Weather outlook and local notes from Decatur area
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon and tonight with lingering cloudiness and a few showers in the north portion. moderate east to southeast winds on the coast. G A Weinman of Decatur was a business visitor. Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce to hold annual Christmas party at the Country Club at 7 P M. J K McCoy of Hartselle dismissed from clinic. Thomas Carter, 12, son of Mr and Mrs T J Carter of Athens underwent a tonsillectomy. Admitted to Decatur General Hospital: Mrs Campbell Willeford, Decatur. Mrs Otto Hill, Danville. Dismissed: Mrs Clifton Daily. Police investigate shooting of Omelia Robinson, wounded in the breast. condition better. Mrs Sidney Shackelford underwent operation at Highland Baptist Hospital, Birmingham. Six people to be tried in recorder's court today. Three building permits issued: J J Powell to build a five-room house at Eighth Ave and First St W for $3,500. W S Turner to build a quarters at Eleventh Ave W for $1,000. John A Holders estimates cost of garage on Sixth Ave S at 100. Miss Ola McDougle returned from Birmingham hospital. Duel Wayne Jones recovering from measles at home. Barbara Julian recuperating after tonsillectomy. J A Garner of Falkville on business. Mrs Gracie Henderson visiting from Somerville. W Y Kelley on business in Decatur. Burl West visiting Decatur.
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Robert J. Powell
Eighth Avenue
First Street West
W. S. Turner
Eleventh Avenue West
John A. Holders
Sixth Avenue South
Efforts To End Impasse On A-Controls
The United Nations Assembly considers proposals to break the East West deadlock on atomic control at Lake Success with Romulo presenting ideas in New York. The six conferees US USSR Britain France China Canada face dim odds for a early breakthrough before Christmas.
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Associated Press
Lake Success
Carlos P. Romulo
United Nations Assembly
Washington
New York
Romulo
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
China
Canada
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
State Department
Firemen Build Toys for Santa in Local Stations
Firefighters on both sides of town busy assembling gifts for Santa’s visit. At city hall Florence Adams exclaims a doll house with modern furniture would make her a child again. Johnston Street crew enjoys an electric train and erector set, while one pair of hands keeps the train for later, citing kids’ ages.
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Santa
Florence Adams
Santa Claus
Johnston Street
Itec
Dawson Takes Case to Court
Former Federal Judge Charles I. Dawson asks courts to compel John L. Lewis to recognize him as the operators' representative on the three member welfare fund trustees, after his Nov 3 election and Lewis’s refusal to record the vote. Ezra Van Horn had resigned as trustee and later telegraphed he considered himself out, despite ongoing legal actions related to welfare fund spending.
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Wasshington
Charles I. Dawson
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
Dawson
Louisville
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Boy Wounded In Hunting Mishap At Grandma's Home
Doyle Whitlow 11 of Trinity 1 was shot in the right hand when a single barreled 12 gauge entered his palm while crossing a fence. He was taken to the Baugh Wiley clinic for treatment as doctors work to save his hand. companion Roy Montgomery 15 witnessed the incident and helped seek aid.
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Grandma's
Doyle Whitlow
Trinity 1
O. E. Whitlow
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Joe's Birthday Hits Jackpot
London dispatch reports the Stalin birthday gala as a global gifts frenzy. Moscow receives over a million parcels labeled Happy Birthday Dear Comrade with crates of motorcycles airplanes and even factories. Each gift carries loyalty pledges and greetings in typical communist style as 70 train cars arrive for the 70th birthday celebration.
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Alvin J. Steinkopf
London
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Moscow
Soviet Monitor
Kremlin
Com
Protests Over Registration Practices Across Alabama
Labor leaders accused registration authorities in Birmingham and Mobile of suppressing voters at a state board meeting called by Gov. James E. Folsom. E. J. Gonzales of Mobile charged the board discriminates against working people, with objections to witness requirements and odd questions about officials and judges. Union leaders urged removal of Jefferson and Mobile board members as critics warned the system limits labor voting.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Mobile
State Board
Jefferson
James E. Folsom
Mobile Board of Registrars
E. J. Gonzales
Onzales
Mobile County
Mobile Board
Milton Schnell
D. C. Randle
Jefferson County Board
Gus Thompson
R. J. Creel
Gonzales
Catholic Church
Sam Douglas
Alabama Federation of Labor
Jefferson County
Ben Gage
Birmingham Industrial Union Council
CIO
William Mitch
United Mine Workers
Gage
AF of
Mitch
UMW
Thompson
Creel
Last 1949 Meet Held by Council Is Busy Session
A busy city council last night approved a public hearing on sewer for Eighth Street South, hired a contractor to build it, set clerk office hours 8 to 4:30, fixed holidays, authorized payment for a $1,693 gas department car, and ordered 50 copies of the plumbing code. Citizens urged building code enforcement as well.
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Mary Delmore
Eighth Street South
Jim Petty
Decatur Gas Department
Rutledge Thomas
Somerville Road
Sixth Avenue
Eighth Street
Thomas
Sixth and Seventh Victims Die in Home Fire at Bethway Farm
In Emmett Michigan 14 member Bethway family loses six and seven members to a pre dawn blaze. Grandma Louise Bethway 80 and granddaughter Mary Lou 13 die of burns at Port Huron hospital. Five other children ages 3 to 11 perished earlier. Joe Bethway leaped from a window but survived in serious condition. Townsfolk rally to aid survivors and fund a housing plan to shelter and rebuild two miles west of town. A village bank leader begins a drive with an initial $100 pledge to cover immediate needs and later reconstruction costs.
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Emmett
Mich
Clarence Bethway
Grandma Louise
Mary Lou
Port Huron
Mary Louand
Joe
McCabe
Aos
Here
Michigan
Bethway
Escapee From Kilby Held For Burglaries
Leonard Allen alias Eddie Blackwood, an escaped Kilby prison convict, is held for five burglaries and grand larceny. Allen escaped Nov 11 by cutting a screen door at the Kilby canning plant. He was sentenced in May 1940 for burglary and grand larceny. Police recovered jewelry from a pawn shop and tied him to a December 12 burglary with about 2777 dollars in loot.
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Baltimore
Leonard Allen
Eddie Blackwood
Alabama
Kilby
Talladega County
Joseph Koudelka
Neer
Higdon Heads Housing Group in Penney’s District
H. H. Higdon, manager of Penney’s store, was elected 1950 chairman of the Housing Authority at a regular board meeting. Charles H. Parker, secretary treasurer of the Public Housing Administration, announced the appointment. Murray Dodd was chosen as vice chairman and Albert R. Frahn named architect for the administration's work, with John Butler C. E. Poole, and J. C. Howell among other members.
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H. H. Higdon
Penney’s
Charles H. Parker
Public Housing Administration
Higdon
Parker
Murray Dodd
Albert R. Frahn
Housing Authority
John Butler
C. E. Poole
J. C. Howell
Unborn Quads Save Barmaid From Jail Term
London tale reports Diane Fletcher, a 38 year old barmaid, avoids a year in Bow Street after her attorney cites medical forecasts of quadruplets. The appeals committee under A W Cockburn quashed the sentence and placed her on two years probation.
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London
Bow Street
Diane Fletcher
J. F. Eastwood
A. W. Cockburn
Demopolis Dam Groundbreaking Marks Waterway Start
Demopolis Alabama December 20 The district Army engineer hailed start of work on the Demopolis lock and dam as the first step toward the Tennessee Tombigbee waterway. Col W K Wilson Jr noted a 21 million dollar project will modernize the Warrior Tombigbee route between Birmingham and Mobile. Construction is projected at 3 1/2 years and serves as a precursor to a larger corridor linking Mobile with the upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Maj Gen Lewis A Pick and other officials attended. Ker shaw Mining of Birmingham handles clearing and overburden. Newell Bros Hope Hall Alabama awarded digging and related work contracts.
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Demopolis
Ala
District Army
Col. W. K. Wilson Jr
Mobile
Birmingham
Lewis A. Pick
Kershaw Mining Company
Newell Bros
Hope Hall
Two Injured as Their Home Burns in Alabama Suburb
In Birmingham area suburb Tarrant City a two family home fire early today injured James R. Statham and 2 year old Rebecca Sue Tessencer. Statham and the child were pulled to safety by Statham's mother, Pearl McCoy, after diving into the Tesseneer side to rescue the child as the porch collapsed. Six other residents escaped unharmed when a gasoline stove exploded starting the blaze.
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Birmingham
James R. Statham
Rebecca Sue Tessencer
Statham
Tarrant City
Mxg
Pearl McCoy
Sparkman questions civil rights aims in hearing
Senate subcommittee hear Sparkman and Dr Dorothy Boulding Ferebee clash over Truman civil rights proposals. Sparkman argues economic opportunity matters most and questions federal anti bias laws while Dr Ferebee says civil rights bills target discrimination and burdens. He hints at expanding social welfare and urges continued study as the economic subcommittee nears its year end. SPARKMAN on Page 2
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Sparkman
D-Ala
Dorothy Boulding Ferebee
National Council of Negro Women
Dr. Ferebee
Youth is Convicted in Death of Father of His Sweetheart
Ronnie Pitts an 18 year old described as a debaucher with a criminal mind was convicted of murdering Perry Henderson father of his teenage sweetheart Anna. The jury recommended life imprisonment though the state sought the death penalty. Henderson was shot in the head and found at his Mississippi home June 25. Pitts testified of a pistol duel and alleged ill advised relations with Anna including nude posing in a Riverside park. The case features sensational allegations and jurors heard his lurid account as final arguments were presented.
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James Henry Young
Ararat
Lincoln
Nebr
Columbus
Joseph Crump Durden
Young
Havelock
Jackson, Miss
Ronnie Pitts
Perry Henderson
Anna
Mississippi
Ronnie
Henderson
Julian Alexander
Pitts
Russia Claims Immunity For Accused Envoy
New York December 20. The Soviet government claimed diplomatic immunity for Valentin Gubitchev in a federal court pre trial. Judge Ryan noted the move as unprecedented. Gubitchev a Soviet diplomat since 1946 and third secretary was sent to UN duties while retaining rank. Coplon faces trial December 27 on espionage charges with Gubitchev. Coplon already jailed on a separate conviction and appeal. both free on bail.
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New York
Valentin Gubitchev
U. S
Sylvester R. Ryan
Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Lev S. Tolokonnikov
Washington
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Panyvushkin
State Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United Nations
Panyushkin
Ryan
U. S. State Department
Miss Coplon
Department of Justice
Espi
Washington, D. C
Police Solve Hit Run Case—Credit to Witnesses
Police say William Floyd, owner of a negro barbecue stand, admitted involvement in a Friday night hit and run that killed Herbert Tatem after being struck on Courtland Road. Tatem died Sunday at Decatur General Hospital as witnesses described him wandering unclothed in the road.
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William Floyd
Herbert Tatem
J. B. Whitmire
Tatem
Courtland Road
Decatur General Hospital
Floyd
Mailing Record for All Time in Decatur
Postmaster R. T. announced a record daily mail total at Decatur office with more than 0 pieces deposited at Bank Street and Albany stations. The volume exceeded all previous records as incoming mail also ran heavy, setting a historic milestone despite the nation’s 1949 Christmas trade context.
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Decatur
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Country Club
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Hartselle
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T. J. Carter
Athens College
Decatur, General Hospital
Campbell Willeford
Otto Hill
Danville
Clifton Daily
Sherman Street
Hamil Clinic
Omelia Robinson
Decatur General
Sidney Shackelford
Highland Baptist Hospital
Recorder’s Court
Bit Blackwell
Tyler
Texas
Ola McDougle
Austinville
Duel Wayne Jones
Mrs
Duel Jones
Jackson Street
Barbara Julian
Fifth Avenue East
J. A. Garner
Falkville 2
Gracie Henderson
Somerville
W. YT. Kelley
Decatur 1
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Falkville
Louis Brassard
Rome
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
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By Ken Reynolds
Howard W. Ward
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