Rail unions seek end to temporary rail strike ban
Washington reports three railroad unions and the Justice Department agreed to extend a temporary injunction preventing a walkout as government seizure of the railroads continues. Judge Goldsborough set briefing deadlines through June 9 and June 5 for replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Justice Department
Ban Goldsborough
Isroads
Goldigh
Truman
Unmarried Horace Kelley Dies by Suicide in Salem
The Daily reports Horace Kelley died after telling family he would shoot himself. His father and brother tried to stop him by telephone before rescue efforts arrived too late. Kelley grew up in Cairo and lived in Salem. Funeral services set for Sunday at Cairo Methodist Church with interment in Sandlin cemetery. Surviving relatives include parents Harold and Bobby Kelley, grandmothers Mrs. C. C. Kelley of Cairo and Mrs. W. O. McNatt of Huntsville.
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Athens
Salem
Limestone County Hospital
Cairo
Spry
Kelley
Cairo Methodist Church
Everett Bullington
Sandlin Cemetery
Harold
Bobby
C. C. Kelley
W. O. McNatt
Huntsville
Speake Dies Local Business Leader and Community Figure
Webb Speake of Decatur a long time businessman and community servant dies at 97. Survived by Sleete Waddell Speake wife, three daughters, four grandchildren and siblings. Buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery with William L. Brown directing. Speake helped form Speake Warren Ratliff firm and led Central Methodist church board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Higdon
Sam Alexander
The
Central Methodist Church
Roselawn
Brown Directing
Speake
Sleete Waddell Speake
Rufus F. Warren
James B. Ratliff
Cash Burleson
David Speake Warren
Earle Joyce Lee
James Webster Ratliff
Edward Lee Ratliff
Russell Speake
Decatur
Fred M
Hartselle
Nettie Hodges
Emily Lindsey
Bettie Hampton
Davis Hodges
Webb Speaks
Danville
Williamson & Echols
Speake and Moebes
Speake, Echols & Speake
Speake & Echols
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
Kiwanis Club
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Markets at a glance in New York and Chicago
New York markets show quiet stock trading while aircraft demand holds. Bonds are narrow with rails improving. Chicago grain markets steady with government and private trade buying Wheat. Corn and oats firm as cash grain stays in good demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Alabama program mocks progress and slavery myths in tour script
Excerpts from a staged tour script released by the State Department depict Alabama as a symbol of distorted democracy. The dialogue belittles civil rights progress, cites Jefferson Davis Avenue, remarks on race, labor, and poverty, and questions governance while praising work as Alabama’s path to wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
State Department
Alabama xxx
Union
Censorship Move After VOA Broadcasts Sparks U S Debate
After Capehart cited the broadcasts in senate hearings NBC fired scrip writer Rene Borgia and reassigned then resigned supervisor Alberto Gandero. Allen of the State Department told Smith that Voice of America officials will prevent repetition. He said the department sees no fault but accepts congress intent in outsourcing programs to private broadcasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Department
Congress
Jewish Forces Hold North Flank Amid Battle Near Jerusalem
Reports say Jewish troops strengthened their northern flank as UN plans to halt fighting falter. British Near East radio described Latrun as one of Palestine’s largest battles with both Arabs and possibly Jews committing air power. The clash expanded across barren hills once visited by Richard the Lion Hearted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Jerusalem
British Near East Radio
Latrun
Palestine
Richard the Lion Hearted
Body of Soldier Enroute Home for Burial
Word has been received that the body of Pfc. Jesse G. Prince of 505 lth Avenue W is en route to the United States for burial. Prince was killed in New Guinea on August 8 1944 at age 27. Mutual Service will announce funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Jesse G. Prince
Lth
Avenue W
United States
Pfc. Prince
New Guinea
Mutual Service
Culinary Art School Ends Three Day Session
About 700 Decature housewives prepared family meals in the concluding session of a three day cooking school sponsored by the City Electric department and local appliance dealers. Miss Dorothy Barbee of the TVA demonstrated deep well cooker dishes frying doughnuts veal birds baked apples and other menus with Miss Leona Baker assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Electric Department
Dorothy Barbee
TVA
Leona Baker
Taft Leads GOP Panel Amid Trade Act Deliberations
The article outlines Taft chairing the Senate GOP policy committee as it weighs postponing adjournment to resolve the trade act dispute. It notes the June 21 Republican convention, pay restrictions on government workers, and Interior Department funding, plus rail and Oleo tax repeal actions and British Palestine aid considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
GOP Policy Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
R-Ny
House
Interior Department
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
GOP
Great Britain
Holy Land
Britain
State Department
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
United States
Kiwanis Banquet Highlights Graduation Week
Principal W T Jordan thanked Kiwanis club as Miss Martha Frances Kilgore class sponsor was introduced. Carroll Smith Jr urged graduates to face a challenging future while Mary Allen Spencer stressed character and scholarship. Rev Hugh May gave the invocation and Sam Alexander received an attendance prize. Entertainment chair Alexander welcomed guests with Quince Floyd Smith Knox McRae Joe Burleson and John Wilson also on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T.jordan
Kiwanis Club
Martha Frances Kilgore
Carrol Smith Jr
Kiwanis
Fae Mary Allen Spencer
Hugh May
Harold Michelson
Sam Alexander
Alexander
Quince Floyd Smith
Knox McRae
Joe Burleson
John Wilson
Adition
Poppies Go On Sale Saturday For Poppy Day
Poppy Day in Decatur and nationwide will see American Legion Auxiliary volunteers on streets all day selling crepe paper poppies made by disabled veterans. Proceeds fund veteran rehabilitation and children’s welfare programs while honoring the war dead. Ruby S. Jones leads Morgan County efforts with a large volunteer corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decéhit
American Legion Auxiliary
Ruby S. Jones
Morgan County
Tuscaloosa
America
Gordon Bible Faculty Credits Decatur Daily for School Support
Decatur Alabama May 28 1948 Mr Barrett Shelton receives thanks from Gordon Bible faculty for support of Decatur schools and for a favorable editorial defending federal aid for education. Signatures include Frances Nungester Roberta Windsor Edna Holland Georgia White Evelyn Howell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Shelton
Gordon Bible Faculty
Sincerely Yeurs, Frances Nungester
Roberta Wintoh
Edna Holland
Georgia White
Evelyn Howell
Martha Scales
Elizabeth Poer
Virginia Nichols
Telette Littlefield
Maude Odom
Evelyn Horking
Kate R. Lile
Bernice Sirmons
Stacey B. Wear
Folsom Denies Withdrawing From Party Delegate Run
Governor James E. Folsom's office charged that political opponents spread rumors he has quit the Democratic National Convention delegate race. Executive secretary O. H. Finney said Folsom has not withdrawn and will not, noting many callers seek confirmation and that voters want their governor to attend the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Folsom
O. H. Finney
Insurance Company Head Laid to Rest
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon for George W. Covington, president of the Standard Life Insurance Company of the South, Jackson, Mississippi, at Hazlehurst, Mississippi. He was the first president of the company, an office he held at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Covington
Standard Life Insurance Company of the South
Jackson
Miss
Hazlehurst
Run Off Vote Tight in Alabama Democratic Runoff
A Birmingham spot check shows mild interest in the Alabama Democratic primary runoff with about 250 absentee ballot requests vs 850–900 in the May 4 primary. Eleven delegates to the national convention are at stake, with seven at large and seven district slots.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingham
Tom Garner
John Temple Graves
Birmingham Post
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
McCorvey
Alavama
Truman
Horace Wilkinan
John A. Lusk Jr
Gadsden
Ben Bloodworth
Decatur
J. J. Rodgers
Tuskegee
Edmund Blair
Pell City
Tully A. Goodwin
Florala
Walter C. Givhan
Safford
Rodgers
Lobbyist criticizes Hill over plant funding debate
Smith of the National Association of Electric Companies testified he earns 65 000 a year and opposed 4 million dollars requested by President Truman and TVA to start the New Johnsonville steam plant. Senators and business groups argued over whether TVA rates subsidize industry while defense needs remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Smith
National Association of Electric Companies
Truman
TVA
House
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Chambers of Commerce
National Defense
Arthur M. Hill
National Security Resources Board
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Congress
Johnsonville
Dr Fulton Named Moderator of Presbyterians in U S S
Dr C Darby Fulton of Nashville elected moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S S (South) at the opening session. He succeeds Dr John R Cunningham of Davidson College. Fulton has been executive secretary of foreign missions since 1932 and previously served in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
C. Darby Fulton
Nashville
Tenn
Japan
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church U
Fulton
Foreign Missions
Kobe
William T. Thompson
Richmond
J. R. MecCain
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
Thompson
Thompson Leading In the Voting, Were Placed On the Second Ballot. Dr. Fulton
Southern Presbyterian Church
The
Presbyterian Church U. S. A
North
Seattle
Covington Died at Mayo Clinic Rochester
The report states that Mr. Covington died Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Company affairs are now in the hands of T B Harrison Jackson Mississippi executive vice president. Mr Ison has been with the company since its founding. J D Bush of Decatur is district manager for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minh
Harrison
Jackson
Iss
Ison
J. D. Bush
Decatur
Morgan County DAV fund falls short of WWII memorial goal
Sim L. Howell reports the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control approved a site plan for a Disabled American Veterans memorial at the courthouse corner. The drive aims to raise 6000 dollars, only 4000 potential contributors are urged to donate, with funds sent to P O Box 401 or The Daily. Morgan County records show 155 men from the county lost their lives in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim L. Howell
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Daily Today
Butler P. A. Hines
Porshenst
W. H. Meadows
L. E. Slate
Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan Count
Alabama
Melvin Owens
Owens
Cullman County
Morgan County
P. O
Valedictorian Urges Service and Happiness Beyond Wealth
The valedictorian urged classmates to pursue happiness through helping others and to value freedoms of American life. Dr Cavey V. Stabler advised entering the world with good reports, noting a Christian home and scouting as foundations. Awards honored Mickey Collier, Lewis Johnson, Poca Patterson, Joe Fred Watkins, Mildred Hunt, Helen Sharp, plus fourteen junior high diplomas and various attendance recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Stabler
Cavey V. Stabler
G. T. Woodruff
Mickey Collier
Lewis Johnson
Poca Patterson
Joe Fred Watkins
Mildred Hunt
Helen Sharp
Glee Club
Rev. E. L
Hunt
Jones Family Heads to Ft. Walton for Two Week Visit
Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones and their son Al Jones depart for a two week visit to Ft Walton Florida. The trip follows a busy period at home with plans to explore beaches and local sights during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jones
al Jones
Ft. Walton, Fla
Local notices crowd Decatur events and health updates
Robert T. Harris returns from business in Louisville and A L Johnson leads Alabama Flour Mills visit to St Louis. OO DeMolay Commandery plans Saturday degree work and a fish fry with Earl Emens presiding. Rev A F Selvidge preaches Soul Winners and The Power of God Sunday services. Mrs Paul Herbert moves to 1526 Fifth Ave S after Decatur General transfer. Mrs Willie Terry recovering at 1817 Sixth Ave after illness at Hamilton Clinic. Fox head from Hart Singleton shows no rabies per Decatur Health Dept. Rev G M Davenport improves at Decatur General Hospital. G M Davenport Jr returns from Charleston for his father. Junior Legion game in Huntsville canceled due to wet grounds. Mrs Wayne Lyle improves at Baugh and Wiley Clinic after sudden illness. Dr W P Baugh remains in Vandy clinic, Nashville, about the same. Rev O S Gamble to preach Bearing the Cross at Central Methodist. Miss Gene Kent back to normal after illness on Fifth Ave S. Church of Christ tent meeting at Fifth Ave and Second St W 7 30 PM nightly. Rev and Mrs S E Maples of Wadley expected in Decatur to visit daughter Mrs J G Carroll.
Lawmakers discuss pension and hospital funding proposal
Several lawmakers including Senator James Allen of Gadsden and Noble Russell of Decatur and Representatives Norman Harris and Bill Stewart of Morgan County agreed any proposed increases should be submitted to voters. An administration critic said the state has sufficient funds to match federal funds up to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen
Gadsden
Noble Russell
Decatur
Norman Harris
Bill Stewart
Morgan County
Way
Rainfall Hits Many Southeast Areas Southerly Showers Bring Relief
Scattered thundershowers relieved drought across Georgia Alabama Tennessee Louisiana and Mississippi with Jacksonville Tampa and Birmingham reporting varying rain activity. Florida towns faced parched lawns as rain dwindled and Montgomery saw no rain while May totals remained well below average but crop conditions were not critical.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Jacksonville
Tampa
Birmingham
Montgomery
Royer Services Are to be Held Here Saturday
Last rites for Mrs. C. R. Royer 77 former Decatur resident who died in Birmingham will be held Saturday at 2 PM from Brown s Funeral company chapel Rev R F Miller will officiate Interment in city cemetery Pallbearers named Guy Counts Bryan McAfee Caleb Tony John Moses L E Howell Emmett n Surviving are three sons Frank and Dean Royer of Decatur Charles H of Salisbury Md a daughter Mrs Pauline Young of Birmingham and five grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Royer
Decatur
Birmingham
Brown
Funeral Company
R. F. Miller
City Cemetery
Royer
Charles H
Salisbury
Frank
Dean Royer
Mrs. Bennett Wiggins Claimed by Death
Mrs Bennett Wiggins wife of Bennett Wiggins and daughter in law of Dr and Mrs J H Wiggins dies after a lingering illness in a hospital in Alburquerque New Mexico Survivors include her husband a young daughter Frances Lee and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Wiggins
J. H. Wiggins
Estancia
N. M
Morgan County
Wiggins
Alburquerque
N M
Bennett
Frances Lee
Car Damaged in Street Collision in Fairview
Hector Davis of 1010 North Avenue Fairview had a car lightly damaged in a Thursday afternoon crash with a Decatur Transit vehicle driven by O A Turner. Turner was traveling west on Beach Street while Davis moved onto 16th Avenue. damage was to Davis right rear fender. Officers Sandlin and Carter investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Davis
North Avenue
Fairview
Decatur Transit
O. A. Turner
Beach Street
16Th Avenue
Turner
Beach Steet
Davis
Mr. Davis
Sandlin and
Carter
Rev Henry Bradford Jr to Deliver Negro High School Sermon
Henry Bradford Jr chaplain of A and M College Normal Ala will give the baccalaureate sermon for Decatur Negro High School Sunday at 3 30 p m at First Baptist Church. Thirty six graduates in the line of march 17 from the high school and 19 from Veterans General continuation courses. A reception for seniors and parents at W Cherry Street School will follow the moratorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bradford Jr
A. and M. College
Normal
Ala
Decatur
Negro First Baptist Church
Veterans General
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DAV
Bettye Jane
Grecatur
Robert T. Harris
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A. L. Johnson
Alabama Flour Mills
St. Louis
DeMolay Commandery No
Knights Templar
Earl Emens
Order of the Temple
A. F. Selvidge
Austinville
Paul Herbert
Decatur General
Fifth Avenue S
Brown's
Willie Terry
Sixth Avenue
Hamil Clinic
Hart Singleton
Hartseller
Health Department
G. M. Davenport
Decatur Gener Hospital
G. M. Davenport Jr
Charleston
S. C
Rev
Wayne Lyle
Seventh Avenue S
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Lyle
W P. Baugh
Vandervilt Clinic
O.S. Gamble
Gene Kent
Church of Christ
Fifth Avenue
Second Street
S. E. Maples
Wadley
J. G. Carroll
Locust Street
Morgan
Rev. Bradford
W. Cherry Street
Athens, Ala
D. C. Anderson Robinson Furniture CO
Ndecatur
Outboard
Kennedy
Motor & Recapping CO
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