Decatur Local News Briefs Highlight Weather and Church Events
Scattered thundershowers are forecast this afternoon with a mix of partly cloudy to tonight and Friday. Max 86 min 67. Church notices include Rev D Turner Jr sermon on The Fountain of Youth at Westside Presbyterian and Dr John L Brasher opening sermon at Hartselle camp meeting with daily services through Sunday.
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D. Turner Jr
Westside Presbyterian Church
John L. Brasher
Hartselle
J. Byron Crouse
Syntav Auglith
Reds Support Move to Open Paris Parley
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov backed a Greek proposal to open the Paris peace conference to all questions about peace treaties. The plan seeks agenda inclusion on any peace question by request of any delegation, with a two thirds rule likely to restrict major decisions to items the Big Four cannot agree on. Byrnes indicated U S qualifiedly supports the two thirds approach as a plenary session looming with speakers from Netherlands Yugoslavia New Zealand and Norway.
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A. I. Goldberg
Paris
V. M. Molotov
London
U.S
James F. Byrnes
United States
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Norway
Byrnes
Entym Wi Rece
Spain
Furniture Firm Set to Open New Store in Decatur
Green and Stein Furniture company plans a grand opening Saturday August 3 on Bank Street just south of the Roxy theater. The Decatur store occupies first floor 50 foot frontage with full second floor and basement and will feature home furnishings and appliances. Charles L. Green and Abe Stein of Birmingham run the operation with Green relocating to manage locally. the firm already operates in Hartselle and Birmingham with 35 years in the business.
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Decatur
Green and Stein Furniture Company
Bank Street
Roxy Theatre
Green and Stein
Charles L. Green
Abe Stein
Birmingham
Opera
Hartselle
Green
Tennessee Primary Draws Large Vote
Voters lined up across Tennessee for a Democratic primary featuring U S Senator Kenneth D McKellar seeking a sixth term against CIO PAC backed Edward Ward Carmack amid heavy turnout and favorable weather. Carmack and three other senatorial rivals campaigned statewide with Oak Ridge reporting rapid early voting and CIO activity in East Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
U. S
Kenneth D. McKellar
Senate
McKellar
Dean
Leah Richardson
Memphis Railroad
Carmack
Oak Ridge
Atomic Center
Anderson County
Cio-Pac
East Tennessee
Knox County
CIO
Knoxee
Peienian
UN Atomic Energy Panel Seeks Expert Guidance On Control System
The 12 nation scientific and technical committee opened its session to decide what control system can prevent atomic energy from being used destructively. Delegates aim to break the U S Soviet deadlock and seek scientific advice after a three hour closed session in which Andrei Gromyko rejected international inspection.
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New York
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
GI's To Apply For Terminal Pay Soon
Former service members may begin applying for terminal pay as the bill nears President Truman's signature. About 15 million former GIs will be eligible for bonds or cash averaging around 160 dollars. Forms are being prepared by the Government Printing Office and the Navy and Treasury will coordinate payments with the Army.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Government Printing Office
Navy
Naval
Marine Corps
The
Treasury
Government weighs bread and flour price increases and hearings
The decontrol board contends on August 12 public hearings will seek views from agriculture industry and consumer groups on restoring price ceilings for meats dairy products grains cotton seed and soy beans. Officials also discuss possible subsidies and higher ceilings for bread and flour if controls are loosened and wheat costs rise.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Roy L. Thompson
Paul Porter
Porter
Thompson
Decontrol Board
Agriculture, Industry
UN Secretary Lie warns Big Five must unite for UN success
Trygve Lie said the United Nations hinges on the Big Five pursuing agreement in a spirit of understanding and compromise. He warned failure would mean the triumph of destruction and noted the veto power obliges them to seek accord. The UN lacks authority to act as a peace conference or referee among great powers.
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New York
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Lie
General Assembly
Ent
Security Council
Hall Named President of Georgia Baseball Series
Cliff Hall of Carrollton was elected president of the Georgia baseball series at a meeting of club presidents in LaGrange.
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Hall
Lagrange
Cliff Hall
Carrollton
Endgame in sight as social security talks stall
Washington update shows lawmakers near adjournment as Rep Jenkins blocks a House-Senate conference on social security. If no action occurs, old age insurance taxes rise from 1 to 2.5 percent next Jan 1. Senate moves toward compulsory jurisdiction of the world court amid final session bills.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Congress
Rep. Jenkins
Ohio
Doughton
N.C
Ways and Means
House-Senate
House
Senate
Rep. Cox
House Rules Committee
United States
World Court
White House
Truman
Morsey
Oregon
International Court of Justice
America
Chicago Tribune identifies knife linked to Heirens case
The Chicago Tribune reports it found the knife used by William George Heirens to kill Suzanne Degnan. A worker found the knife near the Degnan home and Guy E. Rodrick identified it as stolen from his apartment on Dec. 3. Ballistics tie the pistol to another Dec. 5 shooting in Marian Caldwell's apartment.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
William George Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
the Tribune
Degnan
Guy E. Rodrick
Rodrick
Heirens
Northwestern University
Marian Caldwell
University of Chicago
Charis
Wilson
Ums Pty
William J. Tuohy
Sparkman Surges in Alabama Senate Primary Battle
Rep. John J. Sparkman leads the Alabama Democratic primary for the late John H. Bankhead seat with 83,414 votes from 2,289 boxes counted, ahead of James A. Simpson and other opponents. Officials await the official canvass to decide if a runoff is needed, with Boykin weighing next moves amid mixed results and comments from supporters.
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Birmingham
Ala
John J. Sparkman
John H. Bankhead
Huntsville
John Sparkman
Sparkman
James A. Simpson
Simpson
Boykin
Allen
Maxwell
Toncena
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Frank Dixon
Jim Folsom
17 More Cases of Polio Reported
Montgomery Ala Aug 1 The state Health Department reported last week 17 more cases of infantile paralysis in Alabama bringing the yearly total to 181 versus 153 for all of 1945. Mobile, Lauderdale, Jefferson, Morgan, Calhoun, Etowah, Marshall and Montgomery counties each reported cases with Mobile leading the count.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
Mobile County
Lauderdale
Jefferson
Morgan
Calhoun
Etowah
Marshall
Health Department
Hill and Hill Witness White House Sign of Vocational Education Bill
Georgia Senator George and Alabama Senator Hill attended the White House signing of a vocational education bill that increases federal aid from 14.2 million to over 28 million dollars annually. Both senators received pens used by President Truman to sign the legislation.
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Washington
Georgia
Alabama
White House
Truman
George
D-Ga
Hill
D-Ala
Jackson County Precinct Skips Whole Election
Jackson County precinct in Allison community failed to open last Tuesday as not enough election officials could be found. The voting box in Rep. John J. Sparkman's district still reported votes despite the closed polling place.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Allison
Jackson County
John J. Sparkman
Senate war committee to probe wartime industrial spending
The Senate war investigating committee will examine boom spending in automotive aircraft aluminum and shipbuilding industries during war years before reporting. Chairman Mead said the aim is a complete picture and to fix responsibility for shell failures amid casualties in the Battle of the Bulge.
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John W. Henderson
Washington
Mead
N.Y
Senate War Investigating Committee
Garsson Munitions Combine
Somianei
Alden H. Waitt
Army
Erie Basin Metal Products Inc
Garsson Combine
Waitt
Hearing Continued On Rink To Friday
The city’s nuisance complaint against W N Weaver’s roller skating rink in residence district C was continued to 8:30 Friday morning. City witnesses totaled 11, while eight testified for the defense including Clinton King and Weaver. Defense evidence also included affidavits and property deeds.
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W. N. Weaver
C” District
Wevbs
Circuit Court
Equity
Clinton King
West Decatur
Weaver
Rudolph Ewig
A. Lynne
Norman Harris
Fourth Avenue West
Lamar Penney
J. L. McCann
Tom Stockard
Co. F. Abbott
Theo Norris
A L. Malone
Floyd Zdapes
Names floated as possible successors to Sparkman in 8th district
Political chatter in the Tennessee Valley centers on who might replace Congressman Sparkman if he seeks the U S Senate. Possible successors named span Morgan county to Lauderdale and include T C Almon F E Burleson Frederick Hunt George Johnson Bob Jones John Benson Jim Smith Bob Bell and Mims Rogers. No formal announcements have been made as the senatorial race remains unsettled and a vacancy would not occur before November.
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John Sparkman
Tennessee Valley
Sparkman
Morgan County
T. C. Almon
Decatur
F. E
Vane
Congress
Crippled girl freed in death case in Illinois
Springfield announces 19 year old Jacqueline Colburn who has been wheelchair bound since rheumatic fever was declared justifiable homicide in the stabbing of her stepfather Lawrence Barregarye 36 after a family quarrel. State's Attorney Curren released her to her mother and will submit the case to the county grand jury to let jurors decide. Barregarye faced prior threat charges but was not prosecuted.
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J. James P. McGranery
Tacoma, Wash
T Paul A. Olson
Rep. Coffee
D-Wash
McGranery
Coffee
Olson
Springfield
Ill
Jacqueline Colburn
John W. Curren
Jacqueline
Curren
Lawrence Barregarye
Barregarye
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