Community notes and events in Decatur area updated
Weather outlook for the state notes partly cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures. Local visits include Mrs Jones Mrs Oliver and Mr Urquhart in Monteagle Tennessee with residents ranging from hotel owners to church groups and electors dinners in Birmingham and a state Democratic chairman speaking engagement. Local hospital and clinic updates list several admissions discharges and checkups while the Decatur cotton market reports middling at 38.25 and strict low at 37.25 as John Peach plans a return to work next week.
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Decatur Teacher Sets An Example In Publication
Miss Anne Pritchett a third grade teacher at Somerville Road school Decatur outlined a regular unit for her 30 or more students. The study titled The Wonder World of Nature was published in The Instructor a top national school publication. She aimed to teach appreciation of natural resources and conservation by guiding her pupils through the world of nature.
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Anne Pritchett
Somerville Road School
Decatur
Pritchett
Truce Parleys Under Way as Fighting Rages Near Jerusalem
Heavy fighting persisted around Jerusalem as representatives of seven Arab states met in Trans-Jordan to discuss a United Nations request for a truce in Palestine.
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Trans-Jordan
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Palestine
Truman Hints Arms Lift for Middle East
Israel's provisional president Chaim Weizmann said President Truman gave him hope the U S may lift the arms embargo for Palestine. Weizmann, guest at the White House, met Truman for 30 minutes and discussed a potential loan of 90 to 100 million dollars.
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Chaim Weinzmann
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Middle East
Weizmann
White House
Palestine
Jewish Forces Retake Ramat Rebel Amid Fierce Arab Attack
In Tel Aviv the Haganah reports Ramat Rebel between Jerusalem and Bethlehem was recaptured after a strong Arab assault. Arab shelling resumed as the village, taken yesterday by Egyptian and Trans-Jordan legion forces, faced a counterattack with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Amman
Taft claims Southern delegates in 1948 GOP race
Senator Robert A. Taft said he expects two thirds of 267 Republican nominating delegates from 12 Southern states and three border states. Texas votes loom large with 33 delegates as Taft backers claim at least 26, while Dewey takes the rest and Stassen trails.
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Washington
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Thomas Ewey
New York
Texas
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
George CC
Hopkins
Philadelphia
Free Cooking Show At Princess Theatre For Housewives
Public notices invite housewives to a three day cooking show at the Princess Theatre with ample parking behind the venue. The event runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. free admission. TVA staff along with local appliance dealers will demonstrate electric range use and complete meals with new recipes and tips on nutrition and meal planning.
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City Electric Department
TVA
John L. Lewis Faces Third Contempt Hearing Next Week
John L. Lewis may face a third contempt of court hearing in 18 months over his refusal to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association. Judge T. Alan Goldsborough will decide if a new injunction is needed to curb alleged taft Hartley law violations as NLRB counsel Denham seeks immediate restraining orders and a show cause hearing.
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Harold W. Ward Washington
Southern Coal Producers Association
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United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
UMW
Joseph E. Moody
Torneys
Goldsborough
NLRB
Nate Very
Congress Urged to Approve Federal Education Aid
President Truman pushes Congress to approve federal education grants and raise the minimum wage to 75 cents an hour. Senate backs $300 million yearly education aid. House action pending. Minimum wage legislation remains stalled in committees. A Senate panel questions U S recovery funds used by Britain in Arab‑Jewish conflict. Hoffman to report. A House panel estimates foreigners avoided taxes on U S commodities totaling 64.5 to 129 million dollars.
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Paul G. Hoffman
U. S
Farm Bill Passes Amid Soil Payment Dispute
The Senate approved a 1.21 billion dollar farm appropriation with no change to soil conservation payments, rejecting Senator Young’s amendment to restore a prior system. Senator Russell supported a raise in the soil program to 300 million dollars and argued against punitive effects on the Southeast. The chamber also approved 75 million dollars for school lunches, ten million more than the House.
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Young
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Russell
D-Ga
Georgia
House
Girl Valedictorian Seizes Diploma Amid Tuberculosis Hospital Stay
Bettye Jane Stevens 18 of Somerville plans to deliver her valedictory at Priceville High graduation while hospitalized in Morgan County tuberculosis sanitorium. Despite illness, she kept up with her class, earning top marks and county Civitan oratorical honors, and she remains hopeful for education beyond high school.
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S. Mary Williams
Bettye Jane Stevens
Priceville High School
Morgan County
Somerville
Bettye Jane
Anniston
Ala
James
E. Stevens
Steve
Civitan
Alabama
Missippippi
Russian vetoes block UN probe into Czechoslovakia coup
May 25 LAKE SUCCESS Two more Soviet vetoes quashed United Nations plans to investigate February's communist coup in Czechoslovakia. The United States urged the Security Council to find new ways to inform the world about the power grab and Russia's role. R. Austin said the US would gather evidence independently and read it into council records and urged other nations to do likewise.
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Russia
Security Council
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Council
Texans Face Choice at State Democratic Convention
In Brownwood Texas delegates from 254 counties weigh three questions on Truman and civil rights. Governor Beauford Jester seeks uninstructed delegates to the Philadelphia national convention as factions argue over pledges and support. Jester forces appear to hold a delegate majority.
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Truman
Philadelphia
Beauford Jester
Texas
Jester
Truman Proposes 50 Percent Social Security Boost
President Truman sent Congress a plan to raise old age payments by 50 percent and extend coverage to 20 million more people by tapping up to 4800 of income. Republicans Reed Knutson and Taft criticized the move as political and fiscally risky.
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Gas Case Still Being Studied In Alabama North Alabama
The Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Company seeks a certificate to serve seven North Alabama towns including Florence Sheffield Tuscumbia and Athens. W S Eastern Florence president said no decision has been made since the May 12 hearing with the Federal Power Commission and three weeks to a month may pass before a ruling.
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Power Commission
Briscoe Named Governor-Elect in North Alabama Civitan District
Morgan county tax collector Alvis Briscoe was elected governor-elect at the state Civitan convention in Montgomery and installed last night. The North Alabama district will run from Birmingham northward but exclude the city itself, with Briscoe serving a one year term as governor-elect before becoming district governor. Decatur attendees reported a wonderful time, alongside E. G. Hamilton Judge Newton B. Powell Dr. A. M. Roan Floyd Sherrod.
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Morgan County
New Northa
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North Alabama
Birmingham
Decatur
E. G. Hamilton
Newton B. Powell
Phone workers and AT and T meet to resume talks
In a sudden move 25 000 long distance telephone workers across 42 states agreed to resume negotiations and delay actions before a tentative fact finding board. Foregoing board study, officials from AT and T long lines department and CIO American Union of Telephone Workers held an unscheduled meeting in New York on May 25.
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Suit Seeks 750 Damages Over Highway 67 Auto Crash
J T McGinley sues William O Light for 750 damages in circuit court over a February 5 automobile wreck near Somerville on Highway 67. He claims great damage caused by the defendant's negligence and seeks a jury trial. Attorneys Peach, Caddell and Shanks represent the plaintiff.
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J. T. McGinley
Circuit Clerk’s Office
William O. Light
McGinley
Somerville
Highway 67
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
GM Strike Averted With New Hourly Wage Hike
General Motors granted a unique 11 cent an hour wage boost to avert a CIO UAW strike by 225,000 workers. The $75 million annual cost may set a pattern for the auto industry as Chrysler prepares to resume talks and Ford begins wage discussions. The wage rise lifts GM average to about $1.61 per hour at 90 plants, with future adjustments possible from September 1, and GM did not confirm price impacts on cars.
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More Fertilizer Made Available By Bill's Terms
Congressman Abernethy announced that domestic fertilizer supplies would grow if Congress passes a House Banking Committee bill. The measure would shift 61,000 tons of Army output to domestic use, adding 100,000 tons of nitrogen for farmers, and reduce government requisition of solid nitrate by another 100,000 tons.
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Abernethy
Dmiss
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House Banking Committee
United States
Norblad
Guernseys Stampede Through Decatur Downtown
Impatient New York heifers caused a $500 registered Guernsey cattle stampede through Decatur Texas streets on Monday afternoon. The frightened cattle burst through a barb wire fence at Union Compress, fled down First Avenue and past Cooper Wells and McCain’s Drug Company, drawing amused spectators before being corralled.
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Second Avenue
Tennessee Valley
New York
Union Compress
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Cooper-Wells
Emporium
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D Ug Company
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Steam Plant Is Needed for TVA Power in Valley
Senator Sparkman testifies that a new steam power plant at New Johnsonville is vital to TVA operations and rural power needs. He presses for $4 million funding amid calls that a wartime power footing requires expanded electric output for the Oak Ridge installation and allied defense power.
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Memphis
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State to borrow funds to upgrade two Alabama parks
State officials announced a plan to borrow 1 million dollars to upgrade Gulf State Park and a Guntersville recreation area. Tentative work includes a hotel, baths, swimming areas, cottages, and related facilities, with TVA giving plans for North Alabama.
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