Community Notes From The Daily Times Diary
Sheriff's forces reported two arrests Saturday on charges of public drunkenness. Tom Chandler attended funeral services for his brother E. G. Chandler in Florence. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Mayo of Columbus, Ga. Others visiting included the Proctors of Roy, New Mexico. Horace K. Langford of Decatur Trade School is among fifty auto mechanics teachers at General Motors in Flint Michigan. Mrs. Zere Lile is ill at her sister’s home on Eighth Avenue West. Maxie Lesser received congratulations after his photo appeared in Friday’s Daily, marking his move to a new apartment. A prayer service is planned Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. A. Cramer with C. L. Buck Sr. leading. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. Couch Jr. and J. W. McKee returned to Decatur after visiting Mr. McKee’s brother in Tucson. A musical program will be offered by South Side Baptist church choirs Sunday evening August 24. W. R. Nelson and family and Mrs. Draper visited Frank Nelson in Tuscumbia. See Diary On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Chandler
Florence
E. G. Chandler
Edgar C. Mayo
Columbus
Georgia
Horace K. Langford
Decatur Trade School
General Motors
Flint
Michigan
Miners Call Out Five Days to Honor Pit Disaster Victims
John L. Lewis ordered 475,000 coal diggers to quit work for five days starting August 25 in a memorial period. The move aims to pressure industry to settle a new contract as talks proceed.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Double Funeral Set For Two Blount County Victims
A double funeral service will be held for Newman Privett, 22, and Jesse Garrett, 17, killed Friday near Holly Pond. Victims kneeling in the highway were struck by a 1951 Oldsmobile driven by Jimmy Shelly, an Air Force sergeant recently discharged. No charges were filed.
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Blount County
Holly Pond
Rock Springs
W. E. Richey
State Highway Patrol
Newman Alton Privett
Jesse Ennen Garrett
Blountsville
Jimmy D. Shelly
Memphis
Gadsden
W. E Richey
Shelly
Air Force
Richey
Cullman Hospital
Cullman County
Grady Moss
Moss
Moss Service
Privett
Roscoe Privett
Eunice
Marlon
Joe
Barbara
Garrett
Dolly Burgess
Ollie Neal
Inez Williams
Evelyn Owens
Lee Double
Republican Accomplishments Report Attacks Truman Policy
Senate and House GOP leaders Sen Styles Bridges and Rep Joseph Martin issue a 1300 word indictment blaming Democrats for Korea setbacks, theft of atomic secrets, inflation, and corruption in investigations. They push Republican control as a route to US leadership, calling their 82nd Congress record a campaign tool.
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Washington
Korea
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachustes
Truman
United States
Bridges
Martin
Senate
Doctor Wins Sterilization Suit Verdict
A seven member jury in Front Royal Virginia ruled against James E Williams in his $25000 damage claim claiming his wife was sterilized without consent. The trial found no fault by Dr Lyie Hansbrough after Williams testified he suffered shame and humiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
James E. Williams
Lyie J. Hansbrough
Williams
Marines Repulse Seventh Chinese Attack at Bunker Hill
An uneasy quiet followed heavy fighting as U S Marines beat back a 400 man Chinese assault on Bunker Hill near the Panmunjom truce site. Marines report Chinese casualties at 3735 since counterattacks began last Saturday.
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Seoul
Bunker Hill
U. S
Panmunjom
Leathernecks
Stirrings Seen Of Dixie Revolt
Washington reports stirrings of Democratic trouble in the South as Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. John Sparkman seek to address it. Sparkman doubts serious Dixie defections but expects campaigning in the region. Byrnes of South Carolina leans toward Stevenson Sparkman, with details continued on Page 2.
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Washington
South
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Dixie
Stevenson
Truman
Senate
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Stevenson-Sparkman
Hartselle Prepares John Sparkman Day Parade
Hartselle decorates for John Sparkman Day with banners and streamers as plans finalize for a Wednesday visit by Sparkman and party. The program includes a 930 arrival at Morgan County High School, a 10 AM motorcade, a parade along Main Street, and an 11 AM speech at the stadium with local bands and a National Guard unit.
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Hartselle
John Sparkman
Merrill Doss
Main Street
Railroad Street
Sparkman
Cullman
Decatur
National Guard
Full candidate slate in region ahead of Sept election
Most of North Central Alabama towns report robust candidate pools for the September 15 municipal elections with Athens showing 22 for mayor and 7 candidates for alderman at large. Elkmont has none qualified yet and some towns face incumbents serving another term. Ardmore and Elkmont show no mayoral candidates, while Athens features Mrs. M. W. Dupree as the sole woman running for Ward 1 alderman. Deadline passed at midnight Saturday with races forming in Athens, Ardmore, Elkmont, and other areas.
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Alabama
Athens
Elkmont
Hubert R. Mangum
Ardmore
Morgan, Limestone, Lawrence
Cullman
M. W. Dupree
Elmer Vinson
Tom Jackson
Joe Wood
Wayne B. Jennings
Sneed Christopher
Bob Dunnavant
Walter Miller
Tom Smith
Bill Caechle
William Smith
Euell M. Gordon
W. B. Buchanan
M. W Dupree
W. B. Crutcher
Roy Garner
Henry Kennedy
Mahlon Christopher
L. Max Almand
Wilson White
Claude L. Jones
Buford Cole
Walter Gordon
the Daily
Clab Pittman
Homer Boggs
Floyd Smith
Edd Smith
Pug” Johnson
Hubert R. Smith
Carl Robison
Fred Gray, Jr
Willie B. Jones
Lewis Morris
Moulton
Homer D. Hardin
Clark Hodgins
Wallace Sneed
George F. Carraway
H. H. Hambrick
B. J. Hogue
John Wilson
Thurman J., Smith
R. W. Carter
Eddie Mitchell
Leo Roberson
L. A. Royer
P. R. Chenault
Raymond Stephenson
Charlie Coffey
Walker McCullough
Earl Young
Labor Day Plan Moving Ahead in Decatur
Labor Day events in Decatur move forward with Senator Hill as principal speaker. The AFL backs a parade down main streets to Delano Park, targeting 6,000 attendees. Bob Gibson Sr. will barbecue for the crowd. tickets on sale at barber shops Carpenter's Hall and A. J. Collum in Falkville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Senator Hill
American Federation of Labor
Delano Park
Bob Gibson Sr
Carpenter’s Hall
Moulton Street
Falkville
A. J. Collum
AFL
Nurse Convicted of Poison Murder Faces Death Penalty
An all male jury in Wetumpka Alabama convicted 54 year old nurse Mrs Earle Dennison of poisoning her 2 year old niece Shirley Weldon for at least 5000 dollars in insurance. The jury fixed death in the electric chair after a three day trial marking a potential first for a white woman sentenced to death in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetumpka
Ala
Earle Dennison
Marvin Hatchett Killed in Jackson By Ham Radio Incident
Marvin Hatchett about 43 formerly of Athens was electrocuted Saturday afternoon in Jackson Mississippi while working on a ham radio transmitter. He was seen alive at 12 30 pm and found dead at 5 40 pm with a screwdriver beside him. The coroner’s jury ruled death by electric shock. Hatchett, supervisor for the American Telephone company in Jackson, had moved there five months ago with his wife and 10 year old son Gregg away from Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Hatchett
Athens
Jackson
Miss
Clarion-Ledger
Hatchett
Baptist Hospital
Gregg
Hatchetts
American Telephone Company
Charlie
North Alabama
Telephone Company
Birmingham
Meridian
Gifts for John McSpadden Increase Daily Fund
Additional contributions to the McSpadden Fund raise the total at The Daily to 311.01 dollars for rheumatic heart needs. Austinville resident John McSpadden requires cortisone doses to improve and support his eight-member family. Contributions from multiple locals and groups include amounts from Mrs. Zettie Sheats, Loyal Order of Moose, Oak Street residents, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSpadden
John McSpadden
Austinville
A. M Smith Sr
Charlie Smith
Zettie Sheats
P. A. Irwin
L. R. Jacks
D. F. McMillan
P. M. Johnson
M. E. Woodward
Milton
Loyal Order of Moose
Oak Street
Coleman Gray Freed On Bond In Shotgun Assault Case
Coleman Gray 45 of Massey was released on a $1000 assault to murder bond after Chester Owens was critically wounded by a shotgun blast while in his yard. Owens, brother-in-law of Gray, was treated at Lavender clinic in Hartselle with a thigh wound. Gray was arrested hours later. Owens also of Massey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Gray
Massey
John McCutcheon
Gray
Chester Owens
Owens
Lavender Clinic
Hartselle
Owen
Sparkman Homecoming Signals Alabama Democrat Vote Drive
Sen John Sparkman returns to Alabama for a four day homecoming marking the start of the Democratic effort to win the state's 11 electoral votes in November Sparkman will speak at Huntsville Albertville and Hartselle and attend a Birmingham dinner August 21 Leaders like Sen Lister Hill Gov Gordon Persers and local party figures plan mobilization for the presidential ticket in 1948.
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Birmingham
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Huntsville
Albertville
Hartselle
Lister Hill
Gordon Persers
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Sparkman Huntsville
Tennessee Valley
Dixie Senators Fight Proposed Senate Rule Change
MOBILE Ala Aug 16 Any move to change Senate rules to restrict debate on FEPC will meet the opposition of at least 11 Southern senators This poll by the Mobile Press Register shows eleven senators would fight any change that would end the filibuster Quoted are Lister Hill Walter F George Richard B Russell Allen J Ellender Russell B Long James O Eastland John C Stennis Clyde R Hoey Harry F Byrd Willis Robertson Olin D Johnston Also aides Willis Smith Spessard Holland indicated opposition Sparkman to give views on page 3
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Mobile
Ala
Senate
Mobile Press Register
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
James QO
Eastland
John ‘C. Stennis
Mississippi
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Harry F. Byrd
Willis Robertson
Viginia
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Willis Smith
Spessard L. Holland
Florida
Smith
Holland
Sparkman
John Sparkman
IL Dixie
Wheat Enters Decatur Mayor Race and Alderman Selections
Sam H Wheat joins the Decatur mayoral race as Knox McRae H R Summer and others seek the post. Four mayoral and 20 alderman candidates compete with no runoff on September 15. Wheat, a 1935 resident and Citizens Industrial Bank president, is a veteran civic leader and former Lions and Shrine member. See WHEAT on Page 2.
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Decatur
Sam H. Wheat
William L. Falls
Hermann B. Free
H. H. Higdon
William G. Roberts Jr
Henry W. Wade
C.E. Poole
Knox McRae
Walnut St
N. E
H.R. Summer
8Th St
S. E
Jackson St
Hermon G. Williams
Somerville Road
Charles E. Black
8Th Ave
Lenoah G. Connell
Brookmeade Road
Sheridan Apts
Herman B. Free
5Th Ave
N. W
R. C. Halbrooks
6Th Ave
Memorial Drive
S. W
J. R. Huie
E. Moulton
Russell A. Humphrey
Leonard E. Moody
N. Ww
Louis J. Namie
Roy Odom
10Th Ave
C. E. Poole
Grant Street
Nathan M. Pryor
Ferry St
Joe M. Renneker
7Th Ave. N. W
Lawrence A. Strane
6Th A N. W
Marvin J. Terry
Lege St. S. E
Rutledge S. Thomas
Jackson St. S. E
Gordon Drive
S.W
Jean F. Whitley
8Th Ave. S. E
Wheat
Citizens Industrial Bank
Central Methodist Church
American Legion
Decatur Shrine Club
Decatur Lions Club
Lions Horse Show
Rising Sun Lodge 29
The
Elks
Boozer
Morgan County
Death Report in Marie Bridgeforth Case Nears Verdict
Coroner awaits full tests in Birmingham after autopsy on Marie Bridgeforth, a 30 to 35 year old Black woman who died here last Sunday night. Morgan's coroner Joe Morrison and assistant toxicologist C D Brooks conducted the autopsy and sent a partial report. Thomas Jackson, 35, identified as Bridgeforth's lodger, is charged with first degree murder.
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Marie Bridgeforth
Birmingham
Morgan
Joe Morrison
Morrison
C. D. Brooks
Brooks
Thomas’ Jackson
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C. L. Buck Sr
Ernest P. Couch Jr
J. W. McKee
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Arizona
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C. L. McKee
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Bill Nelson
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Frank Nelson
Tuscumbia
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Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Carl Elliott
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