Negro voters face mixed access in primaries across several states
In Atlanta and Tallahassee scenes show both access and barriers as some Negroes attempt to vote while others are barred or delayed by officials. Eight Negroes in Tallahassee and several in Birmingham and Miami participate in primaries, with college faculty and students among registrants. Columbus records a new Muscogee county registration high as turnout remains fragmented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aslanta
Tallahassee
Florida Agriculture and Mechanical College
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Miami
Carl Holmer, Jr
Atlanta
Columbus
Muscogee County
Sterling W. Dudley
Tickets On Sale For Junior 3 Play
The Junior 3 players partner with Samuel French to present Hilda Manning’s When We Were Young a three act comedy in Riverside Auditorium on May 5. It follows a high school class in a small Midwestern town with humor and insight praised by critics. Tickets should be reserved in advance due to high expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel French
New York
Hilda’ Manning
Riverside Auditorium
Governor Speaks at Negro Meet in Birmingham
Governor Chauncey Sparks will address the annual meeting of the general connectional board of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church at Birmingham Municipal Auditorium. Other speakers include Birmingham Commissioner J W Morgan Dr James Hunter and bishops from Kansas City Washington D C and Alabama with Dr W A Bell presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Chauncey Sparks
General Connectional Board
The
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Municipal Auditorium
J. W. Morgan
James Hunter
First Methodist Church of
Ensley
J. A. Hamlett
Kansas City
C. L. Russell
Washington, D. C
W. A. Bell
Miles Memorial College
H. P. Porter
Alabama
Cotton futures rise amid liquidations and delayed crop outlook
May cotton futures advanced 5 to 30 cents per bale as liquidation dominated trading. May 21.06, July 20.54, October 19.90. In Nashville cattle, hogs, and lambs, slaughter classes were scarce with steady to slow demand. steers 3095 to 1600 pounds, hogs 11.05 to 13.50, spring lambs 15.50 to 16.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Pepper News Brief Shows Reelection Push and Local Races
Incumbent seeks a constitutional amendment to outlaw the closed shop and holds a commanding lead. In State races Rep Emory H. Price leads in the second district Rep Robert F. Sikes in the third Rep Pat Cannon in the fourth and Rep Joe Hendricks in the fifth. In the new sixth district Dwight L. Rogers and L. L. Stuckey lead in an eight candidate contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
Emory H. Price
Robert —F. Sikes
Pat—Cannon
Roosevelt
Joe Hendricks
Dwight L. Rogers
L. L. Stuckey
Attacks Defeated By Administration In Primaries
In Florida and Alabama administration forces beat back critics as Sen Lister Hill was renominated in Alabama and Sen Claude Pepper led in Florida. Dewey camp gained convention support with 11 delegate votes in South Dakota and reached 239 pledged delegates toward the 193 needed for nomination. Alabama and Florida results highlighted Roosevelt loyalists fending off New Deal critics amid a tight national contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Alabama
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Lister Hill
Claude Pepper
Roosevelt
South Dakota
Chan Gurney
Dewey
Harold F. Stassen
Chicago
Senate
Hill
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Pepper
Gurney
A. C. Miller
Arkansas
Virginia
Byrd
Indiana
Caddo Decoration Plans for May 11 and Mother's Day Program
Decoration at Cad do will be held on the second Sunday in May with a morning Mother's Day program and sermon. Dinner at noon followed by singing in the afternoon. All singers invited. Volunteers asked to come Friday May 12 to clean cemeteries. Mrs Duffey and Misses Mary Lee Standridge and Mildred are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadwo
Duffey
Mary Lee Standridge
Mildred
Rome Attains Record Low of 16 Degrees Above Zero
Historical weather note records Rome’s coldest temperature at 16 degrees above freezing, marking a historic chill. Data compiled from regional stations shows unusually low overnight readings and potential impact on urban services and energy demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Chicago Market Receipts Report May 3
Butter firm receipts 713 147 with market unchanged. Eggs receipts 41 346 unsettled. U S specials 34 to 2, 33 to 2. Current receipts 28 1 2 to 29 1 4. Dirties 26 to 26 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Health is very good at present feature in miss randolph
Lawrence County Gym notes health is very good with Miss Mavis Randolph and local residents listed as guests and visitors. The item mentions Rain delaying cotton planting and several family visits, with updates on relatives and visitors from nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Mavis Randolph
Community Notes From Morgan County and Falkville
Several residents attended commencement in Falkville on Sunday. Mrs. Ow. R. Jennings shows improvement after illness. Alra. Eubanks ill at home in Falkville. Boyd Stringer reports significant home improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Woodruff build a new room near Union Hill church. Little Jr. Smith returns to school after surgery in Cullman. Almas Winkle and family visited Cole Spring. McNutt family visited relatives near Mr. View. McNutt and Alfred McNutt and families visited Ebenezer and W. Brown. Emma Dutton and Flueller Bowen visited Mrs. W. R. Jennings. Gurney and William Morris on business in Decatur. Buford Hubbard and W. M. McNutt in Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Ow. R. Jennings
Alra. Eubanks
Boyd Stringer
Luther Woodruff
Union Hill Church
Little Jr. Smith
Emmett Smith
Cullman Hospital
Almas Winkle
Buster Winkle
Cole Spring
William McNutt
View
Alfred McNutt
Gurney and
William Morris
Decatur
Buford Hubbard
W. M. McNutt
Hartselle
Pleasant View News and Social Notes
Morgan County notices from Pleasant View record visits and family tales. Ronald Hogan recovers from an infected foot while Mrs. Hearl Woods and daughter Willie Merl visit Vermont Hogan and Mrs. Guy Williams. Locals attend Jim Burgess funeral in Andrews Chapel and extend sympathies. No Sunday school at Pleasant View until the first Sunday in June due to decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Hogan
Hearl Woods
Willie Merl
Vermont Hogan
Guy Williams
Lorene Turntine
Pat Freeman
Vernon
Jim Burgess
Andrews Chapel
Issie Woods
Loyd Looney
Oscar Hill
Tocy Hogan
Andrews
Pleasant View
Audey Johnson
Corinth
Farm work picks up after rain delays in Alabama counties
In Montgomery on May 3 local weather officials report farm activity increasing after favorable conditions but overall delay remains three weeks due to prior heavy rain. Baldwin and Mobile counties suffer crop reductions from wet weather with bottomland oats hit by recent floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tate
Baldwin
Mobile
Tin And Metals Recalled In Historical Note
A fragment notes tin as a known metal and references earthly and mythical associations with the devil, reflecting a past belief or cataloging of elements and legends.
First Lady’s Gas Use Eyed In Ration Criticism
May 3 Washington hearing questions Mrs Roosevelt gas use as a factor in enforcing rationing rules. Rep Brown argues public opinion affects compliance while OPA official Polter says Mrs Roosevelt will receive the same treatment as others. Debate cites speeding conviction and fairness in coupon revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Fee Investi
Mettr Roere
Harris
Ark
Mrs. Roosevelt
Polter
James Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Los Angeles
OPA
Roosevelt
General Baker and Ira Eaker Vibe In World War II Air HQ
The article portrays General Baker as a thoughtful, loyal leader at the Mediterranean Allied air forces, sharing a close friendship with Ira Eaker. It describes his routine at the war room, housing in a Dallas hut, and his challenge of integrating air and ground operations across thousands of miles and three nations while pursuing aggressive bombing against Fortress Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Eaker
Mediterranean
Allied Air Forces
Ernie
America
Air Force
Dallas
Baker
Eighth Air Force
England
General Baker
Fortress
Europe
Negro worker injured at Ingalls Shipyards in Decatur
Ernest Ross, a Negro employee at Ingalls Shipyards, suffered a broken neck and severe head injuries when steel fell from a crane about 10 30 p.m Tuesday. He was rushed to Decatur General Hospital where his condition was listed as fair Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Ross
Ingalls Shipyards
Ross
Decatur General Hospital
Fire at Tennessee Valley Hotel basement
No damage reported when a blaze broke out in the basement of the Tennessee Valley Hotel this afternoon. Firefighters extinguished the fire with chemical foam and left the scene without further incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Local Notices Roundup From Decatur Area
Illness among local figures includes E O Craft with mumps. One person fined a dollar on a traffic charge. Business and Professional Women plan supper meeting with Huntsville guests Mrs Leroy Drake attending. Miss Sybil Rowe joins War Price and Rationing Board as assistant price clerk. Mary Tindall to Birmingham for weekend with mother Mrs E J Allen. Mrs Harris Dobbs moved to Decatur General hospital. Sgt Henry A Avery and wife announce birth of son at Decatur General hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Bank Street
Huntsville Club
Leroy Drake
Sybil Rowe
Falkville
War Price and Rationing Board
Henry A. Avery
Decatur General Hospital
Allied Air Forces Net Record Bombing Month in Europe
American and British air fleets based in Britain and Italy set a monthly record in April by dropping 80 460 tons on Germany and occupied territories. US crews dropped 43 509 tons and RAF 36 960. US losses were under 3 percent for bombers and just over 1 percent for fighters. Ground destruction and air combat claims included 1 282 German planes shot down and 450 destroyed on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Italy
Germany
Occupied
RAF
U. S. Strategic Air Force
U. S
U.S
Allied Air Force Strikes From Italy D day
Allied air forces attacked La Spezia harbor and rail yards across Northern Italy. Bombing linked to Milan Genoa Livorno Piacenza actions with several targets including Florence rail lines and bridges near Orvieto Marsciano Orbetello. In total 1 enemy plane destroyed and six Allied aircraft missing amid 1,800 Mediterranean sorties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ay. Noland Norgaan
Naples
la Spezia
Italy
Milan
Genoa
Livorno
Piacenza
Mediterranean Air Force
Florence
Castelmaggiore
Faenza
Bologna
Parma
Fano
Ancona
Rimini
Orvieto
Marsciano
Rome
Orbetello
Adriatic
Negro Willie Lyle Held on Two Assault Charges
Willie Lyle, a Black man, is held in Morgan county jail on two charges, assault and battery and assault. The charges were filed by two young white women after a conference with County Sheriff Ben Britnell following his arrest by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Lyle
Morgan County
Lyle
Ben Britnell
Methodists Vote For World Crusade Plan To Raise 25 Million
Kansas City May 3 A Methodist general conference approves a five point Crusade For Christ aims to raise 25 million and launch a world evangelism program The plan includes establishing an international peace body rebuilding war torn areas church outreach Christian education and expanded Sunday school participation Bishop Oxnam notes over 800 thousand dollars will fund Negro education with Gammon Theological Seminary Atlanta receiving 543 thousand and other Negro institutions 272 thousand
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodis Diversity
G. Bromley Oxnam
Boston
Gammon Theological Seminary
Atlanta
Party Victory Echoes Across Counties
The candidate proclaims triumph in many counties while acknowledging defeat. The campaign pledges the cause will continue toward victory.
Victory hailed as New Dealers triumph in renomination
Washington May 3. Senate leaders hailed a Democratic administration victory as Senator Hill of Alabama won renomination as the Democratic whip. Pepper of Florida led four opponents but was renominate, with Tunnell calling the Hill victory and Pepper head start a victory for the administration. Barkley said Florida and Alabama results show the people will do the right thing when facts are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Hill
Alabama
Pepper
Fla
Tunnell
Del
Hill
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Florida
Stilwell Forces Push Through Mogaung Valley Front
Navy report details Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell's advance in the Mogaung valley of northern Burma as Japanese columns move west along the Salween railway toward Loyang. One column nears Hulao pass after breaking through earlier, with Loyang sought as an ancient Chinese capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arakan
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Loyang
China
Sunghai
Hulao Pass
Boudreau Rejected by Army Pre Induction
Lou Boudreau 26 year old manager of the Cleveland Indians was rejected by the Army in his pre induction physical due to a fractured right ankle from 1940 spring training. No further details were released by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boudreau
Chicago
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Army
Invasion Plans and Paratroopers Ahead of the Allied Push
A wartime column outlines invasion strategy with paratrooper drops and airborne forces. It notes that despite expected setbacks, overall plan details under Eisenhower’s command will unfold across air, land, and sea operations, with deliberate misdirection to mislead the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferce
Eisenhower
Maxie Ray Carden Funeral Thursday
Funeral services for Maxie Ray Carden two year old son of Mr and Mrs George Carden will be held Thursday at Powell's Chapel at two o'clock. Rev Henry Hurst will officiate and burial will be in the Chapel cemetery. He survived by parents three brothers George E Jr John Frank and Robert Howard and a sister Betty Ann as well as grandfather F J Roberts and grandmother Mrs Annie Smith. Drinkard Funeral Home is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carden
Lacon
John Frank
Robert Howard
Betty -Ann
Annie- Smith
Powell's Chapel
Henry Hurst
Drinkard
CIO Opposes Seven Day Election at Montgomery Ward
CIO union leaders at Montgomery Ward protested a seven day election window ordered by the NLRB to determine representation for about 6,000 employees. They cited a 21 day prep rule and seek postponement plus a court decision on presidential seizure authority. Two voting units would be formed: mail order, retail, and warehouse staff, plus administrative payroll excluding office workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CIO
Montgomery
Ward and Company
National Labor Relations Board
Vigina
House
Roosevelt
NLRB
William At Holly
Leonard Levy
Internationallv
CIO Union
United Mail Order
Francis Heisler
Black and White Ointment skin care ad notice
An external skin eruption remedy promotes healing with Black and White Ointment. Claims antiseptic stimulation and daily cleansing with Black and White Skin Soap. Pricing listed as 10¢ 25¢ and 50¢ with money back guarantee and directions for use.
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Carter
Ennessean
Memphis
James Freeman
G. PF. A. Southern Railway System
Associated Press
MA Faa
Briedell Hagood
Hercel Rutherford
Norman Craig See
Henry Taylor
Allen
J. H. Bradford
Irwin Hagood
Hatton
O Se Son
Jim Harville
Dyars
Vera Bradford
Evelyne
Helen Posey
Carlof Moulton
Sherman Anderton
Loosier
Edd
New Guinea
Mrs. Hearl Woods
General Clark
E. O. Craft
A and P
Thomas Holt
Eighth Avenue West
H.M. Betterton
Battle Creek, Ee
Mary Tindall
E. J. Allen
Harris Dobbs
Seventh Avenue
Brown's
Allied Air Force
PARTY
NAVY
Dewitt MA
Maxie Ray Carden
Uncle Sam
Second Ave
Cio Balks
Petra
Ana
Dillehay
Morgan County Friends
Jim Simpson
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