Williams Ast Delegate Post in District 8 Race
H G Williams of Decatur is one of four candidates for delegate to the Republican national convention from district 8. The May 28 district convention at Lyons hotel will elect one delegate from 27 votes. Other candidates are Arthur South Florence, Jack Dobson, Leon McCaleb. Most seek nonpledged status and a May 29 Birmingham state convention follows.
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H. G. Williams
Decatur
Lyons Hotel
Arthur South
Florence
Jack Dobson
Tuscumbia
Leon McCaleb
Huntsville
Birmingham
Party conventions in Tonopah and Springfield shape 1952 nominating race
Nevada Republicans and Democrats open two day conventions in Tonopah to pick 10 and 12 delegate votes. Illinois Democrats praise Gov Adlai Stevenson as ideally qualified for president, though he seeks only re-election. New York Gov Dewey tells GOP delegates not to vote for him and backs Eisenhower. Kefauver’s Washington HQ says he leads Tennessee with 1,809,054 votes across 11 primaries, Russell next with 332,766.
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FEPC
Tonopah
Nevada
Illinois
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
New York
Thomas Dewey
Dewey
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Washington
Tennessean
Kefauver
Russell
Petroleum Administration for Defense suspends fuel stock limits
PAD lifts inventory limits on home heating diesel and residual fuel oil in 26 states and parts of four territories while controls on automobile kerosene remain in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
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Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
District of C Columbia
Train collision details on Atlanta and West Point tracks
A report cites Pittman saying power appeared stunned as an officer confirms the train ran on Atlanta and West Point railroad tracks bound for Montgomery and New Orleans.
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Power
Pittman
Roberts
Atlanta
West Point
Montgomery
New Orleans
For Sale Items at O M Hutcheson Corner
Used windows and fans offered with or without frames along with several thousand used brick bathtubs and shower stalls. Corner of Canal and LaFayette Streets.
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O. M. Hutcheson
Canal and
LaFayette St
Markets Report From Decatur Cotton and Grain Prices
Market notes from Decatur show cotton middling at 38 cents with strict low at 36.50. No 2 wheat at 2.40, No 2 oats 9 cents, No 2 mile 3.16, No 2 white ear corn 1.91, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.80. Hogs priced in Decatur at 19.50 cents.
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Decatur
North Georgia live poultry market holds steady amid ample supply
Atlanta reports the North Georgia live poultry market steady as heavy supplies clear. Trade confidence improves with most buying at dressing plants at 22 cents delivered. Prices paid for farm Thursday afternoon and this morning show broilers and fryers across weights from 20 to 22 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Nashville livestock market prices report
Federal state cattle trade shows 25 head few cows and calves 75 at 31.00 to 36.00 for good to prime calves. Hogs about 200 head with choice 190 to 240 lb and 200 lb class around 20.00. 250 to 290 lb at 18.50. sows steady at 16.00 to 16.50.
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Nashville
Cotton futures fall on liquidation and hedging pressure
New York market shows general decline in cotton futures as traders liquidate and hedge. Late afternoon quotes show May at 39.24, July 38.62, and October 36.45, with sessions 95 cents down to 25 cents up from the prior close.
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New York
Wine Spills From Derailed Freight Train in Dunkirk
In Dunkirk New York, thirty cars of a New York Central freight train derailed spilling wine. Locals and commuters filled cups with wine from the overturned cargo as a holiday spirit spread through the western New York town.
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New York Town
Dunkirk
N.Y
New York Central
New York
World plant illness and pest tracking launched
Sir Herbert Broadley of the FAO asks 68 nations to cooperate in a coordinated world wide effort to monitor plant pests and disease outbreaks. An international center will collect and distribute information with periodical bulletins to follow.
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Rome
Herbert Broadley
U. N. Food and Agricultural Organization
FAO
Government seeks 80 day injunction to halt strikes
The House armed services committee weighs a bill to empower an 80 day injunction to stop strikes in critical defense industries. Receiverships could be ordered for an indefinite period and work stoppages would be illegal. Labor opposes the measure amid the Jack Cowart bribery case.
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Gators
Jack Cowart
Agriculture Department
House Armed Services Committee
Organized Labor
Photogenic musings and jokes in a humor column
A litany of quips and anecdotes on photographers and society life. Notes on SOS origins and a string of jokes about officers, ministers, spouses, endorsements, and a Wilde quote about experience. Memory and humor weave through a casual column with playful wordplay.
Senate approves bills boosting veterans benefits
The Senate passed two measures increasing veterans benefits by about 202 million dollars annually and sent them to President Truman for signature.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Regulation X stays as Regulation W is dropped
The article notes Regulation X requiring large down payments on new homes remains in force while Regulation W on durable goods ends. It cites reasons from the Federal Reserve Board including anti inflation goals and material supply concerns, amid fears of strikes and higher prices. It highlights effects on home sales and real estate groups opposing the high down payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
National Association of Real Estate Board
NARB
Federal Reserve
NARKB
Federal _ Reserve Board
Mary Martha and Golden Circle Classes Hold Meetings
The Mary Martha Sunday School class met Monday night at 7 30 in Mrs Clyde Bass home with Miss Lucy Blackburn as co host. Mrs Verdis Hale presided over the business. A Mothers Day program was led by Mrs Joe Clelland and recreation directed by Mrs Dick Coffey. Social hour guests included Mrs Ray Appleton Mrs James Grey Mrs Dick Coffey and others. The Golden Circle class met Tuesday night in the church basement presided by Mrs Darrah McCullough plans for a joint June picnic were made and Mrs R P Irwin was named Mother of the class with china gift from the group. Mrs Russ Stovall gave the devotional and refreshments were served to members. The notice ends with a list of visitors and visits by local residents.
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Mary Martha
The
Baptist Church
Clyde Bass
Lucy Blackburn
Verdis Hale
Joe Clelland
Dick Coffey
Ray Appleton
James Grey
Jack Coffey
W. G. Littrell
M. A. Bush
Ierschel Gene Boyles
J. P. Miller
Clark Weatherwax
Golden Circle
Moulton
R. B. Henderson
Hal McCullough
Russ Stovall
Vince Sparks
C. G. Farish
Willard Jackson
R. E. Owens
Lorene Leigh
Ed Cammack
Lawrence dress revue includes 22 entrants and 16 clubs
The Lawrence County dress revue at Lawrence County High School featured 22 entrants and 16 clubs. Winners included Mrs. Glen Radford for work dresses, Mrs. Harold Aldridge for sports dresses, Mrs. Willard Wallace for special occasion, and Miss Martha Faye Chenault for the 4 H Club dress. A social hour followed with punch and cookies.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence County High School
Glen Radford
Landersville Club
Harold Aldridge
Aldridge Grove Club
Willard Wallace
Martha Faye Chenault
Speake
Phoebe Richardson
Chalybeate
Jane Elkins
Hope
Nell Blackburn
Athens
Sarah Frances Conner
Connie McKinney
Franklin County
Lawrence County High Band Delights Courthouse Lawn Crowd
The newly formed Lawrence County High School band performed an outdoor concert on the courthouse lawn Tuesday night drawing a crowd. Vendors sold refreshments to raise funds for the band during the event.
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Lawrence County High School
Soldier Threat To Die Here By Leap Thwarted
A 21 year old soldier Pvt Jack Madsen of Illinois threatened to jump from a 10th floor hotel fire escape in Seattle. Detective Don Sprinkle talked him back over the rail and he was turned over to military authorities.
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Seattle
Korea
Pvt
Jack Madsen
Illinois
Don Sprinkle
Sprinkle
Madsen
Clarence Owens
Jack
Owen
Oldest Shriner Initiate Believed To Be 94 in Alabama
Joseph F. Lambert, 94, of Uriah, Alabama, is believed to be the oldest man ever initiated into the Shrine. He was among 49 candidates accepted at Abba Temple's spring ceremonial in Uriah/Alabama on Tuesday.
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Mobile
Joseph F. Lambert
Uriah, Ala
Abba
Mizell Withdraws Boosts Jim Smith To National Committeeman
In Alabama politics Frank Mizell of Montgomery exited the race for national committeeman, clearing the field for Jim Smith of Tuscumbia. First primary returns show undecided district delegate races and detailed tallies across Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Public Service Commission, and multiple congressional contests.
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Frank Mizell
Montgomery
Jim Smith
Tuscumbia
Supreme Court
Merrill
Andrews
Goodwyn
Lamberth
Court of Appeals
Price
Johnson
Cooper
Grace
Public Service Commission
Owen
Howard
Smith
Mizell
Cates
Thomas
Demmig
Frank Boykin
Ben Glover
Joe Thompson
Geo. Grant
Holland Gilmore
George Andrews
Neil Metcalf
Kenneth Roberts
Wright
Armistead Selden
Edward de Graffenried
Battle
Vines
Father Of Man Who Spotted Sutton Sues City For Half Million
Max Schuster, a Brooklyn store proprietor, filed a $500000 damage claim against New York City for negligence after his son Arnold Schuster, 24, was killed March 8. The younger Schuster had spotted fugitive bank robber Willie Sutton on a subway train, aiding his arrest three weeks earlier.
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New York
Arnold Schuster
Max Schuster
Brooklyn
Young Schuster
Willie Sutton
Work Resumed At Big Dwight Plant
The Dwight textile mill in Gadsden reopened today after a three day shutdown over local grievances. About 2,600 workers returned following orders from Emil Rieve, CIO Textile Workers Union president, who said the walkout was unauthorized and urged a return to regular procedures. Details of the grievances were not disclosed. The mill, part of Cone Mills, Inc., had been on a reduced schedule for weeks.
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Gadsden
Dwight
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers Union
Rieve
Cone Mills, Inc
Forests Beyond the Arctic Circle Stretch Vastly
Report notes forests lie more than 100 miles beyond the Arctic Circle, highlighting extensive boreal zones and shifting boundaries of tundra and taiga in northern latitudes.
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Arctic Circle
Kalamazoo Returnee and Local Visits Report
Cecil Compton returned to Kalamazoo Michigan after a week with relatives in Decatur. Admitted to Decatur General hospital were Alvin Atkins B E Isbell Mrs Alver Wallace and Oliver J Shepard. Fannie Privett of Moulton visited Decatur. A warm 89 degree high was recorded at 4 PM with 74 degree low at 7 AM and no rainfall by noon.
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Cecil Compton
Kalamazoo, Mich
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Alvin Atkins
Hartselle
B. E. Isbell
Fifth Avenue
Alver Wallace
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
TVA
VA Answers Three Veterans Benefits Questions
The Veterans Administration provides guidance on brace repairs without prior approval up to 15, how NSLI dividends start paying missed premiums after the policy anniversary, and automatic five year renewals with waived premiums for term policies during and after active duty, with local VA office in Montgomery Alabama offering further information.
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Veterans Administration
NSLI
Montgomery
Alabama
Rare Calusa carvings shown at University of Florida exhibit
The University of Florida opens a display of carved wooden Calusa artifacts found in swamp muck at Key Marco, preserving 15th century work. The Calusa flourished near Key Marco about 1400 to 1450, then dwindled by 1830 and merged with Seminoles after 1840.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Florida
Key Marco
Ten Thousand Island
Calusa
Lee resigns as sports publicity director at Alabama
Frank Lee resigns today from his post as sports publicity director at the University of Alabama. Athletic Director Pete Cawthon announced the move, effective July 1.
Wage dispute at Wolberine Tube in Decatur
Mike Volk of the UAW reports the Wage Stabilization Board sent the wage dispute back to Wolberine Tube Co and the United Automobile Workers. Negotiations have not resumed. The board rejected the increase proposal because the union was not consulted or asked to join the submission.
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Wol
Mike Volk
UAW
Birmingham
Wolverine Tube Company
Decatur
United Automobile Workers of America, Cio
Wage Stabilization Board
European defense terms delay German participation
Military experts expect a year of training before German troops can join Western defense under the EDC. The Defense Community must be ratified and operating, with mid-1954 as an optimistic readiness date. General Omar N. Bradley warns this period could mark the peak danger of Soviet aggression against the United States.
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Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Colson Demands Dodd Release as Reds Refuse
Colson insists the Reds release Dodd immediately, a demand met with outright North Korean inaction. In Arctic regions, summer temperatures can reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit or higher across many areas.
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Colson
Reds
Dodd
Arctic Circle
Strand Spotlight on Hartselle and Hollywood Stars
A Sandstone feature highlights Hartselle as a place in the sun with star profiles including Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters. The piece connects southern towns to fame and film history through regional landmarks and shared cultural ties.
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Strand
Hartselle
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