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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1952
Page
1
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Miss Pearl Terry of Courtland admitted to Baugh-Wiley clinic last night. Sunday dinner guests included Howard Lamon family of Hammond and Birmingham relatives. Center church hosts an all day singing. Family Night planned by Hopewell Home Demonstration club. Drowning funeral attendees named. Ruel Foote home from Black's clinic improving slowly. Mrs. Banks moved to a New Orleans clinic by Brown's ambulance. Mrs. Jim Peden admitted to Ellis-Meyer hospital. Polio reports say no cases in Decatur area this summer. Mrs. Lacey undergoing surgery at Ellis-Meyer. Claire Bloodworth and Mrs. Jones to visit Ben Bloodworth in Decatur. J. W. Lawrence in town on business. Ed Hembree in South Highland hospital after yesterday’s transport. See Diary On Page 2.
United Nations reports warplanes hit a locomotive repair shop and cement factory east of Pyongyang with direct hits and two additional buildings damaged. Western front strikes destroyed 15 troop bunkers and six gun emplacements as ground fighting reduced to patrol skirmishes. An Eighth Army official tallies 327 North Korean killed and 265 wounded over four days along the east coast.
Alabama county agricultural agents gather in Decatur for the fourth annual meeting led by L T Wagnon of Hartselle. Sessions at Lyons Hotel include banquets, talks by E P Garrett and P C Davis, committee work, tours of local plants, a Tennessee River cruise, and officer elections for 1953. Local firms cooperate with the association.
Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, who led the mutinous resistance at Koje Island last month, was appointed commander of all United Nations prisoner of war camps in Korea.
In Chicago on July 15 campaign manager Gael Sullivan said backers of other Democratic candidates are ganging up to stop Estes Kefauver from securing the party's presidential nomination. He cited alleged "reports" and urged an end to fixers and double crossing masters.
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia says the Democratic platform at Chicago will be broader than critics expect. He notes it may displease some regional voters and extreme liberals but should provide a stance his faction can support.
Reporters pressed James P. Sullivan for details of an alleged deal and names amid calls for a stop Kefauver coalition. He said the statement speaks for itself and that he does not include President Truman or Frank McKinney among those he suspects, noting the matter remains close to the issue.
The Associated Press reports a wide open Democratic nomination with several declared candidates led by Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia. Russell warned that some hopefuls carry lightning rods while many others loom as dark horses as the race progresses.
The United States liner returns to New York amid a roaring reception with fireboats arches of water and bands. It set a new east west record by covering 3000 miles in 3 days 12 hours 12 minutes, nine hours 36 minutes faster than prior marks.
A three vehicle collision north of the Keller Bridge at 7:14 today left Mrs Vernice L Stephenson 33 of Decatur and Herbert Harbin 40 of Tanner injured and another driver unhurt. Stephenson suffered bruises a sprained back and possible other injuries while Harbin received a laceration above the eye. The Chrysler driver Ben J Reeder 48 of Huntington Ind was uninjured. Total damages were Ford 750 Pontiac 300 Chrysler 200.
State Highway Patrol records compare yesterday's traffic incidents with the previous year. Yesterday there were 13 accidents with 7 injuries and 1 death, amounting to 5600 dollars in property damage. The death stemmed from a delayed July 13 crash. A year earlier 29 accidents produced 28 injuries, 2 deaths and 12805 dollars in property damage.
General J Lawton Collins, U S Army chief of staff, said tougher bombing of North Korean military targets is planned if the war continues. He noted UN air strikes against power plants and targets near Pyongyang and warned atomic artillery could be used on the battlefield within a few years.
Five men faced manufacturing charges after a still raid four miles north of Hillsboro. Nathaniel Tarain Posey Lee Tarain Simon Pointer Jessie Harryway and Cleveland Bonner were jailed following the destruction of a 500 gallon rig and a 60 gallon drum setup by Sheriff Frank Smith Deputy Hendrix Chief Harris and ABC officers. Earlier another raid near Mountain Springs resulted in three stills chopped up with no arrests.
The State Department bans the Russian embassy from publishing and distributing pamphlets in the United States. The action follows Russian obstruction of Amerika in the Soviet Union and suspends the U S Soviet Information Bulletin and other pamphlets.
Juichi Tsushima the Japanese ambassador at large and six aides landed from Tokyo arriving to settle 400 million dollars Japan borrowed before World War II from private banks and insurers in New York London and Paris. He said the mission aims to repay the debt and is open to creditor proposals with ideas kept for conferences.
President Truman remains away from his desk at the White House due to a mild virus infection. He became indisposed Sunday and cancelled his list of appointments.
Robert McNelly has been named and accepted as chairman of the Red Cross blood program in Morgan County. He will serve for the coming year, replacing Alvis Briscoe and Oscar Napps who led the effort last year. The chapter urges cooperation from Decatur Hartselle Falkville and Morgan County residents and notes the next bloodmobile visit is scheduled for August.
Washington July 15 The Civil Service Commission ruled the National Production Authority may no longer hire its own workers citing irregularities in last year’s selections and ordering corrective action possibly affecting more than 100 employees. Future NPA hiring must be referred for prior approval to the Commerce Department, with cooperation from NPA officials.
A violent explosion in a two story brick building owned by Earl Shelton rocker the square in Fairfield Illinois at 1 25 this morning. The blast damaged nearby structures including Brown Hotel windows shattered across the block. Sheriff Elmer Brown estimated property damage at 50000 with no injuries reported. Earl Shelton, 58, longtime gang leader, left Fairfield over a year ago and is believed to be in Indiana.
Pittsburgh report says peace talks between the CIO United Steel Workers and industry ended with disagreement after a two hour session. John R Steelman spoke by telephone to urge further word from him while Murray and Larkin said negotiations remain unsettled. OPS rejected price appeals from Weirton Armco and Pittsburgh Steel, industry hoped for price relief if steel prices rise.
In Elsinore California a 50 year old man named Joe Kuperwitz rescued three of six children who drifted from a life raft on Lake Elsinore. The youngest girl fell overboard triggering panics as the others jumped or fell in. He pulled three to safety in his motor boat before a fourth slipped away. Parents Cecilia and Dorova Cor Dova of Compton were vacationing with ten children.
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