Local Notes and Upcoming Events in Decatur Area
Fair and cool this afternoon and tonight with a slight warm up Friday. frost in the interior and coastal winds. Guest speaker Dr. Nelson Guthrie will address Memorial Drive Methodist church Sunday evening. Community events include a St Ann’s church games night at eight tonight and choir practice at First Presbyterian tonight. Births and hospital admissions noted for Decatur General and local clinics.
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Nelson Guthrie
Superannuate Homes
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
First Presbyterian Church
Enrollment Up Across Decatur Schools After Three Months
Decatur city schools report a total rise of 314 students since opening day, with white elementary schools up 94, Decatur High 82, Negro elementary 88, and Decatur Negro High 50. Boys and girls are nearly evenly matched in both white and Negro schools. Attendance remains strong at about 95 percent for both all students and Negro students over the three month period for roughly 4000 pupils.
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Decatur City
Decatur High School
Decatur Negro High
Tragic Accidental Death Found In Water Main Hole
The body of a white man tentatively identified as Alton Lott of Decatur was found face down in a hole dug for a water main extension at the road entrance to the Country club. Coroner and police indicated death by accident with no violence, while identity confirmation continued.
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Alton Lott
Decatur 2
Country Club
Joe Morrison
J. B. Whitmire
Morrison
Water Department
H. E. Tapscott
Clarence Harris
Decatur Police Department
Ernest Bowman
Charles Smith
German Crisis Flares Anew in Bundestag Row
In Bonn West Germany the constitutional crisis flared as Socialist opposition accused Chancellor Adenauer of pressuring the federal Supreme Court to approve armed alliance treaties. Deputy Wilhem Mellies charged he planned to reform the court to serve his aims, stirring tumult and a 45 minute suspension.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Federal Supreme Court
Wilhelm Mellies
Bundestag
Adenauer
Mellies
Chancel Adenauer
Lee German
Mild Weather Widens in Nation With Varsity of Temperatures
AAP notes mild spell ends in central areas while the East and South stay warm. Freezing readings appear in the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes with 20s to 30s and 10 to 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. East coast sees 40s to 60s with rain and drizzle from New York to the Carolinas and light snow in the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New York State
Carolinas
Pierce Ruling Now Awaited
Birmingham officials await a City-County Personnel Board verdict on charges against former Police Chief Charles Pierce. After a four day hearing Pierce denied most allegations of conduct unbecoming a superior officer. The board said a ruling would come within five days. He had been demoted from chief to captain by the City Commission in October after admitting he received money gifts from two detectives for whom he had authorized overtime leave.
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Birmingham
Charles Pierce
Pierce
Board of
Housecleaning In D. J. Looms
Atty. Gen. Designate Herbert Brownell plans a sweeping staff purge at the Department of Justice after taking office on January 20. The move targets policy makers and includes Washington attorneys, U. S. district attorneys, and U. S. marshals as part of a broad housecleaning.
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U. S
Pastor Plans Bible Burning Despite City Ban
Crestview Florida awaits a planned burn of the revised standard edition Bible by Rev. D. M. Garrett of Chattanooga Tennessee despite a city ordinance prohibiting the act. The Crestview City Council approved a fine up to 500 dollars or 90 days in jail for burning the Bible within city limits.
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Crestview
Fla
D. M. Garrett
Chattangoon
Tenn
Father Of 4 Killed When Pipe Falls On Power Line
Fairhope Alabama report states Jack Davis age 39 and father of four died instantly when a long pipe he held contacted a high tension power line at Montrose. Davis worked for Ponder Co Fairhope drilling concern.
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Fairhope
Ala
Jack Davis
Montrose
Davis
Ponder Co
Fairhope Drilling Concern
Dislocates Shoulder Turning Over In Bed
Anniston resident William Smith aged 40 was treated at a hospital today for a dislocated right shoulder. He said the injury occurred while turning over in bed.
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Anniston
William Smith
Gunfight in Elon store leaves one dead two injured
Deputies and FBI traced a feud sparked gun battle at a Russell store in Elon. Howard Kennemer, 39, was killed by nine bullets. Charles Payne, early twenties, was wounded four times. Joe Ed Payne Sr., 50, father of the injured man, was arrested on murder charges. The Russells fled the scene.
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Huntsville
FBI Today
Howard Kennemer
Charles Payne
Cecil Sanderson
Sanderson
Kennemer
Payne
Joe Ed Payne Sr
Archie Russell
Elon
Here
Russells
Court Fight Expected On Order Hiking Textile Wages
The Walsh Healey act would raise minimum pay to $1 for cotton silk and synthetic textile workers. Tobin announced the proposal and set a 16 day window for complaints. An amended act allows federal court challenges to the new rate and an order to implement it is anticipated.
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Washington
Uacwy
Tobin
Walsh- Healey Public Contracts Act
Dixie Reaction On Segregation Disputed Point
Rival attorneys argued before the Supreme Court over whether Congress intended to require separate schools for white and Negro students in the District of Columbia. The D C case differs from state cases, reflecting Congress as the capital’s governing body.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
District of Columbia
National Capital
Supreme Court arguments heat fight over school segregation
The high court nears ruling on legality of separate white and Negro public schools as cases from South Carolina Virginia Delaware and the District of Columbia unfold. Virginia AG J Lindsay Almond warns a ruling against segregation could destroy Virginia schools while South Carolina’s John W Davis resists overturning the 1896 separate but equal doctrine. Thurgood Marshall argues for NAACP that South Carolina’s people will follow court decisions and the court’s action could affect 17 states with partial or full segregation. See DIXIE On Page 3.
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Washington
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
Kansas
J. Lindsay Almond
John W. Davis
Thurgood Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
South
Davis
T. Justin Moore
Dixie
Refs Hurled From Ridge On Korean Front
Chinese forces attacked Little Nori Hill on the western front with 3000 troops in a major push, driving South Korean defenders from the ridge. South Koreans withdrew at dusk after a second assault in 17 hours amidst heavy artillery and air bombardment.
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Seoul
Little Nori Hill
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
Nori
Hotel To Post Bond Against Law Violation
Judge S A Lynne ordered the Tennessee Valley hotel to post a $1 000 bond forfeitable if officers report any liquor law violation. Police and Morgan county officers to inspect the hotel at least monthly following several complaints of a liquor nuisance tied to the Abrams department store in Florence.
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S. A. Lynne
Morgan County
Tennessee Valley
Lynne
F E. A. Brenner
Abrams Départment Store
Florence
Truman Denounces Misinformation at Wake Conference
President Truman rejected claims of a White House meeting with General Eisenhower and General MacArthur and blasted both. He accused MacArthur of misinformation from Wake Island and challenged MacArthur to share ideas for ending the Korean War, while noting Eisenhower’s Korea pledge and urging accountability.
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Truman
Wake
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
Japan
Wake Island
Germany
District Tuberculosis Sanatorium seeks full state funding
The District I Tuberculosis Sanatorium board, serving 12 North Alabama counties, will push the Alabama legislature to cover operating costs entirely. President W. W. Dinsmore said current state funds cover about half, and the board aims to secure full funding to sustain operations. Health officers from the twelve counties attended the quarterly meeting to review policies and methods, with more details on Page 2.
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Board of Trustees
North Alabama
State of Alabama
W. W. Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Alabama
Lodge urges end to discrimination before peace drive
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr calls Protestant leaders to push a durable peace based on justice. He argues American equality strengthens foreign policy and urges U N reform, stronger U S military and economy, and active private diplomacy abroad. He warns discrimination hinders global aims. He also notes his U N ambassador role and Eisenhower plan.
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Denver
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
America
Lodge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
United States
U.S
U.N
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
U. N
U. S
Ex Governor Opens Battery Wholesale in Cullman
Ex Governor James B. Folsom opens the Folsom Workall battery wholesale in Cullman. The Nicholas firm joined in the venture and began operations Monday offering batteries under the Folsom Workall name.
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Cullman
James B
Big. Jim
Folsom
Folsom- Nicholas
Folsom Workall
Eisenhower Heads to Honolulu for Far East Talks
President elect Dwight Eisenhower arrives in Honolulu aboard USS Helena to confer on Far East policy. He will stay through the weekend before heading to New York and meeting General Douglas MacArthur to discuss shortening the Korean War plan.
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Helena
Dwight Eisenhower
Honolulu
America
Far East
Eisenhower
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Esenhower
Truman
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