Government Seizes Coal Mines As Talks With Lewis Collapse
Washington May 29 The coal strike deepens with government intervention. President Truman orders Krug to take over mines while Lewis presses for wage and health funds funded by owners. If owners reject terms, government runs mines and deducts agreed pay from earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
John L. Lewis
J. A. Krug
Secretary of the Interior
Lewis
Truman
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Arug
Wray Family Reunion Draws Wide Circle of Friends
The Wray family gathered at Morgan Wray’s home on Sunday for a reunion with many relatives attending from Eva Plainview Six Mile Woodland Mills and Union. Charlie Wray of Eva was absent. At noon a picnic lunch was served and photos were taken. Everyone reported a nice time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan. Wray
Charlie Wray
Eva
Morgan Wray
Bryan St. John
Mary Sue
Billie Jean
J. E
Edward
Martha Ann
Florette
Roy Wray
Whildren
Louise
Hazel
Billie Howard
Plainview
Ermon Wray
Linda Joyce
Six Mile
Maning Bailey
Near Hartselle
Grady Wray
W. D., Coy
Martha
Myra Lou
Woodland Mills
Talmints -Woodard
Eugene
Judy
Billie Wayne
Reese Palmer
Bobby
Wanda
Near Center Point
Evie Dunn
Ben Blevins
Somerville
Charlie Wigginton
Jimmie and
Douglas
Willis Morrow
Noval Russell
Gus McBee
Milton Blevins
Amanda Ferguson
James Johnston
Charles
Union -At
Girl Scout Playday Meeting Cancelled by Health Authorities
The Girl Scout playday planned for tomorrow at Delano Park is canceled after consultation with city and county health authorities over a polio outbreak in neighboring counties. Mrs. Erskine Chenault, president of Wheeler Lake Girl Scout council, said Morgan County has no polio cases yet but authorities advised against gatherings of children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano Park
Erskine Chenault
Wheeler Lake
Markets at a Glance in New York and Chicago
May 29 report notes irregular stock action with profit taking and scattered advances in rails bonds. Cotton mixed with trade buying and profit taking. Chicago wheat steady near ceilings. Hog futures active around 14.80 with top at 15.00, pork parel shipments strong to 18.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Navy CPO Virgil Byrd beaten to death at Osaka camp
War crimes trial testimony reports CPO Virgil Byrd of Mt. Carmel Illinois beaten to death in Osaka prison camp after hands tied and whipped with rope. Affidavits from Albert M. Ennis William P Duckworth and Paul Jirkovic read against Torano Shin Akamatsu who denies complicity amid other cruelty charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokomohama
Albert M. Ennis
Mobile
Ala
Virgil E. Byrd
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Osaka
Ennis
Toranoshin Akamatsu
Byrd
William P
Duckworth
Waycross
Paul Jirkovic
Cicero
Akamatsu
Pvt
Robert HM. Hill
Norris City
James J. Martin
Dothan
Community Notices From Morgan County Oak Ridge
A string of social visits and local events across Morgan County Oak Ridge includes guests from Hartselle Decatur and Birmingham. Notables attend decoration at Pine Torch baccalaureate service and funeral at Johnsons Chapel.
Witnesses Strike Delays Trial In English Army Court
In Bad Nauheim Germany May 29 a mass refusal by prose cution witnesses to testify delayed the trial of Lt Granville Currage of Oklahoma City on charges of mistreating prisoners at the U S Army guardhouse in Lichfield England. Thirteen witnesses refused to answer questions, citing unfair Army treatment. three men began the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Granville Currage
Oklahoma
City
U. S. Army
Lichfield
England
City Court Docket Reports Six Cases
Six cases were listed on the city court docket for Monday afternoon. One $100 cash bond was forfeited on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a $50 cash bond was forfeited for a disorderly conduct charge, a $15 fine was paid on a drunken driving charge and a total of $45 in fines were paid in three charges of public drunkenness.
Young Presbyterians to Gather at Mentone Conference
About 150 Presbyterian youths ages 15 to 24 will attend a weeklong leaders conference at Mentone starting June 17. The event, organized by the First Presbyterian Church of Bessemer, features evening vesper services and a faculty covering Bible study missions and religious education with leaders from Alabama churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentone
Southern Presbyterian Churches
Alabama
First Presbyterian Church of
Bessemer
E. V. Ramage
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
H. E. Russell
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Montgomery
J. M. Partridge
Bolige
R. D. Earnest
North Highlands Presbyterian Church
J. M. McQueen
Margaret Burson
H. L. Laws
Arch L. McNair
Alexander City
D. Cochran
H. Kerr Taylor
Nashville
Tenn
China
Margaret Stowell
Brazil
Ort Ertzingler
J. M Belk
Pulaski, Tenn
Synod
Mentone Hotel
Lacey’s Spring Residents and Local Notes
David Lipscomb will leave for the Navy soon. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Wright sold their home and move to Huntsville. Mary Ellen Walter was struck by a car on High School Street and is resting well. Mr and Mrs W H Bartee visited from Huntsville. Miss Mable Maples returned home after Cotaco school. Miss Fay Myres leaves Sunday for Florence to enter college. Dudley Winfrey discharged from the Navy on Friday. Augusta Winfrey spent weekend in Hartselle with Mrs Walter. Grace Hough ill at Huntsville hospital. Farmers behind with crops due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lipscomb
Navy
Woodrow Wright
Huntsville
Fred Walter
Hartselle
Mary Ellen
High School
W. H. Bartee
Mable Maples
Owens Cross Roads
Cotaco
Johnston Joins In Fight On Truman
Al Vanley Johnston head of Locomotive Engineers joins the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen leader in accusing President Truman of double crossing railroad workers during the recent rail strike. A F Whitney says he will reveal proof in New York. Johnston had kept silent since the strike ended last Saturday and accuses the President of failing to fulfill a promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Trianmen’s Brotherhood
Truman
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
New York
Johnston
Cotton in State Retarded Slightly
Alabama crops mostly progressed well last week but cotton showed slight retardation due to cool nights and wet soil. Meteo Pan E. D. Emigh reported continued rapid corn growth and sweet potatoes developing, with pastures, hay crops and gardens in excellent condition. Oats and lespedeza being harvested with good yields indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Meteo- Pan E. D
Shutdown ends in Rochester as city workers return
City officials reached an agreement to meet with organized city employees ending a city wide shutdown that idled 30,000 union workers. Union leaders had forecast losses reaching 60,000, with Rochester at a population of about 325,000. The termination came shortly after 2 a.m. EDT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
British Norway Expedition Faulted for Air Superiority
Lt Gen. H. R. Massy states in a May 13 1940 dispatch to London that German air superiority and weak British communication lines caused the British expedition’s failure in central Norway during spring 1940. The report reviews landings and the final evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norway
H. R Massy
Montgomery campaign spending report cited by Ellis
Lt. Gov. Handy Ellis says he has spent 8136 dollars in his bid for governor. State law sets a 10000 dollar limit. Candidates must file expenditures five days before the election and again within 15 days after it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Montgomery
Handy Ellis
House considers fast passage of labor reform version
The House Rules Committee recommends immediate action on the Senate version of labor legislation. If accepted, the measure goes to the White House. if rejected, it moves to a Senate–House committee for compromise. Senate amendments include banning employer contributions to union funds and extending cooling off to 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House Rules Committee
House
White House
Senate-House
Rules Committee
Poll Reveals Foes Of Bill In Saddle
Senate debate on President Truman's emergency labor bill shows 44 of 62 senators oppose the draft section amid a coal dispute. The House pushed for swift action on the measure, with 18 senators publicly backing the plan and 24 opposing, as undecided members weigh their votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
George
Georgia
Wheeler
D.-Mont
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
White House
Senator Hill
Alabama
Hill
Bailey
Barkley
Briggs
Byrd
Connally
Eastland
Ellender
Green
Hatch
Hoey
Lucas
McKellar
Overton
Stewart
Colo
Haginson
Mead
McCarran
McClellan
Two New Dwellings To Be Built Here
City issues two building permits each worth 4500 dollars for five and six room frame dwellings. The five room home at 1400 Sixth Avenue is for J M Cope land. The six room dwelling on the 900 block Sherman Street is for Mrs Rachel V Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Avenue
J. M. Copeland
Rachel V. Brown
Sherman Street
No Change Yet in Senator Bankhead Condition
Washington May 29 There was no change overnight in the serious condition of Senator Bankhead D Ala at Bethesda Naval Hospital The 73 year old senator who suffered a stroke last Friday has shown slight improvement and was able to eat cereal hospital commander Capt R E Duncan said yesterday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
D-Ala
Bethesda Naval Hospital
R. E. Duncan
Fate of Girl Mystery Among Seminoles Deep in Everglades
A 17-year-old Seminole girl faced tribal elders over bearing a child with a white youth. The council's verdict was undisclosed and may remain unknown as the girl is expected to vanish into the Everglades. Seminoles enforce harsh traditional penalties, with execution still possible under their law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger. Greene
Miami
Fla
Everglades
O. B. White
Yukon
Council of Elders
Fort Lauderdale
Charlie
Hubbard
Local Notices and Appearances from Decatur Area
Mrs A Bailey of Union Hill visited Decatur today. Mrs Charles P Keeten underwent an operation at Baugh's infirmary. Osphiel Schumake also had surgery at Baugh's infirmary. Mr and Mrs John Sparkman welcomed a son at Baugh's infirmary. Rev G M Davenport will lead prayer at Central Methodist church at 7:30 pm with choir practice afterward. Maggie Mahan of Beaumont Texas visits relatives here. U S Employment Service office will be closed tomorrow for Memorial Day. Mrs J R Collier was transported from Birmingham by Howell's ambulance to R E Gulley’s home near Moulton Heights. Lessie Miller moved from four th Avenue East home to Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Davenport
Central Methodist Church
J. R. Collier
Birmingham
Howell's
R. E. Gulley
Moulton Heights
Seven candidates named for Alabama state school chief
At least seven education leaders are mentioned as possible successors to Dr E B Norton as state school superintendent. Names include Solomon Baxter Austin Meadows John Bryan Noble Hendrix Donehoo Anne Gary Pannell and others. Norton resigned effective June 15 to become assistant U S commissioner of education. The Democratic executive committee will appoint a nominee before the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Capitol
E. B Norton
Solomon Baxter
Houston County
John E. Bryan
Jefferson County
Noble Hendrix
University Donehoo
Madsden City
Austin R. Meadows
State Education Department
Anne Gary Pannell
University of Alabama
H. Clifton Pannell
Pannell
Chauncey .Sparks
Norton
U.S Commissioner of Education
State Democratic Executive Committee
Poole Reflects on Runoff Support from Folsom Boozer
Poole says he does not know who would have backed him in a runoff. Folsom and Boozer declined to comment. Boozer spoke at his home and Folsom gave a speech in Anniston as both were in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Boozer
Poole
Anniston
Morgan County
Taft Dies from Bee Sting in Delrose Tennessee
Lawrence Ray Taft 33 died at his home in Delrose on Monday afternoon at 3 30 due to bee sting complications. Funeral services and burial were held in Blanche Tennessee. He is survived by his wife one daughter Miss Janet Taft three sisters Mrs Albert Saunders Taft Tenn en M B Smith Decatur Mrs R C Stevens Huntsville and three brothers Ernest Gordon Taft Decatur and Charles Taft Taft Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Ray Taft
Delrose
Tenn
Blanche
Janet Taft
Albert Saunders
Taft
En M. B. Smith
Decatur
R.C. Stevens
Huntsville
Ernest and
Gordon Taft
Charles Taft
Fund Approved To Aid Return Of War Dead
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 92.5 million dollar fund to help the War Department begin repatriating 275000 war dead. It is part of a 661.52081 billion deficiency supply bill sent to the House floor, with 416.656 million earmarked for expanded Veterans Administration activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Veterans Administration
Gish Fish in Athens Notes Abundant Minnows
Gish Fish, located in Athens, reports ample minnows available for sale. The shop advertises a ready supply for local anglers and hobbyists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Price ceilings lifted on minor commodities by OPA
Washington May 29 OPA announced removal of price ceilings on several minor commodities mostly food items. One quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Stalin backs 25 year German disarmament plan in Moscow talks
The article reports Generalissimo Stalin agreeing in Moscow last December to a four power treaty to keep Germany disarmed for 25 years. Molotov at Paris on May 16 acknowledged Stalin’s agreement to the treaty idea, though Molotov later denied it. Russia backed out of a plan for full inspection of disarmament in four German zones. Byrnes avoided direct denial, suggesting misquotation or misunderstanding. Pravda carried Molotov’s charges. Officials expect the Big Four ministers to reconcile differences and meet again in Paris June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Moscow
Germany
Molotov
Paris
Russia
Byrnes
Mostov
Pravda
ROTC Training to be Tripled in Revised Plan
The War Department announced plans to triple ROTC in schools and colleges. Brig. Gen. J S Bradley outlined a program to Congress aiming to commission 25 000 to 30 000 ROTC graduates annually as Army reserve officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Congress
House Military Committee
J.S. Bradley
General Staff
Army Reserve
Ellis Campaign Uses Military Band At Rally
Lt. Gov. Handy Ellis campaigned with a string orchestra and a band of military airs greeted attendees at the city auditorium. His campaign headquarters said the band was organized by local musicians to add a musical touch to the event where Ellis and opponent James Folsom spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Montgomery
Ala
Handy Ellis
James F
Big Jim) Folsom
Norton suit debate begins in Alabama Supreme Court
Attorneys for Elbert B. Norton ask the Alabama supreme court to overturn a Montgomery circuit court ruling denying a permanent injunction against using state surplus funds to acquire Jefferson Hospital for the University of Alabama medical school. Norton argues the RFC mortgage on the hospital is not state debt and that act 128 and act 418 misallocate legislative power. He contends surplus funds should back the minimum school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Elbert B. Norton
Alabama Supreme Court
Jefferson Hospital
Montgomery Circuit Court
University of Alabama Medical School
Marion Rushton
Building Commission
Rushton
RFC
Norton
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Crystal Plunge Sandwich Shop
Standridge
S & Whitmire
Lee & Oak Sts
JW Standridge
Cpo
Oak Ridge
Zola Mae Legg
Luther Roberts
Lewis Walker
Norman Sparkman
Jim, Vandiver
Danville Road
Della Burns
Scottsboro
David Summerford
Elmer Martin
Herschel Martin
Ishmet Martin
Joe
Pleasant Valley
Earl Legg
Pine Torch
Arthur Singleton Jr
Austinville
Edward Singleton
Neel
W. A. Thompson
Zana Dean Manor
Methodist Church
John Jones
Johnson's Chapel
Paul Sparkman
Earl Sparkman
James Riggs
Flint
Ben Legg Jr
Flat Creek
Terry
W. O. Terry
James White
Leesdale
Annabel Thrasher
City Court
Lase Ambulance
Lacey’s Spring
Augusta
Winfrey
Rochester, N. Y
Bill
Senator Bankhead
A. Bailey
Union Hill
Charles P. Keeten
Cullman 2
Baugh’s Infirmary
Osphel Schumake
Cullman
John Sparkman
Hartseller
Maggie Mahan
Beaumont
Texas
Joe L. Plemmons
Mae Smith
United States Employment Service
Lessie Miller
4Th Avenue East
Decatur General Hospital
James L.rankin
Ofcatur
MA Sales
Stock Robinson Furniture CO
Bank St
John F. McCutcheon
Rainbow Division
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
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