Murray State's Digital Commons Fulton Daily Leader Newspapers 7-18-1947 Fulton Daily Leader, July 18, 1947 Fulton Daily Leader Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/fdl Recommended Citation Fulton Daily Leader, "Fulton Daily Leader, July 18, 1947" (1947). Fulton Daily Leader. 717. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/fdl/717 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Fulton Daily Leader by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. apeof •owes .oessocesserne,imilantinapresee • lipIrdirret• Tt• oftintrimg ireiripirrover••••upmeirivoemirotre., ,IPI7 iy eyes. r out of FORECAST: oat im- a tone Kentucky—Partly cloudy and Med no cooler tonight a Ith scattered I agree- thundershowers In the east por- 17C" PRES tion. Clearing a it h moderate ASSOCIATIO temperatures Saturda. 00,6316 se, that idt ni119 tablr ?" o. 180 • Yelunse XLVIII Associated Press Leased Wire Fulton, Kentucky, Friday Evening, July 18, 1947 Five Cents Per Copy !iiWS ill have Hiway Departmen t Bill; .y Mires a ,620 Missing Southern Bell I Truman Again Vetoes Tax at Sun. Will Acce Bids As Ship Sinks Must Post Bond On Creek Project GOP Says House Will Override, onSun- Invitations for bids on the er Eng- Company Must Put Up Harris Fork creek project were In Senate o issued Near Bombay 8200,000 To Cover Its mailed to highway contractors But Has Slight Hope 817 Late.t State Rate Hike ye)terday, J. Stephen Watkins, Chief Repeats Waves Capsize eorsim ssioner of the state High- • Frankfort, Ky., July la—Or/— way Department, has announc- Criticism Indian Steamer; The Southern Bell Telphone ed. fereatumal I His Telegraph Company was order- The Fulton project, which In- Revised Bill 20 Bodies Found ed by the Kentucky Public Ser- cludes 1.4 miles of creek bed in Of vice Commission yesterday to Kentucky and Tenneest..), was School Is Held post $200,000 bond to cover the among al projects on hich con- ONLY DATE CHANGED SANK IN 5 MINUTES company's latest increases in its tractors have been invited to Fulton BULLETIN charges in this state, effective Cost of all these propcetsi Ballard, Carlisle, Bombay, indiu, July 18—(4')— bid. July Aug. 1. ail' be approximately SI 256 I And Iliekman Counties Washington, About 620 persons were missing voted today to over- The company estimated the WO, with the local work es- The House today from the coastal steamer Send Ladies To Clinton ride Pres'clent Truman's second Ramdas, which capsized under new rate rises will bring in $595, pecti•J to cost $35,000 or less. recreation train- I seto of tbe Republican—backed two enormous waves and sank 000 of new revenue a year. J. M The Highway Department has The distiiet Ballard, Carlisle. I Sl.000,000,000 tax rut but indi- swiftly in the Arabian sea 12 McAlister, Kentucky manager of announced that the Harris Fork ing schoo ter Fulton counties cations are that the senate may miles south of Bombay yester- Southern Bell, said the $595,000 project contract probably will Hickman arid was held at Clinton high school sustain the President and thus day. boost was needed to meet wage be awarded on August B or raises given telephone workers shortly thereafter. Wednesday, July 16. kill the bill. The House vote (0 override 4 k R. D. Thathi, traffic manager after a recent strike Pr-.,ram met to get conductors 298 to 108, 28 more than the of the Bombay Steam Naviga- Kentucky law allows a utility new material for the was recreation necessary two-thirds majority. tion Co., said there were at noon, to raise its rates without per- year beginning September 1. A total of 63 Democrats joined "about 100" survivors of the 721 mission of the Public Service Lions Club Some of the games were so much /36 Republicans in the vote to persons aboard the 400-ton ves- Commission provided the utility tun that many of the leadei Override the Pres'dent. sel, which was but a dozen years posts a bond. This bond is re- to use them for are planning Chairman Taft (R-Ohio) told 'old. quired to be adequate to meet for July Plays Host community picnics and reporters the Senate Republican refunds in even the commission search parties had August. Policy committee will press for He said later decides the increase was picked up 20 bodies and that a vote later today on the veto. unwarranted. For the buffet lunch Ballard brought to Bom- in a grove at nontruse. Iowa, are part of the To The Chieks survivors were The new boosts will increase "COVERED WAGON' TRAIN—Stopping briefly brought sandwiches, Carlisle of schooner rigging and plywood Washington, July 18--oFi— bay and taken to the villages rates on business and residential 72-car caravan of automobiles bearing supersteucture of prairie salads, Fulton pies and Hick• Karanja ancestor, Truman today sent Rewair, Dharamatar, phones 25 cents a month, except oxen, which is carrying 118 Latter Day Saints siting the general route their Mormon Hannephin Calls man drinks and hostess for the President Congress a second veto of the and Pirwadi. In Louisville, where the rate will Ill., to Salt Lake C.ty 100 ears ago. day. ship went down in five took from Nauvoo, Republican-backed $4,000,000,- The be raised only 15 cents on in- This Year's Club appeared The morning was spent learn- cutting bill with the as- minutes. Most aboard dividual, two-party and four 000 tax three ing new songs. In the afternoon sertion It is still the "wrong to be Indians, although I phones. A five-cent boost also pet. cut 'Best We've Had' reported among C. W. Dupree Dies 12.6 In Foreign Aid the time was divided ioetween of tax reduction" at the Europeans were be made on calls of more kind ' will active and quiet games. time." the passengers. than 58 miles distance. Hospital; FBA REPRESENTED "wrong Most passengers were en route At Cairo Last January, Southern Bell The following program eon- an im- to Ratnagni village in the dis- Group "The best baseball team Ful- House leaders planned put into effect in Kentucky new Saturday Funds Asked By House ductors from Fulton county were confidently trict from which Bombay draws Services ton has ever had"- the 1947 mediate vote and rates estimated to bring in $1, present: Mrs. John Barnette. necessary two- a large number of laborers. sum intended to go to certain Chicks— were guests of the forecast the 400,000 additional yearly. That C. W. Dupree, '16, Columbue Washington, July 18—(Al— Brownsville; Mrs. Hill Holland, override. Commander H. J. Mills, princi- countries which have not shown Fulton Lions Club today at the thirds majority to rate schedule has not been for- grocer, died yesterday at a A 12.6 percent cut in the admin- Bennett; Mrs. Clyde Corum, foresaw lit- pal sea transport officer of the a disposition to comply with the regular luncheon meeting. But Republicans mally approved by the com- Cairo hospital after a orolonged istration's $1,548,381,400 foreign- Crutchfield, Mrs. Hillman Collier, up an over- government of India, came here requirements of the act auth- J. E. Hannephin, past presi- tle hope of roiling mission. However, the phqne illness. Mr. Dupree had been re- aid spending program for this Palestine; Mrs. Clyde Linder, Senate. and began an official in- °razing the appropriation." dent of the Fulton Baseball As- riding majorliy in the today firm posted two $500,000 borids eeiving treatment at a hospital fiscal year was recommended to- Sylvan Shade; Mrs. John Dawes quiry into the disaster. He ques- committee did not name sociation and of the Kitty Faller, 01 either house to to keep the schedule effective. In Memphis, and was to return clay by the House Appropriations The Victory; Mrs. 0. L. Sutton. West- some survivors this morn- countries, but members had League, summarized the 'senti- override, they say, will kill any tioned Commission Chairman Charles there later this week. However, committee, the ern, and Mrs. W. D. McLeod, expected to hear from to curb aid to Hun- ments of the club in praising tax reduction for the current ing and E. Whittle said a hearing on one he was rushed to Cairo Wednes- Part of the reduction rippers threatened demonstration agent. ship's of- Russian matel- I the players and their pitcher- home session of Congress. the captain and other of the rate increases will be day when his condition became ently was Intended to expreag gary and Poland, boycotted the ; manager, Freddy Biggs. for message ficers this afternoon. held here Aug. 20 and that pro- critical. Congressional aralloyance at lite:. that have Miss Leone Gillett, assistant Mr. Truman's veto Peonomic conference. 1 their phenomenal climb from which origin- The Bombay Port Trust, the bably the other increase would He was well know in Fulton Russia's ability to persuade Po. European state agent, conducted the went to the House seventh to second in the Kitty slashing Royal Indian navy and many with it at that and had many friends here. I land and Hungary to boycott 3. International refugee or- school. She emphasized the fect ated the income tax be consolidated race, effective fishermen cooperated in the time, for consideration. Funeral services will be held the Paris European recovery ganizatione: $71,024,900 of thea that the material given out at measure to become in a sea still first bill he veto- search for survivors at 10:30 tomorrow morning at prograln.