Secret Of A Bomb Too Well Kept
A nuclear scientist argues U S secrecy helped the Soviet program more than spies. Dr. Eugene Rabinowitch says 18 months may be added. uranium control and demarcation lines in 1945 Czechia and Germany regions expanded Soviet access. He notes FBI burden and warns secrecy should have targeted only the bomb mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Russia
Eugene Rabinowitch
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Congressional Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
United States
Canada
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Germany
America
FBI
Cotton consumption and stocks rise in early May data
The Census Bureau reports April 1 to May 5 daily cotton consumption average 39,766 bales, up from 36,617 a year ago, with April total 980,906 bales. Linters daily average 4,160, lint for nine months 8,232,461 bales, compares with prior year. On hand May 5 lint in consuming establishments 2,239,714. in public storage 2,451,619. Spindles active 19,903,000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Kelly switches Pittsburgh allegiance in Korea war note
Charles E. Kelly, World War II Medal of Honor winner, says he switched from Democrat to Republican. He argues no reason why soldiers should die in Korea for people in Washington who do not know what they are doing.
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Kelly
Pittsburgh
Charles E
Commando
Korea
Washington
Farm Markets Report From Decatur Listing Grain and Poultry Prices
Decatur markets show Cotton middling 45.75c with strict low 43.70. Cottonseed at 100 per ton. Broilers 27c delivered. Hens 20c to 24c delivered. Eggs 80c per dozen. No 2 Ear Yellow and White Corn at 1.57, No 3 Ear White Corn at 1.54. No 2 Oats 95c. No 2 Mile 2.31. Corn basis 1542 moisture. other grains basis 132 moisture.
North Georgia live poultry market steady on good demand
In Atlanta on May 23, the North Georgia live poultry market showed steady activity with heavy supplies moving. Trucks and dressing plants reported strong demand as prices paid FOB farm ranged from 25 to 27 cents for broilers and fryers of all weights, mostly 25 1/2 to 26 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Iran Nation Seizes British Oil Firm Amid Nationwide Rally
Thousands waved Moslem banners as Parliament Member Hossein Makki condemned a U S State Department statement. Iran vows to take over the British owned Anglo Iran Oil Co and rejects the British protest notes while accusing Britain and the United States of interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hossein Makki
U. S
State Department
U.S
Ayatullah Seyed Abolghassem Kashani
Iran
Britain
Governor warns of school closure if segregation ends
The governor told white teachers that the state will reluctantly abandon public schools if segregation is outlawed, a move he said would require action by the general assembly. The assembly commended Byrnes for his stance and passed a law allowing trustees to lease or dispose of school property, potentially enabling private groups or churches to operate schools.
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Byrnes
General Assembly
Assembly
Co-Op Manager and Banker Dies in Bridgeport
P F W Carr Sr aged 64, longtime North Alabama Electric Cooperative manager and local banker, died at his Bridgeport home. Born in Nashville, he helped organize American National Bank in 1918 and served as first president of the cooperative before becoming manager in 1947. Survived by wife, a Bridgeport son, and sisters Mrs White and Mrs McKee of Nashville.
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Bridgeport
Ala
P—F. W. Carr Sr
North Alabama Electric Co- Operative
Carr
Nashville
Tenn
American National Bank
North Alabama Co- Operative
P. J. White
Grover McKee
Services Thursday For Willie Phillips
Funeral services for Willie J Phillips aged 59 are set for Thursday at 2 PM in Decatur City Cemetery with Rev W J Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Decatur City Cemetery. The body arrives from Knoxville Tennessee at 3 AM Thursday and remains at Brown’s Mortuary prior to services. Surviving are three sons Harold Willie and Donald, two brothers E W Phillips of Decatur and E H Phillips of Hartselle.
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Willie J Phillips
Decatur City
W. J. Johnson
Brown
Phillips
Knoxville
Tenn
Decatur
Brown's
Harold
Willie
Donald
E. W. Phillips
E. H. Phillips
Hartselle
Bradley Warns Korea Hold Hampers Iran Risk
General Bradley testifies before the Senate Armed Forces and Foreign Relations committees, saying prolonged Korea issues hinder readiness for other crises. He notes danger of Russian moves into Iran and suggests hearings may spur further aggression elsewhere, while some senators push to shorten the inquiry.
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Iran
Bradley
Korea
Yugoslavia
Indo-China
Senate Armed Forces and Foreign Relations Committees
Russell
D-Ga
Tobey
R-Nh
MacArthur
Senate
Russia
Wage Board Eyes Higher Ceiling as Rollback Debate Persists
The Wage Stabilization Board plans a wage ceiling increase in coming weeks, with acting executive officer Harry Weiss confirming an uplift but not the amount. Union leaders reportedly seek at least five percent more than the current top, which sits ten percent above January 15, 1950 levels. Consumers may see beef savings of eight to ten cents per pound by fall as the rollback debate continues with packers and processors invited to testify on Thursday.
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Cooley
Probate Daily Records Show Transfers From Various Grantees
A probate entry list records multiple property and mortgage transfers. Notable items include Garden Court Apartments Inc. to Clay Callaham for 10 dollars and Everett R. Thorn to Kenneth N. Murphree for 5000 dollars, with many other assignments to or from J D. Taylor and Morgan County officials.
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Garden Court Apartments Inc
Clay Callaham
Elizabeth K. Harrison
Decatur Land Co. Ltd
J. L. Bailey
J. D. ‘Taylor
Lena Permelur Brown
J. D. Taylor
Jimmie D. Bynum
Melvin Hutson
Myrtie Taylor
J.D. Taylor
Pascal Taylor
Parthenia C. Taylor
Nina May Taylor
John J. Woodall
Thomas S. Chasteen
Elmer Bodley
Nancy Counts
Robert L. Thompson
C. P. Poteete
Morgan County
Lowell Sharp
H. C. Slate
Belle Humphrey
Lottie Griffin Lemley
J. A. Leigeber
S. T. Pierce
Lennie
Marriage notices list several in state couples
Hyland Robert Ryan 28 a merchant of 401 West Gordon is to marry Mary Ruth Riddle 26 of Birmingham. Thurman Franklin South 27 of Hartselle a farmer to Rachel Lou Bates 17 of Hartselle. Robert Alexander Thigpen 24 of Huntsville a Redstone Arsenal employee to Willadene Johnson 235 of Hartselle a telephone operator.
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Hyland Robert Ryan
West Gordon
Mary Ruth Riddle
Birmingham
Thurman Franklin South
Hartselle
Farmer
Rachel Lou Bates
Robert Alexander Thigpen
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal
Willadene Johnson
A and Appliance Corp Incorporated Records Filed
A certificate of corporation has been filed by the A and Appliance Co Inc. James Herbert Smith serves as president Jeannette McPhail Argo as vice president Robert Argo as secretary treasurer Authorized capital stock is 25000 with 20000 held by Smith the Argos and Evelyn Ida Smith The firm will sell electric and gas appliances and fixtures.
First Divinity Degree Earned by Union Seminary Alumna
Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan Etchison of Decatur becomes the first woman to receive a divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond Virginia. Her career includes Bible teaching and pioneering religious education in Birmingham public schools before studying to teach the Bible more effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Etchison
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Decatur
Etchison
Elizabeth Duncan
James A.duncan
First Methodist Church
Birmingham
New Hearing Date Set in Probate Judge Case
State Examiner Ralph Eagerton announced a new hearing date of June 4 for civil charges against Probate Judge Isaac Johnson Jr and former Lawrence Commissioner Shirley Smith. Both missed the Monday hearing. Smith appeared at the examiner’s office and was told to return on June 4. Charges stem from alleged misuse of about $138 000 in public funds, part of a Court of County Revenues probe that found about $144 000 misused. five other officials already appeared.
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Ralph Eagerton
Isaac Johnson Jr
Lawrence
Shirley Smith
Eagerton
Smith
State Examiner
Court of County
House kills milk control board abolition amid sales tax fight
The House Agricultural Committee killed a measure to abolish the milk control board. The administration pushed a 3 percent sales tax and a higher car tax to fund education, but after hours of debate and about 60 amendments the chamber adjourned without action. The vote on adjourning showed the administration losing ground 55 to 41 as amendments left the bill unsettled.
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Capitol
House Agricultural Committee
Milk Control Board
State Department of Insurance
State Administration Committee
House
Gordon Persons
Noble Russell
Morgan County
Lawsuit Seeks Payment From McBride Bros for $111.22
A lawsuit filed seeks payment of an accounts receivable balance of $111.22 owed by McBride Bros. The action states the defendant owes the amount and demands settlement.
Balance sought on promissory notes in Decatur suit
The State National Bank of Decatur files against Rosie West and Dillard Kinney for payment of $140.89 on a promissory note. Harris and Harris represent the plaintiff Citizens Industrial Bank of Decatur with W. E. R. Steenson for payment of $140 on another note. Britnell and McEntire are attorneys for the plaintiff.
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The
State National Bank of Decatur
Rosie West
Dillard Kinney
Harris and
Harris
Citizens Industrial Bank of Decatur
W. E. R. Steenson
Britnell and McEntire
Executives Club to Convene First Meeting in Decatur
The Decatur Executives Club holds its inaugural meeting at the Decatur Country Club with 231 reservations. Walter M. Jackson will preside as first president at seven o clock Thursday evening. Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias USN Ret will speak on Our Future Security. Dr. Perry James offers the invocation. Mendel Redish delivers greetings from associated clubs.
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Decatur Executives Club
Decatur Country Club
Walter M. Jackson
Ellis M. Zacharias
Perry James
Athens College
Mendel Redish
Allied forces push back Chinese as losses mount near Seoul
American and UN units report heavy combat across front lines from Soksa to Munsan. Allied troops in armor press advances north of Seoul while air power claims 1,700 enemy casualties in 1,000 sorties. One officer described the Soksa fighting as a hell of a fight.
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Pukhan
Choyang
Chunchon
Seoul
Kapyong
Soksa
Sea of Japan
U.N
Air Force
Munsan
Bobby Joe Proctor Honored With Supper Party
Bobby Joe Proctor was honored at a supper hosted by Mrs. Ida Parker at Bee Line Highway North. Attendees included numerous local residents and families, and Bobby Joe left for California after a fourteen day leave at home.
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Bobby Joe Proctor
Ida Parker
Bee Line Highway
North
W. E. Sparkman
Jimmie Moss
Carolyn
Bettie Lou
C. B. Atkins
J. C. Hobbie
John
Jim
Tommy
Robert Proctor
Bobby Joe
Mary Jane
Lewis Moss
Martha Ann
Coy Sparkman
Mike
Becky
Pervis Sparkman
Nancy
Joe
Bonnie
Dick West
Patsy Joe
Carl Sparkman
Billie Carl
Sherman Wallace
David
Buddy Weaver
Judy Parker
Jerry Atkins
E. L. Proctor
California
Parole Probe Subpoenas Three Witnesses in Alabama
Two former state officials and a reformed Mobile bank robber were subpoenaed as witnesses in the legislative parole investigation. Knox McRae former Finance Director Jim Leak ex ABC Board Member and Roy Dickerson once convicted of bank robbery were served to appear before State Senator Tom Johnston and the five man committee.
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Montgomery
Alt
Mobile
Knox McRae
ABC
Jim Leak
Roy Dickerson
James E. Folsom
Tom Johnston
Whitten Rites Held Thursday
Funeral services for J. D. Whitten 76 will be Thursday at 2 PM at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church. Interment in the adjacent cemetery. Peck directing. Whitten, a Hartsville area farmer, died last night in Hartselle Hospital after a long illness. He leaves seven daughters, three sons, two sisters, a brother, twenty one grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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J. DB. Whitten
Mt. Tabor Methodist Church
Fred Schlosser
Peck
Whitten
Hartselle
B. B. Coffelt
Soddy
Tenn
John Halbrooks
H. L. Dobbs
Vivien Whitten
Arthur Key
Roy Burgess
Leonard Cost
Dewey
Flint
Howard and
Paul
D. W. Thompson
Doshia Turrentine
Vinemont
Mose Whitten
Cotton acreage and rain delay growers in Cullman Valley
Mc Clendon reports Western Lawrence bears the heaviest rain while Morgan county shows about 50 000 acres of cotton this year about a 20 error increase Farmers face two week crop delays from mixed weather Unseasonal rains hold planting and early growth seed depth affects stands Town Creek area reports fairly good stands due to earlier planting
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Mare Cotton Wagnon
Morgan
McClendon
Lawrence
Town Creek
Relief Hits Dixie Areas as Showers Offer Limited Hope
Scattered rains across the South brought relief from heat and drought in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas. Wet spells varied by location with some areas benefiting while others remained parched threatening cotton and pasture growth. Officials urged water conservation as forests burn and crops show uneven progress.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Atlanta
Alabama
Montgomery
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Tupelo
Meridian
Mississippi
Arkansas
Chattanooga
Miami
Cabbage Classed With Brussel Sprouts and Kale Family
Cabbage is described as part of the plant family that includes Brussels sprouts kale turnips and rutabaga in this agricultural note.
Carve Irmelmal Glimpses Amid Historic Scan
A fragmented OCR fragment hints at a feature titled Carve Irmelmal Glimpses. Readable words point to a retrospective or literary brief, with likely reference to a person or place, but specifics remain unclear in the readable text.
Various Discharges and Local Civil Notices In Decatur
Edgar Turney and Ralph Caudell were discharged from Decatur General hospital. Nine cases were scheduled for trial in the recorder's court with six traffic violations two disorderly conduct and one petit larceny. SSRN Ella Turner from New York will visit Thursday to speak to Community Chest directors at the Lyons Hotel. Transportation offered for revival services at the Nazarene Church. Community health notes include perfect wreck record since May 15. Several births and hospital admissions are noted including Sgt Bert Ward Jr's daughter and Mrs W E Ford's hospital admission. Weather and civic notices, church events, and local official activity are listed.
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Recorder’s Court
Ella Turner
New York
USO
United Defense Fund Inc
Community Chest Board of Directors
Lyons Hotel
New Trial Denied for Ed Owens in Courtland Slaying
Circuit Judge James H Crow Jr denied Ed Mack Owens a new trial for the Courtland dancing party killing of Grady Bert Terry. Owens had been granted a second trial after his attorney Russell W Lynne argued irregularities in the first juror selection.
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Ed ‘Mack Owen
Grady Bert Terry
James H. Crow Jr
Owen
Courtland
Russell W. Lynne
Rehearses Own Funeral in Burlington Colorado
Burlington resident J W Gernhart 75 plans a trial funeral service on June 3 with a Colorado Springs minister delivering the sermon. He arranged a singer years ago and named eight regular and 24 honorary pallbearers. The entire service will be recorded and played after his death, ensuring he knows what is happening.
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Burlington
Colo
J. W. Gernhart
Burlinton
Dorado Springs
Gernhart
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Neil Kirk
Willie Phillips
James E. Weaver
McBride Bros
Circuit Court
Executives Club
Chunchon Approached
Cullman
the Daily
Dixie
Edgar Turney
Fifth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
G. C. Sheats
Moulton
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
SSRN
Ralph Edward Caudell
R. J. Caudell
W. E. Ford
Sixth Ave. West
Hamil Clinic
Bert Ward Jr
S. P. Pierce
Joppa
Church of the Nazarene
H. M. Watson
George Wallace Jr
East
Lafayette Street
Eursia Morgan
Eleventh Avenue West
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
James Storey
Eighth Avenue West
Carl Crossman
Jackson Street
Hamil Clinic Hospital
W. B. Eddy
Austinville Church
W. T. Gay
Fairmont, W
M. E. Gasque
A. W. Chenault
Ninth Street
Edwin Mims
Vanderbilt University
Mims
Vanderbilt
Bud Cramer
Lions Club
International Convention of Lions Clubs
Atlantic City
N. J
James Bloodworth
North Alabama T. B. Association
L. T. McCord
East Side
Dave Rosenau
Athens
Decatugy
E. D. Stephenson
Hartseller
Tennessee River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Florence
Decatur Chapter No. 38
Royal Arch Masons
D. L. Allen
James Barnes
John McCutcheon
Franklin Smith
TVA
Harold Whitmire
Athens 3
Mary Ellen Fisher
Hollis Fisher
Decatur 3
J. E. McDougle
Kurfees Paints
H. Leon Reeves
Eighth Ave West
VFW
Lonnie McDaniel
Decatur Armory
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