Decatur Weather And Hospital News Roundup
Mostly cloudy and warmer Sunday with Monday cloudy and a few showers in the West in the afternoon. Decatur reports a high of 43 and a low of 24 for the prior 24 hours. Multiple notices list patients admitted to Decatur General Hospital including Mrs. Harvey Sherman and J. W. Yarbrough, with several births and local residents visiting or leaving the hospital. A new year service at St. Pauls Lutheran and various social notes fill the page including travel, family visits, and ambulance movements.
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Crow
Decatur General Hospital
Truman Needs Souths Votes For Program
Administration leaders may face open rebellion from Southern lawmakers if patronage is removed from Dixie backers who did not support Truman in November. Some supporters discuss denying patronage to backers of the states rights ticket. Mississippi figures and Senator Eastland are noted. Democratic chairman McGrath hopes to move slowly as Southern factions show signs of returning to the party. See TRUMAN On Page 2.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Dixie
President Truman
Mr. Truman
States Rights Ticket
Mississippi
Eastland
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Fracas Leads to Assault Charge After Bar Fight
Fred Byars, ione 3, was beaten at a street pool hall after a dispute around 10 p.m. Saturday. Campbell allegedly struck his victim with a bottle and a pool ball rack. Byars was rushed to the hospital by Brown's ambulance. Police officers Hunter Self and Webb investigated.
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Fred Byars
Beton Street
Denk
Byars
Campbell
Brown
Hunter
Self
Webb
Recognition Is Granted Korea By Truman In 1949 Policy
President Truman grants full recognition to the Syngman Rhee government in South Korea as the legitimate regime for the divided peninsula. Moscow claims Soviet troops left Northern Korea on Christmas, while U S officials say American forces will stay until a South Korean police force can counter northern threats.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow Radio
Korea
White House
Syngman Rhee
Russia
United States
Rhee
Dr. Rhee
New Republic
Dr Brakefield to Speak at 18th Decatur Banquet
Dr James L Brakefield manager of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce will be guest speaker at the eighteenth annual Decatur Chamber of Commerce banquet on January 21 1949 The New South will be his subject The meeting at Decatur Country Club expects a capacity crowd New officers and directors will be introduced The page also lists Decatur Daily top 10 local stories of 1948 including Copper cast at Wolverine plant meters controversy and local political shifts.
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James L. Brakefield
Biringham Chamber of Comm
Decatur Chamber Merce
Brakefield
Alabama
Tennessee
California
University of California
University of Alabama
Howard College
Civitan
Alabama T. B. Association
Decatur
Ala
Tennessee Valley Cit
Wolverine Copper Tubin
Lant
Calumet and
He Consolidated Copper Company
I Troit
Mich
Ters
Pat Eyster Sr
Tom
Cunard Liner Queen Mary Runs Aground Off Cherbourg
The British liner Queen Mary, 81 235 tons with 2200 berths, ran aground west of Cherbourg last night while inbound to New York after taking on 560 passengers. Refloating to begin at 9 a m GMT-4 a m EST as high tide arrives. Captain said ship not in danger. Weather wind squalls blamed for lack of speed. The ship had sailed from Southampton earlier today.
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Cherbourg
France
New York
C Channel
Cunard White Star Line
Mary
Southampton
G. E. Cove
New Year Politics Begin Turbulent Scraps In Alabama
Alabama ends 1949 mired in bruising politics and starts 1950 with governor and U S senator races shaping the year. Gov James E Folsom seeks bigger pensions roads schools and hospitals while election laws may change. President Truman launches presidential bid triggering stumping and party maneuvering as Hamm and Sparkman figures appear in the mix. Page reference New Year on Page.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U. S
James E. Folsom
Clouds of War Hang Heavy as New Year Opens
Global mood darkens as the new year begins amid ongoing strife. An Israeli spokesman said two Egyptian corvettes fired on Tel Aviv for half an hour, threatening retaliation if further attacks target the Jewish capital.
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London
New
Illes
Tel Aviv
Ews
Cairo
Holiday Toll Climbs as New Year Starts
The Associated Press reports a New Year surge with 101 violent deaths and 21 more in various incidents from fire to traffic. In Cincinnati a man died by gunfire during celebrations, while a large California crowd at the Rose Parade saw several fatalities and high losses of life across additional incidents.
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Associated Press
Merry Millions
Cincinnati
California
Sun Fo urges peace support to end Communists’ military action
Premier Sun Fo in a radio address calls on Chinese people to organize support for the peace effort so the Communists realize public desire and halt military action. He also tells front-line soldiers to ignore the government peace announcement and redouble efforts to win peace.
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Nankink
Sun Fo
Sun
Democrats Seek Rule Change to Force House Action
Washington January 1 Democrats in a party caucus backed a proposed rules change to stop the rules committee from bottling up major legislation. The plan would let a committee chairman force floor action on bills 21 days after sending them for clearance, with the speaker recognizing on the second and fourth Mondays. Previously 218 signatures were needed to move a bill out. The rule aims to curb Republican Southern coalition on the panel from stalling administration bills. Rep Howard Smith voiced opposition.
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Washington
House Democrats
Rules Committee
Congress
House
Rep
Howard Smith
Dva
Woman Injured After Car Collision at Local Intersection
Ellen Mays of 701 West Church was treated at Decatur General Hospital after being struck by a car at Church and McCartney Streets Saturday at 6:57 PM. Driver Weatherly, identified by police, remained at the scene as officers investigated.
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Ellen Mays
W. Church
Decatur General Hospital
Church
McCartney Streets
Gimer Row
Joe Clark
SER
Hunter
Decatur Seeks Civic Upgrades for 1949
Decatur leaders outline top needs for the new year focusing on school building completion, development of a commercial airport, and city beautification. Mayor Summer prioritizes schools and airport with harbor, streets, and industry expansion also urged by officials. Chamber president Gregg stresses a commercial airport as the key catalyst for growth.
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Decatur
North
Alabama
HR Summer
Chamber of Commerce
Ewell K. Gregg
Lloyd Lively
Iery
Merchants to Discuss Sworn Affidavits for 1949 Licenses
Representatives of the Decatur retail merchants committee plan to appear before the City Council Monday night to discuss the new practice of filing sworn applications for 1949 business licenses. Under the new rule, approved unanimously by the Council, merchants must file sworn statements valuing their stock before license assessment.
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Decatur Retail Merchants’ Committee
Atom Project Spying Seen by House Committee
Washington January 1 The house Un-American activities committee said it has found plenty about communist espionage rings in the atomic energy program The report notes espionage rings operated since 1942 using American science and money to inform the Soviet Union how to make the atom bomb The committee quoted Gen Leslie R Groves head of the Manhattan project as saying there was continued and persistent espionage against the United States and the atom bomb project by a foreign power and its domestic supporters See Atom On Page 2
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Russia
Leslie R. Groves
Manhattan
United States
Decatur’s 1948 Showed Gains in Chamber Report
Decatur’s 1948 showed gains with total industry payroll rising to 1 600 239 28, employing 170 more people. Four new industries started, absorbing workers. agricultural income rose to 16 848 499 86, up 4 003 005 41 from 1947. Retail sales increased 11 percent in tariff volume as fifteen new retailers opened.
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Decatur
Decatur Chamber Ofommerce
Decatur Farm Industries
Hearing Set Before Governor for Royer Extradition Case
Roger Pryor Royer, 62, captured near Forest City, Arkansas, resists extradition. A hearing before Governor Ben Laney in Little Rock is planned within ten days, with lawyers E J Butler and Burke Mann representing Royer. Royer, a former Draper prisoner who escaped in 1945, faces murder charges in Lawrence County and was later arrested in Los Angeles on a morale charge.
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Pryor Royer
Arkansas
Ben Laney
Roger W. West
Forest City
Ark
Royer
Draper
Speigner
Frank Pickens
Lawrence County
West
Alabama
E. J. Butler
Burke Mann
Little Rock
Laney
Moulton
Lawrence
Los Angeles
Gilk Arks
Stolen Weapons Recovered Near Mexican Vessel
FBI announced recovery of government firearms stolen from a Mexican vessel area near San Francisco. Details indicate 52 guns were taken and later found, with officials confirming the incident and ongoing investigations.
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Washington
FBI
Mexico
San Francisco
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Drtemale
Decatur Weather Bureau
Harvey Sherman
Second Ave. W
G. H. Bixon
Sixth Ave
Decatur General
J. W. Yarbrough
Taft, Tenn
Morrie Means
Eighth Ave
W.A. Brown
Jackson St
Grady Parker
Tenth Ave. E
Billy Vaughan
Courtland
Buddy Mooney
Tower Ave
Hamil Clinic
W. L. Hopper
Decatur 3
Mutual Service
A. Richardson
Nineteenth Ave. E
Mary Robinson
Birmingham
Eileen Trafford
Florida
Dimpie Jones
Charles H. Eyster
Julian L. Bibb Sr
Robert O. Maschk
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Leonard Johnson
Ed Johnson
Seventh Avenue
Foster Pointer
Sam Malone
Auburn
Mrs
Richard Coffee
Mr. Coffee
Mrs. R. £. Coffee
Ferry Street
South
Dixiecrats
By Ken Reynolds
the Daily Lists
Dr. Brakefield
C. C
Tennes Valley
Daily Report
Newton B. Powell
Rty
Robinson
Charles H. D. E. Frederick
Harrison
Neval Albert Carmichael P
James E. Iy
Folsom
Greece
W. Averell Harriman
Germany
Cunard
Lee Cunard
Rexthomas
Denon
Wall Street
Hamm
S. Senate
John
Sparkman
Caeener
Fae
Carbon Rules Group Sought
Mary Williams
Atom
Eigh
Roger
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