Weather Outlook and Local Notices Mix of News
Commonite and mine weather outlook. Local births adoptions hospital admissions and discharges. Community Chest board meeting Tuesday at Lyons hotel. Recorder's court heard 21 cases. revival at Kirby chapel tonight through Sunday led by Bob Cou sar First Presbyterian. Russell Lynne returns from Mobile Alabama Bar Association sessions. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest Board of Directors
Lyons Hotel
Kirby Chapel
Bob Cousar
First Presbyterian Church
Russell Lynne
Mobile
Alabama Bar Association
Trial Of Echols In Girl's Death Begun
In Morgan circuit court the second trial of Willie Echols 50 Somerville for manslaughter in the October 1947 death of 16 year old Nella June Maples begins. Prosecutors and defense summon witnesses as Echols faces charges for leaving the scene of an accident. Separately, James E Moody Henry Holmes and Jack Peete plead guilty with Aug 31 probation hearings set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Circuit
Willie Echols
Somerville
Farmer
Nella June Maples
Echols
State Supreme Court
Maples
S. A. Lynne
George Johnson
Phillip Shanks
James E. Moody
Henry Holmes
Jack Peete
James H. Crow, Jr
Moody
Lawrence County
Holmes
Peete
E. $ Peete
Decatur
VFW Club
William Robinson
Willie Howell
Willie Peebles
ECA Approves France Cotton Purchase Under Marshall Plan
The Economic Cooperation Administration authorized France to buy 20 million dollars of U.S. cotton under the Marshall plan, lifting total plan authorizations to 6.33 billion. France also receives 372 thousand dollars for industrial metals and horsehair from the UK and Latin America. Turkey garners 1.595 million dollars to purchase U.S. wheat, while aid for Korea rises to 34.021 million for recovery operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
France
United States
Korea
United Kingdom
Latin America
Turkey
Wanted Man Taken by FBI
BIRMINGHAM ALA Aug 15 One of the nation's slickest confidence men was arrested yesterday masquerading as a cook The FBI reported Special Agent George D King said G men nabbed Dustean A Youngs who was posing as a rooming house cook under the name of Bill Watkins The FBI listed him as one of the 10 most wanted fugitives in the country He is scheduled for arraignment today before a U S commission on charges of mail fraud In Atlanta Special Agent John Bills said federal officers had been searching the nation for Youngs for more than a year Bills tabbed him one of the most fantastic confidence men in the post war era He estimated Youngs and a partner had picked up between 80 000 and 100 000 during the brief stay in Atlanta in late 1947 They operated under the firm name of Farnsworth Silversmith & Associates The pair established themselves in Atlanta and using The Atlanta Constitution as reference set out to sell advertisements for a city directory After collecting the fees they disappeared without publishing a directory Some fast and fancy check jugging brought the pair many more thousands from banks from Winston Salem NC to Oklahoma The agent Bills and FBI records tell this story of the pair's money making ventures Bob Youngs alias Rey Farnsworth and his partner Herbert B Silversmith lived on a princely scale They used their own private twin engined plane for out of town trips Sometimes they handed out 20 tips for minor services Silversmith and Youngs have served time for fraud at Illinois state penitentiary Joliet Bills reported In 1947 Silversmith was sentenced to five years for violation of the national stolen property act and for mail fraud
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
FBI
George D. King
G-men
Dustean A. Youngs
Bill Watkins
U. S
Atlanta
John Bills
Youngs
Bills
Farnsworth-Silversmith & Associates
Herbert B. Silversmith
Silversmith
Illinois
Joliet
Dynamite Blast Strikes Gatlinburg Restaurant
In Gatlinburg Tennessee a dynamite blast rocked a small restaurant building occupied by three Black employees. Police Chief Charles A. Pickle said the workers were dazed but unharmed. about four sticks were used. The operator, Jack Neiman, offered a $50 reward for information leading to arrests of the dynamiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Charles A. Pickle
Pickle
Smoky Mountain
Jack Neiman
Beechcraft Plane Crashes Killing Two Near Shelbyville
A two engine Beechcraft from Chanute Field crashed near Shelbyville Tennessee on the Lewisburg highway one mile from the city killing both occupants. Witness Cecil Burns reported seeing the plane descend in flames and finding the bodies trapped after the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Tenn
Chanute Field
Lewisburg
Cecil Burns
Syria reorganizes after lightning coup and killings
A new Syrian cabinet is named after a swift military coup that killed President Husni Zayim and Premier Mohsen Bey Berazi. Col Sami Hemawi leads the coup, accusing Zayim of despotism and reckless spending. Elder Hasem Bey Attassi named to form a government amid regional alarms and Arab League talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Middle East
Husni Zayim
Mazza
Mohsen Bey Berazi
Sami
Hemawi
Hennawi
Zayim
Hasem Bey Attassi
Abdullah
Jordan
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Egypt
Weekend arrest totals across four county district
Across the four county district a total of 67 weekend arrests were reported. Decatur led with 35 arrests including disorderly conduct and traffic violations. Limestone recorded 27 arrests with public drunkenness and reckless driving. Morgan had 14, Athens 15, Cullman five, and Lawrence four, with several categories repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan Sheriff's Office
Athens Police Depot
Limestone
Cullman
Cull
Lawrence
Moulton
Two Senators Propose Cuts In Arms Fund
Washington August 15 The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the amount asked by President Truman for Western Europe arms aid split between cash and contract authority The panel refused any authorization for an arms aid program for non Communist China and divided the fund into two periods March 31 to June 30 1950 and up to March 31 next year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Western Europe
China
Senators Seek to Cut Foreign Arms Aid by 160 Million
Senators Vandenberg and Dulles proposed amendments to reduce the foreign arms program by 160.99 million from 1.45 billion and tie aid to a North Atlantic defense plan under the security treaty. They seek recapture rights and a concurrent resolution route to end aid, plus lowering Western European aid to 1 billion, with 500 million to be made available in See TWO on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
R-N. Y
Congress
Slays His Wife Then Himself In Alabama Tragedy
In Sheffield Alabama police report a wounded former Army infantryman Charles Sandlin 26 killed his wife 20 and then killed himself after an early morning home incident. Coroner James L Mays ruled murder followed by death by own action. The couple married over two years.
New Engineer Is On Job Here In Morgan County
Robert W. Skidmore reported as Morgan county engineer this morning and began his career in the county office in 1921. A Birmingham native, he previously served as state airport engineer for two years and held roles with Tennessee Coal and Iron, Courtland air base, and as field engineer. He studied at Columbia University and the International Correspondence School and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Birmingham Engineers' club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Skidmore
Morgan County
Skidmore
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal and Iram Company
Courtland Air Base
Decatur
Mildred DeSha
Nashville Robbery Suspect Caught by Louisville Police
A man labeled public enemy No 1 by the FBI was held in Louisville in connection with a fatal police shooting in Nashville. Earl D Bircham 45 faced murder and malicious shooting charges as his wife June Bircham was held. Bircham had prior robbery convictions and was captured after officers approached a speeding car in a chase. one patrolman died and another was critically wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
FBI
Carl Heustis
Earl D. Bircham
Heustis
Bircham
June Bircham
Plane Crash Lands at Sea
A lost Transocean Airlines Skymaster bound for New York with 11 Americans and 47 Italian emigrants struck the Atlantic near Galway. Ten hours later a fishing trawler and an Irish steamer rescued at least 31 survivors, with four dead and three missing. The plane overshot Shannon after running low on fuel. 55 survivors were reported. Among the crew was Ruth Nichols, noted actress and stewardess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osgood Caruthers
Galway
Ireland
New York
Atlantic
Red Cross
Henry St. Johns Blake
Rome-to-Shannon
Shannon
Transocean Airlines
Stalberg
Venezuela
Ruth Nichols
Miss Nichols
Appropriation Bill Shaped by Senate Finance Group
In Montgomery Alabama the senate finance committee approved an $18.564 million general appropriation bill for two years, with $125 thousand set aside for anticipated raises for circuit judges and solicitors. They boosted health by $150 thousand a year and welfare by $100 thousand, contingent on harbor bond principal payments, and cut the Department of Corrections to $150 thousand annually while restoring other house-proposed figures. The measure will move to the senate floor as a substitute for the house bill, with possible conference action if differences arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Health Department
Department of Corrections and Institutions
Ways and Means
Five Percenter Inquiry Broadens Scope in Hearings
Senator McCarthy said an employee who paid for deep freezers sent to Mrs. Truman and other notables may have engaged in attempted smuggling. The five percenter inquiry seeks improper influence in government contracts with gifts and connections involving Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan and Albert Verley perfume house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry
Truman
Wisconsin
Senate
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
Harry H. Vaughan
Albert Verley Company
Chicago
Vaughan
Verley Company
White House
Independence
Moa
Gross
Mrs. Truman
John Mar
Truman Critics Are Unworried
Washington August 15 A snub by the national committee for some states fighters left Truman's civil rights critics unworried about their position in the Democratic party Retiring National Chairman J Howard McGrath said southern members who backed the President in last year's election were not invited to a meeting August 24 The gathering is expected to choose William Boyle Jr as McGrath's successor Mississippi Louisiana and South Carolina lawmakers voiced rare discontent but mostly said they had little trouble with the national leadership
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Committee
Truman
Democratic Party
J. Howard McGrath
William Boyle Jr
McGrath
Congress
Girl Scalded To Death Here
The body of Mrs. Jerry Corbin Thompson, 27, of Birmingham, was recovered from Guntersville lake four miles below Guntersville bridge, about six miles from where she fell Saturday. The day’s local toll includes a two year old negro girl scalded and two Sheffield injuries, part of a regional accident report.Estralita Cromartie, 2, died from third degree burns after stumbling into a tub of scalding water at a relative’s home. the incident near Decatur involved her parents Lester and Lentean Cromartie Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guntersville
Ala
Jerry Corbin Thompson
Idlewild Circle
Birmingham
Guntersville Lake
Guntersville Bridge
Sheffield
Max Gosdin
Albertville
Boykin Smith
Opelika
Dudley’s Lake
Alabama
Estralita Cromartie
Decatur
Hattie Mae Taylor
Twelfth Avenue East
Lester and
Lentean Cromar
Lee
Brenner P. England
Courtie
Highway
Muriel S. Parker
New River Water Main To Be Laid Across Channel
A 2352 foot eight inch water main will cut across the river navigation channel 35 feet upstream from Kellar Memorial bridge. Construction costs about 40000 as part of a million dollar expansion. Bankside to bankside completion in six days under Water Department head George Godwin. Operations began Aug 13. The line will tie in with the land system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellar Memorial Bridge
Pryor Field
Decatur
George Godwin
Water Department
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Pasat Eo
Gplimai
Bill Lindsey
S. F. Hosey
Raytona Beach, Fla
Albert Clopton
J. W. Clopton
Karl Mittwede
U.S. Army
Fort Ord
Baltimore
Luther Hendon
Agnes Hendon
Frances Hendon
Hattie Hogan
Grace Hogan
W. E. Hartselle
Hartselle 2
L. D. Fagan
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
J. E. Roberts
Decatur 3
E. M. Rowe
East Moulton Street
Hamil Clinic
Clark Lentz
Trinity 1
Hershal Hannah
West Market Street
R. H. Walker Jr
Athens
R. O. Carter
Decature 7
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Victor Miller
Seventh Avenue East
Decatur General Hospital
Elizabeth Roberts
Hartselle
Murray O. King
East Market Street
Ralph Graham
H. B. Graham
Falkville 1
Decatur General Cal
Recorder’s. Court
Alva Landers Jr
Alvin Landers Sr
Hanceville
Barbara Lee Wolf
Charles S. Langs
Detroit
Langs
ECA
Ken Reynolds
Janice Medders
Anniston
M. A. Medders
Memorial Hospital
Janice
The
Associated Press
Valley
James L. Mays
Charles Sandlin
Mays
Sandlin
Germany
Nashville
Wiiwiuul Uciaige
Kansas
Tennessee
John H. Tennyson
Geneval Hospital
John A. Ross
Fred Hallford
Halliford
Kansas State
Lansing
Nashville Gas and Heating Co
Joseph K. Detrick
Columbia Mantel Co
Detrick
Five Percenter Inquiry
GOP
BY Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Agon
K Maragon
Kansas City
Maragon
New York Herald Tribune
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