Local social notes and church events list in Hartselle
Miss Dorothy and Bobbie McAbee spend week in Birmingham with relatives. Missionaries, church circles, and visitors from Miami, Tampa, Detroit, Oak Ridge, Cullman and other towns attend gatherings and prayer circles. Trinity clubs host annual picnic at Seneca Springs while Central Baptist deacons urge attendance. Dr. Odle preaches at 7:30. Jaycee Auxiliary meets Thursday. hospital admissions noted. See DIARY On Page 2.
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Trinity Home Demonstration Club
Trinity Community Club
Seneca Springs
Central Baptist Church
Joe T. Odle
Gulfport
Miss
Annex
Negro Held In Fatal Shooting At Courtland
Oak Powell 35 of Courtland is jailed in Lawrence County on murder charges after admitting he shot John G. McGahee 25 near Courtland yesterday afternoon. Powell said he fired after McGahee tried to run him off. He was arrested on Alabama 20 while taking his 2 year old daughter to his father. No preliminary hearing date set.
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Courtland
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Frank Smith
Smith
Oak Powell
John G. McGahee
Powell
McGahee
Adenauer Opens Fight For Pact With The West
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged the Bundestag to ratify military and political pacts with the Western powers. He warned that without alliance Germany would become a Soviet satellite and pressed for Allied West German peace treaties amid Communist protests. He cited Western promises to release more German war criminals as a condition for support.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
Adenater
Russia
President Promises Noncompromise Fight for Civil Rights
President Truman intends to push a non compromise fight for his full civil rights program at the Democratic national convention. He discussed the plan with a Leadership Conference on Civil Rights delegation which handed him the nine point program for the platform committee in Chicago. Walter Reuther noted the President reiterated his stance and would advocate the full civil rights program outlined in his Howard University speech.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic National Convention
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Platform Committee
Chicago
Walter P. Reuther
CIO United Automobile Workers
Still Destroyed In Piney Grove Rainstorm Raid
Lawrence county law enforcement officers joined ATU and ABC investigators to destroy an 800 gallon tank type still about 15 miles southeast of Danville in a driving rainstorm. The operation occurred in Piney Grove near the Winston Lawrence county line with participants including Chief Deputy Clarence Harris ABC officers Herman Sandlin Carlos Nelson J M Harris and Herman Pursalle and ATU investigator Frank Yarbrough.
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Wrence
ATU
ABC
Danville
Piney Grove
Winston-Lawrence
Lawrence County
Clarence Harris
Herman Sandlin
Carlos Nelson
J. M. Harris
Herman Pursalle
Frank Yarbrough
Armistice talks end after 26 minutes in Munsan
United Nations and Communist delegates met in secret for 26 minutes to close the first year of Korean armistice negotiations. There was no public progress announced on prisoner exchange, a major obstacle to a truce. UN spokesman Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckel called the session businesslike with no change in attitude from either side.
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Munsan
United Nations
William P. Nuckel
U. N. Command
Sai
B-29 Crashes Near Gonzales Texas Aboard Crew Safe
An Air Force B-29 crashed in flames about 8 a.m. ten miles southwest of Gonzales Texas. All 11 crew members aboard reportedly bailed out safely. The aircraft was from Randolph Field at San Antonio.
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Gonzales
Tex
Here
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Little Jamelle Folsom Burn Injury Update
Jamelle Bama Folsom, 15 months, daughter of former Gov James Folsom, was reported doing well at St. Vincent hospital Birmingham after a hand was caught in an unplugged electric ironer at the Cullman home Monday. Neighbors freed the arm. she spent the night under care and Mrs Folsom was at the hospital. Phone lines were jammed with calls seeking condition updates.
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Jamelle Bama Folsom
James Folsom
Birmingham
Folsom
Cullman
Moscow Attacks U S Conventions as Bosses Decide
Washington reports quote Moscow that American presidential candidates are chosen by a small circle of bosses who hire rooters for 20 dollars to create the illusion of public choice. Vladimir Morev claims Philadelphia and Chicago conventions show gifts and ads sway delegates.
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Washington
Moscow
Chicago
Radio Moscow
Communist Party
Moscow Radio
Vladimir Morev
Philadelphia
Morev
State payroll shows 8395 employees in 1951 fiscal year
Montgomery The state employed 8,395 at end of the 1951 fiscal year per Personnel Director Charles W. Terry in the department's annual report. This is 53 fewer than the previous year, with 3,365 classified merit system workers and 1,854 unskilled laborers among the total.
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Montgomery
Charles W. Terry
Terry
Iron Curtain Drops At Reds' Olympic Camp
The Iron Curtain nations relaxed at their Olympic camp in Helsinki opening the barrier papered by red tape. AP reporters Smits and Rose entered behind a bus carrying Hungarian athletes and were admitted later. Russians and other athletes were sociable offering seltzer water while greetings were exchanged.
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Helsinki
Iron Curtain
Olympic Village
Ted Smits
Associated Press
Murray Rose
AP New York Sports
Moscow
Russia
Three Englishmen Fined for Nude Swimming in Provincetown
In Provincetown Massachusetts three Englishmen were fined five dollars each for indecent exposure after swimming nude. Philip S. Carrington of London argued that nude swimming is common in parts of England, and Judge Robert A. Welsh accepted the defense but imposed the penalties.
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Provincetown
Mass
Philip S. Carrington
London
Robert A. Welsh
England
Ridgway Arrives in London as Atlantic Pact Commander
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway arrived at a London airfield for his first official visit as Atlantic pact commander in Europe. Police quickly dispersed a brief Communist sponsored protest at the arrival site.
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Ridgway
London
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Rail Lay Offs Loom As Steel Shortage Felt
Pittsburgh report notes looming railroad layoffs due to a nationwide steelworkers strike. About 50,000 railroaders furloughed since June 2. total allied industry job loss reaches 422,405. Pennsylvania Railroad warns of further furloughs as traffic slows and shipments drop. Other railroads report reduced service focusing on passengers and perishables while durable goods production falls. Industry reps say they will consult steelworkers on a plan.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Allied Industries
Pennsylvania Railroad
Drinkard elected Alabama Legion commander in tight vote
Johnny Drinkard of Hartselle won the Alabama Legion Department commander post by six votes over Howell T. Heflin of Tuscumbia. Final tally 361 to 355 amid claims of vote irregularity. Roy Ling and David H. Sisson named senior and junior department vice commanders. other officers listed. Auxiliary leaders include Mrs. Charles A. Allen as department president.
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Montgomery
Alabama Department of the American Legion
Johnny Drinkard
Hartselle
Howell T. Heflin
Tuscumbia
Heflin
Drinkard
Montgomery Legion Post
Legion Unity
Roy Ling
Bessemer
David H. Sisson
D. J. L. Williamson
Birmingham
Hugh Overton
Wadley
James M. Harbuck
Ensley
Charles A. Allen
Fairfield
Women's Auxiliary
Backstage moves target darkhorse at convention
Chicago reports backstage maneuvering to nominate a candidate beyond Taft and Eisenhower. Three groups push for a compromise, MacArthur admirers race to rally support despite age, and Warren loyalists seek a lightning strike. A MacArthur boom begins with corncob pipes and a prepared speech by Fred Coogan.
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Drew Pearson
Chicago
Taft
Eisenhower
Ihe-Taft
Republican Party
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Oklahoma
Harry Truman
Fred Coogan
Sayre
Okla
Taft Urges Dixie Campaign For November Fight
Senator Taft told Alabama GOP delegates and others to wage a full fighting campaign this November even without winning their states. He pledged a national effort if nominated, directing a precinct level organization. The exchange with Governor Earl Warren over FEPC spurred questions but Taft avoided commitments beyond promising adherence to the party platform.
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Warren
Republican Party
MacArthur
Cob
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Epublicans
Alabama
Ohio
California
Earl Warren
Fourth Fugitive Gives Up Today
In Mississippi law enforcement rounds up the fourth of five Ohio jailbreakers after a day of gun battles and roadblocks. Minor Seber, 33, Dayton, Ohio, previously identified, remains at large with fears he will not be captured alive.
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Charleston
Miss
Mississippi
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Enid
Minor Seber
Dayton
Ohio State Prison
Thomas L. Werckman
Werckman
John Cornette
Robert Jones
Rex E. Peterson
Congressional Tax Exemption On Living Expenses
Congress gains a tax exemption for the first $3,000 of yearly living expenses in Washington. The two year exemption was signed by President Truman. The measure allocates $76,849,392 to run Congress next year. Senators earn $12,500 salaries and $2,500 expense allowances.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Hoover Says His Farewell At Republican Convention
Former President Herbert Hoover bid delegates farewell at the Chicago convention, denouncing Democratic policy and urging a tougher foreign stance. He aligned with Taft on many foreign policy points while critiquing the current administration as he warned against a plush curtain of tax and spend.
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Warren Rogers JR
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Marines Name Hills More Glamourously
A Tokyo publicity handout reports Marines name hills with Hollywood actress names. Frontline leaders radio back lines referencing Ruth Roman Marjorie Main and Elizabeth Taylor as hill names, noting playful glamor in battlefield notes.
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Tokyo
Old Baldy
Ruth Roman
Marjorie Main
Elizabeth Taylor
Susan, Hayward
Marilyn Monroe
Employment Total In June Sets New Record
Washington reports June employment at 63,572,000, a new high for June surpassing all previous June figures. The Census Bureau notes 769,000 more job openings than a year ago, with most new opportunities on farms.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Surprise Move Reshapes Louisiana Delegation At GOP Convention
Taft aligned credentials committee seat gives Louisiana to Eisenhower delegates, boosting his tally by 11 votes and forcing a possible floor showdown over Georgia and Texas delegations. Lodge says fight continues as Pennsylvania and Texas contests loom. convention waits as committee prepares report.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Credentials Committee
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Georgia
Texas
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Fine
Pennsylvia
U N Loses Key Hill In Korea Battle
U N troops attacked North Korean forces entrenched on a ridge at the eastern end of the line but a counterattack by Chinese forces in the center reclaimed a key hill. U S Eighth Army reported 2 enemy killed and 65 wounded with steep slopes hindering the advance. Between 350 and 400 Chinese fought in the Pukan River valley as a hill was recaptured. The Fifth Air Force said it destroyed bunkers shelters buildings and gun positions while inflicting 15 enemy casualties.
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Seoul
United Nations
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Pukan
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