VA Ruling Grants War Benefits For Korea Service
The Veterans Administration said Korean War servicemen in line of duty injuries or illness receive war time disability benefits and dependents get full war time death compensation. Waivers apply to life insurance premiums and GI bill eligibility remains limited to World War II veterans, with the policy rooted in a Pearl Harbor era law and the end of World War II benefits in 1947.
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Washington
Korea
Veterans Administration
Pearl Harbor
Plot Charged To Wreck Train In Tennessee
Police hold two men over an attempted wreck and robbery of the Dixie Limited on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis line. A truck driven off a 40 foot cliff near Tullahoma halted the plan as four boys on an auto trip helped avert disaster. Suspects include John Lloyd Swope and William Bedwell with charges of truck theft and intent to steal from passengers and mail.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Dixie Limited
Ville
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis
Bedford County
Hoytlant
N. S
St. L
Frazier McEwen
Horace Gray
McEwen
Pylant
William Bedwell
Battle Creek
Mich
Bedwell
Swope
Man who knows what he wants robs Syracuse woman
Police hunt a holdup man in Syracuse after he accosted Miss Mary Zeigler as she returned home after dark. He demanded money, accepted three $1 bills but insisted on $2, returned one bill, and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Mary Zeigler
Markets Summary from Decatur Farm Report
Wotton notes middling at 34c with a strict low30s range. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 18c. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Yellow corn ear 1.49 shelled 1.55. Corn basis 16 moisture. No 2 wheat onion free 2.09. No 2 oats onion free 0.69. Other grains basis 13 moisture.
Wall Street Inches Ahead as Stocks Rise and Fall
The New York stock market inched higher with gains around one dollar per share, steels motors oils and industrials leading while many issues stayed near Wednesday levels. Turnover reached about 1.7 million shares as Willys-Overland hit a 1950 high briefly. Cotton futures were steady amid slow trade with July futures lagging on liquidation and nearby price moves after transfer notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willys-Overland
New Orleans
Dept. of Agriculture
North Georgia live poultry market steady to firm
USDA reports North Georgia live poultry market steady to firm with good demand and shorter supplies. Prices paid FOB farm Wednesday afternoon and morning ranged broilers and fryers 24 to 27 cents, mostly 24 1 2 to 25 cents. prices over 25 1 2 cents mainly paid by dressing plants to their own growers.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Markets at a Glance New York Stocks Rally and Commodities Mix
Markets at a glance show a higher stock market with a slow rally in New York. Cotton remains irregular amid cautious trade and liquidation broader. Chicago wheat stays steady with export interest. corn and oats mix with July softness and general steadiness. Hogs trade unevenly with losses up to 1.00. cattle uneven with small gains and losses, top price near 32.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report July 6-7
Federal State Departments of Agriculture report from Nashville Tennessee shows cattle demand generally active with week to date gains. Prices include common to medium steers 23.00-25.75, hogs 180-250 lb mostly 22.50, spring lambs 27.50-28.75, and cows 13.00-17.25 with various ranges for bulls calves and ewe lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Market closes firm for wheat amid overall softer grain trade
Chicago grain prices end mixed with wheat holding a firm tone while corn oats rye and soybeans move within narrow ranges. July wheat at about 2.21 dollars, corn near 1.54, oats around 0.83 to 0.84, rye near 1.36, soybeans near 3.12, and lard around 11.72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Buyers Get Breaks Chicago Grandpa's Day
The United States Savings & Loan League notes current mortgage rates near 4.5 to 5 percent with 15 to 30 year terms and veterans at 4 percent. It contrasts today with 1900 when rates ran 8 to 10 percent and loans often expired in 1 to 5 years, with principal paid at maturity versus modern equal monthly installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Savings & Loan League
Bread production tops 14.5 billion loaves yearly
The American Bakers Association estimates U S bread output surpasses 14.5 billion loaves per year. This figure reflects national grain demand and industry capacity across multiple bakeries and brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Bakers Association
United States
Camp Meeting Speaker Heard at Hartselle Grounds
The Camp Meeting at Hartselle continues through July 9 attracting large crowds. Dr. Brasher preached Romans 5 1 5 on justification by faith and the peace with God through Jesus Christ, noting two paths to justification and urging repentance and faith as conditions for salvation.
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Hartselle
Clay Milby
J. John L. Brasher
Brasher
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Paul
America
Jesus
David
Governor's recess splits legislative moves on probes
Senators Henderson and Swift proposed recesses to Sept 5 and Nov 6 to permit committees to probe the governor’s office, the Finance Department, the ABC board, and the Highway Department. Observers doubt a new special session could be called during the term. Other actions included reapportionment moves and bills blocking milk distributors and small-loan firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
State Finance Department
ABC Board
Highway Department
Robin Swift
Escambia
Senate
Tallapoosa
Lamberth
George Wallace
Barbour
Legislative Reference Service
W. M. Beck
DeKalb
Walter Givhan Dallas
New Parking Lot Under Construction for City Electric Dept
Work began today on a 50 by 150 foot parking lot beside the department building on Johnston Street. City street department equipment will be used. the electric department funds the project, estimated at 650 dollars. Completion expected in about three days, weather permitting, said Street Superintendent Joe Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Electric Department
Johnston Street
City Street Department
Joe Elliott
Northerners Press War Effort as Front Lines Shift
Air power remains central with B 29s and Mustang F 51 fighters striking bridges and targets while four air routes shuttle troops to the Pacific. The U N debates a police force to counter communism as MacArthur warns of North Korean movements and a fluid front along Wonju Chungju and Utchin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Airlines
U. S. Defense Department
Pacific Theater
Bataan
High Seas
Spokane
Wash
Pacific
Arthur D. Struble
Tokyo
U.S
Formosa
North Korea
Walden Rites Slated Friday
Funeral rites for Virgil E. Walden 54 will be held Friday at 3 PM at Cave Springs Baptist church. A Decatur resident and WWI veteran, he died Wednesday at Thayer General Hospital Nashville. Burial in Roselawn. Survivors include wife Sue and mother Julia Widner.
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Virgil E. Walden
Cave Springs Baptist Church
Walden
Decatur
Thayer General Hospital
Nashville
G. C. Morris
Frank Smith
Roselawn Cemetery
Mutual—Service
Decature
Sue Walden
Julia Widner
George
Ed Robert
John Collier
H. P. Garrett
E. L. Fowler
B. G. Pittman
Herbert C. Sharpe
Reece Tapscott
Jimmy
John
Frank
Alex Collier
John Byford
Clarence Clark
Cave See Baptist Church
Decators Diarre Community Glimpses
Community notes highlight local events and readings from Decators Diarre. The column shares brief glimpses of neighborhood life, upcoming meetings, and public notices affecting residents.
Local residents and visitors listed in Morgan County notices
The notice column lists names and addresses of residents at Camp Mac in Talladega and local hospital admissions at Decatur General and Baugh Wiley clinics. It notes church services and sermons in Austinville and Decatur area, travel updates, and a peace warrant arrest by the Morgan County sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Swim Lessons To Begin Here At Crystal Plunge
Adult beginners start Monday at 5 PM at Crystal Plunge pool announced by Mrs. Frank Kirby of Morgan County Red Cross. Horace Broom, co chair of water safety services, will teach as a certified Red Cross instructor. A children’s class led by Jean Carter and George M. Porter opens Monday at 9 AM at the same pool. Enrollees urged to arrive early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Plunge
Frank Kirby
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Horace Broom
Hartselle
Broom
Red Cross
Jean Carter
George M. Porter
Funeral Service For James Hyatt Held In Winston County
Funeral services for James Robert Hyatt 68 Trade farmer were held at Livingston Chapel Winston County with Rev Clyde Sharpton and Rev Dan McCain conducting. Interment in adjoining cemetery Mass Service directed Hyatt was killed in a Fourth of July traffic accident his son Allen Hyatt principal of Cullman county high school was critically injured in the crash. Surviving are the widow Alma Turner Hyatt three sons Al Jen Jimmy of California Robbie of Trade two daughters Mrs Alton Mauldin Gadsden and Miss Gladys Hyatt Montgomery three brothers O W Hyatt Birmingham J S Cullman and R D Hanceville and three sisters Mrs George Methdlin Leoma Tenn Mrs T P Culpepper Cullman 4 and Mrs Dovie Rushton Luverne Ala
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Hyatt
Livingston Chapel
Winston County
Clyde Sharpton
Dan McCain
Hyatt
Allen Hyatt
Cullman County High School
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Alma Turner Hyatt
al Jen
Jimmy
California
Robbie
Alton Mauldin
Gadsden
Gladys Hyatt
Montgomery
O. W. Hyatt
J. S
Cullman
R. D
Hanceville
Parleys Resume as Union Official Returns to Mobile
Mobile braces for a possible settlement of the three week bus strike as Otto Debate an international vice president of the Amalgamated Association returns. A meeting of striking employees is planned today amid cautious hopes for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Otto Debate
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway
Tombs Hidden Beneath Alexandria Question Alexander Legacy
Cairo report notes speculation that the tombs of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra lie beneath modern Alexandria, founded in 332 B C. The Gabbary district, now a cotton center, is cited as a possible burial site with claims tied to earlier discoveries and royal artifacts.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Patra
Alexander
Alexandrias
Gabbary
Military airlift ramps up as seven airlines join Far East flights
The Defense Department contracted with seven U S airlines to run special flights from the United States to the Far East to carry troops and supplies. The plan mirrors Berlin airlift operations and supplements Military Air Transport Service efforts.
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Korea
Sicily
Diego
Defense Department
U. S
Far East
Military Air Transport Service
Berlin
Air Force
Aleutians
North Pacific
Bible School Opens Monday at Austinville Church of God
Children ages three to intermediate will attend a daily Bible school at the Austinville Church of God from 9 30 to 11 30 a m starting Monday July 10 through July 21. Lessons stories crafts and recreation are planned with qualified teachers and helpers. Transportation can be arranged by calling 2345J.
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Austinville
Death Claims Willie White
Willie M. White, 49, died Tuesday afternoon. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mike White. The body will reach Hartselle this afternoon and go to sister Mrs. Maude Crutchfield’s home. Services are set for Friday at 2 30 p m at Bethel with interment in the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by his widow five daughters Ramona Joyce Joy and Margaret of Athens two sons Billy Birmingham and Mike White of Athens three sisters Rosa McClanahan Crutchfield and Daisy Ashworth and one brother B C White, all of Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie M. White
Bone
Mike White
Hartselle
Maude Crutchfield
Bethel
Billy
Birmingham
Athens
Rosa McClanahan
Crutchfield
Daisy Ashworth
B. C. White
Radio claims two US light cruisers sunk in Korea clash
The Red radio at Pyongyang claimed two US light cruisers sunk, later revised to one. Allied ships blockading the coast support ground troops with naval guns as MacArthur calls the Korea front extremely fluid with no fixed battle lines. U.S. planes head to the Western Pacific from Spokane with B-29s for Pacific bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. N
Lake Success
Asia
U.N
Security Council
Gen. MacArthur
Britain
South Korea
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Communist
Pyongyang
North Korea
MacArthur
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Wonju
Suwon
Chungju
U. S
Utchin
Seoul
Red
SS Navy
Lambert
Osan
U.S
Pacific
United States
Nurses Strike Disrupts Tel Aviv Hospitals
Three thousand nurses staged a 24 hour strike in Tel Aviv demanding better working conditions, forcing doctors to perform emergency operations without assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
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Munn Oenson
Wall Street
N. Y. Cotton
Chas. Crandall
Walden Rites
Larry McRae
East Walnut Street
Mike McCoy
East Church Street
Bobby Weatherford
Vine Street
Camp Mac
Talladega
J. L. Lamon
West Moulton Street
Decatur General Hospital
Knox Biles Jr
Tanner
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Monroe Garrison
Houston
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Little Charles Howse
Perry Howse
Falkville
James Bagwell
Fifth Avenue East
Hamil Clinic
C. F. Sowell
Shady Grove
Fla
Gladys Kirby
Wadsworth Street
C. L. James
Anniston
Kenneth McCorkle
Moulton
John Milford
Huntsville
Austinville Baptist Church
Spencer Smith
Draughon’s Business College
Guy Smith
Priceville
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Ideal Church
Southside Baptist Church
Elmer Blizzard
Jimmie
Lewisburg
Tennessee
E. N. Chandler
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Lannie Smallwood
Wilburn Smallwood
Flint Baptist Church
M. G. Fields
J. E. Hogan
Herbert McElroy
L. M. Woodall
Lookout Mountain
Smoky Mountains
Folly Beach
Charlotte
S. C
Stone Mountain
Pacolet
Lawrence Pruitt and
Bob Jones College
Greenville
8. C
Kenneth W. Free
Oak Street
Cleveland
Ohio
William R. Hobbie and
Rodger Bryan
Richard
Georgiana
Alabama
Sarah Hobbie
Ronald
Evelyn West
Jacksonville Beach
Florida
John Wilkerson
Here
Loyal Order of Moose
Johnnie Hampton
Tuscumbia
Horace A. Sprague
Central Methodist Church
TVA
Royce Sims
Tonia and
Judy
the Smokies and Points
Disabled American Veterans
Harold Mits
Lacy Welch
Fourth Avenue South
Madison County
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Sherman
Calhoun
Kiwanis Club
Woodall’s
Fred Hunt
Clyde Hendrix
Bible School
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H. Ryan
E. Moulton
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