Decatur Chamber Names Kroger Executive Stephen A. Douglas Speaker
Stephen A. Douglas of Kroger Cincinnati will speak at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual membership dinner on January 9 1953. The event marks the chamber's 21st year with officer and board inductions a year ending report and musical program.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Kroger Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
J. F. Scroggins
Decatur Chamber
Douglas
America
Kroger
Fortune Magazine
Stephen Douglas
Swift
Swift and Company
Cincinnati Sales Executive Club
National Sales Executive Club
National Brand Names Foundations Retail Council
U. S. Treasury
Cincinnati Area
Red Cross
Scroggins
Decatur Area Christmas Visits and Bowl Notes
Local residents travel to and from Cleveland and Decatur during Christmas. James L. Davis joins the Million Dollar Band for the Orange Bowl in Miami while pursuing graduate work at Alabama. Police report a quiet night with a few arrests for liquor and drunkenness across several counties. Visitors include the Barthelemy and Corbitt families from New Orleans and Union City respectively.
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James L
Jimmy) Davis
Tuscaloosa
Paul C. Davis
Johnston Street
James
Miami
Florida
University of Alabama
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Eastern Delegation Rebuffed By Talmadge
LOVEJOY Georgia December 27 a mixed group of four Negro and five white women including Rosa Lee Ingrahms supporters confronted Governor Herman Talmadge seeking clemency for the 43 year old convicted murderess. The governor refused to discuss clemency with the New York group and hinted at subversive associations linked to at least one demonstrator.
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Lovejoy
Rosa Lee Ingrahm
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
New York
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Princess The Savage in Charl ton Heston Cast
Amusements page lists today showtimes for Princess The Savage at Charl ton with stars Charlton Heston Susan Morrow and multiple daily times 1 20 3 20 5 20 7 20 9 20. Also shows Jungle at ROXY with Rod Cameron Cesar Romero Marie Windsor times 1 00 2 48 4 36 6 24 8 12 9 50 Flaming Feather at SUNSET 7 30 9 30 Just This Once at HATFIELD Athens 6 30 8 15 The Half Breed at STRAND Hartselle 1 15 9 15 5 00 7 00 Another Man's Poison at RANCH Hartselle 7 00 9 00 His Kind of Woman at MARS Falkville 1 30 3 37.
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Roxy
Rod Cameron
Cesar Romero
Marie Windsor
Eisenhower Eyes Stalin Meeting On World Peace
Eisenhower weighs how to handle Stalin’s latest statements as world peace and Soviet good faith top his foreign affairs talks with Senate leaders. He would seek clear evidence of honest Soviet intent and may insist on a face to face meeting only if it promises durable peace with honor. The Salvation Army was organized in 1878.
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Eisenhower
House
Washington
Stalin
Lim
New York Times
James Reston
Senate
Eisenhower Associates
Soviet Union
Pickets Demand Clemency For Rosenbergs At White House
Pickets shivering in near freezing weather camped outside the White House calling their vigil a clemency effort. They want President to spare Ethel and Julius Rosenberg from execution scheduled the week of January 11 at Sing Sing after their conviction on atomic espionage charges.
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Washington
White House
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
David Allman
Executive Mansion
Rosenbergs
New York
Sing Sing Death House
Soviet Union
Bank Robber grandma reveals wealthy lineage and motive
Ethel Arata, 52, claiming a rich background and arthritic hands, confessed to bank robberies in Arcadia and elsewhere while in federal court. She said her father, a New York and Philadelphia financier, lost a 20 million fortune in 1929. police seek a second grandmother.
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Los Angeles
Grandma
Europe
Wall Street
New York
Philadelphia
Robert M. Catts
East
Ethel Arata
U. S
Howard V. Calverly
Calvery
Arcadia
California Bank
Citizens National Bank
Union Bank & Trust Company
County
Marshal Field Department Store
Chicago
Land & Title
Land Title Bank & Trust Company
Catts
Ethel
Dorothy Tennant
New York Travelers Aid Helps Fifteen Million Travelers
The Travelers Aid Society of New York reports 15 million travelers assisted in major hubs citywide. Workers offer counsel to soldiers, runaways, families in crisis, and frightened travelers regardless of color or creed, amid a wave of peacetime travel crises and new agency growth.
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New York Travelers Aid
New York
Travelers Aid of
Ica
Naples
D. P.s
Travelers Aid Workers
Travelers Aid Society of New York
National
Travelers Aid Association
Fa Eoelers Aid
St. Louis
Brian Mullanaphy
D.p.s
David Haynes
Travelers Aid
Ras
British U K New Bomber Handley Page 80 First Flight
The Handley Page 80 crescent wing jet bomber flew for the first time at Boscombe. The RAF ordered the aircraft in quantity for bomber command after the test. Squadron Leader H G Hazeldon piloted the craft and praised the flight as a preview of future jet warfare.
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Sterling Slappey
London
Boscomb
England
Royal Air Force
Handley Page
Bomber Command
Duncan Sandys
RAF
Great Britain
Britain
H. G. Hazeldon
Hazeldon
Cardinal Designate Agostini Dies in Venice
Cardinal Designate Carlo Agostini patriarch of Venice died in Venice after a long illness with leukemia. He had been named among 24 new cardinals, received the last rites on December 17, and a blessing telegram from Pope Pius XII the following day.
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Venice
Italy
Carlo Agostini
Agostini
Pius XII
Augusta Negro Admits Slaying Night Watchman
Sylvester Seymore a 31 year old Augusta man confessed to the murder and robbery of Thomas Broome 61 night watchman for Planter Cottonseed Oil Company He told officers he shot Broome December 23 to buy a Christmas coat on lay away for his girlfriend saying he feared losing her without 35 dollars.
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Augusta
Thomas Broome
Planter Cottonseed Oil Company
Sylvester Seymore
Hearings Set On U N Probe By House Committee
A House Judiciary subcommittee led by Rep. Chelf will hold three days of public hearings starting Monday on reports that the Justice Department tried to interfere with a federal grand jury probe of United Nations employees. The grand jury in New York City had been examining alleged Communist affiliations among U N staff.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
United Nations
Judiciary
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
Grand Jury
New York City
United States
U.N
Vatican Break Gets Approval
In Belgrade on December 27 the Yugoslav Parliament unanimously endorsed breaking diplomatic ties with the Vatican. Msgr. Silvio Oddi and staff left by train, seen off by U.S. Ambassador George Allen. Premier Stamobit denounced Archbishop Stepinac’s cardinal designation as propaganda for Italian imperialism. Parliament recessed to January 10 for a new constitution paving Tito as president.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Vatican
Msgr
Silvio Oddi
U. S
George Allen
Oddi
Petar Stambolic
Serbia
Savings Show Big Increase in Third Quarter
Washington reports that individual savings rose sharply in the July to September quarter, marking the fastest postwar rise since 1945. Liquid savings reached 5.6 billion dollars while personal debt grew by 600 million, with prior quarter increases much smaller.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Court official reshuffles case amid scandal probe
The report criticizes Court Clark for moving the case to his deputy Ford, calling it a departure not defended by officials. It notes the costly BI probe after Caudle’s removal yielded few punishments, while many were indicted but later dropped as public interest faded. Ford defends actions as necessary shifts in cases. Clark and McGrath did not comment.
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Clark
Caudle
Ford
Supreme Court
Fora
Justice Departmen
McGrath
Saltless Diets Across Cultures Highlight Flavor Adaptations
Across various regions some communities avoid salt in meals favoring herbs and natural flavors. Diets emphasize tradition and health considerations shaping cooking methods and taste preferences.
Markets Report from Decatur Farm Markets
Decatur market notes show cotton middling 33.50 cents and strict low 31.50. No 2 mile corn at 2.95, No 2 wheat 2.05, No 2 oats 85 cents. No 2 White ear corn 2.10, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.70. Hogs 18.50.
Wall Street Holds Third Weekly Gain Amid War Korea Talk
Stocks steadied after early weakness as investors weighed Communist proposals for a Stalin Eisenhower meeting to end Korea hostilities. Volume averaged about 1.75 million shares daily with the Associated Press 60-stock index up a week. Major movers included Pennsylvania Railroad and Pepsi-Cola while tax selling and year end rally dynamics influenced trading.
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New York
Stalin
Eisenhower
Wall Street
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Pepsi-Cola
Baltimore & Ohio
Alleghany Corp
New York Curb Exchange
Pancoastal Oil
Standard
Kaiser-Frazer
Central Explorers
Canada Southern Oils
College team scores by state roundup
A list of states with win loss and draw tallies across competitions. Alabama 4 0 1 and Texas 20 8 4 illustrate winner totals while New York 31 4 6 and North Carolina 11 1 11 show heavy participation. details include multiple states with varied results.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Cardinal Calls Crusade Against Protestants in Spain
Sevilla December 27 Cardinal Segura urged a grand crusade against Protestants he says are waging a nationwide propaganda campaign. He reports anti Catholic pamphlets opposing papal authority and Catholic dogmas and likens the campaign to a mortal plague spread by small mosquitoes.
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Sevilla
Spain
Pedro Cardinal Segura
Dowling, Dothan Banker and Farmer Dies at 68
R H Dowling Sr 68 prominent D County farmer and vice and a director of the City National Bank of Dothan died at his Tinckard home near Dothan. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 PM at Tinckard Methodist Church.
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R. H. Dowling
Dothan
R. H. Dowling Sr
D County
V Ce
City National Bank of
Tinckard
Tinckard Methodist Church
Bronx youth found slain in junk-littered lot
Police classify as homicide after 15 year old Paul Peltz is found dead in a Bronx vacant lot near a welding company. He had been missing since Tuesday evening and was identified by his mother who fainted on a hospital bench. The body shows blunt force trauma and a 10 pound concrete slab is nearby. He attended Samuel Gompers Vocational High School.
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New York
Bronx
Paul Peltz
Lillian
David Blatt
Charles Hochman
Paul
Babushka
Fordham Hospital
Emmanuel Peltz
West Bromx
Hochman
Samuel Gompers Vocational High School
Battles Leave Heavy Casualties on Front in Far East Clash
Soviet and Chinese forces clash along a 155 mile front with 10 Chinese dead and 30 wounded, a separate patrol engaging 20 Chinese in an hour of fighting leaving seven Reds dead, while North Korean patrols incur 13 casualties in a probing hour. Allied pilots, despite morning snow and rain, fly through broken clouds to attack the Rea front and Sabre jets sweep MIG Alley sighting no Red MiGs.
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Rea
Korea
Classifieds note two items including an unfurnished apartment for rent
Want ads show a five room unfurnished apartment for rent with heat and hot water included and centr ally located. Also a lost report for a brown mackinaw jacket on the Moulton highway near Compton's store with contact at Compton's or 977-M for S R Garrison Jr.
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New Moulton
Compton's
Compton
M. S. R. Garrison Jr
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