Synthetic Fiber: Rooted Firmly In Dixie's Soil
Dr. Frank J. Soday, speaking at Muscle Shoals for The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, says the southern synthetic fiber industry is growing rapidly and diversifying agriculture and industry. He notes the South holds major mineral resources, oil, natural gas, and expanding chemical facilities shaping the fiber sector's future.
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Southland
Frank J. Soday
South
Tennessee Valley
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Muscle Shoals
Soday
Chemstrand Corporation
Decatur
Land of Cotton
Dixie
Dr. Soday
Union of Chemical and Textile Industries
New England States
New England
Ex-Resident Callie Staten Scott Dies in Atlanta
Final rites for Mrs Callie Staten Scott formerly of Decatur will be held Saturday at 4 PM from Brown chapel with Rev T J Chitwood officiating. Interment follows at Roselawn cemetery. Mrs Scott died in Crawford Lord hospital Atlanta Wednesday after a brief stay. Survivors include husband Clinton E Scott and three sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers listed. The deceased lived in Decatur for about 24 years and taught at OhEe tine.
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Callie Staten Scott
Decatur
Atlanta
Brown Chapel
T.J. Chitwood
Roselawn
Brown
Scott
Crawford- Lord Hospital
Clinton E. Scott
P. M. Daniel
John Wilkerson
Vernie Day
Dan Burleson
Adenauer Nears Pact Signing After Long Negotiations
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Western high commissioners wrap eight months of talks on a 350 page peace contract. Next Monday the document will be signed by Dean Acheson Anthony Eden and Robert Schuman. Key open points include contract date its name and troop status in Germany until the European army is formed.
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Man Republic
Konrad Adenauer
U. S
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Acheson
Washington
Truman
Germany
France
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Senate case reaches Supreme Court over wartime powers
Senate debate continues as the question moves to the Supreme Court. Senator Bridges of New Hampshire challenged President Truman’s claim of power to seize private industries in an emergency and argued that no one could override him.
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Supreme Court
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Truman
Synthetic fiber industry expansion shown in south growth
Dr Soday notes most plants are in the South with new facilities planned there. He cites Texas Gulf Coast raw materials and Southeast mills, estimating over one billion dollars in sales and about 250 million in annual payroll as the industry expands to meet global demand driven by population growth.
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South
Dr. Soday
United States
Chemstrand Corporation
Decatur
Soday
Lad Sleeps As Cops Chase Car
Five year old Gerald Raymond Pressley slept through a police chase after his father Raymond Pressley and friend Charles Pope left him in Pope's car to visit Commissioner J B McKinney. Officers pursued the car, the driver fled, and the child remained asleep in the back seat.
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Talladega
Gerald Raymond Pressley
Raymond Pressley
Charles Pope
Pope
J. B. McKinney
Gerald
McKinney
Textbook book kept on list if chapter 28 removed
Publishers faced removal from the approved list unless Chapter 28 criticizing segregation and praising FEPC was deleted. A motion by William Hode passed to retain the book only after removing Chapter 28 and making other revisions. The Real Estate Board and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce criticized the book’s passages on housing and socialistic tendencies.
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FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
William Hode
Alexander City
Real Estate Board
Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Premature Baby Saved By Oxygen Delivered At Sea
A tiny premature girl, Emily Rebecca Rozelle, born three months early on the Washington, was saved from death by oxygen delivered by a sister- ship rescue dash. In critical condition, she weighed two pounds three ounces at birth as Navy and hospital teams prepare for Southampton arrival. Her mother Mrs Janet Rozelle travels from Dallas to join Sgt Leland Rozelle in England.
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London
U. S
Washington
U. S. Navy
Southampton
Navy
Emily Rebecca Rozelle
Janet Rozelle
Dallas
Tex
America
England
Leland E. Rozelle
U. S. Air Force
North Georgia markets show steady poultry demand and varied prices
Cotton bids quoted Middling 38.50 cents and other grades. No 2 car lots at 1.83 dollars. Hogs paid 20.75 cents in Decatur. North Georgia live poultry market steady with strong dressed sale competition. Farm prices reported up to 10 a.m. broilers under 3.5 lbs mostly 26.5 to 27 cents, some 28.
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Decatur
Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Nashville Livestock Market Report Weights and Prices
Federal state battle noted as steady across classes. Calves 100 good to prime 31.00 to 36.00. utility to commercial 23.00 to 29.00. Hogs 200 lb range mainly 230 lb at 21.50. 250 to 290 lb 20.00 to 20.25. 150 to 180 lb around 20.00. Sows up to 575 lb mostly 17.75 to 17.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Cotton futures drift steady then slide on liquidation
New York cotton futures held initial steadiness as mills and commission houses bought, then turned reactive as old crop July futures liquidations accelerated. By late afternoon, prices fell 30 to 60 cents per bale from the prior close, with July at 38.30, October 36.38, and December 36.14.
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New York
Senate clash over harsh bill linked to Nazi ideology
Administration backed the measure as essential to preserve the American way of life while opponents labeled it harsh and Nazi-like. The bill heads to conference with the House which passed a similar measure. Sen Humphrey urged President Truman to veto if sent to the White House, saying opponents can secure enough votes to sustain a veto.
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House
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Truman
White House
Funeral Saturday for Mrs. Roberts
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lois Roberts of Moulton 2 will be held Saturday at 1 P M at Union Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Louis Smith and Rev. James Hood will officiate with Highsmith directing interment. She died yesterday at 11 P M at her home. Survived by husband C. O. Roberts two daughters Agnes Dutton and Geneva Roberts two brothers Freeman Parker of Chicago and Wert Parker of Trinity one sister Mrs Tone Pearson of Moulton 2 and one granddaughter. Nieces will be flower girls and nephews pallbearers.
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Mattie Lois Roberts
Moulton
Union Hill Baptist Church
Louis Smith
James Hood
Highsmith
Tone Pearson
Record Vacationers To Visit State Parks
A large influx of summer vacationers is expected at Alabama state parks this season. James L. Segrest, chief of the parks division, projects more than 1.5 million visitors, surpassing last year’s 1,401,302. Parks have fresh paint and improvements across cabins and facilities.
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Montgomery
Alabama
James L. Segrest
Parks Division
State Conservation Department
Thirteen Injured In Kansas Storm
A tornado struck Lawrence Kansas yesterday and swept eastward, injuring thirteen people though none seriously. Most damage occurred in rural areas between Lawrence and Kansas City about 25 miles east with several farm buildings wrecked.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas University
Here
Kansas City
Disabled Veterans Pensions Increased
President Truman signed two bills increasing pensions for disabled veterans. The legislation is expected to raise government costs over time and affect the veterans program nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Oil Worker Settlements End Restrictions for Refineries
Government lifts restrictions on gasoline kerosene and oils. Settlements at several refineries, including Port Arthur Texas the nation’s largest, bring about 35 000 of 90 000 strikers back to work. Port Arthur refinery employs 5 100 with a 15 cent hourly wage rise and night differentials, plus back pay to December 1 and a wage reopening clause effective June 1 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Port Arthur
Tex
Oklahoma Campus Raids Stir Riot Charges Against Leader
A Wednesday night raid at the University of Oklahoma led to plans to charge the leader with inciting a riot. A campus demonstration ended in a clash between students and police. Raids were also reported at the University of Southern California and San Diego State.
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University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
University of Southern California
San Diego State
Union Picket Lines Over New Contract At W U Offices
Company officials say the workers would average $1.73 an hour under the new contract. Allen states the union will maintain picket lines around W U offices until members ratify the pact.
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Allen
W. U
Justifiable homicide ruled in Birmingham pistol slaying
Deputy Coroner James O Butler ruled the pistol slaying of 40 year old boarder Robert L Woodall justifiable. The decision states Woodall attacked Jefferson C Phillips who shot him at Phillips home after an argument with Beatrice Phillips. Woodall reportedly beat Phillips and struck Beatrice before the shooting.
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Birmingham
James O. Butler
Robert L. Woodall
Butler
Woodall
Jefferson C. Phillips
Phillips
Beatrice
Car Turns Over Near Ardmore Injury Reported
A 1952 Pontiac driven by Horace Sutterer 33 Decatur lost control on highway 31 south of Ardmore at noon. The car struck a bank and rolled over injuring passenger Edith Lindley Anniston and causing about 500 dollars in damage.
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Ardmore
Highway Patrol
Ted Beasley
Horace Sutterer
Decatur
Highway 31
Edith Lindley
Anniston
Pulaski Hospital
Beasley
New Wrinkle In Expense Accounts
A photographer hired to shoot pictures of the freight train near Brundidge Monday was told to turn in mileage on his car at 8 cents a mile. But he had to do some walking to get to the wreck.
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Montgomery
Brundidge
Banding of Blue-wing Teal Resumes at Wheeler Refuge
Wheeler national wildlife refuge reports a heavy Blue-wing Teal migration in April, with 67 teals and a few other ducks trapped. Banding aims to study movements speed and abundance, and bands should be returned to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service with capture details.
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Alabama
Florida
West Indies
Mexico
Wheeler Refuge
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C
Means Rites Set Saturday for Andrew A Means
Funeral services for Andrew A Dock Means 69 of Decature are scheduled for Saturday at 3 PM at Chapel Hill church. Rev T N Kitchens Rev Cabe Smith and Rev Jimmy Rodgers will officiate with interment in Roselawn Cemetery. He died from a heart attack while mowing early Thursday. Survivors include three sisters Mary E Means Sue Ann Napps Mattie Braswell and one brother W R Means plus many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are Oscar Napps Leon Braswell Gorman Braswell Murry Braswell James Means Eldridge Means and Orman Means. He was an active Chapel Hill church member.
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Andrew A. “Dock” Means
Decature
Chapel Hill
T. N. Kitchens
Cabe Smith
Jimmy Rodgers
Roselawn
Brown
Means
Sue Ann Napps
Mary E. Means
Mattie Braswell
W. R. Means
Winchell
Texas
Oscar Napps
Leon Braswell
Gorman Braswell
Murry Braswell
James Means
Eldridge Means
Orman Means
Chapel Hill Church
Taft Leads In Race As Convention Delegates Debated
Delegates and credentials fight shape GOP contest with Taft and Eisenhower vying for control. Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Texas key states with 75 votes potentially deciding the outcome. Civil rights plank and FEPC remain flashpoints as Democratic chairman McKinney faces scrutiny. Burnet Maybank labels Truman unrealistic on compromise. Russell opposes FEPC.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Washington
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Frank McKinney
Truman
Maybank
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Sen
Russell
What's In Name Girl Wants To Know
Arden G. Goodnature admitted to assaulting his girlfriend Ruth Williams in Los Angeles. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five months in jail after police heard of a pattern of violent abuse including slaps, black eyes, broken bones, and burns.
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Los Angeles
Arden G. Goodnature
Ruth Williams
Goodnature
Evening of games at St Ann's parish hall May 29
Local items note an evening of games scheduled for Thursday May 29 at 7 30 PM in St Ann's Catholic church parish hall with public invitation. Other notes list hospital admissions dismissals court activity and weather figures from Knoxville and local residents' health updates.
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St.Ann’s Catholic Church
Soviet Note Displays In Moscow After U S Iran Exchange
A month after notes exchanged between the United States and Iran the Soviet note appeared in all Moscow newspapers. A Washington official said the Russian protest aimed to intimidate Iran, which faced heavy Soviet pressure and was not expected to yield this time.
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U. S
State Department
Congress
Moscow
Washington
Tehran
Clement Again Will Head TB Association
Tuscaloosa attorney Marc Ray Clement was reelected president of the Alabama Tuberculosis Association at the annual meeting. James E. Mills of the Birmingham Post-Herald, Dr Otis Jordan of Tuscaloosa, were named vice president and W D Robertson of Birmingham was reelected treasurer.
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Birmingham
Marc Ray Clement
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
James E. Mills
Birmingham Post-Herald
Otis Jordan
W. D. Robertson
Church Edict Is Dissolved at Highland View Baptist
In Birmingham area a judge dissolved a restraining order against Rev. Billy Walker and supporters who had held services at Highland View Baptist Church in Trussville. The order was issued after conflicts with Rev. Jesse Tidwell’s faction over church aims. Walker’s group claimed a church majority. Tidwell alleged Walker disrupted pulpit and services on April 13.
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Birmingham
Billy Walker
Highland View Baptist Church
Trussville
E. M. Creel
Walker
Jesse Tidwell
G. C. Boner
Creel
Bénet
Allies unleash heavy bombardment across Korean front
Allied forces report intense action along the Korean peninsula with Chinese casualties estimated at 46 and 10 killed in separate engagements. U S Navy Marine and Air Force units bombed Red troop centers near Pyongyang and Wonsan, destroying bunkers, buildings, gun positions, vehicles, a bridge, ammo dump, and a power plant.
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U. S. Navy
Air Force
U. N
Chorwon
Wonsan
Boxer
Philipine Sea
Pyongyang
Britain Counts 165 Daily Newspapers
A tally shows there are 165 daily newspapers operating across Great Britain. The figure reflects established titles, regional editions, and national papers with diverse readership and coverage.
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Great Britain
Amusements listings for Princess Roxy Sunset Strand Capitol
The page shows theater listings for Princess at Amusements with Wild Blue Yonder starring Wendell Corey Vera Ralston and Forrest Tucker showing at 1:00 3:05 5:15 7:20 9:30 plus Alice In Wonderland at ROXY with showtimes 1:00 2:45 4:30 6:15 8:00 9:45 and A Lady Takes A Chance at SUNSET with Jean Arthur John Wayne at 7:40 9:40 plus Two Tickets To Broadway at STRAND with Hartseile Tony Martin Janet Leigh Gloria de Haven at 7:00 9:00 and Rough Riders of Du rango at CAPITOL with Alan Rocky Lane at 1:35 3:10 4:45 6:20 7:55 9:30.
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Wendell Corey
Vera Ralston
Forrest Tucker
Strand
Hartseile
Broadway
Tony Martin
Janet Leigh
Gloria de Haven
Capitol— Rough Riders of
Durango
Alan
Rocky” Lane
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Mrs. Roberts
Kansas
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Austinville
Calvin Blizzard
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Jimmy Temples
Mooresville
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Tower Avenue
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Endlam
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Sheriffs Force
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
W. T. Mooneyham, Jr
Somerville
J. O. Waugh
J. B. Wiley
Tommie Lee Rogers
Talucaho
Warren Cummings Jr
Decatur 1
Billy Joe Pitts
Trinity
L. T. Coleman
West Market Street
Tom Smallwood
Lacon 1
Courthouse
Hallie Estes
Child Welfare Department
Tennessee River
U. S Weather Bureau
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Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
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TVA
Elmer H. Hamilton
Falkville 2
Oliver J. Sheppard
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Decatur General Hospital
Clement
TB Association
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Lady
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