Local Daily News Notes Weather And Community Updates
Weather outlook for today shows fair and warmer conditions with colder air returning tonight A steady stream of local residents including Jimmy Williams A J Dunway G F Wallace and many others are listed with visits hospital admissions and births The city issues a building permit for a brick veneer home on Jackson Street and two people face charges of public intoxication A rabid animal head was found in a regional lab report and several church sermons are announced for Sunday SEE DIARY ON PAGE 2
Depth of 1 165 Feet Reached by Well
Dr. Walter B. Jones state oil gas supervisor announced today that BEF Davis reached 1 165 feet drilling below 165 feet on the Shirley Smith 1 in Lawrence County. An Associated Press dispatch from Tuscaloosa reports the milestone.
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Walter B. Jones
Bef. Davis
Shirley Smith
Lawrence County
Riet
Tuscaloosa
Folsom Silent On Candidacy Of Philip Hamm
Gov. James E. Folsom returned from Washington praising Harry Truman and avoided comment on Philip J. Hamm's gubernatorial bid after Hamm resigned as Revenue Commissioner. A reporter asked about Hamm, but the governor deflected to the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner and the president's message.
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Mobile
James E. Folsom
Washington
Harry Truman
Phillip J. Hamm
Folsom
Hamm
Alabama
Truman
Ellis Considers Run for Alabama Governor
Former Lt. Gov Handy Ellis leans toward entering the race for governor amid a draft Ellis committee forming in Columbiana. Ellis told The Birmingham News a decision will come next week, potentially making him the 13th candidate in the field.
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Birmingham
Handy Ellis
Birmingham News Today
Columbiana
Ellis
Hamm qualifies as 12th gubernatorial candidate in Alabama
Fol som and administration leaders rally behind Hamm amid party unity claims. Executive Secretary Bill Lyerly says the cabinet is 100 percent for Hamm as he campaigns with Gessner McCorvey and the Alabama Secretary of State.
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Folsom
Hamm
Montgomery
Bill Lyerly
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mobile
Gessner T. McCorvey
Seventh Plane Down in Northwest during Arctic Exercise
The seventh large military plane crash in the Northwest region of Canada and the United States in three weeks occurred on an icy lake between Donjer River YT and Northway Alaska. One of 14 aboard was injured, including four Canadians and ten Americans. The Canadian Dakota C-47 was part of exercise Sweetbrair, the Arctic maneuver.
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United States
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Priceville Girl Wins Morgan County Oratorical Contest
Betty Blankenship of Priceville High School won the Morgan County American Legion oratorical contest held at Decatur High School. She defeated eleven contestants and will represent Morgan County at the district contest in Huntsville next month. Jane Long of Morgan County High School took second, Myrla Russell was third, with winnings of 25 15 and 10 dollars respectively.
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Priceville
American Legion
Decatur High School
Miss Blankenship
Morgan County
Huntsville
Jane Long
Myrla Russell
Legion
Jack Anderson Sought After Failure to Surrender Bond
Birmingham Alabama February 17 authorities issued a Southwide alert for Jack Anderson an insurance salesman convicted last summer of killing his wife. Anderson was placed on a $7000 bond pending appeal but did not appear within the 15 day period after the state court of appeals denied the petition.
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Ala
Jack Anderson
Anderson
State Court of Appeals
Anderson Known in Decatur as Insurance Policy Salesman
Local residents followed his arrest and conviction with interest as North Alabama officers issued alerts. Police in other Southern areas were also asked to watch for him.
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Decatur
North Alabama
South
FUGITIVE WARRANT ISSUED IN CASE OF WILLIE BELL ANDERSON
Circuit Judge Wheeler ordered bond forfeiture after Anderson's arrest. Willie Bell Anderson died in August 1948 from a fall initially listed as accidental. eight months later the case reopened and he was convicted of manslaughter, receiving seven years. The state claimed death was a blow from her husband. An appeal was denied two weeks ago. no rehearing was sought within 15 days. Court of Appeals officials in Montgomery said further appeal was impossible.
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Robert J. Wheeler
Anderson
Willie Bell
Court of Appeals
Montgomery
Peril of Hydrogen Bomb Radioactivity Explained by Ex Oak Ridge Worker
Physicist Paul P. Elliott of Texas Tech explains how a hydrogen bomb's explosion would convert its casing to radioactive vapor. Protons neutrons and gamma rays would contaminate air water soil, creating long lasting hazards and possible hereditary changes. Linus Pauling warned radioactivity could render Earth unsafe for years, linking control to civilization's survival.
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Associated Press
New York
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Paul P. Elliott
Texas Technological College
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Tex
Linus Pauling
Elliott
Briton Admits Spying Guilt To Hungarians
Briton Edgar Sanders and American Robert A. Vogeler Jr faced trial in Hungary amid protests from Britain and the United States over alleged sabotage and spying. The case involved six Hungarian accomplices including Imre Geiger, LT&T Hungary managing director, who testified strict orders to sabotage Soviet and Eastern bloc orders.
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Paris
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Regents Plan Rules For Tennessee Valley Livestock Show
Assistant county agents and vocational agriculture teachers from seven North Alabama counties will meet at Decatur Country Club to discuss regulations for the Tennessee Valley Livestock Show in Decatur on April 6 and 7. Kermit N. Tucker will preside and about 25 attendees are expected.
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Decatur Country Club
Decatur
Kermit N. Tucker
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Officers Destroy Pair of Big Stills in Limestone County
Limestone County deputies destroyed two 500 gallon stills about ten miles west on Athens near Buck Island Bridge. Deputy Atlee Hanks said one still was intact and destroyed. an arrest was made. Officers on the road included P. H. Sandlin, Ines Stroud Norton, and Hanks.
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Athens
Buck Island Bridge
Atlee Hanks
Nccess
P. H. Sandlin
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Hanks
Branch of Capital Bank is Looted
Three men roped an outlying branch of the Hamilton National Bank in Washington. They held the branch manager H. R. Bauckman and two tellers, with one man guarding the door and another outside, escaping with about $30,000. No one was hurt.
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Hamilton National Bank
W. T. Waller
H. R. Bauckman
Bandit Robbery Suspects Sought After Morris Store Heist
Morgan county sheriff reports no arrests in the Morris store armed robbery near West Falkville on the West Falkville pike. About 350 dollars was taken from a cash register by four men who fled in Coy Crow’s car, later recovered by Crow and neighbors.
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Morris Store
Bibb Humphrey
U. S. 31
West Falkville Pike
Coy Crow
Lonnie Morris
Morris
Crow
Billy Joe
Odus Collins
Rail Unions Set Feb 27 Strike Date Nationally
Cleveland reports the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors set February 27 at 6 am as the strike date. Under the Railway Labor Act a walkout would be delayed at least two months, with 250000 rail employees involved. Mediation failed since January 16, and unions won 95.5 percent strike authorizations, rejecting arbitration as issues are seen as principles. The process moves to the National Mediation Board notifying the President of a national emergency and possible fact finding within 30 days, followed by another 30 days of status quo.
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Trumana National
President Trumans Red Light Drive Questioned
President Truman sped through 20 red lights on a four mile trip to a Democratic dinner with a police and secret service escort. Officials said the maneuver was legal under escort privileges, while a day earlier he told a crime conference he never goes through red lights.
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Washington
Truman
Fire lights Birmingham city hall top floor blaze
Firemen reported insulation on the 10th floor of Birmingham's new city hall caught fire from sparks from a welder's torch. Damage was estimated at about 100 dollars. The structure is slated for completion in about six to eight months.
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Birmingham
Roads Department Faces Tight Budget After Federal Funds Debate
Montgomery February 17 The Highway Department faces financial strain as debt service and operating costs consume most revenue. Director Ward McFarland says the state will likely have about 400 000 dollars to match federal road funds before July 1, with more money expected next year but uncertain sufficiency.
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State Highway Department
Ward McFarland
Highway Department
Alabama Bridge Finance Corporation
McFarland
Freezing weather hits South Alabama crops hard
Frost across Mobile area harms nursery stock and vegetables as growers report 32 degree lows and slow warming expected. Nurseries estimate damage to tender plants and cover crops while Azalea and camellia blooms suffer. central Alabama orchards report peach and plum injuries and river crests rise in the northeast.
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Alsobrook
Suit on Account Filed in Morgan Circuit Court
A suit seeking payment of accounts totaling $238.50 was filed in Morgan circuit court by Attorney John W. Sherrill Jr. for Mrs. Audra H. Childers. The defendant named is Avery Drinkard and interest is requested with a jury trial requested.
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John W. Sherrill Jr
Audra H. Childers
Avery Drinkard
Liquor Tax Cut Urged By Industry in Congress
The alcoholic beverage industry urged Congress to reduce the liquor tax from nine to six dollars per gallon arguing the high rate spurs moonshine production and lost revenue. CIO distillery workers echoed the call earlier this week while the Ways and Means Committee gave no indication of serious consideration.
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Displaced’ Persons Commission
Cullman Man Taken On Larceny Charge in Theft of Truck
Cullman police and Sheriff Hyatt report the arrest of Jimmy Bray 30 Cullman on grand larceny charges stemming from the theft of a 1949 Studebaker truck. The truck, taken Wednesday night from in front of a Birmingham grocery, was recovered three miles south of Cullman on Highway 31. Bray will be sent to Jefferson County jail.
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Jimmy Bray
Jefferson County
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Bray
Studebaker
Warren
Birmingham
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Cullmar
Jefferson Jail
Robert, Bryant
Bob Higginbotham
Hyde Park Methodist Church bans publishing house periodicals
Hyde Park Methodist Church in Tampa votes to stop buying all church publications amid concerns over race treatment. The 1610 member church bans 40 titles including The Adult Student and The High Road, effective at quarter’s end, with stewards directing literature purchases from other publishers.
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Fla
Hyde Park
South
Advocate
Stewards
General Board of Education
High Road
Adem
A. O. Murphy
A. Trend
Pressure on End of Coal Dispute By Monday
President Truman urged his fact finding board to report by tomorrow as government mediators press for a quick settlement. Cole said a Monday return to work is the target amid ongoing miner protests and possible contempt actions if the strike continues.
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Truman
White House
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Eben Ayers
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
John R. Steelman
Cole
John L. Lewis
Steel Operations Cut at Tennessee Coal and Iron
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co announces next week’s sharp cuts due to the coal strike. About 5,000 to 5,500 workers to be furloughed or have schedules reduced, joining 4,000 coal miners idle since January. U S Steel subsidiary to close some finishing mills. iron ore mines, Dolomite quarry, and limestone mine to run on a three day week.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
South
U. S. Steel
TCI
Wage talks shift to realistic bids in coal contract dispute
After eight months of stalemate negotiators cut to four representatives each side and discussed solid ground for bargaining. Lewis tabled a broad demand package and proposed a guaranteed 200 day work year, while Cole and Cyrus Ching pressed for serious progress in a three hour unscheduled session.
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Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Ching
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