Decatur Daily Briefs Weather births and events
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers expected this afternoon and tonight. The Decatur weather bureau reports a high of 87 and low of 72. Local births include Joyce Marie McStadden born at Decatur General Hospital and a son born to Mr. and Mrs. W B Nelson at Decatur General. The cotton market quoted middling at 33.15 and strict low at 32.15. Police arrested two for offenses. Community revival and church programs noted along with a Marine Corps enlistee leaving. See diary on page 2.
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OO State
W. B. Nelson
Decatur 3
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur
Escaped Convict Shot Dead After Chicken House Hideout
Douglas Georgia July 30 an escaped negro convict Lucius Clark thirty was shot and killed by officers after he refused to surrender found in a farm chicken house. Trooper W B Hitchcock Jr age 32 of the Tifton station was wounded by buckshot in an ambush incident earlier.
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Douglas
J. W. Wingate
Tifton
Wingate
W. B. Hitchcock Jr
Hitchcock
Lucius Clark
Johnson County
Lang Faces 99 Year Term In First Degree Murder Case
James Lester Lang, 38, faces a 99 year sentence after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the April killing of Christine Haynie on Lacon mountain. Defense attorney Russell Lynne says a motion for a new trial will be filed and an appeal to the state supreme court if denied.
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Uilty
Lester
Lang
Morgan Circuit
Christine Haynie
Sam Hobbs
James Lester Lang
Russell Lynne
Daily Today
State Supreme Court
Lynne
Haynie
Lacon Mountain
John Pickett
Megro
Lola
Pickett
LeRoy Malone
Negro
Vine Street
Harris
Julian Harris
Newton B. Powell
George C. Johnson
Philip Shanks
Melvin Hutson
Noble Russell
Death Sentence Commuted in Alabama Case
Howard Rice, 27, Greene County, had his death sentence for a shotgun slaying commuted to life by Governor James E. Folsom after a clemency hearing. The State sought a sanity test and testimonies citedRice's alleged weak mind. Prosecutors called the killing cold blooded with no self defense.
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Montgomery
Howard Rice
James E. Folsom
Greene County
Rice
John Means
Eutow
Bower Simmons
T. S. Boggs
Mine Blast At Edgewater Mine In Alabama Kills One
A gas explosion at Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Edge water coal mine in Birmingham killed William Gregg 38 and injured 13 others with reports of additional men trapped. Rescue teams worked as relatives gathered and injured workers were taken to Birmingham and TC I hospitals.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
Big Edgewater
William Gregg
CST
Birmingham Hospital
J. G. Bradford
Russia Stumbling Block to European Recovery, He Says
Dr Berthold S Kennedy and his wife from Belle Mina report Europe would recover faster if Russia did not interfere. They traveled from San Francisco to Honolulu Tokyo and Hong Kong noting postwar destruction and shortages. In Japan food scarcity and military guides hinder foreigners. In Shanghai exchange rates and illiteracy affected daily life. See Russia on Page
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Russia
Europe
Berthold S. Kennedy
Japan
Yokohama
Kennedys
Tokyo
Elmer Miller
Athens
Prop
Sialians
Kennedy
Shanghai
Eeseere
Hong Kong
Berlin Berlin Clashes Deepen Amid Cold Food Offer
Soviet offer to feed Berlin drew little Western response as new attacks hit the anti communist city government. Moscow informants cite a possible Big Four Berlin talks in Paris in September if envoy negotiations with Molotov proceed satisfactorily.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Moscow
Paris
V. M. Molotov
Molotov Absents Moscow Delays Western Talks
The U S embassy was told Molotov is out of town with a deputy foreign minister on duty. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith, just back from Berlin and London, seeks a meeting on the German crisis. The British German press says Molotov is away on an undetermined vacation.
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Moscow
U. S
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Office
Molotov
Walter Bedell Smith
Berlin
London
Germany
Valerian A. Zorin
Russians in Berlin accuse city of saboting feeding efforts
Russians in Berlin charge the city administration is sabotaging Soviet feeding efforts by blocking imported grain unloading at Berlin barge harbors. City officials deny the claim while a U S military spokesman calls it poppycock.
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Berlin
Alabama electors pledge to vote for states rights ticket
Birmingham reports confirm Alabama figures Sparkman Hill and Sparkman signaled support for Thurmond Wright ticket. Horace Wilkinson releases letters showing Sparkman Hill and Sparks pledged to the November Democratic slate, while ex Gov Sparks reiterates plans to vote for Democratic electors.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Lister Hill
John J. Sparkman
Chauncey Sparks
Thurmond-Wright
Horace C. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Thurmond
Wright
Eufaula
Sparks
Democratic Roosters
Truman
A. A. Carmichael
Joseph N. Langan
Mobile
Montgomery
Sparkman
OFrkman_St
Electors For Dixie Ticket Endorse Thurmond Wright
Alabama officials pledged the state's 11 electoral votes to the states rights ticket of Gov. Strom Thurmond and Gov. Fielding L. Wright. This marks the first formal support for the President. See ELECTORS on Page 2.
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Stanley Atkins
Birmingham
Alabama
States’ Rights
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Farm Bureau Leaders Speak At Limestone County Meeting
Alan Kline president of the American Farm Bureau spoke at the Limestone County Farm Bureau one day meeting in Belle Mina with about 20 attendees. Edward A. O Nea l Florence former AFB president introduced him and Randolph of the Alan Farm Bureau also appeared. Wallace Steele of Athens presided while visitors were hosted by local businessmen at breakfast before touring Belle Mina station.
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Alan Kline
American Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Limestone County Farm Bureau
Valley
Belle Mina Experiment Station
Edward A. O'Neal
Florence
American Bureau
Kline
Randolph
Alan Farm Bureau
Wallace Steele
Athens
Limestone Bureau
Messrs. Kline
O’neal
Starkville
Miss
Belle Mina
Huge Damage Suit Is Filed In Ardmore Auto Crash
Three suits totaling 125000 dollars seek damages from Foster Magnusson over a wreck near Ardmore that killed three people. Helen Clinard and Leroy Clinard sue for 50000 and 25000 dollars respectively for injuries and death. Deloise Clinard survived. Martha Gordon died and Miss Randy Magnusson was hospitalized.
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Foster Magnusson
Ardmore
Pulaski
Tenn
Mark Eslick
Panini Yoise Ann *Etiiacdeae
Helen B.) Clinard
Magnusson
Leroy Clinard
Martha Gordon
Athens
Miss Magnusson
Robinson to Head Morgan County Farm Bureau
J T Robinson of Decatur was elected president of the Morgan County Farm Bureau at the annual Morgan County High School meeting in Hartselle. J C White of Priceville named vice president, replacing long time president C E Braswell. Over 1500 attended with Edward A O Neal of Florence as principal speaker. A morning musical program and a milk development talk by Mr Hume of Carnation Milk followed the welcome by Ed Price. Bob Gibson provided the barbecue.
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J. T. Robinson
Decatur 3
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
J. C. White
Priceville
Robinson
C. E. Braswell
Decature
Edward A. O'Neal
Florence
American Farm Bureau
Mr. Hume
Carnation Milk Farm Service Department
Tennessee Valley
Ed Price
Bob Gibson
Weeping Women Wait For Dead At I G Farben Site
Weeping German women waited as rescue teams battled wreckage at the I G Farben chemical plant in Ludwigshafen. Casualties ranged from 138 dead to 200-250 missing and more than 2,300 injured. American troops aided operations and were praised by Gen. Clay for their role. The blast, likely from ethyl chloride, left 16 buildings destroyed while the plant reportedly operated at 50 percent capacity.
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I. G. Farben Chemical
Ludwigshafen
Germany
U. S. Army
Frankfurt
Richard O'Regan
I. G
Farben
Europe
Lucious D. Clay
U. S
Berlin
Walter F. Partin
Nashville
Tenn
Partin
Three Thousand Applauds Horse Show Winners Parade
Myra Lou Allen the chestnut mare and The Cajun the black stallion won top honors at the Tennessee Valley horse show on Benson Field before 2 500 to 3 000 spectators. Mary Huffaker notes Myra Lou Allen received the red horseshoe and $100 in the walking horse stake and was second in the junior walking horse class. The Cajun ridden by Billy Cheatham claimed the yellow and purple flowers and $100 in the five gaited stake. Maddie Crawford owns The Cajun. Nanette Hewett drove Fireball in a special exhibition and won first in both the five gaited pony and three gaited horse class. Other participants included Mrs. B. Martin with Maid of Cotton and Decatur youths Dougks Winton Maryleen Duncan and Carolyn McMillan with horses and a Hammond organ accompaniment. See page 3.
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Mary Huffaker
Myra Lou Allen
Benson Field
Cheatham Brothers
Delrose, Tenn
Billy Cheatham
John Crawford
Maddie Crawford
Wartrace
Tenn
Nanette Hewett
Albertville
Fireball
Miss Hewett
Decatur
Dougks Winton
Rhythm Wave
Whiteway
Maryleen Duncan
Nona Om Jones
Carolyn McMillan
Andy
Mra Simens
Leon Cole
Demands For Prices Power Are Renewed
President Truman urged Congress to enact anti inflation laws to prevent business collapse and curb spending. Senator Taft criticized the move saying Truman seeks new powers declaring inflation harder to stop. Treasury Secretary Snyder pressed for price controls and higher bank reserves to restrain credit and cool demand. Porter Carries Fight on House Banking Panel urging restoration of price controls.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Capitol
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Standoff Over Poll Tax Bill Withdrawn From Debate
Dixie Democrats pressed their opposition in the senate to outlaw poll taxes while Republicans remained quiet. Senator Stewart of Tennessee resumed the floor after 51 senators answered roll call, two more than the required quorum of 49. Senator Wherry signaled plans to move the poll tax measure forward at session end.
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Washington
Senate
Stewart
Tenn
Wherry
Neb
Truman
Republicans urged anti inflation program from Dewey
Rep Monroney pressed Republicans to present an anti inflation plan and invite GOP candidate Thomas E. Dewey to testify before Congress. He argued Truman’s cost of living program failed and Republicans should propose their own. Wolcott conditionally agreed to invite Dewey and other candidates if Truman appears. Taft called the price issue an emergency and urged legislation, noting presidential power to curb inflation.
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Rep. Monroney
Dokla
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Congress
Monroney
Truman
Wolcott
R-Mich
Dewey
Henry Wallace
Taft
Senate
Newsman J Glenn Jordan Dies In Chattanooga
Telegraph editor J Glenn Jordan of The News-Free Press died early today at a Chattanooga hospital after a long illness. Born September 25 1902 in Huntsville Alabama he studied at the University of Alabama and had served as editor since March 1937.
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Chattanooga
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