Weather and local notices from a North Alabama town
Mostly cloudy this afternoon with occasional rain in the north. Temperatures 26 to 32 in the far north. Thursday looks partly cloudy with a few showers in the south and rain to the north. North winds along the coast. Six people tried in the recorder's court. three charged with gaming and three with traffic violations. community events include Rev E N Chandler speaking at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist and midweek prayer at Westminster Presbyterian. Kiwanis program led by the boys and girls work committee. Health notes include Rev Jack Parker resting after Tuesday surgery and several local hospital updates and births. See DIARY on Page 2.
State Klan Split Widens in Alabama Conflict
Rev Alvin Horn of Talladega a KKK governor says he was charged with treason to the Federated Ku Klux Klan and summoned to a Birmingham trial. Horn claims Morris seeks control, urges Klaverns to join the Georgia Klans, and notes Alabama factions drifting toward independence.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama
Birmingham News
Alvin Horn
Talladega
KKK
Horn
Federated Klan
William Hugh Morris
Morris
Association of Georgia Klans
E. P. Pruitt
Pruitt
Klaverns
Ku Klux Klans
Tarrant City
Sam Roper
Atlanta
March of Dimes drives receive first donations
Local chairman Frank Troup urged immediate contributions as Alabama Hosiery Mill and its Athletic Association each gave $50, the first gifts reported. He stressed that small donations add up and urged the public not to delay giving.
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Frank Troup
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Alabama Hosiery Mill, Athletic Association
Big Reward For Gang Is Offered
FBI agents join nationwide manhunt for a six man gang that stole a million dollars from Brink's Inc. in a 20 minute raid. The robbers, masked in Halloween costumes, left another million in cash and checks. Brink's offers a 100000 reward. police lock down leads along the Eastern seaboard.
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Boston
FBI
Brink's Inc
Brink’s Inc
Seaboard
Edward W. Fallon
Brink
Fallon
Crow Nullifies APSC Order For Decatur Transfer
Circuit Judge James H. Crow Jr. nullifies the Alabama Public Service Commission order blocking Decatur Transfer and Storage from hauling bulk petroleum from Decatur Sheffield and Guntersville. The decree remands the case to the APSC for rehearing and requires consideration of a comparative rate schedule.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
Decatur Transfer and Storage Corporation
Decatur
Sheffield
Guntersville
James H. Crow Jr
APSC
Decatur Company
J. Owen Robbins Transfer Company
Birmingham
Crow
Morgan Circuit Court
Reprimand of Vaughan Voted By Senate Committee
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, Truman's military aide, was sharply reprimanded by the Senate committee over accepting seven home freezers as gifts. The panel approved the report citing gifts to Vaughan and others while defending presidential gift customs. John F. Maragon, once with a White House pass, was denounced and set for trial February 20 after indictment for lying to the panel.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Senate
Vaughan
Maragon
John F. Maragon
White House
Bulldozers On Top of Levees
The Army ordered heavy earth moving equipment to critical fuze plug sections of the Mississippi flood threat. Vin cennes Indiana mayor calls for 400 to 500 volunteer flood fighters as the levee near Kelso creek leaks.
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Associated Press
Big Mississippi
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Birds Point
New Madrid
Mississippi
Cairo
William L. Betz
Kelso Creek
Indiana
Ohio
Ohio River
Old Miss
New Officers For Chest Are Selected Here Calvin to Head Group
Community Chest members held their annual meeting electing new directors and adopting two constitutional amendments. Officers for 1950 are President Joe Calvin Vice President Alvis Briscoe Treasurer C J Cottingham and Miss Nina Woods Secretary. New board members elected by secret ballot are Mrs William D Sims Ned Frazier and Hill Ferguson. Ex officio terms are held by Ben Britnell and LeRoy McEntire.
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Community Chest
Joe Calvin
Alvis Briscoe
C. J.cottingham
Nina Woods
William D. Sims
Ned Frazier
Hill Ferguson
Birmingham
R. W. Orr
Crippled Children's Association
W. T. Jordan
Clio Lovin
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Robert Short
Salvation Army
W.W. Glass
Rev. Glass
Britnell
Tennessee to Connect Roads In Limestone County Link
A Tennessee delegation from Limestone and Morgan counties announced plans to connect its road section with the Limestone County line and to finish the pavement on the 31 roadway this year. The project will connect with the Elk river bridge and shorten routes from Decatur and Athens to Nashville by about ten miles. Delegation leaders included J M Holt and T C Almon along with commissioners and officials. They met with Commissioner Eggleston to discuss the highway program and 24 foot pavement standards.
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State of
Tennessee
State Line
Limestone County
Limestone
Morgan
Nashville
Elk River
Decatur
Athens
J. M. Holt
Board of Revenue
T.C. Almon
R. W. Orr
Bill Kimbrough
First District
Wallace Meadows
Eggleston
Tennessee Highway Department
Game Fish Population Increase in The Valley Area
VIC Bubbetti reports at the Decature Jaycees meeting that game fish populations in Tennessee rivers are rising while rough fish decline. Aquatic biologist Larry Miller notes that steady spring water levels and harvest limits under 30 percent support year round fishing. He cites fish movement patterns and turbine survival, plus mussel harvests worth 115000 dollars in 1948. J B Hewitt and Dr Cole Young were elected to the board.
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Vic Bubbett Decature
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fish and Game
Forestry Division
TVA
Larry Miller
Jaycees
Great Lakes
Miller
Muddy
Tennessee
Izaak Waltons
Alabama
Jaycee
J. B. Hewitt
Cole Young
Governor vows action if Folsom crowd barred from vote
Gov. James E. Folsom warned he would strike back if party leader Gessner T. McCorvey bars the Folsom crowd from this year’s elections. He spoke at a news conference and denounced the Jefferson County board of registrars resignation policies.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Gessner T. McCorvey
Folsom
Jefferson County Board of Registrars
Alabama
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Showdown vote on rule change sparks civil rights clash
Washington observers report a Friday showdown vote on a proposed House rules change that could block civil rights legislation and curb the rules committee's power. President Truman warned of a summer battle while administration aides seek unity among Democratic factions and votes on anti job discrimination anti lynching and anti poll tax measures.
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Washington
Jal
House
Rayburn
Rules Committee
Truman
National Emergency
Lucas
Illinois
Barkley
Congress
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
L-Nan
Jefferson Board
Folsom
State Committee
Alabama
Thurmond-Wright States Rights
Justice of Peace
Democratic Committee
Nationalists claim halt to invasion of Hainan
A nationalist commander said the nationalist navy and air force blocked an early communist invasion of Hainan island. Ground forces were mopping up remnants of about 17 000 communists while air and naval units reported sinking around 2 000 communist craft massed at Liuchow. Peiping radio reported communist seizures of Western government properties in China and urged recall of State Department staff.
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Associated Press
Hainan
South China
Liuchow
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping Radio
Tokyo
China
United States
State Department
Peiping
Far East
Turkey
Philip C. Jessup
Hong Kong
Sparkman Seeks Banker Input on 4 Percent Housing Rate
Senator Sparkman says he may ask bankers and mortgage experts about limiting government backed housing loan rates to 4 percent. As head of the banking subcommittee, he notes 4 percent is possible for insured mortgages and aims to align middle income and veteran programs while 4 1 2 percent rates currently apply to other insured mortgages.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Sub
Federal Housing Administration
Court Order to End Short Week Will Be Sought
National Labor Relations Board counsel Robert N. Denham said he will seek a court order to restore coal miners to a five day week. He filed a complaint charging John L. Lewis and his union with unfair labor practices and asked for a temporary injunction later this afternoon.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
John L. Lewis
Lewis
NLRB
Lewis Denham
Coal Strike Strains Pittsburgh as Utilities Face Cutbacks
On January 18 the seven state coal miners strike disrupts supply with 90,000 workers idle. Stocks run low, hospitals get priority, United States Steel slashes production, and rubber firms warn Congress of shortages while UMW district leaders urge miners to return.
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Pitsburgh
Retail Coal Merchants Association of Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Ohio
Truman
Pittsburgh
John P. Busarello
United Mine District Five
Denham Moves to Restrain Union Over Coal Strike
Denham seeks court injunction to bar coercive tactics in the coal miners dispute and halt restrictions on normal work. Pressure mounts for President Truman to invoke the Taft-Harley law and intervene. Republican senators press for swift action citing upcoming coal shortages and an ICC emergency finding.
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Denham
President Truman
Capitol
Mr. Truman
GOP
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Congress
Ferguson
R-Mich
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Recorder's Court
Rutledge Thomas
James Bloodworth
E. N. Chandler
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Guild
Bruce Spencer
Carl Schwachow
Jack Parker
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
U. S
Weather Observer
W. Nelson Guthrie
Central A Church
Orville Burleson
Ninth Avenue East
Decatur General Hospital
J. M. Engle
Eddie Smith
Edward Smith
Fifth Avenue West
R. E. Newson
Bete Mina
General Hospital
Walter Irvin
Lacey Springs
W. D. Tapscott
Danville 2
Grady Roberts
Buena Vista Circle
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Leo H. Henry
Trinity
Robert Brown
Hartseller
Willie Mark
Huntsville
Louis Haggermaker
Decatur 3
Roper
The
Colleen Townsend
Hollywood
By Ken Reynolds
Decatur Corporation
Chest
Calvin
Mary Delmore
Democratic Party
Dwight, L
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