Anti-Truman Forces Sweep Texas Democratic Primary
In Texas, Governor Allan Shivers won a decisive primary victory with 672,459 votes against Ralph Yarborough as pro Truman forces backed Shivers. Attorney General Price Daniel led to succeed retiring Senator Tom Connally defeating Lindley Beckworth and E W Napier. The primary is effectively the election in the state.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Washington
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Tom Connally
Shivers
Daniel
Austin
Ralph Yarbrough
Democratic Party
Allene Traylor
San Antonio
Yarborough
Traylor
Lindley Beckworth
E. W. Napier
Wichita Falls
Beckworth
Napier
West Point Church Plans Revival in East Morgan County
A revival will be held at the West Point church in East Morgan county from August 4 through August 8 conducted by Wilburn Smallwood. The public is invited to attend.
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West Point
Morgan County
Wilburn
Smallwood
Watermelon market peaks in late spring and early summer
Report notes that most watermelons consumed in the United States arrive to market during late spring and early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Conventions Chose Newcomers Eisenhower and Stevenson
The Nation Today notes the remarkable move by Republicans and Democrats to nominate reluctant newcomers Eisenhower and Stevenson. Both public positions remained largely unknown on domestic issues until late in the campaigns, as delegates chose candidates more on faith than known stances.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Sens
Kefauver
Kerr
Russell
Averell Harriman
Sen
Taft
Hainois
Truman
Europe
Columbia University
New Hampshire
Illinois
State Department
Miscast as Alcohol Sparks Judge’s Frank Tales
Long Beach judge Wilbur F. Downs notes odd cases on his bench after 25 years. He recalls a former Broadway actress turned alcoholic who faced drunk charges, was treated and released, then reappeared bleary eyed. The director deemed her miscast for a skid-row part in a film.
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Long Beach
Calif
Wilbur F. Downs
Decatur Transit Announces Bus Route Extensions
Decatur Transit unveils August 1 service changes with extended East Decatur and South Decatur loops. Route 1 will-loop via 16th Ave to Sherman and 19th Ave, eliminating Wadsworth and Oak Walnut Bank Sts. Route 2 reverses in South Decatur from 6th Ave and 7th St to Somerville Road, Buena Vista, and 11th St, with deletions on 7th Ave and 9th St. Two blocks cover most homes, per W J Williams.
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Decatur Transit Today
W. J. Williams
Decatur Transit
East Decatur
East Acres
Oak Park
Fairview
Buena Vista
South Decatur Loop
6Th Ave. S. E
7Th St
Somerville Road
12Th Ave
11Th St. S. E
6Th Avenue
7Th Ave. S. E
Decatur
Williams
Decatur’ Transit
Woman Dies As Pan Am Plane Door Blows Open
In Rio de Janeiro a Pan American strato cruiser door blew open 27 miles out and a American-born woman, Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Westbrook Capellaro, was sucked to her death in the Atlantic. Capellaro, widow of U S Air Force Col Robert Westbrook, was aboard with Emilio Capellaro on a business trip. The craft returned to Rio as three Brazilian Air Force planes scoured the sea for her.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Pan American Airlines
Atlantic Ocean
Marie Elizabeth Westbrook Capellaro
Bessie Machris
Los Angeles
Emilio Capellaro
Rome
Italy
Capellaro
Rio
Private Pilot Makes Forced Landing in Potato Patch
Doug Moore, newly licensed private pilot, was forced to land a small plane in a potato patch. The landing occurred after an air cadet inspection in St. John’s, Canada. The only damage reported was to the propeller.
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ST. John’s
Canada
Doug Moore
Orphans Runaway Duo Traced to Decatur Arrest
Police reveal two orphan boys from Huling Home in Rantoul Illinois aged 14 and 12 ran away en route to New Orleans. Phillip Gammon and Jimmy Gammon confessed to petty thefts across Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee before capture in Decatur. They are jailed pending Welfare Department investigation.
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J. B. Whitmire
New Orleans
Decatur
Whitmire
Phillip Gammon
Jimmy Gammon
Welfare Department
Huling Home
Rantoul
Ill
Illinois
Madisonville
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Auto Electric Company
Pack Self
Charles Smith
Alex Terry
Elmer Wheeler Success Secrets by Burton Skiles
Cosmetic executive Burton Skiles, owner of Relaxacizor, shares four rules for success learned from rising to the top. He advises preparing for the future, keeping humor, admitting when wrong, and finishing the day then living. The piece frames Wheeler and Skiles as modern executives offering guidance to readers pursuing achievement.
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Burton Skiles
Cosmetic
Relaxacizor
Skiles
Record Heat Sets Alabama High Temps as Fires Burn
A severe heat wave pushes Alabama temperatures past 100 degrees with Huntsville 105 and Birmingham 102 while fires smoulder near Gadsden Birmingham and Pell City. Water shortages strain cities prompting conservation measures and voluntary lawn watering curbs to protect reservoirs and crops from drought damage.
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Birmingham
Ala ‘Bama
Gadsden
Pell City
Huntsville
North Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Tuscaloosa
Heads for Tahiti Camarada sailors set long voyage
Three Navy veterans Frank Thatcher Pat Swift and Miles Wyatt sail from Wilmington California aboard the 43 foot schooner Camarada aiming to drift along the Pacific coast stop at La Paz Acapulco Mexico Panama and South American ports. They plan an 18 to 24 month voyage lasting until funds run out before heading to Valparaiso Chile then west to the Marquesas and Tahiti.
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Wilmington
Calif
Chile
South Seas
Frank Thatcher
Pat Swift
Miles Wyatt
la Paz
Acapulco
Mexico
Panama
South American
Thatcher
Valparaiso
Marquesas
Tahiti
Tobacco Imports Cut London Plan Slashes Purchases
Britain will reduce tobacco imports this year to less than half the normal level from the United States and Canada, according to tobacco sources.
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London
Britain
United States
Canada
James H. Terry Claimed By Death
James H. Terry 91 a longtime Lawrence county resident died at 10 last night at his daughter Mrs D H Hefflins Hillsboro home Surviving are five sons Charlie Decatur Sam Hillsboro N B Athens C E and E M Terry California a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services set for 11 tomorrow at James Chapel church with burial in the adjacent Brown Cemetery James Chapel church conducted by Moulton funeral home directing
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Lawrence County
Jesse H. Terry
D. H. Hefflin
Hillsboro
Charlie Terry
Decatur
Sam Terry
N. B
James Chapel Church
Brown
Moulton
Duke Students Serve Methodist Churches Across South
Louise McIntyre of 1010 Chestnut Street Decatur and 86 Duke divinity students work full time this summer for more than 100 churches and church agencies in North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. They assist at youth camps and conferences and serve as pastors and assistants in five Methodist Conferences. McIntyre is a Macalester College graduate class of 1951 and daughter of George W. McIntyre.
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Louise McIntyre
Chestnut Street
Decatur
Duke University Divinity School
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Duke
George W. McIntyre
Macalester College
St. Paul, Minn
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