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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
1
Partly cloudy outlook with afternoon thunder showers and light southerly coastal winds. Local residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Ainslee Wyle and others return from trips while several births, hospital discharges, and building permits mark the week. Officials report court activity in Decatur recorder and Lawrence circuit court.
Four traffic accidents in and around Decatur this weekend accounted for four injuries. Charles H. Bradford, 52, Decatur 1, treated at Hamilton Clinic hospital after an accident west of Decatur with head contusion and chest bruises. Three negroes injured near Courtland, James Morris as hospital patient, and L. G. Smith and Jesse Henderson given first aid. An accident at Neville Lane road and Courtland Highway involved a 1948 GMC pickup driven by Bradford and a Chevrolet driven by Ordress Edward Tucker of Tuscumbia. damage about 325 dollars. An east of Baileyton accident hospitalized a woman. Involves a 1949 Mercury driven by James Raymond Brown of Tuscaloosa and a 1940 Ford driven by Bennie Garth. witnesses said traffic light not burning.
President Truman and congressional leaders discussed an immediate emergency tax increase on individuals and businesses to finance the rapid military buildup. Rayburn said the plan remains in conversation with a long range tax bill likely later this year or next, with no figures yet.
Montgomery Alabama July 24 Federal violations are decreasing in the Montgomery area says U S District Attorney E Burns Parker Bootlegging is easing There were 73 bootleggers hauled into federal courts in the district last year Moonshiners prosecutions in 1932 far higher Civil case filings have dropped with only civil cases prosecuted in the past year
Four dangerous inmates escaped from the third floor of Marshall county jail in Guntersville Alabama by sawing through barriers and lowering to the ground with bed sheets. Authorities named Austin Hanna Herschell Hillsman Chester Teal and D C Everett as suspects. Hanna reputed safecracker and the group faced burglary and grand larceny charges.
Frank P. Samford of Birmingham was elected a director of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph. He leads Liberty National Life Insurance and has long been a prominent business and civic figure in Alabama. Samford, a Troy native, is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute graduate and Howard College board president.
The U S parole board refused to parole former Representative J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey who is serving six to 18 months for padding his payroll. He is held at the Danbury federal correctional institution in Connecticut and faces a $10 000 fine with no payment arrangements. He sought a presidential pardon which was referred to the Justice Department.
A two stage bumper rocket launched at 9 29 A M EST from Cocoa Florida marking the first horizontal test firing of a captured German V 2 missile and a Wac Corporal booster. The test aimed to demonstrate push button warfare with both stages sending data by radio.
MacArthur's headquarters reported prolonged North Korean attacks along a 150 mile front from Yongdong to Taejon. Eight tanks led a push near Yongdong with infantry, three tanks knocked out by 3.5 inch bazookas. American tank killers hunted the remaining five as Red forces pressed along back roads and the Taejon Yongdong highway.
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control heard an informal county engineering report from Robert W. Skidmore on using $40 000 in state aid. Dr William Grosfeld urged a $100 monthly boost to the 1950 51 budget as the board approved about $4 300 in state engineering expenses.
President Truman directs the FBI to tighten enforcement against espionage sabotage and subversive activities. He asks federal and state officers and patriotic groups to report information to the FBI promptly and to sift and correlate tips for action.
Advanced American command post in Korea reports Maj. Gen. William Dean escaped Taejon after leading a street battle against tank led North Korean forces. He is believed missing in action with some party members wounded while Lt. Arthur Clarke, his aide, led a safety return to American lines.
Atlanta detectives report breaking up a Georgia used car racket that netted at least 18 autos. Sol Oppenheim Milton F. Metcalf and Harvey S. Messel were arrested on cheating and swindling warrants after a convoy of five cars was halted in Birmingham at Atlanta police request.
Lieut. Col. Ocie V Blankenship announced mobilization for the 1343rd engineer combat battalion by order of the President and Defense Secretary. Mobilization date to be announced. units in Decatur Athens and Hartselle. Summer field training at Fort McClellan cancelled. enlistments open statewide for qualified men with construction experience at Decatur Athens and Hartselle armories.
Congress members pressed top military leaders for an appraisal of fighting readiness and how the billions since 1947 were spent. The House Armed Services Committee opened a closed inquiry led by Vinson, with Admiral Sherman testifying and later officials due to appear to discuss defense appropriations and Korea-related needs.
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