Decatur News Briefs On Local Events And Health
Weather outlook for the state notes partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers in the south. The Decatur cotton market quotes middling at 31.75 and strict low at 30.75. Local residents include Mrs. Clarence Stoner ill in Austinville and Mrs. Mack Ferguson at home on Joe Wheeler highway. Norman Harris will address the Decatur Kiwanis on States Rights, invited by Rev. John Troxler. Coach Pettey of Morgan County High School attends Indiana coaching school. Kenneth Thomas has donated ten year stadium seats to Kiwanis for youth work. Mrs. Verdon Lowery shows improvement at Hamil clinic. Berry family returns from Texas. Local talk about a big cat joke. Mrs. William E. Tiller heals after surgery at Decatur General. Jimmy Bloodworth improving after Monday operation. An all day singing is planned at Penn School Church of God. Mrs. H R Phillips and infant and Mrs. Ida Mae Phillips and infant moved by Brown’s ambulance. Robert Hudson and infant son transferred to 1419 Ninth Avenue South by Brown’s ambulance.
Another Candidate In Aldermanic Race
The municipal campaign began with Mayor H R Summer and five council hopefuls seeking reelection. Former Mayor Tom R Harrison announced a bid for mayor as Clyde B Smith qualified for Council membership. City Clerk Joe Pettey said council candidates need not designate a specific ward. The five highest vote getters win.
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H. R. Summer
Tom R. Harrison
Clyde B. Smith
Joe Pettey
Soviets Claim Ample Food for Berlin Despite Shortages
In Berlin on August 11 the Soviet side boasted sufficient food to feed all of Berlin for 40 days while admitting zone shortages. They blamed local authorities for hampering unloading, with 13 trainloads idle. Britain planned a formal protest over Soviet Yak fighter flights.
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Edwin.shanke
Berlin
Rotrem
Soviet Union
ADN
Foad
Alabama Highway Dept Probe Begins With Five Member Panel
A five member committee in Beau Montgomery opens an investigation into the state Highway Department. House Speaker W M Beck chairs the panel and aims to produce a report by late today or tomorrow. Witnesses total 37 with 453 typewritten pages of testimony, and some members hint at sensational findings while others push for minority recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Highway Department
W. M. Beck
DeKalb County
James E. Folsom
Moscow
Justice Department
Lucky Truck Driver Recovers After 12-Foot Plunge
James T. White of Atlanta escaped a 35 ton trailer crash near Montgomery after his rig veered off the highway and plunged down a 12 foot embankment. He credits avoiding fire from two large gasoline tanks and recalls a wrong way auto approaching on bright lights. White works for Gaylord Container Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James T. White
Atlanta
White
States' Rights Rally Set as Thurmond Speaks Tonight
Governor Thurmond predicts over 100 electoral votes for his States' Rights ticket and vows a vigorous campaign across the Solid South. Wright says funding comes from Southern supporters as Mississippi reaction to the national convention is noted. See GOV. THURMOND on Page 2.
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Houston
Texas
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Truman
Thurmond
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Progressive Party of
Raly
Mthurmond- Wright
Democratic Party
Solid South
House of Representatives
Sonq
Wright
National Party
Truman signs 65 million loan for UN headquarters
President Truman signed a bill authorizing a 65 million dollar loan for the erection of United Nations headquarters in New York. He said the measure shows the United States faith in a peaceful future and echoes bipartisan support for world peace and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United Nations
New York
United States
U. N
States resist federalization of National Guard shift
Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh warns Congress and the public that states and the National Guard will oppose any move to annex the Guard by the Army. Minnesota Adjutant General AVY Orme HRs Walsh telegraphed his stance, calling state control the last bastion of rights amid a broader push for a single federal reserve force.
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Washington
Ellard A. Walsh
National Guard Association
National Guard
Walsh
Guard
Congress
Avy Orme Hrs Walsh
Minnesota
National Guard (Association
Fatal Mule Kick Claims William Ernest Bartlett at Somerville 2
Bartlett 36, a farmer, died Tuesday after a mule kicked him while hauling logs near his Somerville 2 home. Services set for Thursday at Shiloh Church with T. A. Thompson officiating. Burial at Peck's Cemetery. surviving widow, four daughters, one son, and multiple relatives listed.
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William
Ernest Bartlett
Somerville 2
Mr. Bartlett
Decatur General Hospital
Barlett
Shiloh Church
Pocahontas
Imogene
Judy
Joy Bartlett
Somerville
William Lewis Bartlett
William R. Bartlett
Decatur
Wilbur Lemley
Beatrix Quinn
Pruitt Walker
Charles Maynard
Burt
N. Y
A. B. Bartlett
Birmingham
R. M. Bartlett
Otha Bartlett
Tuscaloosa
Cecil Bartlett
Hartselle
Lighting Plans For Christmas In Decatur Alabama
Decatur Alabama aims to be among the most attractively lighted cities this Christmas. William D. Sims of the Chamber of Commerce says plans, and blueprint ideas from other cities, are nearly ready. Quince Eddens, lighting chairman, has studied and drafted the scheme using new market equipment. Public release awaits steering committee review next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
William D. Sims
Police Still Seek Four Inmate Escapes From City Jail
Police chief J B Whitmire says four prisoners remain at large after escaping early Monday from the city jail. Suspects are Joseph Harmel about 21 Edward Barber about 22 Andrew Kirby 19 and William Campbell about 18, escaping through a back window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whitmire
Joseph Harmel
Edward Barber
Andrew Kirby
William Campbell
Meat drive sparks debate in Fort Deposit and across Alabama
Fort Deposit Auxiliary president opposes a statewide meatless week campaign started by Montgomery and joined by Birmingham and Mobile units. She cites hurt to livestock farmers, retail and wholesale workers, and fears wage and price effects, arguing supply and demand and high living standards.
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Fort Deposit
Ala
American Legion Auxiliary
Alabama
Montgomery Legion Auxiliary
Birmingham
Mobile
Gen. Gorgas Post Auxiliary
Matt D. Holmes
Letohatchie
Holmes
Clark M. Dozier
Montgomery
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Earthquake Shakes Three Mexican Cities
An oscillatory quake struck Cordoba Orizaba and Veracruz at 4 40 am CST lasting about 30 seconds. No material damage reported though intensity not yet determined.
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Orizaba
Mexico
Cordoba
Veracruz
Mexico City
Collins Denies He Ever Spied For Russians
Former military government officer Jerry H. Collins Jr. told House investigators he never spied for a foreign country but would not say if he is a communist. The inquiry widens as subcommittees plan to probe in New York and Canada, including Igor Gouzenko’s statements in Ottawa vicinity.
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Washington
Jerry H. Collins Jr
House
Collins
House unAmerican Activities Committee
New York
Canada
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
Ottawa
Igor Gouzenko
Navy Moves Into Pentagon as Part of Unification
The Navy began moving into the Pentagon as part of unifying the Armed Forces under one roof. Assistant Secretary John W. Kenney moved from the Navy Building to the Pentagon with his staff, with Sullivan and Admiral Denfield and others to follow. The shift to be completed by Sept. 1 will free space for about 2,600 Navy personnel as Army workers relocate. A combined national defense press room was also set up in the Pentagon.
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Washington
Navy
Pentagon
Army
Air Force
John W. Kenney
Constitution Avenue
Sullivan
Louis E. Denfield
Naval Operations
Kenney
Armed Services
National Defense
Polio outbreak prompts pool closings in Tuscaloosa county
Six polio cases in Tuscaloosa county lead health officer Dr. W. J. Donald to recommend closing county pools as a precaution. Queen City park pool in Tuscaloosa shut for season. other county pools follow. Officials urge avoidance of crowds, halt swimming, rest and home cleanup campaigns. Most cases labeled moderately severe. two children hospitalized. One child moved to Druid City hospital from Moundville Hale county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
W. J. Donald
County Board of Health
City Recreation Department
Queen City’ Park
Donald
Druid City Hospital
Moundville
Hale County
Farm Visit Set Tuesday For Morgan County Tour
A Danville area farm visit is planned for Tuesday August 17. William D Sims says the event, sponsored by county farm leaders and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, will showcase dairy projects cotton and corn fields hogs grazing on alfalfa and other farm production activities. Visitors and farmers will wear identifying business cards and a bus will transport guests.
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Danville
Trinity Farms
William D. Sims
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Morgan County
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Mother of Roberts Tot Held for Transfer to Bryce
Mrs. Mattie Lou Roberts a 26 year old mother of two whose children were recently made wards of the state is in custody awaiting transfer to Bryce hospital for mental patients in Tuscaloosa. Deputies captured her in the Waldermosa Springs area after a citizen alerted officials. She carried bus stubs from Indiana to Athens and from Athens to Huntsville and a letter from Attica Good Fellowship club asking officials to aid her to complete travel. Committment papers were signed for her mother Jana Hood Green and sister Nell Green who were taken to Bryce's on Sunday. County officials seek Frank Roberts for questioning while Gurney Franklin and Alma Jean Roberts were treated for bruises and malnutrition three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Lou Roberts
Bryce’s Hospital
Tuscaloosa
C. B. Humphrey
Roberts
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Garland Nuby
Waldermosa Springs
Humphrey
Jana Hood Green
Nell Green
Bryce’s
T. C. Almon
Frank Roberts
Gurney Franklin
Alma Jean Roberts
Decatur General Hospital
Protection of Individuals by U. S Promised
Secretary of State Marshall said the United States will protect individuals who testify in the communist espionage probe if they obey U.S. laws. He noted no specific cases, but implied protection for Russian teacher Michael Samarin, subpoenaed with his wife. Panyushkin accused Washington of custody demands, which Marshall denied citing incomplete information.
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Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
FBI
United States
State Department
Congressional
New York Times
Washington
Ipi
Marshall
U.S
Samarin
House Committee
Alexander Panyushkin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Panyushkin
Registrars Face Hearing Over Voter Purge in Spalding County
Federal Judge Frank Scarlett ordered Spalding county registrars to show cause why they should not stop purging black voters from the list. The suit states about 1,500 were summoned July 26 to answer voting questions, with 500 to 700 names dropped for nonappearance. objections include improper summons and late notice. Defendants listed are registrars R L Addleton T C Mann and Gus Anglyn. Plaintiffs are Clifford Caldwell Leroy Booker and Bernice Boynton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Frank Scarlett
Spalding County
Frank Bowers
Atlanta
R.L. Addleton
T. C. Mann
Gus Anglyn
Spalding
Clifford Caldwell
Leroy Booker
Bernice Boynton
Rebel Stronghold Falls as Greeks Seal Final Offensive
The Greek Army announced the capture of Mount Alevitsa, a 5,000-foot peak guarding a guerrilla supply sink to Alba via Slimnitsa. Kos Vafiades and his fighters defended the position, described as one of the toughest duties in the Grammos campaign against communist rebels. A Greek officer noted fortifications were built by John Metaxas to guard against invasion from the North.
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Athens
Alevitsa
Alba
Slimnitsa
Kos Vafiades
Caee
Grammos Mountain
John Metaxas
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Norman Harris
Alabama House of Representatives
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John Troxler
J. C. Pettey
Logansport
Ind
Pettey
Indiana
Morgan County High School
Kenneth Thomas
Thomas
Verdon Lowery
Hamil Clinic
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Jimmy Bloodworth
Penn School
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Mt A
H. R. Phillips
Ninth Avenue S
Brown's
Ida Mae Phillips
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Trinity 1
Brown's Ambulance
Robert Hudson
Ninth Avenue
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Lower Circle
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Ariz
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Upper Circle
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Jimmy Williams
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