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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1952
Page
1
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Dismissals from Decatur General include Mrs Buddie Sutter and son and Mrs Foster Bailey. Lloyd Lively remains ill with improving condition. Several others exit Baugh Wiley clinic and Ellis Meyer hospital. Weekend guests and military transfers noted. Diary reference points to Central Baptist class meeting on Tuesday at 7 15 PM on the Moulton Highway.
Allied bombers struck a chemical plant near Namsok about 30 miles northwest of Wonsan turning the facility into a blazing mass with high hazard materials. The Fifth Air Force reported 150 planes including Marine fighters carried out the raid as pilots described smoke and flames rising from the site.
Supreme Commander Gen. Matthew Ridgway warned the war threat remains large and Western buildup may fail to reach the 1952 goal of 50 divisions and 4,000 planes. He supported two years of military service as European nations planned in Paris, amid Belgian strikes protesting the draft term.
After a year of negotiations the Korean war truce talks appear near collapse. The U N and Communist sides have met only twice in two weeks, each session lasting about an hour, with prisoner exchange as the sole remaining obstacle to peace.
Clouds of black smoke hung over the mountain side building area as a large fire raged. Observers reported heavy smoke and possible structural collapse as crews battled the flames. Page 2 provided.
Jordan's Parliament voted to terminate King Talal's reign and name Crown Prince Hussein as monarch. Cabinets say Talal's health is deteriorating with schizophrenia, and a three-senator council will govern until a full transfer of power. The king returned to Amman for treatment after EU medical care.
Sheriff forces jailed two for violating prohibition, two for public drunkenness, and one for peace proceedings. An additional arrest for prohibition was made. A 60 gallon still was destroyed near Eva in Lawrence Cove. Highway Patrol made three arrests for public drunkenness, driving while intoxicated, and reckless driving, with one driver also charged with driving without a license.
Russell A. Humphrey, already a four year city council member and education committee chair, qualified to run in the September 15 election. He has led civic efforts as Lions secretary for five years and is active at Central Methodist church. He pledged to push progress in Decatur’s city administration.
As of Saturday Aug 16 the deadline for qualifying in Decatur four people had entered the City Council race for five seats. The entrants are Rutledge S. Thomas Russell A. Humphrey R C Halbrooks and Louis J Namie with Namie and Humphrey qualifying this morning. For mayor three candidates have qualified H R Summer Knox McRae and H G Red Williams.
Police report two Decatur burglaries this weekend. Farmers Market at 301 First Avenue SE lost 171 dollars from a cash drawer after pried door locks. Turner Coal and Grain at West Moulton Street was disturbed with 25 to 30 cartons of cigarettes taken. a car tie rod breach and a knife blade found. minor cash left in the register.
Iran's Senate approved granting Premier Mohammad Mossadegh authority to govern for six months. The Majlis had already approved, and the measure becomes law after final upper house approval following earlier rejection for further study. The move consolidates executive power in the crisis period.
Washington officials say the United States will seek a radical shift in Britain's Iran policies to avert a potential Communist take over from within. With new talks with Britain on the Iranian issue, U S officials are uncertain about Iranian political conditions but hopeful for early steps.
The Senate approved the unlimited powers bill with 33 senators signaling support while two opposed. The dissenters were Matin Daftari, Mossadegh’s son in law, and Abolfazl Lesani, a leading jurist. See PREMIER On Page 2
A 1950 Pontiac four door and a 1939 GMC one ton truck were lightly damaged in a collision on U S Highway 31 South at 5 45 P M Sunday. The car was driven by Mrs T J Briscoe of Somerville Road and the truck by Mancil Carter of Corinth Miss Rt 1. Police said both vehicles were southbound the truck behind the car. The car left rear and truck front fenders were damaged.
The AP reports rising activity in both parties as Labor Day and the November election approach. Eisenhower hones strategy after talks with Southern state leaders and farmers groups while Illinois Democrats debate firming Adlai Stevenson’s grip on the ticket. He then heads from Denver to Gallup to lay out farm-focused messaging.
A warrant charges Thomas Jackson 35 with first degree murder in the death of Mariel Bridgeforth a Negro woman aged 30 to 35 last night in their Water Street home. An autopsy by Coroner Joe Morrison and toxicologist C D Brooks is set for this afternoon. Jackson remains in the city jail awaiting transfer and Sheriff John McCutcheon holds the warrant sworn by Deputy John N. Lee before Judge W H Long. Police report seven witnesses saw the couple together in the Water Street house. some said Jackson was unclothed and both had been drinking.
In Somerset Pennsylvania a 73 year old recluse Samuel Jackson King was found dead on his farm with a guard dog and shotgun. Investigators recovered about 18000 in negotiable bonds old currency gold and silver coins bank books and deeds suggesting a 50000 estate hidden in sofa cushions a corset and a cookie jar. Police note death was likely a heart attack and the case remains under inquiry.
I Berryman of Moulton posted a combined bond of 1050 on assault and battery and contempt of court charges after allegedly fighting juror Paul Christian who sat on a jury that decided against Berryman in a wreck case with Kenneth Murphy. Judge S A Lynne issued a writ for contempt with a hearing set for Moulton Wednesday. Bond breakdown: 300 for assault and battery and 750 for contempt.
Albert Hillman, a 60 year old cattleman, was found bound hand and foot on the floor of his Epes area home near Livingston Alabama. The sheriff said death was undetermined and the house showed signs of ransacking. Neighbors noted Hillman kept large sums of money and an antique silver collection, with no immediate clear missing items.
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder pledged a federal revenue service of efficiency integrity and economy. He spoke at the unveiling of the Internal Revenue Bureau headquarters as it is revamped under President Truman’s plan and Congressional approval. The political collectors were being replaced by civil service district commissioners and three lawyer careerists were sworn in as assistant commissioners.
In Geneva Alabama a 20 year old Black man Reuben Myhand faces trial for raping a 14 year old white girl outside her Malvern home on May 21. Spectators watched asabout a dozen state troopers and local officers guarded the courtroom and streets. Myhand was arrested nearby and briefly held in Dothan before being moved for safekeeping when a mob formed.
The Senate Preparedness Subcommittee dismissed Downey Rice, special counsel, and George H. Martin, a special investigator, both longtime supporters of Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for the Democratic presidential nomination. Notices of dismissal are effective September l.
Weekend accidents in Alabama claimed at least seven lives. An elderly man, Eli Russell aged 104, burned to death near Tuscaloosa when newspapers used to heat a dwelling caught fire. A Birmingham collision killed 34 year old Morris C. Breed. A tin mill worker Hubert Gore died after contact with a 240 volt line. A three year old, David Eugene Bell, drowned at a Craig Air Force Base pool. A Birmingham child was struck by a backing car. Lenore James Kawarsch, 20 miles north of Mobile, died when his car rolled over at Brookley Field. Richard Ferrell was killed by a freight train near McIntosh.
The Schuman Plan's nine man authority began work in Luxembourg to manage a coal and steel pool among six nations. Jean Morinet chairs the executive panel as Monnet and eight delegates from West Germany Italy the Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg and France take office to push free trade in steel and coal and potential Saar internationalization.
President Truman directs immediate action to determine Alabama’s eligibility for federal emergency drought relief funds. Gov. Gordon Persons reports a telegram directing the Housing and Home Finance Agency to investigate. The request was previously sent under the disaster relief bill enacted last year.
Vernon Merritt says at noon the Governor Per son’s secretary told The Daily the Housing and Home Finance Agency had not contacted the office. He adds the North Alabama material will aid in securing drought relief funds.
President Truman wires Alabama to take appropriate action after the Housing and Home Finance Agency reports. The agency confirms machinery is in motion to respond to Alabama's request as relief funds are allocated to Tennessee and Kentucky for drought relief.
Rains in the South over the weekend failed to ease drought damage to crops and livestock. Officials estimate Southern losses at more than 500 million dollars with some forecasts placing the total above a billion. North Carolina alone faced about 200 million dollars in losses as hay and winter feed remain scarce.
Auburn agronomist J. C. Lowery says last week's heavy rains revived dehydrated pastures and boosted soil moisture, promising improvement for Alabama crops as winter moisture returns.
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