Community News Highlights and Local Updates
The item lists weather notes and upcoming closures for Independence Day, local travel to Fort Walton Florida, and several community notices. It mentions a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting in Decatur, church activities led by Rev. Troxler, veterans discharged from naval service with details, and local social visits. It also notes theater listings, post office vacation, and residents traveling or retiring home from duty, with scattered local errands and a fire incident in Decatur.
Goats aboard Pennsylvania survive atomic test at Bikini Atoll
Vice Admiral Blandy reports three target ships sunk and eight badly damaged as the fourth atomic bomb test at Bikini lagoon leaves many vessels burning. The battleships Arkansas Nagato and Pensacola sustain heavy damage while goats aboard the Pennsylvania endure the blast unscathed. An underwater test is planned in 3 to 4 weeks as observers note no tidal wave or quake.
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Don Whitehead Oor Birr
Alachian
Bikini
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Bikini Lagoon
Admiral Blandy
Carlisle
Gilliam
Samson
Anderson
Sakawa
Cell
Cortal
Fidence
Arkansas
Nagato
Skate
Pensacola
Pennsylvania
Thorvald Solberg
Blandy
Police Court Dockets Show 54 Cases With $1480 In Fines
Fifty four cases were before Mayor H. R. Summer in city police court Friday and Monday. Forty four were in Monday session. Fines and bonds totaled 1480 dollars. Disorderly conduct accounted for twenty three cases with varied fines. Four cases paid 100 dollars each, including driving while intoxicated and weapons without permits. Ten drunks were fined 15 dollars.
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H. R. Summer
Ccse
Eis’ Seton "Anak
Walter M. Grubbs Dies in Florida at 77
Walter M. Grubbs former Decatur editor lecturer and peanut industry advocate died Sunday in Coconut Grove Florida at 77. Survived by his wife three daughters two sisters and three sons, Grubbs helped publicize George Washington Carver and urged peanut cultivation after boll weevil damage. He founded The Decatur News Alabama first daily, and remained active in Southern political and public life.
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Florida
Walter M. Grubbs
Decatur
Grubbs
Birmingham
Miami
Coconut Grove
H. R. Summer
New York
S. B. Cann
Milton Drennan
H. M
D. H
Paull Grubbs
J. A. Cullom
Shelbyville
Lelia Grubbs Hall
L. Hensley Grubbs
Decatur Weekly News
Alabama
South
Comny
Associated Press
George Washington Carver
Tuskegee Institute
Enterprise
Ala
Decature News
Inn On
Stores Close for Fourth of July Holiday Schedule
Local retailers adopt holiday hours with all stores closing on July 4 and operating on adjusted timetables the rest of the day.
Peace Parley Date Sought To Fix Trieste Fate
Paris July 11 The Big Four foreign ministers council again tackled Trieste seeking a date for a 21 nation European peace conference. Under Bidault plan Trieste would be internationalized at least 10 years under UN guidance with Italian and Yugoslav claims addressed. Five American soldiers were injured in riots sparked by pro Italian residents.
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Paris
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Trieste
James F. Byrnes
Georges Bidault
Triesia
Adriatic
Italy
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Peorge Rane
Alcide de Gasperi
Sparkman Called Back to Washington Amid Senate Campaign
Sparkman was recalled to Washington during a campaign swing for the U S Senate in Scottsboro Alabama where Rep Frank Boykin and State Sen James Simpson spoke at a trade day. Bill Davis said Richard T Rives would speak in Sparkman’s stead with a statewide broadcast planned from Washington at 730 PM. Ted Allen opened his drive in Union Springs and others like Maxwell and Holley had not yet announced plans.
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Scottsboro
Ala
John Sparkman
SpoucSaal Pen Wate
U.S. Senate
Washington
Huntsville
Bill Davis
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Sparkman
Senate
Frank Boykin
Mobile
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Davis
Ted Allen
Union Springs
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Thomas L. Holley
Meadows Unopposed For Alabama Education Post
Meadows will run unopposed for a full four year term as state Superintendent of Education in a July 30 primary. No other candidates qualified by the Saturday midnight deadline. Dr. Meadows succeeds the late H C Pannel who was unopposed in May.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. R. Meadows
Democratic Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Dr. Meadows
H. C. Pannel
Congress tangled in choices on OPA draft and loans
In a prepared talk, Boykin criticizes Congress for indecisiveness on extending the OPA, the draft, the British loan, and strikes. He urges a fresh viewpoint from someone close to the people and opposes a $4 billion loan to Great Britain without security, steering readers to SPARKMAN on page 2.
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Congress
Senate
Who Killed OPA Is Query Of Moment
James Marlow reports on the end of the Office of Price Administration OPA and the political fight over whether Congress will extend or let it die Truman vetoed a bill to continue OPA seeking a stronger measure The piece notes inflation risk and the 1948 election context with ongoing questions about economic controls.
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Opa
James Marlow Washington
Cock Robin
President
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Hold line attitude in larger cities as price control ends
Rents soared up to 33 1 2 percent as OPA ceiling prices vanished. Miami tenants faced hikes, including a Miami Beach 20 unit building raising rents from 50 to 150 dollars. Cleveland-area surges were reported and Massachusetts froze rents by executive order.
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Associated Press
OPA
District of Columbia
Miami
Fla
Miami Beach
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Heights
Denver
Justice of the Peace
Colorado
New York State
Massachusetts
Maurice J. Tobin
National Apartment Owners Association
E. M.wimpee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Georgia
E. M. Chapman
Atlanta, Ga
Merchants Cut Prices To Show Freedom
The early OPA free market period saw limited price drops and some inflationary signals. Milk rose slightly in Connecticut and Massachusetts with broader reductions in select stores. A&P pledged no price increases across its 6000 stores while others sliced prices to meet competition. The Agriculture Department kept yesterday’s ceilings for famine relief, and Chicago markets loosened grain ceilings though daily fluctuation limits stayed.
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Associated. Press
Connecticut
Cyassachusetts
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Newark
Boston
Congress
A. Milwaukee
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Board of Trade Directors
Lad Escapes Death In Electric Pond Accident
Joe Motherway Jr., 15, was knocked unconscious and nearly drowned after an electric pump energized the pond at his home 1419 Ninth Avenue East. A short circuit charged the water. he was dragged out and resuscitated by bystanders before Fire Chief Elkins arrived. He is the son of J C Motherway.
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Joe Motherway Jr
Ninth Avenue East
Motherway
Robert Hudson
Floyd Elkins
J. C. Motherway
Educators To Hold Meeting In Florence State Teachers College
Decatur teachers attending a summer workshop at Florence State Teachers College invite principals superintendents school board members supervisors of attendance and instruction trustees to a program review and discussion. Participants will present highlights of the summer and share their work with other educators. The event runs 9 to 3 on July 10, with college staff and county teachers inviting officials to cooperate.
Courtland Negro Fatally Shot in Highway Altercation
James Willard a 35 year old Courtland Negro died from a bullet wound suffered in an afternoon altercation near the highway between Big Nance Creek and Wheeler Dam. The bullet entered his left arm.
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James Willard
Courtland Negro
Big Nance Creek
Wheeler Dam
Massive Port City Strike Shuts Trieste Amid Unrest
About 200000 workers walked off today in Trieste and surrounding areas to protest rioting after a death and about 30 injuries yesterday, including five American soldiers. Traffic and shops halted as youths attacked Slav homes at night. authorities fear further clashes.
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Trieste
Adriatic
Party
The
United, Cates
Sting Ae
Pallce Ae
Senators APT to Delay Any Reviving Bill
Senate delays action on reviving price control OPA as O'Daniel blocks Wagner resolution until July 20. Barkley and Rayburn expect a 20 day extension while Senate stalls on a longer measure. Markets react to OPA death with price gains and rent rises across the country.
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Washington
Senate
O'Daniel
D-Tex
Wagner
D-N. Y
Barkley
DK. Y
Rayourn
Truman
House
OPA
Paul Porter
Wherry
R-Neb
Schwellenbach
AFL
William Green
Congress
Rayburn
New York Stock Exchange
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Minneapolis
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Dia
Ae SR
Eddie Sandlin
Harris Bunday
Lewis C. Brown
Carlton
Barrett Shelton Jr
Ft. Walton
Brown
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Troxler
Estminster Presbyterian Church
Troxler
Thomas G. Culver
S. 1 C
Deca
Navy
Paci
Orace E. Millican
Lacon 1
Pacific
Atlantic
Marjorie Franklin
Hazel
Flinttorium
Rotary
John M. Nelson
Star Chamber of Commerce
Chapel Hill
Daily
Princess
Robert Donat
Dick Powell
the Daily
M. Evans
Depost
O. Colvard Jr
York City
Germany
Colson
J. O
Canal Street
S. E. Patterson
Patsy
F. Arntz Jr
F. Arntz
Oak Street
United States Military
West Point
Fourth East
R. Brooks
Decatur General
Decatur 3
Hartselle
Lend
Ken Reynolds
Hes ‘Bay Wipter. Coal
Police Court
Sally Rand
D. R. Shoemaker
San Francisco
Bubble
Jake Ehrlich
Jerusalem
Pa Ece
Voice
Tered
Britain
Omin
Rives
Simpson
Lister Hill
Courtland
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