Supreme Court Upholds Taft-Hartley Loyalty Oath
The Supreme Court with a 5 to 1 vote upholds the Taft-Hartley act non Communist oath for union officials seeking NLRB assistance. Chief Justice Vinson says the provision affects few and does not curb major parties. Justice Black dissents calling affiliation restrictions possible. Also confirms contempt convictions in a separate ruling and addresses related labor cases.
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Supreme Court
Paul M. Yost
Washington
High Tribunal
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Vinson
Communist Party
Justice Black
Black
CIO
United Steel Workers of America
CIO American Communications Association
Helen R. Bryan
Ernestina G. Hman
House Committee On un-American
Refuge Committee
Michigan
Washington State
California
United Artists Corp
Hal Roach Studios, Inc
Memphis, Tenn
City Board of Censors
Memphis
Meeting erupts as town youths face threats and vandalism
In a small Georgia town, a youth meeting ends amid noise and disruption as attendees face curses and a broken tires incident. The Methodist church votes to condemn a troubling event, while threats against a new minister provoke fear and force a postponement of planned remarks.
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Cooper
Methodists
Tegret
Smith
Camp Creek Serak
Taylor
Market Report from Decatur: Cotton and Grain Prices
Decatur markets show middling cotton at 28.00 with office quotes of 3200 strict low. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 254c delivered. Hens heavy 20c. Hatching eggs 0.80 per dot. Wheat 2.19. Yellow corn ear 1.42 shelled 1.48. Oats 0.82. Mile per cwt bulk 2.20. Corn basis 15.4 percent moisture Milo basis 13 percent moisture.
Oils Lift Market Slightly Amid Mixed Session
Wall Street traders saw oil shares lead modest gains while most stocks hovered around Monday's closes. turnover was about 1.7 million shares as investors balanced oil demand and copper led gains in non ferrous issues. losses included Chrysler U S Rubber Philco and United Air Lines with a generally steady tone.
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W. D. Horgan
New York
Plymouth Oil
Socony-Vacuum
Deep Rock
Sinclair, Barnsdall
Gulf Oil
Superior Oil
California
Monay
Anaconda Copper
Kennecott Copper
Western Union
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
American Woolen
Republic Steel
Montgomery Ward
Lockheed
Allied Chemical
Union Carbide
American Can
International Paper
Emerson Electric
U. S. Gypsum
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Philco
Zenith
Nickel Plate
United Air Lines
Nashville Livestock Prices May 9 Report
In Nashville Tennessee, cattle runs 225 head with steers and heifers 20.00 to 26.00, cows 13.50 to 17.00 for cutters and 17.50 to 19.50 for beef cows, bulls 21.00 to 22.50, calves 26.00 to 29.00, hogs 1,300 head with barrows and gilts 18.50 to 18.75, 140 to 170 pounds 16.00 to 16.50, sows 14.50 to 15.50, sheep 500 head with spring lambs 30.00 to 31.00, aged ewes 11.00 down, shorn ewes 9.00 to 10.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Market steady as growers offer freely in Atlanta poultry notes
USDA market report shows steady tone with good demand in Atlanta. Heavy fryers remain in light supply while prices paid FOB farm Monday afternoon and this morning ranged 24 to 26 1 2 cents for all weights, mainly 24 1 2 to 25 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
Cotton futures drift lower on hedging and liquidation
Cotton futures eased as hedging and commission house selling pressured the market. Demand for cotton goods faltered and there were few fresh export developments. May 32.43, July 32.60 and Oct 31.33, with late prices 60 to 70 cents a bale down from the prior close.
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New York
Commission House
New Orleans
Fire devastates town of bano in May bulletin
A fire swept through the town of bano as reported in the bulletin of the Riviere du Loup area in May. Details are sparse with limited readable facts from the OCR snippet.
Pryor Field Highlights Air Activities And CAP Developments
Dusting planes operate at Pryor Field amid army worm control on pastures and new esricea seed sowing. Harold Hiser and Ayne Smith earn private licenses in PT-19 and Cub Cruiser as weather limits flying. Civil Air Patrol expands radio gear and plans a local station. CAP plane to Birmingham soon, with open enlistment announced by Caswell Hays on Tuesday nights.
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Pryor Field
Harold Hiser
Aeronca
Ayne Smith
Athens
L. Tf. Mason
The
Aviation Supply Company
Georgia
W. A. Womack
Ashford
Alabama
Womack
Flying Farmers Association
Civil Air Patrol
Birmingham
CAP
Caswell Hays
Desertions Hit East German Police In Berlin
Seven deserters fled to West Berlin in the past week claiming they were trained as infantry and feared a new war. Russians deploy a roaming secret police squad to patrol East Berlin borders at night to stem the leak. Gerhard Froess says discipline is harsh and many would desert if given a chance.
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Berlin
People's Police
East Berlin
West Berlin
Gerhard Froess
Civil rights clash and Thurmond Wright ticket emerge
The piece notes protests at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia over civil rights measures with Mississippi and Alabama delegates walking out. It describes a Birmingham gathering that nominated J Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright for president and vice president, with their ticket winning over a million votes in 1948 and carrying four states that had consistently voted Democratic.
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Philadelphia
Mississippi
Alabama
Birmingham
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Thurmond - Wright
Official Vote Figures State Runoff Chance In Alabama
Official returns show Gordon Persons led with 137 055 votes and Phillip Hamm 56 395 for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination runoff. Hamm trails after a crowded 15 man field as Gov. James E. Folsom’s support aims to decide May 30 second primary with a canvass set for Montgomery Thursday.
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Rile
Ala
Gordon Persons
James E. Folsom
Phillip Hamm
Alabama
Persons
Alabama Public Service Commission
Hamm
Folsom
Gessner T. McCorvey
Elbert Boozer
Bruce Henderson
Chauncey Sparks
Eugene Connor
R. K
Buster) Bell
Reuben Newton
Joe Money
Bill Beck
Albert Stapp
Wiley Gordon
Hugh DuBose
James Dement
W. R. Farnell, Jr
State Democratic Committee
McCorvey
Montgomery
Reconstruction Party Machinery in 1952 Elections
In several states the electors aligned with the regular democratic party label under states rights factions. Control of party machinery in each state could decide whether similar arrangements occur in 1952.
Temperature Trends and Local Justice Notes
Noon temperature reached 80 degrees with an 8 degree rise from 72 at 8 A. M. Monday topped at 87 by 4 P. M. No rain in the last 24 hours. Circuit Judge James H. Crow Jr. will visit Cullman on Wednesday to set the next term of non jury hearings for the Cullman circuit court. Two arrests by Sheriff C. B. Humphrey’s forces for peace proceedings frants and two for attempted burglary were reported in the past 24 hours, with the latter charges from city police arrests.
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Kansas City
10Th Street
West Texas
Oklahoma
Kansa
TVA
James H. Crow Jr
Cullman
Cullman Circuit Court
C. B. Humphrey
Portrait Findlinks Miss Jantzen With Mrs Smith in Omaha
A Dutch polio survivor Miss Jantzen living in Aruba sent a portrait of herself to Mrs Smith in Omaha but the post office could not locate the addressee. Through American contacts in Aruba and Nebraska the painting was recovered and the story traced to Mrs Weaver in Omaha.
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Jantzen
Holland
Aruba
Johnson
A. L. Johnson
Omaha
J. H. Weaver
Western ministers weigh Russia’s election terms in Berlin
Western officials study Russia’s offer for citywide Berlin elections after occupation troops withdraw, with Western forces moving 100 miles back to the frontier and troops retreating to city limits. In Bangkok, Soviet representatives walk out of a regional UN meeting over seating of Chinese nationalists.
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Russia
Berlin
Bangkok
Thailand
United Nations
Chiang Kai-Shek
Taipei
Formosa
Megee
Swatow
Amoy Ae Foven
Weather Across Plains Brings Storms and Tornadoes
Thunderstorms swept Minnesota and Wisconsin into Missouri and eastern Kansas with light snow in North Dakota. Concordia Kansas reported 4.71 inches of rain yesterday. Tornadoes struck Nebraska and Iowa with damage in Auburn and Red Oak. no injuries were reported.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
North Dakota
Concordia
Kans
Nebraska
Iowa
Auburn
Red Oak
Hanon
Damagsix
Delta Council urges Negro leadership to cooperate on race relations
The Delta Council in Mississippi urged cooperation with Negro leaders to improve race relations. At its 15th annual meeting at Delta State Teachers College, the group praised Negro leaders for seeking better law enforcement and opportunities, while reaffirming opposition to labor abuses including jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts.
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Clem Brossier Cleveland
Miss
Delta Council
Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
Delta State Teachers College
Walter Sillers
Mississippi House of Representatives
Council
Republicans Watch Barkley Selection Amid Gambling Ring Links
In a Senate probe context, Republicans track Barkley’s pick for possible fallout as investigators seek ties between major gambling rings and local officials. Senator Tydings says the committee will study 81 State Department loyalty files, while McCarthy era tensions surface with spring cleaning quips. Taft denounces claims of union leaders lying on anti communist oaths, urging vigorous prosecution under Taft Hartley.
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Barkley
Senate
Tydings
D-Md
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Iles
Taft
Ohio
Justice Department
Smathers Aide Refutes GOP Campaign Funds Claim
In St. Augustine Florida on May 9 the Sesete senes treasurer H E Wolff denied reports that the Smathers campaign received 1 000 000 from the GOP. He said all money came from small contributors and no large organizations funded the effort. C C Spades GOP committeeman called the charges absurd and fantastic.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Sesete Sens
George Smathers
Smathers
H. E. Wolff
C. C. Spades
Florida
Republican Party
Spades
Oea
P G A Championship History Dates Back to 1916
The Professional Golfers Association has staged championship tournaments since 1916 establishing a long tradition in professional golf.
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The
Professional Golfers’ Association
Mrs Destle Ryan Called Home
Mrs Destle Mae Ryan 70 died at Decatur General Hospital at 2 30 this morning after illness. She taught school in Morgan County for 30 years retiring in 1947. A resident of Hartselle she was a member of the First Christian church. funeral Thursday at 10 11 A M with burial in Hartselle cemetery. Survivors include three daughters two sons and one granddaughter. Pallbearers named.
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Destle Mae Ryan
Decatur General Hospital
Hartselle
Peck
S._D. Whitten
Flint
Laurice Ryan
D. G. Callahan
James, Somerville
Nelda Callahan Hartselle
J. H. Ryan
Eliott McCutcheon
R. B. Ryan
Bill Ryan
Andrew West
Clyde Blankenship
Wives Hopeful as Release of Two U. S. Men Near
In Hong Kong U S Consul General Rankin said release likely. Reds refuse to disclose location. The men, Bender and Smith, are married with young children. Smith’s wife Ruby in Long Beach and Bender’s wife Shirley in Chicago express relief and belief the release will occur.
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Hong Kong
U. S
Karl Rankin
Bender
Smith
Tientsin
State Department
Reds
Oth Bender
Long Beach
Ruby
Chicago
Shirley
Smiths
Michael
Patrick
Benders
Kathy
Oldest Confederate Veteran Dies at 108 Uncle Johnny Graves
Higginsville Missouri May 9 4 Uncle Johnny Graves born January 1 1842 died aged 108 He was the nation’s oldest Confederate veteran and the last veteran in the Confederate home which once housed 325 soldiers He could still feed himself smoke his pipe and chew tobacco until recently and lived on a 92 acre place The state spent about 25000 yearly to care for the home and its future is uncertain He was released after only two years due to poor health
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Higginsville
Johnny Graves
John Thomas Graves
Johnny
State
Confederate Veterans Home
R. R. H. Chapman
President's recommendation to alter diction department dealings
An obscure May report from Washington notes a president recommending changes within the department of diction or related seamen affairs. The fragment hints at administrative adjustments and possible shifts in personnel or procedures.
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Bulletin
Washington
Seamen Today
Pe Post
Alteekles
Department of
Two Cousins Plead Guilty In Smokehouse Burglary Case
In a circuit court before Judge Newton B. Powell Ben Kirby 17 and J T Kirby 29 pleaded guilty to breaking into a Moulton road smokehouse in January and taking meat. Ben received one year and a day on probation while J T was denied probation and sentenced to 18 months.
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Ben Kirby
J. T. Kirby
Newton B. Powell
Ben
J. T
Moulton Road
Robert L. Kirby
J. C. Kirby
James H. Crow
Truman contrasts Teapot Dome critique with Kortes dam push
President Truman argued that massive public works like the Kortes dam prove democracy's strength against communism while warning against isolationism. He spoke to large crowds in Illinois and Iowa, defended the Brannan farm plan, and mocked critics in Congress as his campaign sought a strong, prosperous United States.
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Casper
Kortes Dam
Illinois
Lews
Mid- West
Kortes
Brannan
Wherry
Washington
R-Neb
Brann@n
Ashington
Burlington
GOP
80Th Congress
Truman
Ottumwa
Victor Johnson
United States
Col Douglas Hall Passes in Frisco
Mrs. Tom Ralston of 707 Third Avenue West announced the death of her son in law Col. Douglas Hall U S Army Medical Corps in San Francisco California. Col Hall died April 25 in an Army hospital and was buried under the flag at the Presidio Grounds. Surviving are the widow Helen Ralston of Decatur and a step son.
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Tom Ralston
Third Avenue West
Col
Douglas Hall
U. S. Army Medical Corps
San Francisco
Calif
Col. Hall
Presidio Grounds
Golden Gate
Ralston
Helen Ralston
Decatur
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Dillehay
City Wide Delivery
Grant
Wall Street
Suzanne Sloan
Santa Monica
Justin Dart, Jr
Yumi
Ariz
Dart
Rexall Drug Company
Deasle
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Rimouski
Quebec
Mrs. Destle Ryan
Frisco
Piano Company
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