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24 Jan 1954
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1954
Page
1
Community Births and Hospital Movements Noted in Diary
The Daily reports numerous births and hospital admissions at Decatur General and Ellis-Meyer clinics. Names include Wiley R Cox Jr and Mrs Buck Walker with several others listed, plus dismissals from Decatur General and Baugh-Wiley clinic. A Rising Sun lodge meeting and local figures such as E C McDaniel are also mentioned. See Diary On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley R. Cox Jr
Gordon Drive
Decatur General Hospital
Tommy Darrell
D. O. Milligan
Ninth Avenue
Bid To Bring China Into Talks Refused
Molotov urged a voice for the Chinese People's Republic in the Berlin talks opening Monday. Western ministers, led by Dulles Eden and Bidault, declined to mix China into discussions, focusing on Germany and Austria. The issue of Korea could be linked to a Korean political conference stalled for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
V. M. Molotov
China
Molotov
Germany
Austria
Peiping
Korea
Frigid Schoenefeld Airfield
Dulles
Britain
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
France
Red
Red Radio
Red China
Chinese People’s Republic
Europe
Soviet Union
Bibb Humphrey Announces Morgan County Sheriff Candidacy
C B Bibb Humphrey formerly sheriff from 1947 to 1951 announces a run for Morgan county sheriff. He is a Decatur resident, Army WWI veteran, and L and N railroad employee, noting he will stand for honest fair enforcement of the law. He has deep Morgan county roots and community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C B
Bibb
Humphrey
College Street
Decatur
Morgan County
Hartselle
Ninth Street Methoarch
American Legion
S of Foreign Wars
Hum
Evacuated Family Seeks Help After Town Creek Flood
An Athens family displaced by Town Creek flooding awaits a February public assistance check from Limestone County welfare to buy new mattresses clothing and household items. Eva Martin and her daughters Ruth and Betty sheltered nearby after their Jefferson Street home flooded 27 inches deep, with rent at temporary shelter higher than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Town Creek
Limestone County Welfare Department
Eva Martin
Ruth
Betty
Jefferson Street
Treaty Curb Substitute To Be Offered
Washington leaders set a Monday deadline to compromise with Sen Bricker on a treaty making amendment. Sen Knowland says a White House conference will review weekend efforts and a substitute may be introduced to make treaties the supreme law of the land with constitutional and judicial review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Bricker
Rohio
Sen
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
White House
Bricker
United States
Ihe
Senate
Miady
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
GOP Policy Committee
Bricker Amendment Outlined Three Provisions
The Bricker amendment text outlines three main provisions. Section 1 voids treaty parts conflicting with the Constitution. Section 2 requires domestic legislation for treaties to take effect as internal law. Section 3 grants Congress power to regulate executive and other foreign agreements, subject to treaty limits. Opponents fear Section 2 limits executive treaty power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bricker
Senate
U.S
United States
Congress
Weather and River Reading in Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stands at 21.45 feet this morning, up 1.48 feet in 24 hours. Saturday rainfall 0.23 inches. Temperature at 8 AM 31 degrees. high today 55. warmer trends expected with sunshine. North Alabama fair conditions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
North Alabama
Probes Opened Into Actions Of Two Ex-POWs
The Marine Corps and Army opened probes into actions of Col Frank H Schwable and Cpl Edward S Dickenson while they were prisoners of the Chinese. The Army filed court martial charges against Dickenson for unlawful dealings with the enemy and currying favor with captors. A Marine court of inquiry was formed to investigate Schwable for a false germ warfare confession made as a POW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Defense Department
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Gracker’s Neck
Korea
Dickenson
Corps
Frank H. Schwable
Department
Clyde F Maples Named In Morgan County Board Race
Clyde F Maples of the Massey community seeks a seat on the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control from district 2. He is son of the late C W Maples, born and raised in Morgan county, with a life in farming and construction, married with three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde F. Maples
Massey
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Mr. Maples
C. W. Maples
Morgan County
A J Coleman to Lead Red Cross Campaign March Start
Decatur lawyer A J Coleman has been chosen by Morgan county Red Cross directors to head the 1954 fund drive. The campaign aims to raise 17460 with committee chairs soon named. Coleman, Auburn graduate and active Kiwanis and Jaycees member, will oversee local fundraising efforts. John Giles chaired 1953 drive for Elliott Transfer and Storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Coleman
Decatur
Red Cross Board of Directors
Morgan County
Coleman
Red Cross
Kiwanis
Jaycees
First Presdyterian Church
Auburn
University of Alabama
John Giles
Elliott Transfer and Storage’ Company
Cold Wave Loses as Temperatures Rise Across North Alabama
A cold wave failed to hold after rising temperatures ended a three day clash with warm Gulf air. Subfreezing forecasts seldom materialized as drenching rains flooded Madison and Limestone counties forcing 100 to 150 residents from homes. High water threatened Madison County near Huntsville with the Tennessee River rising toward flood levels, backing up Paint Rock and Flint rivers and leaving Whitesburg near a record stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Gulf
North Alabama
Madison
Limestone
Madison County
Huntsville
Tennessee
Whitesburg
Redstone Arsenal
Paint Rock
Flint
Big Cove
Rumors of Churchill Retirement Roil Britain Politicians
London gossip swirls over Prime Minister Churchill possibly retiring in coming months. Theories place Anthony Eden as successor with talk of Churchill stepping down to the Lords or remaining as elder statesman. Parliament figures hint at a May retirement tied to Queen Elizabeth II’s return from her world tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Shanke
London
Britain
Churchill
Downing St
Mancina
Genesio Aue
Anthony Eden
Eden
House of Lords
Cyril Osborne
Elizabeth II
Osborne
Lord Woolton
Walter Monckton
Woolton
Monckton
I Labor Ministry
Wholesaler's Rate Hikes Hamper Decatur Gas Dept says Pride
Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co requests for higher rates from the FPC hinder Decatur and other Valley cities gas operations. North Alabama municipal gas managers warn continued rate disputes threaten industrial growth and local gas utility efforts. Pride notes Decatur's supply costs rise significantly with proposed increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pride
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
Decatur
North
Alabama
Atngco
W. E. Hooper
Sheffield Power, Light and Gas Department
Gas Distributors Association of
North Alabama
North Mississippi
Decatur Gas Department
Hopper
National Association of Power Distribution Executives
Deancat
Alabama-Tennessee Company
Trac
Obama-Tennessee Company
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company
Houston
Tex
FPC
TGT
Dem
Negroes Expect Gradual Integration After Supreme Court Ruling
In Montgomery on January 23, Thurgood Marshall predicts a cooperative, gradual path to integration beyond a possible end to segregation. He believes the ruling may exceed equal facilities and requires local cooperation for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Supreme Court
Phurgood-“Marshall
National Association Forvancement of Colored People
Montgomery Advertiser
Marshall
Alabama
Washington, D. C
Advertiser
South
Anti-British Feelings High In Egypt Parade
Cairo reports mark first anniversary of Liberation Rally with a 35 000 strong armed guards parade in Liberation Square. President Naguib declares Egypt will not be subdued as he accuses Britain of keeping the country in agricultural poverty and delays on troop withdrawal. Egyptian and British casualties and missing personnel stir tensions as talks stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 8. Hewett
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
National Guard
Liberation Square
Mohamed Naguib
Naguib
Farouk
Abdin
Alabama Democrats OK loyalty pledge banning primary dissidents
The Alabama Democratic Executive Committee adopted a loyalty oath banning in the spring primaries any Democrat who failed to vote for the 1952 ticket or who supported the 1948 or 1952 States Rights candidates. The vote 42 to 19 followed a heated clash, with critics claiming the measure too broad and future interpretations uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Robert W. Gwin
Birmingham
Joe G. Burns
Tuscaloosa
No Agreement On Truck Tax
Ohio governor defends axle-mile truck levy before the National Governors Conference. Ten Southern states with reciprocity agreements threaten to cancel by March 1 unless Ohio extends exemptions. Talks warn that retaliatory measures could disrupt Midwest and South truck transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ohio
Midwest
South
Frank J. Lausche
National Governors’ Conference
Lausche
Governors’ Executive Committee
Bryant Files Candidacy For Morgan County Tax Collector
Price M Bryant a Massey community business man and farmer of Danville will run for Morgan county tax collector. He has two years at Florence State Teachers college and six years teaching experience in Morgan county. He served as chief clerk in Cullman county tax office for four years and runs poultry farming in Massey for 14 years. He led the Morgan County Farm Bureau as president and served as membership chairman for two years, presided Massey farm club three years, and sits on the Morgan Welfare board and is second vice chairman of the Morgan Red Cross chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price M. Bryant
Massey
Danville
Morgan County
Bryant
Florence State Teachers College
Penn
Cullman County
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Massey Community Farm Club
Morgan County Welfare Board
American Red Cross
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Buck Walker
Sixth Avenue
Katé Oakes
Canal Street
Sherry Thornton
Willie C. Hess
Chestnut’ Street
L. R. Champion
Decatur 2
Decatur’ General Hospital
Henry WreAbee
Nellie Lake
Howell Turney
Babyichael Howater
Hope
W. Starkey
Seventh Street
John P. Freeman
Second Street
W. B. Hargrove
Ardmore, Tenn
J. T. Marsh
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29
James M. McCann
Fourth Avenue
Marvin Pendergrast
George Irons
Moulton Street
K. Miller
Ellis-Meyer Clinic
H. B. Nichols
Somerville 2
A. D.oHargrove
Seventh Avenue
Kudhan-dheyer Clinic
Wworris
Ninth Street
Sue -Madry
Trinity
E. B. Shirley
E. C. McDaniel
Trinity 1
Cotaco
Greenwood, Miss
By John Hightower
Bibb Humphrey
Buckley
Bob Walker
Alabama-Tennessee
City of
Adlai
Burns
Gwin
By Ken Reynolds
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