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06 Aug 1950
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1950
Page
1
Weather and community notices from Decatur region
Partly cloudy and local thunder showers in North Sunday with gentle to moderate winds along the coast. Mizpah chapter past matrons club hosts a Delano Park picnic tonight, August 8 at 6 30 invited past matrons and families. Wheeler Lake Yacht Club holds regular meeting August 7 1950 at 7 30 PM. Mrs Kenneth W Free's condition good after surgery at Hamil Clinic. Larry Miller TVA fish and game leads Mississippi fisheries studies August 18 return to Decatur. City hospital admissions include G C Bridges Athens 1 and Mrs R C Tucker Decatur 1. Albert Bivens issued building permit for coal house at 1406 Eighteenth Avenue East valued at 300. Birth announcement: a son to Mr and Mrs William Hunter Jr at Decatur General. Decatur high school band debuts new black and red uniforms Sept 15 at the Decatur Anniston game. Carl Schwuchow announced. The Schwuchow family will visit Aberdeen SD and Kentucky on return. City Council plans public hearing on Seventh Avenue East paving and drainage at 7 PM. CARE budget package catalog available at Red Cross Morgan County. Mrs Frank Kirby notes details. Rev James Savoy to fill St John’s Episcopal pulpit Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Albert Clopton visit. Clarence Davis to speak on The Other Side Of Life at Flint Methodist church Sunday. See DIARY on Page 2.
Decatur Story to be filmed for Army and NBC broadcast
Allan Chase of Transfilm Inc. works on a Department of the Army film titled The Miracle of Decatur to be used in Japan. Decatur is among 13 cities showcased as living democracy, with NBC and 20th Century Fund aiding a 30 minute nationwide program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Transfilm Inc
New York
Allan Chase
Department of the Army
Japan
NBC
Lou Hazzam
Elmore McKee
20Th Century Fund
Army
Chase
Eva
Belle Mina
Oakdale
Flint Creek
Finley Island
Valley E
Tennesse River
TVA
Porter Turns Hoarder To Test Public Sentiment
An Atlanta Journal reporter hoarded sugar pepper and cigarettes in a supermarket cart to gauge local reaction. He faced dagger like stares while receiving several frank comments about ancestry and patriotism as he observed customers and clerks in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
John Keasler
7 Res
Beach clash follows Negro swimming party at Colonial Beach
At Colonial Beach Virginia fighting broke out after a Negro swimming party on the Potomac shore. Reporter Frank Trippett of the Free-Lance Star said attackers knocked him down and seized his camera as hundreds of whites surged onto the boardwalk. Reports said a white man was stabbed and a Negro man was arrested as melee erupted. several hundred spectators joined within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Beach
Potomac River
Frank Trippett
Fredericksburg
Free-Lance Star
Trippett
Case Operator At Mobile Slain With Japanese Sword
Eddie Lamar Goodwin a 27 year old Mobile bartender died from chest stab wounds inflicted with a Japanese sword. Police arrested Willie F Williams 36 Mobile on a murder charge. Williams said Goodwin warned him to stay away from the cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Eddie Lamar Goodwin
Willie F. Williams
Williams
Goodwin
Bridges Sent To Jail In Security Case
Harry Bridges head of the CIO longshore union was ordered jailed after his April perjury conviction. The judge refused a weekend stay and Bridges faces five years in federal prison amid government claims his postwar activities harmed U S security guiding anti intervention stance. Bridges’ lawyers sought a weekend with his wife before appeals court review. Deputy Marshal John Roseen to take Bridges to county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
John Roseen
Bridges
CIO Longshore Union
United States
U. S
Korea
Washington
Communist Party
Union
Stolen Car Recovered by Decatur Police
The automobile stolen Thursday night was recovered Friday by Decatur police. It belonged to Brady Harden and was taken from his Eighth Street South home between 9 P M Thursday and 5 A M Friday. Officers said the car, stuck in mud about a mile away, was recovered by Patrolmen Louis Landers and Richard Hyde. Harden identified the vehicle on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Brady Harden
Eighth Street South
Irolmen
Louis Landers
Ricrd Hyde
Harden
Mot
Knights of Peter Claver Hold 35th National Convention
Delegates arrived in Mobile Alabama for the 35th annual national convention of the Knights of Peter Claver a Catholic lay fraternal organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
the Knights of Pete Claver
United Nations faces veto risk over Korea war
Delegates say a Soviet veto cannot stop UN efforts against invading North Koreans but could paralyze the security council if trouble spreads. If a new communist outbreak occurs and Moscow blocks the council, the West would seek action in the general assembly. American spokesmen say the U S will oppose Malik's bid to invite North Koreans to the council table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
United States
Malik
Sparkman Urges Early Price Controls on Key Goods
Sen Sparkman urged President Truman to quickly impose price ceilings on items such as meat and lumber if Congress grants discretionary authority. He spoke as lawmakers worked on a home front mobilization bill and a wage price rationing plan. The Senate banking committee debated final draft giving Truman broad discretion to invoke controls and rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Truman
Congress
White House
House
Senate Banking Committee
Mr. Truman
Senate
Roger
Morgan Leads In Still Raids In Central Valley
ABC enforcement officers in Alabama during July reported 417 cases with 362 defendants across Cullman Lawrence Limestone and Morgan counties. Nine people were arrested in Morgan area with six stills destroyed there and others in Cullman and Limestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley
Alabama Beverage Control Enforcement
Joseph T. Burton
ABC
Cullman-Lawrence
Limestone-Morgan
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Methodist Bishops Denounce Federation Misuse of Church Name
Eight Methodist bishops in Atlanta accuse the Methodist Federation For Social Action of misusing the church's name in defiance of traditions. They cite a July meeting at Xenia Ohio and a subsequent statement supporting repeal of the Smith Act and amnesty for violators, arguing it contradicts church convictions. The bishops pledge the public will not hold the church responsible for the federation's personal views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Methodist Federation For Social Action
Federation
Xenia
Ohio
New York
Preas
U. S
Korea
Arthur J. Moore
Van
Florida
Kern
Nashville
Walter W. Purcell
T. Watkins
Gas line to Decatur promised by October first
Financing of the Muscle Shoals Huntsville gas line is arranged. W. S. Eastep of Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas said the line should reach Decatur by October 1. The $1.4 million project may start construction this month with pipe in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Eastep
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
W. S. Eastep
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Easter
Decatur City Council
Municipal Utilities Board
Council and Utilities Board
Goodwin Engineering Corp
Brmingham
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Draft Policies Outlined by Selective Service
The policy for the draft sets age limits 19 through 25 for eligibility with 18-year-olds required to register. Local boards decide deferments based on whether a job is essential to national health or safety and whether loss of the individual would reduce military effectiveness. Some guidance lists exist but boards have wide discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Selective Service
Commerce and Labor Department
Armed Services
National Guard
Superforts Hit Seoul Yards in Second Day of Bombing
U S B 29s hit Seoul railroad yards with 100 tons of bombs in a second straight strike as fighter planes report destroying enemy tanks near Waegwan and along the Naktong defense line. The Friday raid set an air attack record with 550 flights across the front. A separate mission by B 26s sunk a 10 000 ton enemy freighter at Inchon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
Seoul
Waegwan
U. S. Naktong
Taegu
Pusan
Naktong River
Joe
Inchon
South Korea
Kenneth J. Appel
Milwaukee
Wis
Birmingham Boy Hurt In Crash
Ronald Dean Mikel a 22 year old Birmingham youth ignored a road repair flagman and crashed into a grader on U S 31 South near Deer Springs. He is held in Morgan County jail on driving while intoxicated charges. The grader driven by Jim Cox stopped as the accident was about to occur during resurfacing from Hartselle to Athens. Mikel sustained a broken hand lacerations and bruises with about 300 dollars damage to his car and 20 dollars to the grader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
U.S. 31
Ronald Dean Mikel
Morgan County
Deer Springs
Jim Cox
Hartselle
Athens
Mikel
Blast Kills Decatur Man
A 40 year old Decatur Alabama construction worker W R Bartle died in a Shreveport hospital from burns suffered in a hotel blast at Logansport. Otis R Fuller, Montrose Louisiana, was injured. The explosion on the second floor damaged two hotel rooms and blew out walls. No fire followed the blast. both men were on a highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Decatur
Ala
Logansport
W. R. Bartle
Otis R. Fuller
Montrose
Honeymooners Rejoice Over Lost Jewels Recovered
Milan couple Rosanna and Ed ward Bergamo had $11,250 in betrothal jewels recovered after their purse vanished in a Hollywood theater restroom. Army Sgt. W. C. Hall found the purse in a downtown gutter and returned it to the Bergamos, who own a leather factory in Italy, rewarding the soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Milan
Rosanna
Edward
Hollywood
W. C. Hall
Camp Cooke
Santa Maria
Harriman Arrives in Tokyo as Truman Aide
Harriman arrives in Tokyo as President Truman's new special assistant on foreign affairs. The former U S ambassador to Great Britain brings experience to the evolving political situation in the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Tokyo
Snes
Orient
Truman
U. S
Great Britain
Dream Convention Moves Through Birmingham Themed Wares
August 5 report from Birmingham notes a dream convention featuring vivid displays of wares and eager crowds exploring varied offerings amid lively trade atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Ene
Ngham
Ing
Allied Defense Positions Under Patrol Attacks
British warships bombarded Inchon on Korea s West coast for two hours with excellent results. North Korean patrols crossed the Naktong river along a 40 mile front while the Reds build up strength opposite the hinge area between South Korean and U S forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Inchon
Korea
Far East
Seoul
South Korea
Naktong River
Eighth Army
U. S
Naktong
Rin
Soviet Move Aims at Formosa Invasion Reported
Unverified dispatches claim Soviet Vice Premier V M Tav met with Chinese Red leaders in the Chinese capital to discuss an imminent invasion of Formosa. Reports allege Molotov met Mao Zedong and Ryuichi Tokuda to coordinate plans including Korean war participation and sabotage of U S bases in Japan under a Far Eastern Cominform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
V. M. Tov
Formosa
Molotov
Mao Tze-Tung
Ryuichi Tokuda
Communist Party
Japan
Mao
Frontline patrols loom near Taegu and Pusan areas
A field dispatch notes major patrol activity along the river southwest of Taegu, a frontline supply city northwest of the Pusan beachhead. One major attack is expected in this area, with another likely along the South coast where four enemy divisions are prepared 35 miles west of Pusan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taegu
Pusan
Father of Local Resident Succumbs
Mr. D. W. Fitts aged 78, a retired farmer, died from a stroke after five years of illness. Funeral services were held at his Mississippi home on Friday morning. The Britnell family had returned from Pontotoc, Mississippi, where Mr. Fitts was buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Britnell
Ponto«toc
Miss
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Mizpah
Delano Park
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Kenneth W. Free
Oak Street
Hamil Clinic
Larry Miller
Fish and Game Branch
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Mississippi Fish and Game Commission
Mr. Miller
G. C. Bridges
Athens 1
Decatur General Hospital
R. C. Tucker
Decatur 1
Albert Bivens
Eighteenth Avenue East
William Hunter Jr
East Moulton Street
Decatur High School
Decatur-Anniston
Anniston
Carl Schwuchow
Bobby
Sandra
Ninth Avenue West
Aberdeen
S. D
Seventh Avenue
Seventh
Ninth Streets
CARE
Red Cross
Frank Kirby
American Red Cross
James Savoy
Lufkin
Texas
St. John’s Episcopal Church
M. C. Sanders, Hartseller
Albert Clopton
J. W. Clopton
Clarence Davis
Flint Methodist Church
Porter
Negro Swimming Party
U.N
Francis W. Carpenter
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Methodist Bishops
Methodist
Blast
By Ken Reynolds
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