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A sprawling local digest notes weather and prices with Decatur market quotes for middling and strict low. It lists visits and events including Dr Festus M Cook at Memorial Drive Methodist and Rev Raymond Frost speaking tonight. It mentions travel, baptisms, and personnel changes in regional education and church circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festus M. Cook
Snead College
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Dr. Cook
Robert D. Cook
Raymond Frost
Church of the Nazarene
Hell
Head Of 4 H Clubs In State To Retire
AUBURN July 16 6 Dad Sims head of the Alabama 4 H Clubs retired today after 30 years with the extension service He will become Auburn city commissioner Tuesday A Polytechnical Institute graduate he was named one of two state 4 H leaders in 1921 after serving in Walker county He became state 4 H director three years later Under his leadership Alabama 4 H membership grew from 3000 to 125000
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Auburn
T. A
Dad) Sims
Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Walker County
Condon Cleared To Access Atomic Data As Hearing Planned
Dr. Edward A. Condon, once labeled a security risk by a House committee, is allowed full access to atomic information after an FBI loyalty check. The Atomic Energy Commission renewed his clearance as Rep. J Parnell Thomas pledges to proceed with a hearing into the espionage charge. Condon denied any knowing ties to a Russian spy and thanked the commission for its careful inquiry.
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Washington
Edward A. Condon
Atomic Energy Commission
FBI
Condon
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
House Committee On
Commission
New York
Final Report Made On Crusade Gifts In This County
Marvin Eubanks, Morgan county chairman for the Crusade for Children, submitted his final reports. Morgan countians donated 2261.32, sent to state headquarters in Birmingham. The Crusade, sponsored by the United Nations and American State Department, aims to raise 60 million for feeding clothing sheltering destitute children worldwide.
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Marvin Eubanks
Morgan County
Crusade For Children
Birmingham
Eubanks
the Daily
United Nations
American State Department
Builders' Strike Near End in Mobile as Workers Return
About 4,000 Mobile AF construction workers were scheduled to return to work today ending a six week strike. AFL plumbers reached a wage agreement with contractors to remove the last barrier to resumption of work. Independent Players Union members remained idle though negotiations continued to end their walkout.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile AF
Othe Afl
Independent Players Union
Ladd Memorial
Vanderbilt
Ewin
Military Funeral Planned for War Hero Pershing
A vast funeral procession is planned for General of the Armies John J. Pershing. Tentative plans include thousands of infantry and armored troops plus Navy, Marine, and Air Force personnel. Air Force flyover will salute the 87 year old at Arlington National Cemetery Monday as President Truman and the full cabinet attend. High command generals and admirals are expected to join.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Air Force
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman
Arlington National Cemetery
Managers of Clubs Shifted
NEW YORK July 16. Mel Ott resigned as manager of the Giants and was replaced by Leo Durocher. Burt Shotton, former Dodgers manager, returns to manage the Dodgers. Durocher’s resignation was announced by Branch Rickey in Cincinnati. Ott will rejoin the Giants staff after a vacation. In Philadelphia, Dusty Cooke becomes acting manager after Ben Chapman is dismissed.
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New York
Mel
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Burt Shotton
Shotton
Brooklyn
Durocher
A. B. Chandler
Dodgers
Giants
Ott
Polo Grand Outfit
Branch Rickey
Cincinnati
Horace Stoneham
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phils
Ben Chapman
Allen
Dusty) Cooke
Phils
R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr
Coal Production Down Last Week
The National Coal Association estimated bituminous production for the week ended July 10 at 10,065,000 tons. The decline reflects continued idleness in captive mines following the United Mine Workers vacation and before the captive dispute settlement.
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Washington
National Coal Association
United Mine Workers
Five Die In Training Plane Crash Near Junction City Ga
Five persons died in a crash of a Consolidated Vultee BT 13 A trainer plane numbered NC 1397M. The victims included three adults a small boy and a baby. Rescuers faced flames as they reached the pasture crash site midway between Columbus and Macon. Bodies were moved to a Talbotton mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Marvin J. Hester
Hester
Dewey Paradise
Greenfield
Tenn
Louis Taylor
Georgia
Columbus
Macon
C. F. Fielder
Juscion City
Fielder
Talbotton
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington
Jane Crisp
Andy Jonas
Lonnie Taylor
Tren
Talladega Man Killed by Freight Train
William C. McSheridan, 35, a farmer from the St Ives Community, was struck and killed by a freight train near his home early today. Investigating officers quote the engineer as saying he saw the man on the tracks but could not stop in time. He leaves a widow and eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
William C. McSheridan
St. Ives
McSheridan
GOP Promises Turnip Day To Yield No Crops
Washington dispatch reports Republicans attacking President Truman’s turnip day call for July 26 as politics. Some GOP members hint investigations into the Democratic administration may follow, while Democrats and Southern party members react with mixed opposition and plans to unite 11 Dixie states in an anti Truman electoral bloc. Senator Russell says Birmingham meeting not best for the party.
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Washington
Truman
House Republican Steering Committee
GOP
Missouri
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate
House
Birmingham
Alabama
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Dixie States
Russell
D-Ga
Ford And U S Steel Announce Pay Hikes
Ford Motor Co raises salaries for 25 500 workers by 20 to 50 dollars monthly. U S Steel and CIO United Steelworkers agree to an average 13 cent hourly raise affecting about 170 000 production workers across U S Steel and five subsidiaries.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Southern Leaders See New Political Era Now At Hand
Leading Southerners say the civil rights struggle marks a turning point in U S politics. Some see the end of one party Democratic rule in the South and the rise of a new political lineup under old labels. Senator Russell says a new party is inevitable and Southerners may unite. George D Ga notes Dixie veterans wary of party shifts as Republicans gain in the region.
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Charles F. Barrett
Atlanta
South
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Franklin Roosevelt
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Whse
Winder
Angry Southerners Plan To Put Own Ticket In Field For Ballot
Southern rights conference delegates from Alabama and Mississippi walk out of the Democratic National Convention to form a states rights ticket. They aim to defeat Truman in November and back a Dixie presidential candidate with hopes of a 127 electoral votes. Some leaders fear no chance to elect a Southern president, others push for action to take party control from big city machines.
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Rex Thomas
Birmingham
Philadelphia
Alabama
Mississippi
Truman
Dixie
Truman-Barkley
Fielding Wright
South
W. W. Wright
White House
Wright
Firs
Big City
Jackson,Miss
States’ Rights Committee
Missisippian
Ben Laney
Arkansas
States’ Rights Movement
Water Safety Demonstration Planned at Decatur Harbor
A Red Cross water safety demonstration is set for Sunday at 3 PM in Decatur harbor. George Porter leads, with trained helpers showing personal safety, rescue devices, craft handling, and life preserver use as the public is urged to attend.
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Decatur
Red Cross
George Porter
Porter
Marshall Plan Loans Move Forward in Western Europe
Washington reports the Economic Cooperation Administration is negotiating more than 700 million dollars in Marshall Plan loans with nine Western European nations. Paul G. Hoffman said authorizations are averaging over 100 million dollars weekly, with recent grants totaling 26 million necessary to reach an 850 million dollar milestone.
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Washington
Europe
Paul G. Hoffman
Hig
Truman
ECA
Hoffman
Hollands Take Over Savoy Cafe In Decatur
The Savoy cafe will reopen Monday under new management after H B Romine sold the lease stock to Mr and Mrs G E Holland. The Hollands who lived in Decatur 1938 to 1940 have cafe experience in Denton Texas and a Chattanooga grocery. The cafe will close for redecoration this weekend and keep the Savoy name. The Hollands have a son Leroy 17 and reside at 611 Walnut Street with K B Holland.
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Savoy Cafe
H. B. Romine
G. E. Holland
Decatur
Hollands
Denton
Texas
Chattanooga
K. B. Holland
Walnut Street
Volunteer Offer Made Youngsters
Eighteen-year-olds may volunteer for the armed forces starting July 21 under a policy set by Secretary of Defense Forrestal. The draft law requires 18 to 25 year olds to register, but no one can be drafted until turning 19.
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Washington
Defense Forrestal
Rulings On Court Jurisdiction In Jefferson County
Montgomery July 16 The Jefferson county juvenile and domestic relations court has exclusive jurisdiction to commit feeble minded minors to Partlow state school. Attorney General Albert Carmichael's office announced the opinion, prompted by a query from Jefferson Probate Judge Tom C. Garner about authority over 21 year olds.
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Montgomery
Jefferson County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Partlow State School
Albert Carmichael
Jefferson
Tom C. Garner
Garner
Mutiny Ship Due At Docks
SAVANNAH GA July 16 The South Atlantic Steamship Company says the 7176 ton Liberty ship William Carson may dock soon at Scotia after a mutiny aboard earlier this week. The radio operator Gerald A Melton 25 of Savannah went overboard during the disturbance as reported by the Dutch ship Woensdracht which relayed the signal. The Carson was bound from Italian ports to Nova Scotia when the mutiny occurred off the Azores and the Missouri battleship confirmed the crew was in hand.
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Savannah
South Atlantic Steamship Company
William Carson
Scotia
Woensdracht
Carson, South Atlantic
Gerald A. Melton
Carson
Nova Scotia
Azores
U. S
Missouri
Press group to meet in Panama City for summer meeting
The Alabama Press Association announced its summer recreational meeting will be held in Panama City Florida July 23 to 25. Editor Ed Pierce of the Jasper Mountain Eagle, the association president, said he hopes the gathering will continue next year.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama Press Association
Panama City
Fla
Ed Pierce
Jasper Mountain Eagle
Association
Pierce
Bombers Leave As Tenseness In Berlin Rises
U.S. bombers move toward England on a short training visit as Berlin tensions rise. In Germany the military says a brutal starvation blockade continues, while Italy sees a call off of a communist strike amid shooting in the chamber. Egypt protests in Cairo after Israeli raids, and Israel strikes El Arish near the Palestine border.
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U. S
England
London
Europe
Washington
Atlantic
Germany
Berlin
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Moscow
Chamber of Deputies
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Israel
el ‘Arish
Palestine
Cease Fire Ordered in Palestine by UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council ordered a halt to the Palestine war with a three day cease fire for Jews and Arabs and an unconditional cease fire in Jerusalem to be demilitarized. The 7 to 1 vote included the United States Britain and France in support while Russia and Argentina abstained and Syria opposed. Britain signaled no Arab aggression but urged a truce to enable further Arab Jewish talks led by Count Bernadotte.
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Russia
Ukraine
Argentina
United States
Britain
France
Alexander Cadogan
Folke Bernadotte
Bombers Grow Weaker Compared to U S Superfortress Power
The piece notes B 29s with 3600 mile range and ten ton bomb load surpassing earlier planes, and cites Superfortresses delivering atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompting Japan to seek peace. It mentions U S 30 Superfortresses in Europe and Soviet blockade actions affecting Berlin.
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Kathyleen McDonald
Austinville
J. R. Glenn
Danville
Ray Tribbel
Memorial Drive
Methodist
George Rice
Central Methodist
George M. Davenport
Frank M. Corum
Twelfth Avenue West
Marianas Bonins Command
Guam
First Avenue
Albert Johnson
R. L. Ahrens
Stephen
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
D. L. Allen
St. Louis, Mo
David Allen
Warren Duble
Mrs
Mary Roberts Thompson
Goodyear Mills
Louisville
Edward Thompson
Ed Maddox
Falkville
Jesse Randall
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
George W. Jeffrey
Frank N. Philpot
Alabama College
A. R. Meadows
State Department of Education
Mrs. Winston Powell
Pershing
Arlington Cemetery
By Ken Reynolds
Daily Want
Mr. Arnold
Dr. Condon
Guilfless
Lee
Barkley
Ford
Ian
Democratic Party
George D-Ga
Harbor
Associated Press
Chas.a
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