Weather outlook and local notices from Decatur area
Partly cloudy this afternoon to Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the north. southerly coastal winds. Local residents visiting or returning from travels, hospital admissions and discharges, births, and social events are noted, including names and addresses of residents and visitors. A fire at 1716 Eighth Avenue South caused light losses. Several residents attend travel, visits, and family events across states and provinces.
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Lee
Eighth Avenue South
Floyd Elkins
Elkins
Mt Pinson Child Fatally Hurt In Auto Overturns
One dead and another injured in Alabama weekend crashes. Theresa Jane McCombs, three, of Mt. Pinson, died after the car carrying her parents and siblings was struck by a train near Ma-Highway. Patrolman Hugh Baisden reported the vehicle overturned.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Theresa Jane McCombs
Owen H
Mt. Pinson
Ala
Sis
Paren
Southern Railway
Hugh Pion
Baisden
Wider Control Plan Wins Converts In Congress
Speaker Rayburn said President Truman still believes he has asked for enough economic controls but would not veto a bill that adds more. Congressional leaders discuss domestic controls as sentiment in Congress pushes beyond Truman’s proposals. Many legislators favor at least stand by authority for price and wage controls and rationing. Rayburn, a Texas Democrat, said he does not think the President would veto such a bill.
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Washington
Rayburn
Truman
Congressional
Congress
Texas
Truman seeks 4 billion for anti communist military aid
President Truman told congressional leaders he would send a message requesting 4 billion dollars in additional military aid to anti communist nations. Chairman Cannon said there is unanimous agreement to expedite action and that the estimates will be submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for immediate consideration. The procedure allows a rapid floor vote as the President declares an emergency to arm American allies.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Rayburn
Congress Leaders Discuss Wider Home Front Budget Controls
Rayburn said he and other Democratic leaders did not tell Truman he might receive a bill with extra controls. Participants in the controls discussion included Vice President Barkley, Senate Democratic Leader Lucas of Illinois, and House Democratic Leader McCormack of Massachusetts. Senator Maybank of South Carolina said the White House staff is studying a broader mobilization bill to include power to invoke wage price rationing.
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Rayburn
Truman
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Capitol
Maybank
D-Sc
White House
Sen
Red Port City Hit By Planes In Korean Front Action
Tokyo dispatch reports July 31 1950 air strikes against Yosu and surrounding areas as U S and Allied planes target marshalling yards storage dumps and troops along the Hadong Chinju highway. Mission pilots describe hits on machinegun nests and armored positions while B 29s pound chemical centers and transportation hubs.
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Tokyo
Yasu
Ort
Korea
MacArthur
Sunchon
Hudson
Carl S. Fraser
Tampa
Fla
Yosu
Frank C. Buzzy
Syracuse
N. Y
Hungnam
Ves
38Th Parallel
Emmett
Far, East Bomber Command
Talk Of Reapportionment And Adjournment In Alabama
Alabama legislators discuss reapportionment and possible immediate adjournment during the fourth or fifth special session urged by Governor James E. Folsom. Sen Bruce Henderson backs a 67 member House and 21 member Senate plan with administration support amid ongoing political maneuvering.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
House
Senate
Preston Clayton
Barbour County
Guardsmen Farewell Party Hosted by Veterans Groups
The Decatur National Guard will be guests of honor at a farewell party on August 12 hosted by American Legion DAV and VFW. Lonnie McDaniels orchestra will provide music with Elks Club relinquishing the band. A short program features commanders and Lt. Col. O C Blankenhip. Representatives are Waverly Loosier DAV Harold Smith and Charles Neely VFW. Refreshments of soft drinks and sandwiches. The Armory event is open to Guards and veterans by membership card.
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Decatur National Guard
American Legion
DAV
VFW
Lonnie McDaniels
Elks Club
McDaniels
O. C. Blankenship
Decatur Guard
Waverly Loosier
Harold Smith
Charles Neely
Air Force Bay Report Details Korean War Losses
At U S Eighth Army headquarters in Korea on July 31 the American Fifth Air Force reported 302 tanks destroyed and 240 damaged since June 25. Maj. Gen. Earle E. Partridge cited 6 388 sorties in five weeks, 44 enemy aircraft destroyed with two probables, 11 planes damaged, and 43 American planes lost. The briefing also listed enemy trucks and vehicles destroyed or damaged, locomotives, railway cars, artillery and anti aircraft guns, and bridges destroyed.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Earle E. Partridge
Partridge
MacArthur
Tokyo
Presidential commission urged to speed Southern water development
In Atlanta on July 31 a briefing rally heard experts from the region on a water resources program for the South. P O Davis of the Alabama extension service and Southeastern Development Association spoke from a prepared statement.
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Atlanta
South
Truman
Water Resources Policy Commission
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
Southeastern Development Association
Child killed by truck in Mobile intersection
Three year old Wayne Clark Jennings died after being struck by a heavy truck at a street intersection. Driver James C. Langford said the boy darted from behind a parked truck into the path of his machine and he was charged with manslaughter. It was Mobile's 26th highway fatality of the year.
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Mobile
Ala
Wayne Clark Jennings
City Hospital
James C. Langford
All-Out Mobilization Resolution Readied in Alabama
Alabama House Speaker W M Beck of DeKalb county prepared a resolution urging Congress to enact legislation for all-out mobilization. The measure calls for price controls, anti profiteering in war industry, manpower controls, and full mobilization of economic resources to combat perceived communist threats.
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Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Alabama
W. M. Beck
DeKalb County
Congress of the
United States
Beck
Summerlin Criticizes Legislation Calls for Vote
Sen Vernon Summerlin of Crenshaw questioned the legislature and urged a vote on the issue. He said residents back home dislike the policy and warned that if lawmakers stay childish they should resign.
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Vernon Summerlin
Crenshaw
Summerlin
Abdication Talk Shocks Belgium as King Offers Powers
Premier Duvieusart reports King Leopold proposes temporarily handing royal powers to Crown Prince Baudouin if opposition socialists withdraw demands. After talks with Leopold at Laeken, crisis deepens with anti Leopoldists marching on Brussels and deaths in Liege amid strikes that paralyze the economy.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Jean Duvierusart
Baudouin
Duvieusart
Max Buset
Laeken Palace
Liege
Buset
Leopord
Morale High As U S Second Division Arrives In Korea
Tank units of the U S second infantry division landed at a South Korean port to bolster frontline troops against North Korean forces. The arrival, first direct from the United States, included veterans and new recruits from states such as Texas California and New York.
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Korea
U. S. Second Infantry
United States
Texas
California
Georgia
New York
Indiana
Oklahoma
Vermont
Illinois
States
Pfc
al Bellmore
Detroit
Isidor Valdez
Law
Russians Aid Koreans With U S Eighth Army
Mounting evidence suggests Russian officers in the field give tactical advice to North Korean Reds, guiding infantry, artillery, and mortars. Prisoners of war provide the clues, while Capt Walter C Clarke of Fort Worth leads the American questioning team. See RUSSIANS on Page 2.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Walter C. Clarke
Ft. Worth
Tex
Russians Mum On Next Move in United Nations
The Russians stay silent on their plans for Tuesday's United Nations Security Council meeting and potential reentry to U N bodies. The article notes changes in council chairmanship and the ongoing boycott of the UN, with Malik set to preside and Tsarapkin, Skliarov, and Maximov named to key posts. Moscow dispatches suggest Malik may press to brand as illegal the use of the UN flag and name in Korea.
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A. J. Goldberg
Security Council
U. N
Jakob Malik
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Russia
Bredo Stabell
Norway
Ivan A
Malik
Arne Sunde
Sunde
Moscow
Council
Tobin Named War Manpower Boss For The Nation
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin officially places 1 800 public employment officers into the war production program making him the nation s manpower chief for the time being The Boston mayor and former Massachusetts governor is named in Washington as labor secretary and the War Manpower Commission structure is discussed with the US Employment Service under Tobin s Employment Security bureau.
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Max Hill
Washington
Maurice J. Tobin
Tobin
America
Boston
Massachusetts
Truman
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
U S. Employment Service
Bureau of Employment Security
Robert C. Goodwin
Kentucky Man Returned Here For Forgery and Larceny
Elija J. Herrin a 36 year old Kentucky man was held in Morgan county jail on five forgery counts and one grand larceny charge after being brought from Richmond Indiana where he allegedly confessed to passing bad checks. He previously faced a public drunkenness charge and is said to have forged five checks on East Morgan citizens and stolen a car. Herrin, once a mechanic in Hartselle, has no bond set at this time.
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Elija J. Herrin
Kentucky
Morgan County
Richmond
Ind
Herrin
Garland Nuby
East Morgan
Hartselle
Heart Attack Fatal to Woman in Taxicab
A negro woman named Emma Howell died in a local taxi en route to Decatur after a heart condition. Transit president W. J. Williams said she died about 1:43 A M Sunday at Church Street Sykes intersection. Funeral services are planned for Thursday.
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Emma Howell
Decatur Kian
W. J. Williams
Decatur Transit
Church Street
Sykes
Stockpile For A-bomb Grows
The Atomic Energy Commission reported a record six months of explosive production for atomic weapons including the hydrogen bomb. It noted Uranium-235 and plutonium reached the highest rate in project history while declining to disclose exact A-bomb output. The agency said production aligned with the calendar year 1950 rate and hinted at greater ore imports.
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Frank E. Carey
Associated Press
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Atomic Agency
Truman
New Westside Baptist Church Organized Here
Rev. Bethea A. Stedham has been named pastor of the newly organized Westside Baptist church. The Morgan County Association ministers aided in formation as Rev. Carl Allen of Hartselle preached the opening sermon. The church will elect trustees Wednesday night at 7 30 in the former Joe Wheeler school. Charter member deadline extended to September 1 with daily worship and active programs announced.
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Bethea A. Stedham
Westside Baptist Church
Carl Allen
Hartselle
Morgan County Association
M. G. Fields
Mae
Joe Wheeler
W. E. Roberts
Geen
Stedham
Decatur
Satin Church
A. Gurch
Chinju Falls, Defense Area Shrinks as Reds Strike
U S second infantry division lands with tanks to plug gaps as North Korean forces shift pressure to the West and Southwest. Chinju captured 55 miles west of Pusan. about 200000 Reds in action along a broad front. Kumchon held at all costs as front lines extend from Pusan to Yongdok and Hamchang with three U S divisions and South Korean troops in action.
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South Korea
Pusan
Yongdong- Hwanggan
Hwanggan
Tokyo
U. S
Laurence B. Keiser
Korea
MacArthur
Chinju
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
United States
Kumchon
U. S. First Cavalry
Taegu
Yongdok
Hamchang
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Bitter Chinju Defense Falls to North Korean Push
July 31 report says powerful North Korean thrusts forced U S troops to withdraw from Chinju a southern coastal anchor near Pusan. The 24th infantry set new lines east of Chinju as heavy casualties mounted with Red losses reported higher than American.
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Chinju
U. S
South Korea
24Th Infantry
Pusan
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Velma Morgan
Douglas Cook
Cora Bradshaw
Fifth Avenue South
de— General Hospital
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Fourth Avenue East
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Bill Sims
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W. W. Mack
Canal Street
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Leo Wright
Fort Walton, Fla
Anita Jean
Huntsville
Marian Bloodworth
Tom Harvey
Dallas
Robert W. McCrackin
Bobby
Tommy
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Dick Branum
Sixth Avenue West
Hamil Clinic
J. D. Sims
Beech Street
Ernie Garwood
Ninth Street South
Arthur H. Nabors
Leonard McCullough
Lake Junaluska, N. C
North Korea
Arms Fund
Red
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Dixie
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United Nations
U.S. Bureau
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Chinju Falls
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