Weather Outlook and Local Notes From Decatur Area
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Saturday with scattered thunder showers mainly south. Winds along the coast from the east to northeast. Charles J. Keyes Jr leaves for Louisville to study electrical trades at Theodore Ahren's trade high school. Numerous hospital admissions and dismissals reported at Decatur General and nearby clinics. Birth announced for Ralph Parker and wife in Decatur General. Local veterans office to aid National Service Life dividend applications. St John’s church Bible class to meet. Baseball game trip to Birmingham noted. Sheriff reports four arrests. Rest of community notes include visits, interstate travel, and local business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Keyes Jr
Louisville
Theodore Ahren
Somerville 2
E. W. Keyes
Rushton Declares No Hope For States Rights Within Party
Montgomery Democrat Marion Rushton said there is no hope of solving the states rights dispute inside the Democratic Party. He criticized leaders as unresponsive and urged self government, resigning from the national committee, though peers asked him to attend and press for recognition. He warned that the party’s course favors enemies and ignores local democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Democratic National
Marion Rushton
Rushton
National Committee
Alabama
Truman
Washington
State Democratic Executive Committee
Xxx
Sherwin-Williams to give away DDT at Johnston Street store
A lending event at Sherwin-Williams on Johnston Street will distribute free DDT worth 3000 dollars tomorrow starting at seven in the morning. The gift, arranged with the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce, aims to promote health as Mayor H R Summer appeals for public use while supplies last. William E Johnston, the store manager, confirms readiness and expects to supply enough for painting can lids screens and doors in typical homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin-Williams
Johnston Street
Sherwin-Williams Company
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
H. R. Summer
William E. Johnston
Cost of Living Dips Again in Mid-July in U S
Government living cost index fell six tenths of one percent from mid-June to mid-July. The mid-July level was 168.5 percent of the 1935-39 average, three percent under a year ago, and 70.9 percent over August 1939 prewar levels. Food, apparel, and house furnishings declined while rents and some services edged up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau For
General Motors Corp
Snce
Sub Cochino Explosion Kills Seven Naval Crew
Six Navy submariners and one civilian technician died when the submarine Cochino exploded and burned in Arctic waters. Eighty four crewmen were rescued. Cochino’s crew were aided by sister submarine U S S Tusk which recovered them. The civilian victim’s identity was not immediately released. The accident occurred in the Cochino’s battery room after use of a snorkel underwater breathing tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arctic
Ambulance Plane Crash Kills Three in North Carolina
A twin engine Ces sna ambulance plane crashed 15 miles northwest of Oxford on Bread Meadows farm Granville county killing pilot Robert B. Bushey of Winston-Salem and nurses Mrs. Letha Cottrell Cole and Mrs. Peggy Chatham. Mrs. Cole's husband N Dallas Cole identified his wife and Mrs. Chatham. Mrs. Chatham died at a hospital. Witnesses said the pilot dropped flares then attempted to land before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
N. C
Here
Robert B. Bushey
Winston-Salem
Letha Cottrell Cole
Peggy Chatham
Durham
Bread Meadows
Granville County
Cole
Chatham
O. J. Mitchell
Chinese Reds Nearing Canton
The Associated Press reports Chinese communist troops about 140 miles from Canton the Kwantung provincial capital. They seized three cities in Southwestern Kiangsi and advanced toward a railway point just north of Canton. Nationalists claim heavy casualties north of Hengyang and say a seaborne assault near the Chushan islands was beaten off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Canton
Kwantung
Kiangsi
Kwantung Province
Kukong
Ministry of National Defense
Hengyang
South China Forces
Chushan Islands
Shanghai
Job Picture in Decatur Area Given by Employment Officer
Employment Officer H. P. reports July employment at 88.4 percent of eligible workers, down from May. May to July job loss tied to factory slowdowns and farm layoff, with 1,225 to 1,810 workers. Replacements projected at 40 by September and 80 by November as labor shifts inward. Former residents plan to return from Northern centers, while farm work and coal sectors influence the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Fas
Orce
Cecilia
Murder Charge Made Against Cullman Boys
Two Cullman youths face multiple charges in a fatal Monday crash near Gardendale. Chris Blankenship 17 and Rex Griffin 16 are charged with three counts of first degree murder and three of first degree manslaughter. Blankenship also faces a federal hold for an escape. Preliminary hearings are set in about ten days before Judge G C Boner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Blankenship
Vinemont
Rex Griffin
Cullman
Jefferson County
Gardendale
Jefferson
Cal Holcombe
Blankenship
Holcombe
National Training School
Washington
Griffin
Hillman Hospital
Cullman County
G. C. Boner
Pike County
Troy
Warden Holcombe
Cuilman Sheriff's
Fabulous City Buried in Sand in Arabia
American explorer Wendell Phillips announced discovery of Timna near Mareb, described by Pliny as the City of forty temples. He led a UC expedition, noting walls and temple ruins four feet above sand, with Hymarti inscriptions on four faces. He also spoke of a second temple city near Salalah in Oman.
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Cairo
Egypt
Arabia
Wendell Phillips
Concord
Calif
Mareb
Sheba
Phillips
University of California
Aden
Royal Air Force
Timna
Pliny
Salalah
Muscat
Oman
Deputy Warden Suspended Over Cozzolino Assault
Kilby prison Deputy E P Gray is suspended fifteen days without pay for beating convict Ralph Cozzolino, 24, during recapture after a rain disrupted baseball game at Pine Level July 24. The suspension, effective Sept. 1, followed complaints to the Governor's office and was ordered by Prison Director Frank Boswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
E. P. Gray
Frank Boswell
Boswell
Gray
Pine Level
Ralph Cozzolino
Open House at Dixie Freezer in Decatur
Decatur's Dixie Freezer at 220 Bank Street hosts an open house led by owners Don E. Lewis and James H. Lee. The facility offers slaughtering, butchering, cooling, aging meat, sausage making, lard rendering, private lockers, and general storage with capacity for 1000 lockers and a large curing room for hogs and other meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Dixie Freezer
Bank Street
Don E. Lewis
James H. Lee
Football Tactics Save Fireman From Live Wire
Homewood Alabama August 26. Football tactics saved the life of a Homewood fireman yesterday. Fireman William McDonald encountered a live wire while he and Chief E. H. Knox inspected the aftermath of a small fire at a Negro residence and grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood
Ala
William McDonald
E. H. Knox
Truman Candidacy Likely to Stay Secret Until After Elections
President Truman’s closest friends predicted he will keep his candidacy secret until after the 1950 congressional elections. They expect him to campaign next year to rally support for his fair deal program and to seek a Congress backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
Congress
Cruise on River is Really Fun
Decatur employers and workers celebrated their status on board The Lake Queen as it left Yacht Club harbor at 4 p.m. Spectators gathered at the dock and waved farewell. Passengers enjoyed soft drinks and sandwiches while two bridges opened to let the boat pass. Bar tenders Harry Higdon and Bill Sims became popular figures as music lovers gathered around organist Dr. T Stratton Jones who played requests and favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Delmore
Decatur
Yacht Club Harbor
Harry Higdon
Bill Sims
T. Stratton Jones
Senate ends filibuster as school aid moves forward
In Montgomery on August 26 the state senate broke a filibuster and moved toward passage of an education appropriation to fund schools for two years. Governor Folsom canceled Rep. Roberts Brown’s Auburn board appointment and withheld his name from confirmation. The body postponed action on reviving the 67 senator bill, with a possible vote next week on reconsideration and on the education measure. A new filibuster loom is anticipated over voter qualification and other amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Senate
James E. Folsom
Roberts Brown
Lee County
Auburn
John Maragon Stands Silent Before Senate Inquiry
John Maragon refused to answer questions at the Senate five percenter inquiry citing possible self incrimination. Witnesses alleged Maragon deposited 119608.61 over five years, while claiming income near 30000. Carmine Belline testified in a closed session last July 28 that Maragon had no bank accounts except Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Maragon
Senate
Maragon
Carmine S. Belline
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Belline
Army
White House
Defense
Johnson
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
Greece
Henry F Grady
State Department
All Reserved Stadium Seats Go On Sale August 29 Notice
Announcement from W T Jordan administrative assistant to the superintendent of city schools states all reserved stadium seats for the 1940 football season go on sale August 29 with distribution for ten year season tickets similar to last year. Taxes of 132 cents for each six ticket set may be paid now or taxes paid per game later with payment options at each game.
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W. T. Jordan
Jordan
Florida Hurricane Edges Toward Coast as Warnings Rise
A tropical hurricane with 120 mph winds moved toward Southeast Florida, threatening Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. Residents boarded up as Red Cross shelters opened in Palm Beach, and Navy radar tracked the storm from Miami to Melbourne, with watches extending up the coast and warnings issued for the entire East Florida shoreline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Flia
Florida
Gold Coast
Fort Lauderdale
Vero Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Red Cross
Palm Beach
Stuart
Florida West
Fort Myers
Cedar Key
Atlantic
Miami Beach
Navy
Comdr
E. T. Harding
Comdr. Harding
Melbourne
Fernandina
Grady Norton
Flaming Oil Wreck Sparks Fire in Northeast Maryland
A freight train wreck near Northeast Maryland caused flaming oil to flood the main street of the negro section, terrorizing families who fled 12 houses. Nine fire companies fought the blaze and kept it under control within hours. no injuries reported.
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Northeast
Pennsylvania
New York-Washington
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Decatur General Hospital
Morgan E. Scott
Hartselle
William T. Hubbard
Fifth Avenue South
Tom Lovett
Hillsboro
James W. Holman
Fayetteville
Tenn
Ralph Parker
Eighth Street South
Tom H. Pirie
Prospect Drive
Linda Gail Cole
William Cole
Mervyn Michael
Oak Street
A. R. Michael
Alvis Briscoe
Sol Magill
Athens
R. W. Carrell
Decatur 3
Hamil Clinic
Raymond Cormany
Birmingham
L. and N. Railroad Company
Edward
Moses Namie
Namie
Veterans Administration Office
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Edgar Henson
Ben Bloodworth
Marian
Vols
Barons
C. B. Humphrey
T. G. Mundy
Atlee Hoff
Mr. Mundy
Tifton
Georgia
Betty Gunn
East
Moulton Street
Camp Carolina
Brevard
Morgan County American Red Cross
Leander Perez
New Orleans
Louisiana
Democratic National Committee
By Ken Reynolds
Los Angeles
Mimi Boomhower
Frank Boomhower
Nation’s
H. P
Cullman Boys
Fabulous
Lake Queen
Cruise
Brown
Auburn Board
John
Blow
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