Community notes and obits from nearby towns
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and moderate south coastal winds. A Tuesday 24 hour rainfall total of .27 inches and a high near 87 are reported. A Bible school starts Aug 2 at 8 30 A M for two weeks at Austinville Methodist church. Miss Leonie Rothfus assists in Rogersville revival and Bible school. John Harman Jr and Edna Harman visit their father at Vanderbilt hospital. Fred Williamson moves to Gary Indiana. Otis Williams visits from Taluca. Mrs W H Tankersley has had an appendectomy and is recovering. Lutheran Woman's Picnic at Delano Park at 6 30 PM Thursday. Vera Oliver moved to 1110 Beach Street by Brown's. Billie Joe Williams recovering from a broken leg at home eight miles east of Athens. Lois Rollins admitted to Baugh and Wiley clinic. Carter Dobbs returns from Elks convention in Philadelphia with E H Duffy. Card parties planned at St. Ann's hall Wednesday and evening. Miss Durfee England visiting grandparents in Moulton. Ida Burden admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Little Joan Saxon admitted to Decatur. Mrs Ban Broth, Elkmont, a patient at Baugh and Wiley clinic. See Diary page 2.
Police Judge Held Involved in Newark Bank Shortage
Police Judge P James Pellecchia Jr was arrested amid a 630000 shortage at Columbus Trust Co where he is vice president and counsel State Banking Commissioner John J Dickerson said Pellecchia took sole responsibility and admitted gambling losses while the judge allegedly covered shortages with loans on fictitious mortgages over about 12 years
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Newark
N. J
P. James Pellecchia Jr
Columbus Trust Company
John J. Dickerson
Pellecchia
Dickerson
Boat Capsizes on Tennessee River Five Rescued One Drowned
Seven men were aboard a small fishing boat on the Tennessee River when waves from a passing launch caused it to overturn. William D. McMurry 48 drowned two others hospitalized Robert Slayton and Charlie Marlow were treated at Decatur General Hospital. Euel Atkins and Clyde Miller helped in the rescue. McMurry’s body was recovered after a nightlong search. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Brown's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. McMurry
Tennessee
Alabama
Robert Slayton
19Th’ Avenue E
Charlie L
Marlow
Harmon
Ind
Decatur General Hospital
Browns
Euel Atkins
Clyde Miller
B. E. Brown
Charles Williams
Malcolm Brown
Slayton
Mr. Atkins
Savas
Baugh
Wiley
McMurry
Decatur
Coast
Jim’ Roberson
Brown
Chestnut Street
David Stover
Decature
Mary Louise McMurry
Robert
Dwight
William
Horace Puckett
Chattanooga
C. M
F. M
Little Rock
Mary L. Brown
Austinville
Electric Co Op To Meet Here In Community Event
The Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation holds its annual meeting in a large tent behind the armory on Wednesday. McCoy Brown and his Jubileers entertain starting at 8 A.M. Registration brings guests into a full day of activities with a 10 A.M. business session electing nine board of trustees. The event includes merchandise displays from Moulton Hartselle and Decatur with prizes in the afternoon, including a prize for the oldest member or relative present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
McCoy Brown
Board of Trustees
Moulton
Hartselle
Decatur
Pruitt Rites Set For Thursday at Maple Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Cpl. Harold P. Pruitt killed in action in Car diff South Wales November 31 1945 will be held Thursday at 4 PM at Maple Hill cemetery Huntsville. Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge with full military rites by the VFW Huntsville. He is survived by his mother four brothers and four sisters plus other relatives.
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Cpl
Harold P. Pruitt
Cardiff
South Wales
Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville
T. L. Rountree
Pat Brock
Charles G. Parker
Marie Pruitt
Man Walks Across London's Thames River Claim
Joe Simms a 51 year old dock worker says he walked across the Thames at Chelsea from Albert Bridge to the far bank wearing trunks and a cap. He insists he does not tread water but walks on water using a slow cycle motion and claims 15 years to develop the method.
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London
Joe Simms
Southhampton
Thames River
Chelsea
Albert Bridge
Joe
Simms
British Press Association
Retter
Prison Probers Ready To Act
The volunteer investigative committee for Alabama prisons pledges to examine the system from top to bottom and curb the manufacture of criminals. Chairman J. Paul Meeks and Gov. James E. Folsom discuss preventing 14 to 16 year olds from prison and creating a strict separation between first offenders and longtime inmates. Prison Director Frank Boswell notes 372 inmates in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Paul Meeks
Birmingham
Alabama
Membef
James E. Folsom
Meeks
Frank Bosivell
Sheffield Votes To Retain City's Commission Rule
Sheffield citizens by an unofficial margin of 915 to 600 voted yesterday to retain the commission form of government. City Clerk E. S. Enochs said the official count will be made. The election followed the dismissal of Police Chief S. B. Wright, who said he was fired because of politics. Sheffield has operated under a commission system since 1912 with members Paul Bell J K Johnson and Wilford Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ala
E. S. Enochs
S. B. Wright
Wright
Paul Bell
J. K. Johnson
Wilford Lynn
Aerial War Rages In Holy Land Frontline Moves
Aerial warfare escalates as Arab and Jewish artillery clash on the Jerusalem Tel Aviv corridor. Egyptian planes bomb Tel Aviv while the Israeli air force strikes Gaza base. Jewish forces take Saba, a strong point near the highway five miles west of Jerusalem.
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Max Boyd
Cairo
Holy Land
Jerusalem-Tel” Aviv
Tel Aviv
Gaza
Palestine
Jerusalem-Tel Aviv’ Highway
Saba
Jerusalem
Britain Shifts to Back UN Action in Palestine Crisis
Britain signals willingness to join strong United Nations measures to halt fighting in Palestine. The move follows prior British opposition, as the Security Council convenes an emergency session to hear Count Folke Bernadotte present his proposals.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Britain
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Security Council
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem battle rages as Egyptian guns hit Jewish sections
An Israeli government source reports Egyptian 100 pounder guns blasting Jewish areas of Jerusalem at night. The Arab Legion joins with mortars and shells as Jewish forces reply on Arab positions near the Damascus Gate. Heavy fighting continues around Latrun and Lydda with counterattacks by Arab columns.
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Jerusalem
Damascus Gate
Old City
Redespe Ety Er Ramle
Beit Nuba
Latrun
Arab Legion
Lydda
Group Refuses Pleas To Stay For Laney Vote
The walkout faction of Alabama's delegation refused to delay plans to quit the national convention over the party platform. Thirteen of the 26 delegates would walk out if a civil rights plank is adopted, rejecting a delay to cast their 13 votes for Gov. Ben Laney. They plan to leave tomorrow, while the other 13 anti Truman delegates stay to back a presidential candidate, likely Sen. Richard B. Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Simms
Philadelphia
Alabama
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Truman
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Laney
Democratic Executive Committee
Laney Gains Delegation Support At Democratic Convention
Gov Ben Laney of Arkansas, a states rights candidate, holds 92 convention votes with expected additions from Florida Alabama Louisiana Georgia and possibly Virginia. Texas Mississippi and South Carolina have pledged votes while Laney concedes little chance of nomination but backs a states rights platform opposing Truman civil rights.
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A. F. Mahan, JR
Philadelphia
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Virginia
Laney
Texas
Mississippi
Dodson Arrested Aftermath Of Shooting Affray
Herbert Dotson is jailed in Lawrence County. charged with assault with intent to murder after Sheriff C B Humphrey arrested him Monday night for a shooting near Caddo Sunday morning in which Dotson was wounded three times in the chest and William E Sullivan was shot in the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dotson
Lawrence County
C. B. Humphrey
Dotson
Caddo
William E. Sullivan
G. D. Byars
Dentur General Hospital
Americans Increase Berlin Air Lift and Tempelhof Runway
The United States added nine C-54 Skymasters to the Berlin air lift and began expanding Tempelhof airfield with a new 5,000 foot runway to handle larger bombers. British ground troops were reported en route for Berlin duty while London denied the claim.
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Berlin
Tempelhof
Germany
London
Frankfurt
United States
Glen .R. Burchard
Bay City
Mich
U. S. Air Force
Washington
Air Force
Estate Of Star Enrichment Tied To $30,000 Settlement
Los Angeles reports that actress Carole Landis divorce settlement with fourth husband W Horace Schmidlapp would add 30000 to her estate when approved. Schmidlapp signalled he would stand by the agreement after Landis death by sleeping pills. Attorney Jerry Giesler expected court approval and will seek delay removal. A will from 1944 was the only one known to him.
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Los Angeles
Carole Landis
W. Horace Schmidlapp
Schmidlapp
Jerry Giesler
Miss Landis
Giesler
Platform Said To Omit Dixie Rights Plank
Philadelphia July 13 Southern opposition to a civil rights plank darkened hopes of averting a convention floor battle. An 18 member subcommittee prepared a version of the 1948 platform, to be laid before the full platform committee. If changes are not made, Southern delegates will push the issue at the convention tomorrow. The draft omits a far reaching states rights declaration, with White House pressure noted and Truman in touch with writers as the draft neared completion. The document also covers living costs, foreign affairs, Palestine arms policy, and housing.
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Philadelphia
Dixie
South
White House
Truman
Jack Bell
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Pepper
Florida
James Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
McGrath
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Hig
Washington
All-Star Game Opens with Branca Masterson Nominated
In Sportsmans Park St Louis on July 13 7 right handers Ralph Branca of Brooklyn and Walter Masterson of Washington were named to start the 15th annual All-Star game. Manager Bucky Harris picks Masterson over Raschi Page. AL holds 10 4 edge in All-Star play. Lineups include Ashburn Schoendienst Musial Mize Slaughter Pafko Cooper Reese Branca Mullin Henrich Boudreau Gordon Evers Keltner McQuinn Rosar Masterson. First inning Ashburn singles past pitcher’s mound.
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Sportsman’s Park
St. Louis
Ralph Branca
Brooklyn
Walter Masterson
Washington
Bucky Harris
American League
Masterson
Vic, Raschi
Joe Page
National League
Ashburn
Phils
Schoendienst
Musial
Mize
Giants
Slaughter
Pafko
Cubs
Cooper
C. Reese
Dodgers
Branca
Mullin
Tigers
Henrich
Yanks
Boudreau
Indians
Gordon
Evers
Keltner
McQuinn
Rosar
Athletics
Senators
Justice Goldsborough settles strike in captive coal mines
Justice T Alan Goldsborough announced settlement of the strike in captive steel company coal mines. The bulletin notes a resolution reached on July 13 in Washington, with officials stating the dispute has ended and operations to resume.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Steel Company
Kentucky Politician Likely to Be Truman’s VP Pick
Philadelphia July 13 The Democratic rules committee defeated a bid to require a two thirds vote for nomination, moving to majority rule. Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky emerged as the likely vice presidential candidate with Truman extending a welcome, while others debated the platform and possible candidates as the convention eyes a swift close.
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Philadelphia
Herbert O'Conor
Maryland
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Austinville Methodist Church
Leonie Rothfus
Rogersville
Donald Carpenter
Z Carpenter
Z. Carpenter
John Harman Jr
Edna Harman
John M. Harman Sr
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Fred G. Williamson
Gary, Ind
Otis Williams
Taluca
W. H. Tankersley
Lutheran Woman's Petesal League
Delano Park
Vera O. Oliver
Hamil Clinic
Beach Street
Brown's
Billie Joe Williams
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Athens
Lois Rollins
Trinity
Carter Dobbs
Elks
E. H. Duffy
St. Ann’s Catholic _tn
Miss Durfee
England
Mobile
Mrs. W. R
Moulton 3
Ida Burden
Town Creek
Joan Saxon
Athens 3
Ban Broth
Elkmont 1
Newark Bank
By Ken Reynolds
Decatur Daily
Guess West
Mary Huffaker
Electric Co-Op
Pruitt
Montgomery, Ala
South Carolina
Lee
Dodson
BY Edwin Shanke
Philadelph
Franklin D
Eft
BY Joe Reichler
Diamouk
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