Weather and local notes from Decatur area
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in afternoon and southerly winds on the coast. High 84 low 72 rainfall .09 in past 24 hours. Davis elected to Alabama Seedmen executive committee. Revival at Dancys Chapel begins July 18 with two days of services and noon dinner. Various hospital admissions and transfers noted. attendance at Reed Rogers funeral. American Legion meeting tonight at 7 45 at Bank Street Legion home. See DIARY page 2.
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Dancy’s Chapel
Church of Christ
Jack Cannon i
The
American Legion
Legion
Bank Street
Berlin Called Upon To Resist Red Pressure
Berlin’s social democrats urge resistance to Soviet pressure calling Berlin “the Stalingrad of German liberty.” Mayor elect Ernest Reuter leads the call as Russians refuse to seat him. U.S. Ambassador Lewis Douglas arrives to meet Gen. Clay and discuss potential Allied steps if Moscow rejects Western notes on lifting the blockade.
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Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Stalingrad
Ernest Reuter
Reuter
Elbe
Lewis W. Douglas
United States
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Douglas
London
Russia
Morgan Group Heads to Florence Conference
Nine Morgan county officials attend a five day North Alabama district meeting in Florence. Participants include H. R. Leeman and Mrs. Eleanora Hamilton county superintendent and supervisor, plus S. M. Dollar Austinville L. E. Bagwell Trinity O. M. Williams Moulton Heights E. C. Price Hartselle G. O. Spencer Danville W. T. McMullan Eva and L. E. Wooten Cotaco.
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Morgan County
North Alabama
Florence
H. R. Leeman
Eleanora Hamilton
S. M. Dollar
Austinville
L. E. Bagwell
Trinity
O. M. Williams
Moulton Heights
E. C. Price
Hartselle
G. O. Spencer
Danville
W.T. McMullan
Eva
L. E .Wooten
Cotaco
Two Cars Damaged In Bee Line Crash Near Hartselle
On Highway 31 one mile north of Hartselle two cars were slightly damaged in a Saturday night collision. Felton Hill of Danville was charged with reckless driving. The other driver was Aubrey Russell Johnson of Hartselle.
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Hartselle
Highway Patrol
Felton
Britain sends reinforcements to Western Germany amid Berlin crisis
An authoritative source reports Britain has dispatched a considerable number of new troops to Western Germany as Berlin remains blockaded. General Robertson met with Gen Hollis and other service chiefs while Foreign Secretary Bevin briefed the cabinet on the crisis. Britain, the United States and France sent notes to Moscow demanding the blockade end, with no Kremlin reply and exact troop figures undisclosed.
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London
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Brian Robertson
Ministry of Defense
Percy Hollis
Ernest Bevin
U. S
France
Moscow
Kremlin
Soviet reply uncertainty widens standstill in Berlin talks
Clay’s office reported no indication Moscow would respond to protests as Soviet controlled news agency echoed the same uncertainty. Observers glimpse a potential break while noting Russia aims to press four power talks on Germany. Vorwaerts urged goodwill and the withdrawal of the new Western mark for progress.
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Clay
Moscow
Vorwaerts
Potsdam
Berlin
Sheffield Goes To Polls Today
Sheffield Alabama voters cast ballots on abandoning the commission form of government after a dispute over Police Chief S B Wright's dismissal by Police Commissioner Wilford Lynn. Wright, who served about 19 years, claimed the firing was political as a petition for the election grew with over 1,000 signatures. The city of 14 000 to 15 000 has used the commission form since 1912.
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Sheffield
Ala
Seffield
Commission
Wilford Lynn
S. B. Wright
Wright
Force
Better Citizenship League
Lynn
Safes Looted At Tuscaloosa Grocery Store Night Raid
In Tuscaloosa police report two safes were looted from Parkview on 15th Street. A large safe was broken and a smaller safe carried away and opened later eight miles from town. About $1300 stolen, including $200 from the smaller safe. Officers investigate with fingerprint analysis.
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Tuscaloosa
Parkview
15Th Street
W. C. Tompkins, Jr
Tompkins
J. L. Rankin
Sheriff's Deputies
Nurse Injured In Crash Here In Decatur
Miss Oma Jennings a nurse at the Hamil clinic is in fair condition at Decatur General hospital after a Saturday night crash at Ferry and Cain Streets. G F Hill of Moulton 2 was slightly injured and treated at the same hospital. Ford Sapp also of Moulton 2 forfeited a $100 bond for failing to appear in city court on a reckless driving charge. A Decatur Transit cab driven south on Ferry Street collided with Sapp heading east on Cain Street. Officers Carter and Sims investigated the heavy damage to the cars.
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Oma Jennings
Decatur General Hospital
Ferry
Cain Streets
G. F. Hill
Moulton 2
Ford Sapp
Decatur
Ferry Street
Sapp
Cain Street
Hill
Miss Jennings
Hamil Clinic
Ninth Avenue
Carter
Sims
American Buslines Buys Capital Motor in Decatur
American Buslines has acquired Capital Motor and will run routes from Florence to Chattanooga. H E Sunderland, manager of the Decatur Bus Terminal, said the purchase took effect at midnight Friday. The firm, based in San Francisco with East Coast service to New York, enlarges nationwide reach.
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American Buslines
Capital Motor
Lire
Florence
Chattanooga
H. E. Sunderland
Decatur
San Francisco
New York
American
Greyhound
Sunderland
Memphis
Conservation Law Change Is Sought
The Alabama Wildlife Federation advisory board urged replacing the governor with the Conservation Department advisory board as appointing authority for the state conservation director. The request came at a three day session led by Sen. Ben Glover who planned a 1949 bill. Open seasons were set for ducks Nov 26 to Dec 25, doves Nov 20 to Jan 3, and quail Nov 20 to Feb 13.
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Choctaw Bluff
Ala
State Wildlife Federation Advisory Board
Alabama
State Conservation Department Advisory Board
Federation Board
State Conservation Board
Ben Glover
Washington County
Wildlife Federation Board
Wallace Attacks Democrats at Charleston Convention
Henry A. Wallace denounces the Democratic Party at the Charleston convention, asserting the party has outlived its usefulness. He predicts the convention will show only two real national parties of significance, the Republicans and Democrats, amid an unsettled political mood in July.
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Charleston
W. Va
Henry A. Wallace
P-51 Fighter Lands at Maxwell Field With Low Fuel
A P-51 fighter plane landed at Maxwell Field Montgomery with only about twenty minutes of fuel remaining. Public relations said Capt. Paul Hamp ton of the 117th Fighter Group Alabama National Guard Birmingham piloted the craft after landing safely following maneuvers at Eglin Field Florida.
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Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Field
Paul W. Hampton
117Th Fighter Group
Alabama National Guard
Birmingham
Happton
Eglin Field
Fla
Jews Declare Lydda Is Taken With Er Ramle
Cairo dispatch reports the Arab strongholds Er Ramle and Lydda surrendered to the Israeli army after two days of fighting. Israeli forces prepared a two way assault on Latrun while Ottoman-era hills echoed artillery in the Judean region. continuous combat near Haifa and segments of the Syrian bridgehead were also reported.
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Cairo
Er Ramle
Lydda
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Latrun Hill
Lydda-El Kamle
Haifa
Tireh
Mt.Carmel
Jordan
Mishmar Hay Yarden
Palestine
Lake Hula
Fawzi Pasha al Kaukji
Segera
Kaukji
Lebanon
Nazareth
Beirut
Safad
Galilee
Majd el Kurum
Acre
Associated Press
Jenin
Haifa-Tiberias
Zirin
Afula
Steel Wages Will Be Hiked
A U S Steel spokesman says wages for 170000 workers will rise due to the rising cost of living. The increase, to be announced this week, comes despite no obligation to raise pay. CIO affiliate United Steelworkers head Philip Murray had sought a raise, rejected by the company. Benjamin F. Fairless, U S Steel president, has been meeting with Murray.
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Pttsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Philip’ Murray
United Steelworkers Union
CIO
U. S
Murray
Benjamin F. Fairless
Malone Says Steamroller Used In Caucus
Philadelphia July 12 The Alabama delegation to the Democratic convention split along walkout lines after a caucus vote 13 to 12 with Handy Ellis named delegation chairman. Marion Rushton ruled only delegates could vote provoking protests from anti walkout allies including A A Carmichael. Wallace would have changed the vote but was not seated pending delegation organization.
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Leroy Simms
Philadelphia
Alabama
Handy Ellis
Columbiana
Marion Rushton
George Wallace
Clayton
Lister Hill
Rushton
Wallace
A. A. Carmichael
Douglas Cannon
Carmichael
L. A. Farmer
Dothan
D. Hardy Riddle
Talladega
J. M. Bonner
E. C
Bud) Boswell
Ellis
Riddle
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Bonner
Albert Stapp
John Moore
John Maddeville
Boswell
Graham Wright
Tom—€.Kine
Thomas H. Maxwell
H. M. Abercrombie
J. K
Ess) Edwards
Hill, Carmichael
Chauncey Sparks
Jeff P. Beeland
Jimmie Faulkner
E. L. Roberts
Roy D. McCord
Henry J. Mayfield
J. M. Miller
Burgess Mahan
W. W Malone
Carl A. Morning Jr. Malone
Athens
Mystery B-17 Impounded After Halifax Landing
Customs Collector Charles Collins impounded a mystery B-17 bomber from New York that landed in Halifax on a supposed navigational training flight. Pilot Captain Ervin R. Chandler claimed a return flight to Westchester County New York. The aircraft, linked to Overseas Air Trading and World Air Ferries, carried ten passengers with unconfirmed reports of a famous boxer among them.
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Halifax
N. S
Charles Collins
New York
Ervin R. Chandler
Miami
Fla
Palestine
Collins
Chandler
Westchester County
Ottawa
Barney Ross
U. S
Ross
Air Force
Teterboro
New Jersey
Harrison
N. Y
Overseas Air Trading Company of
Salina
Kas
World Air Ferries
Platform Framers Strive To Avoid Battle On Floor
Philadelphia July 12 report says Democratic platform writers drafted a civil rights plank aimed at unity by reviving the 1944 stance. Southern rebels threaten a floor walkout if Truman civil rights proposals are included while liberals push for stronger protections.
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Francis M. LE
Philadelphia
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Francis J.myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Plea Entered by Four in Federal Lobbying Case
Washington reports four officials and two brokers pleaded innocent to charges of violating the federal lobbying act. James E. McDonald of Austin and Tom Linder of Atlanta. Ralph W. Modre of Granger. Robert M. Harriss of New York joined the National Farm Committee and Farm Commissioners Council in the arraignments. Trial date tentatively set for Nov. 15.
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Washington
State Agricultural Commissioners
Texas
Georgia
James E. McDonald
Austin
Tom Linder
Atlanta
Federal District Court
Ralph W. Modre
Granger
Robert M. Harriss
New York
National Farm Committee
Farm Commissioners Council
Justice Bolitha J .Laws
Justice Department
Moore
Linder and
McDonald
Posses Seek Two Men for Rape Killing Near Opelousas
In Opelousas Louisiana on July 12 a large search for two men continued after they killed Albert B Couvillion a 39 year old Melville former naval lieutenant and raped his 21 year old woman companion. Sheriff Guilbeau said 300 to 500 men joined the hunt around Melville with suspects described as a pair of black men. Seventeen black suspects and five whites were questioned while five blacks and two whites were released.
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Opelousas
Clayton Guilbeau
Melville
Here
Guilbeau
Albert B. Couvillion
Couvillion
Two Lawrence County Men Wounded In Sheriff Reports
Herbert Dotson is in Decatur General Hospital with three bullets in the chest after a Sunday morning exchange of shots with William E. Sullivan beyond Trinity. Sullivan was wounded in the thigh and treated at a Decatur clinic around 11 A M and sent home near Trinity. Sheriff G D Byars was unavailable for details.
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Herbert Dotson
Decatur General Hospital
William E. Sullivan
Trinity
Lawrence County
Sullivan
Decatur
G. D. Byars
Decatur Opens 420 Parking Meters on Trial Basis
Mayor H R Summer announced the start of a six months trial of 420 new parking meters in Decatur Alabama. Revenue will be split evenly between Duncan Meter Co. and the city for the trial and until meters are paid. Meter installation was delayed by shipment arrivals and is now underway federally approved.
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H. R .Summer
Decatur
Alabama
Supreme Court
Duncan Meter Company
Can Meter Company
Barkley Steps Into Limelight For 2nd Place
At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 12 Senator Alben Barkley rose to prominence as Justice William O. Douglas declined to join the ticket. Douglas, Truman’s first choice, stayed on the Supreme Court. the decision was announced by Democratic publicity chief John Redding as an absolute refusal.
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Philadelphia
William O. Douglas
Alben Barkley
Douglas
Truman
Supreme Court
John Redding
Democratic
Redding
White House silent on Truman running mate talk
Washington reports the White House stayed silent on Democratic Coalition maneuvers. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross refused comment on rumors Truman sought Justice William O. Douglas as running mate. He noted no firm plans for a Philadelphia acceptance trip.
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Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
William O. Douglas
The
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Ross
Democrats For Douglas Move to Top Truman Ticket
In Portland Oregon a jurist refused to run while Douglas backers push on. Democrats For Douglas say Truman is drafting Douglas as running mate. Rumors put Barkley on the ticket with Truman with Southern delegates split over Lane and Laney.
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Portland
Ore
Douglas
The
Democrats For
Truman
Justice Douglas
Committee
Barkley
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Dixie
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Mobile
Alabama Seedmen’s Association
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William R. Wright, Hartseller
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Edward Davies
Nashville
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Jane. L. Free
Brown's
S. J. Patterson
Jackson Street
Brown’s Ambulance
Willie St. John
Eighth Avenue S
L. B. Hayes
Fourth Avenue S
C. H. Lanier
W. J. Nesbitt
Edmond Nesbitt
Mabel Nesbitt Nichol
Columbia, Tenn
Reed Rogers
Clarence Belt
Louis Boeglen
Daily
Government Printing Office
Mr. Boeglen
R. E. Pounds
Wadsworth
Marvin Bowling
Mass
Morgan Group
By Ken Reynolds
American Bus
Malone
Dorothy Vrendenburgh
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Democratic Administration
Congress
J. Howard McGrath
Opelousas, la
Lane
William Prestone Lane
Maryland
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Lamius
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