Myrna Loy defends star system amid public roles debate
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas reports Myrna Loy condemns the star system for limiting public perception and star roles. He notes Jackie Coogan’s busy post army life, Roddy McDowall’s high school graduation, and Perry Como possibly shortening his show. Randolph Scott leads a Western and Bob Hope shines in croquet at Lake side.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Myrna Loy
Myrna
Wall Street
OPA
Roddy McDowall
University High School
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Cadagan Douglas
Congress
Margaret O'Brien
Peor-tomensvill
Perry Como
S. G. Howell Dies At Home
S G Howell foreman at In galls Shipbuilding Corp died of a heart attack at 6 15 this morning at 1503 Tenth Avenue East. He was 52. Funeral by Rufus Underwood at 3 pm Tuesday at Grant Street Church of Christ. Burial City cemetery Brown tracting. Survived by wife one daughter Nancy two sons James and Jack Decatur one granddaughter Jackie and two sisters. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim. G. Howell
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Tenth Avenue
East
Mr. Howell
Rufus Underwood
Grant Street Church
Nancy Howell
James Howell
Jack Howell
Decatur
Jackie Howell
Bill Simmons
Hobart Turner
Sam Trotman
Fred Rost
E. W. Ferguson
City Cemetery
Brown
Tracting
World faces food shortage as FAO cites grain gap
FAO estimates 30.5 million metric tons of wheat needed in shortage areas while 18 to 20 million tons remain available in surplus countries. Sir John Orr warns after the 1946 harvest the world will lack reserves like in 1945. Hoover and Truman address famine at UN conference. UNRRA future and broader international controls on surplus food are discussed amid varied national participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
John Orr
Truman
Herbert Hoover
UNRRA
China
Alon
Food - Board
Artina
Australia
France
Russia
Argentina
Brazil
Siam
Canada
Chile
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Greece
Indie
Netherlands
Zealand
Norway
Peru
King Om
United Speonieri
United Nations Agriculture Organization Economic Committee
Merger plan doomed says Walsh and Vinson
Senate naval chair Walsh and House counterpart Vinson declare the Army Navy unification bill is doomed and warn Congress will not approve a single department of defense. They oppose key points including one defense secretary and supreme commander, Marine Corps fleet role, naval aviation transfer, and budget initiation controls. Truman urged reconciliation, but leaders warn against compromise.
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Washington
Walsh
D. RI
Vinson
D., Ga
Senate
House Naval
Congress
House
Senate Military Committee
Department of Common Defense
Marine Corps
Naval Aviation
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Death takes Florida man
Funeral services for Thomas W. Jennings of Winter Garden Florida were held at 11 o’clock Sunday at Union Hill THT near Eva. He died May 13 in Winter Garden at age 50. Surviving are his wife Ella Jennings of Winter Garden three daughters Martha Jennings Hodge Weldon and Butler all of Florence his mother Martha Jennings Eva one sister Nora Wifikle Cold Springs two brothers John and Hubert Jennings Eva and four grandchildren. Pallbearers were Gilbert Kinney Chester Puckett Buster Winkel W H Jennings Armon Kinney and Ernie Holmes. Burial followed in Drinkard Cemetery Hartselle directing.
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Thomas W. Jennings
Winterarden
Fla
W. K.groves
Methodist
Falkville
Union Hill
Eva
Jennings
Winter Garden
Ella Jennings
Leonard Hodge
Louise Weldon
Louis Butler
Florence
Martha Jennings
Nora Wifikle
Cold Springs
John Jennings
Hubert ‘Jennings
Gilbert Kinney
Chester Puckett
Buster Winkel
Ww. H. Jennings
Armon Kinney
Ernie Holmes
Drinkard
Hartselle
Tragedy in Jefferson County Wrecks Kill One, Injure Twenty Two
One man died and 22 were injured in weekend crashes in Jefferson County Alabama. Robert Y. Dyer 38 of Johns community died when his car hit a telephone pole after a front tire blew out. Gary Williams 24 of Gadsden was hurt when a motorcycle overturned near Trussville.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Robert Y. Dyer
Johns
Gary Williams
Gadsden
Trussville
Williams
Clem Appointed to Limestone Jury Board
A. L. Clem of Athens was named to Limestone County jury commission succeeding the recently resigned Robert M. Clen. The appointment was announced today by the office of Governor Spree.
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A. L. Clem
Athens
Limestone County Jury Commission
Robert M. Clen
Associated Press
Montgomery
Spar Ae
Markets Edge Toward Recovery Amid Slow Trading
May 20 report from New York shows stocks advancing cautiously as traders weigh potential railway strike resolutions and ongoing coal crisis. The ticker moved slowly with thin turnover around 800,000 shares while steels motors rails and special issues led gains near the close and bonds remained uneven.
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New York
Washington
Wall Street
Stocks and commodities mixed in early May markets
The report notes steady stocks with select issues advancing. Bonds show mixed moves with narrow changes. Cotton rises in New Orleans as mills cover. Chicago markets show wheat unchanged at ceilings, corn weak on new contracts, rye up five cents. Hogs active and steady at ceilings, top 14.85. Cattle active and steady to strong, top 18.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orleans
Chicago
Cotton futures firm on New Orleans demand and hedge activity
New York on May 20 reports firmer cotton futures in moderately active trading. Persistent New Orleans buying and mill covering faced limited hedge offerings as crop reports and price control bill expectations influenced sentiment. Afternoon prices rose 65 to 85 cents per bale. July 27.33, October 27.59, December 27.70.
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New York
New Orleans
Senate
Market Report Nashville cattle hogs and lambs steady
Nashville reports mixed livestock activity with USDA figures. Cattle mostly steady with cutters steady to higher, fed steers 15.00-17.00, bulls up to 14.25, calves 14.00-16.50, hogs steady with barrows and gilts 14.55, sows 13.80, sheep 500 head steady with spring lambs 16.50-17.50 and ewes around 47.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
OPA Changes Offered to Extend Price Controls Review
More than 30 amendments to the OPA extension bill were proposed to the Senate banking committee. The closed session yielded no decision, with Chairman Wagner hopeful for a vote on decontrol proposals tomorrow. Majority Leader Barkley presented a decontrol amendment as a discussion basis, aiming to end price controls and subsidies no later than June 30, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
D-N. Y
Barkley
OPA
Japan's Yoshida cabinet lineups amid war history and doubts
May 2012 reports show Premier-Designate Shigeru Yoshida naming a 15 member cabinet including six liberals and four progressives with conservative aims. Critics question acceptance of nominee Hiroshi Nasu due to his Imperial Rule Association ties as labor and left groups call for a broader, cooler approach. The note also cites a cigarette industry profit rise to 130,568,000 dollars pre tax, up 306 percent from 1936-39.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Joji Hayashi
Shigeru Yoshida
Imperial Rule Association
Manchuria
Yoshida
Hayashi
Seichi Omura
Tanzan Ishibashi
Chuzo Iwata
Kotaro
Tanaka
Yoshishige Kawai
Hiroshi Nasu
Jiro Hoshijima
Tsunejiro Hiratsuka
Jopi Hayashi
Toshio—Irié
Legislation Board
Baron
Kijuro Shidehara
Labor
Popular Front
Taft and Bankhead Propose Amendments on Price Controls
Amid heavy Republican backing Senator Taft offers an amendment to remove maximum prices after Sept 1 with pricing based on the base period Oct 1-15 1941 and industry cost increases. Senator Bankhead proposes lifting controls on agricultural products within 30 days unless shortages are certified by the Agriculture Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Ohio
Bankhead
D-Ala
Secretary of Agriculture
Prom Page One News Briefs From Local Area
Peggy Terry ill of measles. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4190 meets at 8 PM at the armory. Eva Ford dismissed from Baugh’s infirmary. Mrs Floyd Peebles of Huntsville dismissed from Baugh’s infirmary. George W Floyd announces birth of daughter at Hartselle hospital. Jean Terry dismissed from Decatur General. Ralph Hood welcomes daughter born at Decatur General. Tolbert Powell admitted to Decatur General. Jennie Wells admitted to Decatur General. John Albert Weaver born May 16. both parents and baby doing fine. No Wednesday service at First Presbyterian due to pastor’s annual sermon in Birmingham.
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Ralph Hood
Decatur General Hospital
John Howard Weaver
Huntsville
John Elbert Weaver
Weaver
Huntsville Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
W. W.glass
Knights Templar of the State
Sixth Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Death Claims Noted Writer Tarkington at 76 in Indianapolis
Booth Tarkington, noted Indiana author, died last night at 76 in his Indianapolis home where he wrote much of his work. He won two Pulitzers for The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams, and among his early hits was The Gentleman From Indiana. His legacy places Indiana in the world’s literary circles alongside peers like Riley Nicholson Ade and McCutcheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Meredith Nicholson
George Ade
George Barr McCutcheon
Tarkington
Susannah
Betty Trotter
John T. Jameson
Jameson
Alice Adams
Seventeen
Willie Baxter Jr
Little Orvie
Penred
Mrs Laura Owens Dies At Home In Priceville
Mrs Laura Owens age 60 died Sunday at her Priceville residence after long illness. Funeral held Wednesday at Owens cemetery near Courtland with Rev Timmons Terry officiating. Burial directed by Brown. Survived by three daughters Ella Callahan Priceville Janie Henderson Courtland Susie Terry Vivian La and son W O Owens Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Owens
Priceville
Timmons Terry
Owens Cemetery
Courtland
Brown
Ella Callahan
Janie Henderson
Susie Terry
Vivian
W. O. Owens
Moulton
Army Major May Join Wife in Leper Colony
The U S Public Health Service voiced sympathy but called for further study on Major Hans Hornbostel living at Carville leprosarium with his wife if she is admitted. Officials will test her condition and explore housing near the station while allowing daily visits if possible.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Hans Hornbostel
Otis L. Anderson
The
Health Service
San Francisco
Carville
Dr. Anderson
Hornbostels
Carville Station
Hornbostel
Anderson
Per
Civil Service
Major Hornbostel
Rites Set for Mrs Varnell in Lauderdale County
Funeral services for Ida F. Varnell 77 will be held at Hurricane Springs church in Lauderdale County at 4 pm. Rev. Taylor Lemay officiates. She died Saturday night at her daughter's home in Birmingham after long illness. Survived by four sons, three daughters, sister, brother, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Grandsons to pallbear. granddaughters to arrange flowers. Burial at Hurricane Springs cemetery.
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Ida F. Varnell
Taylor Lemay
Hurricane Springs
Lauderdale County
Varnell
Eugene McCafferty
Birmingham
Primitive Baptist Church
Spry
Truman Reconversion Director pressed talks with carrier reps
The article reports John W. Snyder and a reconversion director engaging carrier representatives in continued discussions. The government aims to soften a potential strike by accelerating talks to avert a renewed stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Snyder
Railroad crisis shifts to air and rail plan debate
Plans consider flying first class mail and diverting vital freight to air water and highway transport. FedERAL Manager Buford orders railroads to hire new workers and calls for Army protection while Johnson’s Office of Defense Transportation aims to run services with minimal cuts. President Truman’s call ends the five day rail strike with a delayed truce and wage disputes scale down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Washington
Robert Glenn
Division of Transport Personnel
ODT
Homer C. King
Claire M. Roddeng
Charles H. Buford
Army
Navy
Fed‘eral
Buford
Col. J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Truman
Johnston
Whitney
Cleveland
Lewis
Charles O'Neill
White House
GOP Senators Press Limits on Food Subsidy Funds
Republican members of the senate banking committee pressed to cut the 1.7 billion dollar request for food subsidies and end payments by January 1. Sen Taft proposed shrinking the authorization to about a quarter and ending subsidies, as Wagner sought closed session votes on amendments.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Committee
OPA
Wagner
Republican Steering Committee
Senate
Two Held for Tire Theft by Decatur Police
Decatur police jailed two men, Mathew Bass and Frank Swiney, on grand larceny charges for stealing 10 tires from Wofford Oil Co. on May 11. They confessed, four tires recovered, six more expected, and the pair will be moved to the county jail.
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Decatur
Wofford Oil Co
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Mathew Bass
Frank Swiney
W.e.kilgore
Bothy
Ae County
Lawrence County
Moulton
Courtland
Georgian Senator Presses Labor Legislation Action
Senator George criticizes lawmakers who oppose immediate labor disputes legislation. He urges continuous Senate sessions to push balanced rules for workers and management, warning of a deeper future crisis if Congress delays action despite opposition from some in the executive branch and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Executive Department
George
Senate
Georgia
Ball
R-Minn
Willa
Boe
Rites Planned for Miss Jo Ann Neill
Miss Jo Ann Neill aged 35 died at 8 30 this morning at the Flint sanatorium after extended illness. The funeral will be held at 2 PM Tuesday at the Ninth Street Methodist Church with Rev O S Gamble officiating. Burial may be at Antioch cemetery east of Hartseile. She is survived by a sister Mrs Gilbert Neill Somerville and two brothers Claude Neill Bessemer and C R Neill Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann. Neill
Flint
O. S.gamble
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Antioch Cemetery
Hartseile
Brown
Gilbert Neill
Somerville
Claude Neill
Bessemer
C. R. Neill
Decatur
Coast Guard Reports 1945 Investigations and Losses
During the 1945 fiscal year the Coast Guard conducted over 10,000 investigations. Among these were 562 accidents with loss of life and 8,680 vessel accidents without fatalities.
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Coast Guard
Critical days viewed ahead in labor tensions
May 2014 commentary analyzes ongoing strike chaos in the United States. It cites John L. Lewis and CIO leaders as central figures while detailing coal and railroad truce deadlines, possible shipping slowdowns, and debates over Wagner Act reforms. It argues industrial peace remains elusive despite historic gains.
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Washington
Ault
Congress
John L. Lewis
Truman
CIO
Johnl. Lewis
Lewis
Wells Show Strong Gas Finds In Alabama Counties
State Geologist Walter B. Jones reports strong gas shows in Glenn Rose No. 3 and Rose and Yelverton No. 2 wells in Walker and Winston counties near Tuscaloosa. Initial tests indicate 750,000 to 1,000,000 cubic feet daily gas with pure methane, dry and smokeless, while oil prospects are less promising though small production possible with further work.
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Uscaloosa
Ala
Walker
Winston
Walter B. Jones
Glenn Rose
Rose and Yelverton
First National Bank
Jones
Hartselle
Alabama’s
Choctwa County
Walker- Winston
Injunction Suit Appeal Scheduled in Alabama
The Alabama Supreme Court will hear an appeal May 29 in the Jeffer son hospital injunction suit. Judge Walter Jones denied a petition to bar use of state surplus funds to pay a $200,000 RFC mortgage on the hospital. Norton argues no statutory authority for the transaction.
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Montgomery. Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Jefferson Hospital
Lucien D. Gardner
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Walter Jones
Elbert B. Norton
University of Alabama
University Medical School
Norton
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