Clean Slate Athens Plea Aims for Council Resignations
In McMinn County Tennessee the American Legion and veterans demand resignations from city and county officials who served under the ousted political group. They appoint three-man committees to meet civic groups about reforms while the Chamber of Commerce declines to name replacements before a full resignation. An emergency finance panel cites audit costs and plans no audit unless forced by supporters. The ex GI ticket seeks county audits before Sept 1 sworn-in date.
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Athens
Tenn
McMinn County
American Legion
Veterans
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Walker
Walker
Chamber
F. G. Fisher
Fisher
W. W. Foltz
George Woods
Jim Buttram
Buttram
Guided missiles and defense plans at Hamilton Field conference
The United States could strike almost any point on earth with guided missiles using B-32 bombers, said Richard son. He warned other nations could develop similar weapons, urging funds and facilities for missiles and wind tunnels and planning a defense against guided missile warfare.
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North
South Atlantic Oceans
Richardson
United States
Earth
Hamilton Field
Fourth Air Force
Probe continues on hotel offer in Garsson case
Former committee investigator testifies a $10,000 campaign job was offered by press agent Benjamin F. Fields connected to Henry Garsson and Murray Garsson. Fields claimed immunity. O’Connell turned down the offer and returned $500. The panel may pause without key witnesses as the Justice Department proceeds with its own six‑way program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee
Garsson
Andrew J. May
D.ky
Justice Department
Movies for patients bring cinema to beds at VA hospital
In Montgomery Alabama patients at the Montgomery Veterans Administration hospital who cannot leave their beds now receive films in their wards. Evening showings remain in the dining hall for walkable patients, with new projectors enabling weekday afternoon screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ontgomery Veterans Administration Hospital
Markets Show Tepid Recovery Across Sectors
Edges of gains appeared in eds, rails, utilities and industrials as liquidation eased. Cotton futures rallied late after initial losses, with government crop estimates and weather reports shaping the session. futures closed higher amid light buying and short covering. Livestock receipts in Nashville showed steady to lower prices across cattle hogs and sheep, with mixed results for different classes.
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New York
Markets At A Glance Summary
New York stock market steadiness with leaders in quiet recovery. Bonds hold narrowly while rails trade lower. Cotton shows improvement due to mill buying. Chicago corn firm on short covering, oats higher as elevators buy. Hogs dull with losses up to 1.50, top 23.00. Cattle firmer on upper kinds, cows and bulls steady to strong, top 27.25.
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New York
Chicago
Miss Pruitt Hosts Lena Harvey YWCA Meeting
Miss Marie Pruitt entertained the Lena Harvey Bishop Y W A of Central Baptist church at its regular Tuesday meeting held at her home on Sixth Avenue West. After roll call each member recited a Bible verse and the group then prayed for the church revival starting August 18. The hostess invited all to stay for a social hour.
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Marie Pruitt
Lena Harvey
Central Baptist Church
Miss Pruitt
Sixth Avenue West
City Police Reduced to One Officer in Pell City
Pell City, Ala has only one officer on duty as of today after the city council suspended its three man force following citizen delegation pressure. Mayor W. T. Starnes named Abborough as temporary night officer and said the timing for filling two vacancies remains uncertain.
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Pell City
Ala
W. T. Starnes
Abborough
Corrie E. Smith, Mother of Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, Dies
Mrs. Corrie E. Smith, 83, mother of Marine Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, died at her Montgomery home as she prepared to travel to Birmingham for her brother H. N. McTyerie’s funeral. A physician attributed the death to a heart attack.
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Montgomery
Ala
Corrie E. Smith
Holland M. ‘Howlin
Marriage Licenses Here Include Multiple Couples
James Edward Lawrence of Union Grove 1 and Meira Nadine West of Union Grove 1. William Eugene Hamilton of Decatur and Mavis Nadine Terry of Decatur. Miles Houston Clemons of Hartselle and Alverter Millican of Falkville 1. Elmer Milligan of Decatur and Lu Je Mason of Decatur. J D Hopper of Hartselle 4 and Willie Fay Dobbs of Hartselle. John L Morgan of Falkville 1 and Delarious Frances Green of Lacon.
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James Edward Lawrence
Union Grove
Meira Nadine West
William Eugene Hamilton
Decatur
Mavis Nadine Terry
Miles Houston Clemons
Hartselle
Alverter Millican
Falkville
Elmer Milligan
Lu Je Mason
J. D. Hopper
Willie Fay Dobbs
John L. Morgan
Delarious
Frances Green
Lacon
Prosecution Promised For Counterfeit Sugar Coupon Violators
Montgomery Alabama August 7 Operative OPA official George B Patterson Jr pled criminal prosecution for grocers who flagrantly violate the law against accepting counterfeit sugar ration coupons. He said the office will pursue penalties including fines and prison sentences. Previously such cases were civil.
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Montgomery
Ala
OPA
George B. Patterson Jr
CIA
Fight Continues To Save Father Slain Son
John F. Noxon, a 49 year old corporation lawyer, awaits a gubernatorial decision after clemency appeals to commute his death sentence for murder in the 1943 electrocution death of his infant son. Massachusetts officials, including Governor Tobin, have weighed reprieve options as the case heads toward potential commutation.
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Henry Supple
Boston
John F. Noxon
Corporation
Murdephr Thes
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Maurice J. Tobin
Tobin
Noxon
Clarence A. Barnes
State Advisory Board of Pardons
State Supreme Court
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Abraham
Pinanski
Charles R. Alberti
Harvard Law School
Alberti
Lawrence
State Commissioner of Correction
J. Paul Doyle
Lanagan
Regional apparel production gap highlights Alabama figures
The survey shows large market shortfalls in men's and boys' shirts, women's and misses dresses, and coats in the Southeast. Alabama alone faces multimeg dollar deficits in several categories with total shortages surpassing 5 million for men’s wear and over 3 million for coats and suits.
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Alabama
Southeast
South
Alabama Accident Roundup Highlights Yearly Fatalities and Damage
State highway patrol tabulates today’s report with fatalities injuries and property damage. The roundup shows year to date totals and compares against last year with figures for accidents injuries fatalities and estimated property damage.
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State Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Local committee picks longtime volunteers for civic groups
J L Harris Jr Sam Evans and E L Thompson Jr lead the public health committee with J M Trimble W J Brown Wray Handley and Ralph Weinman assisting The veteran s affairs panel is chaired by Meridith Wood with Sam Staten Mahlon Yarbrough George L Perry and Bob Durham Also named to the sports committee are Harvey Pride chair with Herman Nebrig Eual Garrison Guinnie Puckett and Eual Briscoe on the roster H C Williams heads the clean up committee assisted by H L Rowe C L Dinsmore H C Blizzard Therman Ashford and R C Weatherford Pettey appoints Olly N Terry to fire prevention with F D Lerner Jack Fite Louis Namie Tom Willingham and H W Monk on the panel Newton B Powell supervises profit making committees James E Wright James Wade Harold Watkins and Reneau Carrell serve Youth program chief Sim Price leads with Lee Deal Harry Lanker H R Doak R H Burgess Fate McClendon and B Hewitt on the body.
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J. L Harris Jr
Sam Evans
E. L. Thompson Jr
John M. Chenault
J. M. Trimble
W. J. Brown
Wray Handley
Ralph Weinman
Meridith Woodall
Sam Staten
Mahlon Yarbrough
George L. Perry
Bob Durham
Harvey Pride
Herman’ Nebrig
Eual Garrison
Guinnie Puckett
Eual Briscoe
James E. Wright
James Wade
Harold Watkins
Reneau Carrell
Rev. O. S. Gamble
Pettey
Gamble
C. D. Baker
H. G. Faulkner
Bob Wilson
Frank McLaughlin
Oliver Powell
Marvin Eubanks
Frank B. Chenault
L. E Moody
Joe Renneker
Sim Price
Lee Deal
Harry Lanker
H. R. Doak
R. H Burgess
Fate McClendon
B Hewitt
Notorious Youth Suspect Reenacts Triple Slaying
A youth, hatless and shirted, unbound by handcuffs, climbs to Suzanne Heirens’ window and enters. He leads deputies through the dismemberment scene, identifies sewer basins for body parts, and reenacts the murders at three North Side Chicago homes within a square mile area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne
Heirens
Ross
Miss Brown
Chicago
Community Notes Add Roster of Local Happenings
County board chair Sim Howell attends officers convention in Birmingham. Birth announced for Stella Ruth Morrow in Somerville. Local residents dismissed or treated at Baugh's infirmary and Hamil clinic. Mr Maddox returns home from Korea via Seattle. Fire at 407 Ninth Street South likely caused by wiring. City issues two Decatur building permits and a repair permit for a storefront.
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Sim Howell
County Board of Revenue and Control
County Officers Convention
Birmingham
E. F. Morrow
Somerville
Stella Ruth
Baugh's Infirmary
City Fire Department
Ninth Street South
I. C. Haynes
Decatur
Joe Pettey
B. A. Turner
Grant Street
Willie Harris
Davis Street
Carl Patterson
Second Avenue
War Surplus Set for Vets in North Alabama
McClellan Ratchford announces weekly one day service by a circuit rider to certify World War II veterans for war surplus purchases in five North Alabama towns. Offices in Tuscaloosa Anniston Gadsden Huntsville and Florence schedule details and purpose.
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McClellan Ratchford
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Anniston
Gadsden
Huntsville
Florence
North Alabama
Gorgan Memorial Library
University of Alabama
Veterans Administration
Boozer Building
Claudius H. Cole
I’ Charge
Medical
Veterans Center
Washington
South Court Street
Ratchford
Alabama
North Twenty-First Street
WAA
UN Security Council airs membership qualification dispute
A Soviet led minority opposes a Western backed majority over how to assess if applicants to the United Nations are peace loving. The Albanian and Mongolian republics face scrutiny while Australia and China push for information gathering by the committee.
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New York
United Nations
Security Council
China
Australia
Russia
U. N
Greece
Council
Robert Fack
Netherlands
Birmingham to idle 12000 workers under CPIA order
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce reports 12,000 workers will be idle as a Civilian Production Administration directive diverts local pig iron from foundries. The board orders three merchant pig iron firms to shift production to soil pipe pressure pipe bathtubs sinks and certain hot air heater and harvesting equipment.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Revival Opens Aug 18 Led by Rev Barrington In Decatur
Rev Barrington of Hollywood California launches a large tent revival in Decatur on August 18 after 16 years of nationwide evangelism. He has led a Hollywood youth rally drawing 18 000 with 400 conversions and served as pastor at First Baptist Hollywood adding 450 members. The Central Baptist Church backs the event with services at the church rear lot and a citywide prayer push.
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Porter Barrington
Hollywood
California
Decatur
Barrington
First Baptist Church of
Christian Service Center
Central , Baptist Church
Central Church
Twitty Enters Race for Eighth District Seat
Bradley Twitty a World War II veteran lumberman and farmer announced his bid for the eighth district congressional seat vacated by John Sparkman’s elevation to the Senate. Florence State Teachers College and UNC graduate Twitty is a former Future Farmers of America officer.
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Allsboro
Ala
Bradley Twity
John Sparkman
Senate
Future Farmers of America
Twitty
Florence State Teachers College
University of Alabama
University of North Carolina
Jim Saliba
Florence
The
American Legion
George Johnson
Sparkman
Gessner T McCorvey
Rosenwald Foundation
Sparkman Clinches Democratic Senate Nomination in Alabama
In Mobile on August 7, Rep. John J. Sparkman won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate by a 229 vote margin in a five‑man field. Final tabulations show Sparkman with 85,049 votes, James A. Simpson 48,762, Frank W. Boykin 35,982, Thomas H. Maxwell 585, and Ted Allen 1,260, eliminating a runoff for the late John H. Bankhead seat.
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Sparkman
Mobile
John J. Sparkman
Senate
Gessner T. McCorvey
John H. Bankhead
McCorvey
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Frank W. Boykin
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Jefferson Named Red Cross Southeastern Area Manager
W. W. Jefferson was named Southeastern area manager of the Red Cross in a day announcement by the state relations office. Jefferson, a well known football official in the South, succeeds John C. Wilson who becomes manager of the Midwestern office in St. Louis.
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Jefferson
Montgomery
Ala
W. W. Jefferson
Red Cross
State Relations Office
South
John C. Wilson
St. Louis
Truman Primary Results Across States Highlight Races
The CIO-PAC aimed to oust Briggs and Kilgore with Truman's backing. New Hampshire backed Gov Charles Dale by slim margin over Sherman Adams. Kansas saw Woodring win the Democratic gubernatorial race, while Kenn captured the Republican senatorial nomination. Byrd led Virginia Democrats with a 60 000 vote margin over Hutcheson, and Slaughter lost renomination among incumbents.
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Cio-Pac
Frank P. Briggs
Missouri
Truman
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Charles M. Dale
U. S
Sherman Adams
Kansas
Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Is Iiggs
Senate
James P. Kenn
Kansas City
Rep. Slaughter
Virginia
Byrd
Martin A. Hutchison
Richmond
Porter Hardy Jr
Farmer
Ralph H. Daughton
Norfolk
Kilgore
J. Buhl Shahan
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
Woodring
Frank Carlson
Congress
Dale
Rep
Adams
F. Clyde Keefe
Dover
Harry Carlson
Commerce
Wallace
Arkansas
Fadio Cravens
Whittaker
Army Air Forces
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James L.rankin
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
State Departments of Agriculture
Homestead
Standard Oil Company
St. Johns River
Jacksonville
Fla
Father-Slayer
Little Lawrence Noxon
Bunker Hill
Tony Cognero
James W. Cantrell
Elkmont 1
Baugh’s Infirmary
Hazel Tyler
Somerville 2
Guhl Maddox
W. C. Maddox
Hartselle 2
Seattle
Wash
Korea
Virgil Dearman
Sixth Avenue North
Decatur General Hospital
J. N. Hughes
Giants
Cats
Katherine Harvey
Ill
Moody Bible Institute
Central Methodist Church
George Sherrill
Hamil
W. H. Pitt
Hamil Clinic
Truman Aldridge
R. E.phillips
Leon Cohn
Vicksburg
Miss
Memphis
H. L
Shorty’ Ogle
UN Row
Susan Hayward
Oregon Trail Association
Decatur Transit
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