Local Weather Outlook and Decatur Community News
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures this afternoon through Friday. Moderate east-southeast winds. Decatur noon cotton quotes middling inch at 34 and strict low at 33. Church events include Rev R F Miller at Sixth Avenue Church of God Sunday and Westminster Outreach Commission vesper with Walter Penney. Various local notices report births at Decatur General, hospital stays, and church activities.
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Decatur
R. F. Miller
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Outreach Commission
Walter Marvin Penney
Maples
Visitation
Morgan County Voting Strength Rises Ahead of May Primary
Morgan County's voting strength reached 11 716 today with a May 4 Democratic primary in view Probate Judge T C Almon announced after checking lists and precinct assignments He noted about 100 cards await precinct placement and four more registration dates remain likely adding several hundred voters Decatur leads districts with 6081 votes and Hartselle follows with 1796 total in four districts Decatur totals 5348 and Hartselle 1796 as incorporated areas show strongest potential
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Morgan County
T. C. Almon
Almon
Decatur
Hartselle
Truman Begins Final Extended Vacation Ahead of 1948 Campaign
President Truman starts a potential last long break at Key West after a Caribbean trip. He plans a March 17 visit to New York for St Patrick’s Day events and may return by March 8. He swam and sunbathed at the naval base while Southern leaders oppose civil rights proposals.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Key West
Fla
Truman
Naval Submarine Base
Virgin Islands
White House
Congress
Washington
Mr. Truman
Bill Barrett
Naval Training Station
Guantanamo
Cuba
Barrett
Bill
Preston Barrett
Oakdale
Girls Aided Bootlegger in Oklahoma City Case
Police traced two girls aged nine and eleven used as telephone stooges for a local bootlegger in Oklahoma City. Juvenile officers said the children could name bootleg prices and write customer addresses after being trained by their elder sister whose mother was away.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
R. M. Goff
T. T. Hutchinson
Delegate Pledge Is Rapped By Governor
Gov. James E. Folsom denounces Democratic leaders in Alabama for trying to dictate delegates. He says every Democrat has the right to run and to advocate his views, urging candidates to publicly state positions on issues including Truman's civil rights program. He repeats opposition to overseas aid, Wall Street influence, and federal overreach, while promoting states rights and individual choice.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Truman
Folsom
Wall Street
Battle Rages in Palestine Near Jerusalam Garden of Gethemane
Fierce mortar fighting between Jews and Arabs raged near the Garden of Gethsemane outside Jerusalem. British police reported two Arabs killed and four wounded. Arabs claimed a woman, a child, and seven men were hurt. A separate clash occurred between Arab Jaffa and Jewish Tel Aviv. a Jewish attack near Ramle killed three Arabs and wounded four. Palestinian violence since the UN partition vote stands at 1,421 deaths.
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Jerusalem
Gethemane
Arab Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Ramle
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Governor Hosts Judicial Group Dinner
Governor Folsom entertains a judicial group at the governor's mansion. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harris travel for dinner while Mr. and Mrs. Russell cannot attend due to Mrs. Russell’s illness. The group includes justices, court of appeals judges, and judiciary committee members.
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Norman Harris
Annie
Governor's
Noble’ Russell
Russell
Folsom
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Judiciary Committee
House
Mr. Russell
Senate
Hartis
Defiance of Reds in Korea Voted by Assembly
Feb. 26 The little assembly recommended that the United Nations proceed with nationwide elections in Korea in defiance of a Soviet boycott. The vote was 31 to 3.
Bond Issue in Doubt for Alabama Road Funds
Alabama's $4 million road bond plan faces continued doubt after informal talks by the Alabama Highway Finance Corp. Members Ward McFarland Albert Carmichael and Bill Drinkard discussed the issue with no commitments. The funds would back federal matching via gasoline tax revenue with a June 30 deadline.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Highway Finance Corp
Ward McFarland
McFarland
Albert A. Carmichael
Bill Drinkard
Highway Finance Aviation
James E. Folsom
Highway Corporation
Carey and Ross Confer With Soviet Trade Union Leader
James B Carey and Michael Ross CIO officials met with Vassili Kuznetsov president of the Soviet trade union central committee in Moscow to discuss issues of mutual cooperation.
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Moscow
Michael Ross
CIO
Vassili Kuznetsov
Soviet Trade Union Central Committee
Torture knot slaying rives cops puzzler
A 13 state alert is issued for a suspect in the strangling of Harvey Haeberle, a Navy photos division employee, at the Henry Hudson hotel in mid Manhattan. The body was found in a ransacked room with a Chinese torture knot binding his wrists and neck. Police describe a man 25 to 27, 5'8" to 5'9", 140–150 pounds, dark hair, wearing a red black striped jacket, denim trousers, grey fedora, and black shoes. A hotel worker noticed him entering the lobby and a maid found the body after a disturbance in the room. Robbery and evidence-destruction motive suspected.
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New York
Navy
Manhattan
Harvey Haeberle
Photographic Division
Haeberle
Falls Church
Anacostia Air Station
Washington, D. C
Henry Hudson
West 57Th Street
Taylor predicts third party will win in November
Sen. Glen H. Taylor of Idaho says a third party could win enough states to elect the president and stresses he would not join a movement that only helps a Republican. He spoke at a news conference and forecast the party appearing on most ballots except two or three states. He called a return to the Democratic party too remote to discuss.
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New York
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Democratic Party
Reds Surpass Hitler's Grab By Big Margin
A summarized AP overview notes prewar expansion by Germany and postwar spread by Russia and communism. It cites territorial gains and populations: Germany annexed over 100000 square miles and about 28 million people. Russia gained over 680000 square miles and more than 110 million people. It mentions methods of annexation and seven nations under communist influence by war and postwar years.
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Hitler
Associated Press
Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Jury weighs poison case in Montgomery trial
In Montgomery Alabama a jury remains deadlocked in the trial of William J Houlton 37 charged with poisoning his four year old stepson Kerry Wayne Ingram The state sought the death penalty after the jury heard that Houlton bought an arsenic compound shortly before the child died on October 23 A defense claim says hydrant water or rat poison caused the death while an Atlanta toxicologist testified arsenic was the cause and that organs were exhumed last December See JURY On Page 2
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Montgomery
Ala
William J. Houlton
Houlton
Montgomery Railroad
Grover Pilgreen
Kerry Wayne Ingram
Kerry
Annie Fay Houston
Bill
Atlanta
Herman Jones
Limestone Fair to adopt new name and plans
Athens Alabama February 23 1948 Limestone County Fair Association directors vote to rename the group the Tennessee Valley Fair Association and elect W S Dobbins as fair manager for the year They plan improvements on the fairgrounds a new fence a big Fourth of July celebration with prizes for livestock and a county horse show and invite adjoining counties to compete The State National Bank will hold funds as depository
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County Fair Association
W. A. Owen
Tennessee Valley Fair Association
Alabama
Limestone
Amsecntes Sacratinisonio
Tammie
W. S. Dobbins
Dobbins
State National Bank Oil
James Beasley
W. L Dobbins
W. A
the Fair Association
Old Fair Association
Southern Democrats Block House Action on Anti-Lynching Bill
Southern Democrats used a ruling technicality to block immediate Judiciary Committee action on anti lynching legislation. The measure would make lynching a federal crime with penalties up to ten years in prison and $20,000 fine, while penalties for negligent peace officers and the lynching sites are also specified. The bill faces a likely committee approval and early House debate, with Senate action expected on a companion measure.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
Judiciary
Wenstain
Michener
R-Mich
Leo Allen
House Rules Committee
Dixie
Senate
Ferguson
Mich
Senate Judiciary
Senate Rules Committee
Stennis
Miss
House
Second Victim Dies in Alabama Mill Shooting
Albert A. Kirkpatrick 61, superintendent at Danville Knitting Mills near Bon Air, died today from wounds from the mill office shooting that killed assistant superintendent Dan Pierce 47 yesterday. Coroner said both men found together before 8 am. a pistol and five discharged cartridges found. Pierce survived by wife and a son Daniel in Charlotte N C.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Albert A. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Danville
Bon Air
Dan Pierce
J. M. Hughes
Pierce
Daniel Pierce
Charlotte
British Cruiser Sheffield Sails for British Honduras
The admiralty announced the cruiser Sheffield sailed from Columbia for British Honduras due to possible incidents staged by elements in onlookers. An authoritative source said the ship was dispatched because of these concerns. The informant refused to provide further details.
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London
Admiralty
Sheffield
Columbia
British Honduras
Fate of foes of Soviets in Prague reports collapse of opposition
In Prague on February 26 the battered anticommunist forces faced a grim fate as the Communist Party, now in complete control, formed a government with Gottwald guiding and Benes approving. Fourteen anti-communist ministers resigned, while police actions and action committees extended the party’s reach. within six days a bloodless revolution left opposition crushed.
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A. I. Goldberg
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Klement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Three Powers Condemn Czechoslovakia Dictatorship Move
The United States Britain and France jointly denounce Czechoslovakia's new government as a disguised dictatorship led by communists. They call the seizure of power a crisis artificially instigated and akin to prior Soviet influenced moves, noting the suspension of parliamentary liberties.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Hungary
Communists Aim for Election Victory and Parliamentary Majority
The piece notes the communists hold 38 percent of seats and 52 percent with allies the social democrats. Election date undetermined. Voters may choose multiple tickets but non communists face pressure to purge dissidents in a push described as democratic progressive by the communists.
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Social Democrats
Democratic Progressive
Czech Loan Prospects Dim After Coup
Washington reports dimmed chances for Czechoslovakia to secure a 350 million dollar loan from the World Bank. Bank officials privately said the communist coup may delay missions assessing the loan while Poland and Yugoslavia seek 600 and 500 million dollars respectively with little success. President McCloy says lending policy isn’t political but may weigh political events with economic impact.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
World Bank
Poland
Yugoslavia
Eee
Bank
The
World Money
Warsaw
Coal
John J. McCloy
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