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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1952

Page

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Glimpses of D at mM and Drlemale

Fragmentary notes reference D at mM and Drlemale with unclear context. Tiny readable bits hint at a research or event highlight labeled as glimpses. No coherent narrative or full names emerge from the readable text.

Community parks close except Delano for Labor Day weekend

City parks except Delano close Sunday as Delano stays open through Labor Day. Highway Patrol arrests one for reckless driving. Absentee votes rise in Decatur election. Local clergy schedule sermons and vacations. Births and hospital admissions reported. Red Cross office hours changed. Moulton Street paving final plans approved. resurfacing to begin soon.

Delano

32 Carloads Of Hay Sought For Three Counties

Drouth relief heads to Limestone Lawrence and Morgan counties with 32 carloads of grade 1 legume hay priced at 36 dollars per ton. Unloading sites include Decatur and Hartselle in Morgan and Courtland Ardmore Athens or Tanner in the others. Dealers unnamed as PMA offices await appointment and application blanks.

Limestone Lawrence Morgan PMA Decatur Hartselle Lawrence County Courtland Ardmore Athens Tanner Limestone County Wade Alva Wade Montgomery

Three Vehicle Collision Causes Heavy Damage at City Corner

A three car crash at the Lee and Line Streets corner caused heavy damage. Vehicles involved were a 1951 Chevrolet driven by D A Posey of 611 Line Street, a 1950 Studebaker driven by C D McBride, and a 1948 Chevrolet owned by J D Pittman Implement Co. The 1951 car turning from Lee onto Line struck the Studebaker as it pulled from the curb, driving the Studebaker into the third vehicle. The accident occurred about 9 56 A M.

Lee and Line Streets D. A. Posey Line Street Studebaker C. D. McBride Trinity 1 J. D. Pittman Implement Company Lee Line St

Tydings Fires New Salvo At McCarthy In Duel

Former Senator Millard E. Tydings labels Senator McCarthy a cowardly patriot and vows to travel to Wisconsin to expose his charges. He renews a $25,000 reward offer for evidence before a U S grand jury as McCarthy declines a Wisconsin debate.

Tydings McCarthy Baltimore Millard E. Tydings Sen R-Wis Wisconsin State Department U. S Tydings-McCarthy Maryland John Marshall Butler Senate

Disaster Aid Provides Discounted Hay for Alabama Farmers

Alabama livestock owners hit by drought may obtain hay at 28 to 36 dollars per ton under a disaster aid program. William B. Crawley, chair of the Alabama Agricultural Mobilization Committee, says federal funds back the reduced prices. Trade at rail points set 36 dollars for legume hay, 32 for legume and mixed grasses, and 28 for timothy and other grasses with a five dollar deposit and balance on delivery. Hay ships from Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan to be used for cattle feed.

Montgomery Alabama William B. Crawley Alabama Agricultural Mobilization Committee Truman Crawley Iowa Wisconsin Michigan

GOP Candidate for Congress Quits Race

Anniston Alabama Glenn Andrews a Republican кандидат for Congress in the Fourth Alabama District withdraws to give Eisenhower full attention of voters. Andrews announced the decision at a Sylacauga district convention after being nominated by the party.

Anniston Alabama Eisenhower Glenn Andrews Andrews Sylacauga

Stampede at Izmir tobacco factory fire kills 16 women

A night fire at a tobacco factory in Izmir caused a panicked stampede that killed 16 women workers and severely injured 37 others. About 100 workers sustained lesser injuries.

Izmir Turkey

Hunt Continues for Six Airmen After B 17 Downed

The Air Force bases at EGLIN AFB Florida say the full scale search for six airmen missing after a B 17 was shot down will continue through Saturday with air and surface craft. A remote chance remains that any crew members survive. Two of eight crew were rescued earlier as weather and visibility hindered the hunt.

Eglin Air Force Basf Fla Air Force Gulf of Mexico Eglin Air Force Base

Callaham Plans 15 New Houses

A housing development of 15 frame houses on Cypress Street between Fourteenth and Sixteenth Avenues will start construction next week. Clay Callaham of Decatur Land says the homes will have hardwood floors electric heat screened porches cedar lined closets and three bedrooms. Six homes with three bedrooms one and a half baths will sell for 13 000 dollars while the other nine with three bedrooms and one bath offer similar features.

Cypress Street Fourteenth Sixteenth Avenues Clay Callaham Decatur Land Company Callaham

Fugitive May Be In Police Trap

Police cling to a cordon around William Merle Martin one of the FBI's ten most wanted. authorities say a break will come when he grows hungry. A Birmingham car theft connected to the man is under pursuit as a wide search continues.

Pacific William Merle Martin FBI Lewis Howard Missouri Highway Patrol Birmingham Ala St. Louis Martin

Double Mishap Injures Three In Limestone County Chase

A high speed pursuit of motorist Leon L. Smith on Alabama 72 ends in a ditch crash and a second collision when Den ford Lee Franklin of Vina drives into the wrecker. Franklin and two passengers, Robert Barker and Roland Spencer, were hospitalized with serious injuries. Franklin remained unconscious this morning.

Limestone County M. G. Patton Leon L. Smith William Johnson Alabama Smith Patton ABC C. C. Nelson White Motor Company Athens Denford Lee Franklin Franklin Robert Barker Roland Spencer Limestone County Hospital

Justice Group Dilatory Say House Probers

House investigators charged the Justice Department with delays in prosecutions citing the Norman E Miller and Associates case from 1944 to 1951. They alleged dismissed indictments, repeated delays, defense attorney influence, and FBI warnings of political pressure in a Detroit war fraud matter.

Harry P. Snyder Washington House Justice Department Detroit Robert A. Collier Judiciary Norman E. Miller Associliates, Inc Collier Miller Justice Department FBI J. Edgar Hoover

U.S. Military Mission in Argentina Not Renewed

Relations between the United States and Argentina under President Juan D. Peron cooled as Washington did not renew the four year old U S military mission that had trained the Argentine Army.

Buenos Aires United States Juan D. Peron U. S

Erratic Atlantic storm becomes full fledged hurricane

The storm intensified into a hurricane near 28.0N 76.5W about 280 miles east of Melbourne Florida. A Weather Bureau advisory warns the upper Florida east coast Georgia and South Carolina to expect hurricane warnings as the system moves west northwest at about 18 mph with winds near 75 mph and potential Gulf Stream intensification.

Miami Atlantic Melbourne Fla Weather Bureau Florida Georgia South Carolina Vero Beach Wilmington N. C Gulf Stream

General Goes Into Seclusion To Draft Punchy Speeches

General enters seclusion to draft a series of speeches aimed at delivering strong impact. The effort focuses on shaping messages for upcoming public appearances and policy emphasis. Officials expect clear, forceful rhetoric to resonate with audiences.

Pravda Attacks Eisenhower Speech from New York

Pravda labels Gen Dwight D Eisenhower the most energetic propagandist of hate and enmity in a sharp attack on his New York American Legion speech. Eisenhower moves to write speeches with plans for a Southern tour and potential earlier campaign punches as Adlai Stevenson tightens the race with sharper jabs. Polish leaders back Eisenhower citing Yalta and Poland’s fate. Stevenson ends his Eastern tour with party talks before Springfield office work. See GENERAL On Page 2.

Moscow Pravda Dwight D. Eisenhower American Legion New York Soviet Communist Party Eisenhower Republican Party Adlai E. Stevenson Illinois Yalta Roosevelt Poland Springfield

Lodge attacks Stevenson's civil rights stance and filibuster rule

Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr denounces Adlai Stevenson s remarks on filibusters as double talk saying Democrats controlled the Senate and did nothing. Lodge notes Eisenhower and Sparkman comments while asserting Eisenhower favors curbing filibusters and advancing civil rights measures.

New York Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Adlai E. Stevenson Massachusetts Dwight D. Eisenhower Senate Stevenson Lodge Eisenhower John J. Sparkman Alabama Sparkman

Reds Harden Guard Tactics as POW Disturbances Rise

The U S Eighth Army reports 25 more Communist prisoners of war injured slightly by guards during three disturbances in UN POW camps since Sunday. One prisoner killed and one hurt in a work accident. Incidents include Koje Island singing silenced by force and a fatal rock fall at Masan work detail. A South Korean guard shot a prisoner at Camp No 5 near Sang-Mudai, with the guard disciplined.

Seoul U. S. Eighth Army U. N U. N. Guard Masan Korea Koje Island No. 5 Sang-Mudai

Curfew Ordered for All U S Forces in Germany

Four star general Manton E. Eddy issued a curfew for U S troops in Germany to curb reckless driving and other violations of military regulations.

Heidelberg Manton E. Eddy U. S Germany

Negro leaders pledge support for Stevenson after talks in New York

Rep. Adam Clayton Powell and about a dozen Afro American leaders met with Adlai Stevenson in New York and said they are ready to back him to the limit. Powell cited Stevenson’s civil rights stance and promised a strong pronouncement on segregation in Washington. Channing Tobias said he was impressed but avoided committing to support, indicating a later decision.

New York Adam Clayton Powell Adlai Stevenson Powell Atlantic Seaboard Stevenson Washington Tobias Channing Tobias United States United Nations

Courtland Mayor Warns Dogs Must Wear Collars and Tags

Mayor J. A. Gilchrist warned Courtland dog owners that all dogs must wear collars and tags by Wednesday. Dogs without tags after the deadline will be shot following a Wednesday night rabid stray dog incident. The stray dog attacked several pets and was shot. rabies test came back positive.

Courtland J. A. Gilchrist Gilchrist

Greatest Blow Of War Struck In North Korea

Allied air forces struck Pyongyang with mass raids totaling thousands of bombs and tons of high explosives. Four nations participated including U S Air Force Navy and carrier planes joined by South African, South Korean and Australian aircraft. The raid hit factories, stockpiles, billets, airfields and power plants, with vast explosions and heavy flak as the city endured a major bombardment.

Seoul Pyongyang North Korea U U. S. Fifth Air Force Navy U. S. Air Force Marine Red Capital

Wheat Quits Mayor's Race Over Qualification Doubt

Sam H. Wheat announced he is withdrawing from the Decatur mayoral race after his attorney advised that his candidacy may not meet the legal qualification deadline. He qualified August 16, 1952, but was told the filing must precede the election by at least 30 days, with August 15, 1952 as the cutoff.

Sam H. Wheat Decatur Wheat

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Drlemale The Highway Patrol Recorders Court Decatur General Hospital B. H.lutts Lawrenceburg Tenn Leonard Turney West Church Street Red Cross Joe Pettey Dorothy Mitchell Decature Neil Carter Russellville Stewart Bennett Billye Kantola Enolam Blvd Don Esty First Presbyterian Church W.W. Glass Virginia North Carolina T. J. Chitwood Central Methodist Church Welton Gregory Bill Williams Walnut Street Ellis- Meyer Clinic Noah Webster Decatur 3 Bill Stover Ellis-Meyer Clinic Highway Department Moulton Street U.S. Highway 31 Ninth Street Ben Bloodworth Marian Bloodworth GOP Congress Hunt Willard Carver Olathe Kans Roberta ‘Rae Carter Birming Justice Group Associated Press Mobile By Ken Reynolds
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