Local Church Talks And Community Tidbits In Decatur
Weather outlook and a roundup of Sunday sermons in Decatur churches. Rev. Troxler and Rev. Rogers address school and Gideon topics. Royal Arch Masons meet under new officers at 7 30 p m. Old Age Pension figures to address the courthouse gathering. Local residents visit relatives and alcohol offenses noted. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Decatur Chapter No. 38
Royal Arch Masons
D. L. Allen
Old Age Pension Association
J. M. Engle
J. H. Kelley
Birmingham
Stewart
Huntsville
Engle
Revised School Age Bill Passed Sent To Folsom
The Alabama legislature ended a second special session voting 45 to 38 to approve a reapportionment measure that would give Montgomery Jefferson and Mobile counties one senator each. The school age bill changes the entrance to six by October 1, with children eligible to start school in September if six by that date. Senate approval came 20 to 3 after objections from three members were withdrawn.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Sinc
House
Senate
James E. Folsom
James Adams
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Mobile
North Alabama
Etowah
Tuscaloosa
George Wallace
Barbour County
J. W. Brussell
Russell
Supreme Court
Fuller Kimbrell
Fayette
C. B. Harvey
Albert
Bloun Hughes
Three Probations Granted By Judge Powell
Judge Powell grants three probation rulings in a local court session. The proceedings reference Judge Newton B. Powell and list probation actions for specific defendants within the criminal docket.
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Powell
Eal
Newton B. Powell
Accused Game Warden Resigns Statewide After Indictment
A Shelby County grand jury indicted Donahoo amid health concerns cited by Ford. The accused warden announced his resignation following the indictment and related inquiries into state wildlife enforcement actions.
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Ment
Ford
Donahoo
Shelby County
Huge Plane Crash Near Bassett Peak U S Air Force B 50
A large Air Force B-50 apparently crashed on Bassett peak in the Galiuro mountains of Southern Arizona. Three survivors were sighted by searching aircraft. Davis Monthan base reported a B-50 overdue but did not confirm it was the crashed plane. B 50s carry eleven crew.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Hiwassee College Declines Government Building Loan
Madisonville Tennessee July 13 Little Hiwassee College rejected a federal building loan offer saying it is wrong in principle. President D R Youell said government funding to build dormitories and faculty housing is improper and the college will seek support from individuals private banks and the Methodist church for finances. The college has about 200 students.
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Madisonville
Tenn
Little Hiwassee College
D. R. Youell
Congress
Youell
Hiwassee
Methodist Church
Hiwassee College
Rabies Found In Trio Of Heads In Decatur Lab Find
Three animal heads tested at the Decatur branch lab showed rabies. A fox head from Trinity 1, a dog head from Decatur, and another head from a second dog tested positive. The fox was killed after a nighttime sighting. a boy received treatment after a dog bite. Other heads showed no rabies.
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Decatur Branch
C. C. Johnson
Trinity 1
C. D. McBride
Decatur
Earl Mosely
Mosely
Johnny Griffin
Sanofi
Corn Whiskey Seized In Jefferson County Bombs Bursting with Alcohol
Birmingham July 13 reports say agents destroyed 13 590 gallons of mash and 630 gallons of whiskey after raiding stills in Jefferson County. The operation disrupted a facility with enough liquor to load a railroad tank car.
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Jefferson
Birmingham
County
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Gs A Une
Congress Gears All Its Actions To Korean War
Congress moves to respond to Korea with possible A bomb ultimatum and National Guard mobilization. White House opposes tax cuts amid war, while senators weigh 10 percent federal spending cuts and extra arms for Europe. Senate reviews a $34.688 billion appropriations bill and National Guard funding.
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Congress
Joseph C. Goodwin
Washington
Korea
National Guard
White House
George
Dga
Finance
U. S
Senate
House
Tax bill dead in Washington amid Korea war costs
The Senate finance committee shelved the 1.01 billion excise tax cut after White House warning. Senator Byrd said the tax bill is dead. Treasury officials expect possible higher taxes if Korea does not improve, though no decisions have been made.
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Washington
White House
Korea
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Treasury Department
The
Treasury
Subversive activity fears prompt fresh FBI staffing asks
The article notes concerns over communist activity in the Ohio Valley and by a peace organization drawing attention from the House American Activities Committee. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says U S communists stepped up underground work this past year and asks Congress for more agents. Senator Hickenlooper seeks a probe into McCarthy charges about State Department files.
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Ohio Valley
House
American Activities Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Congress
Hickenlooper
Iowa
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Department
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Bombers Strike North Korea in Massive Allied Air Raid
Nearly 50 B 29 Superfortresses dropped 500 tons of bombs on a key North Korean railroad center north of the 38th parallel. The mission launched mass precision bombing from two Far East bases, with eight days from order to bomb release. Crew and planes returned safely despite a mechanical hiccup on one plane.
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Russell Baines
Associated Press
Tokyo
Allied Press
U.S. West Coast
James T. Patrick
Carnation
Wash
Joe
Patrick
Allied
Japan
E.S.T
Robert Asher
Flint
Dupre
Dallas
Asher
Riverside
Calif
Movement of Troops and Supplies Curbed by Defense Department
Washington July 13 The Defense Secretary ordered the Army Navy and Air Force to curb news on troop movements ships and supplies to the Korean war front. A security guidance memorandum was sent to service secretaries and MacArthur imposed a legal restriction on publishing such news. No statutory censorship exists in the United States though wartime field censorship occurred previously.
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Washington
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Feuding Peace Officers Shoot It Out In Street
In MINEOLA Texas two rival peace officers argued over a traffic case then shot in the downtown street. Constable Whittle was killed and Acting Police Chief Wesley Taylor was critically wounded. Police Chief Barnett noted the feud and that a bystander disarmed Whittle before the final confrontation.
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Mineola
Texas
Will Whittle
Wesley Taylor
C. M. Barnett
Taylor
Barnett
Whittle
Justice of the Peace Office
Special Train Collides With Freight In Paynesville
A Soo Line special carrying 225 vacationists to Banff and Seattle sideswiped a backing freight near Paynesville Minnesota. About 40 injured, five or six seriously. Locomotives derailed, empty coach telescoped, livestock and butter cars wrecked. Passengers to Minneapolis for treatment.
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Paynesville
Minn
Soo Line
Canada
Minneapolis
Ohio
Atlantic Seaboard
Banff
National Retail Hardware Association
Seattle
C. S. Pope
John Jaros
John Wear Named New Watchman for Bank Street Area
Nathan Pryor the police commissioner announced John Wear as the new street night watchman for the Bank Street area. Wear had long served as a local station operator and his petition was signed by 68 Street merchants.
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John Wear
Bank Street
Nathan Pryor
Wear
Civil Suit Note Involving Courtland Resident
A civil case involving Courtland resident Mrs. Lela Martin is described but the article text misreads details or misattributes aspects of the suit. The readable portions reference the plaintiff and associated court action without complete filing information.
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Lela Martin Courtland
Draft Quotas For Counties In Valley Selective Service
Valley Selective Service boards will call up 140 youths ages 19 to 25 for examination. Cullman county will lead with 65 called for exam and 11 to be drafted, Morgan county 7 of 43, Lawrence county 20 with 3 to Army camps, Limestone county 2 of 12 to be examined and may join the service.
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Valley Selective Service Boards
Cullman County
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Army says no second draft call planned yet
Washington reports the Army stated there is no present plan for a second draft call. It had asked last Monday for 20,000 draftees and denied plans for an 80,000 additional call after reports of such a request.
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Washington
Alabama County Quotas Sent to Draft Boards for September
An Associated Press dispatch from Montgomery reports that Alabama county quotas for 422 men ordered drafted in September have been sent to the state's 72 draft boards. The quotas, issued by State Selective Service headquarters, include 2 500 men slated for pre induction examinations. While county boards must call up 325 men for examination and induct 50, Mobile tops the state with the highest figures.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
State Selective Service
Ose
Ohile
National Selective Service
Defense Department
Biggest Transport Reaches San Diego
The Air Force XC-99, the world’s largest landbased military transport, arrived in San Diego from San Antonio, Texas. The flight was kept secret, with a Vultee Aircraft spokesman at Consolidated confirming the stop and its mission details.
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San Diego
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Vultee
Consolidated
Car Strikes Cow In Highway Accident
A vehicle struck a 400-pound cow on a highway north of Decatur city limits, according to the Highway Patrol. The incident details are sparse and no injuries are reported in the brief note.
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Decatur
Highway Patrol
Mass Precision Attacks Opened By Superforts
Tokyo reports mass precision bombing opened against North Korean targets as American air forces hammer the enemy while ground reinforcements move to the central peninsula. MacArthur says daily measures reduce enemy superiority. casualties reach 468 dead, 190 wounded, 256 missing.
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MacArthur
Korean Peninsula
Kym
Taejon
MacArthur Says American Casualties In Korea 42 Killed 190 Wounded
General MacArthur's headquarters reports American losses to date as 42 killed 190 wounded and 256 missing in Korea. The release says front reports exaggerate casualties and praises American ground units for holding actions while claiming greater enemy casualties.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Korea
American ground units in Korea praised for heroic stands
The announcement highlights American ground forces in Korea executing skillful holding and rear guard actions. It notes their peacetime training shaping the combat record they are compiling and emphasizes their bravery and effectiveness.
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Korea
Pacific's Airlift to Japan and Korea Begins Operations
In San Francisco on July 13 officials from the Military Air Transport Service outlined a new Pacific airlift akin to Berlin. The program uses chartered and MATS planes to move troops and materiel to Japan and Korea, including C 74 Globemaster C 97 A Stratofreighter and C 121 Constellation transport aircraft.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Japan
Korea
William W. Jones
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DIA
John A. Troxler
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Old Center
Danville
D. M. Oden
Jesse M. Rogers
First Baptist Church
Gideon
Frank T. Smith
Hartselle
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Douglas W. Cook
H. T. Cook
Germany
Ft. Belvoira
Austinville
San
W. Nelson Guthrie
Central Methodist Church
C. B. Humphrey
Cleve Persley
Vernon, Texas
Mr. Persley
John B. Reedy
Decatur 3
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Louis, Frank
Mike Namie
DAV
Woodalls
Harold Smith
Ray Childers Jr
Decatur 1
Jerry O'Neal Hutto
Melvin Hutto
Hillsboro 2
Decatur General Hospital
J. Clifton Dra R
Hart
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Folsom
Lee
Western
Europe
Armed Services Committee
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Lim In Sik
Kum River
Reds
Peninsula
Chochiwon
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