Weather and community notices from Decatur area
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers later this afternoon through Thursday. High around 86, low near 68. Church and school activities include Mary Martha class meeting Thursday at Central Baptist, a Disciples convention in Columbus, and a PTA school of instruction in Hazle Green. Local residents Emory Vinson, Christine Vinson, and Mrs. Sardha Winton are mentioned among visitors and reporters.
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Mary Martha
Central Baptist Church Sunday School
Breck Reeves
Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
Tom Edgil
Decatur City
PTA Council
Hazle Green
PTA
Death Choice Tale Emerges From Atlanta Court Drama
A 19 year old mother testified in Atlanta that her estranged husband forced her to a wooded grave edge and offered a choice of death by stabbing or shooting. She escaped when he left to fetch food, as he was held on a $1000 peace bond pending grand jury action. The man denied using a knife.
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Atlanta
J. Wilson Parker
William Lee Gantt Jr
Gantt
Navy
Fen
James A. Smith
Savannah
Andrew J. Ryan Jr
Anthony Blixson
Ryan
Chatham County
Elixson
Leding
Augusta
Sacred Heart
FBI to probe year old tampering with Garsson files
The Senate War Investigating Committee turned over to the FBI a year old case of alleged pre-dawn tampering with Garsson munitions files. An official said a visitor gained access to the Senate Office Building at 2 am, used a fictitious name, and went to room 361, Chairman Mead’s office. Copies of Garsson files were removed and originals returned by 5 am. Mead reportedly ordered FBI involvement.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
FBI
Garsson
Senate
Mead
D.-N.y
Thomas O'Connell
Chicago
CIO Organizing Momentum Grows in South Plants
Van A. Bittner, director of the CIO organizing committee, reports seven more Southern plants have chosen CIO unions as agents, bringing total Dec. to 56 employees joining since the campaign began. Seven elections have been lost.
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Atlanta
van A. Bittner
CIO Organizing Committee
CIO
South
Bittner
Truman Pick Is Nominated In Missouri Primary
President Truman and backers won in Missouri with Enos A. Axtell defeating Rep. Roger C. Slaughter by 2301 votes for the Democratic nomination in the fifth district. Axtell, former Navy lieutenant, faces Albert L. Reeves Jr. in November. Slaughter was among incumbents who lost as party nominees were chosen in primaries across several states. Truman condemned Slaughter as obstructionist while CIO-PAC and Kanガsas City group backed Axtell. The race echoed a 1938 Roosevelt effort against O Connor.
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Associated Press
Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Issouri Congress
Hee
Missouri
Enos A. Axtell
Navy
Jerome Walsh
OPA
Axtell
Albert L. Reeves Jr
The
Army Engineers
Slaughter
Virginia
West Virginia
Kansas
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Cio-Pac
Pendergast
Kansas City
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
John J. O’connor
New York
O’connor
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Unmanned Bombers Set New Air Record
Two unmanned B-17 drones flew from Hilo Hawaii to Muroc California in a test hailed as a step toward long range guided missiles with atomic warheads. Brig. Gen. William Richardson said the radio piloted flight proved control for at least 15 hours and a 2,500 mile range, enabling a bomberless strike capability.
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Charles McMurtry
San Francisco
Hilo
Hawaii
Muroc Air Base
Calif
William L. Richardson
Army Air Force
Air Force
Muroc
Hamilton Field
Fourth Air Force
Richardson
Stoppage at Goodyear Decatur Mills Ends Work
A work stoppage at three Goodyear Decatur Mills plants ending Tuesday afternoon led to workers returning after talks by U S Labor Dept conciliator W S Pierce with plant management and Local 88 AFL Textile Union. The dispute stemmed from the discharge of a supervisor, with the union disputing supervisory status. About 1,500 employees in the three Decatur plants resumed work.
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Goodyear Decatur Mills
W. S. Pierce
U. S. Department of Labor
Pierce
AFL
Unon
Decatur
Miller to Speak to Civitan Kiwanis and Decatur Employers
Hugh B. Miller Jr. of the Veterans Employment Service for Alabama will address the Civitan club at noon today and the Kiwanis club at noon Thursday. Thursday afternoon at 3 he talks to Decatur employers at Hotel Lyons in a meeting sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce to promote veterans employment.
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Hugh B. Miller Jr
Veterans Employment Service For
Alabama
Miller
Civitan Club
Kiwanig Club
Decatur
Hotel Lyons
Industrial Tree of Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Price Increases Approved for Cotton Flannel Shirts
OPA authorizes retail price hikes of two to three cents on cotton flannel work shirts effective August 12 under the old price control law. The adjustments apply to cotton firms and are part of broader measures affecting vegetable, industrial sprays, and related goods.
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Washington
OPA
Man Rescued After Fall Into New Well
Everett Knox of Athens fell 20 feet into a newly dug well while on improvised steps 15 feet from the top. A neighbor, Ed Smith, was lowered into the well, tied a rope to Knox, and pulled him to the surface where he suffered a broken collar bone.
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Everett Knox
Athens
Athens 2
Knox
Ed Smith
Youth killer Heirens faces murder indictment for Ross case
Chicago August 7 The state moved to indict 17 year old William Heirens for the murder of Mrs Josephine Ross as part of a confession detailed three killings including Suzanne Degnan and Frances Brown Heirens described how he killed Ross but claimed memory gaps on the largest wound The case could bring life sentences with no parole and officials expect legal action to proceed swiftly
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Chicago
William Heirens
Josephine Ross
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Wilbert Crowley
Grand Stejary
Heirens
University of Chicago
Williams J. Tuohy
Degnan
Apparel mill expansion urged in the Southeast
Alabama and 9 other states face an enormous unmet market for wearing apparel. A planning board survey of 56 industries warns manufacturing in menswear, ladies wear, and children’s apparel offers inviting opportunities if Alabama acts, despite risk from distant styling centers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Planning Board
W. O. Dobbins, Jr
Southeast
South
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Price index in Birmingham rises after price controls lift
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Pa consumers' price index up to 1433 percent of the 1935-39 average in Birmingham during the first two weeks after OPA price controls ended. The rise, covering the 30 days to July 15, likely occurred mainly in the last two weeks.
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Atlanta
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Birmingham
Ala
OPA
Death Notice for Mrs. Heinricke Voehringer of Philadelphia
Relatives report the death of Mrs. Heinricke Voehringer aged 75 at home 4811 Mascher Street Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. She is survived by sons John K. Voehringer of Greensboro North Carolina and Fred A. Voehringer of Decatur. Funeral services are set for Saturday at two o clock with Fred Voehringer and family traveling to Philadelphia for the proceedings.
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Heinricke Voehringer
Philadelphia
Phones Go Out During Storm Here
Telephone service in the Bank Street business district was being restored Wednesday morning as Southern Bell crews repaired Tuesday's storm damage. Heavy rain in the North Alabama area yesterday caused damage to the main cable in the Bank Street area, interrupting telephone service.
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Bank Street
Southern Bell Telephone
North Alabama
Jaycees name fifteen committees for city work
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce leader Calvin Pettey announced the appointment of fifteen committees covering membership finance publicity agricultural park and recreation educational and industrial aims. Appointees include Alvis Briscoe as agricultural chair with Wooten Winton and others. James Roberts Watson Car Homer Tankersly and Charles Ade as publicty members. L E Moody heading the educational panel with Joe Flynn Julian Bibb Jr Lester Wooten and Dr W D Jackson. Rowzee leads the park and recreation group with Fred Papenburg Frank Prince Paul Hampton Alfred Wilson and Moody. An aviation committee is also named with See M Oa.
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Arnold McClure
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Calvin Pettey
Jaycees
Sais
Pettey
Ja Alvis Briscoe
Wooten
C. E. Winton
F Jr
C. G. Bryan
W. Td Frazier
Pet
Harry Sunder
James Roberts
Watson Car- Homer
Merce Educational
L. E. Moody
Moody
Joe Flynn
Julian L. Bibb Jr
Lester E. Wooten
W. D. Jackson
H B. Rowzee
Rowzee
Fred Papenburg
Frank Prince
Paul Hampton
Alfred Wilson
Robert A McMasters
M. Morrow
Roy Fite Jr
Robert Watkins
Compromise on Procedure Wins at Paris Conference
After 20 hours of debate the rules committee adopted a British compromise requiring a two thirds vote for conference decisions while allowing simple majority recommendations to the Big Four council. Soviet Russia opposed the change along with five bloc members. Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland gained participation rights in committee and plenary sessions.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Paris
Conference of Paris
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Russia
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Netherlands
Australia
New Zealand
Death Takes Wm Harton, 78, of Decatur
William T. Harton 78 died Wednesday night at his son Howard Harton’s home 1004 Oak Street after a long illness. He worked in the painting business and formerly with the L and N railroad. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. in Brown's chapel Huntsville Maple Hill cemetery. Survivors: two daughters Mrs Kalasek Chicago and Mrs Thompson Decatur. two sons A H and W N Harton Decatur. sister Miss Addie Harton Taft Tenn. brother Wade Harton Houston. three grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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William T. Harton
Howard Harton
Oak Street
Harton
L and N Railroad
Brown's Chapel
Joe Gomes
Maple Hill
Huntsville
Brown
F. J. Kalasek
Chicago
E. E. Thompson
Decastur
A. H
W. N. Harton
Decatur
Addie Harton
Taft
Tenn
Wade Harton
Houston
Earl Roger
Sidney Crawford
H. L. Douthit
Verdon Lowery
J. H. Thompson
Joe Ragsdale
Uncle Bud: The Skipperville Chisel Switch Baseball Game
The Skipperville Chisel Switch annual baseball game headline by Bill Baldwin centering on Uncle Bud as the featured figure. The piece outlines the local rivalry and traditional matchup in the small-town season.
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Emory Vinson
Christine Vinson
Sandusky, Ohio
Robert Glenn
First Christian Church
Columbus
Ohio
International Convention of Disciples of Christ (Christian Churches
Christian Youth Fellowship
Sardha Winton
Somerville
John T. Broadrick
Riverview Avenue
Marine Hospital
Baltimore
Ee Revenue Dept
Decatur Senior High School
Lillian Houser
Grant Street
Sixth Avenue Church of God
R. F. Miller
Frances Wallace
W. H. Conner
Florence
Gladys Ferguson
Willie Maddox
Harold
Mack Ferguson
Mrs. Maddox
John S. Hambrick
Brookhaven
Miss
Fred English
J. F. English
L. W. Allred
Trinity 1
W. E. Hayes
Austinville
Howell Ambulance
Sixteenth Avenue Church of God
Antioch Singing School
Herman Windsor
Blic
Hartselle
Cpl
Charles Pickett
Buntsville
James A. Griffin
San Antonio
Tex
Mrs
Roy E. Griffin
Wallace Meadows
County Officers
By Ken Reynolds
Ea A
Young
Love
Elbert C. Marcel
Brooklyn Bridge
U.S
Bittner Reports
Truman Pick
New Well
State Board
Voehringer
WM. Harton
Uncle Bud
By Bill Baldwin
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