Union Hill Class I Holds County Study Meet
Class I of Union Hill gathered at Hartselle on May 24 for talks by experts in agriculture and veteran welfare. Morgan County educators and veterans office staff discussed crop rotation dairy herd care and home food production with a showing on artificial breeding and a plan to reconvene in one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Clark
Union Hill
Hartselle
Morgan
Mr. Reeves
Belle Mina
Maner
Morgan County
Congress
United States
Brennan Defends Real Acting Amid Hollywood Bravado
Swampscott actor Brennan critiques stars who chase fame and money while praising steady craft. He notes Academy awards for supporting roles and a preference for few yearly films. Brennan recalls quiet life, frequent set chats with crew, and a link to Gary Cooper era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Brennan
Swampscott
Mass
Exr
Universal
Gary Cooper
Norfleet Harris Dies in Tuscaloosa After Brief Illness
Norfleet Harris, 84, longtime member of the Tuscaloosa common council, died today in Tuscaloosa after a brief illness. He was a native of Farnsdale and son of the late Rev. John Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfleet Harris
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Farnsdale
John Harris
Market snapshot shows Decatur grain and Atlanta poultry prices
Decatur No 1 soft wheat 2.75 per bushel. White corn 2.00 per 74 lb. Yellow corn 1.95 per 74 lb. Milo 3.05 cwt. Barley 1.55 per bushel. Oats 1.00 per bushel. Atlanta May 28 US DA notes Georgia poultry buyers paying 34 cents for chickens held at farm. Prices sold 33.5 to 34 cents, mostly 34. Chicago butter receipts 598,642 and eggs near steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Poultry
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Chicago
Cattle and cotton markets report from Nashville and New York
Nashville market notes show light cattle receipts with mixed quality and prices for steers cows calves hogs and sheep including 980 lb steers at 22.00 and vealers 20.00 to 25.50. Cotton futures close higher in New York with July at 34.29 and May around 28.25. Market summary also cites gains in stocks and firm cotton with mixed grain futures in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Departments
of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Grain Prices Rise Amid Rain and Snow On Chicago Board
Rain snow sleet and cold set the scene as urgent buying by commission houses lifted grain prices on the Chicago board of trade. Wheat higher 5 1 4 to 6 cents July 2 41 1 2 to 3 4. corn 4 1 4 to 7 3 8. oats 3 3 4 to 4 3 4. July futures shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Rex Hammer Elected Imperial Potentate Of Shrine
Rex Hammer of Pittsburgh a 62 year old food executive and 33rd degree Mason was elected imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine in Atlantic City New Jersey succeeding George H Rowe of Buffalo as head of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Karl. Rex .Hammer
Pittsburgh
New York State Supreme Court
George H. Rowe
Buffalo
Funeral time set for church rector obituary
The rector of Christ Episcopal Church, who served here for many years, will be honored with funeral services at 4 P M tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Bevin wins Labour confidence vote at Margate conference
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin won a Labour Party confidence vote by more than two to one as delegates rejected a call to review military commitments. Government backing for economic planning and manpower measures also passed amid debate over overseas credits and a possible U S loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margate
England
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Labor Party
United States
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Dalton
Russia
Rail speaker blames ICC delay in rate split ruling
John Dickinson representing 12 Northern railroads tells master Lloyd Garrison that an eight year ICC delay in fixing a division formula for freight revenues between Northern and Southern railroads led to rate disputes. He says proposals since 1931 awaited a 1939 decision and Northern carriers pressed for equal or higher through rate shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern
Southern
John Dickinson
Georgia
Lloyd K. Garrison
Supreme Court
Dickinson
Ali
Northern Territory
Mob incidents and jail break tied to Raleigh case in North Carolina
FBI in Washington reports a confession from a mob member implicating others as authorities in Northeastern North Carolina pursue three counts against the suspects for conspiracy to break into a jail with intent to injure or kill Bush, breaking and entering with intent to injure or kill, and kidnapping. Bush, a young sawmill worker, is held in Raleigh central prison after surrendering and attempting freedom from the mob. Gov Cherry backs investigations as state police mobilize resources. Bush denies attempted rape per attorney Herman Taylor, NAACP lawyer for Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Washington
North Carolina
Ernest Tyler
Bush
Central
Raleigh
R. Gregg Cherry
Monsanto Ends Oak Ridge Contract Over Transfer Dispute
The Monsanto Chemical Company will terminate its two year operation of the Oak Ridge atomic energy project as of June 30. A joint statement cited a disagreement over transferring research to Monsanto labs in St. Louis Dayton and Springfield Ohio. The Atomic Energy Commission will announce new Oak Ridge arrangements soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Monsanto Chemical ‘Company
Atomic Energy Project
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Com Today
St. Louis
Dayton
Springfield
Ohio
Ommission
Formal Dinner Dance at Colonial Club Honors Guests
Judge and Mrs. D. L. Rosenau Jr. hosted a formal dinner dance at the Colonial Club south of Athens. About sixty guests attended including out of town visitors Judge and Mrs. Dean and Mrs. and Harry Burg of Florence, Mrs. Holmes A. Turner of Decatur, and Fred Gray Jr. of Elkmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
D. L. Rosenau Jr
Colonial Club
Harry Eeburg
Florence
Holmes A. Turner
Decatur
Fred Gray Jr
Elkmont
Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Puzzle Summary
A compact puzzle page lists crossword clues with across and down entries, plus a cryptoquote quotation CEY EPVAM JAY HIVY OPA HIT ITU TPC HIT OPA CEY EPVAM-AJIY QI KM and an already solved quotation MEN ARE THE CAUSE OF WOMEN NOT LOVING EACH OTHER LA BRUYERE, distributed by King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITU
TPC
AJIY
LA. Bruyere
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Will Dorothy Dix Advise A Childless Marriage Path
A wife seeks guidance for a childless marriage. The Dor othy Dix column urges the wife to decide with her husband, noting differing parental instincts, the potential happiness of a childless marriage, and the possibility of adopting a child while stressing not to burden the relationship with melancholy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
A. K
Dixie Mines Parley Opens Amid Deadline For Coal Return
Negotiators from the Southern Coal Producers Association and the United Mine Workers opened talks in Washington on May 28 to avert a shutdown as government owned soft coal mines are set to return to private owners by June 30. UMW Vice President John O Leary leads the Southern faction alongside a committee of Southern union leaders while John L Lewis negotiates with remaining operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Ward
Washington
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
John O'Leary
Lewis
Lew
Ford offers wage rise to production workers and salaried boost
Detroit May 28 Ford Motor Co offered 130 000 CIO production workers the equivalent of a 15 cent an hour wage increase and boosted 20 000 salaried employees 10 percent. The proposal to the Auto Workers threatened strike action after three weeks of talks and kept the old contract intact except for wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ag Ee Ae Io United
Auto Workers
Grads Reveal Plans From Auburn Graduates Survey
A cross section poll of Alabama Polytechnic Institute's 300 June graduates shows most will stay in the South to begin careers. They list pharmacies teaching surveying engineering and other fields. Names include Louis Franklin in Jasper entering the auto business, Ralph Kelly in Evergreen as assistant manager, and Bernard Semmes aiming for the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
South
Louis Franklin
Jasper
Ralph Kelly
Evergreen
Cooperage Corp
Bernard Semmes
FBI
B. M. Clark Jr
Atlanta
Florine Cook
Heflin
Bill Strickland
Hartford
Birmingham Electric Co
Bettye Jane Wilson
Donaldsonville
Hawaii
Frances Johnson
Tampa
Fla
Louise Landham
Lincoln
Miss Johnson
Tom Richardson
Perry County
John
Clapton
Scottsboro
Monsanto Chemical Co
St. Louis
Bill Flanagan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hopper Paper Co
Richmond
Pace Named Group's Head at Southern Association Meeting
Homer M. Pace of Charleston reelected president of the Southern Association of Science And Industry at its annual meeting in Birmingham. Other officers reelected included Thomas W. Martin of Alabama Power, Toolgate W. Darden of Norfolk, and Dr. J. Sam Guy of Emory University. Ed Wayne was elected treasurer. Robert D. Calkins urged modernization of the South's economy through new industries and improved management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Charleston
S. C
South Carolina Power Co
Southern Association of Science and Industry
Thomas ‘W. Martin
Alabama ‘Power Co
Toolgate W. Darden
Norfolk
Virginia
J. Sam Guy
Atlanta
Emory University
George D. Palmer
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Ed Wayne
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Milton Fies
Robert D. Calkins
General Education Board
New York City
South
Jacob Hames Services Set
Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Brown's chapel for Jacob D. Hames 73 who died early Tuesday morning at his home 307 10th Avenue West Rufus Underwood will be in charge of the services Survivors include the widow two daughters Mrs Gertrude Guthrie Decatur and Mrs Roy Johnson Albany Calif two sons J L Hames Evansville Ind and Oscar Hames Painesville Ohio four brothers J H Hames I N Hames and R L Hames all of Decatur and H C Hames of Fort Worth Texas 11 grand children and 10 great grandchildren Pallbearers will be Henry Norton Robert Gray Theo Ward Elmer Bradley John Woodruff and B A Turner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's
Jacob D. Hames
10Th Avenue West
Rufus - Underwood
Gertrude Guthrie
Decatur
Roy Johnson
Albany
Calif
J. L. Hames
Evansville
Ind
Oscar Hames
Painesville
Ohio
J. H. Hames
I. N. Hames
R. L. Hames
H. C. Hames
Fort Worth
Texas
Henry Norton
Robert Gray
Theo Ward
Elmer Bradley
John Woodruff
B. A. Turner
Congressional moves on housing health and seaway debate
Across Congress leaders debate Truman housing plan to consolidate agencies within 60 days. Hoover and Marshall expected to testify on St. Lawrence seaway with tolls to repay the project. Taft and conferees push labor bill compromises while a steel inquiry faces a missing witness. Veterans bill advances aid to student veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
GOP
Taft Ship
Congress
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate Foreign Relations
Hoover
Marshall
Canada
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Herbert M. Karp
New York
House Veterans Committee
Jones and Goforth chosen for Presbyterian leadership events
John H. Jones and Ann Kingsbery Goforth will represent First Presbyterian Sunday School at the Montreat leadership conferences in North Carolina and Judson College in Marion respectively. Miss Alyne Draper arrives to spend vacation with her mother Mrs. Cora Draper in Decatur. Multiple ambulance moves and hospital transfers are noted, with several local people entering Decatur General Hospital and others attending weddings and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H
Sonny) Jones
First Presbyterian Sunday School
Montreat
North Carolina
Ann Kingsbery Goforth
Synod
Judson College
Marion
Alyne Draper
Montreat College
Cora Draper
Oak Street
Priceville Farm Meet Seeks 1200 Cows For Breeding Plan
A crowd of 75 farmers at Priceville school heard about an artificial breeding program and bank night. Morgan County farms and Decatur Chamber of Commerce cooperate to boost 1200 dairy cows under the plan. Prize winners named include J. C. White and others. next meeting set for Plainview School with J. H. Livingston and local committee members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priceville School
Morgan County
Farm Extension Service
Farm Committee of Decatur Chamber of Commerce
J. C. White
H. M. Blankenship
W. E. Waldren
James H. Blackwood
T. J
Docket Cleared In One Day by Alabama Circuit Court
Athens Ala May 28 Circuit Judge Newton B Powell of Decatur cleared the civil criminal and equity dockets in a one day non jury circuit court session. Civil and criminal cases were minor. equity docket last sounded since 1941 before the war. Old equity cases dismissed and steps taken to speed remaining cases. Circuit Solicitor George C Johnson and County Solicitor Thomas G Steele prosecuted the criminal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
United States
George C. Johnson
Thomas G. Steele
Alabama Aeronautics Commission Meets in Montgomery
The Alabama Aeronautics Commission will hold its monthly meeting next Wednesday in the state Aeronautics Department office. Chairman W Hayden Brooks announced the gathering in Montgomery.
Lost Empire gold sports watch in Delano Park area
A girl's Empire gold sports watch with a leather strap is missing. It may have been lost on 8th Avenue East or in Delano Park. A reward is offered for its return to Charlotte Orr at the listed telephone number 811.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl's Empire
8Th Avenue East
Delano Park
Charlotte Orr
Scout Group Convenes to Plan May Camporee
Frank Yaney camporeetor will meet with seven scouts tonight to finalize needs for the May 30 31 and June 1 camporee in our area. Ed Price and Ainslie Wyle oversee the program with Milk provided on grounds by Mike Crane and ice sold to Scouts with perishable food. Scouts without tents will receive loaned Army pup tents with poles and stakes. Yaney will supervise tent assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Yaney
Mr. Yaney
Ed Price
Ainslie Wyle
Mike Crane
Somoza seizes control after coup attempt in Managua
General Somoza says Arguello loyalists waited in ambush before the palace and he ordered 2,000 national guardsmen to seize Managua. He claims communications were cut and a tank threat compelled insurgents to surrender without a shot fired. No political prisoners. Some cabinet members and guards fled to Latin American embassies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One Chine
Arguello
Managua
Somoza
National Defense Ministry
National Guard Club
Presidential Palace
National Guard
Somoza Accuses Exile Move of Triggering Coup
Panama sources close to the situation indicate Somoza orchestrated the coup after Arguello attempted to exile him and dismissed several Somoza supporters from high government posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Theicaraguan
Somoza
Arguello
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National Association
GE Dyers
Bevin
ICC
Monsanto
Daily Crossword
Army Corps
Jewel
Rim
Lloyd's Register
India
Cey Epvam
Jay Hivy
Opa
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Dixie’s Mines
FORD
GRADS
Pace
Jacob Hames
Public Health Service
Social Security Board
Agriculture Department
Office of Education
Rwee
Ahmale
First Presbyterian Church
W.ass
C. B. Humphrey
Aece
George H.foster
Decatur General Hospital
Austinville
Brown’s
Hilda Aldridge
Hattiesburg, Miss
Aldridge-Fertitta
A.J. Blasingame
Lawrence County
Moulton
C. L. Hubbard
Third Avenue
Howell
Marcus Carothers
Hamil
L. E. McAbee
Baugh’s
Hart~selle
C. E. Smallwood and Son
Trinity
Elsie Sparkman
Maryette Slate
Zanesville
Raymond Dobbins
Slate
Tillman Earwood
Roy Howell
Flora Clemons
B. T. Howell
L. C. Hubbard
West
Katherine Kitchens
Jackson St
Opal McLemore
Danville
James Carl Martin
Hillsboro
James Lamon
Constance Birdwell
Tanner
Fred B. Scarborough
9Th Avenue East
Justin Roberts
Pruitt Waits
S. O. Maner
Courtland
Harold Aday
Fifth Avenue South
Iane McCall
Priceville
Curtis Air Conditioning
A. A. Jones
Jones Coal Coq
John H. Jones
Roy Pe
Fough
Pennsylvania
V.C. Cleat
Penncraft
Joe
Hagler
ROYAL
Tire Service
Lee
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