Weather and church notices from Decatur area weekly bulletin
Increasing cloudiness and warmer this afternoon with showers tonight and Friday, cooler Friday. East and Southeast winds on the coast shift to Northwest Friday. Local church notices report Sixteen Avenue Baptist youth meeting Monday at 7 PM, Doctrinal series at Southside Baptist Sundays, White Christmas program practice at Priceville Methodist Sunday 5 PM, and sermons at St. Pauls Lutheran Westminster Presbyterian and Austinville Baptist. A daughter born November 28 to Mr and Mrs Al Gasser. Building permits total 84300 in November. A Bantam football game Friday at Benson Field at 4 PM with normal admission.
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Priceville Methodist Church
al Gasser
Cullman Hospital
Mary Margaret
Forget-Me-Not Flower Sale Led by DAV This Saturday
Downtown shoppers will be approached Saturday to buy a forget me not in a DAV flower sale. The American Legion Auxiliary and the Emblem club assist the DAV with booth sales across the city as part of a nationwide fundraiser led by Disabled American Veterans. Clifford Odom leads the local DAV chapter.
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American Legion Auxiliary
The
Emblem Club
DAV
Clifford Odom
Disabled American Veterans
Folsom Asks Court Ruling On Electors Bond
Governor James E. Folsom filed with the Supreme Court seeking to force Alabama’s 11 electors to vote for Truman. He asked for an immediate injunction and argued Judge Kennamer lacked jurisdiction after denying a prior request. The filing outlined the usual appeal route with earliest action possible around December 13.
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Washington
James E. Folsom
Supreme Court
Alabama
Truman
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Folsom
High Tribunal
C. B Kennamer
Montgomery
Ala
President Truman
Kennamer
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Two White Men Face Rape Trial in Alabama
In Wetumpka Alabama Melinda Jackson 22 testifies that John C Howard Jr 30 and Jack Oliver 22 forced her and Annie Grayson 22 into a pickup after stopping a car and firing at tires. Howard allegedly threatened if they did not comply. The two men have been jailed since last April as trial proceeds in an all white circuit court.
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Wetumpka
Ala
John C. Howard Jr
Melinda Jackson
Howard
Jack Oliver
Annie Grayson
Oliver
Annie
Jackson
Willie Jackson
Alabama
Mercury at 55 Degrees in Decatur at Noon
Fall in Decatur shows pool of heat as the day records a noon temperature of 55 degrees with morning readings from 52 at 8 AM to 55 at noon. The late afternoon high reached 57 at 3 PM. Hourly values note 9 AM at 33 and 10 AM at 4.
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Mercury
Decatur
Abdullah Named Palestine King by Jericho Conference
A Palestine Arab congress in Jericho reportedly proclaimed King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan as king of Palestine. The meeting, led by Sheik Moh Ali Gaabary, discussed steps to unify Palestine with Trans-Jordan amid unconfirmed reports and censorship driven dispatches from Amman.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jericho
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
General Palestine Congress
Biblical
Dead Sea
Sheik Moh Ali Gaabary
Amman
Sheik Gaabary
Congress Ord
Trans- Jordan
Two Negroes Seek Probation After Convictions
Samuel Bankston and Fred White face probation hearings on December 17 after circuit court convictions for second degree manslaughter and second degree murder. Bankston was found guilty of second degree manslaughter in the March shooting of his wife Marian. White’s charge was reduced to second degree murder with a 10 year recommended sentence.
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Samuel Bankston
Fred White
Sam Bankston
Marian
White
Clara Shine
Isaac Cullom
Ogee
Lara Shine
Austin Madry
Austine Madry
Issac Cullom
Mose Rembert
Distribution of Taxes Is Made
The Morgan County tax collector's office sent $20,139.33 to various agencies from November 16 to 23. The City of Decatur received $5,722.77 the largest share, while Trinity got $3.16 the smallest. Other distributions included the State of Alabama $2,823.04 Morgan County $5,628.18 Morgan County Schools $3,718.98 City Board of Education $1,155.91 Austinville $21.43 Falkville $25.34 Hartselle $454.03 and fees and commissions $586.49.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Trinity
State of Alabama
City Board of Education
Austinville
Falkville
Hartselle
Cities Brace For Floods Across Deep South
Wide areas in Alabama Georgia and South Carolina faced flood threats as crests of 55 to 56 feet were forecast on the Alabama and Flint rivers. Evacuations planned in Albany and Camden while Newton moved to higher ground. Red Cross officials reported limited damage and few livestock losses as Rome reopened schools after a two day shutdown.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Albany
Red Cross
Newton
Selma
Ala
Camden
Keene Wilson
Red Cross Disaster Committee
Pinopolis
S. C
R. M. Jefferies
Wilson
Santee River
Rome
Truck Collision Damages Local Freight Vehicle at Intersection
A Pettey cleaners truck collided with a State Highway Department truck at Moulton Street and Sixth Avenue. No injuries were reported. The Pettey truck was driven by Herbert Ratledge of 423 Sherman. the highway truck by Ruby Livingston of Hartseller. Officers Self and Jacobs investigated.
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Pettey Cleaners
State Highway Department
Moulton Street
Sixth Avenue
Herbert Ratledge
Sherman
Ruby Livingston
Hartseller
Self
Jacobs
Bathtub Dessert Prank Amid Pueblo Home Invasion
Mr and Mrs Jack Halstead arrived home from Denver to find about 30 gallons of cherry flavored gelatin in their bathtub. The prank left the tub coated in red gel and whipped cream with a message. The Halsteads stated they never eat gelatin.
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Pueblo
Colo
Jack Halstead
Denver
Halsteads
Red Treachery Makes Pact on Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Col. Frank Howley condemning Soviet conducts in Berlin crisis. He cites repeated broken agreements by the Russians and questions the value of more accords without guarantees. He notes Western powers plan to close liaison offices as the rump city hall regime solidifies.
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Richard O'Malley
Berlin
Frank Howley
United Nations
Howley
City Hall
Alabama Supreme Court Refuses Elector Vote Injunction
The Alabama Supreme Court refused to issue an injunction forcing the electors to vote for President Truman. Gov. Folsom had sought to compel a vote for Truman. Thurmond pledged electors stood with him. The court called the issue a political matter beyond equitable relief. The case heads toward possible U S Supreme Court review as Dec electors vote approaches.
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Montgomery
Ala
The
Alabama
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Folsom
Truman
U. S
C. Kennamer
Washington
U. S. Supreme
Price trends brighten as EAC reports flattening costs
President Truman’s Economic Advisory Council says prices have leveled off with no ceiling jump. Chairman Edwin G. Nourse notes creeping rent increases, falling food prices, and softening clothing costs. He cautions military spending could raise inflation risk and tax or controls may follow.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Nourse
American Officials Slow to Respond to China Aid Appeals
Washington officials delayed action as urgent appeals from the Chinese government pressed for quick help. Congress won’t reconvene for a month, and China’s unstable military-political scene risks a plan becoming obsolete. Ambassador Koo urged swift U.S. support in New York.
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China
John M. Hightower
Washington
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
State Department
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wellington Koo
China Institute
New York City
Man Reared as Girl Ends Life in Rifle Suicide
Don Lee Reid a 28 year old who changed from girl to boy at 18 shot himself last night Coroner Charles Keifer reported. Reid had been convicted in April 1947 of stabbing his father to death in a drunken argument and served a year in jail. Medical testimony supported his sex change history and authorities declined to place him in the Ohio penitentiary. He used a borrowed .22 rifle to kill himself.
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Troy. O
Don Lee Reid
Charles Keifer
Reid
John
Ohio
Fatal double tragedy ends in gunfire and suicide
In Durham a 32 year old man Norman C Bailey killed his wife Kath leen Bailey in a restaurant during a prolonged argument and then shot himself. Coroner R A Horton said three bullets wounded Mrs Bailey and Bailey was injured in the chin and temple as he moved toward the door.
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Durham
N. C
R. A. Horton
Durham County
Norman C. Bailey
Kathleen
Bailey
Mayberry
W. Va
E. G. Belvin
Delvin
Helpless Paralytic Found After Wife Is Dead in Chair
An 81-year-old paralytic lies critically ill after three days on his bedroom floor while his wife, 75, sits dead in a chair. Neighbors reported the scene to police as Capt. Paul Cronk, Coast Guard skipper and son of the couple, was contacted in Boston.
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Los Angeles
Jackson Durlin
Adelaine Durlin
Durlin
Mother and Child Trapped by Wagon Drowned in Ditch
WAUSEON Ohio December reports a farmer’s wife Mrs Eugene Pontius 27 and her two year old daughter Judy died in 18 inches of water after a wagonload of corn overturned trapping them in a shallow ditch. Witnesses say the wagon driver attempted to free himself and his son but both mother and child died before aid arrived.
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Wauseon
Eugene Pontius
Judy
Madame Chiang seeks White House meeting on aid for China
Madame Chiang Kai-shek asked President Truman and Secretary Marshall for urgent U.S. aid to the Chinese government against communists. Authorities said no appointments yet but likely within a day or two. She arrived from Shanghai and is visiting at the Leesburg Virginia home of the secretary and his wife.
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Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Marshall
Chiang
China
Shanghai
Leesburg
Chinese envoy urges more aid to fight communists
Ambassador Koo stressed the urgency of increasing aid to China to combat the communist threat. He said Chinese people fight alongside the United States in the non communist war, and proposed corruption-proofing funds by keeping control in American hands, referencing the current 400 million dollars.
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United States
China
Koo
Prosecution Nears Close in Alabama Rape Trial
In Birmingham, Thomas Eugene Johnson, 38, a former county jail dietitian, faces rape charges from a former inmate Dorothy Rotenberry, 22. Rotenberry testified she was raped while jailed on a worthless check charge last December and said she gave birth at a veterans hospital in Tuscaloosa. The defense plans to call about 60 witnesses.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas Eugene Johnson
Dorothy Rotenberry
WAC
Johnson
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Two Railroaders Die in Alabama Car Crash
In Irm ingham Alabama two railroad workers William F Pilley 27 and Ernest E Burtram 24 both of Birmingham employed by the L and N railroad were killed when their car struck a lamp post and fire plug near the downtown district. Investigators said the car was traveling at high speed while attempting a turn. The men were hurled from the vehicle.
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Irmingham
Ala
William F. Pilley
Ernest E. Burtram
Birmingham
L and N Railroad
Patrolman Faces Traffic Charges In Birmingham
State Highway Patrol Lt. said a Birmingham Police Officer E. T. Coleman was suspended pending an investigation after a patrol car rear-ended a vehicle stopped for a traffic light on Westside Street. The incident occurred Tuesday night and involved reckless driving charges.
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Birmingham
Als
State Highway Patrol
S. T. Arnett
E. T. Coleman
Cole
Communist Claims Fall of Suchow Shifts Front Near Nanking
Reports from Nanking say Suchow, 211 miles northwest of Nanking, has fallen to Chinese communists as government forces retreat southward to reinforce other nationalist armies. Refugees flee while the government denies abandoning the capital and diplomats are told the capital will remain in Nanking.
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Harold K. Miles
Nanking
Suchow
Suhsien
Pengpu
Teng Wen-Yi
Claire Chennault
China Air Transport
San Francisco
12Th
Foreign Office
Jacques Meyrier
Nenking
Street Opening Up To Court
The Alabama supreme court may decide whether a short street between Eight and Ninth Streets connecting 12th and 13th Avenues should open or stay closed. J C Coffee and W E Forbes appeal Circuit Judge Newton Powell's decree to open the street during the case. Mrs Jeannie Kate Edgis sought a temporary injunction to keep the avenue open for two tenant houses facing it. Edgis's land was fenced after Coffee bought the land. Forbes supports reopening. Edgils claim 20 years of public use, contested by witnesses for Coffee and Forbes.
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Alabama Supreme Court
12Th
13Th Avenues
J. C. Coffee
W. E. Forbes
Newton Powell
12Th Avenue
Forbes
Thomas Edgil
Coffee
Doll Surgeon Aims to Heal Dolls by Christmas
In Memphis, 80 year old Mrs Rebie Willis runs a hospital for battered dolls and vows all patients will be out for Christmas. She has tended dolls for 70 years and says she cannot retire as new patients keep arriving seeking repairs.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rebie Willis
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