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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1951
Page
1
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Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Decatur and area churches adjust events for the bicentennial sermon at Decatur High School while local banks observe Jefferson Davis birthday holiday. Weather data from Knoxville shows river stages with small rises and fluctuations. residents report notable city changes from cotton patches to property improvements.
A bridge roadblock north of Ozark Alabama halted three Minneapolis teens in a stolen auto. Joe James Sandino Theodore Witkowski both 16 and Andrew Zemien 17 fled Montgomery and Troy officers before being captured. The car had been stolen from John Paulaha of Minneapolis. They are jailed in Dale County.
Decatur’s Junior Chamber of Commerce backs a surveyed insect control proposal. Arthur M. Beck will send a state sanitation engineer the week of June 4 to survey the city. The group will produce three program options and outline sprays, materials, timing, and needed sanitation improvements.
Decatur high school prepares for graduation with today and tomorrow ceremonies including the baccalaureate sermon and the graduation service. Friday’s class night drew a large crowd in the auditorium featuring valedictorian Sandra Davis and salutatorian Eleanor Hamilton with a Hawaiian themed program.
In Montgomery Alabama Senator Elvin McCary advances a house reapportionment bill amid a near filibuster by opponents. The fight hinges on limited speaking time and potential delays as backers push for a vote next week.
United Nations commander Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet announced the end of the Allied all out offensive as Reds hold in central Korea. Secretary General Trygve Lie urged a ceasefire near the 38th parallel while Washington said no peace talks or Chinese proposals are known. Allied gains were limited with fierce resistance and strategic moves in Chorwon Kumhwa Pyonggang areas.
Fire Chief Floyd Elkins said an investigation points to a gasoline engine exhaust hose as the likely origin. He noted an overheated concrete tile wall exploded, buckling a 155 foot wall and causing an adjacent 85 foot section to fall. The night watchman reported the fire began near a flexible exhaust hose on the refrigerating engine before crews arrived.
The Associated Press reports a seventh week of drought from Arkansas to Florida with limited showers. Alabama saw a fatal thunderstorm. lightning killed four near Birmingham and a soldier at Fort Benning, Georgia. Louisiana Maryland? crops feel the pinch as cotton, corn, rice and beans suffer. Tennessee endures worst drought since 1915 with strawberry and hay losses. Memphis and Nashville report scarce rainfall and severe crop stress.
Alabama Senator John Sparkman and other lawmakers say President Truman will name a director from outside the Tennessee Valley to fill the vacancy created by James P. Pope's resignation. The TVA board now includes Chairman Gordon Clapp and Harry Curtis. Congress seeks a nonpolitical pick as TVA appropriations near.
Jaycees here welcome nearly 978 out of state delegates for a Miami national convention. Barbecue will be served at Woodall's from 10 A M to 10 P M as delegates pass through Saturday and Sunday. Local clubs invited to Decatur include Pure Oil Gulf Refining Pitts Motel and several hotels and utilities. Miniature cotton bale souvenirs donated by Union Compress accompany the event. Committee members include P C Goforth Jr F L Chenault Jr and Ben Le Duke.
Brig. Gen. Walter J. Hanna announces his relief as assistant commander of the 31st Dixie division after clashing with the division commander over policies. Major General Alexander G. Paxton heads the National Guard unit. Hanna returns to Alabama to resume his role as adjutant general.
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh refused President Truman’s personal plea to enter talks with a British mission unless Iran’s oil nationalization law is clearly recognized first. Mossadegh cited Britain’s vague hints and demanded explicit terms before any discussion.
Mississippi lawyers at the state bar association closing session urged abolishing the black market tax on illegal liquor sales. They argued the tax fuels law disregard and bribe-taking by law enforcement. Whitman Ross of Laurel was elected president with Newton of Wiggins first vice president and William of Meridian second vice president.
In Washington on June 2 two big bills moved closer to enactment while Congress stayed largely in recess. A compromise package extends the reciprocal trade program two years beyond June 12 and extends the draft law to July 1 1955. The draft changes lower the induction age to 18 and require further action before universal military training can start. Hearings continue on extending and revising the price control law set to expire June 30. The Senate also pursued investigations spotlighted by the MacArthur Truman dispute.
Secretary of State Acheson signaled the United States might halt hostilities along the 38th parallel if there are reliable assurances the Korean War aggression cannot resume. He told Senate committees a real settlement could end the fighting and allow troop withdrawal once stability is achieved.
Gulfport Mississippi June 2 Officers said after a week of intensive investigation no fresh clue emerged in the death beatings of a woman and her six year old son Deputy Sheriff W L Rippy reported the probe continued with no new leads Sheriff Laz Quave voiced uncertainty over a motive for the brutal clubbing that killed Mrs Helen Armetta Stewart and her son Howard of Picayune aged 64.
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