Local notes on weather, people, and events in Decatur
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon storms. warmer in the north. Little Wallace Holt suffers a broken leg at home of Hoyt Holt. Nazarene church mid week prayer meeting at 7 30. Miss Clovis Russell ill. Captain James L Bush of Montgomery attends squadron officers course at Maxwell Field. Troy Martin Jr visits Arizona and Texas then returns by July. Mr and Mrs James H Brewer visit Danville as their son graduates from the Naval Academy. W E Sheats improves after illness. John Swift Lyle earns a B S at University of Alabama along with Patricia Patterson. Nine cases set for trial in recorder court. Building permit issued for a six room brick veneer house at 604 9th Ave W valued at 5000. See Diary On Page 2.
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James L. Bush
Montgomery
Maxwell Field
Leslie G. Mulzer
Maxwell
Jasper D. Bush
Decatur
Jane Crawford
Vote On Taxes Set For Today
Washington June 6 The house ways and means committee opened final voting on a proposed 7 1 100000000 tax increase amid Democratic confidence of no major change. Rep Richard M Simpson R Pa warned of a second clash over the excess profits tax affecting corporate earnings during a stormy session with ongoing votes on individual items.
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Francis J. Kelly Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Richard M. Simpson
Acheson Denies Appeasement Toward Reds
Secretary of State Acheson told the MacArthur inquiry there was no appeasement in backing last January’s UN cease fire move. He said the State Department supported it as sound public policy to vote for the resolution despite its failure. He noted the plan aimed to restore pre war conditions and allow negotiations. the question of China's representation remained unsettled.
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Washington
Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
South Korea
Adm
Roscoe A. Hillenkoetter
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Wedemeyer
Korea
United States
United Nations
Senate
MacArthur
State Department
U. N
Formosa
China
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Four Men Serve On Morgan Board Of Equalization
Four men sit on the Morgan County Board of Equalization due to a legal mix up over a post claimed by James Edgar Young and G Minor Russell. Acting Chairman Phil M Orr says the board will stay in session through the month to hear property evaluation complaints plus all four members participate in actions.
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Morgan Board of Equalization
James Edgar Young
G.minor- Russell
Phil M. Orr
Supreme Court
Young
Revenue
Joe M. Edwards
Russell
State Supreme Court
Equalization Board
T. C. Almon
State Revenue Commissioner
Long
Orr
R. S. Ferguson
Blair
Orther
An Board of Education
Education Board
Eugene E. Graves
Education
Board of Revenue and Control
Board of Education
Graves
Revenue and Education Board
Revenue and Control Board
Leader of 1343 Transferred to Eighth Army Headquarters
Lieutenant Colonel Ocie V. Blankenship, commander of the 1343rd combat engineer unit, is transferred to eighth army headquarters from Korea. He thanks his men and expresses pride in their achievements while wishing them well and God bless you. Sergeant Sylvester Engle notes the deep regret at his departure and honors his leadership.
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Ocie V. Blankenship
Eighth Army
Korea
Col. Blankenship
Taegu
Sylvester Engle
Schools Back Sales Tax Hike
Alabama school leaders urged rapid action on a 3 percent sales tax proposal to fund public schools. State School Superintendent W J Terry said passage would raise about 200 dollars yearly for 22 000 teachers and allow 500 new hires, while opponents led by Sen L K Andrews pressed the filibuster.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
W. J. Terry
Alabama
L. K. Andrews
Bullock County
President to Seek Record Military Spending Bill
President Truman will ask Congress to approve the largest military building program in U.S. history totaling about 7 billion dollars. Rep. Vinson, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said the plan covers new construction and expansion at overseas bases and military installations in every state after a White House meeting.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
White House
Rain Aids Southern Drought Relief Grows
Spotty rainfall eased the seven week drought in the South as a cold front moves in from the Northwest. Savannah measured one inch, aiding crops in need while winds toppled telephone poles along the Savannah Tybee line and coastal outages occurred at Savannah Beach. Jacksonville recorded an inch of rain, the heaviest since October, with rains limited to coastal areas.
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Associated Press
Northwest Plains
Savannah
Savannah-to-Tybee
Savannah Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Beef Eater In Middle Again Outlook Glum
The beef industry faces a split outlook with price rollbacks and potential shortages. Industry and government signals show conflict between control measures and supply stability as cattlemen hold stock and packers cut slaughter. Markets fear a beef famine while talks of compromise surface and black market risks rise.
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New York
OPA
Washington
di Salle
Corn Belt
American Meat Institute
Institute
Army Likely To Call Up More Guard Units Within The Year
Army plans to mobilize two or three more National Guard divisions within a year and possibly form new regular divisions and regimental combat teams. Gen. J Lawton Collins said the force likely will stay near the 1 6 million target, with strength around 1 552 million to 1 6 million. The structure now supports several extra divisions without major manpower increases.
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Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
Washington
Army
Volun
Beaming Classmates Leave Betty to Face Death at Graduation
In Atlanta 185 graduates marched from Russell High with Betty Thompson, 18, cancer-stricken, watching from a sofa as friends carried on. She wore her fiancé Tom Amburn’s engagement ring and a graduation gift dinner ring, hopes for a brief marriage fading as cancer spreads. The ceremony drew about 2,000 relatives, and Betty sang the alma mater while supported by a friend, facing an uncertain future.
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Atlanta
Betty Thompson
Betty
Tom Amburn
Municipal Auditorium
Russell
Martha Ann
David
Tom
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Navy
Third Appraisal Suit Here Heard
The third Morgan county jury for U S 31 right of way condemnation appeals is expected to hear the final case this afternoon. The state appeals from a $6,000 award to F M Hart et al and another verdict increases Phocian Shipp et al award from $1,000 to $2,100. The three week circuit term was set by Judge Newton B Powell with three cases for opening week. Mrs Sue Holmes won $100 for a quarter acre. the Shipp family lost one-tenth acre near their home. Hart suit involves about 2.2 acres north of Hartselle. Sherman P Powell represents.
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Morgan County
U. S
F. M. Hart Et al
Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
Sue Holmes
Elmer Nix
Shipp
Shing
John Peach
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
Hartselle
Sherman P. Powell
Decision Due On Poultry Plant After Major Fire
Quaker Oats officials study the future of Farm Industries Inc after a sensational Friday fire razed the big poultry processing plant in Decatur. John Stewart C. S. Gordon and C Money examine the site with Albert Shrader and L. M. Faetz on scene. The 85 by 155 foot building, valued at about 127000, employed 130 people and bought 2.75 million chickens in 1950.
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Farm Industries Inc
Quaker Oats
Decatur
John Stewart
C. S. Gordon
C. Money
Albert Shrader
L. M. Faetz
Morgan
Southern Farmers
Eisenhower Returns to Normandy Beach on D-Day Anniversary
General Eisenhower visited Omaha Beach in Normandy on the D-Day anniversary, returning to the sands where Allied forces breached the Atlantic Wall seven years earlier. The event marked a ceremonial reminder of the 1944 invasion and its role in liberating Europe.
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Omaha Beach
Normandy
Ike” Eisenhower
Europe
Eisen
Seeeenaers
Saas Seay
Seni Teaad Techn i
Eemaioen
Mule Barn Fire Kills Seven Mules in Oxford
A fire engulfed the W. R. Bennett mule barn in Oxford Alabama causing the death of seven mules. Firefighters arrived too late to save the building and its animals with losses estimated around 5000 dollars.
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Oxford
Ala
W. R. Bennett
Joint Oil Suit Dropped By U S Government
Washington reports the government drops the mother hubbard anti trust suit against the petroleum industry. Attorney General McGrath cites unwieldy scope and says the DOJ will pursue individual cases against segments of the oil sector with fewer defendants. Dismissal occurred in U S district court.
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Washington
Mother Hubbard
U. S
McGrath
Justice Department
American Petroleum Institute
U. S. District Court
Newsprint Price To Rise Again July 1
The Decatur Daily reports a ten dollar per ton price increase for newsprint effective July 1. International Paper Sales Company Inc of Canada notified the paper of the higher cost, noting it supplies about 75 percent of The Daily's newsprint needs.
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Decatur Daily Today
International Paper Sales Company Inc
Canada
Patrols Reach Doorway To Irow Triangle Near Chorwon
Allied tank patrols edged closer to Chorwon and Kumhwa as UN forces hammer at the line. Eighth Army reports gains up to two miles with armored units advancing toward the frontier amid heavy enemy fire.
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Irow
Chorwon- Pyongyang
Eighth Army
Bunson
Chorwon
U. N
Yondhon
Woman Killed By Gun Blast In Danville Home
Coroner Joe Morrison ruled the death of 43 year old Mrs L E Vest a suicide after she shot herself with a twelve gauge shotgun at her Danville home around 5 A M. The family heard the gun a daughter was in the kitchen as the shot rang out. Surviving are her husband two daughters two sons and five brothers. Services set for 3 P M Thursday at Johnson Chapel church with Rev Joe Gomes officiating. Pallbearers listed. Mrs Vest active in Friendship Baptist church.
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Joe Morrison
L. E. Vest
Danville
John McCutcheon
Léldah
Denese
Dale West
Boddy
Harold Woods
D. E. Summerford
Hartselle
Ida White
Jim White
Mansel White
Porter White
Phil
Black Woman Hurt with Sharp Object Faces Trial
Rosa Horton is slated for trial Wednesday afternoon in police court over a Sunday night sharp object incident at 807 E. Wilson. Police say Velma Wynn, the victim, remained hospitalized but is due for release to attend the trial.
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Rosa Horton
E. Wilson
J. B. Whitmire
Velma Wynn
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H. M. Watson
Clovis Russell
Troy Martin Jr
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Arizona
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Ft. Worth
Texas
James H. Brewer
Tyler
W. E. Sheats
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Danville 1
Helen Lyle
Jack
J. M. Simpson
University of Alabama
John Swift Lyle
Sidney Patterson
The
Miss Patricia Patterson
Recorders Court
C. E. Pitt
9Th Ave. W
Uttle Boy
Ika VE
By Vic Bubbett
State Revenue
Roy E. Blair
W. H. Long
Big Military Fund
South Big Aid
Negro
New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Arnold Jackson
Beatrice Anglade
Birmingham
J. W. Morgan
DiSalle
OPS
By Sam Dawson
BEM Price
Phocian Shipp
Eisenhower
U.S
Clen Clements
Tokyo
Kumhwa
United Nations Army
AP Tokyo
Robert Bunson
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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