Alabama Weather And Community Notes From Decatur
Partly cloudy outlook across Alabama with scattered afternoon thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Coastal winds are gentle to moderate from the south. Presbyterian youth from Westminster church head to Avoca Tennessee for a week camp. Arsenal land transfers push Redstone reservation growth. Gas line project advances from Selmer Tennessee to Huntsville via Tri-Cities and Decatur. Local births and hospital updates include several Decatur entries plus city police reporting 12 arrests weekend.
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Florence
W. S. Easter
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Tennessee Valley
Selmer
Tenn
Tri-Cities
Decatur
Huntsville
Church-State Clash Eases as Czechoslovakia Signals Concessions
In Czechoslovakia amid church state tensions, Premier Zapotocky calls for peace while Education Minister Nejedly hints at concessions. Slovak peasants organized as “minute men” guard priests, with prison terms handed to rioters in Levoca. Archbishop Beran remains restricted as authorities assess the crisis.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Pravda
Slovak Communist Party
Levoca
Slovakia
Josef Beran
Zapotocky
Stersburg
Peaice
Beran
Ehman
Frantisek Fia
One Man Army in Vienna Receives Suspended Sentence
Pfc. Edward Touhey of the 350th Infantry Drum and Bugle Corps, linked to an attack on Russian officers in Vienna May 5, was given a six month suspended sentence at hard labor after a court martial. A U. S. Army review board recommended discharge for the convenience of the government while Touhey, from Howard Beach New York, expressed a desire to remain in the Army. He also forfeited two thirds of pay for six months amounting to about $300.
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Austria
Edward Touhey
U. S. Army Board of Review
Touhey
350Th Infantry
Camp McCauley
Howard Beach
Queens
N. Y
Bodies Of Father And Son Recovered In Alabama River
Bodies of Silas Ray, Sr. 60 and Silas Ray, Jr. 25 of Powderly were recovered from the Warrior River after a boat accident at Lock 17 Saturday night. A third man was rescued as rescue crews combed the river seeking the missing pair.
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Ala
Warrior River
Hay
Silas Ray, Jr
Powderly
County
Brave Girl and Her Wounded Lover Are Man and Wife
A wounded 19 year old, Alwyn Sonny Ivers, married 16 year old Betty Bowen in a bedside ceremony at General Hospital less than 40 hours after he fought and killed a masked bandit who attacked them. Rev Walter Pegg of First Baptist Church officiated in Los Angeles.
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Alwyn Ivers
Oklahoma City
Generge Hospital
Los Angeles
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Sonny) Ivers
General Hospital
Sonny
Walter Pegg
First Baptist Church
Hunting
Fourth of July Food Boom Stretches Local Vendors
A Daily survey reports heavy Fourth activity with bakeries sold out and rush orders for 90 dozen buns. Highway traffic runs strong as stations and packing houses note peak demand for meat drinks ice cream and cooling beverages with swift largest business ever for the Fourth.
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Daily
This Morning
Swift
Decatur
Two Men Die In Light Plane Crash Near Lamar
A light plane crashed on a ranch twelve miles northeast of Lamar killing Wilbur Pottorf and his uncle Orville Pottorf. Orville, 28, died shortly after extraction. Wilbur, 25, died at the scene. Orville was a rancher’s son. the plane belonged to him and the men had just returned from Kansas wheat fields. Orville’s nephew, visiting from California, was aboard the craft.
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J. E. Pottorf
California
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Orville
Bus Fire On Highway 701 Sparks Fatality Reports
A bus fire on Highway 701 between Newton Grove and Smithfield prompted early patrol reports of two or three people burned to death. Investigators assess cause as fire emergency unfolds with limited details available.
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Smithfield
Beck's Request Side-Tracked In Alabama Senate
House Speaker W M Beck pressed for top priority on four house bills but the senate economy bloc plans to push through spending limits first. Senator Patton of Limestone county said none of Becks bills will receive special orders in the coming days though some may gain later, with priority given to economy measures before other business.
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Ala
W. M. Beck
Senate
House
Beck
Senate Rules Committee
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Limestone County
Patton
Dived To Death From Bridge To Back Boast
John V. Sylvia a 31 year old Fall River grocery clerk died attempting to dive from the Mt Hope bridge on June 24 to back up a boast he could do it. His body was found about 100 feet west of the span by Bristol fishermen a week later. Police ruled accidental drowning. Sylvia reportedly shouted I am going off I will be seeing you as he jumped past efforts by 11 youths to stop him.
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John V. Sylvia
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Bristol
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Slash In Four Money Bills Is Senator's Plan
Washington July 4 Sen George proposes cutting 5 to 10 percent from four major money bills including Marshall Plan and military funds to balance the budget. He backs Sen MacClellan's measure and says economy is essential as the treasury faces deep deficits and revenue shortfalls from 1949 estimates.
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D-Ga
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House
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Treasury
Decent Bathing Suits Out Of Season In Lisbon
Lisbon July heat drives beach crowds as patrols enforce eight year old dress rules. Women must wear knee length skirts, bare midriffs forbidden, straps not slipping. Men require tops. English tourists face strict limits and higher costs for extra swimwear.
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Portugal
Ome
Holiday travel surge boosts Midstate traffic
Holiday travel runs well above normal with double typical air passengers and a 100 percent jump in Greyhound buses through Decatur. W G Roberts notes signs at L and N and Southern Railway show 25 percent more air travelers. Greyhound manager says no weekend accidents despite rising highway toll officials cite 75 to 100 percent more crashes.
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L and N
Southern Railway
Pryor Field
Greyhound
Decatur
Harry E. Sunderland
Greyhound Lines
W. B. Little
Highway Patrol
Sgt. Little
Trial Postponed to Call More Witnesses in Va Slaying Case
Rappahannock Virginia July 4 The murder trial of David J McGallard charged with the shotgun slaying of his sister and brother in law Helen and Frank Spindle was recessed today until Thursday Judge E Hugh Smith granted the delay at defense counsel request to allow time to call additional witnesses When the trial resumes the Asheville North Carolina man is expected to take the stand as his own chief defense witness
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David J. McGalliard
Inlaw
Helen
Frank Spindle
E. Hugh Smith
Asheville
N. C
Tito Government Accused by British Over Trieste Currency
The British foreign office accused Marshal Tito's government of infringing the Italian peace treaty by introducing Yugoslav currency into the Yugoslav zone of Trieste. A spokesman said the treaty provides the Italian lira shall be legal tender there pending a separate currency for the free territory.
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Foreign Office
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Trieste
Circuit Court Opens Summer Session Tuesday in Morgan
Circuit Court opens its Summer session Tuesday at 8 30 A M with the civil jury docket Judge James H Crow Jr presiding Thirty nine cases are set including W T Rawleigh Co versus James O McGuire and Mrs Vera Azalee Baker versus The City of Decatur Baker seeks 2000 damages for a January 1947 sidewalk fall Hattie Lee Short and Betty Sue Short seek damages from Hughes for a December 1946 auto crash J N Powell sues for fees from Al Flanagan connected to Flanagan's murder trial in 1947
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James H. Crow, Jr
Circuit Court
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Brown Service
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L. T. Jones
Troy E. Baker
B. F. Chenault
Rudolph Winton
Hattie Lee Short
Joseph Lester Hughes
Betty Sue Short
al Flanagan
A. J. Garner
Bertha Garner
Vera Azalee Baker
Decatur
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
Baker
S. A. Lynne
Hattie Lee
Hughes
J. N. Powell
Flanagan
Detroiter Reaches Finals in Decatur County Golf Showdown
Johnny Babis a famed Michigan golf figure advances to the finals of the second annual g s championship at Decatur County club after a Sunday win over Cecil Chandler. He faces Buck Livingston who beat Joe Baugh, while other matches include James Wade and Wilmer Hall advancing in consolation rounds.
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Michigan
Decatur
Babis
Cecil Chandler
Frank Scroggins
Buck Livingston
Livingston
Joe Baugh
James Wade
A. C
Wilmer Hall
C. D. Cottingham
Three Men Missing After Lake Superior Storm
Three Duluth men Edward R Kuznia and Iver C Lindvall disappeared in Lake Superior near Howland after a sudden storm. Coast Guardsmen found their overturned boat three miles offshore and continued the search for bodies.
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Lake Superior
Howland
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Anton M. Kuznia
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Funeral Services for Dr John F Jenkins
Funeral services for Dr John F Jenkins 74 longtime local physician were held today. Born in Tubucatayante Linton he studied at Obama medical college and served the community for many years.
No Fatalities Reported During Holiday Traffic
Six people were injured in Decatur area crashes over the three day July Fourth weekend. Earl Rich and Patricia Rich of Marietta were hurt when their motorcycle collided with a stalled truck west of Decatur. James Dailey of 804 West Walnut lost his left arm in a hit and run near the Morgan Lawrence county line. Ira Mack Pike and Billy B Pike of Hartselle were injured when their car failed to navigate a curve west of Falkville. Frederic Ruiz of Camp Campbell Ky sustained slight head injuries in a two car collision near Hartselle. James Henry Yates was treated and released after a Wheeler dam area end over end crash. Police noted the truck driver failed to complete a U turn and lacked warning flags.
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Negro
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Hartselle
James Henry Yates
Wheeler Dam
Rich
Jessie King
Decatur 1
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Paul H. Jones
Ruiz
Andre D. Lavore
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N. H
Vinson
Bryant
Thomas Elrie Blackwood
Yates
Alphonso Coleman
Death Toll Rises Over Independence Weekend
The Associated Press reports a rising death toll over the July 4 holiday with at least 434 deaths among holiday celebrants. Of these, 207 died on highways, 140 drowned, and 87 in miscellaneous accidents as traffic worsened ahead of the homeward rush. See Page 2.
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