Purchasers Listed for North Alabama Cattle Show Sale
John Pennell of Arrow Provisions Co announces a roster of buyers for the 4H and FFA district cattle show and sale at the North Alabama Coliseum. Buyers include Pettey’s Quality Grocery Hartselie Blackwell Motors Decatur Service Station Sivley Cook Gin & Warehouse Vaughan’s Trading Post Kroger and others. Pennell says average figures are not yet available but expected soon. the event was the first at the Coliseum and was sponsored by Decatur Chamber of Commerce with Alabama Extension Service and farm agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pennell
Arrow Provisions Co
Pettey'’s
Quality
Hartselle
Blackwell Motors
Decatur
Sivley
Cook Gin & Warehouse
Hartselie
Vaughan's Trading Post
J. Y Vaughn
The
Decatur Daily
M. E. ‘King Grocery
Hotel Lyons
Hill Stores
Royal Tire’ Service
Kroger Grocery
Watkins & Perry Grill
Monarch Food
Carl's Grocery
John B. Sewell
Trinity
W. J. Duncan Cotton Co
Triangle Food Store
W.H. Clements
Alabama
Mill
Poe. Cleaners
Parks Grocery
Pennell
North Alabama Coliseum
Decature Chamber of Commerce
Alabama, Farm Extension Service
Earl Brewer Called Home
Earl Brewer 52 Decatur died at the Veterans hospital in Nashville Tennessee Tuesday after long illness. He was a Mississippi native and retired railroad man who lived most of his life in Decatur. Survived by wife Mary Etta Brewer four brothers and three sisters. funeral details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Brewer
Decatur
Veterans Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Brown
Brewer
Mississippi
Sam P. Hall
L. R. Carmack
J. C. Smith
Robert Smith
R. J. Thompson
Winston Terry
Allied ministers to lift German restrictions and reconvene in Paris
The foreign ministers plan to lift Berlin related restrictions in mutual steps and meet in Paris to address Germany and Berlin currency questions. Four-nation representatives anticipate quick resolution of remaining details and issue a joint communique at 8 am New York time if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Berlin
New York
Fulgge
Paris
London
United States
France
Britain
Russia
East European affairs and Greece dominate postwar note
The article reports on Soviet demand for Ruhr control gains and uranium mining along the Czechoslovakian border, a Greek appeal to the United Nations for peace supervision, and Miltiades Porphyrogenis calling for a general Greek election. It notes Athens dismisses the move as propaganda and outlines Truman’s proposal to appoint John H. McCloy as civilian high commissioner in Germany as WWII occupation transitions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Germany
Russia
Ruhr
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
Greece
Miltiades Porphygogenis
Athens
Lake Success
His. Com
Truman
Jono H. McCloy
World Bank
Germoe Eetes
McCloy
Germany
United States
Briain
West Germany
Markets Rally Broadly With Major Shares Higher
Wall Street advanced across a wide range led by U.S. Steel Goodyear Montgomery Ward Woolworth and several others with gains around 2 points or less. Corporate bonds rose with stocks while government issues held steady and a late trade in cotton futures saw new lows amid profit taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Steel
Perestown Sheet& - Tuve
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
Woolworth
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
Electrtic Power & Light
Consolidated Natural Gas
Phelps Dodge
Dome, Mines
American Can
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Philip Morris
U. S. Gypsum
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Nickel Plate
Standard Oi
Barnsdall Oil
Transcontinental & Western Air
Twentieth Century-Fox
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
U. S
Poultry Prices Steady in North Georgia Market
USDA notes North Georgia live poultry market steady with adequate supply. Trucking demand remains strong and dressing plant demand moderate. Prices at farm for broilers and fryers up today with New Hampshire Reds and White Crosses 27-29 cents, Barred Rock Crosses 26-28 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North
Gorgia
New Hampshire
Markets at a Glance New York May 4
Markets show a broad advance with higher stocks and bonds. Cotton is irregular with short covering and buying. In Chicago wheat eases after late selling wipes out gains, corn falls with wheat, oats mixed with May steady and others easy. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher, top $18.60. Cattle steady to strong, top $27.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Grain market softens after opening strong in Chicago
The Chicago grain market slipped after an early rise. Wheat closed 1 8 7 8 lower at May 2.18 1 4, corn down 5 8 13 8 to May 1 32 1 2 3 4, oats 1 8 lower to 3 8 higher at May 66 1 2, rye flat to 1 4 lower at May 1 25 3 4, soybeans up 1 4 3 4 to May 2 27 1 4 1 2, and lard fell 8 to 13 cents per cwt to May 11 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The Search for Nathan Lepselter Continues in Brooklyn
A devoted father in Brooklyn keeps writing letters and seeking publicity to locate Nathan Lepselter. A 25yearold Nathan lookalike claims to have seen him alive in a Belgian hospital after a 1940s crash, prompting a War Department review and renewed hope for the missing man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Dora
Air Forces Association
New York
Nathan
H. H. Tucker
Charleston
W Va
Tucker
War Department
youtT—boy
Broadway
Harry Lepselter
Cullman Grand Ball Opens With Royal Procession
The Cullman grand ball begins at 9 Pp. m with dancing led by the king and queen and seven princesses and escorts. On Tuesday the royal party traveled in costume to Montgomery as guests of Gov Folsom for dinner. Earlier the girls distributed 196 pints of strawberries to legislators aided by E L Buckner. The Cullman visitors also delivered a tray of strawberries to the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Gov’ Folsom
E. L. Buckner
Cullman
Infant Dies of Illness at Hamil Clinic
Martha Elizabeth Kirk aged 21 days, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk of Avenue West, died Wednesday after four days as a patient at Hamil Clinic. Graveside funeral services will be at City Cemetery on Thursday with Rev. Rs presiding. Brown and Co. undertaking in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Elizabeth Kirk
and Avenue West
Hamil Clinic
City Cemetery
Os M
Brown
Ome
Grisham Named Census District Supervisor for Huntsville
M C Grisham Jr named district supervisor for the forthcoming national census of business in the Huntsville area with headquarters on the 3rd Floor Elk Building. He returns from a Census Bureau training school in Houston and will oversee the counties of Lauderdale Lawrence Colbert Madison Morgan Limestone Jackson. The census aims to gather data from about three million retail wholesale and service establishments with 4500 enumerators nationwide to help measure trade contributions employment wages and distribution costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State Bureau of the Census
Huntsville
Elk Building
Grisham
Houston
Texas
Census Bureau
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Colbert
Madison
Morgan
Limestone
Jackson
Liquor Seizure Leads to Arrests in Local Raid
Sheriff Humphrey reports three Black men arrested after un taxed whiskey seized. Willie Peoples, 23, charged with transportation of untaxed whiskey. James Edward Fletcher, 20, and Charles E. Johnson, 22, charged with vagrancy. Ten gallons of whiskey taken. raid by Chief Deputy Kirkpatrick and deputies Nuby and Barnes. Other arrests include property damage assault and battery and driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Humphrey
Willie Peoples
James Edward Fletcher
Charles E. Johnson
Humphrey
Peoples
Garland Nuby
James Barnes
Senate rejects amendment to change aid fund formula
Continued on page one shows opposition to altering how proposed aid would be distributed. Proponents warn against denying funding to states with segregated schools while opponents say it would kill the bill. Humphrey voices mixed views on segregation and education. A prior Lodge proposal to uniform per pupil aid failed 68 to 11. Tydings argues aid should go to 25 needy states only, leaving 23 states and DC without funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
D-Minn
Tydings
Lodge
Senate
District of Columbia
Irishman Fights Eight Russians in Vienna Hotel Fight
In Vienna on May 4 an American private Edward J. Touhey of Howard Beach fought eight Russian officers in the Grand hotel and nearby Swank Imperial hotel. After overpowering eight men a Russian colonel joined and Touhey was restrained by military police and escorted away. A crowd of hundreds watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Russia
U. S. Army
Edward J. Touhey
Howard Beach
Long Island
N.Y
Grand Hotel
International District
Swank Imperial Hotel
Foutiey
Canine Snowball Joins Decatur Fire Department Family
Decatur adds Snowball a fox terrier mix puppy as the department’s first canine member. The pup rides with firefighters, listens to radios and loves hillbilly music while awaiting training to ride trucks. Custodian Pete Lively opposes her antics, but Deputy City Clerk Florence Adams supports Snowball as an asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowball
America
Pete Lively
Florence Adams
Georgia’s Tax Program Eyed
Sen Lee Purdom called for a meeting of the tax revision committee to prevent Georgia from turmoil over crisis in schools welfare benefits and services. He urged Gov Herman Talmadge to convene the group immediately, saying the state faces urgent budgetary needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lee Purdom
Tax Revision Committee
Georgia
Blackshear
Herman Talmadge
Purdom
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman Victory Challenged as Taft Hartley Repeal Falters
The administration faced a setback as the Taft Hartley repeal effort appeared unable to pass. Rep. Priest and labor unions pressed for the needed votes while Rep. Wood led the push to maintain key provisions with a states rights amendment. Regardless, the House delivered a sharp rebuke to Truman’s legislative agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priest
Tenn
Wood
Rep
House un-American Activities Committee
Wtabor
Hays
Senate
House
Truman
Patton outlines bold plan for highway bond and tax hikes
Governor Patton lays out a biennial message proposing an $80 million highway bond issue funded by a one cent gasoline tax and $54 million in new revenue for teachers pensions and hospitals. He backs a one percent sales tax rise and constitutional amendment to boost corporate taxes, aiming to finance roads and public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Folsom Stops Short of Predicting Tax Vote Outcome
Governor James E. Folsom declined to predict the fate of new tax proposals at a May news conference. He expressed optimism about legislative decisions and supported recommendations for reapportionment and a constitutional convention. He urged poll tax repeal and election reforms including ending the absentee ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Congress
Folsom
House
W. M. Beck
Union Wins Jurisdiction Over Oliver Corp Farm Plant
United Farms Equipment Workers Union gained jurisdiction over workers at the Oliver Corp tractor plant in Charles City Iowa. The company had petitioned the NLRB for an election to determine the bargaining agent between the FE and the CIO UAW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Farms Equipment Workers Union
Oliver Corp
Charles City
NLRB
CIO Uaw
Fire damages at West Walnut and smoke alarm in Thomas Terrace
A blaze at West Walnut damaged a mattress and courtals near William Hampton's residence. Earlier at 1 15 A M a faulty stoker filled the Thomas Terrace apartments with smoke prompting occupants to call the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Walnut
William Hampton
Thomas Terrace
Gov Folsom Proposes Broad Tax Plan For Alabama
Governor Folsom outlines a flat 5 percent personal income tax to replace the sliding scale, projecting $2.75 million, plus $8.98 million from public utility taxes and $7 million from mineral severance taxes. Proposals include a penny soft drink tax, a real estate dealer privilege tax, a 10 percent amusement tax and a 2 percent credit firm tax totaling about $5.3 million to fund the general fund. Critics call the plan unlikely to pass as legislature opens with 116 bills in the House and 140 in the Senate. He also seeks poll tax repeal absentee voting abolition water shed board state deposit insurance constitutional convention reapportionment more Negro education full time liquor board and voter qualification loosening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Bruce Henderson
Senate
House
Alabama Watershed Development Board
Deposit ‘Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Alabama
Liquor Control Board
Botwell
Inegro
Messan
Transla
Tanner Group Visits Decatur
A group of Tanner school children toured Decatur including The Decatur Daily building. Third grade pupils and their mothers and teachers joined the visit with many named students and chaperones in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tanner School
Decatur Daily
Velma Wallace
Leslie Bedingfield
S. D. Langord
Ellis Penley
Manual Downs
Linda- Nell Bedingfield
Carolyn Downs
Carl Ann Langford
Doris Duggar
Linda -Faye Penley
Agnes McCool
Robbie Nell
Alabama lawmakers push broad slate of voting and tax bills
A sweep of proposed measures includes Rep Ira Thompson’s plan to let national presidential electors pick Alabama’s slate, Rep Thom Johnston’s limit on temporary clerk funds, and taxes on liquor. Other proposals seek tighter liquor board staffing data, no state jobs for legislators, free cancer exams, gasoline tax refunds for farm tractors, and caps on interest rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Thompson
Crenshaw
Alabama
President Truman
States Rights
Thompson
Thom Johnston
Mobile
Folsom
George Eltate
Barbour County
Earl McGowin
Werth Thaggard
Butler County
Liquor Board
Wallace Malone
Houston
Earl Tucker
Clarke
Wallace
E. L. Buckner
Cullman
Walter Givhan
Dallas
Lawrence Dumas
Jefferson
P. Shelton
Tuscaloosa
James Adams
Chester Black
Walker
Civitan Meeting to Hear Past President J H Gibson
Past district president J H Gibson of Nashville will address guests at the North Alabama Civitan convention banquet in Decatur at the country club. The Decatur host group plans an inauguration banquet combined with the club’s annual ladies night. Gibson has held all top Civitan offices in Nashville and leadership roles in the Tennessee Southwest Virginia district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gibson
Nashville
North Alabama
Coronation Officers and Court Gather for 1948 Cullman Coronation
Majesties Majesty Queen Blakemore IX Miss Charlotte-Marie Rosson and Ninth Straw berry King Edward Earl Charad ler host a royal 7 30 p m ceremony with seven foreign princesses and escorts. Pages include Cullman youths Phillip Arnold Paul Lynn Wayne Ragland and Carl Stiefelmeyer Jr all eight years old. Dr Fagan Thompson acts as Master of Ceremonies and U N official John A Keyser helps crown. Foreign judges Julia Castro Pheng Looi Chan Nicole Boheme join Mrs Henry Arnold as coronation chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakemore
Charlotte - Marie Rosson
Edward Earl Charadler
Royal Court
Helen Sanders
Jack Estes
Norine Buckelew
Frank Fink, Jr
Virginia Smith
William Lynn
Geneva Taylor
Tom Hagan
Willa Deane Voigt
Queen Honors Royal Court at Strawberry Festival Dinner
Miss Charlotte Marie Rosson and Mrs Robert Rosson hosted a dinner at the American Legion Home honoring the Royal Court. Guests included Mrs James Petit and many local residents as the festival keys were exchanged and the Coronation Ceremony planned at St Bernard Auditorium.
Stag Dinner Hosts Royal Court At Strawberry Festival
Edward Earl Chandler the Strawberry Festival King entertained the Royal Court at a stag dinner at the Arrow Cafe on Saturday evening. Escorts for the princesses included Dan Mitchell Richard Buettner Frank Fink Jr Tom Hagan Jack Estes William Lynn Jack Tucker Robert Schaefer and Henry Howle among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Marie Rosson
Robert Rosson
Royal Court
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Miss Rosson
St Bernard Auditorium
Massons
Earl Chandler
Marie Speer
Doris Wilhite
Helen Sanders
Willa Dean Voigt
Geneva Taylor
Norine Buckelew
Virginia Smith
James Petit
Frank Fink
Dan Mitchell
Tom Hagan
Richard Bu
Edward Earl Chandler
Arrow Cafe
Mr. Chandler
Richard Buettner
Frank Fink, Jr
Jack Estes
William Lynn
Jack Tucker
Robert Schaefer
Robert
Henry Howle
Herman Uett
Entre Amies Club Hosts Royal Court Coffee
The Entre Amies Club will host a Coffee for the Royal Court of King Strawberry at Mrs Cal Leeth's home Thursday at 10 am. Mrs Robert Schaefer and Mrs Robert Werner host a luncheon at Mrs H C Arnold's home on Thursday with courtesy titles listed for Queen Charlotte Marie Rosson and multiple princesses and ladies in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entre Amies Club
King Strawberry
Cal Leeth
Robert Schaefer
Robert Werner
H. C. Arnold
Schaefer
Werner
Charlotte Marie Rosson
Geneva Taylor
Willa Deane Voigt
Marie Smith
Norine Buckelew
Virginia
Jack J. Hitt Rites Slated
Jack J. Hitt, 64, died of a heart attack at his daughter's home in Decatur. Rites will be at Harmony Grove church with Rev. Dee Montgomery and Rev. Ray Morris. burial by Mutual Service. Surviving: wife, three sons J D Decatur J J Jr and Charlie D Decatur. four daughters, two brothers Rev J M Hitt Arkansas and W R Hitt Courtland. two sisters Mrs Dave Ready Hillsboro and Mrs Buck White Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack J. Hitt
Caddo
Harmony Grove
Dee Montgomery
Ray Morris
W. R. Moebes
Decatur
J. D. Decatur
J. J. Jr
Charlie D
Prince Burks
Fornia
C. V. Bunn
A Bishop
Arkansas
Pher
W. R. Hitt
Courtland
Dave Ready
Hillsboro
Buck White
Alabama Air Tour Club Plans Second Monthly Flight
The Alabama Air Tour Club announces its second monthly flight to Danneilly Field Montgomery for next Sunday May 8 under Dr John Newman Birmingham president invites several hundred plane owners across Alabama to participate. Asa Rountree Jr director of aeronautics coordinates arrangements. The first flight to Alexander City drew over 60 planes and 100 pilots and passengers. After a business meeting members will attend the Southern States Air Carnival at Dannelly Field sponsored by the Montgomery Junior Chamber of Commerce. Charter membership is open to those who have served and others may contact Lee Wood Jr executive secretary in care of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Air Tour Club
Danneilly Field
Montgomery
John Newman
Birmingham
Alabama
Asa Rountree Jr
Alexander City
Southern States Air Carnival
Dannelly Field
Bells of St Marys and Noon Music At Riverside High
Decatur residents are invited to a Thursday performance by the King Ambassador Quartet and Ben Ringers at Riverside high school auditorium. The Swiss bells range from bass to tiny tinkling and will be played in harmony for an entertaining and educational show not seen in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
King Ambassador Quartet
Ben Ringers
Riverside High School
St. Mary's
Census shows 1948 cotton ginnings by state totals
Census Bureau reports 4,580,279 running bales ginned for the 1948 crop, compared with 11,551,738 for 1947 and 8,517,191 for 1946. State by state figures list Alabama 1,167,187 and 906,703, Georgia 746,647 and 1,647,229, Texas 3,062,823 and 3,309,073, Mississippi 2,292,349 and 1,517,253, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arizona
Ars Kansas
Isfornia
Georgia
Minois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North
Texas
Virginia
Truman Warns Democrats On Patronage After Voting Gap
President signals party discipline as he tours the country if rival votes derail his program on farm aid. He warns Democrats who oppose the party platform cannot expect patronage, marking a break since his Florida return. Bosle tries to soften the rule but arrives too late to sway the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
J. Truman
Florida
William M. Bosle Jr
Democratic National Committee
Boyle
White House
House
Festival Queen Festival Party Preview at Cullman Theatre
Mrs. Henry Howle hosts a theatre party for the Festival Queen and seven princesses Thursday afternoon. The event accompanies the festival which features the play My Dic Pm at the Cullman Theatre with attendees including Mrs. Elbert Ponder Mrs. John A. Keyser of Washington and England Mrs. James Petit Miss Martha Schaefer and Connie Marler of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Ponder
John A. Keyser
Washington
England
James Petit
Martha Schaefer
Connie Marler
Chicago
Henry Howle
Cullman Theatre
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Wall Street
Provost Marshall
Col
Willard K. Liebel
Decatur’s Fire Department
Patton
Dave Patton
Rankin Fite
Marion
Ath
Joseph Langan
Langan
Silas Cater
C. J. Owens
Marshall
Graham Wright
Talladega
Wright
University of Alabama
W. S. Summerlin
Crenston
Board of Registrars
A. L Patterson
Russell
Patterson
Seale Bron Canaton
Clayton
R. G. Kendall, Jr
Conecuh
J.C. Inn Etowah
Fite
Civitan
Cullman News
Air Tour Club
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