Morgan District Scout Banquet Reports Strong Year
The Morgan district annual Scout banquet at Gordon-Bibb School highlighted 207 rank advancements and 500 merit badges earned, a fourfold rise from 1951. Officers for 1953 were elected, and plans were announced for camps, a 1953 jamboree in California, and district growth goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan District
Gordon-Bibb School
Tommy Wessler
J. E. McClary
Scouting
Austinville
C. J. Lovvorn
Ed Brazelton
Ned Frazier
Morgan County
Frazier
Decatur Council Approves Park Site and City Posts
The council dedicates six acres between Sixth Street and the Southern Railroad as a Negro park in Northwest Decatur. R. C. Sutton is hired as city building inspector at 250 dollars monthly while two low priced cars will be purchased for Sutton and Bill Freeman.
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Sixth Street
Southern Railroad
Decatur
R. C. Sutton
Sutton
Bill Freeman
Terry
Senator Urges Firing of Coe at U N Hearings
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearings in New York focus on alleged American Communists in the United Nations. IMF official Frank Coe dodges questions on loyalty and warns he was denied a passport as a security risk. Senator Herbert O Conor calls for Coe’s dismissal and cites prior suspicions of Communist ties.
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New York
International Monetary Fund
Herbert R. O’conor
U. N
Coe
Sunset Flame Of Araby At Sunset Theater
Film listings show Sunset Flame Of Araby starring Mau reen O'Hara and Jeff Chandler with showtimes at 7:15 and 9:15. Other screenings include Amusement Princess with Alan Young and Dinah Shore at 1:25 3:25 5:25 7:25 9:25 and Hatfield in Athens-Westward the Women with Robert Taylor and Denise Darcel at 6:30 and 8:40.
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Princess
Aaron Slick
Fron
Punkin Crick
Alan Young
Dinah Shore
Robert Merrill
Maureen O'Hara
Jeff Chandler
Open House Night aims to spotlight Decatur lighting program
Local garden club federations cooperate to sponsor the lighting program and invite other clubs in Decatur to use the Delano park Christmas tree. Free bus rides to town will be offered by Decatur Transit Thursday night with ample off street parking to ease access. Rufus Warren, retail merchants chair of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, promises gifts and ease of movement to enhance public enjoyment.
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Garden Club Federation
Central Garden Club
Decatur Garden Club
Green Thumb Club
Rose Garden Club
Trawlers Garden Club
Brookmeade Garden Club
Decatur
Delano Park
Dcatur Transit
Rufus Warren
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Scouting Leaders Honor Morgan County District Chairman
Kins delivered inspirational remarks as he installed and commissioned new leaders to shape Scouting in Morgan County next year. Outgoing district chairman J. E. McClary received thanks for three years of service. Special tribute went to Mrs. King and staff for a fine dinner and to W. R. Riley S. W. MecNeeley and Sim Price for their program contributions.
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Kins
Morgan County
J. E. McClary
King
W. R. Riley
S. W. MecNeeley
Sim Price
Eisenhower Chooses Weeks and Durkin for Top Posts
Ike names Arthur E. Summerfield of Flint Michigan as postmaster general and Durkin a longtime AFL leader as labor official. Weeks, a pre convention backer, serves on the Republican National Committee since 1940 and chairs two Massachusetts firms while directing others. Durkin praises bipartisan teamwork and envisions Taft Hartley Act amendments and a rebuilt Labor Department. Weeks, in Boston, says the Commerce Department offer honors him for his business experience.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Flint, Mich
Weeks
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Massachusetts
First National Bank of
Boston
Union
Durkin
Illinois
AFL
Department of Labor
Commerce Department
Cullman Council Votes to Oust City Officer Chapman
Cullman ministers backed Chapman removal as the council voted three to two to oust the officer. Council President W. W. Newman cited harmony in city government and noted personal rifts with Mayor W. J. Nesmith. Voter turnout matched the recent municipal election.
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Ient Cullman
Chapman
W. W. Newman
W. J. Nesmith
Markets Report From Decatur Grain and Hog Prices
Market items show cotton middling at 34.75 cents and strict low 32.75 cents. No 2 milv at 292, No 2 wheat new crop 95 cents, No 2 vats 85 cents. White ear corn 1.90, yellow ear corn 1.65. Hogs at 17.00 cents.
Nashville cattle market steady with varied classes reported
Federal state cattle quote steady for slaughter classes. prices for steers 800-900 lb at 22.00-23.50, cows 12.50-14.00, bulls 16.00 down. Calves mainly steady with good to prime at 24.00-32.00 and up to 33.00 for prime. Hogs steady with butchers and sows firm. hogs 160-180 lb mostly 16.00, 190-230 lb 17.50. Sheep scarce and not established.
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Nashville
North Georgia live poultry market reports steady demand
USDA notes steady market with moderate offerings and fair to good demand. Dressing plants pay 32 to 33 cents for chickens delivered to their doors. Farm trading volume around 31 to 34 cents, with farm prices for broilers under 4 pounds at 30 to 32 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
Georgia
Board Grants Nine Paroles
The Pardon Parole Board granted nine paroles during the weekend, with one more pardon and the revocation of two prior paroles. Noble Jackson, sentenced from Elmore County in 1932 for murder and assault, was released after serving part of a long sentence. Willie Frank Alloway, from Pike County, imprisoned for second degree murder, was also paroled.
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Montgomery
Noble Jackson
Elmore County
Willie Frank Alloway
Pike County
Birmingham Bond Vote Delayed To 1953
The Birmingham City Commission and the Board of Education will postpone submitting a $10,000,000 school bond issue to voters until next October. Commissioner James W. Morgan noted a likely heated City Commission race next spring and said the bond campaign should not influence the election.
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Birmingham
Birmingham City Commission
Board of Education
James W. Morgan
Graham's Korea Trip Cleared for Private Citizens Visit
The Defense Department said it has no objection to Billy Graham's Korea trip if he goes as a private citizen with military clearance. An official letter from Secretary Lovett confirmed the stance after prior confusion. Graham had claimed he was denied permission but could proceed without Armed Forces Chaplain's Board sponsorship due to a past commitment.
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Washington
Defense Department
Billy Graham
Korea
Jerry Beavan
Defense Lovett
Beavan
Graham
Armed Forces Chaplain’s Board
Philippines
Reuther Seen As CIO Winner
In Atlantic City Walter P. Reuther appears near certain to become CIO president after a fierce union battle. He defeated CIO Vice President Allan S. Haywood as the rubber and oil workers unions signaled support, though the contest may go to a convention vote on Thursday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter P. Reuther
Cios
CIO
Auto Workers Union
Allan S. Haywood
Reuther
Rubber and Oil Workers Union
Haywood
Philip Murray
Snow Storms Sweep Across Much of U S West and Midwest
A broad winter system dropped two to six inches of snow across West Virginia and parts of Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and California. Travel warnings issued as snow and sleet hit thousands of shoppers while rain and fog affected the Ohio Valley and Pacific states. Two deaths reported from the California storm amid widespread damage and cold, unsettled weather elsewhere.
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West Virginia
Illinois
Ohio Valley
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Missouri
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Nevada
Idaho
Oregon
California
Donner Summit
Mississippi Valley
Responsibilities Of Rotarians Highlight Rotary Address
Dr. W. F. Powell of Nashville spoke to the Decatur Rotary Club about Rotary responsibilities and community leadership. He praised service clubs for America, noted a community’s intelligence reflects its members’ cooperation, and urged integrity in work and character shaping. Seniors Joe David Burns and Dawson Crim were named junior Rotarians. plans for ladies night and visiting Rotarians from Hartselle and Jasper were announced.
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Decatur Rotary Club
W. F. Powell
First Baptist Church of Nashville
Harry Higdon
William Johnson
Powell
Nashville
Rotary
Bill Jenkins
Joe David Burns
Dawson Crim
Phil Nungester
Country Club
C. T. Cash
L. R. Palmer
Hartselle
Bob Bruner
Jasper
Truman Proclaims UN Human Rights Day Observance
President Truman issued a proclamation calling on the nation to observe December 10 as United Nations Human Rights Day. He urged thanking for the liberty heritage and noted the freedoms in the American Bill of Rights echo those in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
Traffic accidents compare Montgomery W yesterday and year ago
Highway Patrol reports 18 accidents yesterday with three injuries one fatality and 5545 dollars property damage. Compared with the same date last year 39 accidents with 25 injuries seven deaths and 11795 dollars property damage.
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Montgomery W
Highway Patrol
Two-Vehicle Crashes Reported At Busy City Intersection
Police report two separate crashes in quick succession. At 4:36 p.m. yesterday on Prospect Drive and Eighth Avenue a Chevy and a truck collided after a stop sign rule violation with Lomax B. Hays and Port er E. Morgan as drivers. A second crash at Gordon Drive and Fourth Avenue SE involved a 1942 sedan owned by J. T. Petty and a 1949 Plymouth club coupe driven by James C. Fouts, causing minor bumper and fender damage.
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Eighth Avenue
Prospect Drive
Chevrolet
Louis Landers
Richard Hyde
Lomax B. Hays
Ninth Avenue
Porter E. Morgan
Atlanta
J. T. Petty
Tarrant City
James C. Fouts
Seventh Street
Gordon Drive
Fourth Avenue
J. T. Broadrick
James D. Edgemon
Heart Seminar To Be Held Here In Decatur
Dr. Tinsley R. Harrison of the Medical College of Alabama will headline the second annual North Alabama Heart Seminar at Decatur Country Club tomorrow at 8 PM. Technical talks begin at 1:55 PM with speakers from University of Virginia Emory and LSU. Morgan County Heart Association hosts with dinner at 6:30 PM and wives served at the Country Club.
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Tinsley R. Harrison
Medical College of Alabama
North Alabama
Decatur Country Club
Harrison
Alabama
Southwestern Medical College
American Medical Association
American Physicians
American Society For Clinical Investigation
American College of Physicians
American Heart Association
J. C. Nash
Medical College
J. F. McManus
University of Virginia
Frederick W. Cooper Jr
Emory University
Edgar Hull
Louisiana State University
Morgan County
Alabama Heart Association
Country Club
Morgan County Medical Association
W. H. Block
Local Heart Association
Honeymooners Injured In Ditch Crash At Wheeler Station
A honeymooning couple, Harold Ward and Myra Ward, both of Hartselle, were injured when their 1952 Ford left a road at Wheeler Station and crashed into a ditch. Mrs Ward received a head cut and bruises at Carpenters Clinic Courtland. Vehicle damage about 2000 dollars. In a second evening crash, Odis Latham 34 of Moulton hit a truck driven by James Huggins 60 of Jasper after running a stop sign. Damage to both vehicles about 225 dollars.
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Wheeler Station
Highway Patrol
Harold Hollis Ward
Myra Sue Ward
Hartselle
Roy Thomas
Ward
Carpenters Clinic
Courtland
Thomas
Wilburn Craft
Chevrolet
Council
Odis Latham
Moulton
James Freeman Huggins
Jasper
Alabama
Scrap steel fuels about half of new steel production
Scrap steel provides roughly half of each ton of new steels in modern production plants, underscoring the material’s central role in steelmaking and the industry’s recycling practices.
Air Force C-47 Crashes in California Mountains
A United States Air Force C-47 with 13 men aboard reportedly crashed in the San Bernardino Mountains near Palm Springs. The aircraft, based at Offutt AFB Nebraska and en route from Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona to March AFB California, was last heard at 9:51 p.m. local time and a fire was seen around 4 a.m. The stormy conditions near Mt. San Jacinto may have caused the crash as the crew tried to skirt the weather.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino Mountains
Sheriff's Office
Loring Poleman
Victorville
Here
Offutt Afb
Omaha
Neb
Davis-Monthan Air Base
Tucson
Ariz
Indian plan gains U N support amid Korea peace push
The U N Political Committee backed India's resolution 53 to 5 with five Soviet bloc votes against and Nationalist China abstaining. Western delegates praised solidarity behind India while opposing Soviet amendments to transform the plan. Vishinsky was set to demand votes on counter resolutions.
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U. N. General Assembly
Red China
Lester B. Pearson
Korea
U. N
China
India
Solidarity
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Nehru
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Sweden
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
General Assembly
Objectionable literature on display before committee
The NODL November list shows 32 comic books 274 pocket sized books and 106 magazines. Testimony cited rising numbers of undraped women photographs lurid sex stories and crime and horror cartoons. Distributors argue policing is failing urging a continued committee and broader civic cooperation to alert public opinion. Ralph Daigh of Fawcett Publications defends his catalog insisting his firm avoids obscene works.
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NODL
Post Office Department
National Council Catholic Men
National Council of Catholic Women
Parent Teacher Associations
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Kearns
Samuel Black
Springfield
Mass
Black
Ralph F. Daigh
Fawcett Publications, Inc
New York
Fawcett
Courtland Soldier Transferred to Far East Command
Cpl. John B. Reeves of Courtland, son of Mrs. Annie Belle Reeves, is reassigned from the 3523rd Army Service Unit at Redstone Arsenal to Far East Command. This marks his second Far East tour. he previously served with the 1343rd Engineer Combat Battalion in Korea in 1951. Reeves, a military policeman at Redstone, arrived from combat service in March 1952 and is married to Gertrude Hill, daughter of Mrs. June E. Hill of Union Grove.
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Gertrude Hill
June E. Hill
Union Grove 1
Theft, arrests and escapes replace city street activity
Traffic of which one was cleared by ar rest. A car, an electric motor, and two outboard motors were stolen, and four shirts, a leather jacket, and a suit taken from cars on the streets. A man jumped off the river bridge and was pulled out of the river. One man was arrested for the Atlanta, Ga., police department, two men were transferred to the county as habitual drunks, one man was transferred to the county for grand larceny, four men were apprehended for the sheriff's office in Kalamazoo, Mich., two men arrested for Limestone county officials for grand larceny, and one man arrested for the sheriff of Cullman county. Two prisoners escaped while at work on the city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Kalamazoo
Mich
Limestone County
Cullman County
DAV Post Opens Membership Drive in Decatur
The Decatur post of Veterans of Foreign Wars launched its membership drive during a meeting at the post home. The quota is 1,000 members and runs until January 1. A Christmas party for members and their wives is planned for December 5 at the post home. A report from the building committee was presented.
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Decatur Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Post Home
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