Sedition case halted as contempt delays conspiracy trial
A May 14 contempt ruling against defense attorney James J. Laughlin halted the seditious conspiracy trial of 30 defendants. Judge delays impaneling jurors until a new panel can be drawn, with proceedings to shift to another judge. Prosecutors cited Laughlin’s motions as delaying tactics.
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James J. Laughlin
Eicher
Laughlin
Maxmillan
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Chicago
St. George
Baby bonus plan studied in Senate discussion
Washington May 1 Senate members debated tax relief aimed at big families proposing a flat 500 exemption per family member, versus 350 per child now. Supporters cited rising living costs and a declining birth rate while critics warned of higher taxes for childless couples and questioned impact on family formation.
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Ferguson
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Four Die in Truck Car Crash Near Scottsboro Alabama
A truck carrying war workers from the Huntsville arsenal collided with an automobile near Scottsboro early yesterday, killing four. The deceased are R. H. Tipton of New Market and Horacé Verhine Albert Knight of Scottsboro and Earl Reed of Limrock. only one of eight truck riders escaped injury, and only one hospitalized. The men had been returning from the Saturday night shift.
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Arsenal
R. H. Tipton
New Market
Horacé Verhine
Albert Knight
Earl Reed
Limrock
Tipton
Roy Bradford
Bradford
Absentee Ballots Returned in Democratic Primary
At the probate office 290 absentee ballots were returned for Tuesday's Democratic primary. The total requested ballots stood at 503.
New Zealand Ships 2,097,900 Tons of Food to U S Forces
New Zealand has delivered 2,097,900 tons of food to United States armed forces in the Pacific since wartime began, reflecting close wartime logistical cooperation and supply support for Allied operations.
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New Zealand
United States
Pacific
Daily Crossword Across 3 Decay 22 Fruit 4 Clover
Puzzle page cryptogram and word clues list with a Saturday theme. Includes numbered hints for items like decay, fruit, clover, Norse god, danger, and more, plus a Pope quotation puzzle and cryptogram.
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Great Lakes
Stalin Calls Coordinated Allied Drive to Crush Hitlerite Germany
Stalin urged a simultaneous Red Army and Allied onslaught from East and West to crush Nazi Germany. He praised Allied support and warned a wounded fascist beast remains dangerous. He cited Soviet victories since Stalingrad and ordered 20 artillery salvos in nine cities at 8 PM.
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Candidates file list of expenses in probate office today
The probate office records show pre election expense filings from multiple candidates. Delegates to the national convention include Dr. T. B. Brindley and W. W. Malone among others with varied amounts noted. Additional entries cover alternate delegates county board revenue and control and other local offices with sums ranging from a few dollars to over a hundred.
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W. W. Malone
John S. O'Neal
James M. Proctor
R. L. O'Neal
William S. Sherrill
County Board Revenue and Control
Sim Howell
Education Board
W. J. Briscoe
W. O. Clark
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R. S
Bob) Ferguson
W. G. Johnson
Wesley M. Patterson
Bev Howell
Justice of Peace
B. D. Meadors
G._W.Norwood
Bob Nelson
Nazi efforts to salvage destroyer fail
London reports that German attempts to salvage a destroyer driven ashore on the French coast after a naval battle in the English Channel were abandoned. RAF and RCAF Typhoon bombers hit the vessel after the Athabaskan was sunk, and German trawlers pulled it off the beach under a smoke screen before giving up salvage.
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English Channel
Athabaskan
RAF
RCAF
Church Tops Fund Drive For Alabama Baptists
Central Baptist church raised over its $3 060 quota for the Alabama Baptist Convention debt on Easter Sunday. After a sermon based on Ephesians 5 13, Dr John C Cowell Jr. noted pledges eclipsed the goal by more than 100 dollars and all gifts would be paid within 30 days. Excess funds go to state mission work after peace.
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Alabama Baptist Convention
John C. Cowell Jr
Cowell
State Board
Baptist Church
Jesus Christ
Birmingham
North Birmingham Baptist Church
Homer Britton
Decatur
Ted Brannen
Conference moves to strip pacifist language from discipline
In Kansas City the general conference assembly debated removing references to a negotiated peace from the Methodist book of discipline. Dr. L Willkie Collins, pastor, said the move was an attack on isolationist and cifist pronouncements of the last general conference rather than a protest against peace.
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L. Willkie Collins
Birmingham East Lake Methodists vote to petition church
Members of Birmingham Alabama East Lake Methodist Church voted at the morning service to petition the churchs general conference for actions regarding internal church matters. The vote occurred during the Sunday morning service yesterday in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
East Lake
Wage Scale Clash Impacts Steel Prices Debate
Hoboken May 1 United States Steel Corp argues wage demands by United Steel Workers CIO cannot be met under current wage stabilization policy. Irving S. Olds cites a 59.7 percent rise in workers’ weekly pay from 32.96 to 52.64 between 1941 and 1944 while noting steel prices under government ceilings. He warns higher wages would push up prices across industries.
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Irving S. Olds
Armed Services
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