Community Notes Highlight Local Movements And Visits
Decatur General hospital patient Lloyd L. Lively is set to be discharged this afternoon and return home on Ferry Street. Mrs. D. C. Walker returns after visiting sister in McRae Georgia. Benn Price, formerly of Birmingham now in Atlanta, recalled to Marine Corps service. he previously worked for the Associated Press. Fred Vaughan family and friends drove to Nashville for the Grand Ole Opera. Mrs. C. L. Berry improves at home in Trinity after a heart attack. Joe Wheeler Electric meeting at Legion Field with Dr Ruth Berrey discussing tuberculosis vaccination. Rev George C Hubbard visiting. will become Westminster Presbyterian pastor on September 1 with family at Sherman Street manse. Three arrested for vagrancy. two for public drunkenness. three defendants tried for pistol without permit reckless driving and assault. Kermit Tucker of Soil Conservation Service to speak to Kiwanis. Ed Harris returns from Selma visit. Building permit for a three room garage apartment issued to Walter L. Lee Jr. Davies vacationed in Florida. Mrs Grady Glasscock admitted for surgery. see diary on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Hubbard
Nashville
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sherman Street
Athens Firm Gets Contract In Morgan
The state Highway Department announced low bidders on a project group including Morgan 7 028 miles grading drainage and bituminous treatments from Hartselle to McKendry Burgreen Construction of Athens Alabama awarded 178 907 dollars for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Morgan
Hartselle
McKendry
Burgreen Construction Company
Athens
Ala
Await Verdict From Coroner In Local Death
Coroner Joe Morrison awaits a verdict on the death of Marie Bridgeforth 30 35 Negro woman after an autopsy. Assistant toxicologist C D Brooks may file a report today as Morgan County builds its case against Thomas Jackson 35 charged with first degree murder. Witnesses placed the couple at the Water Street house before her death and Jackson is jailed awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bridgeforth
Morgan County
Joe Morrison
Atlanta
Decatur
Joe Calvin
Morrison
Brooks
J. B. Whitmire
Thomas Jackson
Water Street
Jackson
Whitmire
M'Spadden Fund Being Started for Medical Treatment
The Daily accepts funds to help Johnnie McSpadden of Aus tinville with cortisone therapy needed every four days for rheumatic heart disease. Monthly cost is $156. $99 monthly welfare goes to essentials, leaving medicine unfunded. Local donors contribute amounts from 1 to 26.01 dollars, with church groups and individuals among supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie McSpadden
Austinville
McSpadden
Department of Public Welfare
John W. Roberts
Ella J. Buford
W. KE. Ray
Malcolm Ray
Curtis Smith
Friendship
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Roy Hewlett
Ray White
Trinity Baptist Church
Paul C. Davis
Frank A. Berry
Emma Riddle
Hartselle
John T. Cooper
Five More Qualify For Hartselle Alderman Race
Hartselle city clerk reports five new alderman candidates for the September 15 election. The entrants are Troy L. Nunn Cecil J. Johnson Jack Templeton C L Orr and Charles C Oden all new to the incumbents. Hugh F Penn qualified last week and Wesley Curry leads for mayor with August 15 as the candidate deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Troy L. Nunn
Cecil J. Johnson
Jack Templeton
C. L. Orr
Charles C. Oden
Hugh F. Penn
Wesley Curry
Stevenson Truman Talk Strategy in White House Powwow
In Washington Gov Adlai E Stevenson meets with President Truman and Cabinet to set campaign strategy and discuss roles for a Stevenson presidency. Sen John Sparkman and aides attend as Stevenson returns from Air Port surfacing plan to keep a quieter White House voice. Stevenson says his chances against Eisenhower look pretty good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
White House
Stevenson
Illinois
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Joseph Short
Matthew J. Connelly
National Airport
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pruman
Wilson Wyatt
Sparkman
Cullman Sheriff Says Two Admit Theft Of Cattle
Cullman County deputies report two men from the Gold Ridge area confessed to stealing three cows from separate farms in the Southeastern part of the county last week. Jack D. Roberson and Albert F. Basinger were jailed on $3,000 bonds each, with two cattle identified as belonging to Ulysses Hubbard and Zethar Malcolm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
W. C. Waldrop
Jack D. Roberson
Albert F. Basinger
Gold Ridge
Waldrop
Ulysses Hubbard
Zethar Malcom
Arkadelphia
Independents Warn Over Democratic Ticket In Alabama
Lea Harris Montgomery attorney leads an unpledged slate of presidential elector candidates urging Southerners to Stop Look and Listen before backing the Stevenson Sparkman ticket. He cites Adams with radical groups civil rights and Illinois tax and meat scandals, warning Washington corruption could persist. One candidate, J D Hogan Jr of Montgomery, hints at Eisenhower support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Lea Harris
Adlai Stevenson
Americans For Democratic Action
Illinois
Harris
Washington
J. D. Hogan Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Theft at Cullman Coca-Cola Plant
More than $800 in cash was missing from a safe broken open at the Cullman Coca-Cola plant on Saturday night. Sheriff Waldrop said the break‑in was done by apparent professionals who pried rivets and rolled the safe to the rear weeds. Tear gas inside the safe was neutralized with water. No arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Coca-Cola
W. C. Waldrop
Waldrop
Father of Parcel Post System Dies
Cumberland Maryland memorial hospital reports the death of former Representative David J. Lewis at age 83 after several months of illness. Lewis organized the nations parcel post system and became known as its father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland, Md
David J. Lewis
Memorial Hospital
General Sets Peace As Goal For Campaign
Eisenhower warns the outlook for durable world peace is not bright unless Americans grasp the complex problems involved. He tells reporters he will discuss peace in every campaign speech and plans to speak in Philadelphia though no date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
GOP
Philadelphia
Drouth Relief Aid Spurred On Many Fronts
Planes of action spread through Alabama and Tennessee as relief efforts accelerate for drouth affected farmers. Hay shipments arrived in Nashville from Wisconsin while state farm agencies meet in Montgomery to seek rapid federal aid. Local leaders coordinate PMA pricing and disaster loan talks with FHA in North Alabama as a state mobilization committee pushes for immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Alabama
Tennessee
Nashville
Wisconsin
Montgomery
Bob Clingan
Lauderdale Exchange
Florence
Andy Bennett
Lauderdale County
Farmer City
Ill
Lauderdale Co-op
Lauderdale
Washington
Georgia
FHA
Decatur
Barnett
Alabama Extension Service
E. P. Garrett
Tennessee Valley Co-Op
W. B. Crawley
Alabama Agriculture Mobilization Committee
PMA
Tennessee Pma
Truman
Associated Press
State Agriculture Mobilization Committee
Gordon Persons
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Bus Plows Into Flash Flood Near Cape Girardeau
A Dixie Greyhound bus struck a flash flood eight miles south of Cape Girardeau Missouri. Water poured into the vehicle as 18 passengers were jolted awake or panicked. An elderly passenger was missing and presumed drowned. Bill Thompson of Eufaula Alabama helped save three others swept away by the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
Dixie Greyhound
Bill Thompson
Eufaula
Ala
Here
Ancell
Ramsey Creek
U. S. Highway 61
S.R. Cook
Cottondale
Tavern Keeper Is Found Slain Berry Alabama
An aged tavern operator O Gurganus, 72, was found shot 11 times in his tavern near Berry Alabama. Coroner R M Wallace said two men and a woman entered the tavern while officers arrived. the trio fled in a wrecked car seen nearby. Mrs Gurganus and her daughter discovered the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Ala
O. Gurganus
R. M. Wallace
Tuscaloosa County
Gurganus
Wallace
Torrid Wave Bakes Texas and Southwest
A severe August heat wave baked Texas and parts of the Southwest with highs near 109 in Presidio and Phoenix. A weak cool front stalled at the Texas Oklahoma line while central regions saw cloudy skies and potential showers. Dallas marked its 10th straight day over 100, crops and pastures suffered from the heat. Cooler conditions reached the upper Great Lakes and Mississippi Valleys with scattered showers across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Southwest
Mercury
Presidio
Tex
Phoenix
Yuma
Ariz
U. S
Chicago
Texas-Oklahoma
Dallas
Upper
Great Lakes
Middle
Mississippi Valleys
Plains States
New England
Montana
Lower Lakes
Ohio
Middle Mississippi Valley
Central Plains States
Gulf States
Central
Southern
Rockies
Four Candidates Qualify For Decatur City Council Race
Four candidates qualified today to join the Decatur City Council race for five seats, bringing the field to eight. New entrants are Roy B. Odom Jean F Whitley Nathan M Pryor and J R Huie Whitley a 1004 8th Avenue Southeast inventory clerk at Alabama Flour Mills spoke of public service, while Odom has led the council and serves on multiple boards and fraternal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Roy B. Odom
Jean F. Whitley
Nathan M. Pryor
J. R. Huie
8Th Avenue
Alabama Flour Mills
Whitley
Falkville
Morgan County
Navy
Admiral Nimitz
Decatur High School
Florence State Teachers College
Florence State
Central Baptist Church
Odom
Alabama Oil Co
Central Methodist Church
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
Alabama Oil Jobbers Association
Decatur Shrine Club
Sparkman Cancels Aug 18 Speaking Appearances
Senator John J. Sparkman the Democratic vice presidential nominee cancels his Aug 18 address at a Southwide convocation of Methodist teachers to attend a homecoming in Huntsville Alabama. Atlanta social worker Grace Tilley will take his place on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Junaluska
N. C
John J. Sparkman
Huntsville
Ala
Sparkman
Methodist Public Information Office
Grace Tilley
Atlanta
Probate Judge Sets Check Of Petition Names
Probate Judge T C Almon said a petition filed to change Morgan county from dry to wet will be checked and if it contains the required names an election will be called. The petition outlines 25 percent voter support and specifies a 30 to 45 day window with a three week newspaper notice. The outcome will determine whether alcoholic beverages can be sold or distributed in the county under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Almon
Morgan County
Marines Stop Ped Assault On Bunker Ridge
Marines beat back about 400 Chinese troops charging Bunker Ridge in Korea Western Front. An Eighth Army officer reported heavy Chinese casualties in the attack on three sides. A Marine spokesman said the Reds were repelled but infiltration continued at dusk with artillery and mortars in support. Marines answered with air strikes mortars tanks and artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Barnard
Seoul
U. S
Bunker Ridge
Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
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Gecaturs
Drtemale
Lloyd L. Lively
Decsar General Hospital
Ferry Street
D. C. Walker
W. F. Whatlet
Mcrae
Benn Price
Birmingham
Marine Corps
Price
Fred Vaughan
Floyd Vaughan
Phillip Martin
Detroit, Mich
Buddy Vaughan
Elise Riley
Grand Ole Opera
C. L. Berry
Trinity
Joe Wheeler
W. F. Whatley
McRae, Ga
D. W. Lee
Nets
Sheriff's Forces
Recorder’s Court
Kermit Tucker
The
Soil Conservation Service
Kiwanis Club
Interclub Committee
Proctor Barnes
Ed Harris
Selma
14Th Avenue, SE
Walter L. Lee Jr
A. L. Davies
Florida
Grady Glasscock
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
M'Spadden Fund
Cullman County
Thompson
Council Quest
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