War hero in Virginia governor bid tied to hoax claim
A Virginia man claimed Medal of Honor recipient Maynard H. Smith staged a dramatic ledge incident with a young mother to boost his gubernatorial campaign. The mother, Mrs. Ernestine Whomble, says the event was a publicity hoax, while Smith and associate Roland Bennett deny the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rutledge
Washington
Ernestine Lucille Whomble
Maynard H
Smith
Virginia
Bennett
Whomble
Hollywood
Snuffy
Weather Reading Shows Temperature Peaks and Rainfall
The report notes yesterday's high of 97 at 1 PM at the TVA sub station and today’s lows of 75 at 7 AM and 84 at noon. Rainfall through noon totals .63 inches with river stages at 7 AM and forecast changes through midnight Wednesday per the U S weather bureau Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
U. S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Wilson
Florence
Brewton Announcer Dies in Wreck Near Milton
Dick Carey 27 announcer for WEBJ Brewton Alabama was killed when his car overturned on a highway south of Milton Florida He was alone in the vehicle and had moved to Brewton six months earlier from Overland Missouri His wife and two children survive the accident
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Milton, Fla
Dick Carey
WEBJ
Brewton
Ala
Carey
Overland
Evening Movie Listings Show Times and Casts
Theaters list showings for PVT a es ROXY A Place In The Sun SUNSET David and Bathsheba HATFIELD Athens Decision Before Dawn STRAND Where Dan ger Lives RANCH The Lady From Texas ELITE Border Incident with stars like Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Gregory Peck Richard Basehart Gary Merrill Robert Mitchum Howard Duff Mona Hull Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy across multiple venues with start times ranging from 1 00 to 9 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy
Montgomery Clift
Elizabeth Taylor
Shelley Winters
Hatfield
Athens
Richard Basehart
Gary Merrill
Coal Miners Seek Cost of Living Compensation
A soft coal industry official says little chance of full bargaining for weeks as the industry faces low spirits and weak demand. Exports lag, steel strike hurts demand, and soft coal stockpiles reach an 84 day high.
Mayors Krebs and engineering firm discuss Birmingham project
Mayors Krebs representing Polglaze and Blasenburg Engineering met with Birmingham officials to review plans but the council took no formal action. The meeting also heard Clay Callaham request funding for paving in the Morningside subdivision including Morningside Street SE and Morningside Drive from 11th Avenue to 11th Avenue and Ninth Avenue from 10th to 11th Street.
Rural Carriers Name Oregon Man Head 14th Time
Frank E. Russell of Forest Grove Oregon is chosen to serve again as president of the National Star Route Carriers Association at its four day Montgomery convention. State presidents held a preconvention caucus with expectations he will lead for a 14th consecutive term. The opening session welcomed by Montgomery officials opens the event with 350 delegates attending. Reverend L Nolen Jr and Assistant Postmaster General John M Redding will speak Thursday.
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Montgomery
Frank E. Russell
Forest Grove
Ore
National Star Route Carriers Association
Russell
W. A A. Gayle
Rov. L. Nolen Jr
John M.redding
Huntsville Little Leaguers Win Opening District Game
Huntsville's Gentles hit a three run homer in the first inning as Huntsville defeated Piedmont 104 in the opening game of the Little League district tournament in Florence. Florence, last year's district winner, faces Gadsden this afternoon, with the winner meeting Huntsville tomorrow for the district title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Gentles
Huntsville
Piedmont
Gadsden
Young Parham Rites Tomorrow At His Home
Final rites for Young Postel Parham, 77, of Trinity 1, will be held at his home tomorrow at 2 PM. Paul Bain will officiate and burial follows at the city cemetery. He died yesterday at 10 AM. Survived by his widow Anna Parham and five daughters, 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. grandsons as pallbearers. He was a member of the Christian Science church.
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Postel Parham
Trinity
Paul Bain
Brown
Parham
Anna Parham
Ira Hitt
Decatur
Grady Cox
Leonard Fagan
Austin Basden
Hillsboro
Herman Harris
Christian Science Church
Parole Granted to 16 Alabama Convicts
A state Pardon Parole Board released 16 Alabama inmates last week including Jaffie Sims Jones who received a pardon after five and a half years on parole. Lifers Richard Pauley Jr. and others were also paroled or granted conditional freedom from multiple counties.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Jaffie Sims Jones
Jones
Chilton County
Richard Pauley Jr
Marengo County
Ernest Johnson
Conecuh
Oscar N. Lowe
Dale
William Parker
Morgan
Samuel Robertson
Pike
John C. Williams
Tuscaloosa
Kenneth Winn
Missouri primary showdown tests Truman era loyalties
The article notes Truman endorsed J. E. Taylor for U S senator in Missouri as Democrats split into rival camps over Taylor and Stuart Symington. It highlights the Pendergast faction clashing with a Cal lam an led faction while Illinois and other states nominate governors and lawmakers. Baruch weighs in on the presidential contest. The Augusta Chronicle backs Eisenhower.
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Brannan
Clark Clifford
Truman
Richard Russell
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Illinois
Russell-Kefauver
South
Missouri
J. E. Taylor
U. S
Taylor
Stuart Symington
Taylor - Symington
Pendergast
Thomas F. Callanan
Michigan
Senate
House
Kansas
Bernard Baruch
Augusta
Eisenhower
State GOP Head Invited To Talk With Eisenhower
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower summoned Southern Republican leaders to Denver for a weekend meeting on campaign strategy. Claude O Vardaman Alabama GOP campaign manager is invited and will fly to Denver. Paul G Persons announced a 30000 dollar campaign quota for Alabama. Vardaman aims to carry Alabama for Eisenhower Nixon and to build a strong two party system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Claude O. Vardaman
Alabama
GOP
Vardaman
Hubert Brooks Named Draft Board Member in Decatur
Hubert Brooks of the Decatur Board of Education was appointed to Morgan County Local Board 52 Selective Service System to fill a vacancy after W. N. Baker moved to Tuscaloosa. Brooks, a diversified occupations instructor, began his work with the board on August 1.
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Hubert Brooks
Decatur Board of Education
Morgan County
Brooks
W. N. Baker
Tuscaloosa
British Food Expert Sir Jack Drummond Murdered in France
Sir Jack Drummond a British food expert and a wartime Ministry of Food adviser was killed with his wife and 11 year old daughter during a camping trip in southern France. Police report the couple were shot and the girl clubbed to death by suspected bandits.
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Sars
France
Jack Drummond
Jack
Elizabeth
Ministry of Food
Europe
Fatally Shot Neighbor Feud Ends With Dual Gunfire
In Oliver Springs Tennessee Jake Hughes 65 clambered from his roof after being shot by neighbor John Dunn 36 with a .22 rifle. Hughes fled inside seized a shotgun and wounded Dunn before dying from blood loss. Sheriff reports a longstanding feud led to the fatal confrontation.
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Oliver Springs
Tenn
Jake Hughes
John Dunn
Marvin Stinecipher
Stinecipher
Dunn
Hughes
Tampa Woman Dies At Selma
Mrs. Dora Allia Bunch, 63, of Tampa Florida, died in a Selma hospital after illness Sunday in Centville Alabama during a return from a visit to relatives. She is survived by her husband and two sons, all of Tampa.
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Grant Street
Tenth Avenue
William J. McSpadden
Chestnut Street
Decatur General Hospital
Mercury
Hattie Knighten
Vernon Hood
Canal Street
Decatur General
Selma
Dora Allia Bunch
Tampa
Fla
Centerville
Ala
Missouri
Mississippi GOP Seeks Democratic Help For Party
Georgia Democrats name 12 electors pledged to Stevenson and Sparkman. Mississippi Republicans say they welcome independent voters and unhappy Democrats for GOP nominees, but urge voters to place Eisenhower in the Republican column. Louisiana Democrats postpone ballot symbol decision due to Gov Kennon's vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Georgia
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Mississippi
Dwight Eisenhower
N. B. Carstarphen
Democratic Committee
Robert Kennon
Carstarphen
Local Red Cross Handles 160 Cases in July Morgan County Chapter
The Morgan County Chapter of the American Red Cross aided 160 cases in July including 84 Army 10 Navy 60 veterans and six civilians. Services covered verifications of leaves 51 reports to Veterans Administration and veterans 19 pension help 55 counseling four other government benefits. Office activity included 66 letters 45 telegrams sent 70 letters 41 telegrams received with 50 long distance calls. Blood drive supplied 68 pints to local hospitals and doctors.
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Morgan County
The
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Veterans Administration
Jupiter Volume Compared to Earth
The statement notes that Jupiter's volume is roughly 1300 times that of Earth, highlighting the planet's immense size relative to our world.
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Jupiter
Earth
Arnall Expected to Resign From Truman Administration
Ellis Arnall may quit as Price Stabilizer soon. He plans to discuss the move with President Truman tomorrow and hopes to return to Georgia by September 1 to resume private law practice. The resignation would take effect September 1 after since February appointment following DiSalle’s departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Price
Ellis Arnall
Truman
Arnall
Georgia
Michael V. DiSalle
United States Senate
Ohio
Pleven Pushes Long Range Armament Plan For France
In Lorient France Defense Minister Rene Pleven criticized US and NATO efforts to rearm Europe year to year and urged a domestic armaments industry. He vowed to shield workers from unemployment if offshore orders falter and noted France seeks 625 million dollars in offshore contracts over three years while America pledges 186 million this year. The speech followed the launch of the 1 310 ton escort Corse the first warship built in French yards since the war.
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Lorient
France
Rene Pleven
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
U. S
Pleven
Corse
América
Swift, Union Begin Contract Talks With Swift Packers
CHICAGO Swift and Co meat packers opened negotiations today with the CIO United Packinghouse Workers for a new contract. UPW represents about 30,000 Swift employees in 28 plants nationwide. The talks follow similar discussions with Cudahy and Armour. Wilson and Co remains to start. The union seeks a general wage rise a guaranteed annual wage a union shop and employer financed pension health and welfare plan with details undisclosed. The current contract ends August 11. Swift operates a plant in Moultrie Georgia.
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Chicago
Swift and Co
CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
Swift
UPW
Cudahy and Armour
Wilson and Co
Lawrence High Band Rehearsal Called Despite School Closure
Lawrence county high school band at Moulton is summoned to rehearse at 8 A.M. tomorrow despite the school closure. Band director James A. Jones confirms rehearsal will proceed as planned.
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Lawrence High
Lawrence County
Moulton
James A. Jones
Giant 85-Pound Tarpon Wins Duel On Buccaneer Trail
W J Richards of Jacksonville hooked a giant 85 pound silver king tarpon that leapt into a nearby boat forcing the other fisherman to surrender his craft. The fish then turned back to sea as Richards claimed the prize.
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Fernandina Beach
Fla
Florida
W. J. Richards
Jacksonville
Richards
Breaks Hit Centralia Mother and Daughter
A Centralia incident reports Shirley Underwood age 11 first breaking her right arm in a fall from a horse. Weeks later her mother Dorothy age 29 broke her left arm at a skating rink. Her cast nearly removed she slipped on a rug and fractured her left arm. Three days later Shirley again fell from the same horse at the same site and broke her left arm.
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Centralia
Ill
Shirley Underwood
Dorothy
Shirley
Farm Markets In Decatur And Atlanta Poultry Prices
Decatur markets show cotton middling at 40.00c and low 38.50c with various No 2 commodities priced. Hogs bring 21.50 in Decatur. Atlanta North Georgia live poultry market remains steady to firm with light supplies and fair to good demand. broilers under 3.5 lbs sell 29-31 cents, mostly 29-30.
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Decatur
N. GA
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Nashville Livestock Market Slows on Mixed Demand
Nashville market reports cattle steady with bulls weakest and steers 970 lb at 31.00, cows 12.00-20.00, calves 25.00-28.00, hogs slow then fairly active with butchers 25-50 lower, sows steady, lambs steady with spring types 26.00-28.25 and slaughter ewes 3.00-6.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Radio Seoul warning civilians before dawn attack broadcasts
Briefing notes say Radio Seoul urged civilians to evacuate just before the assault. Broadcasts persisted up to the moment of impact. Ground fighting stayed small scale with no reported contact near Old Baldy, the front line’s recent hot spot.
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Radio Seoul
Old Baldy
Mrs. Meister 86 Dies At Hartselle
Mrs Elizabeth Meister age 86 dies at Hartselle clinic. Final rites set for Peck chapel Hartselle tomorrow at 2 PM with Rev W W Coleman officiating. Interment Cedar Creek cemetery. She leaves a daughter Miss Mary Meister and a son Albert Meister of Falkville 2 and several nieces and nephews. Born Bavaria Germany 1855 she came to the United States in 1887 and lived in Falkville 2 for years.
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Elizabeth Meister
Falkville 2
Peck Chapel
Hartselle
W. W. Coleman
Cedar Creek
Peck
High School Receives TVA Town Film Loan
Walter Jackson announces Decatur High School will receive a copy of the film TVA Town made in Decatur. Paul L. Evans confirms the loan for an indefinite period as the film is added to the school's library.
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TVA
Decatur
Walter Jackson
Paul L. Evans
Jackson
Summertime Killer Lightning Dangers in New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance warns summer is the peak lightning danger period with about 300 deaths annually. A quarter of fatalities occur near trees or under shelter. bolts can travel sideways or along the ground striking people in open areas, boats, fields, or while doing outdoor tasks.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Metropolitan Statisticians
Florida Prison Break Escapee Named on FBI Ten Most Wanted
Leonard Joseph Zalutsky a 37 year old from Allentown Pennsylvania with many aliases and an artificial left eye was added to the FBI ten most wanted list. He escaped Raiford Florida four times since 1937 and is described as armed cold blooded and dangerous. He killed an officer during a 1933 payroll robbery and has a long history of jail breaks and stints in multiple states.
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Washington
Desperado
Florida
FBI
Leonard Joseph Zalutsky
Allentown
Zalutsky
Raiford Fla
Miami
Raiford
Valdosta
Denver
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Kilby Dope Ring Broken As One Held
A Kilby prison narcotics smuggling scheme is busted with Theodore Jones, 19, arrested after passing morphine to a Kilby trusty. Jones stole morphine from a veterinary hospital, sold tablets for 1 and 10 dollars, and the operation involved three trusties over weeks. Deputy Warden Dees led the investigation.
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Birmingham II
Kilby
Montgomery
Theodore Jones
Ben Allen
O.R. Dees
Dees
Jones
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