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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
5
In Eutaw Alabama the state presses another attempt to bring Mattie Smart to trial for the murder of Ivory Posey and other Posey children. The 27 year old woman, claimed insane, has repeatedly stayed in bed during court sessions as sheriff and officials wait.
Maj. Jose Crispl of the Defense Department says the seven year battle against communism in the Philippines is near a solution. He credits truth, aid, and military action in reducing the militant movement to impotence.
United Nations issues a set of five UNICEF greeting cards titled Around the World with UNICEF to benefit the Children's Fund. Each card features an animal delivering supplies in regions such as India and the Middle East with designs by Leonard Weisgard. A sixth card by Raoul Dufy accompanies the collection. proceeds support UNICEF campaigns against childhood diseases and poverty.
Sheriff Middlemas reports a 20 year old hunter confessed to shooting two elk intentionally before injuring himself. He fired on a cow elk, then killed a bull after it appeared, and later shot himself while holstering a .22 caliber pistol. The cow was left undressed at the scene, violating Montana game laws.
In Mobile a former Alabama Bar Association president Sam Johnston Sr and rival Bart B. Chamberlain Jr clashed in a domestic suit. Johnston apologized to Judge Grayson and Chamberlain after allegedly drawing a knife, with Francis Inge intervening as tempers cooled.
Pedro the parrot at a south side El Dorado cafe greets patrons with a variety of phrases and sounds. Owners Blondie and Mrs Wells say the bird can whistle greet and bid farewell while imitating aircraft, sirens, and a dog bark.
Doug Hart a UT sophomore basketball player is the son of Maxey Hart who captained the Longhorns’ last unbeaten and untied football team in 1920.
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