 the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner drew strong demand for 15 tickets. Dinner chairman John S. Foster arranged an extra dining room as space is set for 1,000 attendees. Vice President Alben Barkley will speak on April 12, with Cullman county already signing 66 attendees. The event aims to raise 60,000 for the party treasury amid limited prior Alabama support.
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Birmingham
Ellis
Columbiana
Alabama
Philadelphia
Truman
Barkley
Ala
John S. Foster
Alben Barkley
Foster
Cullman County
H. H. Kinney
Soviet Union and Burma Trade Talks and Karen Conflict
Soviet excise taxes and customs will be coordinated with other countries while London accepts a Soviet suggestion to begin talks on a one year trade pact. Burma offers autonomous Karen state as reports reach Mandalay and Rangoon newspaper says Karen tribesmen captured military posts.
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London
Burma
Mandalay
Rangoon
Weekend police counts show 28 arrests in city
Police Chief J B Whitmire reported brisk weekend activity with 28 arrests on minor charges. Five were nabbed for driving while intoxicated, among other offenses such as drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Morgan county sheriff logged nine weekend arrests including vagrancy and public drunkenness. Aleene Byars returned to probate work after illness, Girl Scout board set Tuesday meeting at 9 am, and Mrs C R Vassar will be out of town visiting Lakeland Florida.
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J. B. Whitmire
Morgan County
C. R. Vassar
Fourth Avenue E
Lakeland
Fla
State Tax Due Tuesday Promptly Despite Deadline
Montgomery Alabama March 14 with the state income tax deadline matching the federal date midnight tomorrow. Penalties up to 25 percent apply for late or missing returns. Singles owe taxes above 1500 dollars, couples above 3000, with credits of 300 per dependent and deductions for federal income tax. Tax rates scale from 1.5 to 5 percent across income brackets and payments may be made in four quarterly installments due March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The Revenue Department expects around 12.5 million dollars in collections and reviews federal returns for accuracy.
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Montgomery
Ala
State of
Alabama
Uncle Sam
Alabama Revenue Department
Millionaire Kenneth Ryan Escapes City Hall During Interrogation
Kenneth Ryan, 45, slipped from a city hall window amid a lull in questioning by the Mayor and top officials. The district attorney described a 12 hour conference with police executives as grand jury questions were set for today. Clendenin Ryan, grandson of Thomas Fortune Ryan, planned to stay for further questioning at City Hall.
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Kenneth Ryan
Clendenin Ryan
Ryan
John G. Broady
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Bramlett Services To Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Thomas Edward Bramlett age 66 will be at Mt Tabor church near Morgan City Tuesday at 2 PM with Mary Miller pastor of Hart selle Church of God officiating. Burial follows in the adjacent Peck directing cemetery. Bramlett died Sunday night at his home in Hartselle. He is survived by his wife Lelol two daughters Mrs J C Townsend Hartselle Mrs Carl Wesler Birmingham two sons Glen Hartselle and W J Bramlett Truman Ark and 14 grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
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Thomas Edward Bramlett
Mt. Tabor
Morgan City
Mary Miller
Hartselle
Birmingham
Glen
W. J
Truman, Ark
Funeral services set for W T Blackmon in Florence
W T Blackmon aged 87 died this morning at Coffee Memorial hospital Florence after two weeks illness. He formerly lived in Decatur and has lived with his son Bill in Florence for 20 years. Funeral services Tuesday at 11 at Brown Service chapel Florence with burial in Decatur city cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs Omar Parker Camden Ohio and Mrs W R Compton Decatur. two sons Bill Blackmon Florence and FE S Oliver Knoxville. one sister Mrs Nannie Madison. five grandchildren.
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W. T. Blackmon
Coffee Memorial Hospital
Florence
Blackmon
Decatur
Bill Blackmon
Brown Service Chapel
W. A. Peck
Decatur City
Omar Parker
Camden
Ohio
W. R. Compton
FE. S. Oliver
Knoxville
Nannie
Madison
Elmer Rowden Dies at 50 in Decatur Cerebral Hemorrhage
Elmer Rowden longtime Decatur resident and Texaco distribution plant superintendent died at Decatur General Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage at his home on Third Avenue North. He was 50 and survived by his widow and two sons James F. and William B. Rowden. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Brown’s Funeral Company.
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Elmer Rowden
Decatur
Texas Oil Company
Decatur General Hospital
Rowden
Third Avenue North
Brown
Texaco
James F
William B. Rowden
Court upholds dining car segregation ruling in rail case
Elmer W. Henderson of Baltimore challenged a policy by Southern railroads reserving dining car tables for Negroes in a curtained section. The district court found no unjust discrimination if service is equal. segregation not forbidden by law if treatment is proportional. Henderson’s suit against Southern Railway followed an ICC approval and prior court losses.
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Elmer W. Henderson
Baltimore
Anderson
The
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S
ICC
Henderson
District Court
Commission transfers to Labor Department under reorganization
The Commission would move to the Labor Department along with the Bureau of Employes Compensation and the appeals board of that agency both under the Federal Security Agency. These units handle compensation claims for government workers injured on the job. The Bureau of Employment Security which includes the U. S. Employment Service and unemployment compensation would also shift. The veterans employment service would move from the FSA to the Labor Department.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Employes Com Sation
Appeals Board
Federal Security Agency
Bureau of Employment Security
U. S. Employment Service
Commission
Veterans’ Employment Service
FSA
Windmills Ground Corn and Pump Water in Early Europe
Men used windmills to grind corn and pump water in Europe as early as the first century. The technology enabled farm work and irrigation, supporting settlements and agricultural productivity in medieval landscapes.
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Europe
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