Retiring Diplomat Sees Big U S Military Establishment Ahead
Washington Aug 23 George F Kennan State Department Counselor stepping aside after years as a top foreign policy adviser believes America will maintain a large military establishment for many years yet He hopes war with Russia is not inevitable Kennan helped craft containment in 1947 and says the policy has paid off in Europe Despite criticisms he says it remains the best response to the Soviet challenge and outlines four essential principles for U S objectives abroad
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Washington
State Department
George F. Kennan
Russia
Kennan
U. S
Asia
Europe
Ferocious night battle shifts North Koreans near Taegu
North Koreans pressed along the East of the main supply road driving back U S engineers. The fighting moved across the Naktong river at Hyonpung and near Taegu as U S and South Korean forces held and counterattacked. Allied planes bombed targets while Yak fighters attacked naval units in the Yellow Sea. General MacArthur noted diminished enemy pressure on the southern front and U S divisions guarded key crossings.
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Lambert
U. S
Eng
Anthony Pecoraro
South Windham
Maine
Taegu
Yellow Sea
Camus
MacArthur
Pusan
Naktong
Hyonpung
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Waegwan
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Pohang
Decatur Alabama Zoning Extension Proposals Set for Sept 18
Notice of proposed extensions to the Decatur zoning ordinance is issued by the City Council. A map showing boundary changes will be available at the City Clerk and public hearings will allow residents to speak for or against the amendments scheduled for 7:00 PM at City Hall.
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Decatur
Alabama
Joe Pettey
City of
West Vine Street
Block 163
Washington Street
Block
King Estate Addition
Block 20
Courtland Road
5Th Street
4Th Avenue
Death Takes E. B. Hames
Funeral services for Edmond Burke Hames 71 will be held Thursday at 3 P M at Memorial Drive Methodist church Rev R L Baker and Rev T H Wilson will conduct the rites Interment will follow in Roselawn cemetery Brown directing Mr Hames died at Decatur General hospital today about 2 55 A M He had been a patient there for two days The body will be taken to the home 419 Ninth Avenue West about 5 P M It will remain there until time for services Surviving are the widow three daughters Mrs Daniel Westcott of Gadsden Mrs Yancy Vaughan and Mrs Norman Safley both of Decatur a son A B of Gadsden one sister Mrs J E Johnson of Fayette Ala two brothers J D and W W Hames of Trinity eight grandchildren and a number of other relatives A native of Lawrence county Mr Hames spent most of his life in Decatur
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Edmond Burke Hames
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
R. L. Baker
T. H. Wilson
Roselawn
Brown
Hames
Decatur General Hospital
Ninth Avenue West
Daniel Westcott
Gadsden
Yancy Vaughan
Norman Safley
Decatur
A. B
J. E. Johnson
Fayette
Ala
J. D and
W. W. Hames
Trinity
Grady Young
Wesley Cook
Tom Guyton
Railroads offer wage rise for three-year no-strike pact
Union members in yard service would receive 23 cents more per hour to offset pay cuts from a 48 to 40 hour week. The proposal was presented last Saturday as part of ongoing talks, with the railroad carriers seeking a three-year no-strike commitment from the unions.
Call Of Missionary To Serve 2 Counties Weighed By Baptists
Baptists of Morgan and Limestone counties will weigh a joint call for a missionary to serve both associations. The Morgan County Missionary Baptist Association issued the notice inviting executive committee members to a meeting with Dr. A Hamilton Reid at Central Baptist Church on Thursday August 24 at 2:00 PM. The Morgan committee includes pastors, ten elected members, and department heads.
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Baptists
Morgan
Lime
M. G. Fields
Morgan Association
Morgan County Missionary Baptist Association
A. Hamilton Reid
Baptist State Convention
Limestone Missionary Baptist Executive Committee
Central Baptist Church
Morgan County Missionary Baptist Executive Committee
Malik leads council through ninth no action session
The council held its ninth no action session since Malik ended a seven month Soviet boycott and became president on August 1. His term runs through August 31.
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Malik
Mrs. Matilda Sexton Dies At Her Home
Funeral services for Matilda Sexton 90 will be held today at 2 30 p m from her Danville home Rev Joe Gomes will conduct the rites Interment in Aldridge Grove Peck directing Surviving are a brother Andrew J Sanders of Danville and a granddaughter Mrs J C McLemore of Moulton Pallbearers listed include Robert McLemore Cecil McLemore W W Hill Alvin Gilland Russ Sims and Walter Looney She was a member of the Wren Baptist church.
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Matilda Sexton
Danville
Joe Gomes
Aldridge Grove
Peck
Sexton
Andrew J. Sanders
J. C. McLemore
Moulton
Robert McLemore
Cecil McLemore
W. W Hill
Alvin Gilland
Russ Sims
Walter Looney
Wren Baptist Church
Markets Report From Decatur Grain And Poultry Prices
Market notes show cotton middling at 36c and 34c, cottonseed per ton 45.00, broilers 0.25 delivered, heavy hens 18, hatching eggs 0.80 per dozen. New crop yellow corn ear 1.39 shelled 1.45, white corn ear 1.94 shelled 2.00, corn moisture 16u%. No 2 wheat onion free 2.24, No 2 oats onion free 0.06, other grains 13% moisture.
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Corp
Wall Street Gains On Mixed Early Trading
The New York stock market moved slowly but steadily upward on August 23 as several key issues rose. U S Steel hit a 1950 high with gains over $1, joining others like Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, Boeing, Du Pont and Dow Chemical in moving into positive territory.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
J. J. Case
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
International Salt
Western Union
American
MARKET SUMMARY UPDATE FROM NEWSPAPER WIRE
New York stocks edged higher amid renewed demand for steel while bonds remained quiet. Cotton held steady as mill buying and short covering persisted. Chicago grains showed firmness on export sales and rust concerns. Hogs traded actively up 25 to 50 cents with a top of 25 dollars, cattle steady to 50 cents higher, top 32.90.
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New York
Chicago
George honey Predicts Levy Tied to 5 Billion Bill
George honey predicts the levy will be attached to the five billion dollar bill to curb profiteering. He says the bill will pass without an excess profits tax or there will be no bill at all. He adds an excess profits levy could be enacted later, effective January 1, 1961.
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Honey
George
Advocates Continue Push as Veto Threat Emerges
Advocates continued efforts amid a reported veto threat from the President. They framed the move as a tactic to shape legislation, urging lawmakers to press forward on their policy goals.
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Parently
Funds Cut For Rivers And Harbor Work Bill
Senators and house members agreed on a bill to provide about 686 million dollars for rivers and harbor work, a 77 million cut from the senate total and 56 million above the house total, roughly 148 million under the president's January budget estimate. The measure, reached by a house senate conference, awaits approval by both houses once the 34 billion dollar one package spending bill is completed. Details of the cut were not immediately available.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Congress Aim to Eliminate Provision Before Final Bill
A legislative push seeks removal of a specific provision before the bill clears Congress. Supporters argue the change will streamline the measure while opponents warn of unintended consequences and altered outcomes. The effort centers on negotiations within committees and floor debates ahead of final passage.
Successful Bible School Is Closed
Basham Chapel Methodist church closed a very successful vacation Bible school with a program and picnic lunch. Teachers were Mrs. J. O. Martin, Mrs. Chester McCaghren, Miss Charlie Jones and Mrs. Dawson Jones. Certificates were awarded to Wayne Ratliff, Boyd Johnson, Alvin Stephenson, John Allen Ratliff, Billy Davis Weaver, Shirley Kay Jones, Sharon Pose, Frieda Herring, Carolyr Baker, Geraldine Weaver, Shelby Johnson, Patsy Lane, Goodwin Rose, Donnie Jones, Larry Jones, Ronald Jones, Dorothy Weaver, Thurman Baker, Diane Baker, Joe Martin, Douglas Johnson, Wilburn Ratliff, Wanda Kar Ratliff, Barbara Mayfield, Shaheen Jones, Sandra Maddox and Larry Martin.
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Basham Chapel Methodist Church
J. O. Martin
Chester McCaghren
Charlie Jones
Dawson Jones
Wayne Ratliff
Boyd Johnson
Alvin Stephenson
John Allen Ratliff
Billy Davis Weaver
Shirley Kay Jones
Sharon Pose
Frieda Herring
Carolyr. Baker
Geraldine Weaver
Shelby Johnson
Patsy Lane
Courtland cafe shooting witness recounts chaotic night
Owen from Tennessee testified detailing a bottle and gun incident at the Courtland cafe. He described a confrontation between Grady Bert and Smith, a fight on the porch, and three shots fired after a struggle over a pistol. Evidence included a 1939 rape conviction and pardons.
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Grady
Smith
Owen
Charles Owen
L. V. Hughes
Pete Randall
Lynne
Grady Bert
vBart
Owens
Manuel Letson
Ann Wright
Johnson
Court of Probate
Isaac Johnson
Rites Held for William Leonard Jacobs 69
Final rites were scheduled Thursday at 2 P M at Willoughby Presbyterian Church for William Leonard Jacobs 69 who died at his home after a long illness. Interment in city cemetery with pallbearers named. Survivors include his wife two daughters two half sisters a half brother two grandchildren and other relatives. Jacobs native of Tennessee spent most of life in Alabama and was a church member. He will be remembered as a longtime Willoughby resident.
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William Leonard Jacobs
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Neely Crawford
W. B. Strong
City Cemetery
Brown
Jacobs
Sixth Avenue East
Brown’s
J. H. Anders
Birmingham
R. G. Hogan
Nashville
Ed Aitchison
Dearson
Mich
L. A. Skelton
Montsoma
Ind
S. E. Jacobs
Decatur
Tennessee
Alabama
John H Thompson
S. E. McDowra
W. W. Johnson
Edgar Blalock
T W. Coggin
Luther Sellers
Will Moore
Local notices and health updates from Decatur area
Reports include hospital admissions and discharges at Decatur General, births at Hamill Clinic, and visitors in town. Special National Guardsmen services at Austinville Baptist church noted with corrected name. Weather records from TVA substation show noon 81, 78 high, 68 low with no rainfall. Court testimonies recount a fatal shooting near Danville area with eye witnesses detailing threats and gunfire.
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TVA
Oil magnate Frank Phillips dies in Atlantic City hospital
Bulletin reports Frank Phillips, 76, renowned Oklahoma oil magnate, died today at 1 20 P M EST in Atlantic City hospital after brief illness. He built vast oil empire and founded Phillips Petroleum, shaping the industry. Services planned in Oklahoma.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Frank Phillips
Roberts Family Reunion at Harmony Grove Church
The Roberts family gathered Sunday August 20 at Harmony Grove church for a reunion. Attendees included Elvie and Geneva Roberts, John Roberts, many relatives from Roberts and allied families, with lunch in the grove and afternoon services led by Rev. Calvin Davenport of Florence.
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Roberts
Harmony Grove Church
Elvie Roberts
John Roberts
Bobby
Harvey Dean
Ode Roberts
Geneva
Ernest White
Betty
Ronnie
Patricia
Roger
Harry
Frankie
Jessie Howell
Billy Ray
Audry Holt
William Howard
Monroe Christian
Marie
Cora Roberts
Charlie Roberts
Richard
G. W
Junior
Bill Brinkley
Louise
Pauline
Charles
Billy
Shirley
Annie L. Brown
Davis Roberts
Farrell Roberts
Dona Layton
Mary Lois Maples
Andy Roper
Mable
William
Sue M
Regular Meeting Of Lodge Is Scheduled
A regular meeting of Decatur chapter No. 38, Royal Arch Masons, will be held in the chapter rooms Thursday night at 7 30 oclock. D L Allen, secretary, announced today. All Royal Arch Masons were urged to attend as special business is to come up.
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Decatur Chapter No. 38
D. L. Allen
Royal Arch Masons
Witnesses recount night of cafe shooting and suspect details
Testimony describes Owen's threats and torn clothing after a cafe killing that left Grady Bert and Terry dead. Letson says Owen admitted stabbing and firing a pistol. Phil Dutton testifies about shell casings. Culver recalls finding Terry’s body and crowding actions. local police describe the scene at the Ed Mack Owen cafe in Courtland.
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Grady Bert Terry
Grady
Ed Mack
Grady Bert
Moulton Crossing
L. V. Hughes
National Guard
Hughes
Charles Owen
L. V
Randall
Price Goodwin
Smith
Ann Wright
Gilbert Terry
Lawrence Tavern
T. A. Cameron
Owen
Cameron
Courtland
Ed Mack Owen
Manuel Letson
Moulton-Court
Scar
Felton Dutton
Moulton
Terry
Fred Riley
William Culver
Culver
Mrs. Owen
Peat Acreage Estimate Across Great Britain
An estimate puts peat, a fuel source, at about 3 500 000 acres scattered across various regions of Great Britain. The figure highlights the extent of peat beds and potential fuel reserves in the area.
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Great Britain
Bankers Life Insurance seeks salesmen at hotel interview
National Bankers Life Insurance Company and Hospitalization needs several salesmen. Lea's furnished. Good commission. See Mr Whitfield at Cornelian Hotel from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday.
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National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Lea
Whitfield
Cornelian Hotel
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Nimrod, Texas
Cecil Bartlett
Kenneth Johnson
Tommy
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Somerville
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E. L. Benfield
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