Christmas events and local updates from Decatur area
A weather outlook notes light afternoon rain in the southeast and south tonight with modest temperatures and northeast coastal winds. Local market quotes middling 32 and strict low 30 at the Decatur cotton market. Students Marguerite Hovis and Alex G Duke visit for holidays. several residents travel or conduct business. Community church programs, Sunday school banquets, and a Christmas basket supper are planned at Southside Baptist and Priceville Methodist churches. Police report no arrests. county records note one assault arrest. Several hospital transfers occurred via Mutual Service ambulance. A Christmas pageant and musical program are slated at Central and Priceville churches, with a World Jesus Came To Bring theme and a Christmas Comes From Everywhere pageant.
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G. M. Davenport
Central Methodist Church
Jesus
Tax collection urged by Alvis Briscoe for early payments
Tax Collector Alvis Briscoe urged citizens to pay ad valorem taxes promptly. December 31 is the deadline to pay this year’s taxes without penalty and also the deadline for next year’s property assessment. Briscoe warned against a last minute rush and urged immediate action.
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Alvis Briscoe
Mr. Briscoe
Canary We Got With a Deily Want Ad
Ken Reynolds notes a reader seeks the name of the tune referenced in a Deily Want Ad. The playful line hints at music or a jingle tied to the ad, prompting readers to share the tune's title.
Woman in Slaying Case Recants Russian Suspect Claims
In Vienna U S Army investigators report Dana Superina cannot identify the nationality of four Russian soldiers once accused of killing Irving Ross. She says she later believed three assailants and offered no details about the Jeep or identifying marks.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S. Army
Irving Ross
Dana Supere
Ross
ECA
East Hardwick
Army
Miss Superma
Heavy Fines for Two in Pensacola Gambling Case
In Pensacola Florida Judge Ernest Mason fined Sam Bosso Jr. four thousand dollars and Bernard Bosso two thousand dollars for operating a gambling house and possessing gaming paraphernalia. Sam Bosso Jr. received seven years probation and Bernard five years. About 15 slot machines were destroyed by deputies after a raid that arrested over 200 patrons including many naval personnel. The servicemen were turned over to the Navy.
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Pensacola
Fla
Ernest Mason
Court of Record
Sam Bosso Jr
Bernard Bosso
Mason
She- Triff
Naval
Navy
Welcome Home for Kitty Hawk Readied Today
The 1903 Wright Flyer, the first heavier than air aircraft, will be presented in Washington with Chief Justice Vinson to accept on behalf of Orville Wright’s estate. Milton Wright arranges the gift for the Smithsonian while President Truman plans to read a message via Col. Landry. Oliver Franks will discuss UK Wright relations.
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Charles E. Taylor
Wright Brothers
Losangie
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Taylor
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
America
London
National Air Museum
James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Vinson
Milton Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Orville
Science Museum of
South Kensington
Smithsonian
Water rates in capital due for sharp increase
Montgomery plans a 40 percent water rate hike as city finances falter. Mayor John L. Goodwyn and waterworks superintendent Fitzgerald Salter cite old debts and new improvements as the cause, following a proposed city sales tax.
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Montgomery
Ala
John L. Goodwyn
Fitzgerald Salter
Volume of County Business For Fall Still Seen as Big
The Morgan County business volume rose in September versus August and matched state trends. Retail sales led the gains with a 23 percent rise, while statewide retail growth reached 53 percent. Wholesale and builder activity also outpaced or lagged state figures in parts of the data.
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Morgan County
Bureau of Business
The
University of Alabama
Alabama Department of Revenue
Seber
Ber
Brazil Flood Toll Heaviest In Two States
Heavy rains caused catastrophic floods in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. More than 300 dead with hundreds missing and thousands homeless. Communications, transport, and bridges were disrupted as rescue teams faced ruined roads and waters. The Brazilian Red Cross aided victims while authorities sought federal planes and supplies. Padua and Leopoldina reported high death tolls.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Brazilian Red Cross
Padua
Procopio Salles
Leopoldina
Minas Gerais
Sao Paulo
Death Suspect Takes Poison in St Louis Stabbing Case
Detective Captain Willsher said Dr. Robert C. Rutledge took poison to avoid arrest for questioning in the fatal stabbing of Byron C. Hartman an Emerson Electric engineer. Rutledge, 27, an assistant resident physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, is in extremely critical condition. Police said the motive involved Hartman’s alleged attention to Rutledge’s wife.
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ST. Louis
Willsher
Robert C. Rutledge
Byron C. Hartman
Emerson Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
City Hospital
Rutledge
St. Louis‘childrens Hospital
Hattman
Washer
Communists Claim Encirclement and Likely 12th Army Loss
Reports from Hong Kong quote a communist spokesman that Fu Tso Yi in North China seeks Peiping as a bargaining point while Reds close in. The 12th Army Group of about 110000 is said to have been wiped out, with a larger 250000 force pressing toward Nanking and Peiping undergoing counterattacks.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
East China
Pengpu
Hwai
Nanking
Yangtze River
12Th
Suchow
Peiping
China
12Th Army Group
Probation Hearings Underway for 15 Requests
Circuit Judge James H. Crow presided as 15 probation hearings opened this afternoon after a delayed start. Among those facing probation were Ralph C. Dutton who received three years probation after an 18 month penitentiary sentence for leaving the scene of an accident injuring two youths, Samuel Bankston given four years probation for second degree manslaughter in his wife’s death, and Elianna Roberts placed on five years probation after pleading guilty to grand larceny and car theft. Others had probation denied or specific terms set, including Louis Dutton, Gerald Jackson, and Johnny Burns, with continued hearings scheduled for this afternoon.
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James H. Crow
Ralph C. Dutton
State Penitentiary
Dutton
Hartselle
Samuel Bankston
Bankston
Elianna Roberts
Louis Dutton
Gerald Jackson
State
Brockind Spight
J. C. Penney Company
Johnny Burns
Burns
Mercury Rebounds After 44 Low In Night
After a night low of 44 degrees, the day warmed to 55 at noon. Rainfall in the past 24 hours measured 0.13 inches. High reached 67 by 2 PM with morning readings at 8 AM 45, 9 AM 47, 10 AM 49, 11 AM 52, and noon 55.
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Noor
President to Delay Civil Rights Plea and Dixiecrat Plans
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders may invite many Dixiecrats to the Jefferson Jackson Day dinners as a peace gesture while noting no return for Gov Thurmond or Gov Wright. President Truman presses civil rights goals but expects no separate message to Congress, relying on existing proposals.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
National Committee
J. Stom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Congress
Capitol Hill
Jury to weigh murder charge against Art Shires
Dallas Texas December death of William H Erwin linked to fight with former major league player Art Shires. Medical witness cites cirrhosis and pneumonia as contributing causes. Shires, 42, is bound on $5000 bond awaiting grand jury action after preliminary hearing.
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Dallas
Tex
Art Shires
Dallas County Grand Jury
Justice of Peace
W. L. Sterrett
E. E. Muirhead
William H
Hi) Erwin
Shires
Erwin
Edwin
P. A Rogers
Permanent Group to Fight For States' Rights
States' rights democrats vote to open a Washington public opinion office under the name States' Rights Institute to challenge federal power and racial policy. Gov. Ben Laney of Arkansas chairs the steering group and will appoint a committee to organize a non profit incorporation. Absent was Senate ally Thurmond. Fielding Wright visited but did not join.
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Birmingham
Washington
Ben Laney
Arkansas
States’ Rights Institute
Truman
Laney
Little Rock
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
J. H. Kennedy
Camden
S. C. Wright
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Rail Board Recommends Pay Hike for Non-Operating Rail Workers
A Presidential board urged railroads to raise wages for non-operating staff by seven cents an hour and move them to a 40 hour week starting next September without reducing take home pay. The plan retroactive to Oct 1 would cost about 340 million dollars in 1949, including 150 million for the 40 hour week.
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Norman Walker Washington
School Children On Holiday Today
City and county students have a two week or one week break for Christmas holidays. City schools close for two weeks while county schools reopen in one week to accommodate spring farm work obligations.
Pearson Admits His Mistake Plans TVA Visit This Spring
Drew Pearson acknowledges an error in a Merry Go Round column by clarifying TVA operations extend beyond Tennessee. A Decatur physician criticized the piece and Pearson plans to visit the TVA area in the spring after receiving a letter from Barrett C. Shelton, publisher of The Decatur Daily.
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Pearson
TVA
Drew Pearson
Tennessee
Barrett C. Shelton
Decatur Daily
Mr.Pearson
Fall Acorn
Bell Syndicate
West 43Rd St
New York
Drew
Tennessee Valley Authority
Clark to Push For Changes in U. S. Statutes
Attorney General Clark says the administration will seek tightening of espionage laws when Congress convenes. He noted the Justice Department has studied the issue and will present recommendations early in the new session.
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Washington
Clark
Congress
Truman
White House
Justice Department
Truman Mentione
Congressional
Russia
House On American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Rep. McDowell
Committee
Decatur Athens Deer Hunters to Try at York Ala
A hunting party from Decatur and Athens plans a trip to York Alabama for deer hunting Sunday morning returning by Tuesday. Participants include Paul Gish and Price Hendrix of Athens Dr B S Kennedy of Mooresville John A Caddell Frank Stone Joe Duncan Bob Harris and Bill Wyker of Decatur. A prior trip saw Bob Harris charged for shooting at what was misidentified as a buzzard and fined.
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Decatur
Athens
York
Ala
Paul Gish
Price Hendrix
B. S. Kennedy
Mooresville
John A. Caddell
Frank Stone
Joe Duncan
Bob Harris
Bill Wyker
de- Wee
Mary
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Marguerite Hovis
Bob Jones University
Alex G. Duke
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Claude B. Scott
Falkville 2
R. E. Hammond
Decatur General Hospital
Fifth Avenue S
Velma Smith
Tuscaloosa
Fourth Avenue E
Oeae
Southside Baptist Church
Eae
W. I. Kelly
Decature
Southside Baptist Sunday School
C R. Walter
Finley Island Road
Brown's Ambulance
Priceville Methodist Church
Robert Messenger
Brenda Kay
James Robert
Miami
J. B. Trotman
By Ken Reynolds
Reds
Righters’ Plan Institute
Dixie
RAIL
Avuuwe
Senate Sparkman Lister Hill
Alabama
U. S
Hisson
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Aberdeen
MD) Proving Ground
Proving Ground
Samos Horde
Francois
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