Weather and local life notes in Decatur area news
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with warmer nights and variable winds on the coast. Local births include a boy born Sunday at Decatur General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Maner of Decatur and a son born today at Baugh-Wiley clinic to Mr. and Mrs. Barney McClure of Tanner. VFW meets at 7 45 tonight at the Second Avenue club room. A Christmas pageant for Danville school will be staged Thursday at 7 PM cast by Danville and Hartselle students and sponsored by the Betty Burleson Music club. Hospital admissions include Mrs. Ida Montgomery and James L. Robinson. Several residents were discharged from Baugh-Wiley and Hamilton clinics. Most Decatur retailers plan extended hours for Christmas shoppers. See DIARY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney McClure
Tanner
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Danville
Hartselle
Betty Burleson Music Club
Russia Boosts Naval Strength and Allies In View
Jane's Fighting Ships reports Russia is expanding its navy with three 35,000-ton battleships and long range submarines, while the U S and Britain retire ships. Russia may have 750 to 1,000 long range subs by 1951. U S Navy has 15 battleships, only Missouri active. British fleet has five, none active. Also notes U S Consul General Ward in Yokohama celebrates 30th wedding anniversary.
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Britain
Russia
Jane's Fighting Ships
U.S
Jane's
Moscow
U. S
Angus Ward
Yokohama
Ward
Mukden
Manchuria
Lakeland
Formosa
Australia
Robert Gordon Menzies
William J. McKell
Saw Mill Worker Killed by Hot Wire at Grayson
A 24-year-old saw mill worker from Winston County, C. H. Garrison, was electrocuted about 8:30 AM while loading logs under an 11,000 volt power line at Clancy Lumber Co. in Grayson. A derrick contacted the line, sending current through him to the wet ground. Garrison, employed since June 1949, survived by a wife and child and a father, Andrew Garrison, with funeral arrangements by Shorts Funeral Home in Jasper. The company reports this as the second fatal accident in 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston County
C.H. Garrison
Clancy Lumber Co
Grayson
Moulton
Garrison
Hank Wilson
Clancy’s
Double Springs
Andrew Garrison
Shorts Funeral Home
Jasper
Wilson
Mbulton
Floyd Piickard
Canada Joins Britain and U S In New Arms Plan
Britain United States and Canada announced a plan to standardize arms and military training to enable swift integration of personnel and equipment in future conflicts. Talks since 1947 aim to remove technical obstacles while preserving each nation's control, with exchanges of personnel and shared studies on minor but vital military components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Miles
London
Britain
United States
Canada
British Ministry of Defense
Soviet
Russia
Ministry of Defense
Defense
Smokes Found Near Track Linked to Loot, Police Say
Police Chief J B Whitmire reported about 18 cartons of cigarettes 8 extra packs one box of cigars and 22 loose stogies uncovered near L N railroad tracks around 9 30 p m Saturday. He said the tobacco likely came from Brock and Spight Wholesale Grocery Co Friday night with no arrest yet made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Brock and Spight Wholesale Grocery Co
President Truman Faces Coal Workweek Problem
President Truman and Congress may have to decide next month how to restore John L. Lewis United Mine Workers to a five day week. Pressure grows to invoke the Taft Hartley act as Lewis tightens a national emergency through walkouts and a three day week for about 480,000 miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Truman
Congress
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
United Mine
CIO
United Steelworkers
UMW
Montana Coldest Spot Across the Nation
The Associated Press notes Montana recorded the coldest reading at Cut Bank 12 below zero and Lewiston 8 below. Meanwhile Southern California saw rain with Los Angeles receiving 1.95 inches setting the heaviest fall of the season and lifting the season total to 4.80 inches. Light snow touched the Northern plains and Rockies with light rain in the Northeast as mild conditions prevailed elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Montana
Cut Bank
Lewiston
California
Los Angeles
Plains
Plateau States
Rockies
Three-Way Birmingham Crash Hurts Twenty In Fog
In heavy fog in Birmingham Alabama a three way street car collision on the Pratt Ensley line injured at least 20 people. Rescue was hampered by delayed ambulances none of the injured was seriously hurt. A rear end crash followed a near passing track incident involving eastbound and westbound cars, many of the injured being Negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Pratt-Ensley
Break-in Nets Only Candy Bar
Two men in Cullman county jailed on robbery charges Saturday. Ardmore break in investigated by Sheriff John Sandlin and Special Investigator R. A. Troupe. Howard Holt, 39, Summit coal miner, charged with robbing Allen Leach of $451. Holt turned over to Cullman authorities after a preliminary hearing led by Justice Marvin Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman County
John Sandlin
R. A. Troupe
Ardmore
Howard Holt
Summit
Allen Leach
Arkadelphia
Walker County
Walker Sheriff's
Holt
Cullman
O. W. Mancock
Justice of the Peace
Marvin Scott
Leach
Fay Smith
Walter P. Adams
Billy Lee Smith
Negro Hit-Run Victim Dies at Local Hospital
Herbert Tatem, aged 105 Maple Street and described as negro, died after a hit-and-run on Courtland road. Police Chief Whitmire said officers are seeking the driver. Tatem was found Saturday afternoon in a ditch and died Sunday noon. funeral services will be announced by Sikes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Tatem
Maple Street
Courtland Road
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Tatem
Sikes
Decatur Jaycees to honor local man with distinguished service award
The Decatur Jaycees will honor a local man aged 21 to 36 with the Distinguished Service Award during a January week of activities marking Jaycee 30th anniversary. A ten man board of community volunteers will choose the winner based on public service in the past year, with names kept secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Jaycee
Decatur
Decatur Jaycees
National Jaycee
Meredith Woodall
Ben LeDuke
Bob Short
Mrs Thomas withdraws from race for congress seat
Hackensack New Jersey December 19 Mrs J Parnell Thomas withdrew as a candidate for the congressional seat to be vacated next month by her imprisoned husband. The field opens for State Labor Commissioner Harry C Harper who has been chosen as the Republican organization candidate for the 7th district. Thomas remains jailed on payroll padding charges and has resigned effective January 2.
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House of Representatives
Rep. Thomas
Congress
March of Dimes Quota Doubled Avers by O'Connor
New York dispatch reports Basil O'Connor says the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis faces its worst finances and will double the March of Dimes goal to raise over 50 million dollars in January. He notes 41,461 infantile paralysis cases so far this year and only 1.699 million on hand at headquarters with 1.606 million in requests from 2,600 local chapters. The 1950 drive will begin January 16.
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New York
D&c
National Foundation For
Basil O'Connor
O'Connor
Foundation
Restoration of Tax Exemptions To $2500 Asked
Washington debated restoring the $2,500 federal income tax exemption for families. Reginald Johnson urged the change to aid low income households, noting current $1,200 exemptions for two. Earl Parker linked poverty to delinquency and crime, while Senator Flanders questioned the era’s poor but honest family’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Reginald Johnson
National Fresh League
Senate
House
Johnson
Earl Parker
Family Service Association of America
Senator Flanders
R-Vi
Parker
Miss Louise Lowery Hurt in Accident
Miss Louise Lowery of 703 West Moulton Street is reported doing fine at Decatur General hospital after a Saturday night traffic accident near Athens. She sustained a fractured collar bone multiple bruises and lacerations. Initially taken to Powers hospital in Athens she was transferred to Decatur on Sunday. Highway patrol reports no official accident report available.
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Louise Lowery
West
Moulton Street
Decatur General Hospital
Athens
Lowery
Powers Hospital
Decatur
Convertible amphitheater for Pittsburgh concerts planned
Pittsburgh plans a first of its kind convertible amphitheater with a lowered roof for clear weather and quick raises when rain threatens. The structure, ready the year after next, will host the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Association and other non profit performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Civic Light, Opera Association
Attie Dweller Returns Home for Happier Christmas
GREENEVILLE TENN DEC 19 An eighteen year old Joyce Conduff is back with her family after living in the attic of the home for about two years. Sheriff Dahl Pruitt said family difficulties with her stepmother led to the situation but Joyce will not discuss specifics. A doctor found her in good health and the father Ernest Conduff was urged to resolve the family issues before Christmas. Authorities considered possible actions but found no grounds for charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeneville
Tenn
Joyce Conduff
Dahl Pruitt
Greene County
Joyce
Pruitt
Ernest Conduff
R. W. Cowles
Walter Gray
Georgia Prison Camps Better Justice Cited by Judge
Federal Judge Phillip Forman denied habeas relief to Jack Williams of Atlanta, ruling improved conditions in Georgia prison camps negate stay in New Jersey. Williams, jailed in Mercer County awaiting extradition after escaping Bellwood camp in 1946, claimed past brutal treatment. Forman noted Georgia reforms mitigate earlier abuses and that conditions at time of escape were not as alleged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Phillip Forman
Georgia
New Jersey
Forman
Jack Williams
Atlanta
Mercer County
Driscoll
Williams
Bellwood Camp
Fulton County
United States
Court to Take Up Labor Law
The Supreme Court agreed to review a Washington state curbing of union picketing in a three way case. Bremerton local was ordered to pay 500 dollars after a dispute at the Enetai Inn. The state court upheld the award saying the organizing drive was coercive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Bremerton, Wash
Building Service Employes International Union
W. L. Gazzam
State Supreme Court
Gazzam
Fede
Decatur Fog Sparks British Accent Rumor
Thick fog blanketed Decatur and surrounding areas, prompting jokes about Brit speech as drama and humor spread. The Associated Press notes Gulf of Mexico fog reached the Mississippi valley, grounding flights and disrupting transport across Texas Oklahoma Missouri Indiana Illinois Kentucky Alabama Georgia and nearby regions.
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Decatur
London
San Francisco
Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Cotton Protests Intensifying The Brannan-Anderson Strife
Washington dispatch reports growing protests from the cotton belt over farm policy pitting Secretary Brannan against Senator Anderson. A sweeping cotton control law aims to cut production to reduce surpluses, with allotments slated lower than last year. Senator Sparkman warns Congress to act to give more flexibility to implement changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Washington
Senator Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Sparkman
Alabama
Polio Victim Awaits Parents as They Die in Car Crash
A nine year old polio patient in Marmet hospital waited for Christmas gifts promised by her parents, Jack N Fleshman and Retha Roxana Fleshman of Greenbrier County, who were killed in a highway wreck near Cedar Grove when their car collided with a tractor trailer on U S 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. Va
Marmet Hospital
Jack N. Fleshman
Retha Roxana Fleshman
Greenbrier County
Joan
Cedar Grove
Wildcat Shot After 45 Minute Chase Near Birmingham
Two rabbit hunters Otto Brasher of Helena and J A Carlisle of Birmingham killed a 40 pound wildcat after a 45 minute pursuit near the Jefferson Shelby County line. Three dogs cornered the animal and the men shot it following the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Otto Brasher
Helena
J. A. Carlisle
Jefferson
Shelby County
Cemous Word Quote On Hardship And Hope
A terse quotation urges resilience amid misfortunes, noting that the heaviest burden is those that never arrive. The line reflects a stoic view of fortune and fate, inviting contemplation of what might have occurred but did not.
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Ming
R. G. Maner
Decatur 3
W. T. Williams
Somerville 1
VFW
Second Avenue Club Room
W. E. Curry
County Board of Revenue
Mr. Curry
Ida Montgomery
Third Avenue West
Robert Short
Salvation Army
D. W. Irwin
East Vine
Baugh- V
Elinic Sunday
Bill Lamar
Lafayette Street
Hamil Clinic
R. L. Noble
Fifteenth Avenue East
Harry Nickens
West Moulton Street
Thomas E. Jacobs
University of Alabama
James L. Robinson
Fourth Avenue East
Charles Malone
Ann
A. D. Jervis
Bennie Malone
Victor Young
Holly
Thomas Carter
T. J. Carter
Athens College
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Thomas Hearn
Jackson Street
Charlotte McCaghren
Seventh Avenue East
Hong Kong
Lee
C. H. Garrison
By Ken Reynolds
Ilsen Deringowski
Hamburg
Germany
Walter Sundegaard
Gettysburg
S. D
Jane Russell
Betty Grable
Jaycees
Thomas
O’connor
Attie Dweller
John Sinnott Martin
St. Vincent’s Church
Baltimore
The
Catholic Review
Santa Claus
Esapee
Jersey
Cemous
James Russell
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