Weather and local notices from Decatur area events
Alabama reports partly cloudy conditions with afternoon thundershowers while Tennessee enjoys mostly fair weather. Local updates note retirements, hospital admissions and births at Decatur General, with mayoral push in Montgomery for increased city revenue shares. TVA station records show noon temperature around 92, and police report two arrests for intoxication and public drunkenness.
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Alabama
Tennessee
TVA
DLARY
Cripps Renews Ban on Dollar Area Purchases
London July 6 Sir Stafford Cripps banned further commitments for purchases in the dollar area except where urgent national interest is shown. Sterling area reserves have fallen to 1.624 billion dollars in six months while Britain insists it will not devalue the pound. Dollar buys stay in force only for clear urgent national needs, with a standstill to continue at least until September as ERP funds are redistributed and a new European payments scheme takes effect.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Cripps
House of Commons
Treasury
John W. Snyder
U. S
Canada
Sudan
Burma
Iceland
Iraq
the Commons
United Kingdom
United States
Commonwealth
Western Hemisphere
Sterling
A&a
Lilienthal Defends AEC Against Mismanagement Charges
David E. Lilienthal told the Senate-House Atomic Committee that the United States was virtually unarmed atomically in 1947 when the AEC was created. He rejected Hickenlooper’s claims, saying aggressive arming and speedy actions justified bypassing bureaucratic procedures to get the job done.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lilienthal
AEC
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Thief Breaks Into Small Yard Store. Loss Reported
A thief entered a small yard store and stole ten boxes of cigars and several cans of mackerel. John Fitzgerald reports the loss. Investigating officers Brodrick and Sunms are on the case.
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John Fitzgerald
Brodrick and
Sunms
Ex-Convict Tells Story Of Killing 2 Men Striking Woman
A 34-year-old husky merchant mariner and ex convict Henry Brun Guldbrandsen surrendered and admitted the July fourth bludgeon slayings of two men in a cabin near the Valley of the Moon He corroborated much of the account given by Eva Paget but denied raping her She was hospitalized in critical condition claiming rape authorities noted her assertion as inconsistent with his denials and the evidence of two slain men in Jensen's Sonoma residence
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Eureka
Calif
Valley of the Moon
Henry Brun Guldbrandsen
Ed Neumeier
Elmer Hodgkinson
Humboldt Times
Eva Paget
California
Guldbrandsen
Flint
Peter J. Jensen
Sonoma State Hospital
Jensen
Triniti Mountains
Sonoma
Paget
Humboldt County
Santa Rosa
Light Sentence Given For Theft Of Big Sum
Richard H. Crowe, 41, assistant manager at the National City bank, was sentenced in federal court to three years in jail and five years probation for stealing 883 660 dollars. He pleaded guilty to four counts and faced up to 45 years and 30 000 dollars in fines.
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New York
Richard H. Crowe
National City Bank
Crowe
Herman the Last Pilot Whale Dies at Marineland
Herman, the last of 44 pilot whales stranded nearby, died at Marine Studios in Florida. The eight foot, 450 pound whale, about three years old, was kept in a tank with porpoises and fed squid and blue runners. Attendants planned an autopsy after the whale lost its appetite and died last night in a deep freeze locker.
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Marineland
Fla
Herman
Here
Marine Studios
Civil Docket Heard in Morgan Court with Several Dismissals
Judge James H. Crow Jr opened the Morgan circuit civil docket with Vera Azalee Baker suing the City of Decatur for 2000 dollars over a January fall caused by a faulty sidewalk. Other actions include settlements and continuances, with several cases dismissed or moved to July or the next term.
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James H. Crow, Jr
Morgan Circuit Court
Vera Azalee Baker
Decatur
William A. Johnson
Woodland Mills
Union Hill Road
Death Toll Rises As Heat Wave Sweeps Nation
The Associated Press reports at least 132 deaths tied to the ongoing heat wave with no relief in sight. Nine people died and five were missing after a sudden squall hit the New York metropolitan area as heat persists across the Midwest and Northeast with crop losses projected over 50 million dollars. Cooler air from Canada provided some relief in Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin but Chicago remained above 90.
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Associated Press
New York
Long Island Sound
Midwest
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Upper Lakes
North Central
Northwestern
Canada
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Fun Day For Merchants Planned At Wheeler Lake
Merchants and employees invited to a Thursday July 14 outing at Wheeler Lake picnic grounds. H H Higdon announces plan as Retail Merchants Division event of Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Hanna will fry fish with hush puppies. D E Fredrick organizes softball bingo and games. Frank Clements handles drinks. Reserve by July 9 at 63.
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Wheeler Lake
H. H. Higdon
Retail Merchants
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Hanna
D. E. Fredrick
Frank Clements
Scathing Attack Made On Chambers In Hiss Defense
White haired attorney Lloyd Paul Stryker strong urged a federal jury to find Alger Hiss innocent of two perjury counts. He assailed Whittaker Chambers as a blasphemer and liar, attacking Chambers' credibility and sexual past as he urged jurors to doubt his testimony about past State Department allegations.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Lloyd Paul Stryker
State Department
Chamberla
Stryker
Whittaker
Jane
Samuel H. Kaufman
Chambers
Ida Dales
Atlantic Pact Debate Opens In Senate To Ratify Alliance
Senator Vandenberg urged ratification of the North Atlantic Pact as a shield against communism. He and Senator Connally argued the treaty commits no auto war beyond approvals. Debate signaled momentum toward approval with opposition seeking reservations on troop deployment and commitment.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
United States
U. S
Connally
Canada
Sabre Somat
R-Mo
Vantabens
Donnell
Watkins
Utah
Congress
5300 Is Haul At Universal Pipe
Police report a break in at Universal Pipe between midnight and 5 A.M. No fire was set. Police Chief J Whitmire said Kennedy Pete Watt and Price investigated the theft.
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Universal
J Whitmire
Kennedy
Pete Watt
Adn Price
Helms Admits To Beating Wife To Death In Cullman
Marvin Helms fifty six confesses to beating his wife Pearl Helms to death on July 3 near their Chigger Ridge home in Cullman county. Coroner Grady Moss notes extensive injuries and blood traces support the murder conclusion. Helms described as intoxicated and the couple were seen drinking earlier that evening. Funeral services set for Mrs. Helms with survivors listed including her husband two sons and three daughters.
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Marvin Helms
Pearl Helms
Cullman
Shelley Hyatt
Cullman County
Grady Moss
Howard Taylor
Helms’ Chigger Ridge
Helms
Moss
Hyatt
Hollis
S. A. Morgan
Blount
James Coker
Iowa
Carl Coker
Hanceville
Cordie Quick
Beulah Swann
Birmingham
Minnie Jones
War Dead Names Must Be Given
The Morgan County World War II dead names must be written into the Wheeler Brown Hendrix Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans in Decatur Alabama. Names must be received by Saturday July 9 to be included on the courthouse memorial. Harold Smith DAV commander urged submission of all fallen servicemen to preserve every name on the monument. The list currently includes George Alford Thomas P Ayers Richard G Bartlett Jesse A Bennett among many others. WAR on Page 2
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Morgan County
Wheeler-Brown-Hendrix
Decatur
Ala
Harold Smith
DAV
George Alford
Thomas P. Ayers
Richard G. Bartlett
Jesse A. Bennett
David A. Benton
Jack D. Beshers
Hubert M. Betterton Jr
Sam C. Blankenship
Theron A. Blankenship
William C. Blankenship
James H. Blevins
Well F. Bowersock
Charles R. Brewer
Warren B. Brindley
Five Building Permits Issued at City Hall
City hall reports five building permits granted. Mack Jackson 705 Third Avenue North to add bath valued at 100 dollars. Fred Hunt Jr 809 Canal Street to add four rooms to his garage. Cal Johnson 524 Johnson Street to add one room. Dr Kermit Pitt 226 Fifth Avenue West to enlarge and remodel kitchen valued at 900 dollars. Saapt Chen Mees Street to build a garage store room valued at 1,000 dollars.
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Mack Jackson
Third Avenue North
Bath
Fred
Hunt Jr
Canal Street
Johnnson Stree
Kermit Pitt
Fifth Avenue West
Saat Chent Meee Street
Compromise Reaches End of Senate Filibuster on Gag Rule
July 6 the senate ended a two week filibuster by anti administration leaders over a gag rule and a $20,000,000 bridge bill. The rules committee will reexamine cloture as debates pause for breakfast after a seven hour session. The compromise allows a future floor vote if a new filibuster arises and keeps government economy bills moving.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
James E. Folsom
Dallas County
Board of Revenue
House
Pelham Merrill
Cleburne
Merrill
Klan Officers Called to Testify in Birmingham Grand Jury
Top Ku Klux Klan officers including E. P. Pruitt president of the Federated Klan and E. E. Campbell grand cyclops of the Robert E. Lee Klan of Birmingham were summoned to testify before a Birmingham grand jury investigating mob floggings. Pruitt was ordered to produce all records and membership lists.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
E. P. Pruitt
Federated Ku Klux Klan, Inc
E. E. Campbell
Robert E. Lee Klan
Pruitt
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Decatur General Hospital
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C. E. Wiggins
Leesdale
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Atlanta
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Trinity 1
Henry McBride
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