Truman Says He Is Raring To Go On Campaign Trip
President Truman voiced readiness to campaign for Stevenson if asked, calling himself a private in the rear ranks. He spoke in Kansas City with James Arrington and after a meeting with Democratic national chairman Frank McKinney, who hinted at stepping down. Truman plans to vote in Missouri’s August primary for J. E. Taylor over S. Symington and may join a Labor Day campaign kickoff with Stevenson and Sparkman.
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Raring
Kansas City
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
James Arrington
Oklahoma
Muchlebach
Democraticc
Arrington
Frank FE. McKinney
Colorado Springs
McKinney
Democratic National Committee
Stevenson
John
Sparkman
Barkley
Missouri
J. E. Taylor
Stuart Symington
RFC
Air Force
National Security Resources Board
Unexplained flying objects spark worldwide reports
Reports of mysterious sky objects spread from Korea to the Midwest as sightings described saucer shapes and flashes. Air Force officials and meteorologists offered explanations noting radar reflections and high level weather phenomena.
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Associated Press
Korea
Air Force
Bor
Mhamnaign
Ill
University of Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey
Ilinois
Horace Byers
University of Chicago
Department of Meteorology
Byers
Air Defense Command
Ent Field
Colorado Springs
Col
Washington
Hank Burroughs
William H Parker laid to rest in Town Creek
Final rites for 77 year old William H Parker of Town Creek were held at Providence Baptist church with Reverend Grady Parker officiating. Interment followed at the adjoining cemetery with Town Creek Masons as pallbearers. Survivors include wife Nancy, two sons Louis and Jim, three daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Parker was a Providence Baptist member and longtime Lawrence County resident.
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William H. Parker
Town Creek
Weekend movie listings include Varying Local Theaters
Amusements at Princess Macao with Robert Mit chum Jane Russell and William Bendix showings at 1 15 2 55 4 35 6 15 7 55 9 35. Roxy screens Strictly Dishonorable with Ezio Pinza Janet Leigh at 1 22 3 20 5 18 7 16 9 14. Sunset invites Van Johnson Dorothy McGuire Ruth Roman at 8 15 10 15. Hatfield Athens hosts Weekend With Father starring Van Heflin Patricia Neal Gigi Perreau at 7 15 9 05. Strand Hartselle presents Tarzan's Savage Fury with Lex Barker Dorothy Hart at 2 00 4 00. Mars Falkville shows Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick with Alan Young Dinah Shore Robert Merrill at 1 30 3 25.
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Roxy
Ezio Pinza
Janet Leigh
Van John_ son
Dorothy McGuire
Ruth Roman
Hatfield
Athens
van Heflin
Patricia Neal
Gigi Perreau
Mars
Falkville
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
Alan Young
Dinah Shore
Robert Merrill
Alabama drought relief outlook from Tennessee meeting
Production and Marketing Administration officials met in Nashville to discuss emergency relief as eastern drought areas shrink harvest prospects. Truck and garden crops suffer most while corn runs at four percent of normal. Auburn agronomist Lowery warns livestock feed costs will rise, and foresters hope rain will aid North Alabama forests damaged by fires.
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United States
Production and Marketing Administration
Nashville
Tenn
J. C. Lowery
Auburn Polytechnic Institute Agronomist
North
Alabama
Wildflower Dutchman’s Breeches Described as Bleeding Heart Variant
The passage notes that the wildflower Dutchman’s breeches is a wild form of the bleeding heart. It highlights the plant’s relation to the bleeding heart species and its distinctive wild form characteristics.
Decatur Market Reports and Prices
Farm markets in Decatur show middling cotton at 40.00 cents and strict low at 38.50. No 2 mile corn priced at 3.10. No 2 wheat new crop and onion tree at 195. No 2 oats new crop onion-free at 80 cents. No 2 yellow ear corn at 1.83. Hogs priced at 21.58 in Decatur.
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Decatur
Wall Street Week Ends With New 1952 High On Broad Advance
The stock market closed the week with a quiet advance and a new 1952 high for the Associated Press average at 109.20. Profit reports show first half earnings of 327 leading corporations down only 11 percent from last year, while cash dividends on listed common stocks rose 5.8 percent. Packard Motor Car led on volume, closing 1/4 higher at 5 1/8, with American Bosch, U S Steel, Southern Railway, and American Machinery among notable movers. On the Curb, Devon Ledge Oils topped activity, up 11/16 to 3 14, with several other issues showing gains or little change.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Packard Motor Car
American Bosch
U. S. Steel
Southern Railway
American Machinery
Curb Exchange
Devon Ledgc Oils
Pancoastal Oi
Domnion Oils
Barnum Steel
North Canadian
Backers to Rally Labor Day for Stevenson Sparkman Ticket
State Democratic chairman Ben R. Ray says support for Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Sen. Sparkman will surge after Labor Day September 1. Vardaman notes Republican campaign offices in Alabama's 67 counties. Analysts expect a record November vote with 1952 enthusiasm and Sparkman as VP likely boosting totals. 12 of 18 Alabama dailies have weighed in leaning Democrat or Republican.
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Ben R. Ray
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Vardaman
Gordon Persons
Stevenson-Sparkman
South
Roosevelt
Sen. Sparkman
Johnson Rites Be Held Today
Funeral services for Charles Johnson aged 23 who died in a Winter Haven auto crash will be held today at 2 PM at Johnson's Chapel with Rev. D R Jarrett officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. The body leaves 1713 Beech Street Decatur at 1 PM. Survivors include widow Evelyn Fields Johnson, his parents Rev and Mrs Dan Johnson, four sisters Mrs Thomas Terry Nashville Mrs John W Slaton Decatur Miss Martha Johnson Miss Betty Johnson Winter Haven, two brothers Wiley and Billie Johnson Winter Haven. Pallbearers are Louis Mears Lon Mears J C Mears Sum Mears Travis Mears and Bobby Smith.
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Charles Johnson
Winter Haven
Fila
Johnson’s Chapel
D. R. Jarrett
Beech Street
Decatur
Evelyn
Fields Johnson
Dan Johnson
Thomas Terry
Nashville
John W. Slaton
Martha Johnson
Betty Johnson
Wiley
Billie Johnson
Louis Mears
Lon Mears
J. C. Mears
Sum Mears
Travis Mears
Bobby Smith
Texas and Southern States Split Over Tidellands in Election
The piece reviews Southern loyalties as governors and party leaders weigh Stevenson and Sparkman against Eisenhower and Nixon. It notes Texas Shivers may not vote for any candidate favoring federal tidelands ownership, while Louisiana Mississippi and Oklahoma show doubt or mixed signals based on party ballot battles and roosters symbols. Tennessee faces an unknown after convention bitterness.
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Eisenhower
Texas
Shivers
Stevenson
Ike
Truman
Dewey
South Carolina
Franklin Roosevelt
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
J. Bratton Davis
Columbia
Democratic Executive Committee
Sparkman
Nixon
Louisiana
Robert F. Kennon
State Democratic Central Committee
Allen J. Effender
Earl Long
South
Mississippi
Sam Lumpkin
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kefauver
Attorney general cites Ray v Garner on pledge in party primaries
Garrett states an Alabama Supreme Court decision supports his view that pledges to back party nominees are unenforceable as a moral obligation. He cites the majority opinion by Justice Simpson from Ray v Garner dated March 27, 1952. He urges voters to honor Democratic nominees in the upcoming May and June primaries.
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Garrett
Gaillard
Alabama Supreme Court
Ray Vs. Garner
Justice Simpson
Infant Watkins Graveside Service Held At Mitchell Cemetery
Graveside funeral services were held yesterday at 2 P.M. at Mitchell cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Watkins. Rev. G. K. Wood officiated and interment was directed by Mutual Service. Survivors include the parents and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Watkins and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strange, Tanner.
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Mitchell Cemetery
Jacob Watkins
Tanner
G._K. Wood
J. E. Watkins
Roy Strange
Democrats Confident in Victory Across Several States
The piece notes confidence in the Democratic ticket to win the electoral college with Alabama Georgia Kentucky and Florida leaning toward Democrats. It mentions Browning seeking re nomination Kefauver taking responsibility for a seating vote in Tennessee and Sparkman as Alabama VP nominee. Ike expected to win big in some counties though Truman led nationally in 1948.
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Browning
Tennessee
Virginia
Kefauver
Alabama
John Sparkman
Eisenhower
Georgia
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Florida
Fuller Warren
Hoover
Ike
Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
Wallace
Recorder's court docket lists multiple disorderly conduct cases
A heavy docket in the recorder's court Saturday includes seven disorderly conduct charges, four for violating the prohibition law, four for intoxication on the streets, and single counts of driving without a license, petty larceny, DWI, and assault. Local residents were admitted to Ellis-Meyer hospital and Baugh-Wiley clinic, with a East North area trip noted and Dr. Charles T. Cook of London set to preach at Central Baptist Church.
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Recorder’s Court
Charles T. Cook
London
England
the Christian
Central Baptist Church
Governor Urges Federal Measures to Restore Tennessee Valley Economy
Knox Hutchinson after a nine state Nashville conference warns that recovery hinges on salvage of livestock and forage. He notes 15 years of diversification is at risk, weather offers no relief, fall grazing is the only potential, and the Southeast faces a national agricultural and financial setback.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Knox Hutchinson
Nashville
The
Daily
Hutchinson
Grouth
Secretary Hutchinson
the Daily
United States
Origin of gem cutting traced to ancient Babylon
The practice of cutting and carving gems is believed to have originated in Babylon thousands of years before Christ.
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Babylon
Christ
Iranian Senate Approves Mossadegh Reform Package
Iran's 35 senators met to rubber stamp Mossadegh's nine point internal reform plan. Thirty four voted yes and one abstained as discussion touched on foreign advisers and national pride.
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Iran
Sen
Abolfazl Lesani
Europe
Bagher Kazemi
Lesani
Caspian Sea
Mossadegh
Georgia and Alabama face massive crop losses in drought
L. Y Ballentine and Tom Linder estimate Georgia losses near 200 million with Holton suggesting up to 300 million. Linder reports cornfield damage at 75 percent and livestock income influence. Alabama Commissioner Stewart cites about 150 million dollars in damage amid drought.
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Frank M. Stewart
Stewart
Southland
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Mississippi
William T. Gresham Death Remains Sent to Arab Cemetery
Final rites for William T. Gresham 84 of Hartselle will be held Monday at 2 30 PM at his daughter's home Bethel Road Hartselle with interment in Arab Cemetery Peck directing Survivors include three daughters G H Grisham Hart selle Mrs Jack Lowery and Mrs Orville Sparkman Austinville two sons A D and Henry Gresham Decatur 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren
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William T. Gresham
Hartselle
G H. Grisham
Bethel Road
Arab Cemetery
Peck Directing
G. H. Grisham
Jack Lowery
Orville
Sparkman
Austinville
A. D
Henry Gresham
Decatur
Allies Repulse Red Assaults on Old Baldy Hill
Fighting slackened on Old Baldy as Allied infantrymen repelled three Chinese Communist assaults on the shell blasted crest. Small patrol clashes occurred elsewhere in the western front near Chorwon while Sabre jets and a fighter bomber strike reduced Communist boats off Korea.
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Seoul
Old Baldy Hill
Korea
Chorwon
Old Baldy
Milo Farnell
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Rail strike talks delay action amid union feud
Hornung said Monday conference with Thomas J. Harkins set terms to avert immediate strike. A stoppage would hit Central's New York Chicago main line with office workers and thousands facing potential layoffs though other railroads soften impact. Union spokesmen quoted, while Hornung urged investigation and cited Truman era emergency board remedies.
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Hornung
Thomas J. Harkins
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Central
New York
Chicago
New York Central
Attack at Weatherup Home Leaves Wife Dead, Husband Injured
Two men entered the Weatherup residence early today and assaulted Donald Weatherup and his wife. Donald Weatherup, 57, sustained head injuries and stab wounds and is hospitalized. His wife died four hours after the attack.
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Weatherup
Weatherups
Donald Weatherup
Decatur Club Opens Membership and Meeting Schedule
The club invites men and women aged 18 to 40 to join with a yearly due of $1. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesdays each month. McClendon has lived in Decatur since 1933 except for military service. He recently graduated from Cumberland University law school. The atomic bomb’s initial fireball interior reaches many millions of degrees and is nearly a vacuum.
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Uver
McClendon
Decatur
Armed Forces
Cumberland University Law School
Lost Saturday Night Chair on Somerville Road
A Redwood porch chair is missing on Somerville Road between Stone Lumber Co and the Country Club. A reward offered. call Frank Stone to report or claim.
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Somerville Road
Stone Lumber Co
Country Club
Reward
Frank Stone
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