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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
2
West Berliners faced travel bans to the Russian zone as Communist police fired warning shots near the American sector. Travel from Allied West Berlin into the Russian zone was halted except on lifeline roads to West Germany. Authorities warn of travel permits for East Germany, risking thousands missing work after Whitsuntide.
A string of accidents across Alabama over the weekend left several dead. Cleveland Dawson, 69, was run down near Cleveland by a hit and run driver in Birmingham. Hubert Terrell Jr., 21, of Lacey's Spring, drowned when an outboard boat sank in the Tennessee River south of Huntsville. Jessie Williams, 38, was killed by a railroad engine in Opelika while lying on the tracks. Jim Gaddis, 56, a Negro farmer, died after being struck by a car near Sylacauga. Donald Wayne Bland, 2, was hit by a car in the state capital. Solomon, 14, drowned in a Birmingham creek.
Inmate sentence extends to 946 days with fines and costs. If payment occurs within six months the sentence may be shortened, Sheriff Smith said, though further details remain unclear.
Groton Massachusetts plans to admit a Black student for the first time in September. Headmaster Johner says the move ends an old story and cites that many schools have done the same. Notable Groton alumni include Franklin D. Roosevelt and his sons.
Listings show showings at 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:20 9:25 with Dana Andrews McGuire Par ley and stars MacMurray Dorothy Howard Keel. other titles include Athens and Woman and The Adventures of Gal Bess with Robert Mitchum Jane Russell at multiple times.
The Communist CGT calls a 24 hour Paris area strike in protest of government crackdowns on Reds after raids on Communist party headquarters. The walkout targets Premier Pinay and is tied to arrests of leaders like Jacques Duclos amid riots.
Gen Douglas MacArthur openly endorses Taft in the South Dakota presidential race as delegates are chosen. GOP factions in Georgia Virginia New Mexico and North Carolina report delegate splits while Democrats name Umstead for North Carolina governor. Cotton cultivation expands northward into Illinois.
Despite diversification in farming, cotton remains the largest staple in the United States, continuing to lead in production amid shifting agricultural patterns.
Mrs. J A Love of Falkville was dismissed from Baugh Wiley clinic. The Alabama State Employment office on Ferry Street will close tomorrow for Jefferson Davis birthday observance. Birth announcements from Ellis Meyer hospital include a son for Mr and Mrs L C Simmons of Hartselle and a son for Mr and Mrs William Pitt of Trinity. Admitted to Decatur General Hospital were several residents, and others were dismissed from Decatur hospital. Local recruit Bunch reports six enlistees for Army and Air Force from the area, with names including L L Crompton and J T Levett. Seven arrests total in Morgan County over the weekend, with one for false pretense and forgery and four for public drunkenness.
The Supreme Court affirms the district court finding Truman’s 1948 steel seizure illegal while Justices Black Frankfurter Douglas Clark Jackson Burton issue majority and dissenting opinions. Truman defends inherent emergency powers but Court upholds Congress as lawmaking authority.
Lieut. Col. Robert E. Key of London and Boston was named president of the First Church of Christ Scientist at the annual meeting. Active in Christian Science for over 40 years, he is a practitioner and lecturer and associate editor of leading religious periodicals. He succeeds Mrs. Lora C. Rathbon. George Channing noted growing recognition of religious exemption from compulsory physical exams.
Fournea became acting head at 8 a m after students fled during the night scattering through wooded fields near the school. State highway patrols and a posse rounded up most of the boys quickly. He said there was no evidence the walkout was a protest against suspensions.
Justice Vinson outlines that extraordinary powers arise in crisis and stresses treaties and UN and NATO obligations as a framework for mutual security. The discussion emphasizes high stakes in wartime defense and the role of maximum steel production in national security.
Middling cotton 38.50 cents, strict low 37.00. No 2 mile 3.10, No 2 wheat new crop 2.21, No 2 oats new crop 0.78, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.83. Hogs price paid in Decatur 20.75 cents.
Federal-State cattle prices show average choice steers and heifers at 27.50 to 33.00, cows 10.0 to 24.00, calves 31.00 to 36.00. hogs range from 19.25 to 21.00 per hundredweight across various weights and qualities. Sows over 600 pounds bring about 18.00.
USDA reported North Georgia live poultry market barely steady with irregular undertone. Slight improvement in truck demand in some areas. Plants paying 26 delivered to doors, some 25 in. Prices at farm for broilers under 3 percent pounds 24-26. Supplies ample for fair demand.
Billy Hawkins, 18, drowned at La Houlage Lake atop Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne after cramps while swimming to a rock. A brother and two uncles tried to rescue him but failed.
Rep. Batt assailed Sen Kem's amendment to the foreign aid bill as unworkable and unnecessary. He said the proposal mirrors the Battle act and would create inflexible, unenforceable conditions. The bill passed the Senate last week and will be taken up in House conference for potential defeat or later change.
Congress struggles through a six month session with appropriations, foreign aid, and control bills stalled in conference or vetoed. The House cut all domestics while Senate advances price controls and a Defense Production Act review. Tidelands fights, veteran benefits, and long stalled issues like military training, statehood, civil rights, and health insurance remain unresolved.
A misty briefing notes softer tones as Red chieftains repeat claims Allied forces slaughter Red prisoners on Kose island. Negotiators show no progress after a 26 minute session on repatriation of about 100000 captured Red soldiers and civilian internees who refuse Communist rule.
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