Local Births and Notable Moves in Area Obituaries
Mr and Mrs Robert B Wilds name son Robert Boyd Jr born July 8 in Albuquerque NM James Thrasher in officers candidate school at Fort Benning GA Parker killed in action in Korea Drummond missing in action Mrs Sam Pruitt son Sammy Pruitt on dean’s list Westminster Presbyterian activities sheriff arrests non support case Northside Baptist urged church services complete daily diary items listed for Decatur General Hospital dismissals and admissions in Decatur Alabama.
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Robert B. Wilds
Albuquerque, N. M
Robert Boyd Jr
James Thrasher
James T. Thrasher Jr
C Co
Q. C. Regt
Fort Benning
Sam Pruitt
University of Alabama
Sammy Pruitt
University
Republican convention redefines National Committee gender balance
In Chicago the GOP names a enlarged National Committee and ends equal representation of men and women on the party's governing body. The new committee is elected as the convention closes after approving a new rule set by 683 to 513, drawing protests from some women delegates.
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Chicago
Cullman Student Nurse Slain by Love-Sick Airman in Houston
Memorial Hospital nursing student Caroll Cooper from Cullman was killed last night in Houston by Capt. Renard Haywood of Ellington Air Force Base. He forced entry with a pistol, shot Cooper and two guards, then killed himself after wounding others. Eyewitnesses report prior obsessive calls and manipulative attempts to contact Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Houston
Texas
Caroll Cooper
Memorial Hospital
Renard Haywood
Ellington Air Force Base
Haywood
Miss Cooper
Robert Peterson
J. C. Fair
Capt. Haywood
Cooper
Bumper Crops Forecast as Corn Leads 1952 Harvest
The Agriculture Department estimates 1952 corn production at 3.375 billion bushels, a bumper crop second only to 1942. Higher yields push total crop output above last year and well above the 10 year average, with market implications for meats and dairy products.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Agriculture Department
Demos Attack GOP Platform In 1952
Two Democratic presidential hopefuls criticize the 1952 Republican platform. Averell Harriman calls it unconvincing and Estes Kefauver says labor proposals are treated as waste and the worker is forgotten. See DEMOS on Page 2.
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Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
DEMOS
Rights Plank Accepted by Alabama at 1952 Republican Convention
Alabama delegates approved the GOP Civil Rights plank by acclamation on the convention floor, aligning with the party platform. Some Negro Republican delegates called it too weak, while the Taft camp held a 9-5 first ballot edge but the momentum faded as coverage moved to other issues.
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Rex Thomas
Chicago
Alabama
South
Taft
Curtis Adkins
Capital of Red Korea Rubbled
At least 650 Allied war planes hammered Pyongyang and two other North Korean industrial centers in a major Korean War air strike. U N pilots reported destruction or damage to the army communications HQ three munitions plants and numerous factories and supply routes.
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Seoul
U. S. Air Force
United Nations
Moulton Plant Site Picked For Par Craft Shirt Factory
The Par Craft shirt factory site in Moulton was chosen after a Moulton business group met. L K Gay of Moulton Industrial Corp said the plant will be on the East side at the old and new Moulton Decatur highway intersection. The land, 212 acres owned by the American Legion, would sell for 5000 dollars if the state lease held for five years could be released.
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Par Craft
Moulton
L.K. Gay
Moulton Industrial Corporation
Moulton-Decatur
American Legion
Gay
Four Children Are Saved By Rescuers Rogers Kilpatrick
A fishing boat carrying eight children and two men capsized on Mallards Creek near Hillsboro killing four and saving four. The dead are James Kinney 29 and his son Phil age3. H C Ryan Jr 8 and Anthony Ryan 5. Shirlean Easterwood 12. James B Terry 23. The four survivors were taken to Ellis Meyer hospital in Decatur and released. Bobby Easterwood 9 Phillis Kinney 8 and Carol Kinney 4 remain with Carl Wilson near Eva. Page note indicates another child saved.
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Mallards Creek
Hillsboro
Decatur
James Hershel Kinney
Shirlean
Easterwood
Birmingham
James B. Terry
Moulton Heights
Anthony Ty Ryan
H. C. Ryan Jr
Rt. 1
Riverdale
Phil Kenney
Carroll Lisby
James H. Kinney
Mee- Afee ‘Road
Phil Kinney
Anthony T. Ryan
Shirlean Easterwood
North 25Th Street
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
James Larry Terry
Carl Wilson
Eva
Bobby Easterwood
Phillis Ann Kinney
Carol Kinney
Fight Flares Over Civil Rights Plank at GOP Convention
The 1952 Republican platform, approved amid cheers, sharpens civil rights as a flashpoint with Democrats Averell Harriman and Estes Kefauver targeting the plank. Senate veteran Eugene Millikin leads the resolutions panel as the race to the White House intensifies.
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Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Resolutions Committee
Truce Teams Hold Eighth Secret Session at Panmunjom
Negotiators conducted their eighth secret session in attempts to reach a Korean truce. No progress details were released after the 26 minute meeting at Panmunjom. A further session was scheduled for tomorrow.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
Eisenhower Wins Republican Nomination on First Ballot
At the Chicago convention Dwight D. Eisenhower captures the GOP nomination on the first ballot with 614 votes after Minnesota shifts 19 from Stassen. Taft gathers 595 initial, 604 needed for nomination, then landslide support follows from states rallying to Ike.
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Convention Hall
Chicago
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Ike
Texas
B. Carroll Reece
Taft and Eisenhower Meet After Nominating Victory
General Eisenhower, escorted by police, arrives at Taft's Chicago headquarters after losing the Republican nomination race. They meet briefly in Taft's private office, then appear together at the lobby for television cameras as a crowd watches.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
General Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
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Daaae
Defense Department
Oscar B. Parker
Thomas E. Parker
Killen 1
Korea
Robert E. Drummond
Marie Drummond
Bremen 2
Mrs
Ben Britnell
Sarasota, Florida
Robert M. Cavaness
Phoenix
Ariz
Harry Griner
Ronald
Joe W. Smith
Trinity
Cavaness
Audrey Smith
Griner
Theresa Smith
Westminster Presbyterian
George T. Hubbard
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sheriff's Forces
Northside Baptist Church
Smith Ledbetter
Decatur General Hospital
Walter Johnson
Athens
Curtis McGregor
Hartseller
Frank Edwards
Arab
Earl Thompson
Falkville
Lester Thrasher
Third Avenue
Thomas B. Woodard
Jackson Street
Associated Press
Red Korea
Pyongyang
Rogers, Kilpatrick
Edwin B. Harkinson
Estes Kefauver
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