Local girl helps produce famed national magazine Mademoiselle
Cheri Chandler of Decatur became one of twenty guest editors for Mademoiselle August issue. She authored a two page feature Freshman Advocate and a story on the flying newspaper. She interviewed George Cornish of The Herald Tribune and continued journalism work at Alabama.
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Mademoiselle
Decatur
Cheri Chandler
Homer Chandler
Fourth Avenue East
Miss Chandler
United States
University of Alabama
Crimson and White
Haleyville
Freshman Advocate
U. S
New York
George Cornish
The
Herald-Tribune
Mr. Cornish
Bahama Island Pigs Swim to Escape Hunters
Island wild pigs use swimming to flee hunters as they traverse water between Bahama islands in an unusual survival behavior observed by observers.
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Bahama Islands
Markets End Week With Strong Rally On Wall Street
New York Aug 6 The stock market closed the week with a robust rally as buyers pushed prices higher. The Associated Press 60-stock average neared its 1949 peak, with Friday’s close up fraction to three points. Commonwealth & Southern led activity amid dissolution news and Friday saw gold stock demand amid rumors of a possible price increase from 35 dollars per ounce.
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New York
Iif
Associated Press
Commonwealth & Southern
Grain prices drift with small changes in Chicago
In Chicago the grain market showed a generally softer trend with a mild late rally. Wheat slipped while corn and soybeans rose into the close, oats and rye posted mixed moves, and lard gained modestly, with September contracts quoted across several commodities.
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Chicago
Korea fights shadow war as world nears broader clash
AP Foreign News Analyst James D. White reports in Seoul that Southern Korea officials discuss invading the North as a self defense measure. The Ongjin Peninsula clashes raise questions about invasion origins and the risk of a wider civil war with Russia and the United States pursuing Korea policies. A Rhye and Chiang Kai-shek Pacific union meeting looms with possible American aid amid ongoing northern incursions and a growing South Korean arms capability.
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James D. White
DeWitt MacKenzie
Korea
William R. Moore
Seoul
Moore
Tokyo
Ongjin Peninsula
Russia
America
Ongjin
Syngman Rhce
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
U. S
Japan
Raee
Pyrene O Nd
Ford strike ballot moves forward after ruling
DETROIT Aug 6 Ford Motor Company failed to obtain a court order to halt a strike vote among its 80,000 Michigan employees at polling places near CIO United Auto Workers headquarters in Lansing. Supreme Court Justice Leland W Carr denied a request to change the election setup, clearing the way for the vote to start Monday as scheduled. The UAW had previously approved a nationwide ballot with a seven to one vote among 106,000 Ford members. Negotiations since June 2 cover pensions of $100 monthly, health benefits and a cost of living raise.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Lansing
Supreme Court
Leland W. Carr
State Labor Mediation Board
Ford
Michigan
Walter P. Reuther
Henry Ford
Justice Carr
Stafe
UAW
Identical Palmer Twins Share Pain Across Rooms
Doctors at Memorial hospital tested the Palmer twins who exhibit synchronized pain responses. In one experiment a needle was inserted into one twin’s hip while the other was in another room, and both cried, indicating a strong shared sensitivity uncommon even among identical twins.
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Memorial Hospital
Palmer
Water line purchase eyed for river to field link
Government operated primary flying school plans a water line from the river to the field. The Decatus water department negotiates with the War Assets Board for the land line purchase. Godwin estimates the line at about $5,000 including six high mains, right of ways, and casements.
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Ernment
Decatus Water Department
War Assets Bord
Godwin
Uncertain Koreans seek reunification through North reconquest
About 100000 young Koreans joined or were drafted into the Japanese army. After the war many faced stigma and unemployment, becoming tramps or bandits, with some joining communists. Thousands entered the South Korean army where their aim is to reunify the country by reconquering the North, even risking a broader war, as one officer brusquely replied What of it.
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Russia
Ape
Clark Named as Store Robber in Prichard Ala
Terrill Clark, held on armed robbery charges in Morgan jail, was identified by Decatur officials as the man who robbed a Prichard grocery on July 23 with a shotgun. Police say he also robbed the Perry-Watkins grill of $235 on July 30.
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Decatur
J. B. Whitmire
R. A. Troup
Terrill Clark
Watkins-Perry Grill
Terrill
Troup
Benny Ray Flack
Clark
Riobamba Earthquake Leaves Ambato in Desolation
Riobamba tremor devastates Ambato and towns across the province. San Miguel Pujili Cevallos San AndresMocha Coc himabma Guamoto Guano hit hard with many dead and injured. Catastrophe cracks streets and collapses churches, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 60. Survivors shelter in tents as demolition squads remove hazards.
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Riobamba
Quito
San Miguel
Pujili
Cevallos
San Andres
Mocha
Cochimabma
Guamoto
Salceda
Santa Rosa
Santo Domingo
San Francisco
la Merced
Capital The Easy Money Schedule Involved Apparent Money Increase
Claude H. Pipes represents Quillin in cases set for Monday. Betty Marline Love faces three forgery counts for allegedly writing checks against Isobel Wyker in Oct and Nov 1948. Robert Jack Walton charged with selling a power law identified as from a local lumber firm. Ernest Note McDonald accused of obtaining a truck from Hariselle Motor Co in January with intent to buy at $400. Odis W Burgess to be tried on paid whiskey charges arrested in December 1948. Willie Echols faces manslaughter and leaving the scene in Nella June Maples death in Oct 1947. S. A. Lynne to represent him.
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Claude H. Pipes
Betty Marline Love
Isobel Wvyker
Robert. Jack. Walton
Decatur
Ernest Note McDonald
Hariselle Motor Company
Odis W. Burgess
Willie Echols
Nella June Maples
S. A. Lynne
Chief aided by officers in investigation
The Chief was assisted by police officers Fred Piglar and Chester Fuller in the investigation. He said he sees no existing bad feeling among the men before the fight and that no reason for the clash has appeared.
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Chif
Fred Piglar
Chester Fuller
Kim
Shaw to Head Georgia Probe
Veteran assistant state attorney general Claude Shaw was named to head Georgia's liquor probe as Gov. Herman Talmadge seeks to investigate charges of a widespread illegal liquor traffic. Supporters praise Shaw while critics like former Gov. M E Thompson dispute the politics of the case. Shaw will work with Attorney General Eugene Cook and state solicitors as the investigation moves toward a final phase in which agents allege Thompson era officials aided bootleggers.
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Atlanta
Claude Shaw
Georgia
Herman, Talmadge
Shaw
M. E. Thompson
Talmadge
F.l Rivers
Law Department
Eugene Cook
Cook
Thompson
Redwine
16 Arrests In Four Counties Week End
Law rence Limestone Cullman and Morgan counties report 16 arrests this weekend. Sheriff George Byars cites three charged with assault and battery and assault with a weapon in Lawrence. A Lawrence restaurant owner faces assault and battery after attacking a married couple, one leg each. Public drunkenness and abusive language also appear in Lawrence. Athens sheriff reports two with driving while intoxicated two with public drunkenness one for violation of the prohibition law and one for bad check. Cullman sheriff lists four public drunkenness charges. Morgan reports one driving while intoxicated arrest.
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Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Morgan
George Byars
Lawrence County
John Sandlin
Athens
Shelley Hyatt
Local man Malone to be buried Sunday in Russellville
The obituary notes Malone described as a drunken brawl by Brough. Malone will be buried Sunday at 4 30 pm in Russellville. He is survived by his wife Bessie Malone and four children Robert Jr Douglas Martha and Mary Ann.
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Brough
Malone
Russellville
Bessie Malone
Robert, Jr
Douglas
Martha
Mary Ann
Hope Seen For End of Strike In Arkansas Aluminum Plants
Arkansas aluminum workers may return to their jobs through Sept 15 if Reynolds Metals reopens negotiations for a new contract. CIO-SWA says the 1.6k workers will resume work until Sept 15, then strike again if no settlement. Reynolds previously offered wage increases and asks to extend current terms to Sept 15.
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Miss Chandler
Mademoselle
New York Times
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas’ Aluminum Workers
Reynolds Metals Company
CIO Steel Workers of America
Charles E. Smith
Smith
Reynolds Bauxite
Bauxite
Hurricane Creek
Benton
Jones Mill
Hot Springs
Reynolds
Arkansas
Girl Cop Holds Crowd With Gun
In Detroit a cadet policewoman and Patrolman Carl Byers intervened as a hostile crowd of about 50 surrounded them. Byers wrestled three youths while the woman officer drew her service revolver and kept onlookers back. Two youths were shot and another captured. all three face aggravated assault and resisting an officer charges. The officers credited each other for handling the dangerous confrontation.
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Detroit
Carl Byers
Marion Kay Wells
Byers
Robert Green
Robert Horner
Walter Shephard
Miss Wells
New Malaria Cure Found
CHICAGO August 6 The Herald American reports a three day permanent malaria cure via one pill from a $7,000,000 federal project testing 300 Stateville prison inmates as malaria guinea pigs. Drs Alf Alving and John Arnold directed the Stateville trials. results await verification at the Indianapolis convention. 25 prisoners remain feverish after July 27 bites.
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Chicago
Herald-American
Illinois’ Stateville
Alf Sven Alving
University of Chicago
John Arnole
Army
Stateville
Arnold
American College of Physicians
Indianapolis
Federal
Pure Food and Drug Division
Hera
Gilad Erickson
Community Die Drama Shocks Local Neighborhood
In a quiet community residents report a sudden death after a local incident. Police investigators cordon off the area as witnesses are questioned. Affected families await official statements while officers review evidence gathered at the scene.
Local notes and society brief from Decatur area
Business visitors include J. L. Lemmons Somerville and H L Smith Decatur. Families visit from Lincoln Ala and Falkville. Church revival planned near Rogers store August 8 with Rev Dan Jackson preaching. GMAC names George Dawson Decatur manager after 15 years with company. Baptist Church group enjoyed Tennessee River barge ride Saturday night. Clements Drug store plans new soda fountain. Ten day work near completion. Rotary program Monday led by Phil Nungesser committee. Temperatures at Decatur 70 to 91 with 0.18 inches rainfall. Births include a son for Mr and Mrs Johnny McSpadden. admissions list includes William C Smith and William J Massey.
James Nance Held on Grand Larceny Charge
James Nance, 20, is jailed in Morgan County on grand larceny charges after an arrest Friday in Madison County. He had just finished an 80 day sentence for reckless driving and driving without a license. Deputies W H Kirkpatrick and James Barnes took him into custody on a warrant sworn by Knox McRae for stealing a cap belonging to McRae in May.
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James Nance
Morgan
Madison County
Madison
W. H. Kirkpatrick
James Barnes
Nance
Knox McRae
McRae
Georgia Faces Threat From Deadly Anopheles Mosquitoes
Scientists warn that Anopheles species in Georgia are linked to severe malaria risks as female mosquitoes proliferate. Public health officials urge mosquito control, protective measures, and community awareness to curb transmission.
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Georgia
Four Held on Rape Charges in Huntsville
Four young men face a Friday preliminary hearing on charges they gave beer to a girl with the mental powers of a 12 year old to overcome her resistance and raped her on a lonely road near Huntsville. State Solicitor Jeff B. Smith said the attacks occurred over seven hours last Tuesday. the girl was hospitalized in incoherent condition but later became rational. The suspects are Bruce Luna Jr., 22, Gur ney, Ala. William R. Glenn, 22. James Birdsong, 23. Henry Phillips, 27, all of Huntsville. Luna is a musician. Glenn is a part time radio announcer. The four are jailed without bond.
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Huntsville
Jeff B. Smith
Huntsville Hospital
Madison County
Smith
Bruce
Cliff) Luna, Jr
Gurney
Ala
William R. Glenn
James Birdsong
Henry Phillips
Luna
Glenn
Surplus funds debate widens on education finance
The surplus built from earmarked taxes remains unspent while education faces ongoing needs. Legislators argue the education department already receives enough, and the surplus could fund capital building projects or be left unused, with some fearing the education lobby’s influence.
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Education Department
Capitol
Jordan
General Fund
Global Cold War Gossip and Postwar Crises Worldwide
Reports spread of Chiang Kai-Shek flying to Korea to discuss a Pacific anti communist pact with Syngman Rhee. Pope Pius XII accused in Australia of involvement in a slave labor scheme via Jesu Christ Ltd. Belgium grapples over Leopold III return amid cabinet crisis. In Lille, eight SS members condemned for massacre of 77 civilians. Damascus reports say six or seven killed and 27 injured in a synagogue bombing. Several other incidents noted.
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For Freedom
Far East
Chiang Kai-Shek
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Czechoslovakia
Pius XII
Interes
Jesu Christ, Ltd
Australia
Belgium
Leopold III
Hitler
S.S
Lille
France
Damascus
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Yalimale
J. L. Lemmons
Somerville 1
Kyle Roberts
James
Jane
Wayne
G. E. Slate
Lincoln
H. L. Smith
Jeanne Gibbons
Falkville
J. C. Lee, Hartseller
Church of the Nazarene
Rogers’ Store
Moulton Highway
Dan Jackson
R. D. Gibbons
Thorsby
J. &. Garnett
Blondie
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Mary Slate
Lincoln, Ala. J
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Billy Sandy, Tanner
Decatur General Hospital
Chalmers Townson
Danville
Alice Parker
Eloise Spurlock
Sixth Avenue North
C. F. Kirby
Trinity 1
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Phil Nungesser
Decatur Rotary Club
Mondey
George Dawson
GMAC
Jack Bailey
Dawson
North Dakota
Birmingham
First Baptist Churcn
Tennessee River
Clements Drug Store
Moulton Street
V. L. Deese
Women's Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Crain
Freda Lee Baker
R. L. Smith
Oak Street
Highway Patrol
M. A. Andrew
Sixth Avenue
Guntersville
Johnny
McSpadden
12Th Avenue East
William C. Smith
Hartselle
William
J. Massey
Somerville
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