Decatur Community Diary Updates and Local Notices
Rain this afternoon and tonight with no major temperature changes and winds shifting from southeast to northwest. Six cases on the recorder's court docket include speeding and running a red light. Local births include an eight pound boy to Mr and Mrs Robert H Pettey in Pensacola Florida. An Army address in Korea invites letters to Pfc Raymond M Smith. Various local visits, church practices, hospital admissions, and births are noted with multiple names and addresses. See Diary on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
Robert H. Pettey
Pensacola, Fla
Negro Is Returned From Chattanooga
Sheriff McCutcheon and Mrs McCutcheon with Deputies Clements and Whitman returned from Chattanooga with Manuel Matthews a 37 year old Negro who jumped bond on a grand larceny charge. Matthews was taken into custody and returned to the county yesterday afternoon after being picked up in Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCutcheon
Fred Clements
Robert Whitman
Chattanooga
Manuel Matthews
Matthews
McCutcheon
Fortanooga
Cotton Rustler Pleads Guilty in Morgan County Case
Troy Bagwell of Cullman county pleaded guilty before Judge Newton Powell to three grand larceny charges arising from stealing seven bales of cotton from Joe Rolfe's gin at Turney's Crossroads Morgan County. He faces ten years with probation denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Bagwell
Cullman County
Kilby
Joe Rolfe
Turney’s Crossroads
Morgan County
Bagwell
Newton Powell
Rolfe
D. E. Evans
Albert Mullins
Oneonta
Two Decatur Girls Die From Spinal Meningitis
Two young Decatur sisters Jennifer Latham age 3 and Andrea Jan died from spinal meningitis at Ellis-Meyer hospital. Dr. Meyer diagnosed meningococic type and officials urged contact persons to seek preventive penicillin or drugs. Family details and funeral arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Latham
West Court Apartments
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Jennifer
Andrea Jan
Joyce
Jean
Jane
Sainte
A. J. Ragan
Cullman
L. H. Latham
Landersville
Death of Ollie Cox ruled accidental plane crash
The 23 year old rancher Ollie William Cox died in a plunge near Sweetwater Texas after telling friends by radio he would dive his plane into the ground. A Justice of the Peace ruled the crash accidental and the Civil Aeronautics Board will issue a full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie William Cox
Sweetwater
Texas
Cox
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Abilene
Tex
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bureau of Safety Investigations
Justice of the Peace
M. C. Monroe
Fort Stockton
Ollie Cox
Monroe
Fay l
Ferguson May Enter Race for Senate Policy Chairman
Friends of Senator Ferguson of Michigan test his chances at winning the Republican policy chairmanship as Sen. Knowland withdraws from the GOP floor leader race. Ferguson has not announced but close allies survey unpledged votes and party harmony risks if he runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ferguson
Mich
Senate
Knowland
Calif
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Birmingham Police Changes Scheduled
Birmingham sees two top officer changes on Thursday with Capt. Ben F. Walker becoming head of the detective department and Sgt. J. H. Wooley promoted to lieutenant to head the traffic division. Walker has 25 years on the force and formerly led police personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ben F. Walker
C. L. Pierce
Pierce
J. H. Wooley
Walker
Athens Firm Safe Looted in Weekend Break-in
Sheriff John Sandlin reported the Littrell Motor Company safe was pried open between seven Saturday night and Sunday morning. The theft totaled about $2,000 in cash and checks with $1,114 in cash and almost $900 in checks taken. No other items were disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sandlin
Littrell Motor Company
Athens
Sandlin
Auto Making Film Shown To Decatur Rotarians
A 30 minute color film titled The American Harvest was shown to Decatur Rotary Club members at the Lyons hotel. The film highlights materials used in automobile manufacture and the role of motor traffic in national growth, praising all who keep the nation on wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Rotary Club
Lyons Hotel
Eisenhower Eyes Draft of Legislative Program At Conference
President elect Eisenhower planned a conference today with Senate Republican leaders led by Senator Taft to complete the first draft of his legislative program. Also attending were Bridges Milikin Saltonstall and Young, all GOP policy committee members, with further talks to refine the final draft after his January 20 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Taft
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
GOP
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Republican Policy Committee
House
Robert Cutler
Old Colony Trust Company of
Boston
Fears Delaying Grand Jury Report on UN Communists
Justice Department official Roy M. Cohn testified before a House subcommittee that a federal grand jury report on Communist searches at the United Nations was held up last fall amid fears it would be used as a political football. He named McGranery aides Charles Murray Ross Malone and Myles Lane as approving the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Grand Jury
United Nations
House
Roy M. Cohn
McGranery
Cohn
Sole Survivor Of Fire Shaped By Tragedy
In Little Rock Shirley Bryant, 12, sole survivor of a Dec 17 kerosene explosion that killed her parents and six siblings, lies in a hospital bandaged and receiving support from a local fund that has raised nearly 9000 dollars from donors including a Chicagoan and a Californian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Shirley Bryant
John Hilton Bryant
Crystal Hill
Shirley
Spies Tried to Sneak Into Wendover Training Base
Col. Paul W. Tibbets, commander at Wendover Utah, says agents tried to enter the B-29 base housing the Enola Gay crew training for the first A bomb mission. He notes the spies were captured in the surrounding area and did not access secret information. Pentagon officials promised inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul W. Tibbets
Hiroshima
Wendover
Utah
Tibbets
Manhattan
Pentagon
Air Force
Finletter
United States
Tinletter
Nevada
State Sends Out Income Tax Notices After Holiday Recess
Montgomery reports the Revenue Department mailed about 200,000 personal income tax notices and prior Christmas mailings to corporations. Early indicators show higher personal incomes and robust receipts, with last year’s total at $16,929,115 as the department gauges the tax crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Capitol
Revenue Department
E. A. Ervin
UN Reclaims Outposts Near Chorwon On Korean Front
Allied forces retook frozen outposts near Chorwon after a night capture by a Chinese Communist company. About 30 Communists were killed and 100 wounded in the clash as 225 attackers pressed a Red assault. Snow and sleet marked the front with temperatures from six to 13 degrees above zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Chorwon
Eighth Army
North Korea
Kumhwa
Sniper
Churchill Briefs Cabinet on Eisenhower Talks In New York
Prime Minister Churchill prepared his cabinet for four main topics ahead of talks with President elect Eisenhower in New York. Key points include Anglo American tactics toward any Soviet peace gestures, Britain's bid to join the ANZUS pact, Far East strategy and effects on Britain and France, and implications of Eisenhower’s Korea trip. Churchill travels to Southampton tonight, will stay aboard the Queen Mary, and aims for a Monday arrival in New York.
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London
Churchill
Eisenhower
New York
Stalin
Korea
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
United States
France
Southampton
Ocean Pier
Weather snapshot shows mixed precipitation and seasonal temps
Light rain on the Oregon and Washington coastlines and a rain belt along the Gulf affect Louisiana and Mississippi. Snow and rain mix in the upper Great Lakes and southern Michigan. Temperatures range from subzero in the upper Mississippi Valley to the 60s in Florida and extreme south Texas. Miami reports 70. Grand Forks records 1.
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Oregon
Washington
California
Texas
Gulf
Louisiana
Mississippi
Upper Great Lakes
Michigan
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Florida
Miami
Grand Forks
N. D
President Truman backs FTC charges over oil cartel misrepresentation
President Truman agrees with FTC chairman that an organized misrepresentation campaign targets a staff report on oil cartels. He calls the propaganda an attempt at coercion and intimidation that harms national security and discredits the U S government worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Stephen J. Spingarn
United States
Factory Burns In Montgomery Fire Destroys Box Plant
The J. W. Wells Lumber Co box factory in Montgomery burned last night, causing an estimated $10,000 in damage. Fire Chief R. L. Lampley said the blaze took two hours to control and the cause was not immediately determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
J. W. Wells Lumber Co
R. L. Lampley
Budget Figures Readied By Outgoing Chief
An administration source says President Truman will ask Congress to approve about 73 percent of a new billion-dollar allocation for next year. He projects total expenditures near 80 billion with the current year under 5 billion below estimates due to defense lags. A 5 to 6 billion dollar budget deficit is forecast for end of June next year with cash deficits differing from the budget figure because social security funds are recorded in the budget but cash remains in the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Bacon
Shirley
Risley
Washington
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
Treasury
Joseph Dodge
Detroit
Dodge
Truman Administration
Attendance Strong At Ninth Street Revival
Attendance at the four day Ninth Street Methodist revival is reported good and increasing. Dr. Roy Hewlett preached Sunday morning and night, with Rev. C. Lee delivering sermons tonight. The revival closes with a watch night service from 8 thirty to midnight and a consecration at the altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Roy Hewlett
C. Lee
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Raymond M. Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Martha Ann Moss
North Hartselle
Jay Shealy
Sfe. Shealy and Sons
Columbus, Ga
Westminster Presbyterian
Donald N. Staples
Decatur General Hospital
Clyde Pressnell
Athens 8
William Mullins
Canal Street
Ann Ryan
Third Avenue
Moland Widner
Decatur 1
A. W. Lee
Falkville 2
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
R. D. Narmore
Eighth Street
Luther Sherrill Jr
Sixth Avenue
Loraine Worthington
Gordon Drive
Wayne Lyle
Wilson Avenue
C. L. Ragsdale
Decature
Carol Baugh
Carl McDonald
Decatur 2
Ted Simmons
Johnston Street
St. Petersburg
Negro
Buckley
Littrell Company
Yeggs
Senator Taft
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
E. J. Risley
Commercial National Bank
Shir
Allied
U.S
The
Associated Press
FTC
Ninth Street
By Ken Reynolds
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