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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1950

Page

10

Police Drive Begun On Reds

MINGHAM Alabama July 10 chairman of the maramans in Alabama faced trial on charges today in the start and drive against all known ists. Sam Hall Jr the party leader arrested Saturday on orders of Safety Commissioner E C nor. The commissioner estimated about 100 communists were in the Birmingham area. He said other arrests would follow but would be confined to those against whom vagrancy charges could be pressed. Halil was taken in custody at his home. He told arresting officers he was Southern editor of The Daily Worker communist party organ. Police also arrested Paul Thomas Rose alias Rosenbloom 23 on charges of vagrancy and of changing his name to conceal his identity. was listed as a native of Lake. Both men were later freed on bond for trial tonight. was arrested while passing out circulars protesting U S intervention in Korea Detective Captain C L Pierce reported. He said Rose admitted being a member of the communist party. Arresting officers said Hall's crime was a regular warehouse of communist propaganda.

Mingham Ala Maramans Alabama Sam Hall Jr E. C.nor Birmingham Conner Halil Daily Worker Communist Party Paul Thomas Rose Rosenbloom Lake U. S Korea C. L. Pierce Rose Hall Cime

Live Your Largest Life Inspirational Verse

A fragmented clipping features an inspirational excerpt urging broad living and open mindedness, followed by a humorous poem about sneezing while August and a shop inspector exchange a gag about selling life insurance without a license.

Jokes and Bits From Town Folk in Harrisville and Johnson City

Readable fragments show a string of humor from neighbors Paine and Hart and a remark on a legal street lantern law. Jokes touch on travel in first class and third class, a misfit dynamite crack, school cheating, belt and ash cart riddle, and a boy counting ribs in hygiene class. Neighborhood anecdotes include college plans and course costs.

Paine Hart Margaret King Johnson City Enn

Mackenzies Column on Soviet Strategy in Korea and Asia

The column argues Soviet aims are to bleed democracies financially to invite attack. It cites Berlin airlift and Korean War, noting Russia uses satellites and heavy Western burdens while avoiding direct involvement. It links Chinese plans on Formosa and U S pushback to broader Cold War pressures and economic strains.

Berlin America Britain Moscow Russia North Korea South Korea Korean Peninsula South Korean Usua Ain John M. Hightower Washington Hightower U.S Europe Middle East Southeast Asia Korea China United Nations Formosa United States Chiang Kai-Shek O Sai Challe

Marconi’s Wireless Spark Traced to Italian Holiday

A historical note credits Guglielmo Marconi as the pioneer of wireless telegraphy, linking his inspiration to a summer vacation in Italy in 1894 and his subsequent development of the technology.

Guglielmo Marconigo

Limestone county rural schools to open for summer session

Limestone county rural schools will start summer session July 17 for about six weeks to allow students to help with picking cotton and other crops, with a full list of teachers for white and negro schools announced by Floyd R. Johnson.

Limestone County Floyd R. Johnson Bob Sibley Palatka Florida Camp Winnataska Eden Ala J. B. Tanner Alabama R. A

Quake toll climbs as Colombian towns crumble

In North Santander province Colombia a weekend series of earthquakes left at least 123 dead with many towns damaged or destroyed. Telecommunication lines are down and roads split. Army police aid victims as government sends doctors nurses and tents by air to Bogota.

Bogota Colombia Santander Arboledas Cucutilla Cali Salazar Durania Toledo el Tiempo Cucuta

Local Family Visits Highlight Raleigh Area Notices

Daughter Kay of Arab visits with his mother and sister. Mrs Nonie Chandler Painter of Washington DC and Mrs Thomas H Frost of Birmingham guest of W P Chandler and family. John Linton of San Antonio TX visits sister Mrs Jude Morell and mother Mrs C N Linton. Eddie Ashford family vacation in Panama City Florida. Mrs A R Pope and son visit Ridley Park PA relatives. Gus Tuck Jr of Nashville spends days with grandmother Mrs Mary Lawson.

Kay Nonie Chandler Painter Washington, D. C Thomas H. Frost Birmingham W. P. Chandler John Linton San Antonio Texas Jude Morell C. N. Linton Eddie Ashford Ann Pan Ama City Florida A. R. Pope Little Son Ridley Park W. W. Malone, Sr Gus Tuck, Jr Nashville Mary Lawson

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