Folsom Aims at Fundamental Reforms Despite Blame
Gov. James E. Folsom told University of Alabama students that his fundamental program for reform remains the goal though he blames both his administration and the legislature for failing to carry out reforms. He cited reapportionment of the legislature and abolition of poll taxes as core aims. Lt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem warned that a world without war is the era’s urgent challenge for the new generation.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
James E. Folsom
Tras Beetr
Alvan C.gillem
Gillem
Third Army
Morgan City Egg Nog Party Ties to Terrell Beating and Death
At a bond hearing April 12 Judge W H Long heard testimony by Chief Wilson and Leach about an egg nog party at Al Metcalfe’s Morgan City Store on April 1 that led to a fatal beating of James Emory Terrell and injuries to Jo die Hicks and Wilson. Metcalfe, bloody and barefoot, was found in his car about 6 AM April 2, with others recounting Terrell grabbing a pistol and a fight erupting between Terrell and Metcalfe and Hicks intervening.
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Hicks
Wilson
Metcalfe
Terrell
Morgan City
Morgan board to revisit roadway project costs
Judge Isaac Johnson said the Morgan project would cost about $800 000 with Morgan’s share near $60 000 and Lawrence county about $75 000. McRae noted the state Highway Department is ready to build with state participation assured. Preliminary surveys are still in progress and final costs depend on the survey results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Board
Isaac Johnson
Morgan
Lawrence County
Johnson
McRae
H. D. Burnum
Decatur
Highway Department
Barnum
Presbyterian unification efforts amid Barbour tenure
Dr Barbour pledged to renew regstratns with vigor and to push toward a single great Presbyterian church within a year. Leaders of the Presbyterian Church U S A view Barbour’s election as easing tensions with Southern factions and preserving a voice during Commander Odom’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barseur
Presbyterian Church
Barbour
C. Kr.odom
Melvin Owen
Turing
Labor policy remarks on TVA efficiency and values
A council discussion highlights labor interests and the board's stance on TVA policy. The remarks praise capable, intelligent individuals involved with labor and assert TVA seeks economical, efficient operation in all its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Scout Program Outlined by New Executive in Tennessee Valley
Robert Haskins, new executive for the Tennessee Valley Boy Scout Council, outlined the program for Morgan County district. County Scout leaders held a dinner at Cornelian where war committee reports were heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haskins
Tennessee Valley Boy Scout Council
Morgan County
Cornelian
Addi
Markets Shifts As Stocks Fall And Key Rails Dip
May 20 report shows mixed trading with losses from fractions to over a point. Bethlehem, Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet hit 1949 lows. rail stocks weakened more than steel. Other notable declines include Chrysler, Studebaker, General Electric, United Aircraft, U S Gypsum, Santa Fe, Pacific Western Oil, and Richfield Oil. Some steadier names were J C Penney, National Dairy Products, Consolidated Edison, Lockheed, and Southern Pacific. Also notes US and Atlanta market activity and Nashville livestock prices with varied cattle and hog movements.
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New York
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Steel
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodrich
Sears - Roebuck
Dollas
Airscraft
United Aircraft
Texas 7 Pacific
Band Trust
International Business” Machine
United Fruit
American Telephone
At. Ca
Low See
Consolidated
Natural Gas
Reduction
Kennecott Copper
Général
Electric
Fastman Kodak
U. S
Gypsum
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Atlantic -Cosubine Standard Oil
Pacific Western Oil
Richfield
Wheat and cotton futures rise amid mixed grain reports
Market notes show May wheat easing while new crop values dip. corn and oats slide, soybeans fall. lard lowers. New York cotton futures close higher as short covering boosts prices with July and Dec contracts recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Sia
Gees
Five flee as car thieves flee. sixteenth captured near hospital
Officials at the state hospital recalled rumors of two planned breaks years ago. Suspected ringleaders were sent back to the State prison at Reidsville. The fugitives listed include Lamar McMormack aged 32 with seven years left on a Bible charge, Albert Paantte 34 with 20 years for theft and counterfeiting, and Ben Thomas Mas 39 with 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Reidsvile
Lamar McMormack
Albert Paantte
Chathgrn
Ben Thomas Mas
Baptists Pick Chicago For 1950 Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention voted to hold the 1950 gathering in Chicago breaking a 104 year precedent of staying in Southern territory. A secret ballot decided Chicago over Houston with Chicago’s vast facilities cited as the key factor. A lone protest was voiced by an unidentified member, and Oregon and Washington churches were not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Southern Baptist Convention
Chicago
St. Louis
Houston- Tex
Clis
Northérn “Convention
Shara
Oregon
Washington
Selma Mayor to Quit Office
Selma Alabama May 20 Mayor L P Burns a leading city official will resign Oct 1 to become president of City National Bank of Sowa This was announced today by Ralph Atkins member of the city council Burns will stay in office until Sept 30 the end of the current fiscal year He was elected in 1932 and re elected last September for a term ending 1952 If Nicholson the council president declines the mayoralty would go to president pro tem Chris Heinz Burns will replace H Glen Boyd as bank president Boyd recently resigned for health reasons
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Selma
Ala
L.—P. Burns
Alabam
City National Bank of
Sowa
Pracy Atkins
ManRkponcho Suna
Burns
Ralph D. Nicholson
Nicholson
Chris Heinz
H. Glen Boyd
Boyd
Long Returns From Air Duty in Decatur
William Henry Long 20 son of County Judge W H Long returned to Decatur after discharge from the U S Air Force. He was discharged May 16 at Rapid City South Dakota after a three year tour and served as a teletype operator. He will likely return to college at King College Bristol Tennessee where he studied a year before enlisting. Accompanying him is service friend John Scherer on a ten day furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Long
W. H. Long
Decatur
U.S. Air Force
John ‘Scherer
Long
Rapid City
S. D
Air Force
German officials join American training project for democracy
Fifteen Germans visit American institutions to learn about U S life and democracy. Paul Van Riper heads the program with support from The Public Administration Clearing House and The Council of State Governments. Escort Howard Studd accompanies the group through campuses and offices across the American zone in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest- PT University
Eer
Public Administration
Clearing House
Council of State
Howard Studd
Military Government
Germany
Hans Maejer
State Ministry of Finance
Ernst Walz
Wurttemberg-Baden
Karl Schoenbach
Forchheim
Bavaria
Peter Groebner
Bad Tolez
Alfred Hauser
Ostheim
Richard A
Pforzheim
Arthur Steinbrenner
Trial recounts attack case in Limestone County
Testimony describes May 10 incident involving Herndon and Miss Dugger in a Victory Electric Company truck. Witnesses place them near Athens and on a Huntsville road, with Dugger detailing rape attempts, bruises, and bleeding. State investigators corroborate timing and occurrences at a cafe and homeward drive.
Funds Sought For Redstone Expansion and Campbell Base
Defense Secretary Johnson sought authority to spend 4.25 million dollars to expand the Redstone arsenal at Huntsville Alabama including rocket testing stands and range. He also requested 496 thousand for a control tower security fence family quarters and utilities at Campbell Air Force Base Hopkinsville Kentucky as part of a 623 million housing and building program for the armed services. The request is part of President Truman's defense budget though not yet approved by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Johnson
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Campbell Air Force Base
Hopkinsville
Armed Services
Truman
Congress
Chemical Laboratory
McGehee to Return Saturday From Atlanta Meeting
Decatur division manager John McGehee of Life Insurance Company of Georgia will return Saturday from a conference at the Atlanta home office. The meeting with home office and field executives covered programs to provide greater service to the public. Thirty seven division managers from the eleven state territory attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McUehee
Decatur
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Atlanta
McGehee
Guilty Plea Prepared for Still Charge Near Decatur
Lonnie C. Layman indicated he would plead guilty to manufacturing or possessing a still apparatus after a Morgan County raid near Pleasant Valley five miles west of Decatur. A still and 400 gallons of live beer mash were destroyed. Cecil Cooper posted a $750 bond and Layman awaits formal entry of a guilty plea at 9 AM June 1 with Marvin Eubank appointed as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie C. Layman
Morgan Sheriff's Office
Pleasant Valley
Decatur
C. B. Humphrey
Laymon
Cecil Cooper
W. H. Long
Marvin Eubank
Council For the
Alabama Legislature Debates Reapportionment and Volatile Bills
In a busy session lawmakers introduced measures from permanent license tags for Alabama voters to a constitutional amendment on judges. Senate proposals include temperance instruction, a research bureau on alcohol effects, and local change allowances. House plans reapportionment for 67 counties and a 11 member senate while lawmakers vote to swap the state flower to the camelia over the golden rod. The session also considers tax referenda, lobbyist disclosure, and wage garnishment protections.
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James B. Allen
Etowah
State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Sen
Allen
Henry H. Mize
Tuscaloosa
Partlow
W. A. Gulledge
Chilton
John Gillis
Earl Tucker
Clarke
Senate
House
Alabama
John W. Howell
Calhoun
Japan
E. E. Nelson
Clay
Flournoy Lovelace
Escambia
L. M. Lovelace
John B. Weaver
Winston
Winston County
W M. Beck
Henry Mize
Tuscaloosa County
T. F. Burnside
DeKalb
James E. Folsom
House State Administration Committee
Senate Finance and Tax Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Joe Langan
Mobile
Langan
Author Charges Revival of Hate Groups in the South
Author Statson Kennedy testified before a house labor subcommittee that fascist and hate groups are reviving in the South to use racial and religious prejudice for union busting. Kennedy, author of Southern Joure, urged hearings as Congress weighs a federal FEPC bill to curb employment discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Statson Kennedy
South
Kennedy
House
Powell
American Activities Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Realistic play turns to mock tragedy on city sidewalk
A four year old girl lies on the sidewalk while a slightly older boy drags her body as if playing dead. Passers by stare and a stout woman asks if they are dragging the child. The children then stand, laugh, and run away with their hands joined.
DAV Meeting Installer Honorees in Huntsville June Convention Invite
Dr Moody Walker DAV zone governor opened the meeting with encouragement for new officers and invited all members to the state convention in Huntsville June 10 11 12. Accompanying him was Thomas Busbin service officer Huntsville chapter. Mr Pitt spoke on DAV state and national affairs. New officers installed Commander Harold Smith Senior Vice Commander Roger Hoover Junior Vice Commander Allen Fite Adjutant Paul Thompson Officer of the Day James Lankston Sergeant at Arms Fred Die Hiroshige Chaplain Herman Bailey Service Officer Melvin Owen. Auxiliary served refreshments with Auxiliary Commander Mrs P K Thompson in charge aided by Mrs M L Kingsmore Mrs P H Craig Mrs C H Odum and Mrs H L McConnall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody Walker
DAV
Huntsville Chapeer
Huntsville
Walker
Thomas Busbin
Pitt
Harold Smith
Roger Hoover
Allen Fite
Paul Thompson
James Lankston
Freddie —Hiroshige
Herman Bailey
Melvin Owen
P. K. Thompson
M. L. Kingsmore
P H. Craig
C.H Odum
H. L McConnall
Girl Wrestler and Pals Acquitted of Robbery Charges
A Reno jury acquitted wrestler Johnny Mae Young, 28, Eva Lee McDevitt, 24, and Mary Anne Huse, 22, of first degree robbery for beating and robbing Salvadore Manriquez, Sacramento cafe owner, of about 1500 dollars on January 28. The verdict was accepted calmly by the trio.
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Reno
Salvadore Manriquez
Sacramento
Calif
Johnny Mae Young
Eva Lee McDevitt
Houston
Tex
Mary Anne Huse
Monrovia
Ala
Manriquez
First city wide Girl Scout awards to be handed at Legion tonight
The first city wide Girl Scout court of awards will be held at the Legion home at 7 30 this evening with all Wheeler area Scouts attending. Rev John A Troxler of Westminster Presbyterian church will speak and the public is invited. News from Yokohama Japan says First Lt William R Reed son of Mrs O L Reed has been promoted to commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Company 72nd Signal Service Battalion Yokohama May 1 1949 ordered by Lt Colonel White. Is God Fickle will be the sermon topic at Central Methodist church Sunday at 7 30 p m by Rev G M Davenport. Circuit Judge James H Crow Jr has returned from Birmingham where he assisted in civil trials. One arrest for obscene language was recorded by the Morgan sheriff today a negro man released on 300 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Harvey
Pan-Am
Herndon
Misss Dugger
Mary Bratcher
Miss Dugger
Athens
W. R. Murphy
Herndon’s
Mississippi
Lee Quimby
Murphy
Oleander
Legion Home
Wheeler Area
John A. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Yokahama
Japan
William R. Reed
O. L. Reed
White
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
James H. Crow Jr
Birmingham
Circuit Court
Morgan Sheriff's Office
Dedication Ceremony Opens Unusual Local Baseball Season
Mayor H R Summer prepares to throw the first ball at a dedicatory ceremony for the season. Rev John T Troxler will give the prayer and Commander Jimmy Williams will speak. Special guests are introduced as the season opens in Decatur with fan comfort in mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Summer
John T. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Legion Post
Jimmy Williams
Decatur
Attendance Goal Set for Central Baptist Church Services
Central Baptist Church aims for 1000 in Sunday school and 400 in BTU at 9 30 am and 6 30 pm. I C Craig leads BTU and D D Gibson leads Sunday school. Best total to date is 948 last March 20 with 976 on Easter. Pastor Rev Paul Roberts departs soon for a new Oklahoma pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union
I. C. Craig
BTU
D. D.gibson
Paul Roberts
Oklahoma
Travel Urge and Not Foul Play Suspected As Girls Disappear
Anderson, May 20 A travel urge and not foul play are believed to explain the disappearance of four school girls. Sheriff Clint McClain said the search for three of the girls, missing since a Wednesday twilight swimming outing, was extended to Charlotte, North Carolina, after reports they were seen hitchhiking yesterday between Greenville and Spartanburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
S.C
Clint McClain
Charlotte
N. C
Greenville
S. C
Spartanburg
Probation Denied for Two in Athens Sessions
Circuit Judge Newton B Powell presided in Athens denying probation to two defendants. Effie Adair 32 received two years for assault with intent to murder. Fred Mahalley 17 got one year and one day probation. Walter Roberts 20 received two years six months for auto theft. Mahalley implicated in theft of electric motors from Trinity High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton B. Powell
Athens
Fred Douglas Mahalley
Effie Adair
Limestone
Walter Lee Roberts
Ardmore
Mahalley
Trinity Negro High School
Paris Talks Show West May Break Deadlock In Berlin
Observers in Berlin see the Paris talks possibly letting the West strike first or wait for the Soviet bloc to move. Diplomats say Western strength grows from prosperity in Western Germany and anti communism, while Moscow’s Berlin blockade failure weakens Russia. Tass reports offers to join Greek civil war talks with conditions. Shanghai shelling kills civilians and wounds others as Red forces attack Woosung sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paris
Russia
Germany
Acheson
Tass
Moscow
United States
Britain
Senate considers Army civil functions bill amid anti Red drives
A Senate subcommittee heard Communist Party leaders threaten underground action if registration becomes law while the Justice Department reviews WP33 subversive alien actions. The big money bill for Army civil functions totals about 300 million dollars, with attempts to trim it failing in the Economy bloc as the Agriculture Department appropriation of 1.465 billion moves to a House compromise with a 21 million dollar gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thon
Clark
Justice Department
Senate
Communist Party
Congress
Arnold Johnson
Legislative Committee
House Call
Douglas
Illinois
Agriculture Department
House
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Dixie
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Wall Street
Poeefrye
USDA
North’ Georgia
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
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Baptists
Bond
Hatfield's Lake
Victory Electric Company
Hérndon
Redstone
Vernon Summerlin
Crenshaw County
Mac Golson
Lowndes
Bruce Hendedsen
Wilcox
Tots
Rlinake
Arom
PAG
Central
Shanghai
China
Woosung
Whangpoo River
Yangtze
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