Local weather and community notes from Decatur area
Local thundershowers are forecast for Sunday with moderate southerly coastal winds. Miss Jean McRae remains in Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis after surgery. she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knox McRae. The article also covers revival sermons at Church of the Nazarene, veterans notes, local civic and hospital announcements, and upcoming Maid of Cotton contest planning at Somerville Road School auditorium.
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Miss Jeat
McRae
the Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis
Knox McRae
Glenda
Larry
Decatur
Paul McRae
Miss Jean McRae
Twins Born Ten Days Apart Cost Life Of Mother In Illinois
In Lincoln Illinois authorities at Deaconess hospital report a farm wife Mrs Donald Voelker died shortly after the second of twin girls was born ten days after the first child July 19. The twins are reported doing well and the ten day gap is described as very unusual. The mother reportedly contracted pneumonia after the births.
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Lincoln, Ill
Deaconess Hospital
Donald Voelker
Enlistment Filed for Lee Smith in Air Force
General Lee Smith has applied here for enlistment as a private in the U S Air Force. He is 18 years old and willing to accept private pay. The record notes his first name is unknown in the available excerpt.
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Waterloo, In
Lee Smith
U. S. Air Force
Associate Of Red Couriers Caught By FBI
The Justice Department said Abraham Brothman an associate of Harry Gold confessed courier for Soviet atom spies has been arrested on obstructing justice charges. Miriam Moskowitz 34 also arrested. Both held near Cliffwood New Jersey.
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Washington
Justice Department
Harry Gold
Abraham Brothman
Miriam Moskowitz
Cliffwood
N. J
Brothman
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Gold
Jacob Golos
Hoover
Amtorg
Semen H. Semenov
New York
Semenov
Russia
Soviet Union
New York City
Columbia University
Sunnyside, & L
Home Oil Mill Wins $150,000 Tax Refund In Court
U S District Judge Seybourne H Lynne upheld the Home Oil Mill of Decatur and the W R Spight trust claim to a 150000 income tax refund after the company paid the tax under protest years ago. The mill contends it operates for charitable religious and educational purposes and had won prior rebates.
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Birmingham
Ala
Home Oil Mill
Decatur
W. R. Spight Religious and Charitable Trust
U. S
Seybourne H. Lynne
Lad Owes Life to Mouse Swallowed by Rattlesnake
James L. Garrison a Mt. Hope School sixth grader was bitten in a garage while washing a car. Doctors at Irwin and Dyar infirmary say the rattler’s venom was likely spent on a mouse found in its stomach, sparing the boy. The 14 year old, son of Mr and Mrs O L Garrison, was treated at Moulton hospital and is recovering at home in Hickory Grove after moving from Phil Campbell Alabama.
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James L. Garrison
Mt. Hope School
C. G. Farish
Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
Moulton
Hickory Grove
Young Garrison
Moulton Hospital
Farish
Garrison
James
O. L. Garrison
Phil Campbell
Ala
Price Controls Threaten Truman Support in Election Year
The Associated Press reports that proposed price controls on food and farm products could hurt the administration by angering voters whether controls pass or not. Agriculture experts expect food prices to rise only 3 or 4 percent this year with ample stock helping stabilize markets.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman
Congress
Quick Action Nabs Couple Quick Action Nabs Couple
Abraham Brothman head of Ulster Chemical in Cliffwood New Jersey and Miriam Moskowitz principal stockholder of the firm were arrested in New York on conspiracy to give false testimony to a federal grand jury probing subversive activities. They allegedly arranged with Harry Gold to provide false information claiming they were brought together by Jacob Golds.
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ED Creagh
New York
Harry Gold
Atom
Justice Department
Abraham Brothman
Ulster Chemical Company
Cliffwood
N. J
Miriam Moskowitz
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Gold
Federal Grand Jury
Washam
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Brothman
Grand Jury
Jacob Golds
Defense spending reveals share for new weapons and upkeep
New figures show about 18 percent of $48 billion spent by the armed forces over four years went to new planes tanks ships and guns. The rest funded operations maintenance and terminal Leave as Johnson noted 60 percent of Truman's requested $10.5 billion would go to weapons while the four year period covered July 1943 to June 1950.
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Washington
Defense Johnson
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Truman
House
Congress
Watchman Dies by Self Inflicted Shot in Athens
Russell Edgar Nicholson, 47, a watchman at Limestone County Bonded Warehouse, died Saturday evening from a self inflicted .38 caliber gunshot to the heart. A son in law witnessed the confession before the act. Nicholson had seven years of ill health and a nervous disorder after a fall. He is survived by a widow and six sons and a daughter. Funeral plans to be announced. Officers investigating include Chief Frank Johnson and Sheriff John Sandlin.
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Russell Edgar Nicholson
Athens
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Nicholson
Limestone County
Cribbs
Limestone
Grigsby Griffis
Mutual Service Funeral
Mussmal
John Sandlin
Griffis
Roy Beasley
Collis Nelson
Boat Officer Leads Brave Raid On Koreans
Eight volunteers from the 27th regiment led by Lt Harris launched a counter attack on an operations post in Korea. They used a 60-millimeter mortar and grenades to silence five Russian type machine guns and seized 18 automatic weapons while suffering no casualties. Major G Murch recommended citations and a Congressional Medal of Honor for the leaders. Sgt Junior Johnson acted as platoon sergeant and second in command.
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Korea
Ala
G. Murch
St. Louis
Harris
Junior Johnson
Marion
South Carolina
Mobile Bus Strike Relief Emerges After 45 Days
Mobile officials report relief in the city transit dispute as a 45 day bus strike shows signs of easing after talks. Union leaders and city managers met to discuss routes fare adjustments and driver staffing with potential short term service restoration.
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Mobile
Ala
Compromise On Controls Seen Possible Soon
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said stand-by power to invoke wage price and rationing controls could yield a workable compromise in the dispute over home front mobilization. He spoke as calls for broader curbs grew in Congress. White House officials said Truman has not decided on such authority.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Truman
Illinois
Congress
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ives Calls for Standby Powers Over Wages and Prices
Senator Ives of New York says the world is grave and urges President Truman to have stand-by authority to impose wage and price controls and possibly rationing. He links the Korean crisis to a broader Russian program and accuses the administration of soft-pedaling the danger.
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Washington
Ives
N. Y
Truman
Congress
Congress weighs broader controls as Truman faces pressure
Aware of rising demand in Congress for wider curbs, President Truman is expected to discuss the issue with congressional leaders Monday. Senator Taft leads a Republican group demanding narrowing of the administration bill authorizing credit controls allocation and priorities on scarce materials seizure of plants and government loans to spur defense production.
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Ross
Congress
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee
Two Injured in Decatur Weekend Traffic Accidents
Two people suffered injuries and heavy damage occurred in Decatur traffic crashes. Mrs. Luther W. Atkins was hurt on Sixth Avenue North. Elgie Lee Hester sustained bruises on Fourth Avenue West. Police identified three vehicles in a Saturday incident and noted all cars were southbound on Sixth Avenue before stopping.
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Decatur
Luther W. Atkins
Chestnut Street
Sixth Avenue North
Church Street
Wilson Avenue
Elgie Lee Hester
Fourth Avenue West
Ed Grubbs
Jackson
Ronald C. Chittam
Athens
Jeff C. Chittam
Sixth Avenue
Troy Martin Sr
Air Force signals go ahead with plane production plan
The Air Force sent letters of intent to 200 manufacturers authorizing more than 4 billion dollars in airplanes and parts for the current fiscal year. The step seeks to start hiring and contract negotiations while Congress acts on appropriations, with details on companies and exact aircraft to come later.
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Washington
Air Force
Congress
Truman
Stepped Up Air Attacks Begin Over Korea Front
TOKYO July 30 U S forces intensified air attacks on North Korea with B 29s striking supply and communications targets from bases in Japan. Air chief and Gen Walton H Walker note the South threat rivals the North as fighters and bombers focus on Reds advancing on the Southwest flank.
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Tokyo
U.S
Korea
Japan
North Korea
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Fifth Air Force
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Hamchang - Andong- Yongdok
Air Force
Pope Pius XII Urges Prayer to Spare World War
Pope Pius XII addressed 30,000 pilgrims at St. Peter's Basilica urging prayers for Rome Italy and the world to be spared from war. He spoke briefly in Italian as American pilgrimage groups from New York City looked on.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Italy
New York City
Mounted Gendarmes Clash With Anti Leopold Rioters in Brussels
In Brussels rioters clashed with mounted gendarmes after King Leopold III’s return. Government ordered troops to seize power stations and exchanges. Pro Leopold cabinet declared a Liege state of emergency. injuries included a bleeding woman and a leg wound. four anti riot bombs were used.
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Alfred Cheval
Brussels
Belgium
Leopold III
Germany
Pro- Leopold
Liege
Verviers
Léopold
North Korean Push Threatens U S Position in Korea
Across the 200 mile front North Korean forces moved toward Kumchon and Taegu, threatening to envelop key U S positions. Reports say a reconnaissance unit was ambushed near Kumchon while Red columns pressed toward Pusan with sporadic artillery fire and limited counterattacks.
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Tokyo
Kumchon
U. S
South Korea
Associated Press
William Moore
MacArthur
U.S. Eighth Army
Taegu
Kachong
Pusan
United Nations
U.s.eighth Army
Korea
William R. Moore
U.S. First
Morgan Countian Arrested After Jasper Speech
In Jasper Alabama a 44 year old man Wallace Haley Decatur was arrested after delivering a tirade against President Truman and U S military leaders to about 500 people in the courthouse square. Police say Haley called leaders gangsters and hoodlums and claimed to be a preacher preaching communism. He is charged with unlawful anarchy and held on 2500 bond. See MORGAN on Page 9.
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Jasper
Ala
Truman
U. S
Harold Wilson
Walace Haley
Decature
Haley
E. Dick "Ustow
Code of
Alabama
Wilson
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E.W. Collier
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J. T. Horton
EMD
Naval Reserves
Great Lakes
Harold Wallace
Mercury
TVA
Lee Wisdom
Twelfth Avenue West
Hamil Pital
Rnell
Hisfom Hamil Clinic
J. B. Whitmire
California
Troy Blevins
Decatur 2
Hamil Clinic
Charles Childers
Decatur 3
Hamil Clinic Hospital
William E. Gamble
Mattie M. Gamble
Litchfield Avenue
Gadsden
Edward Norwood
Elmer Ange
Somerville Road School
Camp Belvoir
Louis Blizzard
WHOS
D. L. Allen
G-Men
New Jersey
Miss Moskowitz
Bayonne
City College of New York
War Manpower Commission
Lad
Mouse
Rattler
Ovida. Martin
Sun
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Yongdong
Yongju
Hamchang
Hadong
Chinju
Hamyang
Reds
See
Gendames
Walker
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Morgan Countian
Morgan
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