February Weather and Local Notes From Decatur
A Decatur weather outlook predicts fair skies this afternoon and tonight with slight warmth, followed by a moderate southerly wind on Thursday. The cotton market quotes middling cotton at 33 and strict low at 32 noon. The Salvation Army plans light refreshments at the George Washington program for veterans Monday at 3 PM at the Decatur Armory, with praise for veterans and Community Chest supporters.
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Ex Marine Coach Faces Ku Klux Klan Threats in Georgia
In Rossville Georgia an ex Marine basketball coach Bowland Rowland says he faced Klan threats after a Lakeview team loss. He carried a pistol and was guarded by friends and police outside the gym amid a cross burning incident earlier that winter.
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Kitty Hawk Plane to Return Home to Smithsonian
Executors of Orville Wrights estate announce the Kitty Hawk aircraft will be placed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The historic plane, first to fly with a man at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, now resides in the Science Museum in South Kensington, London, having been sent there in 1928.
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London
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Yton
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Lawrence
Seven Drowned In Flooded Creek Near Pomeroy
Seven persons died when their car plunged into a flooded Bradbury Creek near Pomeroy Ohio. Victims described as a man four women and two boys remain unidentified. Rescue units battled the wreckage and weather conditions.
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Flood Threat Drives Sandbagging Near Greenwood Mississippi
Veteran flood fighters and convict labor speed sandbagging along the Yazoo river around Greenwood Mississippi as waters rise to dangerous levels. The Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers says the crest is moving downstream and the situation grows more serious. Meanwhile the Tombigbee crest heads toward the Alabama line with Demopolis in its path and the Cumberland at Carthage remains above flood stage as Nashville braces for a crest late this week. West Tennessee may see slight flooding next week, while New Orleans engineers expect only the normal spring rise across the Mississippi valley.
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Roof Collapse in Kingsport Kills Four At Construction Site
In Kingsport Tennessee a concrete steel roof under construction collapsed killing four workers and injuring ten others as about thirty five men were on the one story structure. The dead were William H. Wallen Alfred Roberts Floyd W. Tipton and William H. Dougherty. One injured, James Pruitt, was listed in critical condition with skull and leg injuries. The roof was being poured for what was to be an automotive sales building.
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Gate City
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Fall Branch
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William H. Dougherty
Blair’s Gap
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Birmingham Attorney Convicted in Fatal Shooting
Richard L. Williams, 76, Birmingham attorney, is sentenced to 10 years for the fatal shooting of Thomas E. Hobgood, a barber, on Sept. 3, 1947. Jury deliberated about an hour. witnesses said Hobgood sought reprisal and Williams claimed self defense.
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Driving Course Considered By Decatur Jaycees
Decature Jaycees discuss starting a high school driving instruction program. Guests Richard Allison J O Stevens and John Sherrill were introduced. New member S C Craig joined as Jack Mason reported on Huntsville meeting outcomes and an A A A fee decision. The mobile state convention date was not set.
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Bond plan sparks new tax cut fight in Senate
Senator George proposed selling special government bonds to fund foreign aid as a way to reduce regular spending. The plan mirrors wartime financing and could total 20 to 25 billion dollars over 20 to 25 years, with tax exempt status and modest interest.
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United States Signals Palestine Position at U N Security Council
Secretary of State Marshall indicated the United States is near a decision on its stance for the Palestine case in the United Nations Security Council. The council will consider issues such as an international police force for Palestine and the future of its division into Jewish and Arab states. Marshall did not reveal the U S preference and said instructions to the U S representative in New York are being prepared.
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Alabama Democrats threaten to demand civil rights stance
Mobile Alabama party leader Gessner T McCorvey calls for a state Democratic executive committee meeting after May 4 primary to hear candidates positions on civil rights. Former Rep Bud Boswell urges a March 1 deadline mass meeting to back Truman's ten point civil rights program.
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Bud) Boswell
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Pledge Abandoned by Wrightsville Democratic Committee
The Johnson County Democratic Committee in Wrightsville Georgia scrapped a March 3 primary pledge requiring white supremacy and segregation after citizen protest. Secretary H T Hicks cited constitutional violations and said the change came without a formal meeting. Chairman W C Brinson coordinated with supporters to drop the pledge. The panel also planned a pledge on Georgia’s county unit vote system.
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United States
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Brinson
Georgia
State Democratic Committee Hits President Civil Rights Policy
The state democratic executive committee, meeting January 26, spoke in no uncertain terms about its view of the President's special committee on civil rights. The remarks reflect a critical stance on federal civil rights initiatives.
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Decatur Red Cross Drive Names Local Committees
Morgan county residents prepare to raise 13500 for the Red Cross on March 1. Campaign chairman Bob McNelly announces committees for large and small industries chain stores the Negro division speakers bureau insurance agencies lodges and public offices with listed chairs and members.
Comedian Allen Jenkins Denies Drunken Driving
Los Angeles reports show comedian Allen Jenkins 47 denying intoxication after his January 26 arrest on drunk driving charges. He testified he had four bourbons over hours and was sober enough to drive. Police said Jenkins claimed his pet cat Smiley should be fingerprinted first, joking that the cat was driving the car.
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Beech Denies Reports He Will Oppose Sparkman
Beech adviser to Gov. Folsom and editor of The Southern Farmer declines comment on Senate bid rumors. He says party issues, not personalities, should dominate Alabama and national debates and he cannot discuss private conversations. The Age-Herald cited Beech informing Senator Sparkman he would oppose if no other challenger emerges.
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Grain prices fall across markets in February downturn
Price declines spread from grains to butter and livestock as Agriculture Department data on farm livestock fed demand. Wheat and oats led losses while cash corn showed strength against futures. Traders cite a cautious mood with volatile sessions and notes from Senator Tobey on easing price pressures.
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Police chief vows renewed parking limit enforcement
Police Chief J B Whitmire announced that enforcement of two hour and one hour parking limits will resume in business districts on Thursday. The department paused rules during bad weather but will restart marking cars to warn owners.
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Parole aid bill tied to Campagna case
Mrs. Charlotte Campagna testified before a congressional subcommittee that she paid Attorney Paul Dillon ten thousand dollars to help obtain her husband Louis Campagna's parole from federal prison. Dillon, formerly a Truman campaign manager, claimed he did not receive any fee.
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Two Held in Hotel Fires
Atlanta police arrested Bruce Tinsley of Brevard North Carolina and Otis Gunnels of Atlanta after two hotel fires near midnight. Tinsley was fined 27 dollars for malicious mischief from a burning chair in the Piedmont hotel. Gunnels faced charges of drunkenness and malicious mischief after a mattress burned at the Stafford hotel and was later bound over to Fulton county court on a 300 dollar bond.
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Dothan Woman Wins 35000 Consent Judgment Against Rail Road
Mrs Mary Ellen Thornell widow of the deceased in Cairo Georgia last May 24 won a 35000 consent judgment against the Atlantic Coast Line railroad for her husbands death The suit claimed he was thrown from a train because the car lacked proper hand brakes The compromise was reached before trial and entered in circuit court before Judge J Edgar Bowron
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Abandoned Search For 8 Missing Midway Crewmen
The U S aircraft carrier Midway abandoned a search for eight missing crewmen after a farewell party offshore Hyères France. One officer and seven enlisted men were aboard a motor launch when a freak sea broke up the craft. 53 others were rescued. Investigators sought survivors and noted the accident occurred about 2,500 yards from the French Riviera.
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Truman Seeks 570 Million for China Aid
President Truman asked Congress for 570 million dollars in aid to China conditioned on economic stability. The plan spans one year to June 30, 1949, funding 510 million as purchases and 60 million for reconstruction projects to revive cereals, cotton, petroleum, fertilizer and other essentials, plus repairs to roads, rails and plants.
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Eight Candidates Now In Board Race In Morgan County
With ten days left to qualify for spring primaries, A H Woodall Eva 1 entered the race as the eighth candidate for the third district seat on the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control. Incumbent Spurgeon Long Falkville said he will not seek re election. Other contenders include Serene West Falkville Melvin A Hardin Falkville L H Merrill Eva M M Hipps Eva Lem H Bates and Phil E Morris Hartselle 1.
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Americans Released by Poles After Flight Papers Incident
Warsaw reports five U S airmen released after being held overnight for lacking entry papers. A Polish government spokesman warned future arrivals without plane clearances or visas could face one year in jail. The fliers were flown back to Berlin after returning to War saw from London.
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