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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1948

Page

2

Randall Case Before Jury Deliberations In Morgan County Court

A Morgan County court session presided by Judge W. H. Long deliberated the Randall case as Harry Randall faces driving while intoxicated and speeding charges. Several other cases updated include Lipscomb guilty on stock trespass fines, Cannon proscribed prohibition case postponed, and various scheduled trials for Ed Davis and others.

Harry Randall Morgan County W. H. Long Leon Lipscomb Sneady Cannon Tump Childs Effie Lee Marvin Lee B. Frank Chenault Isaac Wade Delaney Ed Davis Olan Hoke Childers Hollis Johnson Henry C. Englett J. F. Pirkle Leo Pirkie Thomas Frost Cordon L. Griffin

Probers under oath face lies detector debate

The committee admitted it cannot tell which witness is truthful as Hiss joins talk of a lie detector test. Hiss may answer tomorrow while his wife could be questioned next by August 25 at a planned confrontation. Mrs Kosenkina may testify when hearings resume in September.

Hiss Ogee Hiss Shamtanes Chambers Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina New York Russia Roosevelt Hospital

Soviet Consul General Claims Russian Woman Jumped to Die

New York reports Soviet Consul Lomakin blames White Russians and American officials for a Soviet school chef's suicide attempt by leaping from a third story window of the Soviet consulate. The woman, Mrs. Kosenkina, remains in critical condition with fractures. The New York Times cites a police report denying kidnaping and detailing her account of leaping to escape confinement.

New York Yakov M. Lomakin Lomakin Moscow Molotov Washington Alexander S. Panyushkin Times Kosenkina

Nashville Livestock and Poultry Market Reports

Markets from Nashville and Atlanta show cattle trade generally steady to weak with light demand for certain classes. Calves, hogs, sheep, and poultry prices varied, with good calf and lamb values and mixed hog offerings. poultry prices steady with limited heavier weights sought.

Markets at a Glance Aug 17 Chicago Board session

New York stocks higher as volume expands and bonds firm with some rails advancing. Wheat weak in Chicago finish with futures down 3/4 to 1 3/8, corn down 7/8 to 2 cents, oats softer, soybeans and rye lower. hogs steady to 25 cents lower, top $30.50.

New York Chicago Board of Trade

New York Cotton Futures Rise Mixed in Settlement

Cotton futures in New York closed 40 to 80 cents higher from the prior close with mixed intraday ranges. Trading showed gains for most near terms led by October and December contracts as values hovered around 31 dollars per bale. Spot middling rose to 32.27 cents with a nominal national note.

New York

Greeks Near Victory in Gammos Mountains Campaign

Greek forces pushed toward a decisive win against Communist units led by Markos Vafiades in the Gammos mountains near Albania. The Greek general staff reported 3,830 guerrillas killed or captured since the joint GP battle began in June as the rebel defense line collapsed.

Gammos Albania Markos Vafiades United Nations Trieste United States Paris

New Agency to Buy GI Mortgages to Aid Housing

The Federal National Mortgage Association says it will buy VA insured GI housing loans from banks and lenders under a new housing law. The FNMA aims to relieve pressure on banks by absorbing veterans mortgages guaranteed by VA and FHA, preventing credit shutdown.

Federal National Mortgage Association Veterans Administration FNMA Reconstruction Finance Corp Federal Housing Administration

Edict Ends Strike At Alabama State Docks

Circuit Judge Cecil F. Bates issued a mandatory injunction and temporary injunctions stopping picketing by CIO Local 763 and AFL Railway Employes at the Alabama state docks. The action, backed by Gov. Folsom, halted dock operations and affected nearby industries. State protection urged workers to return to jobs.

Mobile Cecil F. Bates Alabama CIO AFL Union 763 United Public Workers of America Henry Jones William W. Stafford System Federation 91 Railway Employes Department American Federation of Labor J. Ross Ollis J. H. Anderson Charles Hoffman States Bates Hoffman James FE. Folsom William H. Holcombe Henry W. Sweet The Aluminum Ore Company Ideal Cement Company Sweet

Alabama Ballot fight leaves Truman vote blocked

Alabama 11 Democratic electors pledge to the states rights ticket in a split primary. Voters cannot cast a presidential vote for Truman in November as Dewey and Dixiecrats are opposed. Noel R. Beddow deems the states rights campaign a sideshow and notes the national party is still the main tent.

South Noel R. Beddow Birmingham National Party Dewey Alabama Truman

Truman Hope In State Dim Ballot Fight in Alabama and South

President Truman's lieutenants lose hope of a Alabama ballot spot with 11 pro Truman electors planned in Montgomery. Sparkman and Thurmond oppose, while pro Truman moves also surface in South Carolina and Mississippi. Senate and party leaders frame the campaign as stateside testing ground despite Dixie resistance to civil rights.

Washington Truman Alabama Organized Labor Sparkman D. Ala Thomas E. Dewey South Carolina Mississippi South Dixie J. Howard McGrath McGrath Dewey Earl Warren California Herbert Brownell Jr Albany Brownell Warren

Agent Resigns as State Purchasing Aide

Montgomery August 17. Harry N. Bender assistant state purchasing agent resigns to take a new post in Mobile as announced by the state personnel department. Bender had held the position since early in the Folsom administration and submitted his resignation to Finance Director Bill Drinkard and Purchasing Agent L. B. King.

Montgomery Harry N. Bender Mobile State Personnel Department Bender Folsom Bill “‘Drinkard L. B. King

Knee Injuries From Cartilage Tears And Treatments

Readers learn how knee cartilage tears occur in athletes and miners, with symptoms of pain, locking, and swelling. A diagnostic test involves maneuvering the leg to elicit a click. X rays may miss tears. treatment ranges from manipulation and splinting to surgery if the joint remains locked or recurs.

Deputy Nuby and Bride Move Into Fairview Home

Deputy Garland Nuby and his wife Miss Josephine Hudgins have moved into a Fairview apartment after a secret marriage on July 25 in Iuka Mississippi. Nuby said they furnished the home before public notice and planned to settle in with suitcases only.

Nuby Bride Fairview Garland Nuby Josephine Hudgins Gilbert Hudgins Eva Iuka Miss

Autopsy Ordered in Death of Sam M Green

Coroner Joe Hildebrand ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death of Sam M Green, 46, whose body was found in Birmingham.

Birmingham Joe Hildebrand Sam. M Green

Bus Station at Mobile Closed by Lone Picket

A single picket closed the Greyhound bus terminal in Mobile Alabama for 90 minutes. Terminal workers quit and drivers refused to bring buses in to protest Southern Trailways use of the station. Trailways has unloaded passengers there during a prolonged strike, but was told to stop by Greyhound officials.

Mobile Ala Greyhound Trailways Tedh Greyhound Division George E Cruft Cruft

Tragic Lake Death of L N Railroad Worker

Green, a 28 year L and N railroad employee, disappeared Friday night near Ketona Lake and was found floating in the lake yesterday. The incident is treated as a tragic drowning with no signs of foul play.

Ketona Lake Green

Bus Drivers Take Course in Morgan County Training

In preparation for the Morgan County schools opening, 24 men attend a four day bus driver training at Morgan County High School in Hartselle. Oscar Napps leads the course with Sgt. Bowles assisting. Topics include regulations proper bus care and student conduct with sessions 7 A.M. to noon through Thursday. Participants have not previously taken the training. equipment for tests is loaned by the American Automobile Association.

Morgan County Morgan County High School Hartselle Oscar Napps Morgan County Schools Highway Patrol Bowles American Automobile Association

Senate critiques Truman anti inflation plan and credit rules

Chairman Millikin and Senator Wherry attack Mr Truman s anti inflation program calling it a peacetime misdirection. The bill would authorize higher reserve requirements for Federal Reserve banks and reimpose consumer credit curbs to limit loans and purchases. Auto finance asks longer payment terms while registration accounts remain unaffected.

Millikin R-Cole Senate Finance Committee Truman America Wherry Nebraska Wher Mr. Truman Regster

Streets Near City Vote On 11 New Street Lights

The council approved installing 11 street lights at Eighth Street and 21st Avenue E Seton Avenue and Eighth Street S Enolan Boulevard and 19th Avenue E Enolan Boulevard and 21st Avenue E Enolan Boulevard and Seton Avenue Seventh Street S and 19th Avenue Seventh Street S and Seton Avenue Ninth Street S in the 600 block Twelth Avenue E and Tenth Street S alley between Moulton and Holley and the Fourth and Sixth Avenues Public hearings will be held on paving Jackson Street between 16th and 18th Avenues and Gordon Drive W between Third and Fourth Avenues. A motion exempted Automatic Screw Machine Products Company from municipal ad valorem taxes except school district taxes for 10 years on new equipment and machinery.

Eighth Street 21St Avenue E Seton Avenue Eighth Street S Enolan Boulevard 19Th Avenue E Seventh Street S 19Th Avenue Ninth Street S Twelth Avenue E Tenth Street S Moulton and Holley Fourth Sixth Avenues Jackson Street 16Th 18Th Avenues Gordon Drive Third Avenue Fourth Avenue Automatic Screw Machine Products Company

Four youths questioned over possible crime with gun and scarf

Four white youths held at Gulfside Sarasota were questioned after police found a .22 automatic in their car and a scarf with spots in the glove box. Officers identified the men as Harold Renner, L. G. Rhodes, Norman G. Ham, and Thomas G. Winston. no charges filed. Two black suspects already detained were among five people picked up Monday.

Gulfside Sarasota Ormond Ed Garner Garner Harold Renner Indianapolis L. G. Rhodes Westbrook Norman G. Ham Rochester N. H Thomas G. Winston Richmond Tex Ormond Area

Marriages and deeds recorded in Daily Records

James Arthur Whitten 21 of Hartselle marries Annie John Keel 17 of Hartselle. Albert Dewey Swafford 46 of Bakersfield California weds Lona Evelyn Alvis 40 of Cullman. Deeds show Floyd Blelew transferring to Clarence J. Hill 900 dollars and Bell Johnson to Booth Shan eptel 400 dollars.

James Arthur Whitten Hartselle Annie John Keel Albert Dewey Swafford Bakersfield Calif Lona Evelyn Alvis Cullman Deeds Floyd Blelew Clarence J. Hill Joy Bell Johnson Booth Shaneptel

Decatur Area Happenings Include Ambulance Moves and Church Events

The column lists multiple ambulance transfers from Decatur General hospital and Hamil clinic to various addresses in Decatur and nearby areas. It notes revival services at Pleasant Hill led by Rev. L. G. Curtis and upcoming mid week services at First Presbyterian and Sixth Avenue Church of God. It covers community visits, upcoming camp meeting travel to Birmingham, a Red Cross meeting, and local social visits among residents of Decatur and surrounding towns.

Pleasant Hill L. G. Curtis Bessemer

Suspense Ends For Tokyo Rose

Iva Toguri D Aquino, once called Tokyo Rose, faces a federal grand jury in San Francisco on treason charges. U S officials state she is one of six English speaking Tokyo propagandists, with a 32 year old California birth and UCLA 1940 education.

Tokyo Iva Toguri D'Aquino America U. S. Justice Department San Francisco Tom Clark D’aquino Iwa Ikuku Toguri Watts Calif University of California At Los Angeles Japan Philip D’aquino United States

Tomb of baseball great Babe Ruth outlined in memorial rites

Funeral services set for 11 A M EDT Thursday with a solemn requiem mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. The Babe lies in state at Yankee Stadium from 5 P M today to 7 P M EDT tomorrow. Major radio networks plan nationwide memorial services for him tonight.

St. Patrick's Cathedral Fifth Avenue Yankee Stadium Ruth

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Randall Probers Sullivan‘s Studio Grant St Oldsmobile Oriena Stephenson College Ave Scottsboro Als Nashville Livestock Nashville Tenn Federal State Departments of Agriculture Atlanta USDA North Georgia New Hampshire Soviets Berlin Germany Sen. Ferguson R-Mich Trans-Jordan Jerusalem Red Cross By Jack Bell Modest Maidens U. S Patent Office By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D J. J Features Syndicate, Inc Gene Ahern Lone Picket L and N Railroad AND Mie’ Ems Ed Nelson Decatur General Hospital Brown's Hubert Hill Hamil Clinic Decatur 3 Oscar Harris Grant Street Brown's Ambulance Howard W. Head J. S. Aldridge Barrett Clinic First Presbyterian Church Paul Sims Sixth Avenue Church of God T. F. Hodges Louise Woodard J. D. Sims A. B. Sims Howard Berryhill Beech Street L. E. Shankle Decatur Guntersville Clifford Brasher Frank Johnson J. M. Standridge Mary Ann McDougal Decatur 1 Church of God Ben Morgan Trinity 1 W. E. Speegle Seventh Avenue E Robert Harper W. Moulton W. A. Blackwood Fourth Avenue E Waldan McMillian A.daugh Hamilchic Marks Southern Nancy Gillespie Line Street Carol Hollis Lee Wadsworth Street Maxie Turner 10Th Avenue E Noble Johnson Ted Poole Baugh and Wiley Clinic Theo Thomas Trinity W. N. Reeves Lth Avenue W Emmett Roan Mary Virginia Sixth Avenue S William Hartselle Diane, Hartselle Mack Harper Rev Harper of Hope Ind Maudie Jo Craig E. Moulton Miss Craig Chamber of Commerce Danville Agan County Chapter of the Red Cross J. L. Sanderson Austinette Hugh Montgomery Monette, Mo L. W. Hathaway Linda Lee Martha Cape Giradau, Mo Mrs. Pruitt Simms Edward Simms John Wiggins Fifth Avenue S Decatur’ General ‘Hospital Virginia Ann Parker Landersville Joe Alcoholics Anonymous St. John’s Parish House C. E. Sittason Shropshire Mr. Sittason Hely Commercial Credit Corp Phese Tokyo Rose Trace Music Box Decatur Typewriter Co Moulton
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