Death of Ellie Barganier Prompts Hearing in Alabama
Two Birmingham men Jack Hess and Harold Ferguson face preliminary murder charges after the 17 year old Ellie Lee Barganier was fatally wounded in a shot at a cabin near Columbiana. Sheriff L T Bozeman says the men claimed accidental shooting after dancing and handling a .38 pistol. The girl, a Jones Valley high junior and drum major, died en route to a Birmingham hospital.
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Columbiana
Ala
Birmingham
Ben
Ellie Lee Etaetias
Jack Hess
Harold Ferson
Shelby County
E. L. Barganier
L. T. Bozeman
Jones Valley High School
Ferguson
Hess
Fara Eon
Tulsa Attack Probe Advances in Savage Murders
Tulsa police pushed an intensive probe into a brutal Friday assault spree. A 45 year old woman Ruth Norton was found dead in her apartment after an attack. A 38 year old man B Cole 13 year old girl and 14 year old Levon Gabbard were wounded and in critical condition. Nine people were detained for investigation as officers continued questioning survivors.
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Tulsa
Okla
Svorcee
Harry Stegé
Ruth Norton
B. Cole
Levon Gabbard
Cole
Norton
We Hollingsworth
Coal pact reached for 80 000 mines in Pennsylvania
An agreement on a new contract covering 80 000 mines in Pennsylvania's anthracite fields was reached in New York for delegates of the United Mine Workers and hard coal operators. Terms to be disclosed after a miners scale committee meeting tomorrow. Old contract expires July 10. Negotiations had run since May 27 at the Waldorf Astoria with UMW President John L Lewis leading the union and Ralph E. Taggart heading the operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Waldorff- Astora
UMW
John
Envoys Endorse Peace Plan on Palestine and Jerusalem
In Cairo the Arab League offered counter proposals to Bernadotte’s UN peace plan while warning against any partition of Palestine. In Baghdad defense minister Sadiq Albassam forecast renewed war and opposed a Jewish state as proposed. Bernadotte expected a Jewish reply soon and Irgun vowed to keep Jerusalem under arms, with the Freedom Movement set to operate politically. A Greek army communiqué announced a major victory in the north against Sage guerrillas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Arab League
Foke Bernadotte
United Nations
Baghdad
Sadiq Albassam
Palestine
Second Corps
Kozane
Eptahorion
Greece
Aos
Grain markets tumble on crops forecast by private sources
Chicago July 3. Corn prices slid on the board as mild midwest weather spread and a private forecast predicted a crop exceeding three billion bushels. July corn at 2.28 3 4, oats at 87 3 4 to 88, soybeans at 4.07 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Mid-West
Wheat and grains pressured by corn crop outlook
In Chicago trading the wheat market shows weakness due to a larger corn crop. Corn futures slip while oats follow the corn decline. Soybeans ease on grain slump. Hogs and cattle hold steady in a calm market.
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Chicago
Election seals bishop picks at five day Quadrennial
Dr Roy won on the sixteenth ballot with 197 votes. Bishop-elect Short, a Louisville native and editor of Upper Room, will oversee Florida and Cuba from Jacksonville. Marvin A. Franklin to Jackson Mississippi succeeds the late J Lloyd Decell. Two transfers: Clare Purcell to Birmingham and Costen J Harrell to Charlotte. Other five bishop assignments remained unchanged.
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Dr. Short
Church
General Board of Evangelism
Louisville
Nashville
Short
Florida
Cuba
Jacksonville
Alabama
Georgia
Marvin A. Franklin
J. Lloyd Decell
Airport Contracts Approved for Huntsville and Mobile Projects
Contracts totaling 896,917 dollars approved for airport projects in Huntsville and Mobile. Two other awards pending at Auburn and Decatur with estimated costs over 200,000. Applications being processed for 1,000,000-dollar projects in Gadsden Montgomery Birmingham Guntersville and Wetumpka.
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Huntsville
Mobile
Auburn
Decatur
Gadsden
Montgomery
Birmingham
Guntersville
Wetumpka
Legal docket notes and Yugoslav Albanian exchange
The record covers a county court docket with cases including McClendon v Somer Fitchett, transfers from circuit to county court, and bastardy accusations plus two mortgage property charges. Separately Belgrade denounces Albania as unprecedented and brutal in a Yugoslav Albanian dispute. Albania is said to have expelled Yugoslav experts and canceled economic ties under a 30 year pact with one year notice.
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Dennis Edward McClendon
Thomas Somerset Fitchett
Ed Davis
Olen Hoke
Childers
Hollis Johnson
M. A. Bishop
Yugoslavia
Albania
Belgrade
Tso
Cominform
Blast injures twenty one workers at Carnegie-Illinois plant
A blast at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel plant in Chicago injured 21 workers, four seriously, with police estimating about 40 percent of capacity knocked out. Initial reports of two buried bodies proved false as company checks confirmed all workers accounted for. The Southside plant, a U S Steel subsidiary, operates 4 5 million tons yearly and the blast damaged an engine house and roof, scattering debris over hundreds of yards.
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Chicago
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Company
Michael J. Corrigan
Southside
U. S. Steel
Eisenhower weighs future of the nation amid party tension
Straws briefed Eisenhower on Taft Hartley act results while another aide showed a voting records chart highlighting Democrats and Republicans. Eisenhower appeared concerned about foreign policy and the GOP’s electoral burden under Dewey and Warren. Leonard Finder pushes for a possible draft, coordinating with Berle Dubinsky and Carlson.
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Ike
Eisenhower
Dewey
Warren
Congress
Leonard Finder
Senator Johnston
Finder
Adolf Berle
Roosevelt Brain
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers
Harry Carlson
New Hampshire
Eisenhower Reluctant Yet Willing If Drafted for Democrats
The view from Ike associates is that Eisenhower does not seek a political race and would avoid primaries or opposing Truman. Yet his record of service makes him unlikely to refuse a clear, overwhelming call from the Democratic convention or Truman himself. If drafted by genuine demand, he would consider running.
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Eisenhower
Harry. Truman
Truman
Ike
Straws in the Wind Show Democratic Leanings Across States
A survey of party groups reveals Labor, ADA, and local leaders wavering toward Eisenhower. Indiana delegates shift away from Truman, Minnesota sends an uninstructed delegation, Wisconsin shows a pro Eisenhower surge, and Pennsylvania boss David Lawrence faces rebel Democrats.
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Indianapolis
Teamsters’ International Executive Board
Harry Truman
Teamsters
Dan Tobin
Philadelphia
Eisenhower
Bill Hutcheson
Carpenters Union
Song
Indiana
Brainard
Minn
Minnesota
Democratic Executive Committee
Americans For Democratic Action
Douglas
Orville Freeman
ADA
Barry Allen
Eugenie Anderson
John Lyons
Milwaukee
Truman
Robert Tehan
Harrisburg
David Lawrence
Dozier Named State Medical Association Public Relations Director
William A. Dozier Jr. of Hartsboro is appointed to the Alabama Medical Association as director of public relations. The appointment was announced in Montgomery by Dr. Douglas L. Cannon, secretary for the association.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wiliam A. Dozier Jr
Hartsboro
The
State Medical Association
Douglas L. Cannon
Draft movement swells as Truman loyalists face Ike push
News reports reveal Eisenhower silent behind talk of a possible nomination while Democratic leaders in Illinois California Iowa New Jersey Michigan and other states weigh his strength. James Roosevelt and allied officials push for a preconvention move to nominate Ike while Truman maintains he will win on first ballot.
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Eisenhower
Carl Eisenhower
Carlson
Columbia University
Florida
New England
Illinois
California
Iowa
New Jersey
Michigan
Cy Bevan
John R. Franco
Truman
William H. Kelly
Philadelphia
Kelly
Frank Hague
Hague
Jacob Arvey
Chicago
Arvey
Cook County
Pennsylvania
Myers
D-Pa
Democratic Action
Leon V. Finder
New Hampshire
Ike
White House
George Allen
RFC
Columbia
Allen
Charles G. Ross
South
New York
Aly
William O'Dwyer
James Roosevelt
Jake _Arvey
Roosevelt
United States
Democratic State Committee
O'Dwyer
Lister Hill
Alabama
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Hubert Humneapolis
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Beauford
Jester
Texas
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Alabama To Be Organized for States Rights in 67 Counties
The Alabama states rights committee plans county by county organization across all 67 counties. Chairman Marion Rushton announced the move after a meeting in Montgomery, with Jesse M. Williams Jr. elected treasurer. The group pushes a states rights plank and may pursue court action if needed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama States Rights Committee
Alabama
Marion Rushton
Jesse M. Williams Jr
Rushton
Smale Glimpses About Your Community
Local column highlights Smale's observations on community events. Read notes cover everyday activities, neighborhood changes, and public concerns with concise remarks and familiar places referenced in brief sketches.
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Ae ” Smale
Local Church Services and Community Notices
Rufus D Underwood returns from Huntsville to lead Grant Street Church of Christ services today. Mrs Fred Chastain remains ill at 1413 10th Avenue East. AAA office opens in Hotel Lyons lobby with Marie Tucker in charge. Miss Bessie Speake visits from Birmingham for a vacation. Ensign Don Whitmire to report to a submarine school in Connecticut after leaving for duty. Building plans totaling 70350 were filed in Decatur in June with 21 permits issued. A two room dwelling at Lot 8 Block 58 12th Avenue West granted to Sammy Jones. L P Walden and family from Paducah KY vacationing here. Avery Safley of Montgomery visiting. Winston Powell to visit Mobile next week. First Methodist and First Presbyterian plan joint evening service with William McAliley speaking. Bible school commencement at Kirby Memorial Chapel at 3 PM Sunday. Ingalls ball club cancelled today’s game. Police report several arrests including DWI and Prohibition violations. City court heard multiple cases including drunkenness and traffic violations. City Clerk Joe Pettey in Montgomery for state American Legion convention. Fourth of July celebrations include an arrest for disorderly conduct after a Roman candle incident. Junior Chamber of Commerce to meet Tuesday at Why Not Cafe with Billy Leavell and state JC officers attending. Mrs. E R Clements recovering after injury from falling display case. Thomas M Thorp admitted to and dismissed from Decatur General. George Gibson’s daughter born Friday. another girl for Bob G James. L B Campbell's infant daughter moved from Decatur General to 201 West Market. John Patterson Sr critically ill, reported as of Saturday. T R Barnes and infant son moved from Moulton hospital to Trinity by ambulance.
South Carolina Governor Signals Support for Eisenhower
South Carolina Governor Thurmond, owning 20 convention votes, says he is ready to release them for Eisenhower. Truman trails with 286 pledged and claims 390 more. A total 618 votes are needed. 144 are committed to others or anti-Truman.
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Eisenhower
South Carolina
Thurmond
Palmetto
Truman
Decatur Doctor Quoted in National Water Safety Article
Decatur physician Dr. Erskine Chenault appears in Path finder June 30 issue discussing water safety. He recently attended the Red Cross Aquatic School at Montgomery Bell State Park, Tenn, and served as medical adviser. Morgan County Red Cross representatives include Stuart Weaver Sidney Chenault Harold McClanahan and Horace Broom.
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Decatur
Erskine Chenault
Pathfinder
Chenault
Red Cross Acquatic School
Montgomery—Bell State Park
Tenn
Morgan County
Red Cross
Stuart Weaver
Sidney Chenault
Harold McClanahan
Horace Broom
Accident Involving Patrolman Jones and Dog Fluff
Patrolman Jones described about 500 bystanders at the scene after a car crash in which a small white dog named Fluff accompanied Mr. Chastain and was not injured. The dog rode in the car and joined the ambulance trip despite the broken wires and traffic block.
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Jones
Chastain
Highway Department
Omega Flour Company
Cincinnati
Ruby Lee Smith
Cullman
Traffic Toll In Fast Start
Forty nine people were killed in violent accidents as the Fourth of July holiday weekend began. Only one death was caused by fireworks. A survey since 6 P.M. Friday counted 51 traffic fatalities, seven drownings, one fireworks death, and five from miscellaneous causes. The National Safety Council urged caution, predicting 235 traffic deaths by the holiday’s end as about 30 million cars were expected on highways headed for lakes and vacations.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Stolen Auto Sighting Sparks Mullins Appeal
William H Mullins of 401 Fourt Avenue reported his 1939 black Chevrolet sedan stolen Friday before dawn. A neighbor saw the car near Greenwood Park about 3 AM with no keys in the ignition. License tag 52 C 278. Police urged anyone with information to contact the city police.
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William H. Mullins
Fourt Avenue W
Dail
Powell to Visit Dying Father Amid County Fund Drive
George Powell plans an Athens visit to his ailing father J. A. Powell as Limestone county residents rally funds after his son, long estranged, was found in San Diego. The Limestone Democrat led a community effort gathering small donations to cover travel costs.
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George Powell
Limestone
Siti‘ens
San Diego
Calif
Athens
Limestone Democrat
George
Limestone County
Young Campers End Week at Camp Dunroam in Fayetteville
Seven Decatur girls attend Camp Dunroam in Fayetteville Tennessee. They will close the season this week with the selection of Miss Dunreamin based on honesty sincerity thoughtfulness and friendliness. Anne Layman held the title last year.
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Decatur
Camp Dunroamin
Fayetteville
Tenn
Thirs
Service Held Today For Mrs Scroggins
Last rites for Mrs Mary Jane Scroggins 78 of Cullman 3 were held today at 2 PM at Duck River Baptist Church with Rev Dave Horsley officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. She died Saturday evening at home. Surviving are four daughters Esther Brannon Nancy Brasher Hattie Scroggins and Annie Scroggins two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Mary Jane Scroggins
Cullman
Duck River
Baptist Church
Dave Horsley
Drinkard’s Brown
Scroggins
Esther Brannon
Nancy Brasher
Hattie
Annie Scroggins
Independence Day Death Toll by State Breakdown
Last year 546 lives were lost during the three day Independence Day weekend with 264 traffic 114 drowning five firework and 163 miscellaneous deaths. This year state by state counts list traffic drowning firework and miscellaneous totals for Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin with various zero to multi casualty figures.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Health Hints Why Some Escape Infections
Health hints explain that the body’s vital force governs immunity. Bacteria exist but only cause disease when vital force is blocked by nervous impingement, with antitoxic secretions failing. Chiropractic adjustments are said to remove nerve impingement and boost resistance, leading to health.
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Flard
Walter Welebit DE
Ugoslavia
Marsha
Tito
Cultura
Dr. Roy
Sreveny
Ske
Jake More
More
Donald Comer
Gessner T. McCorvey
Robert Albritton
Andalusia
Wallace D. Malone
Dothan
Tom Abernathy
Talladega
Walter Lusk
Robert Knox Greene
Greensboro
Charles Wiggins
Jasper
Norman Harris
Sidney Smyer
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hill
Army
Leonard W. Finder
Manchester
N. H
U. S
House of Representatives
McCorvey
House
Rufus D. Underwood
Grant Street Church
Fred Chastain
10Th Avenue E
AAA
Hotel
Lyons
Marie Tucker
Chamber of Commerce
Bessie Speake
Don Whitmire
Tennessean
Ensign Whitmire
J. B. Whitmire
Harold and
Joyce Whitmire
Sammy Jones
12Th Avenue W
L. P. Walden
Familyy
Paducah, Ky
Avery Safley
Winston Powell
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
First Methodist Church
William McAliley
First Presbyterian Church
Bible School
Kirby Memorial,chapel
Ingalls’ Ball Club
Joe Pettey
American Legion
Second Avenue
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Billy Leavell
Jaycee
E. R. Clements
Clements
Thomas M. Thorp
Moulton
Decatur General
George Gibson
E. Moulton
Decatur General Hospital
Bobby G. James
Falskville
L. B. Campbell
W.market
Brown's Ambulance
John Pattersont Sr
W. Gordon Drive
T. R. Barnes
Moulton Hospital
Trinity
National Magazine
Brown
Fluff
Spitz
Marie
Mr. Chastain
Romine
Savoy Cafe
Decatur Daily
Mullins
4Th Avenue
Neil Kirk
Chiropractor
PA Graduate Chiropractic Clinic
W. T. Grant
Grant Street
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