Convicted in Jim Crow Case in Baltimore
Seven white defendants and one woman were fined and given suspended sentences for conspiring to stage a mixed tennis outing for whites and blacks at Druid Hills courts last July. The group faced charges of conspiracy to disturb the peace and defense lawyers vow to appeal to Maryland Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Progressive Party
Herman M. Moser
Maryland Court of Appeals
Druid Hills
Disloyalty To U. S. Is Denied In Conspiracy Trial
Defense attorney in the conspiracy trial of 11 top U S. communists argued his clients did not advocate violent overthrow. He cited Benjamin J. Davis Jr. as opposing force and violence while aiding workers. Attorneys defended The Daily Worker editor and CI Union official, stressing loyalty and peaceful activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
iPi
U. S
Harry Sacher
Benjamin J. Davis Jr
Davis
Workin ‘Ople
Alin
Sacher
Ben Davis
America
John Gates
Daily Worker
Irvin Potash
CI International Fur and Leather Workers Union
Gates
Bus And Car Collision In Decatur
A collision at the Cain and Ferry Streets intersection in Decatur involved a Hartselle bus and an automobile driven by Joe L. Pitt. Pitt faced arrest for driving while intoxicated and driving without a license after his car struck the bus, causing over $200 in bus damage. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Cain
Ferry Streets
Decatur
Joe L. Pitt
Bus Company
Pitt
Ferry Street
Miners Protest Linked to Boyd Appointment
Monongalia County Deputy Gene Gallo reports 100 pickets at one operation near Morgantown and 15 to 20 carloads of men blocking coal trucks from leaving another company. No violence or arrests were reported in Eastern Pennsylvania as weather eases prices yet remain high and rationing continues in some areas. Senator Lewis cites the stoppage as a memorial to fallen miners and a protest against Dr. James Boyd’s federal Bureau of Mines appointment. Boyd cleared by the Senate interior committee 10-1 and awaits full Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Gallo
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Easternylvania
Washington
Lewis
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Senate
Interior Committee
Negro woman held on grand larceny charge in Morgan County jail
Lee Bass, 26, of 616 E Wilson Ave faces grand larceny charges for allegedly taking $17 from Edward Lee Johnson, 716 E Lafayette St, while Johnson slept. Warrant sworn before Judge W H Long. Deputy Sheriff Gearland reported the arrest Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bass
E. Wilson Ave
Edward Lee Johnson
Lafayette Street
W. H Long
Joan
Morgan County
Gearland
North Georgia Live Poultry Market Steady to Firm
North Georgia live poultry market remains steady to firm with prices up to 2 cents higher. Demand is very good across sizes while heavy fryers are in short supply. farm pickup details show New Hampshire Reds White Crosses 28 to 30 cents and Barred Rock Crosses 27.5 to 29 cents, mostly 28 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
New Hampshire
Cattle and Hog Market Report From Nashville Tennessee
Cattle mainly steady with moderate activity. Steers and heifers 21.00 to 24.75, cows 14.50 to 17.00, bulls 18.50 to 19.50. Calves 18.00 to 25.00, vealers 26.00 to 34.00. Hogs 20.25 to 20.50 for 175–230 lb, 18.75 to 19.00 for 240–290 lb. Sheep steady with lambs 24.00 to 27.00, aged ewes 11.00 down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Cotton spinning industry runs at 112.3 percent capacity in February
Census Bureau data show the cotton spinning industry operating on a two shift eighty hour week at 112.3 percent of capacity in February, down from 137.6 percent last year and comparable to 112 percent in January. Spindles in place totaled 23,741,000 with 20,758,000 active during the month and total active spindle hours 7,966,000,000 averaging 355 hours per spindle. Active hours in cotton growing states reached 6,811,000,000 at 391 per spindle and New England states 1,056,000,000 at 232 per spindle. Leading states include Alabama Georgia Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee with varied per spindle figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
New England
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Deeds Filed in Daily Records Hartselle Area
A list of transfers shows E. E. Graves to City of Hartselle and multiple lines detailing deeds with varied dollar amounts. Transactions include J. E. Vest to L. A. McDonald and Arnold Lee Trompson, and several others such as Prentiss Clark to G. H. Hendrix and Julian Harris to Rutledge S. Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Graves
City of
Hartselle
J. A. Thomas
J. W. Payne
Prentiss Clark
G. H. Hendrix
Ora L. Eddins
George Simpson
Julian Harris
Rutledge S. Thomas
John R. Holmes
J. W. Garnett
Hazel McClanahan
J. L. Roberts
Lyman Payne
Preston Payne
Birmingham Couple Wed Aboard Carib Moon Cruise
Miss Janie E. Helms of Birmingham Alabama and Bennie E. Eden of Venezuela were united in marriage aboard the Alcos Clipper off the Windward Islands. Captain Y A Kratz oversaw the sea ceremony as the ship docked in Mobile after 60 passengers took part. Eden works for an oil company in Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Janie E. Helms
Birmingham
Bennie E. Eden
Venezuela
Y. A. Kratz
Kratzz
Windward
Eden
Dirty Milwaukee Lend-Lease Vessel Returns To US
Navy inspector calls the USS Milwaukee the dirtiest ship seen after return from Russia. He cites a greasy galley, paintless decks, disrepair, and empty vodka bottles in officers quarters. Lend-lease ship Murmansk is to be scrapped after inspection at Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
U. S
Russia
Navy
Roland D. Blockson
USN
Fourth Naval District
Blockson
Philadelphia Naval Base
U. S. Navy
Murmansk
Soviet Union
Prison Report Coming After Executive Session
A Montgomery prison investigating committee met in executive session to resume work on its report for Governor James E. Folsom. Chairman Rep. Paul Meeks said the findings will be public after presentation and he hopes the report is ready today. The panel is expected to recommend a state prison board with power to remove the prison director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Paul Meeks
Jefferson County
State
Barfield Forgery Case Closed With Payment of Cash
The Barfield forgery case ended as the state collected 10 965 88 dollars from a Birmingham bank. Jefferson county welfare lost 60 022 80 through forged checks over several years. Payment was by agreement among the state county city and bank. Nora H Barfield, former welfare worker, is serving a 16 year sentence after pleading guilty to eight counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Barfield
Jefferson County Department of Public Welfare
First National Bank of Birmingham
Nora H. Barfield
Welfare Department
Heavy Fire Destroys Anniston Lumber Yard
Fire at Webb Lumber Co. yard in Anniston Alabama destroyed about 50 000 feet of lumber and a dry kiln. Damage estimate put at 625000 with three fire companies fighting the blaze for about three hours. Owner A E Webb expects operations to resume in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Webb Lumber Co
A. E. Webb
Webb
Hotel Operator Dies in Linden on Birthday
Mrs. Lula Compton Westbrook a longtime Linden Alabama hotel operator died after months of illness on her birthday. She is survived by four sons and three daughters. Funeral services will be held at Linden Baptist Church at 10 A M tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden
Ala
Lula Compton Westbrook
Linden Baptist Church
Refuge Quail Trapped by Flint Sportsmen Unit
Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association at Flint reports 31 quails trapped since the project began. President Randolph Johnson led the effort taking birds from Flint Creek Island in Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and releasing them on posted private property in western Morgan County. Trapping halted due to warm weather and abundant food, with fish hair baits used to deter capture. The club aims to improve private land shooting through the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sportsmen's and Conservation Association
Flint
Randolph Johnson
Flint Creek Island
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Morgan County
No More Draft Calls Likely Says Vinson
Chairman Vinson states no further inductions are planned under the 1947 Selective Service act. He says Army officials advised that no men will be drafted between now and July 1950. The two year draft law expires June 24 next year and no inductions have occurred since January 1 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
House
Department of the Army
Arkansas Doctors Offer Free Care to Robbins in Need
A group of Pulaski County physicians in Little Rock offered free hospitalization and medical care for Grady Robbins, a 38 year old Alabama man bedfast with a crippling bone disease. Dr. T Duel Brown said the Pulaski Medical Society will help if Robbins can come to Arkansas, addressing funds the 8 year old daughter Jeanie seeks to raise for the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little-Rock
Ark
Pulaski County
Tittle -Rock
Grady Robbins
T. Duel Brown
The
Pulaski Medical Society
Robbins
Arkansas
Brown
Robbvits
Jeanie
Alabama
First of Prisoners Who Escaped During Mardi Gras Is Captured
Henry Goff, 20, of Luce dale Mississippi, the first of six inmates to flee Pascagoula jail during Mardi Gras, was arrested in a Mobile suburb by Mississippi and Mobile county officers. He had been jailed on cattle theft charges and awaited grand jury action. The escape occurred February 25 when they pried a bar from adjoining cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Pascagoula
Miss
Jackson County
J. Guy Krebs
Henry Goff
Lucedale
Mississippi
Mobile County
Goff
Krebs
Execution Date For Slayer Of Wife Set In Conriin
Judge T Hicks Fort set Jesse C Carrell a Phenix City house painter to die for killing his wife. Gov Talmadge granted a 60 day reprieve two hours before the scheduled electric chair execution at Tattnall state prison. A lunacy commission later ruled he was sane, and the board rejected the plea of mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
T. Hicks
Seco
Jesse C. Carrall
Phenix
Herman Talmadge
Carroll
Tattnall State Prison
Carrell
Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton Dies at 85 in Decatur
Final rites for Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton 85 will be at Austinville Methodist Church with Rev. I H Estes and Rev. C L Stover. Burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Died at daughter Mrs T P Smith Decatur. Survived by two daughters five sons twenty grandchildren nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hamilton
Austinville Methodist
I. H. Estes
C. L. Stover
Roselawn
Brown
Austinville
Mrs.Hamilton
Lawrence County
Mrs. Smith
W. C. Cobb
Decatur
J. W
Winfield
Richard
James
John
Jessie
Cullman
City Officials Target Drainage Study and Equipment Upgrades
City engineer Carol Smith assists Chenault on a preliminary survey of drainage needs and pipe costs. Councilman Pryor notes FCC changes in 1950 may force police radio replacement. existing set could be sold to county or state agencies. No delivery yet on a $25,000 fire truck. Clerk Pettey may contact vendor. Roy Odom named city rep on curb market board with Hamilton Layman Wyatt Almon on the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Smith Sr
Chenault
Nathan Pryor
Federal Communications Commission
Leonard Moody
Moody
Joe Pettey
Roy Odom
E. G. Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
Maynard Layman
Decatur Daily
Plainview Ward and Local Residents List
A lengthy enumerated list of residents and households from Plainview Ward including J. H. Whitten Betty Wagnon Lynda Wagnon Roy Evans Huron Ward Carson Atkins Lamar Atkins Johnny B. Hinkle Bob Speegle Paul L. Boyer Gerald Yeager William Wright Wanda Eubanks Barbara Speegle Linda Eubanks Wesley Mitchell T. R. Speegle J. J. Evans Roland Webster H. H. Thrasher Ruth Brooks Prentis Brooks Robert Wright Charles Dobbs Robert Hames Phearl Hanners Clifford Lipsey W. H. Hopper Paul Lewis A. C. Dobbs H. S. Shoemaker David Boyer Lee Webster Lee Atkins Woodrow Stinson Jo Evans J. G. Groover T. J. Morrow Jimmy Day Lucille Collins Buster Collins Sue Holland James Day Joann Day Willodene Speegle H. M. Mattox Catherine Collins Alton Dobbs Jewell Collins M. D. Eubanks Sandra Fuller T. R. Speegle M. D. Eubanks Janet Hinkle Lola Hinkle C. O. Bone D. P. Hendrix Earl Gilbert Lora Gene Fuller June Fuller Eric Howell Van Yeager Junior Mitchell J A Halbrooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Collins
Buster Collins
Sue Holland
James Day
Joann Day
Willodene Speegle
H. M. Mattox
Catherine Collins
Alton Dobbs
Jewell Collins
M. D. Eubanks
Sandra Gail Fuller
T. R. Speegle
Janet Hinkle
Lola Hinkle
C. O. Bone
D. P. Hendrix
Earl Gilbert
Lora Gene Fuller
June Fuller
Eric G. Howell
van Yeager
Junior Mitchell
J. A. Halbrooks
Robert Glenn Holt Dies at Five Months
Funeral services for Robert Glenn Holt, five months old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Holt of Danville, will be at Walnut Grove church at 1 PM Wednesday. Interment follows at the adjacent cemetery with Mutual Service directing. He died early this morning and is survived by two brothers James and an infant sibling, and grandparents Mr and Mrs Marion Holt of Priceville and Mr and Mrs Ernest Parker of Falkville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Glenn Holt
Robert Holt
Danville
Walnut Grove
James
Mex
Marion Holt
Priceville
Ernest Parker
Falkville
Democrats Appeal Verdict in South Carolina Party Case
A brief filed with the Fourth Circuit contests Judge Waring's ruling on South Carolina Democratic Party clubs eligibility and voting rules. It argues the injunction against excluding Black voters in primaries was proper and that party rules are valid. the case dates to 1947–1948 disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
J. Waites Waring
South Carolina
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
W. P. Baskin
Democratic Party
John E. Stansfield
Waring
David Brown
Beaufort
S. C
Brown
Appeals Court
Concession Seen in Berlin Currency Split
Observers viewed a Soviet statement on the West’s ban of Russian currency in East and West Berlin as an important concession. Col Alexander Jelisarov said the move would deepen the split but would not bar Western Berliners from using East marks or prevent exchange with the Soviet zone. The announcement suggested West marks can still be traded for East marks for ration free stores and for payments to Soviet zone farmers, easing fears of a total wipeout of West mark holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Germany
Alexander Jelisarov
Actin
Taeglische Rundschau
Jelisarov
Little Girl Dies After Rare Heart Ailment
Tiny Sandra Mae Broom of Atmore Alabama died after a two year battle with a rare congenital heart defect. Born with a failing heart she endured oxygen tents and hospital stays as her parents and theater actors Mrs Richard Broom sought help. Doctors could not revive her and burial will be in Milledgeville Georgia, her family’s former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atmore
Ala
Tiny Sandra Mae Broom
Richard Broom
A. J
Buty
Milledgeville, Ga
Broom
Community Health and Birth Notices From Local Hospitals
Decatur General Hospital attendants report admissions including Mrs Cora E Brewer and Mrs Melba Wilson. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs C H Conner. Discharges and ambulances activity listed with residents in Decatur Athens Somerville Wheeler Station and Sheffield. Visits by Montgomery guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's
C. C. Coffey
Wheeler Station
Baugh-Wiley
James Rounden and Son
Decatur General
Pact debate over peace with justice and US role
Senators discuss a State Department pact signed April 4 with no automatic wartime commitment. Connally George and Hickenlooper urge patience while Watkins and Donnell push for delay. Approval would require a two thirds Senate vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
D-Ga
Hickenlooper
Iowa
State Department
U. S
Senate
Connally
George and
Watkins
Utah
Donnell
Full Debate Promised On U S NATO Membership
The Associated Press reports wide open hearings will begin after the April 4 Washington signing of the North Atlantic pact sought to bind the U S Canada and Western Europe to mutual defense. Ratification by a two thirds Senate vote is required. Belgium elections loom after ratification. In Sofia Bulgarian press denounces the alliance as imperialist aggression. East Berlin currency bans prompt Moscow concerns. Dr Harlow Shapley accuses visa denials for European and South American observers at a New York peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
State Department
U. S
Senate
Canada
Anate
Belgium
Trustees Consider House Cleaning At Girls School
Montgomery March 22 Trustees of the state training school for girls met to review demands by Birmingham labor officials for a house cleaning at the institution Gov James E Folsom announced he will forward complaints against the administration to trustees Labor leader DL Wood called for dismissal of Supt Mary Fowley and assistant Gladys Baggett and removal of board chair H C Ryding A report accused mistreatment of girls including handcuffing and tying to beds and alleged food quality concerns by staff members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Training School For Girls
Birmingham
James E. Folsom
Svernor
Folsom
O. H. Finney
DL Wood
the-Birmingham Federation of Labor
Mary Fowley
Gladys Baggett
Wood
H. C
Truman's Filibuster Defeated and Rent Bill Debate
Congress shows mixed sentiment as Truman praises cooperation while Southern leaders unite to push rent control continuation and decontrol. House moves on a veterans pension bill and foreign needs are debated. Taft-Hartley repeal, postal rates, and social security also surface amid broad national security talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Knowland
Calif
House
Senate
Dixie
Party Loaers
Rankin
D-Miss
House Foreign Affairs Committee
GOP
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Louis A. Johnson
Post Office
Ways and Means
House Rules Committee
Causeway Opens After High Water Delays Mobile Bay Traffic
Hundreds of cars crossed the Mobile Bay causeway as high waters receded allowing traffic on U S highway 90. Strong southerly winds had pushed bay water over the causeway, with debris and seaweed as hazards. Eight vehicles were drowned attempting to cross earlier, and motorists avoided a longer detour via Grove Hill and Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile Bay Causeway
Alabama Highway Patrol
Spanish Fort
Mobile Bay
Grove Hill
Jackson
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Nashville Livestock
A F. C
Odum of Veterans Affairs
T. L. Speakman
J. E. Vest
Mary B. Terry
Alvin L. Ryan
Cleo Tucker
A. J. Gerner
L. A. McDonald
Arnold Lee Trompson
J. H. Brown
Grady Brown
Ryan
Ryran School
Carl
Ewell Green
Soil Conservation
Ty Cobb
Refuge Quail
Flint Sportsmen
Conriin
Mrs. Hamilton
Plainview
D. C. Democrats
Tecaturs
Diare
Yalimale
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
E. H. Bowling
Union Grove
Olne Brown
Somerville 1
C. H. Conner
Town Creek
Lizzie Adcock
Decatur 1
I. S. Nichols
Seventh Avenue W
Hamil Clinic
Burch Green
N. Marion St
Athens
W. C. Huddleston
George Webster
Sheffield
Gilbert McMillan
Don
Lois Foster
Moulton
Vandenberg
Red
Sofia
Ussia
Harlow Shapley
Truman
Dillehay
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