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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1952
Page
1
A brief community items column highlights local events and rumors with a mix of profiles, notices, and upcoming happenings. It sketches neighborhood concerns, volunteer opportunities, and minor happenings in civic life.
Mr and Mrs Edward Shipper resign their editorial posts in Nashville Tennessean with other positions under consideration Cheri Chandler Mrs Shipper is on a special assignment for Ladies Home Journal Hospital admissions at Ellis-Meyer include Mrs Kelly Ford Charlie Osborne Admitted for surgery Freeman Kirby Mrs Nolan Landers discharged from Ellis-Meyer Four cases heard in recorder court speeding traffic violations intoxicated driving and no license Preacher James Caudill to fill pulpit at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Dr R S Tarwater to speak at Decatur Kiwanis meeting Admitted to Baugh Wiley Clinic include Mrs C H Dean Mrs C J Standridge Odis Waller births at Baugh Wiley Clinic Sidney Morgan announces baby girl Sheriff's deputies arrest one for prohibition violation and one for assault and battery P D Wilson to speak at joint service First Methodist and First Presbyterian See Diary on Page 2
Congress rushes to clear a backlogged docket with four days until adjournment as members aim to quit for Chicago conventions next Monday. A Senate filibuster threat looms over a fair trade bill, though supporters say they have enough votes to pass. a motion to table was defeated 64 to 6.
Four American travelers including three clergymen and a German girl were arrested by Communist police near the Berlin border and forced across into the Soviet sector. The U S Army demanded their release, but they remained in custody at nightfall. Eyewitnesses said the group was stopped while photographing in Zehlendorf and ordered across the border at gunpoint.
The U S Air Force said hydro electric plants in Communist North Korea were bombed as they supplied electricity to weapons factories used against U N troops. Photographs showed damage to 13 plants after air strikes beginning June 23.
Harry C. Spain, 46, of Decatur, was sentenced to one year at hard labor in Madison county jail after a first degree manslaughter verdict. He will be released on $3,000 bond upon notice of appeal, with Circuit Judge Elbert Parsons presiding in Huntsville.
A 19 year old Tanner Black man Willie Lee Oliver was held in Limestone County jail on burglary charges after a Tanner post office break in. Federal officers sought a second Black suspect named by Oliver as accomplice. Stamps worth about 30 dollars and two fountain pens were recovered. missing items included seven dollars in stamps and one dollar in cash. Oliver was arraigned in Huntsville after initial processing in Decatur.
The Defense Department reported 965 U S casualties in the week ended last Friday the largest weekly increase since November 14. Army losses totaled 799 killed wounded or missing with 151 Marines 11 Navy and four Air Force casualties bringing total to 111 576.
Tons of dead carp and drum line the Tennessee River banks below Wilson Dam in Florence Alabama as scientist teams led by J S Byrd and Larry Miller test water samples to identify the cause. No deaths above the dam. Fishing camps close due to odor as theories implicate TVA plant chemicals.
A Senate Internal Security Subcommittee report charges Owen Lattimore and John P. Davies Jr. with false testimony in its probe of the Institute of Pacific Relations. It recommends perjury actions and forwarding the matter to a grand jury.
The State Highway Patrol launches a nationwide style crackdown on reckless driving during the July 4 holiday. Public Safety Director L B Sullivan urges safe driving while pledging full patrol deployment, as Gov Gordon Persons orders relentless enforcement after a deadly June. Historical patterns suggest up to 10 fatalities possible over the 78 hour period.
A congressional committee charges Russia with the 1940 Katyn massacre of about 15 000 Polish officers in Katyn Forest western Russia. It urges UN action and the creation of an international crimes commission, citing parallels with Korea and calling for further investigations.
Allied raiding column of battalion strength 750 to 1000 men penetrated western Korea and wiped out a Chinese company near Yonchon. The battle on a hill northwest of Yonchon left about 257 Reds killed or wounded in five hours, with Communist casualties for June reported at 11 316.
The Army announced a September draft quota of 30 000 draftees with a plan to add 54 000 men monthly for October through December. The September figure matches the prior two months and follows 29 000 in August and 31 000 in July, bringing total drafted since 1950 to 1 013 430.
The Republican National Committee in Chicago voted to seat a solid-for Taft Georgia delegation, boosting Taft by at least 15 convention votes despite pending convention scrutiny. The Georgia dispute follows earlier decisions on Florida and Texas, with appeals planned if seats are denied. Truman launched a whistle stop tour, dedicating dams in Arkansas as platform drafting continued in Chicago.
A Chicago dispatch claims President Truman secretly occupied the entire fifth floor of the Blackstone Hotel starting July 14. The Journal American reports this could signal a return or strong influence in the Democratic nomination process, despite his past statements not to run and plans to attend only after a candidate is chosen.
Southern governors mulled a possible walkout from the Democratic Party if the nominee backs compulsory civil rights laws. Gov. Byrnes hinted his eight South Carolina electoral votes could swing to Republicans or a third party depending on the candidate. Governors Russell Nevada and Murray Oklahoma weighed Eisenhower and Stevenson options amid debate over seating contested delegates.
Noon readings in Decatur fell to 88 degrees marking the first sub ninety day in about a month. A 98 degree high was reported yesterday at 3 PM and 75 degrees at 7 AM today with .08 inches of rainfall recorded.
Albuquerque undergoes a citywide street name and address overhaul affecting all residents as the population grows from 35 449 in 1940 to over 120 000. Officials defend the plan despite Clyde Tingleys criticism claiming it endangers emergency response times.
President Truman defended the New Deal and Fair Deal as advancing the South in a speech at the War Memorial dam dedication in Bull Shoals Arkansas. He called the projects symbols of progress and urged voters to remember this progress amid political propaganda.
United Nations command agreed to a 24 hour recess at the Communist request in armistice negotiations. The main barrier remains whether all Allied held prisoners return home or only those willing to go, with estimates of 70 000 to 80 000 Reds potentially to be returned after a signed accord.
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