Colombia breaks with Soviet Union over alleged armed raid
Bogota cuts ties with the Soviet Union as cabinet disavows international communism after the April 12 raiding incident. Prime Minister Zuleta Angel noted Bogotá denied government agents entered the Soviet house while acknowledging agents seized documents from the Soviet information bureau.
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Bogota
Colombia
Olombia
Severay
Aaaa
Maries C Ospina
Perez
Chile
Brazil
Eduardo Urleta Angél
Legation
Zuleta Angel
Soviet Information Bureau
Decepoents
Supreme Court narrows reach of housing restrictions
Justice Vinson explains that private restrictive housing agreements are not by themselves illegal under the 14th amendment if voluntary adherence is maintained. He overturns state court rulings in St. Louis and Detroit restricting Negro ownership and bars federal courts from enforcing such actions under the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
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Justice Vinson
St. Louis
Detroit
Cities
Bult
Vinson
High Court
Federal Court
District of Columbia
Washington
Palestine and world reactions ripple after violence and political shifts
The report notes Jews and buildings wrecked after actions by Germans and Italians, Greek executions of 152 murder convicts from the 1944 revolt, moves in the U.N. to revise the charter to curb Russian veto power, and a faltering U.N. plan to safeguard Jerusalem. The Red Cross seeks ceasefire in Palestine. Rajagopalachari is named India’s governor general as Pakistan's premier appeals for Muslim unity with Arab Palestine allies.
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Chile
Azis
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United Nations
Russia
U.N. Usteeship Council
Jerusalem
International Red Cross
Palestine
Charkavarthi Rajagopalachari
Indu
Gandhi
George VI
India
Pakistan
Pir Ilahi Bakhsh
Sind
Estate of J. E. Matthews Deceased Probate Notice
Letters testamentary on the last will of J. E. Matthews granted April 8 1948 by Judge T. C. Almon. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within legally allowed time or be barred. Lucile Trotman. May 4 11 16.
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J. E. Matthews
Lucile Trotman
Markets report from Nashville cattle and hog sales
May 4 Nashville market notes show cattle generally steady with uneven calves and weaker beef cows, hogs up to 25 higher with top barrow price around 21.25, weights 190 to 230 pounds, sheep steady with spring lambs 26 to 28 and older woolly lambs around 24.00.
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Nashville
Departments of Agriculture
Grain futures rise on rail threat and lower wheat futures
Chicago may 4 grain futures steady to firm led by soybeans which set an 8 cent daily limit. Wheat finished 13 1 4 to 3 1 4 cents higher with May at 2.46 46 1 4. Corn gained 1 2 to 2 1 2 cents, May 2.21 1 2 22. Oats moved 1 8 lower to 2 5 8 higher May 1.11 3 8 1 2. Soybeans unchanged to fractions higher at 4.04 May.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
New York Cotton Prices Rise Amid Strong Mill Buying
New York cotton futures surged to new daily highs as mills cover shorts, closing 2.00 to 2.80 higher. May 37.34, July 36.65-66, Oct 32.90-33, Dec 32.40-42, March 32.10. Middling spot at 38.12, up 51. Atlanta poultry market unsettled with prices fractionally lower and ample supplies. Prices for fryers mostly 35-36 cents, with truckers showing increased demand.
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New York
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Markets at a Glance May Market Brief
New York stocks mixed with profit taking and gains. Bonds steady amid steady demand for investment. Cotton higher as commission houses buy. Chicago wheat firm with mill buying and short covering. Corn steady to firm. oats mixed with nearby contracts up sharply. Soybeans strong with limit gains on commercial demand. Hogs fairly active and 25 to 50 cents higher, top at 22.00.
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New York
Chicago
Park board head seeks skating rink move from Delano Park
Chenault E Eddens chair of the park and recreation board asks to relocate the skating rink from Delano Park. Rost offers to move the rink as soon as possible. Garvin Thomas discusses Sixteenth Avenue pacing with the Council and to bring a petition by property owners. The council adopts an ordinance for sanitary sewers on Eighth to Ninth Avenue and Kearn to Patterson Streets. The Electric department gets approval to install street lights on College Street by the Boy Scout building and on Johnstone Street and Twelfth Avenue East. Traffic signals will be installed at Walnut Street and Sixth Avenue and at Grant Street and Sixteenth Avenue East.
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E. Eddens
Park and Recreation Board
Delano Park
Rost
Garvin Thomas
Endlam Boulevard
Sixteenth Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Thomas
Eighth
Ninth Avenue
Kearn
Patterson Streets
City Electric Department
College Street
Boy Scout Building
Johnston Street
Twelfth Avenue
Walnut Street
Sixth Avenue
Grant Street
Death of Lelton C. Turrentine Prompts Rites in Vinemont
Lelton C. Turrentine, 29, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Vinemont 3. Funeral services are set for 2:30 P M at Andrews chapel with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Drinkard’s Brown Service of Hartselle in charge. He is survived by his widow two sons his mother two brothers and two sisters. Pallbearers named as Trey Humes Clifton Turrentine Kermit…
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Lelton C. Turrentine
Moray
Vinemont
Andrews Chapel
Drinkard
Broewn
Hartselle
Turrentine
Jimmy
Wayne
Larry Charles
J.T. Turrentine
Albert
Coy Turrentine
Vinemont 3
Laurene Turrentine
Audey
Cotton Plan to Aid Textile Recovery in Occupied Areas
Senate drafted bill backed by Eastland would create a 150 million dollar revolving fund for the Army to buy U S cotton and wool in occupied regions, notably Japan, to be processed and sold for dollars or other goods. Profits would repay loans and support U S textile markets with about 800000 bales annual demand. House witnesses Winstead Vinson seek hearings with subcommittee head Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winstead
D-Miss
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Rep
Anderson
Calif
Senator Eastland
Dmiss
Senate
Japan
Pete
Orient
Eastland
U. S
Delegates Contest Dominates Philadelphia Primary Race
Rain the delegate race attracts voter attention with eighty four candidates for twenty six spots. Twenty four seek eight delegate-at-large seats. Twenty eight delegates pledge to bolt the Philadelphia convention if Truman is nominated or civil rights is in the platform. Also on the ballot is a U S Senate seat and nine U S House seats in this Democratic stronghold.
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Philadelphia
Truman
U.S. Senate
U. S
House of Representatives
Election Party Tonight For Primary Returns At The Daily
The public is invited to The Daily office for tonight's election party with primary returns shown on screen and via WMSL. Absentee ballots may slow the count, with scattered results expected around 6 30. Morgan county officials should telephone The Daily when their counts finish. Local and taxi referendum counts in Decatur should call The Daily promptly.
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WMSL
Morgan County
Decatur
Sparkman Foes Include Hamm Folsom Backing Stanford
Sen John J Sparkman faces four opponents Phillip Hamm carries Go Jam es E Folsom endorsement Other candidates include Thomas Maxwell Wallace Pruitt Shatom attorney Fred Harlin from Montgomery Only Rep Bob Jones of Scottsboro lacks opposition in the nine districts Gov Folsom seeks delegation at large and presidential nomination Polls run 8 am to 5 pm CST rural areas and 6 pm in larger towns
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John J. Sparkman
Phillip J. Hamm
James E. Folsom
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tsucaloosa
Truman
Wallace Pruitt
Shatom
Fred Harlin
Montgomery
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Folsom
Philadelphia
Erection Of Show Halted By Downpour
A heavy rain halted erection of the Cavalcade of Amusements at Le gion Field yesterday. Owner Al Wagner ordered night shows canceled to ready the grounds for a 6 PM opening. The event runs through Saturday midnight with a matinee Saturday noon to 5. Carnival buses run from Johnston Street and 2nd Avenue to the main entrance with free parking nearby.
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Cloudhural
Legion Field
al Wagner
American Legion
Evansville
Ind
Decatur
Carnival
Johnston Street
2Nd Avenue
Collins Service To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Union church for L D Collins 70 Somerville who died at Decatur General hospital this morning Burial will be in the Valhermosa cemetery with Peck of Hartsville directing Rev Kilpatrick will officiate Survivors are a widow Earnest Bartlet Seemaryle 2 one brother T S Collins Somerville and five grandchildren Pallbearers will be Lovick Collins Sherrill Williams Willis Williams Herschel Dean Luther Williams and Low Williams
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Union Church
L.D. Collins
Somervile
Decatur General Hospital
Buria
Valhermosa
Peck of
Hartselle
Rev. Kilpatrick
Earnest Bartlet Seemaryle
T. S. Collins
Somerville
Lovick Collins
Sherrill Williams
Willis Williams
Herschel’ Dean
Luther Williams
Lows Williams
Mississippi Governor Promises Segregation Plan
Jackson May 4 Gov. Wielding Wright of Mississippi declared there will be segregation regardless of what reformers say. He announced a statewide 7 a.m. Sunday broadcast to explain states rights moves and urged negroes to be informed on segregation as the only solution to proper race relations. He said whites will demand it and that many blacks favor it in the South.
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Jackson
Miss
Wielding Wright
Mississippi
Wright
National Democratic Party
Pre
South
Senator Relayi recounts Birmingham jail experience
The Senator said he was jailed in Birmingham and lacked a private cell befitting a United States Senator. Taylor was expected to arrive here this afternoon for an event or visit.
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Birmingham
United States
Taylor
NMU Protests Arrest of Eddie Forrey in Birmingham
Under fire in Mobile, Alabama, the National Maritime Union protests the arrest of Eddie Forrey NMU seaman from Mobile at a Southern Negro Youth Congress meeting on segregation law charges. Clyde F. Gannaway says a protest to city officials and Gov. Folsom seeks legal aid and union protection.
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Mobile
Ala
Birmingham
Eugene Bull Connor
National Maritime Union
Clyde F. Gannaway
CIO Union
Birmingham City
James E. Folsom
Police Department
Eddie Forrey
Forrey
Wallace Names Turned In From Various Locales
Wallace supporters at a rally reviewed a list of names including Joe M Goodwin of McKenzie a farmer Jesse L Dansby of Bes semer a miner Johanna New house Birmingham hygienic adviser Frank R McGhee Birmingham undertaker Robert D Morgan Tuscaloosa student Ralph Hopkins Bessemer explosives worker Vivian Thomas Eclectic Educator Herbert P McDonald Mobile optometrist William A Upshaw Birmingham student Ralph F Travis Jr Birmingham student Allison H Stanton University student They debated submitting one or two elector slates.
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Joe M. Goodwin
McKenzie
Jesse L. Dansby
Bessemer
Johanna Newhouse
Birmingham
Hygenic
Frank R. McGhee
Robert D. Morgan
Tuscaloosa
Ralph Hopkins
Vivian Thomas
Eclectic
Herbert P. McDonald
Mobile
William A. Upshaw
Ralph F. Travis Jr
City Beautification Push Expands in Decatur
Decatur enters day two of the Clean up Paint-up Fix-up program with leaders urging residents to treat their homes and lots as if buyers are watching. They warn a single rundown lot can spoil a block and call for civic cooperation from all ages to ensure citywide improvement.
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Decatur
Lie Declared By State Liquor Board Head
Montgom ery May 4 A state liquor administrator Frank Bunkley called a report a lie out of the whole cloth He denied trying to have a Calvert distillery sales rep replaced by a pro administration man Brave Marion of Birmingham Alabama filed the claim Marion warned of board ties to Folsom administration Bunkley said he only advised a policy change due to Calvert adverts encouraging drinking which violated board policy
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Bunkley
B. M
Brave
Marion
Birmingham
Alabama
Calvert Distilleries
Bunkley
Calvert
O. H. Martinsen
New York
Folsom
Martinsen
South Carolina Convention Pushes for Two-Thirds Rule Restora tion
The Bamberg convention urged state delegates to walk out if the two thirds rule is not restored to give the South veto power over nominees and platform planks. Other counties backed secret ballots for general elections and abolition of absentee ballots in primaries. Many counties condemned Truman and civil rights. Richland defeated a motion to label the civil rights program the race deception program.
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Bamberg
South
Truman
National Party
Richland
Former L and N Engineer John T. Redding Dies in Covington
John T. Redding 71 a former L and N engineer died at his Covington Kentucky home after a long illness. He lived in Covington 30 years and survived by his wife three daughters Mrs Ted Wards Mrs Jimmy McGee and Mrs Bob Gilbert all of Covington two sons Foster and Jack Redding Covington two sisters Mrs Cecil Vatresse and Mrs E G Milam Decatur five nieces and nephews.
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John T. Redding
L. and N
Covington
L. and
Ted Wards
Jimmy McGee
Bob Gilbert
Foster
Jack Redding
Cecil Vatresse
E. G. Milam
Decatur
Bids Opened for Mobile National Guard Depots Plan
Bids will be opened in Montgomery May 31 for construction of six national guard motor vehicle storage depots to be built at Fort Payne Jasper Tuscumbia Russellville Moulton and Scottsboro. Similar depots will follow at Atmore Florence Mobile Arab Montgomery and Bay Minette.
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Mobile
Montgomery
National Guard
District Corps of Engineers
Fort Payne
Jasper
Tuscumbia
Russellville
Moulton
Scottsboro
Atmore
Florence
Arab
Bay Minette
Haynes Sells Property to Livingstep for $700
I C Haynes transfers a property to James E Living step in a deed recorded for seven hundred dollars. The transaction details show the transfer amount and parties involved in the daily records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deeds I. C. Haynes
James E. Livingstep
Plant Theft Fears Denied by Boston Chamber Chief
Michael T. Kelleher, president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, denied fears that Dixie states are stealing industries. He noted migrations south for lower wages and taxes while new industries provide diversity and stability. Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Coolidge had earlier accused the South of kidnapping New England industries.
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Boston
Michael T. Kelleher
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Dixie States
Kelleher
New England Men's Apparel Club
Massachusetts
Arthur Coolidge
New England
Coolidge
Dixié
U.N. veto blocks police force and news leaks bill up in Senate
Senate tangled debate over lifting a veto that blocks a U N police force while House approves a news leak jail bill. Southern resistance over butter taxes splits Congress as draft and universal military training proposals surface. United Nations hearings focus on Palestine and the U S science foundation seeks to fund research education and international information exchange.
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U. N
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Aiken
R-Vt
Martin
Rmass
Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rep. Arends
Ril
United Nations
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Eaton
Ted Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
National Science Foundation
H. Alexander Smith
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Truman
Former Decatur Resident Dies in Louisville
Word was received that Mrs. Rose Vanarsdale, former Decatur resident, died Monday at her sister’s home in Louisville. Services will be held Wednesday in Louisville. The late J. T. Vanarsdale, husband, was an engineer for the L and N here for many years before he and his wife moved to Louisville.
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Rose Vanarsdale
Decatur
Josie Terrill
Louisville
J. T. Vanarsdale
L. and N. Here
Dollar Leeman Club To Receive Charter
The Dollar Leeman FTA club at Austineville High School will receive its charter Friday at 1 30 p m in the school auditorium. Charter will be presented by S M Dollar, principal, with the assembly led by Miss Mavis Mann and Ethelene Crow and featuring Sarah Nell Pettus and Jewel Prater in the program.
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Dollar Leeman
FTA Club
Austineville High School
S. M. Dollar
Mavis Mann
Ethelene Crow
FTA
Sarah Nell Pettus
Jewel Prater
Delano Park softball game canceled by weather
Local softball game scheduled for tonight at Delano Park has been canceled due to bad weather. The rest of the day brings church, club, and civic notices including a BPW meeting, VFW auxiliary, Junior Chamber of Commerce, and election registrations.
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Delano Park
Delegates named in multiple states for 1948 parties
Ohio reports 84 candidates with 29 ready to quit if Truman civil rights plank. Florida selects 20 vote Democratic and 16 vote GOP delegations plus six House seats, governor, state ticket. Indiana voters pick 11 House nominees and delegates to state conventions. Delaware eyes 10 Democratic delegates backing Truman. Missouri assigns 34 vote delegation with instructions. Georgia Republicans split with uninstructed state, opposition group to meet later. Maryland voters renominated two Republicans and three Democrats, with one Democrat defeated.
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Truman
Florida
Indiana
Delaware
Missouri
Georgia
Maryland
Noted Educator Dr. C. C. Daniel Dies at Home
Montgomery May 4 The First president of Cieathanann Southern College Dr C C Daniel 67 year old Methodist minister died at his home after several weeks illness He served as pastor in Nashville 1928 1931 Memphis 1933 1938 superintendent of the Montgomery district of the Alabama Methodist conference at death He led Southern University Birmingham before its 1918 merger with Birmingham College and headed the Unifield school until 1922 He preached in Selma Tuscaloosa Wetumpka Brewton Troy Ala and Pensacola Fla Funeral plans not announced.
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Montgomery
Cieathanann Southern College
C. C. Daniel
Daniel
McKendree Methodist Church
Nashville
St. Johns
Birmingham
Birmingham College
Unifield
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Wetumpka
Brewton
Troy
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Baldwin Potatoes Ready For Market
About 25 cars of Baldwin county potatoes harvested from the south end of the county will start to wards Northern markets tomorrow, growers disclosed here. County Agent Frank C. Turner estimated the crop will yield close to 4,500 cars if the weather Turner said present. in dicate that the 1948 grade than the 1947. The acreage this year is only slightly less than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Ala
Baldwin County
Southron
Frank C. Turner
Turner
VFW Official Speaker Here
Robert Bell of Huntsville served as principal speaker at the VFW Post 4190 meeting on Second Avenue. He installed new officers for the year including Charles Harvey as commander Walter Roberts as senior vice commander and Harold Dixon as junior vice commander. Fifteen members took official obligations. The post also voted to give $25 to the disabled veterans monument fund.
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Robert Bell
Huntsville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reguar
VFW
Theome
Second Avenue
Bell
Charles Harvey
Walter E. Roberts
Harold Dixon
Marvey
Billy Chapman
Ollie Street
Charles Neely
Disabled Veterans Post
Mediation ends with warning as Ave weighs next steps
Douglass said today may be last sessions if no change. Truman kept advised on stalled mediation. CIO Auto Workers demand 30 cent hourly raise at Ford in Detroit as part of wage drive against the Big Three. CIO Steelworkers call for substantial raises despite price cuts. Chicago area stock handlers discuss possible strike threatening meat market. Providence teachers strike action suspends classes amid cross picket tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Ave
Truman
CIO Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel Corp
Steel Company
Chi Heights
Illand
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Chicago
Yards
CIO Packinghouse
Srtuck
Providence
R. I
AFL
Providence Teachers’ Association
Storm Hits Prattville Cotton Town Near Montgomery
Injuries reported as ambulances moved victims to hospitals more than an hour after the storm struck. Communications failed and a tree blocked U S highway 31. Miss Bris mentioned possible additional fatalities while the Spring Hill Negro School was blown down during classes with unknown child casualties. Attempts to reach local authorities were unsuccessful.
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Miss Bris
Prattville
Montgomery
Spring Hill
Sheriff's Office
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Cotton
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Sally
U.S
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Wallace
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Ellenen
Daily Records
Dollar Leeman Club
John T. Martin
Elton Sherill
Courtland Farmer
Mr. Sherill
W. H. McCormack
Sim Holderfield
St. Ann's Catholic Church
M. B. Collins
Fifth Avenue
Virgil Monk
Decature
Hamil Clinic
G. T. McDowell
E. LaFayette
Audrey Johnson
Trinity
Lillian Finch
Johnston
Ohio
Mediator
Jere Murphy
the Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Decatur Daily
Huntsville Times
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Frank Whisenant
Board of Directors Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
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