Congressman Jones Receives Permanent Navy Reserve Appointment
Congressman Robert E. Jones Jr. of Scottsboro is shown receiving his permanent lieutenant (junior grade) appointment in the U S naval reserve from Commander D H Pugh. Jones served in World War II as a gunnery officer in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters and worked on war crimes briefs for Yamashita and Homma before his elecion to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Jones Jr
Scottsboro
U. S. Naval Reserve
D. H. Pugh
USN
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Washington, D. C
Congressman Jones
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Tomoyuki Yamashita
M. Homma
Taft Opposes Communism in Republican Reply to Truman
Senator Taft charged the Truman administration with veering toward socialism and regimentation, warning of bankruptcy and a third World War. He faulted State Department cases and urged voters to replace the administration with a strong Republican Congress to defend liberty and fiscal stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Congress
Ator Taft
Ohio
Taft
United States
Truman
Alger ‘Hiss
State Department
Jor McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Prilailwick
Kansas City
Kite House
Lawmakers clash over FEPC debate and minority rights
A heated exchange among senators centers on whether to debate FEPC as eight accept and nineteen reject similar legislation. The discussion portrays partisan friction and attacks on minority groups amid broader civil rights tensions.
Fatal Harm Case Amid Rail Yard Tragedy Details Emerging
Report describes a mother and daughter found harmed in a railway yard. Evidence includes a hammer strike, a mitre tool, and a public safety item smeared with a body near the tracks. Neighbors recall hearing of the incident as investigators quote a showing of alleged intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallee
Rilway Bridge
Hall
George
Cate
Sayms
Giants Acquire Jorgensen From Dodgers In Cash Deal
The Giants announced the purchase of third baseman Jorgensen from the Dodgers for cash. Details of terms not disclosed. The move followed the Dodgers sale by Gensen. The deal includes veteran outfielder Ray Mu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WYORK
The
Giants
Markets report from Decatur farm markets
Decatur markets show cotton middling 32.0 and strict low 28.00. Cottonseed per ton 40 dollars. Broilers 25 cents delivered. Hens heavy 18 cents. Hatching eggs 800 per dot. Yellow corn ear 1.42, shelled 1.48. Milo per cwt bulk 2.20. Corn 15 percent moisture basis, Milo 13 percent moisture basis.
Wall Street stalls after morning gains in broad market
The New York market paused in late trading after an early rise. Gains persisted in some issues notably radio and television stocks while Zenith, Radio Corp, Philco, Emerson, and Admiral fell. Leaders included General Motors and U S Steel with others rising on select names. Bendix slipped on profit taking. North Georgia poultry market remained steady with farm prices listed for broilers and fryers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zenith Radio
Radio Corp
Philco
Emerson
Admiral
Youngstown Steel
Pullman
Pressed Steel Car
American Car and Foundry
Pepsi-Cola
Servel
St. Regis Paper
Robert Gair
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Schenley
American Telephone
Kennecott Cooper
du Pont
Philip Morris
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Standard Oil
Johns-Manville
Bendix
Western Union
New York Cotton Futures Rise on Trade and Hedge Selling
New York cotton futures edged higher as trade and commission house buying supported prices. Cautious traders saw lingering hedge selling, with late session gains of 10 to 45 cents per bale. July at 32.77, October 31.23, December 31.12.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report May 17
Nashville farm market summary shows cattle for sale with price ranges: beef cows 16.50-19.00, bulls 21.00-21.50, canner cows 12.50-16.50, calves 20.00-25.00, vealers 26.00-29.00, hogs 18.00-19.25 for light to medium weights, sows 15.00-16.00, sheep 28.00-32.00 for springers and lambs mostly lower. overall activity weak to steady in parts.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Markets at a Glance May 17 Rail Gains Boost Bonds
New York bonds higher as rails improve while cotton remains steady due to commission house buying. Chicago wheat ease on better Northwest planting weather. corn steady under oats strength. Oats firm with May at a new high since 1948. Cattle uneven, down 25 cents to up 25 cents, top at 33.00.
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New York
Chicago
Grains Rally with Mixed Close on Chicago Board
In Chicago May grain trading closed with a late rally lifting most futures except wheat. Corn rose 1 to 1 cent, oats gained up to 17-8, rye advanced, soybeans up about 2 44 cents, while May grain prices ranged around 1.47 to 2.91 per bushel and lard traded between 12.12 and earlier levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Disabled Children Clinic Opens With 82 Seen At Central Baptist
The spring crippled children’s clinic met at 8:30 A M in Central Baptist church. By noon 82 children had been seen before lunch. Dr John Sherrill of Birmingham led a team including Drs Vernon Bryant Bray and Besse ly. State workers from Birmingham Decatur Montgomery assisted along with Red Cross and Junior Service League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeggs Crawford
Central Baptist Church
John Sherrill
Birmingham
Vernon Bryant
C. B. Bray
David Bessely
Mary Durham
Margaret Beasley
Ida Mae Summers
Emily Ferrari
William Steed
Thelma Lanier
Decatur
Amanda Tucker
Division of Nutrition
Montgomery
Red Cross and Junior Service League
Colonel E A Galt Ends Reserve Duty Tour
Lt. Col. E. A. Galt completes his tour with the organized reserves after serving as commanding officer of the Decatur sub district since 1949 and prior to that at Huntsville. He will take leave until July 2 then depart for San Francisco to join the Far East command in Yokohama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Galt
Organized Reserves
Decatur
Huntsville
Col. Galt
San Francisco
Far East
Yokohama
Engineer Corps
Galt
England
Europe
Army
Montgomery
Alabama Polytechnical Institute
Regular Army
John Smithers Jr Leads Jaycees Meeting Campaign Pencils Distributed
Presidential candidate John Smithers Jr distributed campaign pencils to voters before the marking vote. Entertainment featured songs by Tut Montgomery and others during a brief lull while counts were tabulated. Meredith Woodall to be installed as president in June with Harold Michelson Frank Keown and others as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smithers Jr
Tut Montgomery
Chuck Murphy
Talmadge Meadows
Bill Sims
Meredith Woodall
Harold Michelson
Frank Keown
Ned Frazier
Jack Kopp
Frank McLaughlin
Sam Patton
Joe Phillips
the Armory
Riverside
Deadline May 26 For Contests in State and Districts
MOBILE Alabama May 17 May 26 is the deadline for contests in state and district races in the May 2 Alabama democratic primary Party Chairman Gessner T McCorvey said The canvass of returns was May 1 and some sources thought the deadline was tonight County contests were due May 9 and no contests had been filed with him The Montgomery canvass noted Russell county returns as unusual but the sub committee has no authority to throw out votes without a formal contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Gessner T. McCorvey
McCorvey
Montgomery
Russell County
Infestation Meeting Reported At Methodist Church
A meeting was held at the Methodist church in Martselle this afternoon to discuss ongoing infestation issues. Jane C. T. Cash of the Farm Home Administration provided information and an entomologist from Auli contributed findings in a letter received by Daily this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Martselle
Grosfeld Heads Alabama Trudeau Society President
Dr William Grosfeld head of the Morgan county tuberculosis sanitarium was elected president of the Alabama Trudeau Society at the Birmingham annual meeting though he was not present. Roy Hickman of Birmingham was reelected president of the Alabama Tuberculosis Association. Marc Ray Clement of Tuscaloosa was named TB Association vice president, with Houston Cole Jacksonville and Rev T L Flynn Huntsville as vice presidents. W D Robertson Birmingham treasurer and K W Grimley Birmingham executive treasurer. Dr Herbert C Schenk of Atlanta and Dr C M Sharp of Jacksonville Fla addressed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grosfeld
Morgan County
Alabama Trudeau Society
Birmingham
Roy Hickman
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
Grosfeld
Trudeau Society
Medical Society
The
Tuberculosis Association
Marc Ray Clement
Tuscaloosa
TB Association
Houston Cole
Jacksonville
Rev
T. L. Flynn
Huntsville
W. D. Robertson
K. W. Grimley
Herbert C. Schenck
Atlanta
Georgia Tubernosis Association
C. M. Sharp
Jacksonville, Fla
Southern Trudeau Society
Decatur Zoning Board rejects three special permit pleas
The Decatur Board of Zoning Adjustment declined three requests for special permits in a recent meeting. Ira Turner sought a funeral home in a residential area, Joe Terry proposed subdividing a lot on Somerville Road Gordon Drive, and I M Eubank aimed to convert a dwelling into a meat market. The panel included A C Bailey chair Sam Malone secretary Redus Collier and Fire Chief Floyd Elkins with Mayor H R Summer present ex officio. The Stanley Cup has been won 13 times by NHL teams from American cities.
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Decatur Board of Zoning Adjustment
Ira Turner
Joe Terry
Somerville Road
Gordon Drive
I. M. Eubank
A. C. Bailey
Sam Malone
Redus Collier
D. Peebles
Floyd Elkins
H. R. Summer
Dr McPheeters to Speak on International Scene at Central
Large crowds attend revival services at Central Methodist church as Dr C A McPheeters of Detroit returns from Europe. Tonight he discusses the cross and faith, with Mrs Ruth Peglow singing and Dr Fagan Thompson directing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. McPheeters
Detroit
Central Methodist Church
W. Nelson Guthrie
Central Methodist
Ruth Peglow
Athens College
Fagan Thompson
Cullman
McPheeters
Guthrie
Joyce Kilmer
Steel price pressures and conversion deals push early 1951 orders
The Iron Age reports demand pressure as buyers push converters to accept first quarter 1951 orders despite full-year backlogs. Conversion deals rise, raising costs and scrap prices while brokers curb orders. Foundry scrap items climb as a $32.42 per gross ton benchmark marks a yearly high amid tighter capacity.
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Iron Age
Pittsburgh
Trade Weekly
Apple dishes make a fine breakfast fruit option
Apple slices may be simmered in a sugar syrup and served with crisp ready breakfast. Apples baked stewed or made into sauce provide a versatile breakfast fruit option.
Junior High Votes Listed in Student Council Race Totals
Results from 19 junior high school boxes announced by principal W H Jenkins show Billy Levin leading for president with 433 votes and Katherine Lee dominating the vice presidency with 275. Treasurer Paula Garnett leads Sivley 225 to 209 while Elaine Murphy tops the secretary race with 245 votes.
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W. Henkins
Billy Levin
Bob Bell
Bob Conner
Katherine Lee
Edna Jackson
Lewis Dement
Jean Carter
Linda Breeding
Harrett Higdon
Paula Garnett
Anne ‘Sivley
Garnett
Sivley
Charlotte Orr
Terrill Wenzell
Elaine Murphy
Betty Faye Halbrooks
Ann Coleman
Tommy Phillips
Bobbye Mooney
Decatur Senior High School
John Wilkes
Jenkins
Aubrey Fuller
Sandra Clements
Jack Perkins
Ann Tuck
Carolyn Wyatt
Mary Battle King
DHS
Wilkes
Roy Freeman
Charles Horton
Last Rites For Mrs. Mamie Anderson at Athens
Mrs Mamie Balinda Anderson 79 died Tuesday after a long illness at her South Beatty Street home. Rites held at First Methodist Church in Athens at 3 pm with Rev R B Lavender officiating. Interment in Athens Cemetery with McConnell directing. survivors include two sons Dr W H Anderson Decatur and Joe Anderson Belle Mina, two daughters Mrs Henderson Legg and Mrs E W Bryan of Athens, a brother B D Humphrey Cedar Bluff Va and a sister Mrs George Worley. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
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Athens
Mamie Balinda Anderson
South Beatty Street
First Methodist Church
R. B. Lavender
McConnell
B. D. Humphrey
Cedar Bluff
George Worley
Horace French
Buck Johnson
I. V. Legg
Pete Biles
Herman Cole
George Rogers
W. E. Flood
M.A. Phillips
Jess Fulks
Homer French
Buck Patton
Marvin Littrell
H. A. Darby
A. L. Rogers
R. H. Richardson, Jr
L. S. Southard
R. B. Patton, Sr
Milt Easter
Ed Goodrich
Carl Jones
Postwar German Officials Rehiring Ex Nazis Sparks Debate
Reinhold Maier complains of lack of capable officials in Wuerttemberg Baden amid ex Nazi rehiring. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Gross says officials form a close fraternity, protecting and hiring each other. He notes Allies allow minor Nazi followers to resume official duties under current rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhold Maier
Wuerttemberg-Baden
Charles P. Gross
U. S
Gross
Hitler
Myers Renominated as Democrats Hold Primary
U S Senator Francis Myers was renominated without opposition while Philadelphia’s Richardson Dilworth won easily for city treasurer. Dilworth warned the GOP nominees would be the softest touch in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Francis Myers
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Dilworth
Wings Over Decatur Airfield Progress and CAP Meeting Change
The Tennessee Valley Flight Service announces the North South runway will begin on 17 1950 with the East West runway open during construction and ramp use. Civil Air Patrol meets Thursday at Pryor Field 7 PM, with rides available via Caswell Hays or Ronald Breckenridge. The National Air Carnival comes to Birmingham this weekend with parachute jumps and aerobatics. Local flyers report slow activity due to weather. aircraft from Ohio and Guntersville areas visit for repairs and storage, with Guntersville camping and fishing facilities nearby.
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Tennessee Valley Flight Service
Decatur
Civil Air Patrol
Pryor Field
Caswell Hays
Ronald Breckenridge
CAP
Birmingham
Robert Synder
Fostoria
Ohio
Aeronca
Rogers Rites Held Thursday
Mrs. Ora L. Rogers wife of W R Rogers died Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital after a period of illness. Funeral services will be at 3 PM Thursday at her residence 423 Grant Street with Dr P D Wilson and Dr W Nelson Guthrie officiating. Interment in city cemetery Brown directing. She leaves a husband mother sister and brother plus nephews and other relatives with pallbearers named Jimmie Williams James E Crow Jr H H Hunter Raymond Brittain Charles F King Lawson Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora L. Rogers
W. R. Rogers
Decatur General Hospital
Lexie Lipscomb
Decatur
S. R. Reed
Montevallo
Odie Lipscomb
W. O. Lipscomb Jr
Larédo
Texas
Milton B. Lipscomb
Birmingham
Jimmie Williams
James E. Crow Jr
H. H. Hunter
Raymond Brittain
Charles F. King
Lawson Davidson
Census Reports Cotton Consumption and Stocks by Region
The Census Bureau releases April 2 to 29 averages for daily cotton consumption at 36,172 bales, linters 5,239 bales, with nine month totals to 6,688,902 bales lint and 1,229,454 linters. On hand and spindles active are detailed for cotton-growing and New England states.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New England
New Serene _gopagenet
Lie Stalin meeting signals unchanged Soviet aims and Western defense strain
Mackenzie's column notes Trygve Lie met Stalin in Moscow, signaling no shift in Soviet aims toward communization. The piece discusses China's UN seat dispute, Western Europe defense costs, and the daunting, costly requirement of 30 ground divisions backed by air power, with estimates near 2.5 billion dollars for ground forces.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
Stalin
Moscow
Satlin
Lie
Red
Kremlin
Mostow
U.N
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Navy Reserve
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FEPC
D-Fla
George D- Land
Gensen
By Dodgers
Wall Street
USDA
North Georgia
Gene Aker
Kaff
Zoning Board
National Hockey League
Dr. McPheeters
Mose
Achan
Jericho
Junior High
Mrs. Anderson
Duff
Rogers
MacKenzie
Russia
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