Weather Outlook, Social Notes, and Local Updates
Cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the south port area this afternoon and Thursday. Partly cloudy tonight with moderate to fresh easterly winds along the coast. Noon temperature 92, max 93 with no rainfall in past 24 hours. Kiwanis program set for Thursday chaired by Philip Shanks. Births include Karen Ann Britton, grandparents Roy Britton and D M Clark of Athens. Local visits noted and hospital admissions include Baby Ray Alexander at Decatur General. Eleven cited for sanitary code violations and various traffic offenses in recorder’s court. See Diary on Page 2.
Two Counties Escape Polio in Alabama
Morgan and Limestone counties report no polio cases this year says health officer Dr. L. R. Murphree. Rates for typhoid scarlet fever malaria and whooping cough are also down, though the state shows a higher than usual polio rate not yet reaching epidemic proportions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan and
Limestone
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Acheson Pleads For Foreign Arms Funds
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to withhold judgment on the 1.45 billion dollar foreign arms aid request until all evidence is in. He spoke at a news conference as opposition grows in Congress to the full appropriation. He outlined an interim program and will present Russia data, stressing it contains no hush hush material. Senators Byrd and Bridges joined critics, calling the request a blank check. The House and Senate committees weigh the plan as a stop gap amid talk of a broader defense strategy.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
State Department
Byrd
D-Va
Bridges
R-N. H
Senate Armed Services Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Group
State Acheson
Senate
Son of Solon is killed by Train
Quinton Coburn 27 son of Rep Paul Coburn of Tuscumbia was killed by a train in Birmingham while on his way home from Sheffield. He had moved to Birmingham a month ago and worked at a construction firm for a paycheck he did not receive. A Navy veteran of World War II, Coburn leaves a wife and two young children, Don and Eunice Paulette. Coroner Hildebrand noted the exact cause of the strike could not be determined.
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Birmingham
Quinton Coburn
Paul Coburn
Tuscumbia
Coburn
Sheffield
Montgomery
Joe L. Hildebrand
Don
Eunice Paulette
FBI Probes Extortion After Klan Attack on Mayor in Georgia
FBI agents in Albany investigate possible violations of federal extortion law in Iron City Georgia after a Ku Klux Klan assault on Mayor Drake. Four letters demanding residents leave town were mailed to two men and two women, with local lawmen confirming evidence of extortion acts.
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Iron City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Drake
South
Georgia
FBI
Albany
Herbert
Ben Dekle
Bain
Accounting of Funds Sought in Chilton County
The News reports state examiners demanded an accounting of about 240000 after auditing the Chilton county commissioners court in Clanton Alabama. The demand targets six officials led by Probate Judge W L Parrish and covers Oct 1947 to Sept 30 1948.
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Birmingham
Chilton County Commissioner's Court
Clanton
Ala
C. R. Keener
Auburn
Roland L. Sparkman
W. L. Parrish
Hoyt Freeman
Thorsley
J. Lee Smith
R. L. Dursley
Plantersville
J. Monroe Parrish
W. M., Polk
Third Round In Probe Starts In Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama, the third round of a probe begins with Ku Klux Klan chief William Hugh Morris facing a county grand jury investigating mob violence. Morris has twice refused to produce secret Klan records and was jailed 16 days for contempt. He posted a $500 conditional bond last Saturday to bring the records before the jury, having previously refused the condition. His home was entered a week earlier. he claimed the records were stolen. The state supreme court refused to review the contempt case, issuing a ruling denying Klan legal rights to claim See THIRD on Page 2.
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Birmingham
William Hugh Morris
Morris
State Supreme Court
Junk Dealers Given Warning
Morgan junk dealers are warned to heed a grand jury report on merchandise purchases. Circuit Johnson asks dealers to follow Alabama code requiring advance notification, item descriptions, and seller details, with records to be kept. Violations carry up to 500 dollars fine or six months hard labor.
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Morgan
George Johnson
Johnson
H. Harrison Hill
Malaria Tests Planned for Limestone and Morgan Counties
About 300 persons in Limestone and Morgan counties will be tested for malaria, said health officer Dr L R Murphree. Blood specimens will be taken from residents in historically malaria prone areas to prevent potential future outbreaks.
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Limestone
Morgan Counties
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Preparations For Show Are Being Finished
The eighteenth annual Tennessee Valley horse show is near. Lions club officials led by Harold Watkins report arena work, judging platform, stands and concessions will be finished tonight. Committees include Lights and equipment Ric Freeman and others, Grounds Bill Stone, Parking J B Whitmire, Arena Sam Wheat, Decorations Harold Watkins, Past entries E D Bailey Jr. and more. Buses will run from Second Avenue and Johnston Street starting at 6:30 PM to Legion Field to ensure transport for all attendees.
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Lions Club
Harold Watkins
Russell Humphrey
Wesley Cook
Jack Mason
Bill Stone
Jimmy Fite
Red Freeman
Watkins
Lions” Club
Sam Wheat
Ric. Freeman
Leo Wright
Php Timberlake
Colin J. Andrews
Bayne Vaughan
Bob Agnew
Paul Robson
Ned Frazier
Carlton Kelley
John Keyes
Homer. B. Hutchinson
Charles W. Price
R. D. Smith
W. W. Dinsmore
Tom Edgil
E. M. Frazier
John McBride
Roy Odom
H. B. Raley
J.B. Whitmire
Tim Lyons
Gerald Neher
Leroy McEntire Jr
Horace Levin
Johnnie Giles
Ray Childs
Claude Metz
Charlie Blackwell
Otis Jeffries
Buddy Rogers
Homer Tankersley
David Young
Bob Lewis
Arthur Nebrig
Earl Glenn
Reneau Carroll
G. D. Sims
E. D. Bailey Jr
Howard Belser
Frank Godwin
Allen Rooks
Allison Smith
Johnnie Aycock
Legion Field
Second Avenue
Johnston Street
Defense Moves In Raider Trial
In Columbiana Alabama Defense attorney Handy Ellis argues that the eight indicted men in a raid on a small non union coal concern were misidentified He seeks to place all eight defendants on the stand The state has four witnesses claiming they saw Dick Kirkpatrick among the mob and one says he kicked co owner William Hinz in the face
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Columbiana
Ala
Dick Kirkpatrick
Helena
Miner
Atty L. H
Handy) Ellis
Atlanta Judge Shoots Down Lawyer in Divorce Row
Atlanta judge Robert Carpenter fired five shots at attorney John Lockwood in a pre dawn confrontation on a Fulton County street. Lockwood, wounded in the face, fled and fell into a 40 foot hole, condition listed as fair. The two men, once business partners, have been adversaries in nine suits amid a tangle of divorce and alienation claims.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Civil Court
Robert Carpenter
John Lockwood
Carpenter
Lockwood
Helen Carpenter
Estelle G. Manful
Eleanor Roosevelt Defends Stance On Federal Aid Beliefs
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt denies bias against the Roman Catholic church and says she will stand for government programs she believes right. In a letter to Cardinal Spellman she clarifies opposition to federal aid for parochial schools and affirms support for federal education aid, while denying anti Catholic sentiment and defending her record.
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Eleanor
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Cardinal Spellman
Roosevelt
New York
Congress
Senate
Eleanor the Cardinal
New York State
Herbert H. Lehman
Bernard Baruch
Charles K. Gilbert
R It
Smith
United States
New Auto Tags Arrive For Morgan County 1950 Plates
Morgan county received 10 600 vehicle license tags for 1950 Abe tags the largest single consignment sent to Morgan county in Oct 1950 as sales open Judge T C Almon said the initial tag allotment will not cover all needs with further orders anticipated through July 1 Tags go on sale Oct 1 with yellow numerals on black background replacing 1949 design Prices drop monthly as tags are sold throughout the year
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Morgan County
Ark
T. C. Almon
Alnion
Morgan
Almon
Probate
Paris Acts to Approve Pact
The French national assembly approved the North Atlantic treaty by 398 to 187 after an all night session with heated debate and fist fights between communists and rightists. Final steps await approval by French and Dutch upper houses before the pact takes effect upon ratifications from Belgium Canada France Luxembourg the Netherlands Britain and the United States. A separate item notes Britain seeking 824 million dollars to meet emergency needs, risking the Marshall Plan.
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Associated Press
French National Assembly
French Assembly
Belgium
Canada
France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Britain
United States
Measure Goes To Senate For Ballot Tuesday
Alabama House clears the 67 senator reapportionment bill through a constitutional committee vote, moving toward a possible passage next Tuesday and a statewide referendum. The plan would replace current districting with 67 full time senators, while related moves seek to empower counties to push constitutional amendments. A separate education amendment would appoint the state superintendent, with board appointment subject to Senate confirmation. House and Senate committees also killed four economy measures affecting highway funds, raising concerns over federal match limitations.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Constitution Committee
Alabama
Vernon S. Summerlin
Crenshaw
House Education Committee
Earl Metin
Butler
State Board of Education
House Judiciary Committee
Highway Department
Highway Patrol
W. Guerry Pruett
Rankin Fite
Marion County
Congressmen Visit TVA Operations on Two Day Tour
A five member congressional sub committee on expenditures began a two day study of Tennessee Valley Authority operations in Knoxville Tennessee. Chair Porter Hardy said it is a routine examination of executive department expenditures. The delegation would visit Muscle Shoals Alabama after meetings with TVA officials in Knoxville. Members include Richard Bolling M G Burnside R W Richman and H R Smith.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Executive Department
Porter Hardy
D-Va
Hardy
Muscle Shoals
Ala
TVA
Beesides Hardy
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
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Drubemad
Hamil Clinic
Aaron Reyer
Fourth Avenue West
B. W. Fuqua
Rogersville
Philip Shanks
Kiwanis Club
Noah Howard
Arnold Clyde
Moulton 3
Henry Leatherwood
Lake Wales
Florida
Salena Oletha Howard
Lawrenceburg
Leatherwood
Mr. Howard
Howard
William R. Britton
Detroit
Michigan
Karen Ann Britton
Roy Britton
D. M. Cluxton
Athens
J. E. Sims
Otis Bass
Wendell
Bucky Sims
Purdon
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas
S. P. Christian
Southside Baptist Church
Arlie B. Davidson
The
Daily
Rochester, Minn
Mayo Clinic
Leonard A. Staab
Decature
Margaret Staab
Saint Alexes Hospital
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Ewell Gregg
Board of Directors
Chamber
Recorders Court
Ray Alexander
Theron Alexander
Hillsboro
Decatur General Hospital
D. D. Davis
Ladie M. Tacket
Moulton
Willie C. Elliott
Falrville
Decatur
By Ken Reynolds
Sgt
York
Alvin Clark
Tennessee
American Legion
Chattanooga
Charles Cooledge
Solon
Clanton Audit
Bessemer
Lacey Alexander
Seamon
Alvin Edwards
Viree — Edwards
Marillou Baker
W. H. Sessions
Edwards
Adelyn Sumner
the American Legion
Atlantic City
N. J
Paris
Greenville
Fla
Ernest Thomas
Lake County
W. V. McCall
McCall
Simmie Moore
Bill Towles
Thomas
Groveland
Fuller Warren
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