Paper Work Strains Fixing Korean War Duty Pay
Military experts warn the combat pay plan will require extensive paper work and time to verify which Americans served under fire in Korea. The $45 monthly pay applies retroactively to the campaign start and targets infantry and Marines, with pilots and sailors potentially harder to prove.
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Korea
Congress
Pentagon
Sen. Moody
D-Mich
Navy
Air Force
Supply and Signal Corps
Sparkman welcomed in Huntsville amid nationwide chants
Huntsville hosts a celebration for Senator Sparkman as posters line streets and a 1 30 p m parade opens the party. Gov Gordon Persons and Senator Lister Hill greet the guest as crowds applaud the homecoming before moves to Albertville and Hartselle with a Birmingham dinner to end the tour.
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Sparkman
Huntsville
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Lister Hill
Chicago
Albertville
Former Mississippi Dem leader urges pledges for Stevenson Sparkman
The former national Democratic committee man from Mississippi called for pledging the electors to Adlai Stevenson and running mate John Sparkman. The convention planned to vote on action later in the day.
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Mississippi
National Democ
Stevenson
Sen
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Princess Waiting for the Sunshine at Local Theaters
A compact cinema listing shows NOS presenting Princess Wait Til The Sun Shines Nellie with cast David Wayne Jean Peters Hugh Marlowe at 1 00 and 3 05 5 15 7 20 9 30. Other random notes include ROXY weekend with Father star Van Heflin Patricia Neal Gigi Perreau showtimes 1 34 3 32 5 30 7 28 9 26.
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Nellie
David Wayne
Jean Peters
Hugh Marlowe
Roxy
van Heflin
Patricia Neal
Gigi Perreau
Church Choir Practice Time Changes In City
Westside Baptist church adult choir practice moves to tonight at 7 30 PM from Wednesday night. Sheriff deputies report five arrests for public drunkenness over the weekend one vagrancy charge and one worthless check. Highway Patrol records three arrests two for reckless driving and one for driving while intoxicated. TVA sub station notes yesterday s high 98 at 3 PM and today s temperatures 80 at 7 AM and 96 at noon.
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Westside Baptist Church
Highway Patrol
TVA
Rites Tuesday For Mrs. Sarah Lou Allen
Final rites for 84 year old Mrs. Sarah Lou Ella Allen who died at her Somerville home will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Somerville Church of God. Interment in Houston cemetery with Peck directing. Survivors include two daughters and two sons, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Mrs Allen was a former Decatur resident and a member of the Somerville church.
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Sarah Lou Ella Allen
Somerville
Somerville Church of God
W. W. Owen
Eugene Rice
Houston Cemetery
Peck
Buford Johnson
Idus L. Hardin
Decatur
S. D. Allen
Leonard Allen
Birmingham
Taft to Join Eisenhower Campaign, Discuss Speaking Schedule
The Columbus Dispatch reports Taft will take an active role in the Eisenhower campaign. In a Canada telephone interview he said he plans to meet in Washington around Sept. 8 with Republican National Chairman Arthur Summerfield to finalize a speaking schedule.
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Taft
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Ohio
The
Columbus Dispatch
Canada
Washington
Arthur Summerfield
Prostitution sting leads to Chapman arrest in Jelke case
Findings in the Jelke probe led to the Saturday night arrest of Chapman. Assistant District Attorney Robert Reynolds said Chapman procured Nancy Hawkins a 23 year old for prostitution and sent her to a Ritz Tower hotel suite on June 14 to entertain three businessmen for 500 dollars. Hawkins is a material witness in the Jelke case. Prosecutors called Chapman's dress making and distributing business a million dollar a year operation. Ceil Chapman, his ex-wife, is linked to the firm but not involved in the vice case. Chapman called the charges ridiculous and untrue.
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Robert R. Reynolds
Nancy Hawkins
Ritz Tower
Hawkins
Ceil Chapman
William G Smith Dies At Clinic Here
Final rites for William Grady Smith aged 49 of Madison 1 are set for 2 30 PM today at Eastside Methodist Church with Rev Jimmie Rodgers officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. He died at Baugh Wiley Clinic yesterday at noon. Survived by wife Lessie B Smith two daughters Joyce Smith and Mrs R N Chandler a son Clayton Smith his parents and two sisters. Pallbearers listed.
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Madison
Eastside Methodist Church
Jimmie Rodgers
Roselawn
Smith
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Lessie B. Smith
R. N. Chandler
Tanner
Joyce Smith
Clayton Smith
Decatur
Jamie Smith
Athens
Louis Swinea
Blyth Smith
Lester
Doug Hargart
Nelson
Swinea
Baylous Swinea
Kedrick Legg
Burton Martin
Billy Sandy
Child Wins Her Race With Death
A three year old from Dadeville was rushed 100 miles to Jefferson-Hillman hospital in 68 minutes after she fell from a moving car. Renee Burnette regained consciousness after four hours and asked for water. Doctors expect her to go home soon.
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Dadeville
Renee Burnette
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Clarence Burnette
Renee
Willard Burnette
Eisenhower campaign tensions flare in Dixie and West
Eisenhower backers clash with Taft supporters at an Alexandria meeting over Louisiana campaign control while failing to seat new state central committee members. A whirlwind southern invasion plan targets about a dozen cities in seven states with Ike flying from New York around Sept 2 for two to four days. Stevenson preparations bustle in Springfield as Monroney touts a 100 man speakers bureau.
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Ohio
Robert Taft
Alexandria
Louisiana
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New York
Dixie
Nixon denounced attacks noted as unfounded by LA Jewish group
The Los Angeles Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Community Council called charges of anti-Semitism against Sen. Richard Nixon unfounded and vicious. Nixon released their statement to counteract the insinuations and defend his position as GOP vicepresidential nominee.
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Denver W
Los Angeles
Sen
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Los Angeles Jewish Community Council
Stevenson Sparkman drive and Eisenhower South tour outlined
The piece details Stevenson campaigning across the South with a kickoff in Detroit on Labor Day, while Eisenhower plans a Southern swing including Huntsville and Birmingham. A Mississippi convention resolution urged eight electoral votes for Stevenson Sparkman, amid party tensions and regional strategy.
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Truman
Milwaukee
Stevenson
11 Beauties To Vie For Crown In Alabama Pageant
Twenty one hopeful Alabama beauties compete for the Miss Alabama crown and a shot at Miss America. Three under eighteen contestants vie for scholarships. Betty Burson will crown the winner. Contestants include Barbara Carlisle Joann Gray Janett Bell Rebecca Holt Pat Bowers Charlotte Clapp Mildred Ann Scott Joy Ruth Williams Ethel Tatum Gwen Harmon Barbara Hicks Edith Bailey Sara Gray Catherine Dean Sylvia Crumley Frances Richardson Peggy Ann Sharton Ann Pilcher and more from Birmingham Southern Howard Lipscomb Gadsden Huntsville and Jacksonville areas.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Betty Burson
Barbara Carlisle
Joann Gray
Janett Bell
Rebecca Holt
Pat Bowers
Charlotte Clapp
Mildred Ann Scott
Lunatic Slayer Of Girl Confined At Matteawan
New York Bayard Peakes the so called eternal life physicist was ordered confined as a lunatic. General Sessions Judge Edward J. McCullen committed him to Matteawan State Hospital Beacon New York. Psychiatrists found Peakes 29 mentally deranged unable to understand the murder charge or that he had done wrong. He killed 18 year old Eileen Fahey at Columbia University offices July 1 saying he acted to attract public attention.
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Bayard Peakes
Columbia University
General Sessions
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Non-Jury Criminal Docket Leads Week at Morgan County Court
Morgan county court docket shifts to another week with Judge W H Long presiding. Eight prohibition law violations are set for trial including Clarence Gray Earl Marion John Paul Jones James Rogers Sterling Sledge Roy Privett and E T Guyse. Assault and battery cases involve Roy Lee Alexander Wilbur Watkins and Thomas Coleman. Ida B Horton faces adultery charge while Robert Hill has a petit larceny case listed. Thomas Coleman also faces resisting arrest.
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Clarence Gray
Earl Marion
John Paul Jones
James Rogers
Sterling Sledge
Roy Privett
E. T. Guyse
Roy Lee Alexander
Wilbur Watkins
Thomas Coleman
Ida B. Horton
Robert Hill
Supreme Court Halts Truman Mill Seizure in Steel Case
Mills were seized by President Truman during wartime. The Supreme Court ruled the action exceeded executive power. A 53 day strike ended July 24 with a negotiated compromise. Sparkman criticized government procedure citing lack of coordination between wage and price agencies and proposed a formula to prevent future clashes.
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Supreme Court
Sparkman
Residents resist right of way for Decatur Huntsville road
Citizens and other property owners oppose the project. Mrs. Withers Peebles Sr and Mrs. L. B. Leftwich refuse rights of way across their farms. The meeting advances efforts to build a direct route, now before Limestone County Board of Revenue, with Madison County and the state already involved.
Cars Damaged In Lawrence Collision
Two cars were damaged in a Lawrence County collision estimated at 175 dollars. Patrolman Roy Thomas reported the incident on Alabama 101 about a mile south of Town Creek. A 1949 Ford driven by John B Hammack of Leighton collided with a 1948 Ford driven by John R Pace of Leighton after Pace attempted a left turn. no injuries were reported. Investigating officers were Roy Thomas and Wilburn Vestigated.
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Highway Patrol
Roy Thomas
Alabama 101
Town Creek
John B
Hammack
Leighton
John R. Pace
Thomas
Pace
Wilburn Craft
Local Students Named Incomplete List Of Names
A partial roster lists Margaret Porter George Peabody College Julia Bruce Alabama College Rita Layden Cullman and under eighteen Virginia McDavid Birmingham Delores Layton Sylacauga and Bonnie Bolding Southeastern University remain unreadable in the updated lineup.
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Margaret Porter
George Peabody College
Julia Bruce
Alabama College
Rita Layden
Cullman
Virginia McDavid
Birmingham
Delores Layton
Sylacauga
Bonnie Bolding
Southeastern University
Market summaries from Decatur trading floor
Cotton middling 40.00c strict low 38.50c. No 2 corn $1.83. No 2 oats 80c. No 2 wheat new crop $1.95. Hogs price in Decatur 21.50. Prices reflect active midwestern markets including No 2 mile and onion-free varieties.
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Decatur
North Georgia live poultry market steady amid light weights
Atlanta market notes supplies limited for fair demand on lighter birds and strong demand on 23 to 24 pounders. Dressing plants report paying 31 to 32 cents delivered to doors. Prices listed include broilers under 3.5 pounds at 30 to 31.5 cents.
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Live Stock Market Report Nashville Tally
Federal State Departments of Agriculture reports cattle 2 000 head active with cows steady to higher and calves strong topping 32.00 for prime orders. Hogs open slow with varied prices 20.25 to 22.75 and sows 18.50 to 19.00. Sheep show good to prime spring lambs 26.50 to 29.50 and ewes 3.00 to 6.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Choice
Plea challenges jurisdiction in union suit involving Local 68
Answers question the right of the plaintiffs to sue arguing Local 68 never did business in Morgan County and Ralph Webster has no ties to Local 68. Defendants claim federal question and seek dismissal via two demurrers. Attorneys Sherman Powell Thomas Adair Randy Goldwaithe for defendants. Julian Norman Harris and Horace Wilkinson for plaintiffs.
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Morgan County
Ralph Webster
Sherman Powell
Thomas Adair
Randy Goldwaithe
Atlanta
Julian and
Norman Harris
Horace Wilkinson
Athens Man Named President of New State Organization
C. E. Warren of Limestone County Hospital was elected president of the new state society of the American Medical Technologists. The group formed in Montgomery with national president Dr. R. M. Pulling and executive secretary Dr. C. W. Trueheart present. By laws and rules will be drafted at the next meeting.
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C. E. Warren
State Society of the American Medical Technologists
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Limestone County Hospital
Montgomery
National Registry of the
A.M.T
R. M. Pullig
C. W. Trueheart
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Paducah Workers Pass Picket Lines
About 70 percent of workers at Paducah atomic plant crossed a carpenters picket line amid AFL union disputes. Prime contractor F H McGraw and Company could not immediately give how many clocked in. Last week over 16,000 workers were idled by walkouts blamed on internal union strife.
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Paducah
Paducah Atomic Plant
AFL
F. H. McGraw and Company
Submerged Puerto Rico Chain Among World's Highest Rise
The submerged mountain range that includes Puerto Rico would rank among the world’s highest if it were above sea level. Scientists note its extent beneath the Caribbean, shaping regional geology and ocean floors.
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Puerto Rico
Typhoon Strikes Korea Amid Rain and Flood Warnings
Typhoon with winds up to 100 mph hit Korea’s west coast at Kunsan 80 miles from Seoul and moved inland toward the Sea of Japan. Four to five inches of rain were forecast for the battle front as ground and air war efforts slowed. A Japanese vessel Tokushin Maru wrecked near Miyako Island with 43 aboard. 40 rescued by oil drum raft. A Czech ship Republika carrying 83 search was underway 250 miles east of Shanghai.
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Korea
Kunsan
Sea of Japan
South Korea
U.S. Air Force
Miyako
Okinawa
U. S
Republika
Shanghai
Morgan County Prepares Local Option Election Under Dry Laws
Officials will oversee a county local option election as provided by law. Judge Almon notes 1950 U S Senator votes totaled 2 957 in the county and 740 names were needed for the petition though 1 500 were listed with at least 750 qualified voters. The county has been dry since early in the century and dry forces organize for the campaign while wets keep strategy under wraps.
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Almon
United States
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Morgan
Gadsden Times Endorses Stevenson Sparkman Ticket
The Gadsden Times today endorsed the Democratic ticket of Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Sen. John Sparkman for president and vice president, making it the sixth Alabama daily to back the pair.
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Gadsden
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Atlantic Ocean Deepest Point Recorded Near Puerto Rico
The ocean reaches a maximum depth of 27 922 feet about 45 miles north of Puerto Rico marking the deepest explored trench in the Atlantic.
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Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico
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