Plants Hit 4 by Strikes in Birmingham Area
Pullman Standard Car plant at Bessemer halted by a 1,200 worker walkout amid incentive pay disputes. Four coal mines in the Birmingham district idle as labor actions involve CIO steelworkers and IAM AFL affiliates totaling about 1,050 and 150 workers. Local unions seek conciliation. officials cite pay scale disputes and unauthorized stoppages.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Bessemer
TS . R. M. Poarch
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Pullman
War Labor Board
Poarch
CIO Steelworkers
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Colta
Labuco
Praco
Alabama By-Products Corporation
Powhatan
Franklin Coal Company
William Mitch
United Mine Workers’ District 20
Pearch
U. S
Cleaver Elected President of Cottonseed Association
P. F. Cleaver of Little Rock Arkansas was elected president of the National Cottonseed Products Association in New Orleans, succeeding T. O. Hughston of Dallas Texas at the annual meeting.
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Cleaver
New Orleans
P. F. Cleaver
Little Rock
Arx
National Cottonseed Products —Association, Inc
T. O. Hughston
Dallas
Tex
Texas Shows More Than One Thousand Soil Types
A Texas soil survey notes the state contains over 1,000 distinct soil types across its regions. Researchers identify varied textures compositions and drainage patterns that influence agriculture and land use planning.
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Texas
Questions arise over mail ban on William Smith novel
Washington May 19 The postal department solicitor weighed what words can bar books from the mails He briefly banned then lifted William Smith Strage Fruit a race relations novel ending in murder and lynching The size of the context decides if a word is obscene or not And actions begin when a local postmaster asks for advice The ruling allows appeals to federal court and may guide future cases
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Washington
Postal Department
William Smith
South
Lillian Smith
Colin
Blair
Benedict
Dave
Local social notes from Lawrence County Nesmith
Pvt. Nolan Beck spends a 15 day furlough with mother Mrs. Mary Beck and sister. Families and friends gather for visits and a Wheeler Dam fishing trip. Ellamaye Pace visits aunt Woodie Reed. Warrent Officer Dean Smith on furlough with his mother. A social honors Pvt Nolan Beck. Graduates from Hatton high school noted.
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Nolan Beck
Mary Beck
Hill Carpenter
Bérta Masterson
Neline Carpenter
Garth Parker
Clyde Reed
Wheeler Mardis
Wheeler Dam
W. D
Dean Smith
Lyndon Beck
Woodie Reed
Ellamaye Pace
Mattie
Lee Smith
Gilbert Reed
Pvt
Carl Mardis
Alton Parker
Hatton High School
Hidden Attic Room Reveals Coded Danger Plot
Colin explores Benedict’s attic seeking clues as the set links a secret chamber with maps to Pearl Harbor and a shortwave radio. Dove and Benedict confront Blair’s peril as a gun goes off and a tense escape unfolds.
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Colin
Blair
Benedict
Seaboard
Boston
Miami
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Dove
Dave
Black Ground community decorated for two sermons
The people from this community and nearby areas attended the Black Ground decoration. Two sermons were preached in the morning followed by lunch, singing, and an afternoon program. Mrs J P Boyles, employed in Decatur, visited with Mr and Mrs William Lovett and family. Ruby Randolph of near Moulton visited Mr and Mrs Tom Parker and family, as did Mr and Mrs Hern Lansdell and family visiting Knoxville Tennessee.
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Black Ground
Bat ‘Idoa
J.P. Boyles
Decatur
William ‘Lovett
Here
Ruby Randolph
Moulton
Tom Parker
Hern.Lansd
Henry Patterson
5Th Army
Italy
Thrasher
Courtland
Bill Berryman
Childr Énd
Knoxville
Tennessee
Ahd
John Romans
Wit] Romans
Sheffield
Lyndon Jeffreys
Oscar Terry
Howard Odell
Mae Bell Parker
Wheeler Dam
Red tells of torpedo dangers and a submarine sighting
Red recalls tense moments as torpedoes exploded around the ship and a fireman begged for directions to safety. A crewman wished for a submarine encounter for excitement, while seasickness troubled the voyage and the purser from New Orleans joined the poker game ribbing after a raid.
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Red
A. L. Aitken
New Orleans
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Foot Relief
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil from Goidel's Drug Store as a remedy for aching tender inflamed feet. It claims the first application brings relief, with several treatments proving long term comfort and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Goidel
Moone
Decatur Cadet Civil Air Patrol Seeks New Members
The Decatur flight of the Civil Air Patrol Cadets held a Wednesday 8 00 PM meeting at Riverside High School. A drive for new Decatur members was started and cadets studied the Theory of Flight before drill. Remains of the Arctic walrus were found in Georgia.
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Decatur Flight
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Riverside High School
Wayne Smith
Decatur
James
Georgia
Jarman Back From Jaunt With South American Tour Debrief
Rep. Pete Jarman and Rep. Robert Chiperfield wrapped a 17 000 mile trip visiting Panama Chile Peru Colombia Ecuador Guatemala and Mexico. Jarman said South American nations seek close ties with the United States and Britain after the war to secure markets and avoid German competition.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States
Pete Jarman
Jarman
Washington
Robert B. Chiperfield
Santiago
Chile
Alabama Sclon
Great Britain
South America
England
Germany
Panama
Peru
Columbia
Ecuador
Guatemala
Mexico
Wallace
Chiperfield
Ulimols
Sailors recall sub war jitters and boxing comeback tales
London dispatch recalls U boat menace and torpedo fear among merchant seamen. Boson Al Bybus, a 26 year old OWw welterweight, survived five submarine and air attacks and plans politics after the war, while Junior Engineer "Red" Dodge from New Orleans recounts close calls off Trinidad and the Atlantic.
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London
Army
Navy
United States
Boson al Bybus
Murmansk
Bybus
Renee Square Garden
Rother
Baby Arizmendi
Red” Dodge
New Orleans
Trinidad
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Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
The
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
By James Marlow
George Zielke
Lawrence County
van Camp
von Camp's
Wimh Lopez
WBAP
Huntsville
Cosby-Hodges Milling Co
Gelin
Dr. Benedict
Jonathan Dove
Mose
Rae
Tom Gill
King Features Syndicate
Sma
Decatur Flight Seeking
Kool-Aid
Mae R
Luzsianne
Wm. B. Reily & Co., Inc
Uzlanne
Vinal
BY Jerome Currie
Hal Boyle
Iyo
Pettey’s Cleaners
Jane Parker
Marvel
White House
Sunnyfield Pure
Ann Page
Sunnyfield
IONA
Florida
Cali F
Lic
Aje
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