Plane Strikes Two Houses in Foggy Los Angeles Crash
A light plane taking off in heavy fog plunged into two El Segundo Boulevard homes, killing four aboard. No injuries to house occupants. Sam Caldwell and neighbors away on vacation. victims identified as Dale E. Baker of Portland and Florence Joyce Jones. A Navy jet crash nearby yesterday also killed its pilot.
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Los Angeles
Sam Caldwell
el Segundo Boulevard
Caldwell
J. W. Corley
Mena
Ark
Dale E. Baker
Portland
Ore
Florence Joyce Jones
Santa Ana
Wit
Southern Bell workers awarded wage increases
The Wage Stabilization Board approved retroactive wage hikes totaling about 13 million dollars annually for fifty thousand Southern Bell telephone workers in the South. Georgia employees number about eight thousand, with a local share near 1.9 million, as manager Lane Hubbard states rates will be adjusted to cover higher labor costs.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph
South
Southern Bell
Georgia
Lane Hubbard
Hubbard
Education benefits for veterans with service days counted
The program provides 142 education days per service day up to 36 months. World War II era trainees who served after the Korean War may reach 47 months. Payments for full time students range from 110 dollars monthly with no dependents to 135 with one dependent and 160 with two or more dependents.
Rev Glass To Lead Revival In Gadsden
Dr W W Glass pastor of First Presbyterian will conduct evangelistic services Monday to Friday at Rainbow Presbyterian in Gadsden. William Hoyt is new Rainbow pastor and will be ordained by the North Alabama Presbytery on Sunday. Don Esty will lead midweek service here next Wednesday in Glass absence.
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W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Rainbow Presbyterian Church
Gadsden
New Church
William Hoyt
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur
Georgia
Hoyt
North Alabama
Princess Diplomatic Courier and other cinema listings
Movie listings include Nas Princess Diplomatic Courier with Tyrone Power and Patricia Neal, ROXY The Wild North with Stewart Granger and Cyd Charisse, SUNSET Steel Town with Ann Sheridan and John Lund, STRAND Man in the Saddle with Randolph Scott, MARS Silver City with Edmund OBrien and Yvonne De Carlo, HATFIELD Raton Pass with Dennis Morgan and Patricia Neal, plus Bebop session Bie livin in Bebop by Dizzie Gillespie and His Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bie — Livin
Dizzie Gillespie
Congregations unite for Sunday worship at First Presbyterian
Sunday evening service at the First Presbyterian Church unites First Methodist and First Presbyterian congregations with Dr. P D Wilson of First Methodist delivering the message on Fear A Friend or Foe Dr Roy Hewlett preaches at 10 55 AM at Central Methodist and Dr T J Chitwood speaks Sunday night Dismissals from Decatur General Hospital list several local patients and relatives Temperatures and Tennessee river levels reported by TVA and U S Weather Bureau with readings for 7 AM and noon and river stage changes through Friday
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First Methodist
First Presbyterian Churches
First Presbyterian Church
P. D. Wilson
Roy Hewlett
Central Methodist Church
T. J. Chitwood
Tennessee’ River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburgh
Decatur
Florence
Civil rights debated as Democrats seek broader platform
Civil rights advocates push for strong commitments in the Democratic platform with FEPC support and lynching, poll tax, and segregation bans. Walter White Roy Reuther and Stanley Gewirtz urge Senate rule changes to end filibusters on civil rights. Southern members aim to soften language to ease Dixie resistance.
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Vention
States Rights Party
Dixie
Federal
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy L. Reuther
Cio’s Auto Workers Union
Stanley Gewirtz
Reuther
Gewirtz
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Hays
He's Never Been Outsmarted Yet at Scottsboro
The Saturday Evening Post feature by John McCormick from Huntsville profiles Lee Burrus a famed hound dog trader in Scottsboro. It highlights Cool Dog Day held the first Monday of each month and notes a two page color spread captured in and around Scottsboro.
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Saturday Evening Post
John McCormick
Huntsville
The
Post
McCormick
Lee Burrus
Scottsboro
Accident tally compares Montgomery patrol results
Yesterday the Highway Patrol investigated 22 accidents with 23 injuries one death and six thousand seven hundred forty dollars in property damage. A year earlier there were 11 accidents with two injuries one death and five thousand four hundred fifty dollars in property damage.
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Montgomery
Highway Patrol
Federal funds set aside for Georgia and Alabama school building projects
The Federal Security Agency announced 67 million dollars allocated for school construction in defense areas has reserved 4,568,705 for Georgia and 3,709,884 for Alabama. Projects include Bibb and Cobb counties in Georgia and Huntsville, Mobile, and Talladega counties in Alabama. Grants await engineering surveys and final approval, with hundreds more applications under review.
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Washington
Georgia
Alabama
Federal Security Agency
Office of Education
Georgia—Board of Public Education & Orphanage
Bibb County
Douglas
Moultrie
Clayton County
Marietta
Long County
Hogansville
Cobb County
Peach County
Houston County
Muscogee County
Upson County
Glynn County
Huntsville
Anniston
Macon County
Calhoun County
Enterprise
Talladega County
Mobile County
Talladega City
Jacksonville
Sheffield
FSA
Decatur Streets Targeted for Wide Paving in East South District
City leaders note a broad paving push as residents petition for more road work. They outline new routes through Fairview Morningside and East Acres, detailing streets to be resurfaced or connected, with plans extending into Northwest and West Decatur projects.
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Fairview
Magnolia Street
Somerville Road
Fourth Street
College Street
Loring Street
First Street
College
First
Second Street
Morningside
111Th Street
15Th Avenue
Fifteenth
Seventh Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Beach
Eighth Street
Cypress Street
14Th
16Th Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Nineteenth Avenue
Grant
Ninth Street
East Acres
Beach Street
19Th Avenue
Chestnut Street
16Th
19Th Street
Tower Street
Church Street
Sixth Avenue
Moulton Street
New
Old Decatur
Tenth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Seventh
11Th Street
Buena Vista Circle
Ninth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Sixth Street
Stadium
Fifth Street
Fourth
Decatur
McCartney
Church Streets
Cashin Acres
Washington Street
Vine Street
Cherry Street
Washington
Talcott Street
Cherry
West
Kearns
Eleventh Avenue
Second
Twelfth Avenue
Third Street
Ninth
11Th Avenue
Patterson Street
Kearns Street
Third
Fifth Avenue
North
Alabama Street
Cain Street
Ferry Street
Holly Street
Laurel Street
Sixth
Lafayette Street
Well
Skillington
Thomas
Elliott
Edson Urges Broad Platform for Press at Conventions
A Chicago columnist envisions a political platform protecting newspaper staff at conventions. He notes Democrats’ resolutions focus on civil rights and housing while a California farmer journalist pushes for water distribution. a humorous exchange references voting for Cleveland in 1892 and a Texas convention split on Taft and Eisenhower.
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Democrats
Resolutions Committee
F. W. Greer
Brawley
Calif
Greer
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
John J. ‘Spark Nan
Alabama
Sparkman
Beaumont
Tex
Taft
Eisenhower
Skyrocket speeds and glide to home at Muroc Dry Lake
Ex Navy bomber pilot Bridgeman notes high speed is noticed only in mistakes as the Skyrocket reaches apex and rockets out. The plane’s level flight speed is measured by instruments and radar. landing without power at 160 mph after a 16 minute flight from release to touchdown at Muroc Dry Lake.
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Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Bridgeman
Muroc Dry Lake
Dozing Driver Blamed For Alabama 24 Collision
Patrolman states George W. Sykes during an 8:30 p m Tuesday crash near Landersville dozed at the wheel and rear ended Neal McGhee’s parked 1948 Chevrolet causing $700 damage to two cars. Sykes is 47 and from Bell Green while McGhee is 41 and from Mt Hope.
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Landersville
Highway Patrol
Wilburn Craft
George W. Sykes
Alabama
Craft
Sykes
Neal McGhee
Mt. Hope 1
Mine Safety Bill Signed Into Law
President Truman signed a bill allowing government closure of unsafe coal mines and called it a first step toward ending the appalling toll of miner deaths and injuries. He warned Congress must pass stronger laws later to prevent disaster.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Registration of Motors Higher in Alabama This Year
Alabama motor vehicle registrations for the current fiscal year total 712,852 from Oct 1, 1951 to June 30, surpassing the entire 1950-51 year by 22,341. Revenue Commissioner Joe M. Edwards notes another 25,000 registrations are expected before Sept 30, the end of the fiscal year.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Joe M. Edwards
H. S. Phifer
The
Revenue Department
Democratic contenders clash over New Deal faith and filibuster rules
Georgia delegates denounce betrayal of the New Deal and Fair Deal while Russell opposes a compulsory Fair Employment Practices Commission. Kefauver urges liberal progressivism and Truman vows no retreat from Democratic gains. Barkley touts party gains for farmers labor and the aged.
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Egates
Russell
Americans For Democratic Action
Senate
Georgia
Truman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Kefauver
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Weather Blots Out Aerial War in Korean Skies
In Korea, poor weather hindered air combat as American pilots claim one MiG-15, with Capt. Arthur H. McCarthy downing a fighter. U S Navy officials announce upcoming carrier jets on par with MiGs, while a major air strike last Friday reportedly damaged or destroyed about 1,000 Communist targets in Pyongyang Sariwon and Hwangju. Photos show a direct hit on Pyongyang headquarters with much of the structure damaged.
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Seoul
North Korea
Arthur H. McCarthy
Dearborn
Mich
U. S
U. S. Far East
Studebaker Collision Damages Left Fender In Church Street Crash
Joseph B. Epping 24 of Florence owned and drove a 1952 Studebaker damaged $50 when it collided with a 1950 Dodge truck on East Church Street at 7 02 last night. Grady Hanks of Pitts apartments East Vine Street drove the truck owned by Nesbitt Bottling Co. The truck failed to yield turning right into the bottling company lot as the Studebaker tried to pass on the right. Skid marks showed 33 feet of sliding before impact.
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Studebaker
East Church Street
Joseph B. Epping
Florence
Grady Hanks
Pitts Apartments
East Vine Street
Nesbitt Bottling Company
Lonnie J. Pettey
Louis L. Landers
Horned Toad Gives Birth to Live Young in Desert
The horned toad, a lizard native to the American desert, does not lay eggs but bears live young. This indicates a reproductive adaptation distinct from many lizards in arid regions.
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American Desert
Decatur Jaycees Report on Dallas Convention
Local Jaycees detailed their trip to the national Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Dallas June 24 27 during Tuesday’s meeting at the Cornelian Court Hotel. The Decatur delegation listed Harold Watkins Bubba Brantley Daren Easter Meredith Woodall Pete Henderson J B Hewitt Frank Keown Bob Mac Gregor and Bobby Trimble.
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Decatur
Dallas
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Cornelian Court
Harold Watkins
Bubba Brantley
Daren Easter
Meredith Woodall
Pete Henderson
J. B. Hewitt
Frank Keown
Bob MacGregor
Bobby Trimble
Marion Davies Files California Divorce Suit
Former actress Marion Davies sues Horace G. Brown Jr in Santa Monica for divorce after eight months of marriage. She cites cruelty in the complaint, her first marriage, Brown’s third, with no alimony and no community property mentioned.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Marion Davies
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Nev
Horace G. Brown Jr
Miss Davies
William Randolph Hearst
Brown
One Held After Raid North of Hartselle
Officers raided a house four miles north of Hartselle and arrested Coy Crow aged 23 of Hartselle. Warrants were sworn for two others believed to have fled the scene prior to the raid. A pistol a shotgun two decks of cards two dice cups and a pair of dice were found on the premises.
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Hartselle
Coy Crow
Fatal two car crash near Camp Hill claims Mrs Welch
Mrs A J Welch of Woodward Oklahoma was killed when her car collided with another near Camp Hill Alabama. Her daughter Miss Lola Welch was injured and treated at an Opelika hospital.
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Camp Hill
Ala
A. J. Welch
Woodward
Okla
Lola Welch
Opelika
Market Prices For Decatur Commodities
Decatur markets show cotton middling 40.00 cents and strict low 38.50. No 2 corn, $3.10. No 2 wheat new crop, $195. No 2 oats new crop, 80 cents. No 2 yellow ear corn, $1.83. Hog price in Decatur 20.50 cents.
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Decatur
North Georgia live poultry market steady with firm demand
Atlanta reports the USDA market shows steady to firm conditions in North Georgia. Strong demand for weights over 2.4 pounds with limited supply in this range. lighter weights are barely adequate. Today’s prices list broilers or fryers under 4.2 pounds at 30 to 32 cents, mostly 30 to 31.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Cattle and hog markets steady with mixed load prices
In Nashville market reports cattle steady with slaughter cattle scarce. Loads of commercial cows and mix heifers around 25.25, heifers 23.50, cows, sows strong to 50 cents higher with choice sows 17.50 to 18.50. Sheep and lambs show steady to weak demand with good to prime lambs 26 to 28.50 and utilities 21 to 25. Calves around 450 active, early higher prices noted.
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Nashville
New York Cotton Futures Slip On Hedging Liquidation
Cotton futures in New York fell amid hedging and liquidation pressures with late trading showing declines from the prior close. Prices quoted were Oct 36.54, Dec 36.32, and Mar 36.19 per bale as the market slid 30 to 75 cents.
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New York
Russell Stand Explains Opposition to Punitive Legislation
In an interview Russell states he opposes punitive legislation of any kind and says FEPC bills with enforcement powers would be punitive. He asserts that if nominated and elected he would convene labor and management leaders to craft a replacement.
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Stand
FEPC
Russell
Train derails after collision with gas truck near Chandler
The Imperial, a Southern Pacific passenger train, hit an empty gasoline tanker at a crossing 14 miles southeast of Chandler Arizona, derailing a section of the train and injuring nine people. The westbound train with two locomotives sliced the truck in two and continued a half mile before a damaged cowcatcher ripped up 100 feet of track and flipped both engines onto their sides.
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Chandler, Ariz
Southern Pacific
Imperial
Here
Arrested Youth Is No Kin Of Senator
O B Hill 26 of Florence remained in Morgan county jail charged with driving while intoxicated after a Highway Patrol arrest between Florence and Decatur. He claimed to be the son of Senator Lister Hill, a statement refuted when his father called to ask authorities to hold him. The elder Hill said O B had borrowed his car and driven off yesterday.
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O. B. Hill
Florence
Morgan County
Highway Patrol
Hill
Lister Hill
Young Hill
O. B
Decatur
John McCutcheon
West Tennessee Shaken By Quake
Two minor earthquakes rattled Dyersburg and surrounding West Tennessee late yesterday with about 20 minutes between tremors. Residents reported rattling dishes and creaking houses though no injuries were reported. The area has a history of seismic activity including the 1811 quake that formed Reelfoot Lake nearby.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
West Tennessee
Reelfoot Lake
Lawrence Group Returns Home From State 4-H Camp
Six Lawrence county youth returned from the 32nd annual 4-H club state camp at Auburn joined by county delegates in contests and programs. Gan Brackin and Martha Faye Chenault showcased talents while Peggy Jones Geraldine Holland Jackie Burney and Billy Cameron attended with county leaders. The week featured lectures tours and prize awards in talent baking dresses lampmaking and dairy foods plus a candle lighting ceremony and visits to the state capitol Jefferson Davis home and Vulcan.
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Lawrence County
Auburn
Gan Brackin
Town Creek
Martha Faye Chenault
Speake
Peggy Jones
Wolf Springs
Geraldine Holland
Chalybeate
Jackie Burney
Hatton
Billy Cameron
Lawrence 4-H’ers
State
Jefferson
Boston packinghouse worker arrested for fatal shooting
Peakes a six foot packinghouse worker was arrested in Boston after confessing to killing Miss Fahey at a university office. Police found a pistol and ammo in his room and traced his trip to Bangor and New York as he sought names of American Physical Society members.
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Fahey
Peakes
Bangor
Society
Northeastern University
Boston
Wilson
Columbia
New York
American Physical Socity
Olympic Sporting Goods
American Physical Society
Decatur Civitan hears city planning update from Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson, technical advisor to the City Planning Commission, spoke at the Decatur Civitan meeting at the Lyons Hotel. He outlined the planning group's duties and activities and discussed future city plans.
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Decatur
Civitans
Lyons
Russell Johnson
City Planning Commission
Johnson
Decatur Planning Group
Lost bicycle near Park Circle with reward offered
A boy’s small bicycle is missing around Park Circle after Tuesday night. A phone contact 9039 is provided with a reward for return.
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Park Circle
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