New Head of DAR Elected in Quiet Election
Roscoe C. O Bryne of Brook s Ind was elected president of the Daughters Of The American Revolution for three years succeeding Mrs Julius Y. Madge of Athens Ga. O Bryne defeated Mrs Ivy Thorpe Manlove of New York 1156 to 31 after polls closed yesterday. She had stepped in to lead the ticket supporting Mrs John Lo Marshall of Clemson S C who died April 14. The new President General has long DAR service dating to 1910.
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Washington
Roscoe C. O’bryne
Brooks Ind
Julius Y. Madge
Athenis
Will
O’bryne
Ivy Thorpe Manlove
New, N. Y
John Lo Marshall
Clemson
S. C
Market rally narrows as leaders hold back gains
The stock market extended its recovery with selective short covering and investment demand but many leaders stayed indifferent. Trailers reported around 700000 shares traded while bonds generally improved and futures showed mixed moves as Chicago wheat rose and oats gained slightly.
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New York
Chicago
Decatur Grain Prices From Alabama Flour Mills
Decatur cash grain prices show No 1 Soft wheat at 2.70 per bushel Bar white corn 74 lbs at 1.85 Bar yellow corn 4 4 2 0 at 1.80 rye 100 cwt at 2.80 barley 1.45 oats 0.90 per bushel Prices provided by Alabama Flour Mills Decatur
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Decatur
Ala Bama Flour Mills
Grain futures rise on active board market in Chicago
In Chicago May 23 prices moved higher as buyers including elevators and exporters supported a strong board market. July corn led gains, wheat rose about 2.5 to 3 cents, oats advanced 1.25 to 3 cents, with July futures values listed for each grain. Trading began in May 1948, noting prices a few cents below December deliveries.
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Chicago
Market snapshot shows mixed grain and livestock activity
York May 23 steady prices across stocks with rails higher while cotton holds. Chicago bases show wheat and corn firm on export demand and short covering, hogs steady to a quarter lower around 24.50, cattle active with top bids near 2.25.
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York
Chicago
Cotton closes lower on York market amid price slips
Cotton prices fell on the York market with a closing around 35 to 95 cents, showing a softer tone from the previous close. Spot middling traded at about 36 3/4 cents, with quotes and ranges listed for nearby futures and nominal N grades.
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Cotton “York
Cotet
Butter and Eggs Market Report Chicago May 23
Butter prices steady with firm balance as receipts reach 508. Unsettled market with total receipts 26,007. standards 3 and 4 report 39-40, current Orlando? 38.5, dirties 37. Other goods listed as ged.
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Chicago
Georgia Poultry Market Quiet Trading on Friday
ATLANTA May 23 USDA report notes light trading in Georgia poultry market. Buyers had trouble securing desired volume of chickens though most needs were met. Processors rejected addt offerings in some cases. Week's bulk birds sold at 21 2 to 34 cents FOB for Thursday noon and Friday morning trades.
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Atlanta
USDA
Georgia
Nashville Livestock Market Report May 23
Federal State and Agriculture reports show weak cattle trade with few test buyers. Slaughter steers scarce and uneven, prices about 1.00 lower. canners and cows mostly 25 to 50 off, weighty types weakest. Bulls 25-50 lower, top slaughter cattle 20.50-23.00, most bulk 17.00. Heifers and feeders uneven with limited upside, market largely plain.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Truman seeks extension of power to control materials
President Truman asked Congress to extend for a year beyond June 30 his authority to control domestic use and export of tin, cordage, antimony, quinine, and drugs to prevent harm to the economy and aid foreign policy. He cited import controls on fats, oils, rice, and fertilizers and export priorities for industrial products for foreign reconstruction. The request arises from a 90 day wartime powers extension. he sent the message from Grandview Missouri where he attends his mother's bedside.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Grandview
Ford Operations Ignore Strike Rides Through Production
Detroit May 23 Ford Motor Co said two days of full automobile production despite a walkout of 3800 union foremen. Spokesmen reported production back to normal yesterday for the second straight day. FAA questioned management's ability to meet schedules. Federal conciliators met with no success in arranging negotiations.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
S Association of America
Ford
FAA
Livestock Market Report Mixed Prices For Cattle And Sheep
Hog prices show 1.00 lower from last week with top weight groups at 22.00 to 23.25 and lighter weights around 22.25. Sow and stag values soften by 15 to 25 cents. Sheep demand boosts spring lambs 50 higher with light weights at 22.50 to 23.50 and heavier lambs near 20.50. Medium springers steady, a few old crop lambs seen. sheared slaughtered stock near 850 mixed.
Layman Presides at Church Meet in Grand Rapids
Wilbur La Roe Jr. of Washington D C presided as moderator of the 159th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA in Grand Rapids Michigan. Delegates elected La Roe yesterday over three candidates Dr Robert B Whyte Dr John H Gardner and Dr Pat McConkey. A proposal to admit women to Presbyterian ministry appeared headed for defeat.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Wilbur la Roe Jr
Washington,d, C
Presbyterian Church
159Th General Assembly
la Roe
Rober B. Whyte
Cleveland
John H. Gardner
Baltimore
Pat McConkey
Seattle
Unions Weigh French Offer Amid Wage Debate
Paris May 23 French labor unions considered a government plan to raise pay with a minimum wage and production bonuses. The proposal would set a 7000 franc monthly salary for 200 hours, raise tax exemptions, and offer industry bonuses if output targets are met. The CGT faced a decision on acceptance as strikes and walkouts pressured policy.
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Paris
Confederation Generale du Travail
Communist Party
Paul Ramadier
Man Dies After Gun Incident in Lipscomb Area
Chief Deputy Clyde Morris said Alvie E. Humphries, 39, was shot by Lipscomb Police Chief Milton Paterson when he drew a gun during an attempted arrest. The shooting occurred as Humphries unloaded whisky from a truck near Paul's Hill between Bessemer and Lipscomb.
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Bessemer
Ala
Clyde Morris
Milton Paterson
Lipscomb
Alvie E. Humphries
Morris
Paterson
Humphries
Paul's Hill
Lewis and Dixie Operators Plan May 28 Talks on Contract
John L. Lewis and the Southern Coal Producers Association agreed to meet Wednesday morning May 28 to negotiate a new work contract. Any agreement would take effect after government authority to operate 2500 soft coal mines expires June 30. The Southern group declined to join broader industry talks, seeking a separate contract with the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern Group
United Mine Workers
Steel black market seen in testimony to Senate subcommittee
Charlies Margiotti told a Senate small business subcommittee that a client, seeking 300000 tons of sheet steel for resale, was asked by a New York lawyer to pay 62.50 a ton as an override to unnamed steel executives. The client, E A Kerschbaumer, testified yesterday the deal collapsed. Margiotti stressed he did not accuse any steel executives or claim direct knowledge of improper practices.
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Washington
Charlies Margiotti
Pittsburgh
Senate
New York
Margiotti
E. A. Kerschbaumer
Kerscbaumer
Herbert M. Karp
Kerschbaumer
Trapped story continues with driver pleas for aid
The article recalls drivers' pleas for help after a disaster. C W Rolling of Montgomery describes the scene while firemen and wrecking crews plan to cut occupants from the wreckage. Crews warn it could take hours to reach survivors.
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C. W. Rolling
Montgomery
Marzani Convicted on Multiple False Statements
A federal jury convicted Carl Aldo Marzani former State Department official on 11 counts of making false statements to conceal communist links from investigators. Justice Reech allowed Marzani to remain free pending a motion for a new trial. maximum penalties could total 110 years in prison and a 110000 dollar fine.
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Washington
Federal District Court
Carl Aldo Marzani
State Department
Richmond B. Reech
Marzani
Tri
Evacuation From Changchun Amid Manchurian Bombardment
An American Army plane evacuated families of the U S and British consuls general from Changchun as communist shells hit northern suburbs. Nationalist dispatches say government planes have dropped ammunition to defenders for two days as communist troops push closer to the besieged city.
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Nanking
United States
Changchun
Manchurian
DIA Pad image glimp ses about your community and mine
Willie Meadows a student of Athens College spent the weekend with his aunt at Decatur and his mother Maudie Meadows of Hartselle. Mr and Mrs W R Hooper of Decatur visited. Vick Jackson and daughter of Birmingham visited Maudie Meadows of Hartselle. Paul Spears Henry Turner of Miami Fla visiting. Mrs R O Biles at beds ide of her father J R Gilliam critically ill in Protestant hospital Nashville.
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Willie Meadows
Athens College
W. R. Hooper
Decatur
Maudie Meadows
Hartselle
Vick Jackson
Birmingham
Center Church
Lawrence County
Paul Spears
Henry Turner
Miami, Fla
R. O. Biles
J. R. Gilliam
Protestant Hospital
Nashville
House seeks June delay on tax cut bill amid opposition
The House and Senate clash over timing for the tax cut bill with House GOP leader Refi Halleck urging focus on passing good bills rather than courting vetoes. He warned against turning Congress into a rubber stamp as debate continues on amendments after House approval.
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Refi Halleck
Indiana
House
GOP
Congress
White House
Halleck
Rep. McCormack D
Mass
Congress wrestles with right to injunctions in labor bill
A House Senate conference on a compromise labor bill debated whether private employers should have legal power to obtain injunctions against jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. The House would grant it in some cases, the Senate would not.
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House
Senate
Kermit Eby
CIO
House Labor
Eby
American Hospital Association
Blue Cross Commission
Taft
Senate Public Welfare
Congress
Ways and Means
Injunction Issued Against Mass Picketing at Prattville Plant
Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones of Montgomery issued a temporary injunction blocking mass picketing at the Gur Manufacturing company plant in Prattville. The action was taken in Judge Oakley Melton’s absence as he is in Clanton holding court. A hearing will be held by Judge Melton when he returns.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Gur: Manufacturing Company
Prattville
Jones
Oakley Melton
Melton
Clanton
Sai
Commission Arrives Ankara to Help Turkish Army
A United States military mission arrived in Ankara to assist Turkey in modernizing its aging armed forces with American funding and will begin work without delay.
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Ankara
United States
Turkey
Plane Found West Palm Beach Fia The Of
A damaged clipping notes a plane found near West Palm Beach Florida with unclear details. Authorities investigate the discovery and identify involved parties and location.
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West Palm Beach, Fia
the of
Balkans Commission Warns Propaganda Fuels Balkan Tensions
The Balkans commission says propaganda inflames passions and that some states refuse to accept current frontiers, complicating the scene. It warns that exploiting the Macedonian question threatens Balkan tranquility and leaves Greece to handle amnesty for political prisoners.
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Balkans
Greece
Rough Sailing Seen For Group's Report
The United Nations Balkans investigation commission report signed in Geneva faces possible veto in the Security Council. Russia and Poland oppose moves to condemn Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria over the border dispute. The council refused a Russian bid to curb a sub commission and will defer full discussion until the report arrives in June.
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U.N
Salonika
Greece
Balkan
Clapp cites TVA facts in defense against critics
Gordon R. Clapp TVA chairman told the American Public Power Association that propagandists misrepresent TVA as he cited rising output and low rates. He noted TVA now provides about 14 million KWH to 139 municipal and cooperative systems and to industries and Oak Ridge. He contrasted 1932 rates with current 1.75 cents per KWH and argued pricing policy drives greater electricity use.
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Cleveland
Gordon R. Clapp
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Clapp
American Public Power Association
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Atomic Energy Plant
Oak Ridge
Henry Ford
Belgian Trade With United States Averages 100 Million Annually
The article notes Belgium's trade with the United States averages about 100 million dollars per year. It highlights a steady bilateral commerce level and indicates the two nations maintain strong economic ties through imports and exports.
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United States
Brave Lad Becomes Eagle Scout At Bedside
Ronald Phillips 15, terminal brain tumor patient at Saginaw General Hospital, received his Eagle Scout badge in a bedside ceremony. Willard Na of Valley Trails Boy Scout Council pinned the badge as the youth, once senior patrol leader of the First Baptist church troop, smiled faintly. Ronald, who had lost speech, faced doctors who gave him three days to a week to live, yet achieved all but one of the 21 required merit badges with his father Everett aiding and Mrs. Phillips supporting his bird life study travels two weeks prior.
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Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw General Hospital
Ronald Phillips
Willard J. Na
Valley Trails Boy Scout Council
Ronald
First Baptist Church
Everett
Verdict for anarchy and law lynched in history light
The Charlotte News notes the verdict as a triumph in history. It calls the verdict an impressive demonstration that South Carolinians have abandoned the ideal of impartial justice. The Piedmont of Greenville agrees observers say the verdict was just according to the law and evidence, regardless of world opinion.
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Charlotte, N. C
Greenville
The
Piedmont
Verdicts Compared on Lynching Trial Across Press
London papers report the Sylvania Georgia lynching acquittal riling Britain’s tabloids. The Daily Mail cites America’s problem of white attitudes to Negroes as papers recount the trial from the verdict in Sylvania where Jimmie Brown, 25, was convicted of rape and sentenced to death after a three minute jury debate.
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London
San Carolina
Britain
Today
The
Daily Express
America
South
Daily Mail
Sylvania
Jimmie Brown
Southern editorials urge action against lynching and federal law
In voices from The Piedmont and The Atlanta Constitution to The Birmingham Age Herald, editors press against lynching and push for federal intervention. They warn that murders of Black people by white mobs demand stronger law enforcement and federal response, signaling growing national concern.
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Piedmont
Atlanta Constitution
Birmingham
Age Herald
South
Palestine Issue Debated On Queen Elizabeth Docked
On the Queen Elizabeth in New York Lady Astor and Dr. James G. McDonald debated Palestine policy. McDonald opposed partition but supported autonomy for Jews if needed. Astor criticized British rule as gangster rather than military and urged Jews to remain in Europe. He accused Britain of failing obligations and questioned policy.
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New York
Lady Astor
James G. McDonald
Committee of Inquiry On
Palestine
Astor
McDonald
Hitler
Europe
Japan elects first socialist premier in history
Tokyo May 23 Tetsu Katayama a 60 year old socialist leader was elected Japan s new premier by an almost unanimous vote of the house of representatives after a week of bickering He becomes the first socialist premier in Japan s history and the first to be elected by popular vote Katayama must assemble a coalition cabinet likely with liberal opponents led by Pay outgo remi Shigeru Yoshida.
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Tokyo
Tetsu Katayama
Japan
House of Representatives
Katayama
Enna
Remi Shigeru Yoshida
Proof demanded in New York on Sabsence inquiry
Emil Schram president of the New York Stock Exchange invited Rep Sabath to present to the exchange or to the Securities and Exchange Commission any factual proof supporting his absence claim. The note references May 23 and mentions wage concerns.
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New York
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Rep. Sabath
D-Ill
Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
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