Weather and notices round Decatur area events
Partly cloudy this afternoon to night and Saturday. Not much temperature change. Easterly coast winds. Barrett Shelton Sr confined at home with flu. J. Sutton Salem 2 on business, Jess Burton Decatur on business, Paul Hargrove and Ben Bloodworth Jr. visiting Birmingham. Sermon “The Name Above Every Name” by Rev. Eugene M. Chapman at St. John's Episcopal. Woman's Auxiliary meeting postponed to January 9. Local stores resume half-holiday schedule next Thursday. Postmaster announces post office closed noon Saturday to Tuesday for New Year. parcel deliveries continue. E C McDaniel to see Sugar Bowl in New Orleans Monday. City Clerk notes three meetings in two days. Joiner to build $5,000 four-room house at 1380 Seventh Ave E. Marper to build $? three-room dwelling at 105 Thirteenth Ave W. Oliver permission for $200 garage at 1637 Fifteenth Ave. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Borough announce birth. Gene Black released from Decatur hospital. Mrs C M Mitchell admitted to Miami Clinic. Baby William Roy Fite discharged from Decatur hospital. Mrs. Joe Gilchrist discharged from Wiley clinic. Mrs. Allison Smith admitted to Decatur General. W T Sterling discharged from Baugh-Wiley clinic. New Year sermon at St. Paul’s Lutheran: “How Can I Face 1950 In Which Are So Many Unknown Factors?” service at 10:30 a.m. Diary on Page 2.
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Wee Joiner
Seventh Avenue
William D. Marper
Thirteenth Avenue
S. L. Oliver
Fifteenth Avenue
Grand Jury Blames Georgia Officials for Liquor Violations
Fulton county grand jury says wholesale liquor law violations in Georgia have enjoyed apparent approval from state officials for ten years. It criticizes Gov. Herman Talmadge's administration as having only faint praise for enforcement and cites lax oversight by revenue authorities and political influence in investigations.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
State Revenue Department of Georgia
King Drops Appeal After Falkville Bank Robbery Conviction
Falkville bank robber King withdraws his appeal to the state court of appeals and will serve a 15 year Kilby sentence after an agreement to drop federal charges. King, Earl Fowler, and Lester Tune were jointly sentenced to 40 years for the October 6 holdup that netted about $14,000. Fowler will also serve two one year grand larceny terms. Tune received 10 years. Investigators recovered roughly $9,000 and the robbery gun. King was captured after being found crossing the Ohio River with his bride. she was not charged.
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Fontaines
King
Falkville
State Court of Appeals
Russell W. Lynne
Lynne
Kilby
John Hill
Birmingham
U. S
Earl Fowler
Lester A. Tune
Fowler
Tune
Garland Nuby
James Barnes
Ohio River
Cincinnatti
Man Sought By State Officers Caught in Texas
Eugene Strickland, 41, arrested in Dallas for drunkenness and faces robbery charges. He boasted to officers that he was an escaped convict from Alabama. Alabama officials denied escape status but indicated Strickland is wanted for several robberies and a burglary near Montgomery. He will be returned to Alabama to face charges.
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Dallas
Eugene Strickland
W. P. Chambliss
B. A. Gandy
Alabama
Jack Tanner
Strisnand
Selma
Montgomery
Government Says Coal Shortage Not Yet Critical
The ICC announced a three day work week for coal miners has not yet caused a transportation emergency and that eight of ten railroads might soon face coal shortages. A special advisory panel cites a 30 day coal stock buffer above ground and will reassess next Tuesday whether passenger restrictions are needed.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
J. Monroe Johnson
Doctor Admits Mercy Death in New Hampshire
Dr. Hermann N. Sander, a Manchester physician, is charged with first degree murder for the mercy death of 59 year old cancer patient Mrs Abbie Borreto. He allegedly injected air into her veins and pleaded innocent while held without bail as a grand jury review proceeds.
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Goffstown
N. H
Manchester
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Hillsboro County
William H. Craig
Sander
Klan Returns Dominated Alabama News in 1949
The Associated Press editors pick the Klan story as Alabama’s top news of 1949 with themes including an anti masking act, a 67 day jail stay of Klan leader William Hugh Morris, indictments of 18 men in Jefferson County, and trials of two admitted Klan members.
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Associated Press
Alabama
William Hugh Morris
Jefferson
Birmingham
Twerlse
Cabinet Weighs Truman Chart
President Truman met with his cabinet for a detailed talk on legislative plans after releasing a report by the Council of Economic Advisers urging close cooperation with business. The annual address to Congress and the economy message are planned for next week with budget and revenue estimates to follow.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Truman
Senate
House
White House
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Leon Keyserling
John O. Clark
Sens
Ainst
Dr in kerosene incident child improves at hospital
A three year old boy, Haskel Lee Jeffreys, was treated after drinking kerosene late yesterday. Hamil Clinic reports he is improved today and under observation for 12 hours. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Jeffreys, live at Apt 5 West Court. the family heats with kerosene.
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Hamil Clinic
Haskel Lee Jeffreys
F. H. Jeffreys
Apt
West Court
the Jeffreys Sn
Naval changes studied for effects of pentagon row
Washington December 30 A sweeping set of Navy orders and promotions shifted morale debate over unification policy. Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan moves from Pacific command to shore duty in the aeronautical organization. Capt. Arleigh A. Burke, head of the old unification unit, is nominated for rear admiral amid a broader high command reshuffle subject to Senate approval. House hearings charged defense policy with bias toward Army and Air Force, with Adm. Louis Denfeld fired after testifying. The list omits Denfeld and notes secrecy around Navy selection boards.
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BSY
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Pentagon
Adm
Gerald F. Bogan
House Committee
I. the Pacific
Arleigh A. Burke
Navy
Congress
Senate
Bogan
Matthews
Naval Operations
Louis Denfeld
John G. Crommelin
Unification
Crommelin
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Air Force
Denfeld
Defense
Johnson
Atlantic
Pacific
Jacksonville
Fla
John H. Cassady
Fleet Air
Burke
Gifts Pile Up To Go Abroad
Philadelphia readers see a Delaware river pier crowded with picture books blocks cowboy suits and dos bound for European children. The toys form the American Legion Junior Marshall Plan to aid postwar kids and counter communist propaganda.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Europe
American Legion
Tide of Toys toy drive expands in Decatur
Decatur American Legion chairman Jimmy Bloodworth reported slow local response but said ministers, schools and youth groups are being contacted to help. Toy collection points are at Office Equipment on Second Avenue and Bailey's on Bank Street as he urged Decatur children to share Christmas with European peers.
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Decatur
Tide of Toys project extended to January 15
Officially designated the Tide of Toys, the initiative began the day after Christmas and was scheduled to end January 7. Due to a strong response, Legion officials announced an extension to January 15. The effort aimed to bring toys and money to children nationwide, with the primary appeal to youngsters. See GIFTS on Page 2.
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Legion
Navy Veteran Freed on Bail in Courtland Drugstore Burglary
Navy veteran Thomas A. Cambron, 27, is free on a $2,000 bond after a California arrest related to the $3,000 Hughes drugstore burglary. Companion William P. Kimbrell, 25, also bailed, while Clarence Edward Terry faces burglary charges on the same October 9 heist. The trio allegedly entered through an asbestos wall after a poolroom break window.
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Thomas A. Cambron
Courtland Navy
Hughes
Liberty
Lawrence
Cambron
William P. Kimbrell
California
Kimbrell
Clarence Edward Terry
Courtland
George Byars
Finney resigns as Folsom's executive secretary
O H Finney resignation from Gov James E Folsoms office takes effect February 1 He will enter the mercantile business in Albertville Marshall county Finneys successor not announced He previously managed Albertville Employment Service and served in World War II before becoming governor secretary in 1946 Folsom accepted the resignation reluctantly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
O. H. Finney
James E. Folsom
Finney
Albertville
Marshall County
Folsom
Prayer Girl Wins Cheer From New Pen Pal Across Nation
Betty Lou Marbury, a Brownsville farm girl, has received over 10,000 letters after an operation on her diseased right hand. She plans to write a letter of thanks to the New Yorker who funded her Boston trip and awaits a visit from Phyllis Detwiler of Willoughby Ohio, who lost a hand two years ago. Phyllis will fly in next Thursday to reassure her that she can return to school and do as others do.
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Betty Lou
Phyllis Detweiler
Willoughby
Ohio
Betty Lou Marbury
Memphis
Phyllis
Tnn
Marbury
Brownsville
Tenn
New Yorker
Boston
Phyllis Detwiler
Willoughby, O
Betty
Hatchery Still Open After Fire Destroys Broiler House
Decatur hatchery owner A N Mitchell said a 100 foot broiler house on his poultry farm south of Decatur burned but the hatchery on Church Street remains in operation. About 4 000 chicks two to three months old were housed in the lost building and sympathy poured in from callers claiming disbelief at the event. The fire damaged only the separate broiler house, not the hatchery proper, which continues to do business.
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Decatur Hatchery
A. N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Decatur Hatcheries
Decatur
Church Street
Pension Systems Introduce New Economic Note to Nation
The second of a two part series discusses rising questions for employers workers and government as pension reserves grow. Officials urge a national policy with standards based on worker needs rather than union power while SEC warns a large pension reserve could wreck corporations and threaten finances. The agency asks public accountants to advise on disclosing pension liabilities to investors.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
SEC
American Institute of Public Accountants
Waren
U S Prepares New and Stern Eastern Policy
The United States is shaping a vigorous new policy on China to replace the wait and see approach. Reports say a military mission to Formosa, bolster of the Asiatic fleet, and involvement in the coastline incursions are under discussion as Congress speeds action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
India
Mao Tze-Tung
Chiang Kai-Shek
British Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
Commonwealth
Colombo
Ceylon
Burma
China
Washington
United States
Red China
Chiang
Congress
Navy
Philippines
Truman
Formosa
Matsu Island
Hainan
France
Viet Nam
IndoChina
Palestine
Jordan
Mail Carrier and Two Others Injured in Lawrence Crash
A Lawrence County mail carrier and two other people were injured in a traffic accident reported by the Highway Patrol. Injured were Ernest Wheeler with a leg injury, Roy Reynolds with a forehead bruise, and James E. Stewart who received facial and hand cuts. The 9:10 A.M. crash occurred about one mile north of Moulton on highway 36 at the Florence road as Stewart, servicing a mailbox, started to turn. Vehicles involved were a 1949 Plymouth driven by Stewart and a 1949 Baker pickup driven by I. L. Reynolds. The carrier had finished servicing the box when the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lawrence
Lawrence
Highway Patrol
Ernest Wheeler
Irwin Hospital
Moulton
Roy Reynolds
Wheeler
Irwin-Dyar
James E. Stewart
Na Tion
Florence Road
Paul Sonemn
Plymouth
Stewart
Baker
I L. Reynolds
Jones
Florence Lee
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Dremade C.mples
Neowt
Barrett Shelton Sr
Sutton
Salem 2
Jess Burton
Landersville 1
Paul Jean Hargrove
Ben Bloodworth Jr
Eugene M. Chapman
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Woman's Auxiliary of
R. T. Sheppard
E. C. McDaniel
Union
Will Schol
New Orleans
J. E. Borough
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Gene Black
Seventh Street
Decatur Hospital
C. M. Mitchell
Decatur 3
Mami Clinic Hospital
Beby
William Roy Fite
W. R. Fite Jr
De¢ral Hospital
Joe Gilchrist
Westton Street
Wiley Clinic
Allison Smith
Eighth Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
W. T. Sterling
Hartseller
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Narriman Sadek
Egypt
Farouk
New York Post
Miss Sadek
Zaki Hachian
Texas
By Ken Reynolds
National Coal Association
The
Association of American Railroads
Winke
Auburn
Pardon and Parole Board
Coal and Steel
Walker
Chilton County
KLAN
Cabinet
NAVAL
Thomas Cambron
Harry Exchange Commission
U.S
Victor
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