May Festival of Music Tonight in Decatur Schools
Decatur city schools present their annual May Festival of Music at 8 o clock tonight at Decatur senior high school. Directors guide students from Lafayette, Gordon-Bible, and Somerville Road schools with choirs glee club and band performing selections including Debussy and Sousa pieces and patriotic tunes.
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Decatur City
Decatur
Margaret Ann Norwood
Carl SchWuchow
Alabama
Edna Guessen
Anton Rubenstein
Scotland
John Peel
Lafayette School
Joe Allen Price
Elaine Gardner
Mozart
Gordon-Bible School
Vernon Shelton
Cesar Cui
Cuba
Somerville Road School
Susanna
Stephen Foster
Dear Land of Mine
Finlandia
Sibelius
Barnby Glee Club
Albert Hay Malotte
D. Bortniansky
Johnny
L. Lambert
Sousa
Coal Strike Deepens US War on Railroads and Power
As a 39 day coal strike drags on, Truman weighs authority to end it without John L. Lewis. Gov agencies order fuel conservation, brownouts, and rationing plans. Rail freight curbed and passenger service slashed push electric, gas, and transport sectors toward emergency measures amid political clashes in Congress.
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Mr. Truman
Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Senate
Lucas
Ill
Dimonts
Civilian Production Administration
Mississippi
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
CPA
CPR
Office of Defense Transportation
Capitol Hill
Eastland
Miss
House
Byrd
John Leel
Markets thin day as stocks hold on near settlement hopes
New York trading ended quiet with scattered gains across industries while investors eyed a possible near-term settlement. Volume faded to around a million shares as the market drifted from an active start to a tepid close. Nashville livestock reports show cattle receipts light and varied prices for calves and hogs amid steady to firm demand.
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New York
Markets at a Glance New York May market report
Markets at a glance show stocks irregularly lower with demand for special issues. Bonds decline as rails sell off. Cotton firm with mill buying. Chicago corn unchanged at ceiling. Rye May down five cents. Hogs active and steady at ceiling prices top $14.85. Cattle top grades strong and active, lower grades slow to weak, top $17.85.
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New York
Chicago
New York Cotton Rises on Crop Outlook and Govt Boasts
Cotton futures climbed in active trading as USDA signals show a smaller US carryover at July 31 and government holdings nearly sold off. India export ban rumors supported buying with May at 27.35, July 27.70, and Oct 27.83.
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New York
Anderson
India
Tateater
ROY Entres
Vaccine Barrage by Army Medicos
Army scientists announce a vaccine for breakbone fever a tropical malady that affected more than 84 000 troops in war years with no deaths. The vaccine is described as the first actual weapon against this mosquito borne disease and has shown effectiveness in laboratory tests though not yet used in the field.
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Washington
May
Commission On
Army
Epidemiological Board
Government conferences fail to end coal strike
The article notes officials did not attend government sponsored conferences aimed at ending the strike. Only enough emergency coal supplements remained with the Solid Fuels Administration to meet normal demand for a half day.
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Fice
Solid Fuels Administration
Negroes Exhibit Work From Morgan County Schools
An exhibit of academic and industrial work from Morgan County Negro schools opens May 11 at 1:00 p.m. on the ground floor of Rigg's Memorial M. E. Church in West Lafayette with hours through May 12 at 9:00 p.m. The event includes vocational agriculture work and district activities plus diverse school events planned in local communities.
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Morgan County
Rigg's Memorial M. E
West Lafayette
McCartney Streets
PTA
Cedar Lake
Sandhill
Danville
Flint
County Training
Peeta Ageings
Union
St. John
Moulton Heights
Mt. Nebo
Trinity
Decatur High School
Decatur High
Jettie A. Winters
Jeanes
House debates five man committee on surplus property disposal
Lines from page one note an immediate house vote on creating a five member committee to probe government surplus property disposal. Opponents argue the expenditures committee already reviewing the program should gain power to broaden its inquiry. The senate banking panel, weighing an extension of OPA beyond June 30, called Price Chief Paul Porter as an extra witness. Chairman Wagner expressed hope to wrap up hearings today.
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House
House Committee On
Senate Banking Committee
OPA
Auto Accident Fatal to James P Walker
James P Walker of Cullman was killed in an early morning automobile crash about three miles west of Gadsden on the Chattanooga Birmingham highway. His car overturned and he died at a Gadsden hospital around 5 o clock. He was the son in law of Rogers of Athens and his wife was Ora Lee Brownie Rose. He had managed the Davi Lee store in Cullman for years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by McConnell of Athens.
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James P. Walker
Cullman
Gadsden
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Walker
Rogers
Athens
Ora Lee
Brownie
Rose
Davi Lee
McConnell
Alabama Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Death Cases
The Alabama Supreme Court sustained one death sentence and denied a rehearing in a pistol slaying case. Hicks Hunt was affirmed for killing his estranged wife Tula Hunt in December 1944, with execution set for June 28. The court also refused a rehearing for Joe Mincey, 38, who is to die May 31 for the murder of Jimmy John Hansen in Troy on August 25, 1945.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Hicks Hunt
Tula Hunt
Joe Mincey
Troy
Mincey
Jimmy John Hansen
Lawrence of Arabia Rejected for Front Line Service
British wartime record notes Thomas Edward Lawrence was deemed unfit for front line duty in World War I due to anemia and small stature. The account highlights delayed deployment and assigned roles away from frontline combat.
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Britain
Stone Named Group Head in Decatur Building Materials Trade Panel
Frank Stone of the Stone Furniture company was elected chairman of a trade committee of hard building materials dealers formed at a Birmingham OPA meeting. The group includes Tom Edgil J E Stone Jr W Wyker Alfred Hodgins Roy Fite John Wood and W B Neher. William Letford led a round table with 30 area dealers and plans a Letford return to Decatur in about three weeks to meet the committee and visit dealers.
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Frank Stone
Stone 4Umber Company
Birmingham
OPA
Courthouse
Decatur
Tom Edgil
The
Valley Coal and Lumber Company
J. E. Stone, Jr
Stone Lumber Company
Hartselle
J. W. Wyker
Wyker Hardware Company
Alfred Hodgins
Alfred Hodgins Ofpany, Roy Fite of the Gobble Lumber Company
John Wood
Wood Lumber Company
W. B. Neher
Alabama Brick and Tile Company
William Letford
H. B. Wood
District Lumber
CPA
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
A Letford
Trade Committee
James Wea Apa
Local Morgan County Election Results Spread Across Races
Meadow s reports county and district results with judges, solicitors, and representatives elected. Key wins include Judge James H Crow Jr and A A Griffith for eighth district, Noble Russell and Rutledge Thomas for state senate, Norman W Harris for House Place 1, William H Stewart reelected, Judge Almon defeating Patti lo for probate, and B Bibb Humphrey and Philip Shanks Jr among others. Close contests noted in sheriff and board races with several unopposed positions.
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Eighth Judicial District
James H. Crow Jr
Decatur
A. A. ‘Griffith
Cullman
George C. Johnson
Athens
Circuit Solicitorship
Morgan
Lawrence
State Senate
Noble J. Russell
Rutledge S. Thomas
Lawrence County
T. C. Almon
L. Carl Pattillo
Almon
Alton
Morgan County Court
Philip Shanks Jr
Grady Long
B. (Bibb) Humphrey
John Futcheon
Jack Oughby
Hafford R. Leeman
Leeman
E. C. McDaniel
Union Hill
L. E. Wooten
R. C. McWhorter
County Board of Education
Glimpses From Community Life In Decatur Area
Local notes report hospital admissions and discharges at Decatur General and Baugh's infirmary, a high school comedy by Austinville seniors, cemetery cleanup at Enon set for May 16 and 19, building permits for two six room houses, a birth in Florence, and a warning by Postmaster Sheppard about suspected money order fraud. Also mentions residents traveling to Ypsilanti and Cincinnati and a fence fire on Grove Street.
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Joe Pet- Teyoy
Fourth Avenue
Second Street
Sixth Avenue
Thomas W. Holland
Massive CIO union wage strikes loom across shipping and rail
Around 90 000 sea workers 25 000 longshoremen 17 000 marine engineers 13 000 cooks and stewards 10 000 marine firemen 3 000 inland boatsmen and 3 000 radio operators affiliated with CIO unions plan wage demands of 300 percent as a rail strike vote nears May 20 to June 15. A May 18 rail strike call by Battle lines include the Brotherhoods of Railroad Trainmen and Locomotive Engineers amid demands for a 14 cent hourly boost plus 1 60 previously granted. Michigan Bell operators face a threatened walkout that was averted after talks.
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NMU
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
CIO
E. Jones
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Brotherhoods of
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Detroi
Michigan Telephone
Truman sees hope in Paris amid split Europe debate
President Truman told reporters the Paris foreign ministers conference is not yet a failure and Byrnes may announce if it breaks down. Some officials fear a Soviet Western split, with Britain backing Byrnes long term control of Germany. Byrnes proposed a 25 year US Britain Soviet France treaty to curb German war potential. Russia objected.
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Washington
Truman
Paris
Byrnes
Europe
Russia
Germany
United States
Britain
Nrxt
Bevin
London
Frances
Vanderbilt Nets Top Seedings In SEC Tennis Meet
Vanderbilt earned byes in both A and B singles divisions at the Southeastern Conference tennis championships at Tulane. John Hyden led Vanderbilt as the No. 1 seed in division A while Ken Young topped division B. Twenty four players from six schools competed including Auburn Georgia Tech and Tulane.
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Vanderbilt
Tulane University
John Hyden
Ken Young
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Uni- State
Tulane
Uncle Monroe Votes as Ever Despite Empty Ballot
Eva resident aged 80 recalls 58 years of voting with a perfect record until this election. He says no candidate appeared on his ballot and notes past absentee use only once. He served as a Democratic committee man and still smokes strong homemade tobacco.
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Monroe
Chaffin
Eva
Ballo
Company Negotiates Deal Removing Security Provision
Workers agreed to new contract terms that withdraw a company security provision and a walkout was scheduled for today. The move allows labor actions while the parties negotiate ongoing disputes and staffing issues.
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Theion
Wage Stabilization Board
AFL Electrical Workers
Wall Street
Nashville
Departments of -Agriculture
Army Medicos
George Smiathers
South Pacific
Miami
Pat Cannon
Florida
Smiathers
Alcatraz
Milton Monroe
San Francisco
Marina
North Beach
Bernard Coy
Coy
Joseph Cretzer
Cretzer
Whitey
Stites
Buckner
C Block
Gretzer
Marvin Hubbard
San Francisco Chronicle
Lewis
United Mine Workers
John O’leary
Thomas Kennedy
Jack Lords
Lake
Secieeb
Boston
Ruy York
AWE Sox
Riuans
Sorey
Epvie
Steve One
Detrat Tiger
Jack Turk
Children’s Society
Young Turk Sll
Stone
G. B. Cox
Hamil Clinic
Ethel Skinner
Fifth Avenue South
Baugh's Infirmary
J. E. Blythe
Moulton
Bruce Spencer, Jr
L. D. Slaton
New Orleans
Decatur General Hospital
Austinville
Thelma Wise
Eighth Avenue West
G. W. Burns
Hartseller
Edwin Wyle
East Moulton Street
Tuey
Minot
East
Lafayette Street
Enon
Ethel McEntire
Roy Whitman
Mount Hope
C. A. Moore
Oak Street
Ypsilanti
Mich
George Sletcher
Moore
Cincinnati
Ottis White
Florence
White
Evelyn Boggs
Sheppard
Little Rock
Thomas Parris
Ray Lee Parris
W.H. Allred
Decatur 1
Grove ‘Street
T. W. O'Brien
T. Adams
East Vine.Street
James L.rankin Insurance
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