Warren Gains Voters In California Primary Boosts GOP Upset Chance
Gov Earl Warren nearly doubles James Roosevelt’s total in California primaries, fueling GOP optimism for a Warren Nixon ticket against Roosevelt Douglas. Senator Brewster predicts a fall victory, with Warren and Nixon slated for Senate seats amid a Democratic lineup shift.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Earl Warren
California
Brewster
Senate
Warren
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
GOP
House
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Richard M. Nixon
Downey
Douglas
Nixon
South Dakota
Congress
Chan Gurney
Francis Caseth Brewster
Mundt
R-Sd
John Engel
Avon
Thelma Hampton Funeral Services Scheduled
Mrs Thelma Hampton 43 died at her home 1106 Tower Avenue after a short illness. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p m at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with Rev M G Fields officiating. Interment in Roselawn Cemetery. She is survived by husband W H Hampton daughter Mrs Doris Domenica and several relatives. A native of Tuscumbia she had lived in Decatur for years.
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Thelma Hampton
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
M. G. Fields
Roselawntery
Hampton
Tower Avenue
W. H. Hampton
Doris Domenica
de. Moines
Iowa
Ben A
John D
Decatur
L. O. Byford
Deen
Andrew Byfordville
Tenn
Tuscumbia
Decatura Nunor
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist
Vacation Bible School Parade Plans At Sixteenth Avenue
Youngsters are urged to bring noisemakers to the gathering after registration at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. The parade will be led by police and the vacation school starts Monday at 9 A M with Rev Chandler and Rev E W directing along with staff.
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Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
E. W
Chandler
E. N. Chandler
John Stevens
Early Mesa Verde Site Puzzles Archeologists
Fragmentary text hints at Mesa Verde ruins built in ancient times. Researchers note distant origins and mystery around construction methods and purpose. Further study will seek clearer dating and structural details.
Honors Listed At Decatur Junior High
The six weeks honor roll at Decatur Junior High lists First Honor Roll students including Joe Hardin and Faye Hendrix. Second Honor Roll names many students across Junior I II and III with numerous high achievers, featuring both male and female pupils.
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Decatur Junior High
First Ambulance Corps Formed in Napoleonic Wars
The first ambulance corps operated during the Napoleonic Wars and comprised French soldiers assigned to removing casualties from the field on stretchers.
Clergy fill pulpit as Rev. Amburn preaches at First Baptist
Rev Duane Amburn will fill the pulpit at First Baptist Church Sunday morning and lead the youth revival next week. Bob Cousar assistant pastor at First Presbyterian will deliver Imitating The Incarnation as sermon at Sunday service. Auto fire summons Decatur firemen to Highway 31 near Keller Bridge for second blaze this month. No injuries reported.
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Duane Amburn
First Baptist Church
Bob Cousar
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Highway 31
Keller Bridge
Motor Club Incorporated Declared In Morgan County
A declaration of incorporation filed in Morgan County probate records establishes the North Alabama Motorcycle Club. Officers include John Robert Fielding as president and Bill Powers as vice president with Sam Allen as secretary and Irvin White as treasurer. Directors include Richard Hagood J Hudson Walter Cowley Morris Locke with 47 members listed from Decatur Athens Huntsville area.
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Morgan
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Alabama
John Robert Fielding
Athens
Bill Powers
Huntsville
Sam Allen
Irvin White
Robert White
B. M. Magnusson
Harold Smith
Richard Allen Hagood
J. T. Hudson
Walter W. Cowley
Morris B Locke
Athens-Huntsville
Fund Drive Opens at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Sunday will launch the drive at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church led by Rev. E. M. Chandler who hopes for a big push to mark June 18 as Victory Day The goal includes a new auditorium touted as one of the town’s finest and attendance targets of 350 for Sunday school and 400 for Training Union.
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Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
E. M. Chandler
Poison Timing Held Important for Cotton Farmers
County agents advise spraying cotton mainly from 4 PM to 8 PM to maximize effectiveness. Apply when cotton is wet or when no wind blows to minimize waste and prevent plant damage from BHC-DDT. Excess spraying wastes poison and risks shortages during fruiting season, so timing aims to save the stand of cotton.
Dodges Three Cows But Hits the Fourth in Highway Crash
Roy Lee Evans a 33 year old taxi driver from Hartselle dodged three cows and struck a fourth on Highway 33 about three miles east of Hartselle around 9 P M last night. Cattle owned by J W Lemmon of Hartselle caused an estimated $35 in losses while the Williams taxi service vehicle sustained about $25 damage. Officer O Neal Cole man of the Highway Patrol and J D Vinson assisted in the investigation.
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Roy Lee Evans
Hartselle
Highway 33
O'Neal Coleman
Highway Patrol
J. W. Lemmond
Rabid Fox Head Found in Decatur Lab Add to Rabies Reports
One rabid fox head was found among three specimens examined at the Decatur branch laboratory during the past week. The fox head came from Hillsboro on Tuesday. A Russellville dog head from Monday and a Somerville dog head from Friday showed no rabies. Rabies treatments were sent to Sheffield last Thursday and Courtland on Tuesday.
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Decatur Branch Laboratory
Hillsboro
Russellville
Somerville
Sheffield
Courtland
Lee Mackey Jr. Opens Lead With 64 At Merion
Lee Mackey Jr. a Birmingham Alabama driving range operator shot a record shattering 64 over Merion Golf Club to take a long first round lead among early finishers in the National Open.
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Ardmore
Lee Mackey Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Merion Golf Club
Nature's Egg Shell Described as Packing Case
The shell is commonly described as nature's own packing case for the egg, highlighting its protective role and the way it safeguards the developing contents inside.
Markets show steady cotton and mixed farm prices at Decatur
Decatur market notes list cotton middling at 2.00 dollars and cottonseed at 40 per ton, with various grains priced. New York cotton futures steady with nearby July under liquidity pressure. Nashville cattle and hogs mostly steady with shows of strength in good cattle and lighter weights. lambs weak while sheep range 20 to 29 dollars with fewer high prices.
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New York
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Grain Futures End Higher Then Par In Early Trades
Chicago closing grain notes show oats initially reaching new highs before retreating. Wheat rose 3 8 to 3 4 cents, July at 2.12 7 8 to 2.13. corn mixed 1 2 lower to 1 8 higher, July 1.46 1 2 to 3 8. Oats 1 8 to 3 4 higher, July 87 7 8 to 5 8. Rye gained 5 8 to 7 8, July 1.39 1 8. Soybeans up 1 to 1 3 4, July 3.14 1 4 to 1 2. Lard down 10 to 15 cents per hundred pounds, July 12.45.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Market Summary: Stocks Rise While Grains Steady in Early Summer Trade
In New York on June 8, stocks show strength with blue chips in demand and bonds steady as high grade convertibles attract buyers. Chicago grain futures are mixed with wheat steady, corn mixed, oats firm then easing, while hog prices edge higher and cattle hold weak to steady.
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New York
Chicago
North Georgia live poultry market steady to firm
North Georgia live poultry market is steady to firm with good demand for dressing plants. Trucking activity remains fairly heavy and strongest demand is for heavier birds. Supplies are adequate for light sizes but short for 3 pounds and over. Prices paid FOB farm ranged from 24 to 25 cents for broilers and fryers, mostly 24 1/2 to 25 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Tree Trimmer Admits Transporting Stolen Car Across State Lines
James Henry Hartley 28 admitted to federal authorities that he moved a stolen auto from Savannah Georgia to Decatur Alabama across state lines. He is held in Morgan County jail on a Dyer Act violation with bond set at 750 dollars and will face transfer to Birmingham for a U S marshal custody hearing after arraignment before U S Commissioner Marvin Eubanks. The arrest followed a Cullman public drunkenness charge and involved trading the first car for a second in Decatur.
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Decatur
Savannah
James Henry Hartley
Morgan County
U. S
Marvin Eubanks
Hartley
U. S. Marshall
Birmengan
Cullman
State Line
Edward Ikerman Dies At 84 At His Home
Edward W. Ikerman 84 died about 10:35 A M at his home 307 Ninth Avenue West after illness. He is survived by wife Katie E. Ikerman a daughter Mrs H C Ricks of Selma a son C H Ikerman of Decatur two sisters Mrs J W Mason of Jacksonville Florida and Mrs M I Dixon of Birmingham and three grandchildren. Body to be shipped to Selma for funeral services time to be announced by Browns.
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Edward W. Ikerman
Ninth Avenue West
Katie E. Ikerman
H.C. Ricks
Selma
C. H. Ikerman
Decatur
J. W. Mason
Jacksonville
Fla
M. I. Dixon
Birmingham
Brown's
Man in Montgomery to canvass May results
A man travels to Montgomery to examine and certify the May election results. The trip aims to verify tallies and ensure accuracy before final reporting.
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Man
Montgomery
Mrs Edwards Elected Garden Clubs of Alabama President
Mrs Carl Edwards of Selma was chosen president of the Garden Clubs of Alabama at the annual meeting at Alabama Poly Institute. She succeeds Mrs James F Sulzby Jr of Birmingham. Officers include Dorothy Parrish R C Montgomery Morning Jr Phillips Buchanan Riley Layman and Sulzby. The group reported about 2200 members and 84 new clubs in two years and noted 76 junior garden clubs. National awards were given to the Jasper Garden club East End Council of Garden Clubs Birmingham Central Park School of Birmingham and Sylacauga Junior Garden Club.
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Auburn
Ala
Carl Edwards
Selma
Garden Clubs of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
James F. Sulzby Jr
Birmingham
Dorothy Parrish
Greenville
R. C. Montgomery
Marion
Carl Morning Sr
Huntsville
J. P. Phillips
Roanoke
Wallace Buchanan
W. H. Riley
Beatrice
H. L. Layman
Anniston
Sulzby
Garden Clubs
Alabama
Jasper Garden Club
East End Council of Garden Clubs
Central Park School of Birmingham
Sylacauga Junior Garden Club
Taft on Russia policy and postwar aid options
Taft declines to endorse Acheson's stance and says he is unsure what Russians intend. He admits being at sea on current policy, cites the Russian mindset, and expresses optimism Russians will avoid war. He would prefer private capital to fund future aid and questions full bipartisan foreign policy across all areas.
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Acheson
Taft
Russia
Bibb High School Named for W A Bibb in Albany History
The Bibb building in Albany changed from New Decatur to Albany high school after the name shift. In 1923 it was renamed in honor of W A Bibb and has kept that name since. In 1924 it ceased to be a high school.
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W A. Bibb
H. B. Scott
J. E. Morrow
J. E. Penney
New Decatur
Albany
Bibb
Albany High School
W. A. Bibb
Claude Carter Heads Lions Club For Ensuing Term
Claude Carter is president elect of the Decatur Lions Club for the 1950 to 1951 year. Howard Belser and A S Kramer are first and second vice presidents with Le Roy McEntire Jr as third vice president. Russell Humphrey is secretary and Colin Andrews treasurer. John Giles is tail twister with R E Conner as lion tamer. New board members are R R Easter Tim Lyons David Young Paul Robson Ben Britnell Robert A McMasters Leo Wright and Sam Wheat. The election was at Tuesday’s meeting. officers will be installed June 27 at the Country Club with wives and guests invited.
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Claude Carter
Decatur
Lions Club
Howard Belser
A. S. Kramer
Leroy McEntire Jr
Russell Humphrey
Colin Andrews
John Giles
R. E. Conner
R. R. Easter
Tim Lyons
David Young
Paul Robson
Ben Britnell
Segregation Debated as Senate Advances Drug Crime Probe
A U S narcotics report cites a 50 000 drug addict misery across major cities and lists 800 suspected crime figures forming a narcotics crime ring. House and Senate panels probe defense spending and housing cuts while 341 000 displaced persons may be admitted by next June.
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Senate
H. J. Anslinger
U. S. Narcotics Bureau
Anslinger
Special Senate Committee
Congressional
Special House Lobby
Senate-House
Armed Services
United States
White House
Railroad Leaders John Hill and Tilford to Step Down
John Hill aged 72 and Tilford longtime L and N director announce impending retirement after decades in railroading. Hill began as relief agent in 1898 for NC and St. L at Bon Air Tennessee and led that line in 1916 before joining L and N presidency. Tilford, Georgia native, started with Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic and joined L and N in 1920.
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Tilford
Spencer, Tenn
NC and St. L
Bon Air
Tenn
The
L. and N
Georgia
Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railroad
L and N
Horatio Alger Died Poor After Generous Gift to Street Boys
The famed author Horatio Alger abandoned the ministry to write and died poor after giving away most of his money to street boys he befriended, a life marked by philanthropy and financial hardship.
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Horatio Alger
School Status Tied to Junior High Structure Completion
The present junior high school framework completed marked a shift in the elementary school system as Ben An elementary school underwent changes tied to the new structure.
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Ben An
Eisenhower Warns on National Problems and Civil Rights
The General warned that economic and human deterioration from industrial strife and high taxes hurt competition. He urged protecting civil rights while fighting corruption and stressed ongoing progress to avoid a future unrecognizable world for coming generations.
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Eisenhower
Nostradamus Prediction Spurs Royal Censorship
Nostradamus is said to have forecast Henry II's death in his almanac prompting Henry III to ban political prognostications. The old claim ties royal fear to prophetic writing and a clampdown on public predictions.
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France
Henry II
Henry III
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