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Partly cloudy today tonight and Friday with scattered thunder showers in the south, winds on the coast. Asbury Malone leaves Sunday for Montgomery via Veterans Administration transfer. Choir practice at Central Methodist tonight at eight. Miss Cora Feild to lead mid week prayer at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Sermons announced at multiple churches including Church of the Nazarene and St. John's Episcopal. Local visits and ambulance transfers noted among residents. Sheriff reports three arrests Thursday morning for public drunkenness property damage and assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Feild
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Aon
Conferees to Open Talks Over TVA 1948 Appropriation
Senate and House conferees plan to meet this week to resolve differences on the Tennessee Valley Authority 1948 appropriation. Senate bill sets TVA at 13 dollars. House at 22 million plus a plan to require repayment of 348 million over 40 years. Senate rejected a McCarran amendment for 2.5 million for fertilizer program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia van der Veer
Washington
Senate
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
McCarran
Nev
Vandenberg
Mich
Ferguson
McKellar
Tenn
Tennessee
Youth Injured by Wall Collapse at Farm
Casey Robertsort Jr., 17, suffered a fractured right leg and body injuries when a wall collapsed while he helped tear down a barn at the Gilbert White farm in Belle Mina. He was taken by Brown's Ambulance to Decatur General Hospital and reported comfortable at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Robertsort, Jr
Gilbert White
Belle Mina
Decatur General Hospital
X. Brown
Tony
Daily adds Drew Pearson column to editorial page
The Daily announces the appearance of Drew Pearson's famed Washington column on the editorial page with Paul Mallon also appearing. The paper touts one of the finest lineups of special reporters for readers and invites turning to the page for Pearson’s feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drew Pearson
Paul Mallon
Capital
Mr. Mallon
Pearson
Arms aid bill approved by House committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee backed a 50 million dollar five year Western Hemisphere arms standardization and cooperation program. The bill, unlikely to reach a floor vote this session, aims to supply Latin American nations with modern weapons and training in exchange for a network of air bases from the Arctic to South America. Universal military training plans were also presented to the Armed Services subcommittee, detailing Army and Navy training quotas and a quarterly induction schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Marshall
Patterson
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Naval
Chester Nimitz
United States
Arctic
South America
Co Oe
Navy
Armed Services
Lawton Collins
UMT
Congress
Faulty Indictment Ends Murder Trial
John Pickett alias John Lockhart faced first degree murder charges in circuit court but the jury retired due to a flawed indictment naming the wrong victim Malone instead of Leroy. The state declined to amend, Pickett remains jailed pending retrial at the next grand jury term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pickett
John Lockhart
Malone
Leroy
Pickett
Melvin Hutson
Russell W. Lynne
State Penitentiary
Childers
Burleson Dinsmore
Billie F. Pitts
L. B. Phi
James H. Crow
Schools Seek Insurance Increase to Cover Morgan County Buildings
Morgan County School officials ask the state to raise insured value from 900000 to 1300000 citing frequent fires and high replacement costs. County Board cites 78 needed classrooms and five auditoriums per 1945 survey, with replacement costs exceeding 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Leeman
State Department of Finanfte
Morgan County
County Board of Education
Leeman
MDE
Eer
State Department of Education
Cotaco
Danville
Lightning Causes City Wide Blackout in Decatur
A severe thunderstorm knocked out power for one to two hours in the southern and eastern Decatur area. The main power circuit and Albany area lighting circuit failed, affecting homes and local plants including Decatur Iron and Steel Cooper Wells Hosiery Mill and Alabama Hosiery Mill. Lights returned around 11:10 p.m. A brief circuit on First Avenue tangled wires for blocks while fans at the armory still watched wrestling under a jeep spotlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
City Electric Department
Decatur
Decatur Iron and Steel
Cooper Wells
Alabama
First Avenue
Decatur Armory
Bids Sought for Nurses Home in Alabama
Dr. John M. Gallalee announced bids to be received August 7 at Bryce Stadium in Tuscaloosa for a new nurses home valued at 230000 dollars. The state building commission oversees the project and bids are open to qualified contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
John M. Gallalee
State Building Commission
Bryce Boats
Tuscaloosa
House votes to hire funds for ten Alabama hospitals
The Alabama House approved increasing the insane hospital budget by raising the maximum per patient per week from 8 to 15 dollars, moving next year’s appropriation from about 2.31 million to roughly 4.34 million. The Partlow state school funding also rose, while reductions were made to the planning board and Convict Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
House
Alabama
J. P. Shelton
Tomo Callahan
Tuscaloosa
Partlow State
State Planning Board
State Convict Department
Attorney General's Office
Department of Veterans Affairs
Paul Coburn
Colbert County
Revenue Department
Earl McGowin
Butler
House Weys and Means Group
Mrs. Kate Penney Dies. Birmingham Author and Lecturer
Mrs. Kate Speake Penney 83 of Birmingham and Decatur died after a long illness. A Huntsville native and wife of James E. Penney she wrote A Common Lot in 1905 and lectured for the League of American Pen Women. Survived by James E. Penney and two children Paul Mayhew Penney and Caryl Penney Binford. Decatur relatives plan to attend the funeral Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Speake Penney
Birmingham
Decatur
Huntsville
James E. Penney
League of American Pen Women
James Edward Penney
Paul Mayhew Penney
Ye Caryl Penney Binford
Lamar Penney
Vic Vet Says GI Insurance Available After Service
Vic Vet declares that veterans can obtain GI life and health insurance even if they did not carry coverage during active service. He notes policy options and calls on veterans to apply promptly through the VA system.
Flying Santa Dies In Air Crash Over Rockland Harbor
In Rockland Maine Captain William H. Wincapaw, famed New England Flying Santa, died of a heart attack during a flight while a passenger on his float plane drowned when the craft dove. The incident caps a long life of Christmas beacon duties since 1920s. The second item recounts the British evacuation of Dunkerque in 1940, noting losses and vast troop movements as Ramsay described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
New England
Santa Claus
William H. Wincapaw
Wincapaw
Rockland Harbor
Robert L. Mackenhirn
Washington, D. C
Charles D. North
London
British Admiralty
Dunkerque
Bertram Ramsay
Ramsay
Europe
Britain
Admiralty
Royal Airforce
RAF
Junkers
Paris
Belgium
U S Hopes for a Japan Peace Pact Talks
Washington officials voiced hope that Moscow will agree to Japanese peace treaty talks free of big power veto. The plan calls for a 11 nation voting conference including the United States Britain China Russia Philippines India Australia New Zealand France Netherlands and Canada. The first stage would be an 11 nation meeting in Washington or San Francisco on August 19 with a broader general peace conference to follow.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Japan
Germany
Far East
America
Britain
China
Philippines
India
Australia
New Zealand
France
Netherlands
Canada
San Francisco
Truman veto message shortens tax cut bill appeal
Washington dispatch reports President Truman will veto the Republican sponsored income tax reduction bill for a second time this year. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross says the veto message will go to Congress tomorrow and is not expected to be long.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Congress
House
Ross
Meat prices may ease this fall says Meat Institute
The American Meat Institute reported that beef and pork supplies could rise about 15 percent by autumn, potentially bringing moderately lower prices. R Eggert cited wage growth and seasonal low supplies as factors, while warning higher wages could lift demand already high. The statement was part of hearings on stabilizing prices and the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
The
American Meat Institute
Mae
R. Eggert
Institute
Joint Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Eggert
Poland Joins Reds in UN Complaint Over Greece
Poland aligned with Russia to blame Greece for Balkan turmoil and called for a new coalition government in Greece with no elections and immediate withdrawal of foreign troops. Dr. Oscar Lange, UN Security Council president, urged extricating Greece from foreign power influence as the council met amid Northern Greece fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrelson
Poland
Russia
Greece
Balkan
Oscar Lange
United Nations Security Council
Lange
Balkans
U. N
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Egypt
Guerrillas Escape After Greek Mountain Invasion Attempt
Military circles in Athens report survivors of about 2 500 guerrillas who invaded Greece from Albania last Sunday have withdrawn east toward Mt Grammos. Small clashes occur near Mt Gamila while forces harry another 2 000 insurgents. Chieftain MarkosViSiades allegedly proclaims a demand for a independent communist government in the free regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chakales
Athens
Greece
Albania
Mt. Grammos
Mt. Gamila
Ioannina
Epirus
Markos Visiades
Eleftheria Ellada
Death calls young Leeth in Cullman parish
Winfield Leeth Jr., 22, Cullman resident and University of Alabama pre medical student, died Wednesday at Highland Baptist hospital Birmingham after a two month illness. He underwent an appendectomy at Druid City hospital two months earlier. He served three years in the U S Naval reserve as an ensign. Survived by mother Erma Kinney Leeth two sisters Joyce and Ann and grandmother Mrs Victoria Funeral arrangements by Moss Service of Cullman.
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Winfield Leeth, Jr
Cullman
Highland Baptist Hospital
Birmingham
University of Alabama
Leeth
Druid City Hospital
U. S. Naval Reserve
Erma Kinney Leeth
Joyce
Ann Leeth
Victoria
Moss Service
Cull+ man
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Novella Bowen
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Mac Ferguson
Austinville
J. F. Dunlap
Church of the Nazerene
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Carl A. Roberts
Southside Baptist Church
Jesse M. Rogers
First Baptist Church
Maynard Layman
Loyd Lively
E. W. McLeod
Barrett Shelton
Hot Springs
R. F. Miller
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Christ
T. A. Chandler
Baptist Chapel
Corner Street
Rnilier
St. Paul’s Evangelical Luthern Church
Clovis Babler
Sadie Gillespie
Key
Morgan County Probate Office
Focal Probate Office
J_B. Patterson
Walter Powell
Lacon
Business Today
William H. Nungester
Clark Street Methodist Church
Toledo
First Methodist Church
Bill A. Terry
Baugh's
Hatton
Howell
Mex Canady
Third Avenue East
Howell Ambulance
Mildred Kent
Linda Gaylor Pence
Somerville
Geraldine Cruce
Bessemer
Ralph Penn
Julia Brown
Olive Street
Hamil Clinic
C. B. Humphrey
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
King’s
Iris Mountbatten O'Malley
Great Britain
George VI
New York
Joseph Sulik
Iris
Child
Gill Childers
Partlow
Bryce
Mrs. Penney
Vic
U.S
Lee U S
Marion B. Folsom
REDS
Council
Death
Young Leeth
Bill
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