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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1952
Page
1
Sparkman and Nunn attend the Alabama State Gospel Singing Convention in Buhl out of Jasper. The list includes local residents and church members while recovery and revival plans are noted for Flint Baptist and Ninth Street Methodist churches.
The Russians detained three American members of the U S military mission in Potsdam for 36 hours on a trespass and spying charge and demanded their recall. A Soviet protest was sent to the U S Army while the United States charged violation of mutual status agreements. An American spokesman said the detention was protested in a letter to the Soviet command dated August 19.
Septembers schedule in Decatur centers on farm progress with dairy shows, pageants and a county fair. The Morgan County Negro dairy show opens on Tuesday Sept 2 at 7 PM at the Livestock Coliseum featuring top cattle and prize money. The following day the same cattle face rivals from Limestone Lawrence Madison Colbert and Lauderdale counties.
Anniston Police Chief J Lawrence Peek was indicted by the Calhoun County Grand Jury on assault and battery and abusive language charges. He posted bond and returned to duty after a 30 day suspension stemming from a summer off duty restaurant altercation. Separately, Morgan county farmers and White farmers will bring prize dairy cattle to the Coliseum on Sept 4 for district cattle shows sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce with an entertainment program that evening and judging Sept 5 including 4H and FFA teams from multiple counties.
Quake-battered Bakersfield City sweeps up rubble and reports estimated damage from yesterday's shock at about 20 million dollars. Two deaths and 32 injuries, with 100 buildings badly damaged and a six-block downtown area closed for days. Downtown stores and offices shut. school and church hit hard and fall term enrollment in doubt. Epicenter near Pasadena stirred nightly alarms but caused no damage there.
Pittsburgh August 23 U S Steel Corp the nations largest producer reached a complete agreement with the CIO United Steelworkers The deal ends a lengthy labor dispute affecting about 170 000 USW members at Steel plants worldwide The Crucible Steel Co of America also signed a pact covering 15 000 workers at plants in Pittsburgh Midland East Liverpool Syracuse and Harrison The agreements resume production under interim arrangements and reflect terms agreed at the White House on July 24.
John Randolph reviews rising anti British feeling in Japan as a diplomatic row over two British sailors jailed for robbery widens tensions. He cites trading, money and racial issues fueling editorials and political calls for restraint to avoid benefits to Communists.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen backed the Stevenson Sparkman ticket yesterday with President W P Kennedy announcing the endorsement in Washington. Kennedy cited the ticket as strong with outstanding character integrity and ability, representing over 250000 trainmen.
Springfield August 23 Gov Adlai Stevenson rejects a blanket cession of tidelands oil to states and backs an equitable federal state arrangement. He affirmed Supreme Court rulings federal rights to offshore deposits and supported Truman’s veto of state control legislation while urging legislative action to break the stalemate and share proceeds fairly.
A day of sharp exchanges unfolds as factions linked to Steven son and General Dwight D. Eisenhower trade charges and countercharges. Trainmen referenced on Page 2.
In Waverly Tennessee a 36 year old Alabama ex convict was sentenced to life while his wife Lucille Campbell was freed for involvement in the April 6 robbery slaying of 66 year old Richard Mayberry. The couple faced extra guards as the six day trial ended with Bene Field showing no emotion at sentencing. The wife testified she acted under threat from her husband and described a spree of robbery and prostitution across several Southern states.
Two Morgan county mass meetings are planned by dry forces one a youth rally and parade the other a mass meeting A Friday church meeting approved the sponsor vote and completed city officers led by Dr T J Chitwood as chairman Rev W J Johnson as vice chairman Eddie Self secretary and Alvis Briscoe treasurer New committees include publicity chaired by Clyde McRae and speakers bureau led by Rev Carl Allen The session drew 133 attendees urging turnout for the September 23 election noting Tuscaloosa county went wet by 35 votes
Senator John J. Sparkman, Democratic vice presidential nominee, accused the GOP in an Indiana speech of plans to damage Social Security, weaken farm price supports, and ban low rent public housing. He urged voters to judge the party by its voting record in the 80th Congress.
The McSpadden family, now in a seven room East Acres apartment, thanks contributors who raised 700 for cortisone to treat rheumatic heart condition. Eight members rely on 99 dollars monthly welfare aid as John McSpadden struggles to recover after a recent relapse.
U S Sabre pilots report their August air operations in Korea yielded 26 MIGs shot down and 29 damaged with one Sabre lost over 22 days. A Fifth Air Force spokesman noted August’s performance surpasses last June, though bad weather and rain now hinder missions.
Sen. John Sparkman visited North Alabama with no direct Civil Rights or FEPC policy answers. He praised Democratic prosperity, criticized Republicans, and avoided campaign issues in public remarks while signaling he will address FEPC later in the race.
A Decatur visit by Adlai Stevenson II’s grandfather, the vice presidential candidate in 1892, is recounted from an 1892 Alabama Enquirer clipping. The article frames Stevenson’s campaign event on October 19 1892 with Cleveland Wheeler and notes the third party vote as support for Harrison and opposition to Weaver.
Hartselle garbage truck driver Buster Barber, 24, was found dead on L and N railroad tracks in Hartselle early yesterday. Sheriff John McCutcheon probed unexplained details including a small blood trace and severed head and foot, while investigating possible ties to a prior assault charge Barber faced in justice court. See BUSTER on Page 2.
MOSCOW Sunday Aug 24 the Soviet government proposed a Big Four meeting on a German peace treaty to be held by October. They called for Britain France and the United States to join in discussing the peace treaty formation of an all German government all German elections and a time limit for withdrawal of occupation forces. The notes also outlined objections to Western proposals and said discussion could begin after the peace treaty and government issue.
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