Morgan County items and family notices span weather to births
Partly cloudy weather with scattered thundershowers is noted for the coast and state. E L Hagood and son visit Decatur. court docket shows one speeding case. Morgan County grand jury to convene June 16 as circuit court session begins. Baptist executive supper at Delano Park June 16. Frank Dawson admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Several local visitors and births announced including Barry Robert Jones. Vacation plans for Ruby Flowers and Clara Thornhill. Ralph Rich recovering after surgery. R A group to Shocco Springs. Arnett couple return from Marian Alabama. See Diary On Page 2.
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Morgan County
Newton Powell
Refugees Flee Russian Zone Amid East German Draft Fears
West Berlin relief centers absorbed over 1510 East Germans in the last three days as the East German drive to mobilize against the West triggered a mass exodus. Barricades were strengthened by Soviet backed forces to curb the border movement.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Gerin
General Eisenhower Heads to New York to Boost Campaign
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Abilene Kansas for New York to intensify his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Before leaving he visited his boyhood home and the local creamery he once worked at, touring the grounds and home now part of the Eisenhower Memorial Museum.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Ike
Mamie
Eisenhower
Russell
Richard Russell
Georgia
Truman
Irving Ives
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Funeral set for Albert R. Frahn architect of Decatur
Funeral services are arranged today for Albert R. Frahn outstanding Decatur architect who died at 4 A.M. at St. Thomas hospital Nashville. Frahn designed Decatur buildings including the city hall and East Acres housing project. His body will arrive in Decatur around 2 P.M. with services announced by Brown's.
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Albert R. Frahn
Decatur
St. Thomas Hospital
Nashville
Frahn
City Hall
East Acres
Brown’s
McGrath Boyle Linked To Case
A government auditor testified that the Justice Department did not prosecute a war contract suit after former Attorney General J How ard McGrath and former Democratic National Chairman William M Boyle Jr visited the contractor Walter Sprague of the GAO named the contractor Bernard M Baur president of the Advance Plating Company Petpet Sprague testified a House judiciary subcommittee which is investigating the Justice Department See McGrath on Page 2
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Washington
Justice Department
J. Howard McGrath
William M. Boyle Jr
Walter Sprague
General Accounting Office
Bernard M. Baur
Advance Plating Company
Petpet
Sprague
House Judiciary
Leighton Man Thrown 90 Feet After Wreck Near Courtland
Franklin D. Dawson, 20, of Leighton, was unconscious at Decatur General Hospital after his 1952 Hudson left Alabama 20 six miles east of Courtland and tumbled 280 feet across a pasture. He was thrown 90 feet from the wreck as the car was damaged beyond recognition. Highway Patrolman Roy Thomas reported the incident occurred at midnight.
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Leighton
Decatur General Hospital
Alabama 20
Courtland
Highway
Roy Thomas
Franklin D. Dawson
Alabama
Dawson
Thomas
Daily Staff Shifts Bared
Barrett C. Shelton announces Lisby Florence will join The Daily Saturday as city editor. Hap Halbrooks leaves June 13 for Florence Times sports and local staff. Phillip Kyle becomes sports editor and covers courthouse beat. Lisby will write Civic Front and cover city hall. Al Funderburke to develop religious and rural news. Lisby previously worked on Florence staff.
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Barrett C. Shelton
Daily
Carroll Lisby
Florence
Daily Saturday
Lisby
Norman
Hap) Halbrooks
The
Florence Girl Killed by Lightning and Cullman School Fire
An early morning lightning strike killed a 13-year-old Florence girl, Alice Gebert, as she closed a window during a storm. A Holly Pond high school building burned, with damages around 192000 dollars. rebuild costs may exceed that. The storm disrupted power in Huntsville and caused damage in Lawrence and Cullman counties, including a fire at Reynolds Gun in Hillsboro and blown fuses in Courtland.
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Holly Pond High School
Cullman
Associated Press
Florence
Alice Gebert
Henry W. Gebert
Huntsville
Lawrence County
Reynolds Gun
Hillsboro
Lawrence
Bell Telephone
Avery Taylor
Decatur
Cullman County
R. E. Moore
Courtland
Judge Lynne Calls Equity Docket Here Monday
Judge S A Lynne announced today a call of the equity docket for Morgan county in circuit court here Monday at 11 o clock.
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Lynne
Equity
S. A. Lynne
Morgan County
UN Will Never Yield On POW Repatriation Stand
In Panmunjom talks at Munsan Korea Allied negotiators refuse blanket repatriation of about 170000 Allied prisoners. Maj Gen William K Harrison says accepting the plan would abandon human rights. Nam Il condemns the refusal as unjustified and illegal. See UN On Page 2.
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George A. McArthur Munsan
Korea
U. N
Panmurijom
William K. Harrison
Nam I
Japanese Reds Stage Parade Near UN Command in Tokyo
About 5,000 Japanese Reds and affiliates attended a Communist Diet members rally near Tokyo UN command and U.S. forces HQ. After the meeting roughly 2,000 formed a column with arms linked and marched to a railway station plaza under police escort. They chanted Go home Yankee as two U.S. army trucks watched.
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Tokyo
United Nations Command
U. S
Japan
Avenue A
Selaheahl Railway Station
Come To Wage Peace Says Ridgway On D-Day Anniversary
General Ridgway marked the Normandy D-Day eighth anniversary at Utah Beach ceremonies. He warned the lords of Communism that another war would bring suffering to us but destruction to them and their power. He spoke amid memorials for the 1944 invasion and was made an honorary citizen of Sainte Mere Eglise.
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Ridgway
Normandy
France
Matthew B. Ridgway
Communism
Utah Beach
Sana Airborne
Sainte Mere Eglise
Work Stoppage Ended at Chemstrand Plant
About 130 workers from two unions returned to the Chemstrand plant after a dispute over which union should handle certain work was settled. Carpenter's Local 1274 business agent Chester Halbrooks said the issue between the Carpenter's and Boilermakers unions was resolved with AFL international agent and management involvement, and all affected workers were back on the job.
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Chemstrand
Chester Halbrooks
Carpenter's Local 1274
Carpenter's Union
Boilermaker’s
A.F. of L. International
Halbrooks
Russell Asks Farm Aid Bill
Senator Russell seeks quick Senate approval of a 1.3 billion dollar farm bill described as a defense measure. He argues agriculture expands manpower for defense using power machinery fertilizers and soil conservation, noting 28 percent higher production than prewar levels despite floods drought and reduced farm labor. He contends farm purchasing power declined.
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Sit Down Strike Ends at Louisiana State Penitentiary
State troopers dispersed a 200 inmate sit down strike at Angola Prison, firing three gas shells and arresting 42 ringleaders. Col. Francis Grevemberg reported the rest surrendered and returned to work, with the situation returning to normal three and a half hours after the 5:30 a.m. revolt.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Penitentiary
Francis Grevemberg
Angola
Here
Grevemberger
D. C
Four Atlanta Women Die In Head On Collision
Four Atlanta women were killed when their car collided head on with a trailer truck about 17 miles southeast of Huntsville. Victims were Marjorie Blackwell 20, Mary Jane Blackwell 18, Elaine Blackwell 45, and Minnie Bostic 70. The truck, driver Clyde C Sanford of Birmingham, was uninjured.
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Huntsville
Ala
Atlanta
Highway Patrol
Marjorie Blackwell
Mary Jane
Elaine Blackwell
Minnie Bostic
Owens Crossroads
Jack Cole
Western Union Seeks 9.3 Percent Rate Increase
Western Union Telegraph Co. asks the FCC to approve a 9.3 percent rise in domestic message and money order rates effective July 6. The hike aims to fund higher wages and would bring about 13.2 million dollars in annual added revenue. A 53 day strike by AFL-CIO Telegraphers ended with a new contract. pay benefits await FCC approval of the rate increase.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union
FCC
W. U
W. U. Employes
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Roaming Livestock Blamed In Wrecks
Alabama state patrol reported livestock roaming highways caused at least 215 auto accidents last year. Two people were killed and 43 injured while property damage reached 76 625 dollars. Economic loss was put at 130 000 dollars using the National Safety Council rate.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
Industry Asks Time To Study Bargaining Plan
Washington reports a four hour pause in government sponsored steel strike talks to study bargaining proposals. Ben Moreell heads the management team while Philip Murray leads the CIO United Steelworkers. Early signs hint at possible settlement as Senate delays wage and price control legislation until Monday.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Ben Moreell
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Steelman
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Supreme Court
Truman
Detroit Steel Corp
Stocl
Pittsburgh
Three Vehicles Damaged In Three-Way Crash In City
Police report heavy damage after a three vehicle wreck on Sixth Avenue East near Moulton Street at about 7 AM. A 1949 Ford driven by James West collided with a 1951 Ford driven by Walter Heine, which then hit a 1948 GMC pickup driven by Charles MecRight. Both the Ford and the truck were stopped for a traffic light.
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Sixth Avenue
Moulton
Johnston
James West
Hartselle
Walter Heine
Cullman
Charles Mec
Austinville
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