Weather Outlook and Local Notices from Birmingham Area
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with widely scattered afternoon thunder showers and gentle to moderate southerly winds on the coast. Mrs J F Hood remains seriously ill at home with a severe back injury. Bem Price promoted to state editor of AP in Atlanta bureau. Various residents travel, visit, and attend church events. Red Shield Boys club league captains meet for entering teams. Quickies by Ken Reynolds.
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J.F. Hood
Addison 1
Bem Price
Birmingham Age Herald
Associated Press
Atlanta
Price
Oscar P. Fuller
Fourth Avenue East
Capt. Fuller
Foes To Meet On Same Stand At Idlewild Airport Ceremony
The Associated Press reports President Truman and Governor Dewey will address a brief campaign event at Idlewild Field next week. The White House says Truman will give an off the cuff remarks suited to the occasion during the half hour ceremony.
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Associated Press
New York
New International Airport
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Idlewild Field
White House
Thurmond Rejects K Smith Aid for States Rights Campaign
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina declined Gerald L. K. Smith’s offer to back the states' rights movement. He said he does not invite or need rabble rousers who inflame race prejudice and predicted strong Southern support for the rebellion of conservative Democrats. Thurmond plans a vigorous campaign.
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Thurmond
South
Dewey Plans Luncheon Huddle with Stassen
Dewey moves to build a united front as he maps battle plan for the White House race with Harold E. Stassen. Stassen accepted via telephone and pledged to campaign for Dewey while Dewey also spoke with Senator Robert A. Taft. Truman shifts to press Congress for platform promises at the special session.
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White House
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
New Yorker
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Mr. Truman
Fighting continues in Northern Palestine amid truce
Jewish sources in Haifa report ongoing clashes in Northern Palestine on day three of the UN cease fire. A Cairo thoroughfare was blasted by a plane raid on Cairo, Fahmy Nokraschy pledging immediate retaliation if Zionists are involved. Casualties initial: two killed, 17 wounded. Syrian troops reportedly repulsed at the Jordan near the Sea of Galilee as Israeli air action targets Syria and central Palestine. Police actions persist south of Haifa after Arab attacks on the Haifa Tel Aviv road. Syrian communique accuses Jews of breaking the truce
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Max Boyd
Cairo
Haifa
Palestine
United Nations
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Baniyas
Syria
Jenin
Tel Aviv
Man Burned in Duplex Explosion in Birmingham
In Birmingham on July 30 a duplex residence exploded injuring Cecil Mickwee 37 who told attendants he lit a cigar with a match after waking. The blast damaged the house blowing out a side and lifting the roof. Police found no gas leaks. the other residents Mr and Mrs Charles Virciglio were unharmed.
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Birmingham
Cecil Mickwee
Charles
Virciglio
Annexation Election Called Over City Tax Compromise
A McGlathery area petition with 32 signatures urged city annexation. The council authorized an annexation election and, after weeks of talks with attorney Charles H. Eyster Sr., reached a compromise on the city’s amusement tax. Crescent Amusement drops suit. back taxes are owed with a reduced rate and prompt-payment bonus after July 1, 1948.
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McGlathery Addition
Decatur
Charles H. Eyster Sr
Crescent Amu
Eyster
Crescent Amusement Company
State Supreme Court
Morgan
City Electric Manager Authorized to Submit TVA Street Lighting Plans
Q E Eddens, manager of the city electric department, is authorized to submit plans to the Tennessee Valley Authority for a foreword and more modern street lighting system in the business district. Annexation on Page 3.
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Q E Eddens
City Electric
Tennessee Valley Authority
Communists Seek Thorez as New French Premier
In Paris on July 20 Communist leaders proposed Maurice Thorez as head of a coalition government of socialists and communists while President Auriol seeks a new premier. The current mid left government collapsed over the army budget, with Thorez likely in talks as France searches for a unifying figure for the third force.
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Robert Eunson
Paris
Maurice Thorez
Thorez
Vincent Auriol
France
Robert Schuman
Auriol
Communist Party
National Assembly
Andre Colin
Popular Republic
MRP
Schuman
Georges Bidault
Hague
Western European Union
Gen. de Gaulle
French Peoples’ Party
Andre Marie
Paul Rey
Townsend Open to Wallace Party But Waiting For Clarity
Dr Francis E Townsend 81, head of the old age pension movement with 2,000,000 members, said he has not decided on supporting Henry A Wallace's new party. He travels to Philadelphia for a pre convention platform committee meeting and demands concrete platform details before backing any alignment.
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Cleveland
Francis E. Townsend
Henry A. Wallace
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
New Party
Platform Committee
Townsend
Stabbing Victim Improves After Somerville Cafe Attack
Dick Ransom, owner of a Somerville general merchandise store, was stabbed Sunday night at Johnson's cafe in Somerville. He showed improvement Tuesday morning at Decatur General Hospital. Oscar Bradford of Somerville is jailed in Morgan County on assault with intent to murder charges.
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Dick Ransom
Somerville
Decatur General Hospital
Ransom
Johnson's Cafe
Oscar Bradford
Morgan County
Soviets Offer Grain for Western Berlin in Crisis
Berlin reports Russia pledged to supply 100000 tons of grain to the western sectors of divided Berlin. General Lucius D. Clay was summoned to Washington to report on the crisis while Britain France and other allies urged caution as American jet fighters are increased for Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Washington
Berlin
Clay
Robert
Department of the Army
Richard Kasischke
Russia
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Families Not Moved In Berlin Evacuation Report Denied
General Lucius D Clay, U S military governor in Berlin, said American wives and children would remain in place and that there was no plan to evacuate dependents. He noted some had chosen to leave earlier and rejected reports of pressing an armed convoy through the Russian blockade.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Lucius D Clay
U. S
Berlin crisis tests Soviet food offer and Western response
State Department officials doubt Moscow’s aid plan as propaganda and military moves intensify. The U S carrier Sicily will deliver 75 jet fighters from the Panama Canal Zone to Glasgow Aug 4 and base them in Germany. Air Force says the jets will remain permanently in Germany amid Berlin supply routes severed and 282 American cargo planes delivering a record total.
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Scotland
U. S
Sicily
Panama Canal Zone
Germany
Air Force
Wiesbaden
England
Berlin
Yugoslav Reds Ready Holiday
Yugoslav communists prepare for their fifth party congress in Belgrade starting tomorrow. Several European Communist parties have declined invitations as Tito faces renewed criticism from Moscow aligned groups. Belgrade brims with flags as citizens wonder if the Soviets will move against Yugoslavia and Tito.
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Osgood Caruthers
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Russia
Czechoslovakia
France
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Communist International Information Bureau
Tito
Stalin
Senate GOP hints Civil Rights Bills may be first acted on
Senate Republican Leader Wherry suggested civil rights bills could be the first measures addressed when Congress reconvenes. He warned other items require committee processing and criticized Truman for recalling Congress without a national emergency, forecasting a brief Monday session before awaiting the president's address.
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Senate
GOP
Washington
Congress
Wherry
R-Neb
House
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohio
Mr. Truman
Truman
Airport Fund Nears Completion for Decatur Pryor Field
Four municipalities opened a Federal Airport Project fund for Pryor Field with local contributions totaling 33087.50. Federal and state commitments total 33362.50, bringing project funding to 66350. Local shares are Decatur 48 percent, Morgan 32 percent, Athens 10 percent, Limestone 10 percent. Officials anticipate closing the purchase within days.
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Decatur
Pryor Field
Pryor
Morgan County
City of Athens
Limestone County
Athens
Morgan
John A. Caddell
Langan pushes Truman electors on Alabama ballot
Alabama State Senator Joseph N. Langan said plans were forming to place 11 electors pledged to Truman on the general election ballot. He noted an encouraging response from Democrats to sticking with the party and a Montgomery convention set for August 16 to name the slate. Electors would vote for the Thurmond Wright ticket if chosen.
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Mobile
Ala
Joseph N. Langan
Truman
Alabama
Langan
Montgomery
Thurmond-Wright States’ Rights
Philadelphia
Citizens vote for merger with Decatur annexation
Hill residents cast ballots to join Decatur city limits by 10 30 am on a 12 acre tract south of Decatur. Voting occurred at John A Caddell home with Mary B Connell Lucy Harris Caddell Kathleen P Duncan inspectors Ann K Scroggins Robbie R Nungester clerks Marguerite G Stone returning officer. Election HQ moved from Frank J Stone home due to his absence.
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Hill
Decatur
John A. Caddell
Mary B. Connell
Lucy Harris Caddell
Kathleen P. Duncan
Ann K. Scroggins
Robbie R. Nungester
Marguerite G. Stone
Frank J. Stone
Mr. Stone
Initial Session of Girl Scout Day Camp Here
Decatur Girl Scouts enjoyed their first Day Camp with five units under elm and oak shade at Delano Park. Each unit had two adults and an assistant, with lunches hung on pinny ropes to deter ants. Mrs Vern on McGwier led drawing, Mrs Glen Bryan supervised art, and Miss Rose Speer provided nurse coverage.
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Decatur
Delano Park
Ollie Camp
Vernon McGwier
Glen Bryan
Bryan
Rowena Fowler
John Stewart
Rose Speer
Draft to Start Aug 30 As Truman Proclaims
President Truman issues a proclamation to begin the draft on August 30 with registrations for men aged 18 to 26. The plan details specific birth dates from 1922 to 1930 for registration and sets rules for 18 year olds turning 18, while noting no induction date and a Sept. 22 legal start limit.
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Washington
Truman
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
District of Columbia
Mr. Truman
Ford Parleys Resume Amid UAW Talks at Detroit
Talks between Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers resumed in Detroit after a luncheon break. The union, holding a 14 cent wage demand plus social security clauses, pressed to raise total to about 21 cents an hour, while Ford offered a 13 cent increase. The average production wage was about $1.52 per hour.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Uwawcio
Ford
Preliminary hearing held for men charged in girl's death
Two Birmingham men, Jack W. Hess and Ferguson, face a preliminary hearing in Shelby county for the death of Ellie Lee Bargainier a 15 year old drum majorette from Birmingham. Officers report the girl died when a pistol went off accidentally in a Shelby county mountain cabin on July 1. First witness Mrs Edoe Belle Wright sister of the victim testified Hess visited her home and urged the teens to go to a movie and return early. The men have been jailed in Shelby county since their arrest.
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Columbiana
Ala
Birmingham
Ellie Lee Bargainier
Shelby County
Jack W. Hess
Ferguson
Edoe Belle Wright
Hess
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