Local Notes and Health and Hospital Updates
Weather outlook shows considerable cloudiness with occasional showers this afternoon and tonight with warmer Friday. Local notices report military dischargees from the Navy at New Orleans separation center and hospital visits, train travel plans, ambulances transporting patients, and upcoming church services and prayer gatherings in Decatur and nearby areas.
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Robert Jordon Powell
Fifth Avenue West
Navy
New Orleans
Horace Lindon Bay
East Church Street
Vatican denies links to Mihailovic Chetniks in Belgrade trial
Osservatore Romano stated the Holy See had no contact with General Mihailovic's Chetniks and warned that reports of London money through the ban lack any foundation. The Vatican news service called the collaboration trial testimony in Belgrade unsubstantiated.
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Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
Holy See
Mihailovic
Belgrade
London
Vatican Newsper
Historic Legion Home Dedicated in Decatur Mississippi
Morgan County Post 15 American Legion dedicates its new Decatur home after a rainy Fourth of July ceremony. Mrs. Lelia Edmundson presented the deed to Post Commander Elmer S. Loyd as veterans and citizens observed the event. Judge Seybourn H. Lynne praised the building’s history and the Legion’s role today while auxiliary members prepared flowers and decorations for open house.
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Cheri Chandler
Morgan County
American Legion
Decatur
Lelia S. Edmundson
Lelia Antwell Seton Hall
Elmer S. Loyd
Edmundson
Legion
Seybourn H. Lynne
Post
Tennessee
Lynne
Paul Wolfer
American Legion Auxiliary
Tar Garden Club
T. C. Almon
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legionnaires
Weather for Holiday Delights With Cool Central Outlook
Pleasant weather greeted holiday celebrants across the nation with a sunny and cool outlook for tomorrow. The Chicago weather bureau notes especially favorable conditions from Wisconsin east to the Atlantic coast and in the eastern states. Scattered thundershowers are expected in Florida the West gulf coast and the Rocky mountains with little temperature change tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Chicago Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Iowa
Atlantic Coast
South Atlantic
East Gulf Coast
Florida
West Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain Area
Gulf Coast
Holiday Toll Light So Far On Fourth of July
The nation reports 21 immediate deaths by 6 p.m. to this morning from traffic crashes drownings and other causes as Independence Day fatalities rise. The National Safety Council estimates total 1 300 deaths including later injuries, with California and New York among states listed.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Polio toll climbs in Lauderdale County with four new cases
Lauderdale county reported four new poliomyelitis cases yesterday raising the total to 63. The victims include a 23 year old man an eight year old girl a preschool boy and an infant girl all infections dated since May 21.
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Florence
Ala
Lauderdale County
A Bomb May Cause Ship Design Changes
Navy officers weigh possible post Bikini changes to carrier design. The blast on Independence spurs talk of flat top layouts and new antenna shielding, with plans for a second hangar deck and redesigned radar arrays under consideration.
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James J. Strebig
Washington
Naval
Coral Sea
Norfolk
Navy
Independence
Langley
Long Island
Polish vote far from final as referendum smiles fade
Delayed results from Polish Sunday referendum show broad early approval for a unicameral legislature and nationalization and land reform plans in cities and industrial centers. Krakow residents backed opposition to abolition of the senate and frontier proposals, signaling broader dissent in peasant districts still unreported.
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Warsaw
Mikolaczjyk
Dabrowski
Katowice
Gydnia Gdansk
Kielce
Lublin
Poznan
Poland
Oder
Niesse
Krakow
Kraaw
U S Wheat Remains Available to Mills for Now
Washington July 4. The Agriculture Department continues its program of making government owned wheat available to mills for domestic grind. Before the CPA expired the grain was loaned to mills with the stipulation that wheat from the new crop be returned promptly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
CPA
Byrnes presses for 21 nation peace conference in Paris
U S Secretary James F Byrnes urges the UN council to approve convening a 21 nation peace conference in Paris before month end. Molotov objects until Italian reparations are settled and the council remains deadlocked over a clear agenda amid debate on Trieste and colonies.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Arthur Vandenburg
Council
Trieste
Italy
Molotov
Vandenburg
United Nations
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Yugoslavia
U. N. Security Council
Peace Conference
Blaze devastates Langley textile mill in Augusta area
A lightning strike ignited the Langley textile mill near Langley, destroying the plant and threatening other mills in the region. Officials said a night watchman first spotted the blaze, with fire spreading as water ran low. About 800 workers were employed at the mill.
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Augusta
Ley Manufacturing Company
Druge
Langley
Shat
Augusta Herald
Herska
Old Glory Lowered Last Time With New Filipino Flag Flying
Manila reports Independence Day ceremonies marking full sovereignty of the Philippines. President Roxas and Vice President Quirino took oaths of office as General MacArthur and U.S. officials attended. Washington pledged continued aid and close ties between nations.
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John Grover
Manila
Lunéta Plaza
Manila Bay
Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
General MacArthur
Paul W McNutt
U. S
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Washington
Truman
United States
Philippines
Jose Rizal
Simpson Praised TVA and Promises Alabama Focus
State Sen. James A. Simpson, one of six candidates in the Alabama senatorial race, told Decatur voters he fully backs the TVA program and would move TVA headquarters to Alabama if elected. He attacked the current federal funds matching method and pledged to protect Alabama's farmers and schoolchildren.
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Associated Press
James A. Simpson
Alabama
TVA
Tennessee
Decatur
Simpson
Senate
Ohio
New York
Boykin frames housing aid pledge in Alabama campaign stop
Congressman Frank Boykin urged federal housing aid for Alabama farmers during an Independence Day rally in Tallassee, citing federal money for low cost and loan housing programs and asking why city residents should access benefits while farmers do not. He pointed to the Federal Housing Administration and queried TVA policies.
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Tallassee
Ala
Frank Boykin
Elmore County
Alabama
Federal Housing Administration
Birth of Philippine Republic Celebrated with State Ball
Manila hosts a grand ball at Malacanan Palace to mark the republic’s birth with Pres. Roxas and Madame Roxas hosting guests from 27 nations including the United States. U S Ambassador McNutt presented his credentials earlier, while General MacArthur attended. The celebrations in Manila continue through Sunday and similar fiestas unfold in villages nationwide.
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Manila
Philippine Republic
Malacanan Palace
Islands
Pres
Madame Roxas
United States
U. S
McNutt
General MacArthur
Philippines
Roxas
McNutt Hosts U S War Memorial Program
McNutt arrived with an American guard of honor, accompanied by Mrs. McNutt and daughter Louise, acting as master of ceremonies for the American section. Senator Tydings received prolonged applause and recalled enduring Allied ties and battles from Bataan to Manila.
Atomic bomb test damage tallied aboard USS Appalachian
A radiological safety officer outlined the Bikini test damage scope aboard the USS Appalachian and other ships. He said the blast could have incapacitated crew and that most ships could be repaired in two to nine months. Admiral Blandy declined to predict future fleet outcomes.
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Don Whitehead
U. S. S. Appalachian
Bikini
George Lyon
Associated Press
Howard W. Blakeslee
Nevada
Arkansas
Pensacola
Crossroads
Mander
W. H. P. Blandy
Blandy
Nagasaki
Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima
Pearling
U. S. Navy
Price control bill eyed to replace Truman veto
Washington July 4 critics worked over a new price control extension bill to replace the vetoed measure. Senator Barkley leads a revision aiming for White House approval and keeps the 12 month extension with rental ceilings. Taft Wherry and Barkley proposals shape ceilings for producers and distributors with 1940 average prices and current cost adjustments.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Truman
Barkley
Senate
White House
Senate Banking Committee
Alben W. Barkley
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Banking Committee
Price Picture Is Still Uncertain
Uncertainty over next days or weeks about price movements dominates Fourth of July coverage. Analysts foresee possible price rises, small increases, or renewed government control as readers await developments.
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Bill
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Hartselle
Willie E. Thomas
Decatur 3
Pacific
Robert Messenger
Danter
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J. M. Bynum
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J. R. Moore
Jefferson County Hospital
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Bessemer
T. A. Newell
Edward Griffith
Donald Wayne, Hartseller
Baugh’'s Infirmary
William C. Woodruff
Fifth Avenue
Ugh's
Leo Slatten
Founty
W. T. Willoughby
Slatten
Alvin L. Jolly
Moulton Street
Decatur General Hospital
Wayne Lyle
East Wilson Avenue
Wilbur Moagland
Decatur 2
Stur General Hospital
Horace Sandlin
Vinemont 3
M. C. Tucker
Nashville
G. M. Davenport
Central Methodist Church
Church of the Nazarene
Seventh Avenue
OPA
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Big Jim” Folsom
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