Reds Call For No Quarter In Vatican Fight
In Prague, the Communist Party called for a no quarter struggle to crush the Czechoslovak church, aiming to complete collectivization and sever church ties. The manifesto targets bishops and the Vatican, urging a wall between clergy and people, and warns the church as the party’s greatest enemy, centered in the peasantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexi Cepicka
Vatican
Pius XII
Defense
Ludvik Svoboda
Antonin Gregor
Klement Gottwald
Cepicka
Josef Beran
Commun.t Party
Weather and local notes from Decatur diary items
Showers Sunday with moderate south to southeast winds along the coast. Cpl Hap Halbrooks expected home next month from Camp Hood, Texas after Army service. Leroy McEntire and Jimmy Bloodworth attended a reserve meeting in Huntsville Friday night. Bill Terry will visit the Birmingham Mobile game Sunday. Bartee recovering from a severely lacerated forefinger caught in an electric fan days ago. Alabama Air Tour Club meets today for luncheon at Royal Dinner Club, later flying to Courtland Air Base for a watermelon cutting. Miss Ruby Sandlin of The Daily weekend in Lynnville Tennessee for her cousin Jim Dunnavant and Miss Marjorie Moore wedding. Vic Bubbett of The Daily visiting Montgomery today. Sonny Wilson to Birmingham Sunday to visit relatives. Judge Newton B Powell to hold court in Moulton Monday for August term pleadings in Lawrence circuit court. Mr and Mrs O J Howard of Hartselle 92 visited Decatur Saturday. City police report eight arrests Friday: traffic violations, public drunkenness, driving without license, and prohibition law violation. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hutto Crossville announce birth of a daughter Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mrs L D De Armond admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Master J P Harrison Town Creek admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Dismissals from Decatur General Hospital: Mrs Carl Gibson, Mrs Odis Morris and infant daughter, Mrs Quinnie White, Mrs Frank Manker. Mrs Joe Joseph admitted to Hamilton Clinic. Mrs James Jones Hillsboro 2 dismissed from Hamilton Clinic. Fred Sparkman of Oak Ridge greeting friends in Decatur Saturday. Oak Ridge picnic a pronounced success per Mr Sparkman. See DIARY on Page 2.
Barefoot Boy Sought For Fort Walton Bank Theft
FBI and local police pursue a barefoot boy burglar at the Bank of Fort Walton in Florida after he steals $3 from the employees soft drink fund. Earlier burglars damaged the bank safe, causing $1,000 in losses but left empty handed. Nathan Taylor, the vice president and cashier, notes a barefoot footprint pattern near the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Walton
Fila
FBI
Bank of
Nathan Taylor
Has Governor Found Way Around Senate Rule On Appointees
Alabama governor James E. Folsom may be bypassing senate confirmation for key boards by not submitting names. Legal authorities are unsure if the senate can veto or if appointments can be made by default or post adjournment. The issue concerns Auburn trustees liquor board education and pardon parole personnel boards with nine vacancies filled since 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Senate
James E. Folsom
Auburn Board of Trustees
State Liquor Control Board
State Board of Education
Pardon-Parole Board
State Personnel Board
Folsom
Roberts Brown
Lee County
Auburn
Decatur Board to pay 4500 for 3.72 acre athletic tract
Judge T C Almon ordered the Decatur Board of Education to pay 4500 into probate court for a 3.72 acre tract to be used as a negro high school athletic field. Appraisers Earl Glenn Ned Frazier and William Duncan found the price fair. the board had rejected a 5000 offer. The land addition will provide space for an athletic field and playground, with lights and poles from Benson field also to be transferred to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Board of Education
T. C. Almon
Almon
J. E. Penney Estate
Eyster
Ling
School
Earl Glenn
Ned Frazier
William Duncan
Walter Jackson
Jackson
Benson Field
Mother of Gets Husband Marries After Ad Bid
SALT LAKE CITY July 16 Mrs Lebaron a divorcee and mother of eight who advertised for a husband has married Robert Shrewsbury. They eloped to Evanston Wyoming last week and plan a four month honeymoon in Arizona. They intend to have more children as Shrewsbury a 35 year old carpenter and Lebaron 30 year old, both with several prior children, begin their new life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Lebaron
Robert Shrewsbury
Evanston
Wyo
Arizona
Shrewsbury
Elena
Argentina's Quins Observe Birthday
In Buenos Aires on July 16 the Diligenti quintuplets celebrated their sixth birthday with a delayed party to not interfere with their father Franco Diligenti. Fernanda Maria Esther and Maria Cristina were among the many guests who attended the cake event yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Diligenti
Franco Diligenti
Fernanda
Maria Esther
Maria Cristina
Life Sentence Meted Slayer Life Sentence Meted Slayer
Greeley Howton, 53, found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Anderson Wallace, 30, on a downtown street May 6 in Tuscaloosa. Circuit Judge Reuben H. Wright sentenced him to life. execution suspended on appeal. Defense had pleaded insanity. fourteen eyewitnesses testified to the shooting.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Greeley Hown
Ascaloosa Circuit Court
Reuben H. Wright
Howton
Anderson Wallace
Wallace
Earline ‘Howton Wallace
Earline Wallace
Greeley Howton
Five Hurt In Danville Auto Wreck
Five persons were injured and 350 dollars in damages reported after a Saturday afternoon collision in Danville. A 1935 Chevrolet driven by Matthew Sharpley and a 1942 Chevrolet truck driven by C L Sanford sustained damages of 100 and 250 dollars respectively. The Sanford group and Dewey Sanford received treatment or observation for cuts and bruises at Lavendar clinic. Cpl. Paul H. Jones and Officer Lionel Freeman investigated for the highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Highway Patrol
Matthew Sharpley
C. L. Sanford
Sanford
Hartselle
Dewey Sanford
Lavendar
Cpl
Paul H. Jones
Lionel Freeman
Morgan County Man Charged With Prostitution Offense
Eight arrests reported by Sheriff C. B. Humphrey include Kent Kent, 32, charged on a Justice warrant with using a girl under 14 for prostitution. Osborn, 33, arrested by Deputy Kirkpatrick for transporting liquor on a warrant sworn by Palas W. H. Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charies
C. B. Humphrey
Fria Hemine Kent
Justice of the Peace
H. Compton
A. Osborn
OH. Kirkpatrick
Palas
W. H. Long
Larger Senate Measure May Be Voted Soon
In Montgomery Alabama July 16 lawmakers anticipate a constitutional amendment to grant each of Alabama 67 counties a senator. Backers claim at least 70 house members support the plan, exceeding the three fifths threshold. The companion senate bill lingers on the calendar as opposition from Blackbelt legislators slows progress. North Alabama lawmakers threaten bloc votes over reapportionment concerns and voter qualification riders. See LARGER on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
House
Alabama
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
North Alabama
Brannan Plan Declared Dead by Aiken in Senate
Washington dispatch reports Senator Aiken of Vermont declared the Brannan plan dead for the current session. Key Democrats privately agreed the measure has little chance of congressional approval, though some favor a limited trial on select foods. The plan proposes price drops for meats and dairy with production subsidies to preserve farmers’ incomes.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Aiken
Senate
House
Treasury
Agriculture Secretary
Two Army Generals Relieved Of Duties
Washington July 16 The Army suspended Maj Gen Herman Feldman and Maj Gen Alden H Waitt over evidence from a Senate committee probing influence in Army contracts. Secretary Gordon Gray said both officers would be given full hearings, pending Inspector General inquiry. Waitt and Feldman left the Pentagon after the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Chemical Corps
Senate
Herman Feldman
Alden Harry Waitt
Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray
Waitt
Feldman
Gray
Inspector General
Pentagon
Hoey
DNC
Senate Expenditures Subcommittee
Boy Holds 12 Police Officers at Bay in Berserk Spree
In Columbus Ohio a 15 year old boy fired a rifle with telescopic sight and held 12 policemen at bay for about half an hour before being subdued. Clyde Houston Jr after quarrelling with his mother berserked and was finally restrained by his father Clyde Houston Sr a mail carrier. Police backed away as the youth sprayed the street with 22 caliber bullets then surrendered the gun to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Clyde Houston
Clyde
Houston
Carler
Grand Jurors Recess With No Klan Membership Check
BIRMINGHAM Ala July 16 The grand jury investigation of hooded mobs was recessed for six weeks with no new indictments. One juror, Alexander Brewis of Gardendale, was identified as a former Ku Klux Klan member. Judge Bailes said tests of qualifications were made and Brewis would be excused from Klan cases, leaving 16 jurors. The prior grand jury had returned four indictments against 17 men for masked violence. trials likely in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alexander Brewis
Gardendale
George Lewis Bailes
Bailes
Brewis
Tne
R Eview Morris
Morris
Emmett Perry
Ais Kien
Central Baptist To Weigh Report Of Pulpit Group
Central Baptist church members will weigh the pulpit committee report Sunday after the eleven o clock service. All members urged to attend. The church has no permanent pastor since Dr Paul Roberts resigned to accept a call in Oklahoma. Rev Will Wear is serving as acting pastor.
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Central Baptist Church
Pulpit Committee
Paul Roberts
Oklahoma
Will Wear
Battle Shifts To Auto Front
The CIO moves its wage battle to the auto industry as a steel front truce holds. Death of Alex ander F Whitney, longtime Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen president, highlights labor news. Bus strike cripples New York area transit, 1,125,000 riders affected. Ford talks resume in Detroit with UAW authorized strike vote 7 to 1. CIO seeks wage and pension gains. President Truman’s fact finding board meets in Washington. steel strike delayed to September 12. See Battle on Page 2.
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Associated Press
CIO
Alexander F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Whitney
Cleveland
New York
Big Steel
United Automobile Workers
Milwaukee
Ford Motor Company
UAW
Ford
Detroit
Truman
Washington
McGrath Frames GOP Mood as Political Issue in 1950
Senator J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island told a Jefferson Jackson dinner in Pensacola that some Republicans and others are "whooping it up for a low mood." He argued the GOP rode out earlier lows longer than any party and warned Democrats to push forward economics rather than cutbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
United States
Russia
McGrath
Democratic Party
True Bills Are Returned By Jury Here
Morgan circuit court grand jury reported 72 true bills to Judge James H. Crow Jr organizing July 5. It reviewed 127 cases, set bonds, and scheduled arraignments for Tuesday. It urged tighter enforcement on lights for vehicles, junk dealer records, jail and courthouse repairs, and recommended jail renovations including screens cups and an electric range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Circuit Court
Grand Jury
James H. Crow, Jr
Morgan Junk Dealers
Man Is Robbed Wife Kidnapped Near Okahumpka Florida
Lake county sheriff's deputies hunted four negroes after a man was beaten and robbed and his wife kidnapped near Okahumpka. Willie Padgett of Groveland reported the crime after motor trouble halted their trip from Leesburg. Two suspects were held for questioning in Leesburg as the wife was found walking along the highway and taken to a hospital for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Fla
Lake County
Baby Born In Iron Lung Struggles With Polio
In Boston a 16 day old baby, Daniel Michael O Connell, born in an iron lung while his mother Neta O Connell lay dying, has polio though doctors call his condition good. Daniel T O Connell, a 33 year old disabled World War II veteran and millworker from North Attleboro, was delivered via portholes in the iron lung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Alex Shelokov
Haynes Memorial Hospital
Daniel Michael O'Connell
North Attleboro
Pope’s Decree Widens Excommunication Reach
Rome July 16 Vatican sources said Pope Pius XII widened excommunication to all who support communism including fellow travelers and Catholics. The decree needs no physical enforcement and applies automatically when guilt is found in conscience, a Vatican reply to Czech threats to enforce treason charges.
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Rome
Pius
Vatican
Czechoslovakia
Alexi Cepicka
Italy
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Hap) Halbrooks
Camp Hood
Texas
Leroy McEntire
Jimmy Bloodworth
Huntsville
Bill Terry
Meee Bartee
Alabama Air Tour Club
Royal Dinner Club
Courtland Air Base
Ruby Sandlin
the Daily
Lynnville
Tenn
Jim Dunnavant
Marjorie Moore
Vic Bubbett
Sonny Wilson
Newton B. Powell
Moulton
Lawrence Circuit
O. J. Howard
Decatur
Ernest Hutto
Crossville
Decatur Genhospital
Evelyn Harrison
Town Creek
Decatur General Hospital
Carl Gibson
West Moulton Street
Odis Morris
Hartseller
Quinnie White
Prospect Drive
Frank Manker
Ninth Avenue
Joe Joseph
Grove Street
Hamil Clinic Hospital
James Jones
Hillsboro 2
Fred Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Barefoot Boy
Florida
By Ken Reynolds
Case Polly
Athletic
Calvin and
Bloodworth
Paul Mayhew Penney
Birmingham Trust National Bank
Penney
Morgan County
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Central Baptist
Battle
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