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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1952
Page
1
This readable fragment sketches local life and people in a nearby community. It hints at neighborhood places and voices, offering brief observations about daily tasks, gatherings, and shared spaces relevant to residents.
Senators Hill and Sparkman backed the measure as the last night session approved it and sent it to the White House. John A. Ashbrook was confirmed as Sheffield postmaster. Cpl. William Watkins, son of Charles A. Watkins of Moulton Three, was wounded in Korea. A youth revival is planned at Flint Baptist church with Rev Ray Felkins preaching. Rev F H Heidelberg of Huntsville will conduct Holy Communion Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian. A congregational meeting is set at Westminster on Sunday July 13 at five p.m. Local banks will be closed for the Fourth holiday. Thirteen people were tried in recorder's court this morning. charges include disorderly conduct, delinquency of a minor, traffic violations, prohibition, driving without license, and assault. Mr and Mrs S F Hosey of Birmingham, former Decatur residents, visit for the Fourth weekend. Ed Grantland of Somerville was here on business. See Diary on Page 2.
Taft assails governors resolution to bar disputed state delegations from voting at the Republican National Convention. Governors' telegram says disputes should not affect other delegations. Taft’s campaign leaders split with 23 governors backing Eisenhower on the issue.
Illinois Republican Werner W. Schroeder denounces Taft Lodge accusations as Eisenhower supporters contest 13 Louisiana delegates as phony. Taft forces produce a stack of documents to prove their delegates were elected under rules. Eisenhower vows a strong push for clean conduct at the convention.
The National Safety Council projects 30 million Americans will drive over the Fourth of July weekend with about 430 deaths from Thursday evening to Saturday midnight. It urges mechanical checkups, early starts, slower speeds, safe following distances, patience, no drinking while driving, and rest breaks to reduce accidents.
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy testified before a Senate Rules subcommittee that William Benton sheltered seven alleged security risks during his State Department tenure. McCarthy framed Benton as a target in a broader fight, while Benton denies wrongdoing and pursues a libel suit accusing McCarthy of perjury and fraud.
The Senate Public Works Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Dr. Raymond R. Paty to the Tennessee Valley Authority board. Paty, a Bellbuckle native and Atlanta resident, was named by Senator Hill and is expected to be confirmed before adjournment.
One of Decatur's oldest businesses Crow and Crow Hardware was set to transfer ownership to Robert Argo and Ralph Guffin. Papers were expected to be signed this morning forming a partnership. the store had been operated as an incorporation.
Lord Goddard says whipping post should be restored to curb crime. He urges ending the four year ban on corporal punishment and calls for gangsters to be whipped and ridiculed at a London judges meeting.
Allied raiders penetrated Communist lines at two points near Panmunjom while another group drove Communist troops from a hill in central Korea. Eighth Army reported heavy fire near Kumhwa and delays for reinforcements as the hill was secured after an hour. Western front shells hit Allied positions atop Old Baldy and T-Bone hills as planes attacked supply lines behind the front.
Kansas City July 3 report says Truman may appear on the Democratic ticket as a U S Senate candidate rather than for president If Taylor wins the nomination his name might replace Taylor on the November slate Critics anticipate a swap if Truman approves a Chicago ticket with Stevenson Truman favors Stevenson for the presidential nomination.
Sheriff John McCutcheon and ABC Agent Carlos Nelson led a raid near Somerville on a wooded Somerville road area. They spotted a resident bending over a stake with worms and a water-filled bucket, mistaking bait fiddling for a still and echoing a tense search with Deputy Henry Fowler and Agent Herman Sandlin.
Congress resumes its pell mell rush toward adjournment with hundreds of bills pending while leaders expect a Saturday finish. The Senate opened at 8 30 am to work through more than 300 measures as the House planned an 11 am session and a possible all night push. Senate leaders anticipate adjournment by Saturday with key money bills still unsettled including a 46 billion military bill and a 10 billion foreign aid/atomic energy measure. The Appropriations Committee worked late to prepare funds for foreign aid and other programs amid talks of social security, veteran rights, and President Truman’s war powers.
Pittsburgh report cites a secret Cleveland meeting where smaller firms joined the Big Six to resist the United Steelworkers demand for a compulsory union membership contract. The six major producers are U. S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones and Laughlin Youngstown Sheet and Tube Inland. The strike began June 2 with no new talks planned.
A B-47 jet bomber crashed 25 miles southeast of Bradenton Florida killing all three crew members. The crash occurred at 8 45 a m in a pasture near Myakka City and the fuselage anchor and wreckage scattered across the field. Local authorities reported a large piece of wreckage and a kneecap as the only remains recovered.
Three American priests Reverend Martin Borowiczyk Reverend George Gorski and Reverend Bronislaus Sokolowski were seized while sightseeing near the Berlin frontier and held in the Soviet zone for about 30 hours. They were released late today and handed to American officers at Karlshorst East Berlin. A German secretary interpreter accompanied them back to the American sector. The incident began when Eastern Communist police and a Russian guard compelled them to drive into the Soviet zone and to a command post. Mrs Katherine Wintzler a Berlin employee of the National Catholic Welfare Conference was mentioned in connection with the case.
Weather outlook favors a hot and humid Fourth of July weekend across the nation with cooler Central Plains temperatures after recent storms. Missouri and Kansas showers cut heat readings, while Blythe California and Presidio Texas recorded extreme heat. Forecasts show showers from the Great Lakes to Florida with mid-90s in Kentucky Ohio Tennessee and Southern Michigan.
In accordance with custom The Daily will issue only one early edition Friday so staff may take a half holiday with families for the Fourth. Those wishing to place copy in Friday issue must have it in at the office by nine o'clock.
President Truman told Congress the United Nations made it possible to stop Russia and that America cannot win peace by force or alone. He warned go it alone advocates would invite world war and urged continued effort for international justice through the United Nations. He defended UN relations as largely nonpartisan despite attacks and noted the danger of isolationist voices.
Senator McCarran said the Senate Internal Security subcommittee may probe Communist infiltration of the Treasury and other fiscal agencies. The 18 month IPR inquiry accused Communists of steering policy, and named Owen Lattimore and John Davies Jr. for perjury, which they denied.
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