Community officers named. births and hospital updates listed
The fifth grade at Chalybeate School in Hillsboro names class officers for 1952 53. Mrs. John D. Smith of Lacon admitted to Baugh Wiley clinic. Salvation Army captain Ed Bowman and family in Conneautville PA until August 11. Birth announcements include acetal Mr and Mrs Horace Casteel in Decatur and Alfred Garnett in Hart seller. Dismissals and admissions at Decatur General Hospital, plus sheriff and highway patrol arrests. TVA notes 99 degree high and 77 to 93 temperature range. See DIARY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalybeate School
Hillsboro 1
Joyce Holland
Joseph Richardson
Norris Ray Wilson
Jacqulyn Bryant
Koebe Richardson
Ed Bowman
Doris
Don
Conneautville
Bowman
Salvation Army Work
Earl E. Norman Dies After Illness in Hinsdale
Earl E. Norman president of Automatic Screw Machine Products Co. Chicago, died Sunday at home in Hinsdale after an extended illness. Southern Steel Nut Co. of Decatur is a subsidiary. Funeral services set for 2:30 PM Tuesday in Hinsdale, directed by Ruchty & Mann. Survived by wife and three sons Charles Norman of Decatur and John and Richard of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Norman
Automatic Screw Machine Products Co
Chicago
Hinsdale
Ilinois
Southern Steel Nut Company of
Decatur
Ruchty & Mann
Norman
Charles Norman
John and
Richard
Navy Patrol Plane Fights Two MIGs Over Yellow Sea
The U S Navy reports a Martin Mariner repelled two Russian built MiG 15s over the Yellow Sea west of Korea. Two crewmen were killed and two wounded in the clash before the aircraft limped to Korea for spot repairs. Names of the deceased and injured are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Yellow Sea
Washington
Navy
Korea
Iwakuni
Japan
Aviation
H. G Goodread
Jamestown
N. D
Claude Playforth
Cincinnati
R. H. Smith
Abilene
Tex
H. T. Atkins
League City
Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Siberian
Korean Peninsula
U. S
E. E. Bartlett
George West
Glass Accepts Kentucky Call From Decatur Church
Rev. W. W. Glass longtime pastor of Decatur First Presbyterian announced Sunday night he will accept a call from Bardstown Road Presbyterian Louisville. He will leave Oct 1. During ten years he oversaw two chapels and preparations for a new auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Bardstown Road Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Glass
Carolinas
Virginia
Don Esty
First Presbyterian
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Alabama Kiwanis
Masonic Order
Lightning Sparks $15,000 Holly Pond Warehouse Blaze
A warehouse in Holly Pond, about 15 miles east of Cullman, burned to ashes after a lightning strike around 6 30 PM. Fire Chief John Hasenbein says stock including hay fertilizer and equipment was destroyed, and the building was a total loss before personnel arrived. The warehouse was owned by Herman Gilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Pond
Cullman
John Hasenbein
Hasenbein
Cullman Fire Department
Herman Gilley
Holty Pond
Man Fatally Stricken While Driving Truck in Talladega
Nat Williams of Anniston, aged 50, died while driving a truck in downtown Talladega. He apparently suffered a heart attack causing his vehicle to veer into an empty parking space, strike a sidewalk, and crash into the brick wall of a store in the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
Ala
Nat Williams
Anniston
Williams
Pan-Pacific pact eyed by ministers in Pacific talks
Honolulu ministers from Australia New Zealand and the United States begin implementing a September pact and study a broader Pan Pacific security framework. Dean Acheson says every problem in the Pacific will be discussed in closed sessions as Casey Webb and Acheson speak. Some Taipei papers denounce the pact as too regional while Filipino leader Laurel calls it colonial and urges broader Western involvement. Casey notes possible further invitations but cites immediate need for a simple three power organizational mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Australia
New Zealand
U. S
Dean Acheson
Philippines
Jose P. Laurel
Nacionalista Party
Pacific
Japan
Casey
Pan-Pacific
Bloodworth resigns from Alabama parole board
Jimmy Bloodworth of Decatur resigns from the pardon parole board effective Sept. 15. Gov. Gordon Persons will appoint Frances Robinson of Prattville to fill the remaining nine months, adding a second woman member to the board chaired by Ethel Gayle. Bloodworth returns to his Decatur law practice after a one year term begun after convicts mass release under Ex Gov Folsom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Jimmy Bloodworth
Decatur
Pardon Parole Board
Gordon Persons
Frances Robinson
Prattville
Bloodworth
Parole Board
James E. Folsom
Two Polish Fishermen Ground Ship and Seek Refuge
In Karlskrona Sweden two Polish fishermen overpowered their ship's captain after a dispute over taking them to Sweden They then sailed to the Swedish base and surrendered as political refugees Coast guards found the skipper and crew badly cut and bruised The attackers were 26 and 30 years old and fled their homeland after the assault
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karlskrona
Sweden
Powell Calls for Election Boycott Over Civil Rights
Democratic Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. urged a boycott of the November election at a Harlem mass meeting. He charged both parties blocked civil rights and said Black voters could withhold support unless an acceptable platform is pledged. Powell planned talks with Stevenson and Sparkman within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Springfield
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
New York
Harlem
Powell
Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Straight Road Route Backed by Limestone County Board
The Limestone County Board of Revenue at Athens continued considering a Decatur to Huntsville straight road. Madison County agreed to participate while Sam A. Gay protested landowners in South Limestone. Southeast District head Charles Leopard backed the project as financially beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Athens
Decatur
Huntsville
Sam A. Gay
Scottsboro
Limestone County
State Highway Department
Madison
Limestone
Madison County
Gay
Charles Leopard
Leopard
South Limestone
Arthur Spence
Vinson, LeCroix
Airman Flies First Jet After Pilot Faints in Korea
Airman Charles E. Hill, 31, of Parker Florida, piloted a T-33 jet for about 30 minutes after Lt. Robert W. MacDuff passed out from lack of oxygen at 37 000 feet. Hill held the rear stick and kept the course as the engine quit and the pilot regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JU. S. Fifth Air Force
Korea
Air Force
Charles E. Hill
Parker, Fla
Japan
Robert W. MacDuff
Avenel
N. J
MacDuff
Hilt
Drought Worsens Across South and New England
Scattered showers fail to curb a severe drought gripping the South and East. Predictions of limited rain keep crop losses high, with Alabama 150 million and Georgia 200 to 300 million in damage, while Maine and Massachusetts face ongoing strain. Federal aid designated for disaster areas to assist farmers and dairymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
New England
Agriculture
Massachusetts
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maine
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
North Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Kansas
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Two Greyhound Buses Crash Near Waco Killing Dozens
A head on crash between two Greyhound buses near Waco Texas killed at least 34 people and possibly more as investigators recovered burned remains from the wreckage. Drivers M B Herring and Billy Malone of Waco were among the dead as uniforms of soldiers airmen and others were found among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Greyhound
Here
Dallas-Austin
Compton Funeral Home
Connally Funeral Home
Waco Funeral Home
Sam Wood
Waco Times-Herald
Sam Johnson
Billy Malone
Buses Warned On Standing Passengers
The Public Service Commission warned Alabama bus operators that they may not carry standing passengers on long trips after a collision involving two buses near Waco Texas. Reports say passengers stood in aisles aboard one crowded vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgommery
Public Service Commission
Alabama
Waco
Tex
Weekend Showers Bring New Hope For Baked Fields
Weekend showers offered some relief from Alabama drought but no prospect of widespread heavy rain. Weatherman Brad ley predicts 15 to 80 percent statewide coverage today into tomorrow with continued hot weather. High readings included Muscle Shoals and Selma at 99, Montgomery 98, and Birmingham 97.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Charles F. Bradley, Jr
Weather Bureau
Muscle
Shoals
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Mobile
Montgomery
Huntsville
Anniston
Dothan
Evergreen
Reds honor police control at Soviet Radio Berlin building
Berlin report says Soviet troops agreed to British military police oversight as tensions rose over access to the Radio Berlin headquarters in the British sector. British forces blocked vehicle entry to enforce traffic controls amid accusations of smuggling East Germans and a near collision with an MP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Radio
West Berlin
FDJ
Potsdamer’ Platz
Jungfernheide Park
Dynamite Worker Hubert Steed Injured In Rock Blast
Hubert Steed, a dynamite setter on county road work near Plainview, was reported in slightly worse condition this morning at Lavender Clinic in Hartselle. He has been unconscious since admission after a falling rock struck his head during a dynamite blast, doctors say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Steed
Plainview
Lavender Clinic
Hartselle
Steed
Claude Lavender
Drought Tour Slated By Alabama Officials
Agriculture Commissioner Frank Stewart accepted an invitation from the Decatur Daily to tour drought damaged areas in the Tennessee Valley. Gov. Gordon Persons was reportedly unavailable to confirm participation as he was in Panama City. The visit, seeking White House aid under Public Law 875, aimed to broaden relief beyond existing federal provisions. Stewart planned a possible tour for tomorrow, while a Auburn meeting delayed the inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Decatur Daily
Tennessee Valley
Frank Stewart
Gordon Persons
Stewart
Panama City
Fila
United States
Auburn
10 State Meet On Disaster Loans Called
The Agriculture Department calls a ten state conference to plan quick disaster loans for drought hit farmers. The meeting in Atlanta August 6 and 7 will involve Missouri Arkansas Kentucky Georgia Tennessee Mississippi Alabama South Carolina Oklahoma and Texas. Maine and Massachusetts named as disaster areas were not listed as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Dillard B. Lasseter
Farmers Home Administration
Atlanta
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Texas
Maine
Massachusetts
Knox T. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
More Traffic Wrecks and Fatalities Reported
Yesterdays highway crashes rose from the previous year with 27 accidents. Twenty one injuries and six deaths were reported, causing nine thousand dollars in property damage. The year ago total was 22 accidents with seventeen injuries four deaths and ten thousand eighty eight dollars in damage.
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Montgomery
State Highway Patrol
Quickies by Ken Reynolds Thrifty ad lines on sweepers
A short item in the Daily Want Ads features a witty scene where a seller argues thrifty value for electric sweepers. The column showcases humorous snap captions and light banter as part of the classifieds vibe.
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Dee
Diane
John D. Smith
Lacon
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Horace Casteel
19Th Avenue
Charles H. Eyster, Sr
Charles and
John Eyster
Colorado Springs
Col
Alfred Garnett
Hartseller
Atr Baugh-Wiley—clinic
Decatur General Hospital
John B. Wilkins and Son
Sheridan Apartments
Calvin C. Hughes
Fourth Avenue
J. E. Watkins
Tanner 1
J. R. Glenn
Decature
S. E. Maulsby
East Gordon Drive
Risa Autry
David Autry
Johnston Street
Buddy Suter
Somerville
William E. Hotchkiss
Courtland
Bobbie Nell McDonald
Clifton Cole
Pulaski
Tenn
P. H. Hobson
16Th Avenue, SE
Highway Patrol
TVA
Holly Spring
N. Z
Cenfer
By Roy Elsoyan
Egypt
Farouk Totes
Ahmed Fuad II
Isle of Capri
Associated Press
Sam Gay
The
Reds
Agriculture Dept
By Ken Reynolds
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