Trinity High School Holds 12 Graduates in Ceremony
Twelve graduates received diplomas in a Trinity High School program led by salutatorian Mozelle Terry and valedictorian Eugenia Berry. The service included a processional, invocation, vocal solo, literary address by Supt. Lex White, and awarding of honors by F C McDaniel, with Rev S W Brooks giving benediction.
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Trinity High School
Moze
Minnie Lee Frances Mooney
Clinton Orson
Clarence Phillips
Clar“Terry
Eugene King
Hollis
Quimby Nelson
Hermangle
Herbert Cagle
Janie Chapman
S. W. Brooks
Mozelle Terry
Reneau Carrel
Decatur
Als
Lex
Banquet Honors Beloved Public Schools Leader
Judge Seybourn Lynne praised Prof. W. W. Benson for eighteen years of leadership in Decatur Alabama public schools. Benson thanked the faculty and presented a silver loving cup from 76 staff members, while a program highlighted by musical numbers and tributes emphasized his character and long service.
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Judge Lynne
Bengon
Lynne
Prof. Benson
Benson
Hoff
W. W. Benson
Pease
Alabama
B. D. Bailey, Jr
R. FE. Catlett
L. BE. Wimberly
R. D. Gideon
Oscar Napps
R. N. Harris
T. 8. Barnum
Louis Bell
T. R. Harrison
W. L. Field
Mary Turley
Lila Pritchett
J. & Blair
Z. Trimblé
J. N. Hodges
W. J. Coyle
Jeanne Stone
Eleanor Reed
Leon Moody
Aubrey Puller
Mary B. Terrell
Evelyn Lee
Margaret Alexander
Carlton Kelley
Lila Mae Jolly
Lois Walsh
H. L. Ogle
Evelyn Murphree
Helen Fischer
Frances Nungester
Elbert Weaver
Trene Clem
Edith
Margaret Humphrey
Board of Education
Jackson Vine
Hal Long
W. E. Curry
Mhngerman
A. H. Hoff
W. T. Jordan
Seybourn Lynne
J. E. Blair
W. E. Cutty
AP elects Robert McLean Philadelphia Bulletin president
Robert McLean president of the Philadelphia Bulletin was elected to head the Associated Press succeeding Frank Noyes who held the office 38 years since its creation.
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Robert McLean
The
Philadelphia Bulletin
Associated Press
Frank Noyes
Markets Fall Slightly as Caution Overrides Good News
Wall Street dipped with leading stocks down about two points as optimistic items failed to spark a rally. Utilities posted mixed results amid light trading as the Tennessee power sale and TVA moves drew attention in a tense market, while steel shares faltered on potential production declines. Cotton and cottonseed markets held steady with modest spot activity and steady prices.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
National Power Co
Tennessee
Knoxville
TVA
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Supreme Court
Stock Exchange
Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Oregon
Steels
A. 8. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Lars Roebuck
J. I Case
Douslas Aircraft
Boeing
Kennecott
American Smelting
Westinghouse
du Pont
Markets at a Glance May 21 New York and Chicago notes
Stocks heavy with steels leading a quiet setback while bonds mix and rails shed more. Curb uneven as utilities demand persists. sterling and franc pressured abroad. Cotton steady with local and trade demand. sugar improved on cover. Coffee soft from foreign selling. In Chicago Wheat higher. Corn easy with large receipts. Cattle and Hogs steady to nominal.
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New York
Chicago
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Butter quotes at 1,808,559 pounds in Chicago with no change. Eggs trade at 28,274 units, steady in late May market report.
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Chicago
Market report for cattle hogs and sheep from Nashville
U S Department of Agriculture notes mixed livestock prices in Nashville with cattle and calves steady to higher, fat yearlings and fed steers strong, hogs steady and light weights 7.50 to 8.10, sows 6.40, sheep nominally steady with spring lambs 50 to 1000 higher and fat sheep 2.00 to 3.00, vealers up to 9.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Wheat Prices Rise on European Strain
Chicago traders pushed May wheat sharply higher on European political tensions. May wheat led the surge reaching a top around 79 3 4 cents as reports of strain spread through the market.
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Chicago
Slaying of tourist operator prompts dog chase in Alabama
W I Densmore a 56 year old tourist camp operator was killed when three unknown Black men entered his store and demanded cookies and cash. Mrs Densmore was forced to give $15 as he lay dying. Three suspects remained in county jail with officials not confirming their roles.
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Bissemepr
Ala
W. I. Densmore
Densmore
Three temporary buoys mark Dam No 1 Canal channel
Major Bernard Smith announces installation of three temporary buoys on the Tennessee River canal limits in cooperation with the Lighthouse Service. Buoys indicate left and right channel boundaries and reference prior navigation notices. Copies available from the U.S. Engineer Office in Nashville Tennessee.
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Bernard Smith
Corps of Engineers
Tennessee River
U. S. Department of Commerce
Lighthouse Service
Florence
Ala
Wilson Dam
U.S
Nashville
Tenn
Pilots Blamed in Fatal Transport Plane Crash
A coroner's jury ruled the crash in the Sarges hills Monday an accident caused by faulty judgment by both pilot and co-pilot. Nine people died in the $80,000 transport plane. The panel urged mandatory 1000 foot minimum altitudes over mountain routes and passenger flights. A federal board public hearing is set for Tuesday in Burbank.
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Los Angeles
Sarges Hills
Federal Board
Burbank
Decatur Events Highlight Club Meeting And Local News
Mrs F L Aldridge of Athens College to speak at Haleyville Study Club luncheon May 25 with Miss Rebecca Cook of Talladega giving a humorous reading. Bronze pin awarded to Miss Dorothy Immel after Alabama Business Institute speed test. Rotary Club meets at Woodall’s on Monday at 12 15 led by Lawson Davidson. O Hagerman anniversary May 29. Lawson Draper recovering quickly after appendicitis. John Davis in Birmingham on business. Leonard Lively to Chattanooga with visit planned. Rev Phil Hamer to preach at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. Shirley Ann Murphy seriously ill with colitis. Lucile Lamon of Florence attended Austinville high school graduation. Edna Margaret Lane among graduates. Mrs ma Jones of Trinity in town for business. H H Murphy of Hartselle on a Saturday business call. Three charged with drunkenness and one with speeding in police court. Jeff Rowe of Parkville, county board of revenue member, in town. Solicitor Melvin Hutson delivered Cotaco high school commencement address. thirty three receive diplomas. Nearly 1500 people attended the exercises. Mrs J H Chitwood improves at home after illness.
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F. L. Aldridge
Athens College
Haleyville Study Club
Rebecca Cook
Talladega
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Cotaco High
Sudeten Elections Clash with Berlin Ambitions
Nazi claims overshadow Prague and Assig as Czechoslovak districts prepare for tomorrow's elections in 232 areas. Sudeten leaders aim to gain control of 66 towns and villages with Nazi shops displaying Henlein photographs. Candles to light tonight mark the tense political mood.
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Henderson
Berlin
Praha
Assig
Konrad Henlein
Wheat futures rise as Italy authorizes price increases
Amid thin offerings, Chicago wheat futures climbed with Italy approving 7 percent wheat price advances. Evening quotes show May at 79 7 8, July 76 1 2 5 8, with corn and oats moving modestly in either direction.
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Italy
Chicago
Cotton futures close steady amid mixed New Orleans and New York quotes
In New Orleans and New York trading on May 21, cotton futures finished steady to mixed. Prices ranged with highs near 8 8 cents and spot middling held around 8.52.
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New Orleans
Naked pair treks 14 miles in snow near Marysville
Ivy Anderson and Dean Green recalled a naked trek of over 14 miles in hillside snow after discarding clothes to swim Slats Creek. They lost their bundle to swift water, retrieved nothing, and pressed on to their car four miles away then to Strawberry ten miles farther seeking shelter and warmth.
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Marysville
Calif
Ivy Anderson
Dean Green
Strawberry
Montgomery Educator Declines Millsaps College Presidency
The Alabama Journal reports Dr Clarence M Dannelly superintendent of Montgomery schools declined to become president of Millsaps College Jackson Mississippi after the Millsaps board offered the post at a Jackson meeting Wednesday Dr Dannelly gave no comment stating publicity should come from Millsaps authorities
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Journal
Clarence M. Donnelly
Mallsaps College
Jackson
Miss
Millsaps Board of Trustees
Dannelly
Millsaps
Pennsylvania WPA Penalties Kept Secret by State Official
In Philadelphia on May 21 1947 WPA workers numbered 18 were penalized for political activity. State administrator J Banks Hudson said he knew nothing about the dis missals and would not discuss the names or actions taken.
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Philadelphia
WPA
Pennsylvania
J. Banks Hudson
Roosevelt son to seek checkup in Rochester hospital
James Roosevelt, son and secretary to the president, announced plans to enter Mona Brothers Hospital in Rochester Minnesota for a check on a stomach ailment that has troubled him.
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Washington
James Roosevelt
Mona Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Parable Teaching, Evangelist Talk Mark Sunday at Central
Rev. John C. Cowell Jr of Central Baptist plans a 11 o’clock sermon on The Parable of the Leaven following last week’s sower discourse. At 7:30 p.m. Phil Hamer, converted under Dr. John A. Davidson, will share his life and gospel work. Vacation Bible School plans announced for June 6 to run three weeks with trained workers and classes for all ages.
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John C. Cowell, Jr
Central Baptist Church
Hamer
John A. Davidson
First Baptist Church
Selma Ala
Christ
God
Regular term in Senate contest in Republican lists
Rufus Holman state treasurer defeated former senator Robert Stanfield in the Republican lists by 64 165 to 21 196. Holman wins nomination for the regular term in the United States Senate.
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United States Senate
Rufus Holman
Robert Stanfield
Growth in labor power seen to translate into politics
John L. Lewis told the United Office and Professional Workers of America convention that labor gains will yield greater political strength as union membership grows. He avoided Pennsylvania post-primary specifics while noting continued party realignment rumors and signaling labor leaders’ hopes for party unity under Lieutenant Governor Thomas Kennedy.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Office and Professional Workers of America, & Cio
Guffey
Marvin McIntyre
House
Jones
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
White House
Thomas Kennedy
Guffey-Lewis
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