Community diary highlights and church notices
Partial weather outlook for the state and a flurry of local church services and social events. Béad Campbell to fill Memorial Drive Church of Christ pulpit with T. A. Thompson absent. Otis E. Kirby to speak at First Methodist on Heart Bias. August revival at Kirby chapel with Rev W W Glass preaching. VFW Auxiliary meets at Grace Tucker home. Kiwanians plan barbecue at Delano Park replacing Thursday noon meeting. Community visits note illness and travel. Multiple baptisms planned at Austinville Baptist church revival and Lutheran voters assembly meeting announced. Ambulatory moves include patients at Decatur General and transfers via Mutual Service ambulance. See DIARY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis E. Kirby
First Methodist Church
Kirby Memorial Chapel
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Congress Probes Communists as Uranium Ships To Russia Mentioned
Witnesses describe two 1943 uranium shipments totaling 1300 pounds from a small airfield to Russia amid White House Capitol Hill clashes over anti left investigations. Rep McDowell says figures were pushed by known Soviet agents during wartime atomic research.
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Washington
Russia
Rep
McDowell
R-Pa
White House
Capitol Hill
Truman
Congressional
Rankin
D-Miss
House
American Activities Committee
Henry Wallace
Commerce Department
Wallace
Mundt
R-Sd
Hiss
Alger Hiss
State Department
Communist Party
Whittaker Chambers
Red Underground
Samuel Kraus
Senate
William W. Remington
Remington
unAmerican Activities Committee
Bride-to-be, attacked in Clearwater bungalow
A prominent young bride-to-be was brutally attacked in a guest bungalow near her parents home in Clearwater. Police say she struggled to defend a revolver in her drawer as two physicians treated head wounds and a swollen throat. Authorities search for a Black assailant amid fears of mob conflict.
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Clearwater
Fla
Jefferson J. Elliott
Elliott
Bartow
Best Routes to Nashville Given by AAA Unit Here
Mrs. Marie Tucker of Alabama Motorist Association reports the preferred route from Decatur to Nashville: U.S. 31 to Athens, U.S. 72 to Huntsville, U.S. 241 to Fayetteville, State 50 to Lewisburg, U.S. 31A into Nashville. Route 110 Ardmore to Fayetteville is not recommended due to construction and a 10 mile gravel stretch near the Alabama state line. The road from Spring Hill to Franklin is closed and detours are being posted along with rough stretches. Tennessee officials promise more signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Tucker
Alabama Motorist “Association
Decatur
Nashville
U. S. 31
Athens
U. S
Huntsville
Fayetteville
Lewisburg
Spring Hill
Franklin
Alabama Line
Columbia
Tennessee Highway Department
Two Cullman Teens In Custody For Vehicle Thefts
Two Cullman teenagers are in county jail awaiting juvenile court action after admitting to four vehicle thefts and multiple business break ins. Arrested Tuesday night west of Cullman by Patrolman W E Richey, they are charged under the juvenile delinquent act. The boys, local public school attendees, allegedly stole cars including one owned by Lon Waters and broke into Cullman Motor company and Deere Electric company. A juvenile court date has not been set.
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Cullman
Shelley Hyatt
the Daily
W_ E_ Richey
Hyatt
Cullman City Hall
Carbon Hill
Lon Waters
Cullman Motor Company
Deere Electric Company
Mystery note on Golden Gate Bridge sparks death by own action doubt
Police found a woman's discarded garments and an unsigned note near the Golden Gate Bridge suggesting death by own action. The note referenced Elizabeth Bentley and a Washington communist investigation, but officials consider the items possibly a hoax. no body was found.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Washington, D. C
Golden Gate
Washington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Elizabeth
Hollywood
Probation Hearing Set for Decatur Man John Pickett
John Pickett, a Decatur man who pleaded manslaughter in circuit court last week, will have two probation hearings before Acting Judge Julian Harris on August 14. A jury recommended a sentence years after the plea was entered, and Pickett has asked to be placed on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pickett
Decatur
Lenni
Julian Harris
Pickett
City plans September election at August 9 meeting
The Decatur City Council will call the September 20 municipal election at its August 9 session. Mayor Summers says he intends to run again. Candidates now qualify by filing a declaration with the city clerk at least 30 days before the election, meeting state and local residency and voter requirements.
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H R. Summer
Summers
H. G
Red
Morgan County
Decatur
Alred Denies Georgia Guilt In Extradition Case
In Opelika Alabama on August 5 Joe Alred contends in a habeas corpus hearing that he is not the same man indicted for murder in Georgia. He challenges extradition after being jailed and returned to Georgia. co defendant Clarence Revels attends as spectator while also seeking release and facing Phenix City bond conditions.
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Opelika
Ala
Joe Alred
Georgia
Alred
Will O. Walton
Abred
James E. Folsom
Walton
Phenix City
A. L. Patterson
J. A. Walker
Clarence O. Revels
Abed
Liberty
Liberal Housing Bill Advances in Senate Fight Over Tax Funding
The Senate Banking Committee approved an amended Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill with a 7 to 5 vote, replacing Senator McCarthy’s proposal. The measure includes public housing up to 500000 units, slum clearance, farm housing loans, a GI loan market, FHA insured mortgages, and a $1 billion yield insurance program to lure large investors.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Tobey
N. H
Flanders
R-Vt
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans’ Cooperatives
FHA
Solons Rapped By President
President Truman assails Congress for feeble anti inflation moves while Republicans argue voters will decide in November. The House blocks price and wage controls and sends the bill to the Senate in a bid to end the special session.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Inside Story of Envoys Meeting Stalin
Pearson recounts the 1940s diplomatic session where American British and French envoys met Premier Stalin after talks with Molotov. The West proposed a general European conference and pledged not to repeat sterile diplomacy, signaling readiness to discuss the German question if the Berlin blockade ended.
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Pearson
Stalin
Crew Pearson
Europe
Molotov
U.S
Bedell Smith
Berlin
Soldier Dies of Pistol Wounds at Maxwell Field
Sgt. Forrest C. Tate age 26 of Maxwell Field died from pistol wounds inflicted July 23 after a fight with his brother Pvt. Moses B. Tate also at Maxwell Field. Moses charged with murder as officers weigh the case. Sgt Tate is survived by his widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Forrest C. Tate
Maxwell Field
Moses B. Tate
Lewis Miller
Forrest
E. O. Ryals
Moses
Maj
Harry. Conley
Ryals
Houston Free
Army
Tate
New Decatur Shoe Store Set to Open Friday
The Decatur Shoe store on Second Avenue in the former Palace cafe building will officially open Friday and Saturday. Owned by A. L. Hicks and J. C. Vines of Gadsden, with J. D. Ganawax as manager from Anniston, the renovated store offers modern fronts and new fitting and storage spaces. It will stock footwear for men women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Shoe Store
Second Avenue
Palace Cafe
A. L. Hicks
J. C. Vines
Gadsden
J. D. Ganawax
Decatur
Anniston
Registration to Begin August 30 Over Alabama
Selective Service registration in Alabama begins August 30, not August 13, per a governor issued proclamation. Registration places open daily 8 AM to 5 PM except Sundays and Labor Day September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
T.ing
States' rights Democrats plan Kentucky ballot push
Jackson Mississippi reports that States' rights Democrats will open their national campaign in Kentucky and Missouri with Barkley on the ballot. Campaign director Judge Merritt Gibson says petitions from 1,000 voters are needed to place a state on the ballot and that efforts will begin soon. Gov Thurmond and Gov Wright plan to accept nominations at a Houston rally August 11. Texas electors may pledge to the Thurmond Wright ticket.
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Jackson
Miss
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
National States Rights
Merritt Gibson
Longview
Tex
Missouri
Harry Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Houston
Texas
Thurmond-Wright
Gibson
Blue Grass
Judgment Won By Negro For Car Struck By Train
Wyatt Mason, a Courtland Black man, won a 1200 judgment against Southern Railroad in Lawrence circuit court for damages to his car. The incident occurred before 7 A M on March 21 when his car stopped on a crossing at Moulton East of Couchland. witnesses said they flagged the train but the engineer did not see them until 300 feet away. Circuit Judge James H Crow Jr presided with attorneys for the railroad firm Mite and Pollnitz and R L Almon of Moulton. plaintiff's lawyers were Felix Throckmorton and Tom Pettus.
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Wyatt Mason
Courtland Negro
Southern Railroad
Lawrence
Moulton Crossing
Couchland
Moulton
James H. Crow Jr
Southern Railway
Mite and Pollnitz
Florence
R. L. Almon
Felix Throckmorton
Tuscumbia
Tom Pettus
Goodyear Mills Here Ups Pay Eight Percent
Charles W. superintendent at Goodyear Mills announces today an eight percent wage increase effective August 2. Decatur's largest industry files the raise, citing rising costs and the need to attract workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Mills
Charles W
Esate Mills
Decatur
Russians Hint Compromise in Currency War
Berlin Aug 5 The Russians relaxed their stance signaling a possible compromise on the East West currency war. British official Charles Giffard said Berlin planned to release funds from blocked ruble accounts to cover weekend payments and Western firms' salaries, with no strings attached, as new road blocks appeared near Nurnberg on the Soviet British border.
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Berlin
Entoys
Kremlin
Stalin
Torncity
Charles Giffard
Giffard
Nueneberg
Blockade Criticized by Berlin Youth Section
A youth section of the socialist unity party in Tempehof denounced the Soviet blockade of Western Berlin as a crime against humanity, marking the first open fracture in communist ranks. The resolution passed with two votes against after several left in protest, branding German communists who supported the blockade as a foreign legion.
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Berlin
Socialist Unity Party
Tempelhof
Soviet Zone
Berlin Blockade Tensions Rise Over Soviet Payments and Rail Moves
A city government draws 25 million from a 350 million fund as Western Allies weigh the Russian balance. British expert notes limited withdrawal rates under the agreement while Berlin life continues. Hamburg dispatch reports border roads sealed, ditches dug, trees felled, and 43 trains slated for Leipzig fair in the Soviet zone. US transport officials warn trains won’t depart US zones until the blockade ends as daily air lift records show 2104 tons in 303 flights, with the RAF tallying 242 flights.
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Giffard
Berlin
Moscow
Hamburg
Germany
Leipzig
U. S
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Deenaes
Béad Campbell
Memorial Drive Church of Christ
T. A. Thompson
Delano Park
Helen Davidson
Sixth Avenue
East
Guy Davidson
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Robert Broadway
Decature
Carolyn Bradshaw
Fifth Avenue E
Betty Woodruff
Sherman Street
Orlando
W. C. Bailey
Ferry Street
Sam Stephenson
Birmingham
VFW
Grace Tucker
Fifth Avenue
Cecil Autry
Jasper
M. G. Fields
Southside Baptist Church
Austinville Baptist Church
Somerville Road
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Training Union
Austinville Methodist Church
R. F. Miller
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Asbury College
Wilmore
Hartselle
Wilma Miller
Baugh and
Wiley Clipsic
W. Moulton
Brown's Ambulance
Parate
Austinville
John Patterson
Gordon Drive
Mr. Patterson
W. A. Bridwell
Decatur General Hospital
Ellis Long
Mutual Service
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
AAA
Council
GOP
Solons
M. Lorene
Frank Roberts
Marshal Stalin
Time Magazine
Red Network
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Lee Pressman
Works Progress Administration
CIO
Nathan Witt
National Labor Relations Board
John Abt
The
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Chambers
House Committee
U. S. Air Force
RAF
New York
Ewes
Sea
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