Local Briefs and Social Notables from Decatur
Mostly cloudy skies with showers and a thundershower threat. Mrs. Sadie Gillespie traveled to Knoxville to be with her son Bill after another major operation at St. Marys hospital. Local residents attend graduation at Auburn University and a South Decatur Church of Christ singing is planned. Navy airman Marlin H. Chapman Jr. is home on leave before duty in Japan. Hospital notices list admissions and discharges at Ellis-Meyer. The American Legion meets Monday night on Bank Street. Lieutenant Whitmire returns to duty at Pearl Harbor. a son, Richard Michael, born at Decatur General Hospital with grandparents J B Whitmire and police chief. See diary on page 2.
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Sadie Gillespie
Knoxville
Bill
St. Mary's Hospital
Donald B. Whitmire
Decatur General Hospital
Richard Michael
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Two Campaigns In Spotlight
Races for New Jersey governor and New York mayor draw national attention in this off year. Other contests in 10 states include governorships in Virginia and referendums on constitutional amendments in Kentucky New Mexico Pennsylvania and Tennessee with Pennsylvania also voting on a general state constitution revision.
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Washington
New Jersey
New York
Eisenhower
Virginia
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Wollgpaine Egg
Employment Up Payroll Large at Moulton Plant
Moulton Manufacturing Co expands Parcraft shirt output from about 80 to over 100 workers, lifting biweekly payroll from about 4000 to over 5000. Owner Parker says expansion limited by space. title to site to be perfected after Legion post transfer to development firm. Extension work awaits loan closure and materials worth thousands for a 100 foot addition.
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Moulton
Moulton Manufacturing Co
Morton Tucker
David Parker
Moulton Development Company
James P. Miller
Sheffield
American Legion Post
H. A. Alexander
Alexander
Shah Returns to Tehran Amid Royalist Triumph
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi returned to Tehran in triumph to a royalist crowd, after Mossadegh's overthrow left 300 dead. He wore a marshal’s uniform and spoke of future friendship and brotherhood, as guards watched from Mehrabad Airport. Potential counter moves were feared.
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Richard Ehrman
Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Mehrabad
Shah
Rome
Mohammed Mossadegh
Air Force
Baghdad
West Rejects One Berlin Air Corridor Plan
Western Allies reject Russia’s single air corridor to Berlin fearing a blockade trap. They cite proven Berlin airlift capability via three 20 mile wide corridors and warn against constricting current access while talks continue.
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West
Berlin
Don Doane
Russia
East Germany
Revolution in Agriculture Industry Underway in Dixie
The South rapidly shifts from farming to industry as new machinery and planning reshape its economy. The article outlines a planned transformation where generations of farmers adopt machines, rapidly integrating into the industrial picture.
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Dixie
Southern revolution drives growth as industry moves in
New Orleans reports that the South is rapidly industrializing, with rising per capita income, Tennessee Valley style expansion, and Georgia adding 2,192 manufacturing operations since 1946. The piece highlights shifts in population, economy, and power as the region emerges as an economic powerhouse.
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New Orleans
South
America
California
Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta
Southeastern
South Carolina
Georgia
Eight Dead In State Mishaps
Eight people died in Alabama weekend crashes and a train collision. Douglas Nelson, 28, of Auburn, died when a car he rode in rolled on a farm road. driver Alice Henry, 28, also of Auburn, survived with minor injuries. Ed Jones, 55, was killed walking on Alabama Great Southern tracks near Tuscaloosa. verdict ruled accidental death. A wreck on U S Highway 11 near Argo left one dead and another critically injured. victim named Carl Lee Eight.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Douglas Nelson
Auburn
W. C. Higgins
Alice Henry
Higgins
A. D. Story
R. M. Wallace
Ed Jones
Tuscaloosa
Jones
Alabama Great Southern
Argo
Ala
Highway Patrol
Carl Lee
Cotton bursting open on Red Valley soil in Alabama region
The report notes cotton in the Red Valley from Madison Station to Leighton begins bursting open despite a dry three weeks. Gins near river margins are slower, with most planned to be fully operating by week’s end amid early planting and heavy fertilization using DPL Stoneville Coker Empire varieties.
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Red Valley
Stoneville
Empire
Madison Station
Leighton
Worthington Names Lawler To Head Air Conditioning
Matthew M. Lawler was named vice president in charge of the air conditioning and refrigeration division at Worthington Corporation. President Hobart C. Ramsey said the company will expand, with a new Decatur Alabama plant to begin production by year end. Lawler, with the firm since 1936, has led the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Sales Division since 1950.
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Matthew M. Lawler
Worthington Corporation
Hobart C. Ramsey
Lawler
Ramsey
Decatur
Alabama
Decatur Works
Worthington
Susan Wright First Polio Fatality in Morgan County
Four year old Susan Wright died at 6 PM in Decatur General Hospital becoming Morgan County’s first polio fatality. She had been in an iron lung since Tuesday night and funeral services were set for 3 PM at Central Methodist Church with Dr T J Chitwood officiating. Burial in the city cemetery, parents residing at 1204 Sherman Street, surrounded by grandparents and a sister Elizabeth.
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Little Susan Wright
Morgan County
Decatur General Hospital
Central Methodist Church
T. J. Chitwood
City
Paul Wright
Sherman Street
W. E. Prater
Decatur
V. A. Wright
Elizabeth
Sales Tax Held Repassed For An Indefinite Period
City Council extended the one cent sales tax indefinitely for an unknown duration. Mayor H. R. Summer told The Daily Saturday that the measure, which would have expired September 30, now has no new termination date. The mistake stemmed from reenactment phrasing used last year.
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H. R. Summer
Summer
Tranquility in State Senate May End Soon
Rex Thomas Montgomery reports a temporary quiet in the State Senate after a peace on pay as you go road issues. Opponents vow to block toll road legislation, planning volleys of debate and potential delays for the rest of the session. The Senate toll road bill failed July 28, then a House version was pressed in hopes of different outcomes.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
State Senate
Senate
D. W. Hode
Alabama senators push measure to shield TVA from federal sale
A constitutional amendment proposed by six Alabama senators would require the federal government to sell TVA holdings to Alabama if Congress disposes of TVA. Led by Sen. A W Todd, the bill would create an idle commission with county reps to act if disposal occurs. Todd says the measure is a protective move and plans to pass it in six days.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
Congress
TVA
Alabama Senate
Senate
A. W. Todd
Franklin County
Elvin McCary
Calhoun
Amon Jones
Lauderdale
Joe Foster
Madison
H. B. Larkins
Coffee
Virgil Smith
Cherokee
Bob Straub
Noble Russell
Morgan
Sen
Todd
Tennessee River
Colbert
Marion
North Alabama
Yanks Happy Roks Angered as Prisoners Freed at Panmunjom
American soldiers freed from Communist prison camps celebrated with cowboy yells and laughter at Panmunjom. South Korean reps protested, shouting and cursing Red Korean officers as ROK troops urged release of all soldiers held in the North. Otis E. Kennemer among those freed.
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Forrest Edwards Panmunjom
Red Cross
Republic of Korea
Malenkov Warns Adenauer Risks New War for Germany
Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov urged East German leaders that West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is guiding Germany toward a new war. He spoke in London on Sunday.
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London
Georgi S. Malenkov
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Sparkman Praises Congress as More Economical Than Eisenhower
Senator John Sparkman told Covington Electric Cooperative members in Andalusia and Huntsville that the current Congress is more economy minded than the Eisenhower administration. He noted a five billion dollar cut in the Eisenhower budget and praised rural electrification efforts, highlighting 84 miles of lines and a dedication attended by about 750 people. Sparkman and Rep. Bob Jones spoke at the Alabama telephone cooperative ceremony.
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Andalusia
John Sparkman
Ala
Congress
Eisenhower
Sparkman
Covington Electric Cooperative
Alabama
Huntsville
Bob Jones
D—Ala
Dim Prospects For International Atomic Energy Control
Washington reports the State Department sees prospects for international control of atomic energy as dim due to the Soviet Union's uncompromising stance. The United States still supports international control and will work with the United Nations on an effective plan. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith disclosed the view while confirming Soviet hydrogen device tests, with Sen. Wiley releasing the report in New York during the U.N. Assembly.
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Edwin B Harkinson
Washington
State Department
Russia
United States
United Nations
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New York
U. N. Assembly
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U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Corry Field
Marlin H. Chapman Jr
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USN
M. H. Chapman
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Ellis-Meyer Hospital
Johnny Sims
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Ralph Copeland
Sixth Avenue
Winford Bryant
Fifth Avenue
Clarence Penn
Hartselle
Asbury Malone
Allendale
S.C
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American Legion
Legion Home
Bank Street
C. C. Harp
Decatur 3
Roy Wyatt Jr
Augusta
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Buckley
Airall
Soviet Zone
Old South
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Town Creek
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C. J. Aldridge
Mose Suggs
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Leonard Tyler
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Farmers Gin Co
Melvin Kelsoe
Danville
J. E. Appleton
Hillsboro
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Moulton Gin Co
R. M. Byars Jr
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Panmunjom
Otis E. Kennemer
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