Decatur Local Notes and Upcoming Meetings
Weather outlook for the state is mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Local updates note temperatures from 71 to 87 degrees. Community visitors include Mrs. Dan McCoy and son Mike in Huntsville, while Larry Miller visits Pickwick Dam on TVA business. The Decatur City Council meets at the Railroad City Mall at 7 30 tonight and the Junior Chamber of Commerce plans its first dinner meeting at Hotel Lyons on Tuesday. The VFW convenes at 8 o clock tonight.
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Larry Miller
Decatur Tva
Pickwick Dam
Decatur City Council
Railroad City Mall
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Lyons
Sparkman Approved for Dual Ballots in November Election
Chairman McCorvey ruled Sparkman’s name can appear on both the congress and senate ballots in November as separate elections. Wallace Meadows of Decatur joined six rivals, announcing candidacy to replace the Bankhead vacancy, with Meadows set to formalize after committee action on dates and schedules.
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John Sparkman
Congress
Senate
Gessner T. McCorvey
Wallace Meadows
Decatur
Daily
MecCorvey
Mobile
John Bankhead
Sparkman
Eighth
House
McCorvey
State Committee
Eighth District Committee
Peace Parley Delayed by Bulgaria Greece Clash
At the Paris peace conference the draft treaty with Bulgaria stalled after Greece attacked the preamble claiming Bulgaria did not actively participate in the war. The dispute halted article by article discussion as Britain and Russia urged Bulgaria to present its view first. Committees for Finland and Hungary also began de- See PEACE on Page 2.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Greece
Germany
M. P. Pipinopolis
Thrace
Australia
Great Britain
Russia
Negro family hunted after ambush in Magee area
A posse of hundreds, including officers and citizens, hunted a Craft family of Negroes after shootings in Sullivan Hollow. Two captured by state police were sent to a hospital with gunshot wounds while several relatives remained in the swamp as authorities pursue leads along Highway 20 near Senith and Simpeon.
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Magee
Miss
Bloodounds
Wampland
O. J. Biglane
Sullivan Hollow
Albert Craft
Upen
Biglane
Craft Brothers
Senith-Simpeon
Ohfe Croes
Legion Helps GIs Collect Terminal Pay
Morgan county post of the American Legion announced immediate assistance for GIs to collect terminal pay. Forms to apply have been mailed by the state Legion department and will be available Tuesday. Post Commander Garner Pride announced Adjutant Tom Harvey will be at the Legion home on Bank Street.
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Morgan County
The
American Légion
State Department of the Legion
Garner Pride
Tom Harvey
Legion
Bank Street
Calcutta Riot Toll Falls With Ongoing Bloodshed
Calcutta endures the worst sectarian rioting in its history as Moslems and Hindus battle over independence one week after the clashes began. Thousands wounded, corpses litter streets, fear of epidemic rises as British troops and police restore limited order and fires burn across the Hooghly river.
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Calcutta
Bronte
Harrison Road
Woman Dies Under Train Near Flint
Miss Victoria Mann of the West of Flint was killed instantly when struck by a Birmingham-bound coal train at the old Flint crossroad. Eyewitness L. B. Shaney Felt said she started to run across the tracks as the train approached. Coroner Bev Howell called the accident unavoidable and said the body was thrown 75 feet. funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Victoria Mann
Flint
Flint Crossroad
Bev Howell
L. B. Shaney
Miss Mann
Howell
OPA Advances Six Percent Price Hike for Refrigerators
OPA authorized about a six percent rise in household mechanical refrigerators with standard models moving from 10 to 12 dollars. Dealers will charge the higher ceilings as soon as ticketed stock arrives. The action follows a 3.5 percent manufacturer increase and new price control law provisions. Meanwhile the control board pressed toward a decision on restoring ceilings for meats and related commodities, aiming to act by the day’s end.
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Washington
OPA
Three Man de Control Board
Congress
Allen Hurt in Fall From Truck on Ferry Street
H L Allen of Vine Street suffered a broken collar bone and bruises when he fell from a truck at the corner of Ferry Street and Wilson Avenue about 6 20 this morning. He was moved to Decatur General Hospital by Brown's with a satisfactory condition reported.
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H. L. Allen
Vine Street
Ferry Street
Wilson Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
Brown
Seven Morgan County cases continued as term opens
The Morgan County court opened with Judge H. Long presiding. Seven cases were continued to Tuesday or Wednesday, with numerous civil matters and juries listed for Tuesday, including R. L. Jones vs. J. H. Blackwood and other suits against T. E. Baker, Mrs. J. W. Williams, and more as the term begins.
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Alce
Morgan County Court
H. Long
M. E. Stinson
Knox McRae
L. L. Bates
Elonzo Wiley Et al
Clifton Long
P. Thompson
R. A. McFerrin
Shirley Williams
O. Dutton
Paul Collier
Ira Summer
L. Compton
J. Crane
Hartseller
Ben C. Cox
Area Ween
Legg
Falkville
Luther Long Jr
Danville
W. Earl McCaig
Plummer Oden
Eva
L. Ryan
Decatur
Alton
Carrie Strong
Birdie Houston
B. Denbo
T. E. Baker
Hoyt S. Grizzard
Fred W. Oset
Alvie Goodwin
Johnnie
J. W. Williams
J. R
Lucille) Hines
Seare Eareile Ins
W. G. Pettit
Oan
President Truman Enjoys Summer Cruise Stop at Quonset Point
President Truman tarried at Quonset Point naval station for a friendly call and to greet officials. He described Governor John O. Pastore and Solicitor General J. Howard McGrath’s visit as non political and continued his 18 day vacation cruise aboard the Williamsburg. He avoided politics and noted his diet and weight as he plans to shed pounds.
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Quonset Point
R_ 1
Truman
New England Naval Air Station
White House
John O. Pastore
J. Howard McGrath
U. S. S. Williamsburg
Washington
New England
Theodore Francis Green
R. I
Senator Green
McGrath
Ross
Williamsburg
Col
Wallace Graham
Rites Held For Killer William Edgar Alston
William Edgar Alston was electrocuted at Kilby prison for his second wife’s murder and buried in Dora Alabama. Four ministers preached at Second Baptist church while a prepared letter condemned alcohol and crime. His twin brother also serves a life sentence for the 1926 killing.
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Dora
Ala
William Edgar Alston
Kilby
Second Baptist Church
E Raid Dykes
Townleyaptist Church
Alston
William Edgar Alson
Walker County
Jasper
Youthful ex-air force corporal John Paul Butler cited in political activity report
General attendees at Alamo Tennessee discussed John Paul Butler a Crockett County ex air force corporal noted for political activity. The report references remarks by Carlson's Guadalcanal and wine corps leaders during a drive through Arizona.
Holy Land Calm After Overnight Tensions In Palestine
In Haifa and Jerusalem a weary calm settles after a tense weekend as a nationwide Jewish group offensive appears to falter. Spot checks and bomb scare drills disrupt daily life while British troops seal Haifa port and force illegal migrants from the transport Fenice onto the Empire Heywood for Cyprus refuge camps.
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Haifa
Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Stern Gange
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Haganah
Cyprus
Heywood
U S Plane Targeted Again Near Yugoslav Border
An American army transport en route from Vienna to Udine reported bullets streaking past before going silent, amid claims Yugoslav fighters attacked a U S aircraft. The crew consisted of three officers and two enlisted men.
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Trieste
U. S
Marshal Tito
Ovedue
Vienna
Udine
Belgrade
Richard C. Patterson
Grand jury to probe Athens race riot in Limestone County
Judge James Crow empaneled an 18 member grand jury from Limestone County to investigate the August 10 race rioting in Athens. Foreman Frank Turner leads a panel of farmers from Athens and nearby areas. report expected by Thursday evening after the jurors hear testimony and review conditions in the city.
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Cheri Chandler
James Crow
Athens
Limestone County
Kermit C. Sherbert
Farmer
Alvin R. Hardy
Lester J. Ev
Wird Williams
Anderson
Rosbert M. McGuire
Bethel
Tenn
Ellis Levi Penley
Tanner
J. Binford Turner
Frank P. Turner
Marvin A. Casteel
James P. Webb
Elkmont
James H. Sutton
William Earl Steelman
Larkin Adams
Bee Clanton
William Cullen Christopher
Clarence B. Smith
Homer M. Clem
Eugene W. Steweart
Mooresville
Frank Turner
Crow
State Advisory Board of Conservation
Mobile
A. A. Grima Cullman
Ben
Roy Massey
Ritz
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Mike
E. C. Haines
Huntsville
Green Ethridge
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James
New Orleans
Birmingham
New Oreans
Alabama Mutual
Frank Stamps
Stamps Quartet Music Co
Dallas
Tex
G. R. Maner
Hollis Roberts
Eighth Avenue East
Dobbins
Ninth Avenue Est
J. W. Smith
Decatur 3
W. B. Jones
Robert
Shelby Margaret McCullough
William Robinson
West
Howell's Ambulance
Oma Jennings
Ninth Avenue South
John Hartselle
Sixth Avenue
Brown's Ambulance
Sunny
Neil Holland
Sherman Street
E. L. Hester
Jackson Street
Spencer Latham
Seventh Avenue East
Brown's ‘Ambulance
Robert Moore
Hillsboro 2
Brown’s
Frances Mason
Ninth Avenue East
Brown’s Ambulance
VFW
Armory
Board of Registrars
Caseton
Tony
Lewis Thomason
Hartselle
Bruce L. Livingston
Falkville 1
J. P. Bowling
Decatur 2
By Ken Reynolds
Meadows
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
District One
Alabama Association of County Commissioners
Trinity 1
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
CIO
Posse
Gi’s
Hooghlyer
Calcutta Fire Brigade
Ltate
President Truman
Atlantic
John W. Snyder
Treasury
Ted Marks
Kansas City
Charles Ross
Harry H. Vaughan
Hes
Allen
President Tarries
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Probers
Uncle Bud
Perk
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