Labor Leader Given Review
Harold R. Christoffel of Milwaukee, a CIO Local 248 leader, was granted Supreme Court review of his perjury conviction for testifying he was not a communist. The case follows his 1947 House labor committee questioning amid a failed Allis-Chalmers strike and his ousting as union president. The Court set the week of April 18 for the hearing.
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Washington
Harold R. Christoffel
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
House Labor Committee
Christoffel
U. S
U.S. Court of Appeals
Christoffer
FBI
Women’s Sportswear Manufacturing Association of
Boston
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Market declines and gains mixed on Wall Street
Demand for a few issues nudges the market slightly higher while most stocks end nearly flat. Notable gainers include Plymouth Oil and Union Pacific, with numerous steels and industrials posting small advances and chemical and utility issues showing mixed results. Several names rise and fall, as bonds remain quiet and Treasury issues hold steady.
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New York
Plymouth Oi
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Great Northern Preferred
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
Caterpillar Tractor
United Aircraft
Western Union
du Pont
Standard Oil (Nj
Pacific Western
Sinclair Oil
Loew's
White Sewing Machine
Texas Co
International Paper
Philip Morris
Eastman Kodak
Allied Chemical
Anaconda
Consolidated Natural Gas
Firestone
Lockheed
American Light & Traction
Carr Consolidated Biscuit
Cities Service
United Light & Railways
Samson United
American Maracaibo
Fansteel Metalurgical
Electric Bond & Share
le Tourneau
Woodley Petroleum
U. S. Treasury
Cotton futures ease as markets wait parity, ECA funds
In New York on March 28, cotton futures drifted lower amid scattered liquidation and hedging. Mill buying and short covering limited downside as spot markets and parity announcements loom. May 32.14, July 31.06, Oct 28.24 with late trade 20 to 35 cents weaker.
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New York
Poultry Market Firm as Demand Slows in Atlanta
North Georgia live poultry market shows firm prices with tight supplies and strong truck demand. Proilers and fryers sold FOB farm at 30-31 cents for New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses and 29-30 cents for Barred Rock Crosses amid limited loads and steady activity.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tennessee March 26 cattle trading active with various classes showing strength. Cattle and calves mostly steady to higher with steers 600 to 1,000 pounds at 19.00 to 25.00, cows 14.00 to 20.00, bulls 20.50 to 22.00, calves 18.00 to 33.00, and stockers 23.00 to 26.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Peace Conference Sparks Competing Rallies In New York
About 700 people gathered at City Center casino to hear a peace conference advocate declare the US and Soviet Union stand for peace among peoples. A rival League For Free Russia condemned Soviet delegates as state agents and attacked delegates from free nations as intellectual slaves in counter demonstrations.
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Allen M. Butler
Harvard Medical School
Y. A.A. Fadevey
Soviet Union
League For Free Russia
League
America
Russian League
Americans For Intellectual Freedom
Freedom, House
Riverside teacher elected president at AEA convention in Birmingham
Miss Elizabeth Eich of Riverside High School was elected president of the mathematics teachers at the AEA convention in Birmingham. Thomas Bennett of 18 Eighth Ave NE West was returned to his post at Hamil-Chinie hospital by Brown's ambulance. Mrs C H Connor and daughter were returned home on Town Creek from Baugh Wiley clinic by Brown's.
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Page
Elizabeth Eich
Riverside High
AEA
Birmingham
Thomas Bennett
Eighth Avene West
Hamil-Chinie Hospital
Brown's Ambulance
Sun- Sas
C.H
Connor
Town
Creek
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Brown's
Two Deaths From Weekend Traffic Crashes in Alabama
In Birmingham and nearby Argo over the weekend two people died in auto accidents. Troy Venable, 21, of Trussville, was killed in an auto train collision at an Argo rail crossing. Charles Benton, 89, of Birmingham, died from injuries after being struck by a car. Officers J. E. Sims and Richard Hyde investigated the incidents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Argo
Troy Venable
Trussville
Continental Gin Company
Charles Benton
Commodity futures tick up after early gains
In the first half hour activity was strong then steady, with most contracts finishing higher. May oats held firm around $2.14, soybeans near $2.14, and lard up about 25 to 27 cents a cwt, while rye slipped slightly and corn was largely unchanged.
Mercury Size Highlighted as Planets’ Smallest Home
The article notes Mercury is the nearest planet to Earth and has a diameter of about 3,000 miles, making it the smallest planet in the solar system.
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Mercury
Earth
Registration Of Negroes Will Be Pushed In Staite
Approximately 1200 negroes have registered to vote in Mobile county since the Boswell amendment was struck down in January. A Mobile leader said there is a statewide campaign to register negro voters and noted Mobile county had only 104 registrations during the amendment period. White supremacist groups are pushing a new voter qualification law modeled after Mississippi requiring a reasonable interpretation of the state Constitution.
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Mobile.ata
Mobile County
Alabama
Mobile
Gessner T. McCorvey
State Democratic Executive Committee
Mississippi
Exhausted rowers McRae and Goode reach Decatur after long trek
Lawson brought the exhausted crew to Decatur just before 8 o clock. McRae said investigators and the Highway Patrol searched for them and it took an hour ten minutes to row the mile to shore. He will return today to tow the crippled cruiser to Decatur for repair. The voyage was rough but luckily not worse.
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Lawson
McRae
Goode
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Judge Romaine Boyd, Former Circuit Judge, Dies
Judge Romaine Boyd former circuit judge here died today in a Massachusetts hospital He was not married and had served several terms as judge here He had been retired for several years friends were advised
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Birmingham
Ala
Romaine Boyd
Massachusetts
Boyd
Rent control extension and wartime aid battles loom in D C
Senate and House conferees agree on a 15 month rent control extension with a fair net operating gain for landlords and local option to end controls. Senate leaders push timely passage of the ECA authorization while debates intensify on foreign aid limits and anti spy measures.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
House
Lucas
Ill
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
McCormack
Mass
Spies
Wood
American Activities Committee
Bridges R
N.H
Congressional
Economic Cooperation Administration
Bridges
McCarran
Nev
U. S
America
Europe
Bridges-McCarran
Illinois
Wherry
Nebraska
House Rules Committee
Caperhart
Ind
Taft R. Ohio
Truall
Landlord Relief Provision In Proposed Rent Control Plan
The text outlines that in adjusting rents to relieve hardships the housing expediter and local board must aim to maintain maximum rents at levels that give landlords a fair net operating income. Factors include property taxes, operating costs, major capital improvements, changes in living space or services, and substantial deterioration beyond ordinary wear.
Harris Cases Still Weighed
The fate of James Reuben Harris remains with the Lawrence County jury. The twelve jurors deliberated at 1 PM on the third trial for the 1946 death of Clyde Jeffreys on the Joe Wheeler Highway near Town Creek.
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James Reuben Harris
Lawrence County
Harris
Clyde Jeffreys
Jeffreys
Town Creek
J. H. Crow Jr
Lawrence Circuit
Robert Hubbard
Hope- Negro
Robert
James
Charles
Cleveland
Terry
Willard Smith
Ernest Shelton
Governor Folsom Pleased By Reception Of Stump Speeches
Governor James E. Folsom returned from the first leg of his speaking tour and said the people want the program. He called the stump campaign successful and noted large crowds and conversations with attendees. He will stay in his office and resume the tour tonight at Troy.
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Montgomery
James E Falsom
Folsom
Troy
Senator Eyes Motive to Trim ECA Funding
The quote discusses possible reductions to a large federal program, with confidence that the second year of ECA operations will be pivotal. If the program performs well, substantial cuts may follow in the next year.
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Senate
Pact and Baldwin Back Treaty Amid Alliance Notice
Senators Maloney and Jenner opposed the treaty while Pact and Baldwin urged support. State Department said eight nations have formally notified joining the United States in the alliance: Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, and Denmark. Italy expected to accept soon. Spain's objection was withdrawn clearing the path for Portugal’s entry. a 12th nation was anticipated to join early this week after parliamentary moves.
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Landie
Mrs Childers Dies at Union Grove Home
Mrs. Lillian Zela Childers aged 7 yesterday at her Union Grove residence. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 P M at Freedom church near Morgan City with Peck of Hartselle directing. Rev J M Benefield to officiate. Burial in New Canaan cemetery. Grandsons to pallbear. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Florence Gill Mrs Délia West and Ms Oscar Snader, one son Clarence, a sister Mrs Susan Lemonds, 16 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Lillian Zela Childers
Freedom Church
Morgan_ City
Péck
Hartselle
J. M. Benefield
New Canaan
Childers
Florence Gill
Union Grove
Délia West
Lacey Springs
Oscar Snader
Clarence
Lacey's
Spring
Susan Lemonds
Guntersville
Folsoms Hope For Girl As Baby Due Soon
Governor James E. Folsom and Mrs. Folsom anticipate the birth of a child, with Mrs. Folsom preferring a girl while the governor notes many gift outfits are blue for a boy. The baby is due late this month or early May, the governor said.
Several Hurt In Car Wrecks Weekend
Weekend automobile accidents hospitalized one and treated three others for minor injuries. Quentin Ross of Atlanta was hurt near Leighton when his car overturned after passing another vehicle on wet roads. A Memphis passenger, C M Lacady, was treated and discharged. Mrs Reeder Isbell and others were treated for various injuries in Decatur and Somerville area crashes.
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Quentin Ross
St. A . Place
Atlanta
Decatur
Leighton
Ross
C. M
Lacady St
Memphis
Ternoon
Reeder Isbell
Somerville
Hartselle
Ross Sai
Leigh Highway
Leslie Moore
Deell
C. J. Bethany
Austin
Isbells
Art
W. L. Byrd
Town
Stanley Jones
Levi
Isbell
Bethan
Austinville
Acci
Sway
Miners Return to Work After National Walkout
The Progressive Miners and United Mine Workers faced a limited two week stoppage with claims no lasting impact on the economy. Railroads issued work orders and coal stocks fell to about 50 million tons, enough for 30 days. By week’s end most coal fields aimed to resume normal operation and steel plants began cautious output adjustments.
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Bers
America
UMW
Arch
A. F. Whitneysident
Brotherhood of Way
Frogs Vary in Size From Cuban Miniature to West Giant
Frogs and toads show a wide range in length from a tiny Cuban species about three eighths of an inch to a large western giant with a two to three inch spread.
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Arkansas
J. H. van Meter
Whelen Springs
Ial
Aim
Churchills
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
New York City
Christopher Soames
Churchill
Soames
Dasaess Ror
Silimune
Grantland
J. E. Sims
Richard Hyde
Staite
Céniauéedtrom
Bavanneh
Moniqa
ECA
Joseph Wynnyk
Hamburg
U.S
Canada
Derham- Ang
Acetica
Earl G
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