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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1950
Page
1
Weather and local notices mix in Decatur diary
Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms this afternoon and Wednesday accompanies by light winds along the coast. Roy Fretwell of Landersville is improving at Irwin Dyer hospital after a Saturday auto wreck. Three persons face trial this afternoon on charges including driving with mise. Two building permits issued. Marion D Hall to build a $1000 two room house and Oris Morgan to move a house for $500. C N Garrett and Miss Mary Louise Garrett visiting Sumerville, Ga. Decatur Association of Life Underwriters to meet Friday at Woodall's. Various locals were admitted to Decatur General hospital and other facilities. several discharges noted. The Priceville Home Demonstration Club set for Tuesday at 2:30 pm at Mrs John Collier's home with address change noted. An auto fire on East Moulton Street prompted a department call with minimal damage. Diary column continues on page.
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Roy Fretwell
Landersville
Irwin- Dyer Hospital
Moulton
A. H. Wallace
Decatur
Marion
D. Hall
Thirteenth Avenue East
Oris Morgan
Eleventh Avenue West
Twelfth Avenue West
Priceville Home Demonstration Club
John Collier
Sawyer urges stronger controls as defense plans grow
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer told the Senate Banking Committee that existing economic control powers may fail if military spending expands, urging Congress to grant broader authority to allocate scarce materials and regulate production. House Republican Vinson called for a bold defense push citing Soviet strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sawyer
Sawyers
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
President Truman
Truman
Vinson
House
Rep
D-Ga
Russia
United States
Armed Services Committee
Senate Committee
Woman Killed as Train Hits Stalled Car in Birmingham
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train struck a stalled car in Birmingham today killing the automobile's lone occupant, Mrs. Annie Mae Franklin, 37. The car was demolished and she was decapitated in the impact as authorities investigated the incident. The train was delayed briefly at the scene before proceeding.
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Birmingham
Ala
Annie Mae Franklin
Fifteen Year Old Negro Girl Held in Burglar Alarm
Capt J T Weatherly said a fifteen year old Negro girl was arrested for burglarizing the Ed Crane home at 321 Ninth Avenue West while the family attended church. She allegedly stole clothing a jewelry box wrist watch glasses and two cameras and hid them in an alley and under a garbage can. She was taken into custody with Sgt James Collier and welfare officials are seeking admission to the Mt Meggs Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
J. T. Weatherly
Ed Crane
Ninth Avenue West
Weatherly
James Collier
Clio Levin
Welfare Department
Alabama Industrial School For
Mt. Meggs
Ala
Parole Granted After Brief Manslaughter Sentence
In Montgomery Alabama on July 25 a convict named Leonard Ray Crane 34 of Calhoun County received 10 days of temporary parole from the state pardon parole board after starting a two and a half year sentence only 13 days earlier. Board Chairman Howell Turner said Crane could attend to business matters Vinson Drinkard signed the order.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Pardon Parole Board
Leonard Ray Crane
Calhoun County
Howell Turner
Glen Vinson
Crane
Vinson
Bill Drinkard
Anniston voters head to polls in fourth 1949 runoff
Anniston Alabama voters go to the polls for a runoff primary to choose a city commission chairman. Candidates are E C Lloyd an independent bakery operator and Clarence Perley a tobacco salesman and former Western Union official. Both led a five man race two weeks earlier after the trigger death of W Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
City Commission
E.C. Lloyd
Clarence Perley
Western Union
Lloyd
Perley
W. Coleman
Atic
Agri
All Korean Civilians Ordered Out Of Battle Zones To Save Americans
An American post reports a Sunday order for all Koreans to leave villages in the Tasman Se area southeast of the front. Koreans are to be sent far behind front lines to prevent saboteurs from infiltrating American positions. Thousands moved south by foot and rail as villages with suspected enemy shelters were blasted.
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William R. Moore
Korea
Tasman
Gas Bids To Be Opened For City Natural Gas System
City officials set a Wednesday bid opening for construction of a 1450 customer natural gas system with 16 industrial users at an estimated 770000 dollars. James Goodwin Engineering designed the plan after a citywide survey. Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas will supply fuel though FPC approves a supply line from the Tri Cities to Huntsville.
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Decatur
City Council and Utilities Board
James Goodwin Engineering Company
Birmingham
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Tri-Cities
Huntsville
FPC
James A Kirby Returns to Custody in Assault Case
James A Kirby, 23, was taken into custody by Morgan county authorities on a Lawrence county warrant charging assault with intent to murder. He is slated for trial in Lawrence circuit court on August 7. A 1948 affidavit alleges Kirby assaulted Herbert Dotson with a .22 caliber pistol during a February break-in involving relatives. Morgan county records mention additional arrests and related felonies.
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James A. Kirby
Morgan County
Lawrence County
U. S
Southman
Lawrence
Kirby
Herbert (Huitt) Dotson
Moulton Road
Morgan
Two Montgomery Brothers Held in Unidentified Man Slaying
An unidentified man was found shot to death near Ramer Alabama, 25 miles south of here. Gary Cole and Joe Cole, both 41 and 35, were jailed on murder charges. Gary Cole admitted firing, claiming self defense, while the brothers said they did not know the victim’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ramer
Here
Montgomery Brothers
George A. Mosley Jr
Gary Cole
Joe Cole
Mosley
MacArthur Praises Soldiers In Korea
General MacArthur announced the U N command has formed with him as commander in chief and conveyed the U S joint chiefs of staff praise for UN troops in the Korean campaign. The communique marks the first official UN command statement.
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MacArthur
Korea
Tokyo
United Nations
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. N. Command
Folsom Calls Salons To Meet July 27th
Governor James E. Folsom schedules a meeting with salon leaders for July 27 in Montgomery Alabama. Details indicate state officials seek cooperation on a labor policy and regulatory framework affecting beauty and personal care establishments. The briefing underscores statewide economic concerns and potential legislative topics.
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Folsom
Youth Admits Wrecking Train in Missouri Incident
A 15-year-old boy named William L. Godsey confessed to tampering with a switch lock and a signal near Holland Missouri. He said he was inspired by a movie about the Dalton gang and did not intend to cause a derailment though the Memphis to St. Louis train jumped the rails at 50 miles per hour killing the engineer and injuring 13. No charges have been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
E. F. Claxton
William L. Godsey
Holland
Daltons
Claxton
Dalton Gang
Mid- West
Young Godsey
Body Found Along Railroad Near Cottondale
Fragments of a man’s body were found along the Southern Railway near Cottondale. Coroner Sam T. Hardin said the victim was likely killed by a passing train. A paper bearing the name Biggs was found. the FBI will be asked to help identify him.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Southern Railway
Cottondale
Sam T. Hardin
Biggs
Harding
FBI
House Readies Ballot To Lift Manpower Limit
Washington July 25 A fast house schedule promised a vote today removing all limits on the armed forces. It may permit a vote next week on President Truman's request for 10.5 billion dollars for them to spend. The plan also included freezing enlistments for a year beyond expiration. Truman's cash request, forecast in a Korean crisis message, totals 10.4869 billion for armed services with additional funds for draft operation and an emergency fund.
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Washington
Truman
House
White House
Robbery and Kidnap Probe Nets Four Suspects
Four persons are held in a robbery and kidnapping case involving C. E. Hobson, operator of a filling station near Birmingham. The suspects Paul Lowery 22 John Lowery 20 Mary Milldrum 20 and Joan Ruth Reed 18 face arrest depending on location with the men held in Tuscaloosa and the women in Montgomery. Hobson said he was kidnapped last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Floyd Robertson
Robertson
C. E. Hobson
Alberta
Birmingham
Paul Lowery
John Lowery
Mary Milldrum
Montgomery
Joan Ruth Reed
Louisville
Hobson
Lhe
Judge Denies Plea of Negro Willie McGee
Chief Justice Harvey McGehee denied Willie McGee a writ of coram nobis that would have stayed his execution scheduled for Thursday. The petition claimed false testimony earlier convicted him of raping a Laurel, Mississippi, housewife in 1945, but no supporting evidence was presented. Governor Wright held a clemency meeting with Civil Rights Congress members as the case moved toward final action.
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Jackson, Miss
Harvey McGehee
Willie McGee
McGehee
McGee
Fielding Wright
Civil Rights Congress
Congress
Wright
Andy Grossman
New York
August 14 M Day Tentative for 1343d Engineer Battalion
Lt. Col. Ocie V Blankenship announced August 14 as the tentative mobilization date for the 1343d engineer combat battalion. No training site is set yet as several WWII camps have closed since 1945. Alabama Adjutant General notes former National Guardsmen in inactive status must enter active service with their units. students must leave courses. other service branches not considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocie V. Blankenship
1343D Engineer
Adjutant General of
Alabama
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Initial Draft Calls Out For Induction Examinations
Morgan county men received the first 43 pre induction examination calls from the Morgan Selective Service board. Notices to report are expected today and married men must report status changes promptly to avoid penalties. The first calls target older qualified men aged 18 to 26 under the Selective Service law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Morgan Selective Service Board
Selective Service
Rabies Tests Negative On Dog Heads Brought To Decatur Lab
None of the three heads examined at the Decatur branch laboratory in the past week showed rabies. Director C. C. Johnson said the samples were all dog heads, including one from Haleyville brought in Wednesday and others from Sheffield and Florence on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
C. C. Johnson
Haleyville
Sheffield
Florence
Frenzied Reds Smash Yongdong Center As U S Forces Retreat
American ground troops abandoned Yongdong after a daylong battle with North Korean forces along the Taejon Yongdong highway. U S and British carrier planes conducted a surprise raid along the east coast but results were not disclosed. Yongdong lies 20 miles southeast of Taejon on the Pusan rail corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo
Yongdong
Korea
First Cavalry Division
Taejon-Yongdong
MacArthur
U.S
Pusan
Taejon
Taejon-Pusan
Box Seats For Tennessee Valley Horse Show Selling Fast
Box seats for the Tennessee Valley Horse Show are going quickly says Nina Woods secretary. Tickets and box seating are available at the Horse Show office on Second Street. The event expects about 200 horses, with more details in Daily today. The show starts at 7 30 PM Thursday at Legion Field chaired by Decatur Lions Wheat. Proceeds benefit the Light Conservation Fund and charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
Nina Woods
Cricial House
Miss Wood
the Legion Field
Decatur Lions Wheat
Ed Ceeds
Light Conservation Fund
Charity
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Diane
Wena
Sharges
C. N. Garrett
Miss Mary Louise Garrett
Summerville, Ga
Decatur Association of Life Underwriters
Woodall’s
Metcalfe
Morgan City
Merc
Monay
Duard
Sivley
Falkville
Decatur General Hospital
Ronald O'Neal Strickland
W. E. Jones
Highway South
Andy Stoltz
Hamil Clinic
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue East
Decatur Emma’ Hospital
Watford Fairbanks
Decatur 2
Decatur General ‘Hospital
R. W. Neal
Vinemont 2
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
George Tanner
Athens Highway
H. HM. May
Trinity
James Carr
Jackson Street
Hamil Clinic Hospital
James V. Wolaver
Fourth Street North
Frances Collier
Moulton Street
Jim Roberson
Harold Williams
Somerville
Mary Collier
Wayne Sivley
Decatur General
Charles Anders
College Street
O. E. Burton
Sherman Street
Aia
James E
Mahon
D-Tex
National Guard
Myrtis C. Lyle
Billy J. Sandlin
John W. Phillips Jr
Elliott C. Chandler
Russell
Valdermosa
Lucile Hawkins
R. C. McWhorter
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Ed Price
Decatur Rotary
Elmer Ange
Civitan Club
Frederick Hunt
Kiwanis
Frankie Aeatt Daathhead
Maynard Layman
the Daily
Fred Voehringer
By Ken Reynolds
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