Weather Outlook and Local Notices from Birmingham
Cloudy and colder this after noon and tonight with cooler conditions. H M Layman in Birmingham today. Repairs to damaged electric signs from last week's hail storm continue, with full restoration weeks away. Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Joel Mullins of 318 Railroad Street at Baugh Wiley clinic. Various local hospital admissions and discharges noted, plus court cases and traffic reports. SEE DIARY ON PAGE 2.
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Joel Mullins
Railroad Street
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Helicopter Sized Like Airliner Bought for Arctic Rescue
The Air Force ordered the Piasecki H-21 Arctic rescue helicopter after a four company competition. The twin motor craft can land on snow ice water sand or marsh and carry 27 passengers plus two pilots. Officials did not disclose the quantity or price beyond an unofficial figure around 20.
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Washington
Military
Air Rescue Service
Air Force
Shrilling Whistles In Vain Defy All Working Orders
News from Pittsburgh reports miners and pickets continuing a coal strike as workers defy government and United Mine Workers orders. Pickets patrol Pennsylvania roads. two men are wounded near Latrobe with buckshot as guards at a non union mine are noted.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Pennnsylvania
Latrobe
Frank Kozar
Leroy Harris
West Virginia Coal Association
United Mine Workers District 17
Net Revolting Association
Jesse V. Sullivan
William Blizzard
UMW
District 17
Sullivan
Blizzard
Ohio
Virginia
Ilinois
Alabama
West Virginia
Lewis
Truman
Uncle Sam
Washington
Fight over throne and queen a challenge to Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama arrived in London to seek a solution that lets him keep both his throne and his wife Ruth Williams. British officials advocate a compromise of tribal rule under a state council while warning of unrest in Bechuanaland. His regent uncle Tshekedi threatens exile if white influence prevails.
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Southampton
Eng
Seretse Khama
Africa
London
Philip Noel Baker
Noel Baker
Seretse
Ruth Williams
Bechuanaland Protectorate
South Africa
Southern Rhodesia
Tshekedi
Irwin Sheats Seeks Morgan County Revenue and Control Chair
Irwin E. Sheats qualified as a candidate for chairman of Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control. The 56 year old farmer and former sales and credit manager pledged economy and courteous service, citing business and finance experience and leadership on the Morgan County Board of Education. He and his wife have two children Kyle and Lila.
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E. I
Irwin) Sheats
County Board of Revenue and Control
Kyle Sheats
Decatur
Lila Sheats Page
Eva
Methodist Church
The
Masons
Morgan County Board of Education
Morgan
Belgian referendum on King Leopold III return planned
Belgium moves toward a 40 day vote to decide if exiled King Leopold III may return to the throne. The law, passed Feb 4 amid socialist opposition, sets an advisory referendum with no firm date. sources predict March 19 as the ballot day. Parliament must still decide on inviting the king back.
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Brussels
Belgium
Today
Leopold III
Navy plane missing with nine crew in Gulf search
A dawn to dusk hunt began for a Navy plane missing since Friday with nine men. Thirteen planes scoured over 30 000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico. No trace found. Last heard south of Port Arthur Texas and radio report came in at 3 P M Friday.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Port Arthur
Naval Air Station
Power Commission Rejects Alabama Tennessee Gas Rate Plan
The Power Commission rejected a proposed rate schedule from Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co of Florence. A hearing is set for April 4 in Washington to consider service through pipeline facilities for Alabama and Mississippi. Protests from Corinth Mississippi and Florence Alabama said the rate was too high.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co
Florence
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Alabama-Tennessee
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Corinth
Miss
Assistant resigns over proposed Birmingham Electric fare hike
Assistant Attorney General MacDonald Gallion resigns in protest of Attorney General Carmichael's support for a Birmingham Electric Co. fare increase from 7 to 10 cents. Gallion had represented the state as hearings before the Public Service Commission ruled against the utility.
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Montgomery
Albert A. Carmichael
Birmingham Electric Co
MacDonald Gallion
Carmichael
Gallion
Public Service Commission
Diplomats discuss Southeast Asia aid to curb communism
Far Eastern U S diplomats meeting in Bangkok plan an economic aid program for Southeast Asia to counter communist influence. Ambassador Jessup gathers information to shape a new concrete Washington policy.
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Associated Press
United States
Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Southeast Asia
Philip C. Jessup
Washington
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Bao Dai
Hainan
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
Vogeler
the International Telephone and Telegraph Co
New York
Morris L. Ernst
Budapest
Helsinki
Finland
Juho Paasikivi
Victims Buried Slayer Sought
A mother Estelle Goldberg 27 and her year old son Saul were buried in black velvet coffins at a Lower East Side chapel while detectives searched for Murray Goldberg 27 the husband and suspect who killed them. The funeral followed a bouquet of roses and an orchid given earlier. Police guarded the procession and a city wide search for Goldberg continued.
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New York
St. Valentine's Day
Murray Goldberg
Valentine
Estelle
Saul
Man Admits He Poisoned Wife
Clarence E. White, 38, of Shelbyville, confessed to police that he mixed rat poison into a drink and watched his wife Lolita die after she fell ill on January 12. He was charged with first degree murder. officers witnessed his statement.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Clarence E. White
White
Maurice Moberly
Shelby County
Fred Gravely
Lolita
C. J. Price
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Price
Seven Men Jump But Pilot Lands Bomber Safely
Seven airmen parachuted from an Air Force B 29 near Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. One was reported injured slightly. The pilot and co pilot remained with the craft and landed the bomber safely.
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Macon
Fes
Robins Air Force Base
CIO Workers Seek Cuts in Liquor Taxes to Boost Industry
The CIO Brewery And Distillery Workers urged Congress to cut federal taxes on whiskey beer and wine by 528 million dollars annually to restore 1942 rates. They warned moonshine growth harms government industry and workers and highlighted liquor tax as a revenue issue.
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CIO
Congress
Washington
House
Ways and Means
B 36 Bomber Reported Down In Icy Waters
An authoritative source reports a B 36 bomber with 16 crew ditched in Queen Charlotte Sound off the British Columbia coast after severe icing and engine fire. The trip originated at Eielson Air Force Base Alaska. McChord officials declined to discuss details. Mackay radio first relayed the distress at 2 54 A M PST.
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Seattle
Queen Charlotte Sound
Here
British Columbia
Eielson Air Force Base
Fairbanks
Alaska
McChord Air Force Base
Mackay Radio
Falkville Doctor Seeks Morgan County Board Seat
Dr. L H Clemmons of Falkville announces candidacy for Morgan County board of education. age 34 veteran deacon Mason Lions club president and family man with wife and two children. former Brewton resident postwar builder of Falkville Medical Center with degrees from Ottawa Kansas University University of Kansas and Rush Medical College. internship at Charity Hospital New Orleans.
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L. H. Clemmons
Falkville
Morgan County
Falkville Medical Center
Clemmons
Ottawa, Kansas University
University of Kansas
Rush Medical College
University of Chicago
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Board Quits Rail Parleys
The National Railway Mediation Board withdrew from mediating a dispute between U S railroads and two unions the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Union leadership had voted to strike but no immediate threat emerged as further steps under the Railway Labor Act are required, likely taking months.
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Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Twenty six Czechs go on trial for anti government plot
In Prague on February 14 twenty six alleged members of a Moravian anti government ring stood trial for plotting to overthrow the communist regime. Three leaders already received death sentences and 23 other members were jailed on Saturday. The group was accused of conspiring to assassinate officials and maintaining espionage contacts with a foreign power.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Flood Threat Is Raised Anew
Rain across the Mississippi valley elevates flood risk for Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and surrounding states as rivers rise and 3000 residents evacuate the New Madrid floodway below Charleston Missouri. Ice storms snow and power outages complicate conditions while forecasts call for a crest above 56.5 feet on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Army engineers consider opening the spillway near Memphis to relieve pressure.
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Mississippi Valley
U. S. Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
New Madrid
Charleston
Tennessee
Kentucky
Atlantic Coast
midWest
New York
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pembina
N.D
Fargo
Reneaaae
Hurricane Hill
Tenn
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
New England
Des Moines
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Buffalo
N. Y
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Ill
Memphis
Lanier Seeks Morgan County Board Post
Danville merchant E. E. Lanier qualified as a candidate for Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control district two chair. He says he is qualified and aims to improve district two share of work with emphasis on a road building program for school buses mail routes and more. Lanier, a 28 year Morgan county resident and World War Two veteran, is a former Danville school trustee and Danville Baptist church member.
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E. E. “Lanier
Danville
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Lanier
Ohair
Decatur
Morgan County
The
American Legion
Noon Ballot Totals Show Heavy Polling Across City
About 880 votes were recorded at noon as Deca tur prepares for its fourth city government election. Officials in most precincts reported heavy noontime balloting and expected continued high turnout this afternoon.
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Decatur
the Daily
Election Returns Party Promises Quick Results
The Daily hosts an election night event with polls closing at six. Returning officers must call The Daily to report counts once finished, as tabulations proceed and results are shared with callers and in person. No on screen flashes due to ballot brevity and late counts.
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Decatur
Douglas Eubanks
Marvin Eubanks
Eubanks
W. M. Rodgers
W. S. Reeves
Box map notes high noon tally at Box 15
A list of locations with numbers, showing Box 15 at noon totaling 90, the highest, while Box 16 records 27 the lowest so far. Various sites include courthouses, libraries, stores, city hall, Armory, and the American Legion Hall.
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Courthouse
Carnegie Library
City Hall
Lane’s
Namie
Sheriff’s Suit Now on Trial in Alabama Case
A Huntsville man. Vance W. Morris, sues Madison County Sheriff Claude M. Harwell and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York for $10,000. Morris alleges Deputy James Blakemore shot him in the Madison County jail on October 24, 1948. The case, filed in Jefferson County and heard in Birmingham, centers on acts by deputies while Morris was in custody. The hearing began yesterday as the bonding company is named as Harwell’s surety.
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Birmingham
Madison County
Claude M. Harwell
Huntsville
Vance W. Morris
Harwell
Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York
Morris
Madison
James Blakemore
Howard Perdue
Jefferson County
Child Killed by Car Near Poultry Farm News
An 18 month old boy, Thomas Perry Wade, was killed in Montgomery when struck by a car near his home. Highway Patrolman Ed Owens said two cars left a driveway at a nearby poultry farm and one hit the child. which vehicle caused the accident remains undetermined.
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Montgomery
Ed Owens
Thomas Perry Wade
Walter C. Wade
Owens
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