Weather and notices from Decatur area
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the north portion this afternoon. Gentle to moderate winds along the coast. Mrs R P Masterson visits in Tuiscumbia. VFW meets at 7 45 pm on Second Avenue. Harvey returns from Miami amid hurricane threat. Police report 22 tried in recorder's court with various charges. Admitted and dismissed patients at Hamil Clinic and Decatur General. Births announced at Decatur General and Baugh Wiley clinic. Sports note on National League pennant race and beef cattle show planning in Montgomery. See DIARY on Page 2.
Chapman Won’t Sell Gadsden Club to Decatur Group
Ben Chapman owner of the Gadsden club told the Associated Press in Birmingham he had no intention of selling the team to a Decatur group planning a move. He said the club would stay in Gadsden despite approaches from Decatur representatives. Chapman cited Gadsden as a good baseball town and blamed fans for none of the season’s troubles.
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Decatur
s @hance
Gadsden ‘ Tern
Ben Chapman
Gadsden
Associated Press
Birmingham
Chapman
Hurricane Blowing Out In Race To Sea
The big hurricane was blowing itself out as it turned northeast in North Carolina and Southern Virginia. It had roared across Florida's coast Friday, causing multi million dollar damage, and dumped heavy rains across the Carolinas. Wind power waned to limb breaking gusts, tearing shingles and fouling lines as it faded back toward the Atlantic.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gold Coast
Carolinas
Piedmont
Hurricane Winds Batter New York Metropolis
The New York metropolitan area faced 70 mile per hour winds as the Florida hurricane moved northward. Weather officials reported peak gusts at 5 30 A M EST before subsiding to 24 mph by 9 A M EST. Wires were knocked down in Brooklyn Queens and the Bronx leaving 18 000 to 23 000 customers without power for a time.
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Georgia
Suwanee
Lower
Peninsula
Weather Bureau
Carabelle
Cedar Keys
Fort Myers
Panama City
New York
Florida
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Hurricanes and Gusts Battered Carolinas and Maryland
Rains swelled small streams into flood-prone lowlands while large rivers’ impact could not be assessed immediately. Winds peaked at 60 mph in Lumberton and Florence, 58 mph in Greensboro with no city damage, and Charleston reported 80 mph gusts but only power line damage. The sea rose with the high tide flooding bay streets, and as the storm moved into Maryland it weakened to about 55 mph, likely just another heavy storm.
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Carolinas
Lumberton
N. C
Florence
S. C
Greensboro
Charleston
Bay Area
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Gold Coast Cleaning Up After Hurricane Damage
Southeast Florida begins cleanup after a great hurricane causing about 40 million dollars in damage. The Red Cross opens disaster relief headquarters in West Palm Beach and surveys counties. Florida Citrus estimates losses at 13 to 17 million boxes of citrus and 3 to 5 million boxes of oranges, with grapefruit hit hardest in St. Lucie County where grapefruit losses reach about 90 percent. Tangerine damage is slight.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Gold Coast
Red Cross
Robert C. Evans
Florida Citrus Commission
Lower
Indian River
St. Lucie County
Dan McCarthy
Fort Pierce
Pilot Brings Big Ship in Safely
Northwest Airlines flight No 501 carrying 46 passengers and three crew made a safe emergency landing in drizzling darkness at Youngstown Ohio after severe weather near Allentown Pennsylvania. Two passengers were slightly injured along with a teacher who suffered shock from Providence Rhode Island. The aircraft landed at 2 15 a m with crash equipment on standby and hospital treatment for a woman and two boys.
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Youngstown
Northwest Airlines
LaGuardia Field
New York
Seattle
Allentown
Youngstown Municipal
Warren
Mary Donelly
Providence, R. 1
Danville Youth Held on Axe Attack Charge
Sammy Junior Orr, 17, a Danville resident, is jailed in Morgan county on a charge of assault to murder. An affidavit sworn before County Judge W. H. Long states Orr attacked John Morris with an axe.
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Sammy Junior Orr
Danville
Morgan
Orr
John Morris
W. H. Long
Polio Totals High But New Cases Seem to be Declining
The Associated Press reports 1949 polio totals exceed 19,500 with new cases slipping. About 3,900 cases Aug 18–27 mark a over 20 percent drop from the prior nine days, yet remain above 3,000. Declines appeared in six states Illinois Arkansas Maine Indiana New York and Texas among others.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Maine
North Dakota
Indiana
Bbasceohusetts
Mromgen Mevads
Newhee
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
New Yoak
New York City
Liquor Arrests Reported Across Two Counties
Morgan and Limestone counties led weekend liquor enforcement with arrests and seizures. Dennis Crowden, 30, and Thomas Montgomery, 57, were nabbed two miles out on the Danville Road with untaxed whiskey after a two mile chase. Limestone County destroyed a 500 gallon still and 500 gallons of live beer mash. Sheriff C B Humphrey noted additional Morgan arrests for prohibition violations, public drunkenness, and reckless driving. Sheriff John Sandlin reported a 500 gallon still destroyed four miles north of Athens with help from P H Sandlin and Wallace Coleman. Public drunkenness and prohibition violations were also recorded.
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Morgan
Limestone
Morgan County
Limestone County
C. B. Humphrey
Dennis Crowden
Thomas Montgomery
Danville
J. H. Kirkpatrick
James Barnes
John Sandlin
Athens
AEC Enforcement
P. H. Sandlin
Wallace Coleman
Sandlin
Five Americans Take Mount Ararat Ark Quest
Five Americans push toward the three mile high summit of Mount Ararat to search for Noahs Ark. They departed a Turkish village yesterday, with word expected no earlier than tomorrow. Russian protests label the expedition spying along the Turko Russian border. The group includes Dr Aaron J Smith Walter Wood Y Wendell Ogg and others.
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Dogu Bayazit
Turkey
Mount Ararat
Mt. Ararat
Aaron J. Smith
Greensboro
N. C
Walter Wood
Sea Cliff
Wendell Ogg
Knoxville
Tenn
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Plant
British Labor Cabinet Debates Dollar Crisis Plan
Britain's labor cabinet finalized a master plan for the dollar crisis to guide the British delegation to the Washington dollar conference opening Sept. 7. Cripps urges output growth and cost cuts, while Bevin pushes for integration of currency systems, possibly a customs union or shared currency. The plan also calls for liberalized US tariff policy and joint budget work to raise productivity and cut costs.
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Associated Press
Britain
Washington
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Cripps
Bevin
One Injured In Accident Here
Police report medium damage and one slight injury from two accidents Saturday night. James Summerford was injured about 11 PM on Grant Street and Fourth Avenue South when the 1941 Ford turned over. Summerford's car collided with a 1936 Ford driven by Bill Dial of Hartselle. Heavy damage to Summerford's car and medium damage to the other car. Light damage to both vehicles from an accident on Vine Street at 7:32 PM involved a 1942 Chevrolet driven by Willie Madry of 10089 West Vine Street and a 1942 Chevrolet driven by W L Hudson of 410 East Moulton. rs Weatherly and Hunter investigated.
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James Summerford
Grant Street
Fourth Avenue South
Summerford
Bill Dial
Hartselle
Landers and
Hyde
Vine Street
Willie Madry
West Vine Street
W. L. Hudson
East Moulton
Rs Weatherly
Hunter
Veterans Sign For Dividend Opens Filing Today
Veterans may file for a National Life Insurance dividend at the courthouse annex and Veterans Administration office on 201 East Gordon Drive. Assistance hours are offered by the Veterans Service Officer at the VFW club in the evenings, with blanks also available at the post office.
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Veterans’ Service Officer
Veterans Administration
East Gordon Drive
VFW Club
Joe Morrison
Two Georgia Liquor Firms Lose Licenses in State Probe
Augusta based Richmond Wholesale Liquors Inc and Atlanta Southern Distributing Co. faced license revocation after charges of huge illegal traffic into dry counties. Special Investigator Claude Shaw presented evidence of sales to dry counties, unreported interests, and funds tied to a campaign fund.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Augusta
Georgia Dry
Richmond Wholesale Liquors Inc
Southern Distributing Company of
Charles Redwine
Claude Shaw
Shaw
Richmond Company
R. W. Best
John Horace Bowen
Richmond
Bowen
Redwine
M. E. Thompson
Downing Musgrove
Thompson
Musgrove
Glenn Phillips
Best
Southern Distributing Company
Robert Lee
Lee
Elks
VFW
American Legion
Group Says It Will Organize Klan Chapters
In Jacksonville Florida on August 29 a Ku Klux Klan faction announced its new leadership including a permanent leader known as Samuel Iv and an imperial wizard identified only by the number 4006800. The national adjutant Bill Hendrix of Tallahassee said elections were held at a secret meeting.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Samuel Iv
Bill Hendrix
Tallahassee
Vaughan Faces Stiff Quizzing at Senate Inquiry
Senator Mundt said he will press Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan on his authority and possible use of President Truman s name to arrange a 1945 Europe plane trip for John Maragon. The hearing resumes tomorrow with Vaughan expected to testify as the probe widens into Vaughan s activities and connections.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senator Mundt
R-S.d
Harry Vaughan
White House
Mundt
Truman
Vaughan
Mr. Truman
Europe
John Maragon
Maragon
Senate
Albert Verley Co
Storm Strikes In Birmingham
A Birmingham storm uprooted trees and debris injuring four people and causing heavy airport damage. Power outages affected several areas as the weather bureau called the blow isolated. Winds reached 65 mph in a half hour, with aircraft at the municipal airport damaged or destroyed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Weather Bureau
Air Force
D-Day for Vets to Share NSLI Dividend
Today 16 million veterans begin receiving a $2.8 billion National Service Life Insurance dividend via the Veterans Administration. Application forms spread nationwide and to U.S. foreign service posts. entry accuracy, especially the serial number, is stressed to prevent delays.
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Veterans Administration
National Service Life
Veterans’ Tion
Cooperation In Solving Crisis To Be Extended
President Truman pledged full American cooperation to Britain as part of a wider effort by the free nations to restore prosperity and peace. He warned of a world trade imbalance and offered mutual concession to British officials arriving for talks on their financial crisis. He dismissed domestic criticism of Britain's socialist government and stressed that world prosperity is tied to peace, while noting Soviet hostility hindered European recovery.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Philadelphia
Truman
Britain
Russia
Washington
The
American Legion
United States
Soviet Union
Mr. Truman
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R. P. Masterson
Mrs
Tom Masterson
Tuiscumbia
Hugh Strickland and Son
Tupelo, Miss
Conrad Strickland Sr
Second Avenue
Charlie Harvey
Miami
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr. Harvey
Recorder’s Court
Hamil Clinic
Robert L. Bradford
Eighth Avenue East
Herman Sybert
Decatur 3
Mack Sanders
Hartseller
Celia Taggor
Sherman Street
Little Catherine Chapman
E. M. Chapman
Decatur General Hospital
James W. Edwards
East Moulton Street
D. W. Osborn
Ralph Parker
Eighth Street
Gan Scott
T. A. Culver
Beeline Highway
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
James _ Storie
W. B. Harvey
Jimmy Collier
Line Street
George Houston
St. Louis
Cards
Brooklyn Dodgers
Charles Winston
L. D. Wagnon
Bill Sims
Montgomery
By Ken Reynolds
Carolina
Dothan
N. Y
Ararat
Ark
Labor
Stalin
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Moscow
ECMA
Economic Organization of Europe
Sofia
Bulgaria
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Belgrade
Hungary
Romania
Yugoslav
Canton
Samuel W. Roper
Association of Georgia Klans
Samuel Green
Fuss Mve Vuive le Wise
U. S
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Legion
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