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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1952
Page
1
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Community and mine dismissals list patients discharged from Decatur General Hospital including Mrs. Alvin Robinson Athens Mrs Clavia Wallace Belle Mina Mrs George Parker Trinity 1 Mrs Frances Mason Decatur 3 Charlie Collins Hartselle 1 Elbert O Wallace Sheffield Harold Watkins catur and Newton Bailey Hartselle 2. Birth announcements for a son at Decatur General Hospital to Mr and Mrs James Rowden 212 Seventh Avenue N W and Mr and Mrs F R Johnson 1117 Wadsworth Street. Admitted Saturday were Mrs Mattie Sparks Danville 1 and Nemry T Culver 807 Fifth Avenue S E. Sheriff patrols cited multiple arrests over weekend with charges including transporting prohibition public drunkenness assault and battery vagrancy and alias warrant. Highway Patrol reported a driving while intoxicated arrest. Miss Pat Purnell of Tuscombia visiting. Local residents listed visiting and traveling between Decatur and nearby towns. Eleven cases tried in the recorder's court this morning with charges spanning intoxication disorderly conduct parking alley reckless driving leaving an accident driving without license and driving while intoxicated. See Diary On Page 2.
President Truman told the American Legion at the 34th annual convention in Madison Square Garden to help put all the facts before the people in the current campaign. National Commander Don ald R. Wilson read the message urging free fair debate and informed citizens. Governor Dewey welcomed the legion and praised its support for universal military training.
Army Engineers chief Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick rejects blame in Johnson committee report on North Africa base construction cost and management. He says he had no role in Air Force requirements or rush building and cites his inspection team findings of progress and quality. The Johnson subcommittee alleges fraud, loafing, and poor oversight with costs to taxpayers in the hundreds of millions.
Republicans expect General Dwight D. Eisenhower to address crowds from the Birmingham City Hall steps around noon on September 3. State GOP chairman Claude O. Vardaman says the talk may move from the airport to city hall to use Woodrow Wilson Park for larger attendance.
Gov Adlai Stevenson maintained his opposition to state control of offshore oil deposits, backing Truman’s veto while seeking a balanced settlement. He received support from running mate Sen John Sparkman as Ike Eisenhower urged state control. The Supreme Court affirmed federal title to offshore resources, as Stevenson prepared for Detroit Labor Day speech and New York City trip.
Four weary underground explorers emerged unharmed from a sub Alpine cavern after nine and a half days trapped by high water. In Wales, two 17 year old Boy Scouts and their injured Scoutmaster were rescued after being buried 150 feet down by fallen rock. Rescue efforts paused by rain, the group then walked from the cave to a cafe amid a crowded scene.
A gang broke into Sinclair Refining on East Market Street over the weekend and stole three metal boxes containing about $15 in cash, keys, and papers. Entry was gained by prying a window frame and disarming the inner door lock with a crowbar. Police say they entered and left by the same route.
Cullman County investigators report a new safe breaking in Holly Pond at L. T. Duncan general merchandise. Sheriff Waldrop said about $50 was stolen after intruders pried the front door, cracked the safe by removing its combination and damaging internal mechanisms. The method matched two earlier Cullman burglaries in the past three months.
Coroner Joe Morrison awaited a toxicologist report to determine the cause of death of Marie Bridgeforth, who died on August 10. The coroner said the report would be received soon and a verdict would follow.
President Eisenhower warned in a message to the American Legion that the United States faces its greatest peril from Soviet expansion. He urged a clear warning and firm action to force communist aggression back within its borders. The remarks were prepared for delivery at the American Legion National Convention after a flight from Denver.
U S bombers struck a 40 acre Communist supply area in Northwest Korea despite stormy weather. Chinese firing burp guns attacked Bunker Hill but were repelled in a 15 minute clash. Navy and Air Force reports note heavy weather curtailing operations yet ongoing strikes near Hungnam Wonsan Anju and Sandung with several bunkers hit and a downed Red fighter.
U S authorities accuse five American oil majors Standard Oil of New Jersey and California Texas Co Socony Vacuum and Gulf Oil of joining with Anglo-Iranian and Royal Dutch Shell in a world cartel. The firms deny wrongdoing and say they are not part of any cartel. The FTC report alleges a complex web of subsidiaries and agreements to fix prices and control oil supplies.
General Mark Clark, commander of U N forces in the Far East, rejects claims that United Nations troops are fueling a crime wave in Japan. In a public reply to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations he says U N troops are not in a rising crime wave and asserts he monitors his men’s behavior. The federation had urged stricter discipline after reports of American crimes.
Lawrence mourns Robert Warren 54 who died by self inflicted shotgun blast in his mother’s yard. Coroner J H Highsmith said Warren had been despondent for weeks. Funeral services set for 2:30 PM at Owens Chapel Church with Rev. James E Hood officiating and interment in nearby cemetery. Clarence Harris assisted in investigation. See LAWRENCE On Page 2.
New York editorial writers and Scripps-Howard papers criticize Ike for what they call milquetoast campaigning. They quote the World Telegram and Sun saying Ike is running like a dry creek and urge more decisive public action from Eisenhower.
Haywood Patterson, 39, one of the Scottsboro boys, died in a Michigan prison of cancer after a life marked by escapes and lengthy trials. He fled Alabama in 1948, after a 75 year sentence for the 1931 case. later convicted again for a barroom stabbing in 1950.
Coroner Joseph Morrison defers a formal ruling on Buster Barber's death until two trains that passed through Hartsele can be examined. The 25 year old garbage truck driver was found decapitated on railroad tracks near the station Saturday morning. Investigators await additional reports and details from Montgomery before concluding whether the death was accidental.
Six people died in Alabama weekend accidents. Hoyt Edmundson, 21, of Columbiana, was killed when a log truck overturned near Birmingham. Allen Harris, 17, was pinned for about an hour and remained in serious condition. Two young women on a double date were not badly hurt. A 20 year old Korean veteran died when a rented horse bolted in front of a truck in Attalla Gadsden area. Joe Vann Phillips, 21, of Piedmont, died when the horse jumped in front of his truck. Jane Hazel Evans, 62, of Aniston, was killed and John Henry Evans, 65, critically injured when their car overturned west of Aniston.
An informed U S Army source says Washington will likely bow to Soviet recall demand for three members of the U S military mission at Potsdam after they were seized in Communist East Germany on August 15. The Kremlin accuses the trio of trespassing on Soviet military property and demands their recall.
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