Community News From Decatur Area Reflects Churches and Local Events
Mostly cloudy weather with showers and warm temps observed in Decatur. Local reports note church gatherings at Shilo Baptist and Central Baptist with a basket dinner and preaching by H Y Bassett and others. Community updates include military moves, a memorial inclusion for Platoon Sgt B F Vaughn, absentee ballots, and an ice cream festival postponement at Delano Park.
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Decatur
Shilo Baptist Church
Hartselle
Central Baptist Church
B. F. Vaughn
Okinawa
Morgan County
Delano Park
Truman Plans Farm Message and Cabinet Delay
President Truman said he would send a farm program message to Congress soon while delaying the appointment of a new Secretary of Agriculture. Clinton Anderson resigned to run for the Senate with the president’s blessing, and the Senate Agriculture Committee moved to revise price support rules.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
News Center
Clinton Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
Senate Agriculture Committee
Valley Awaits Decision Of Power Group
The Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Company seeks to operate near Florence Tuscumbia and Sheffield. Hearing shows gas could reach North Alabama industries by December 1949 with pipe deliveries starting May or June 1950 and domestic use later. Southern Natural Gas withdrew its permit request. six to seven months needed for pipeline readiness.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Florence
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
D. Franklin Grizzle
North Alabama
Grizzle
Southern Natural Gas Company
Manly
Examiner
George T. Lidell
Southern Natural
Alabama-Tennessee
Huntsville
Decatur
Carl C. Brown
New York
H. Y. Bassett
Wolverine Tube Company
B. C. Shelton
John A. Cad
Tennessee Valley Fat Stock Show Advances Friday
Negro 4 H and NFA youths prepare for the second annual Fat Stock show and sale to be held at Home Oil mill Friday. Committees include Otis as superintendent and Wallace as auctioneer with Roquemore as official grader. Show features four classes and is sponsored by Decatur Chamber agriculture committee and the Excession club with Alabama Extension service support.
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NFA
J. R. Otis
W. B. Hill
T. W. Bridges
C. A. William
W. A. Whetstone
C. G. Leslie
M. F. Myhand
W. Q. Scott
L.M. Weems
T. R. Agnew
W. H. Gregory
Auburn
Johnnie Wallace
Athens
P. C. Roquemore
Federal State Market News Service
Montgomery
Don’t Outlaw Red Party Truman Says
President Truman opposed outlawing the Communist Party in the United States at a news conference. He noted potential ways to curb those who advocate overthrow of the government and argued that banning a political party contradicts American principles. The issue has surfaced in the presidential campaign with Stassen for and Dewey against. He did not commit on Mundt bill actions if it reached him.
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Washington
Truman
Communist Party
Mundt
Ce Ee
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas Dewey
New York
Stassen
Dewey
Oregon
Jews Ready to Proclaim Hebrew State in Palestine
Jews plan to proclaim a Hebrew state in Palestine early tomorrow night effective one minute after midnight as the British mandate ends. The seven nation Arab league to set up an Arab civil administration and Haganah plans to take over Jaffa. Britain's mandate ends at midnight while Egypt considers martial law moves to support the Palestine situation.
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Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Seven-Nalion Arab League
Haganah
Jaffa
Cairo
Egypt
Mahmoud Fahmy Nekrashi Pasha
Interior Ministry
Holy Land
Great Britain
League of Nations
Jewish Agency
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Southern Demos Prepping Civil Rights Showdown in Senate
Southern Democrats in Washington plan a test vote on a regional education compact bill backed by 15 Dixie states. Senator Russell called a forenoon meeting to decide whether to risk a civil rights clash now as Morse pushes to send the measure back to the judiciary committee for further study.
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Washington
Senate
Dixie
Judiciary Committee
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Russell
D-Ga
Morse
R-Ore
Congress
Auto Strike Likely To Be A Long Siege
The Associated Press reports a prolonged national strike scenario as government control looms over railroad ownership and Chrysler workers press for wage gains. CIO unions push hard in Caterpillar and meat packing disputes while other sectors face votes on affidavits and tentative offers.
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Associated Press
Chrysler Corporation
Rails
Brotherhoods
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Peoria
NLRB
CIQ United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union
AFL
CIO Steel Workers Union
Labor Board
International Typographical Union
Chicago Newspaper Publishers Association
Navy
Stabbing Case Is Mystery in Pell City
Dr. Thomas L. Rennie and wife were found dead in a burned Pell City home. Seven stab wounds on Dr. Rennie and heart damage on Mrs. Rennie indicate death by stabbing before or during the fire. Investigators call death by unknown party with no immediate suspect.
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Pen City
Ala
Thomas L. Rennie
Rennie
H. E. Scott
C. D. Brooks
Dr. Rennie
T. H. Rennie
Miami
Avondale Mills
Lois“ Perry
St. Clair County
Pe City
Ed Love, Jr
Pell City
Madge Bugle
Milwaukee, Wis
No ERP For Nations Backing Russia War Supplies
ERP head Paul Hoffman told the Senate appropriations panel the United States will cut economic aid to any European nation shipping war materials to Russia. He warned aid would halt if such shipments continue, and said ERP funds will be limited to goods that can safely be spared. He urged stronger fiscal policies in Europe and described safeguards for England's ERP funding.
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Washington
United States
Russia
ERP
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cordon
R-Ore
ECA
Dworshak
Idaho
England
Alabama primary certifies delegates and run off looming
Results of Alabama's May 4 democratic primary certified show 13 of 26 delegates set, with a June 1 runoff possible for the rest. A subcommittee led by Gessner T. McCorvey tabulated pledged walkouts and noncommits among delegates and electors, detailing positions on Truman civil rights.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Murray Says Steel Companies Refuse Negotiations
CIO President Philip Murray announced that steel companies will not negotiate new contracts with the CIO Steelworkers unless the Taft Hartley act is complied with. He urged 3200 delegates to empower the executive board to decide the union’s compliance action amid grave prospects.
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Boston
CIO Steel Workers
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
CIO Calls Nationwide Phone Strike Over Wage Dispute
The CIO American Telephone Workers union plans a nationwide strike by long distance operators with no fixed date. John J. Moran leads 23,000 workers in 42 states in a wage dispute with AT and T. The union seeks 30 cents an hour more pay, a shorter work week, and larger pensions, while talks with federal mediators continue.
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Washington
CIO American Telephone Workers Union
John J. Moran
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
A. T. and
Federal Mediation Services
Moran
CIO
Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
Crow Weighs Claims In Folsom Case
In Folsom paternity suit, Judge Crow delays decision after three hours of argument. Christine Johnston claims James E. Folsom is her common law husband and father of son James Douglas born in 1946 during his gubernatorial campaign. The governor has not admitted or denied the complaint and seeks dismissal as defective.
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Cullman
Ala
James E. Folsom
North Alabama
J. H. Crow, Jr
Christine Putman Johnston
New Chinese Army Chief Ku Cho-Tung Named at 55
NANKING May 13 General Ku Cho-Tung a 55 year old veteran loyal to Chiang Kai-Shek became China’s new chief of staff succeeding the ailing General Chen Cheng. A member of the old warlord faction Ku is seen as Chiang’s ally rather than a brilliant strategist. He once commanded the Shanghai garrison and fought along the Yangtze delta as a guerrilla.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ku Cho- Tung
Chen Cheng
Chiang
Sun at-Sen
Paoting Military Academy
Kuomintang
Government Party
Shanghai
Yangtze Delta
Truman Defies Congress On Confidential Information
President Truman rejected a congressional push to force disclosure of confidential cabinet records. He warned he would veto any law requiring such access and argued courts protect executive secrecy. The bill aims to compel agencies to hand over information and punish disclosures, with a Brown amendment limiting penalties to lawmakers and aides.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Congressional Committee
House
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Hoffman
R-Mich
Expenditures Committee
Truman Says Peace Hopes No Brighter
President Truman said peace hopes have not brightened after Russia notes and that no new departure in American policy has occurred. Secretary Marshall stressed no general talks with Russia were planned, while Molotov's note is seen as future oriented toward negotiation.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Marshall
Uni
Agen
Mier Stalin
Thesident
Sia
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
Molo
USA
Soviet Union
Ambassador Smith
Smith
Not Illegal to Get Drunk in Hotel, Says Atlanta Solicitor
Fulton Criminal Court Solicitor John Kelley stated it is unlawful for a person to arrive drunk in a private room. He noted difficulty proving malice in fires started by drunken individuals and urged that such cases be sent to state courts for trial.
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Atlanta
Fulton Criminal Court
John Kelley
A. W. Callway
Famous OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
A compact note cites the proverb If you want work well done select a busy man and echoes it with a playful line about famed individuals. The piece treats efficiency and notoriety as intertwined in a timeless quotation context.
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D. O.decker
H. A. Harty
al Woods
Wolverine
Ube
Detroit
Mich
John H. Peach
St_.Vincent's
Birmingham
Mr. Peach
Molton Hotel
Robert I. Parham Sr
S. Dollie Porter
Johnston Reet
James R. Dobbs Jr
Chester
S. C
American Telephone Company
Alfie Dobbs
Orval J. Roberts
Moulton 2
25Th Infantry Division
Japan
Roberts
Mer Tankersley
Decatur General Hospital
Canal Street
Brown’s
G. M.davenport
Central Methodist Church
By Ken Reynolds
Aaa
Cader Consideminon
Lee Valley
Southern Demos
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
John D. McQueen, Jr
Tuscaloosa
J. M. Miller
Cordova
Jeff T. Beeland
Greenville
W. F. Covington, Jr
Dothan
Crow
Folsom
Christine
Rex Thomas
Fourth Army
Koomintang
Elbert Ve5eos
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