Weather Outlook and Local Notes From Decatur
Clear to partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers in the extreme south. Gentle to moderate variable winds on the coast. Miss Doris Davis returns from a two week vacation in Pensacola and Panama City. Verdon Lowery in Birmingham for treatment. Building permit issued to Harry Porter for an office building and car wash rack on First Avenue. Cost estimated at 500 dollars. Miss Hazel and Ruth Patterson visiting Decatur. Ruth Glass to undergo a tonsillectomy at Decatur Clinic. Eighteen cases on the recorder's court docket. VFW meeting tonight at 7:45 at the VFW home on Second Avenue. Robert Draper and family to move to Okmulgee after transfer by Phillips Petroleum. Dr and Mrs T G Morrow weekend in Nashville. Leo Wright and family back from Florida coast. Business Women's circle of First Presbyterian to meet tonight. Mr and Mrs S P Taylor announce birth of daughter at Decatur General Hospital Saturday night. Mrs Frank Roberts Jr admitted to Ellis-Meyer hospital last night. See DIARY on Page 2.
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First Avenue
Harry Porter
Patrol Cracks Down On Drivers In Morgan County
The Morgan County area patrols stepped up enforcement on Sunday with multiple arrests. Jail records show one person locked up on a highway intoxication charge, others for reckless driving and speeding, plus a drunkenness and a violation of prohibition count.
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Morgan County
Sheriff's
Youth Burned In Auto-Truck Collision Dies
An 18 year old Florence youth died of burns after a gas truck he drove exploded following a collision with a car at Town Creek. Paul Davis died in a Florence hospital at 10 40 p m. The car driver M R Montgomery Landersville faces first degree manslaughter charges. Montgomery was released on bond.
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Florence
Town Creek
Paul Davis
M. R. Montgomery
Landersville
Lawrence County
Earl Proctor
Montgomery
George Johnson
Fort Mitchell
Phenix City
Agee Long
Dallas County
Webb Flynn
Huntsville
R. L. Payne
Tennessee River
Eugene Stephens
Payne
Curtis Kilpatrick
Cullman
Robert Trammel
West Point
Scripps Howard papers back Eisenhower for president
Across 19 newspapers the Scripps-Howard group endorsed General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination. The New York World Telegram and Sun led with a vote by editors praising Ike as an inspirational leader, noting his peace and war experience and administrative skill.
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New York
Scripps- Howard
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Scripps-Howard Group
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Ike
America
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Bob Taft
Water main breaks threaten Wichita water supply
A 48 inch water main developed its third break in four days causing a serious shortage in Wichita Kansas. Boeing Beech and Cessna plants warned of full or partial closures and about 45000 people in the Eqqus Beds area faced disruption as officials scrambled to fix the breaks.
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Wichita
Kan
Boeing
Beech
Cessna
Danish jets: four pilots dismissed for fear of flying
Four Danish air force fighter pilots were fired after saying they were afraid to fly jet fighters. They had volunteered to switch to bombers after training in the United States but were still dismissed.
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Copenhagen
Air Force
U. S
Picketing Continues at Farm Industries Plant
Workers at Farm Industries Inc. remained on strike into a fourth day after walking out Friday afternoon. A company spokesman said picketing continued with no violence and did not disclose the strike’s cause.
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Farm Industries Inc
House Votes For Social Security Increase
The House approved a bill to raise social security benefits by 300 million dollars and postponed final passage until tomorrow. A voice vote showed wide support, with Rep. Ford of Michigan objecting that a quorum was not present.
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Washington
House
Rep
Ford
R-Mich
House weighs social security rise amid pension reform
Washington lawmakers opening debate on a bill to boost minimum Social Security benefits by five dollars for about 4 percent million recipients. The measure, defeated last month, is under modification to gain support before a vote planned for tomorrow. The Senate focuses on domestic appropriations and the St Lawrence Seaway as it nears a possible adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
Blame For Riots Placed On Reds At Koje Island
United Nations truce negotiator Maj. Gen. Jam K. Harrison accuses Communist delegates at Koje Island of directing captured personnel to endanger lives to push a bloodier war. He cites hundreds killed or wounded in riots and says Reds refuse repatriation, risking an honorable armistice or ongoing conflict.
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Munsan
United Nations
Jam K. Harrison
Red
Koje Island
Koje
U. N
Harrison
Windshield Stolen From Truck With Auto Tax Stamp
A traveling street merry go round unit reported a stolen windshield along with Solomon Rosenthal’s new $10 auto use tax stamp. City officials had claimed tax stamps on windshields would be safe from theft, but thieves proved otherwise.
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New York
Solomon Rosenthal
Two Leaders In Delegate Votes In Sharp Debate
Senators Estes Kefauver of Tennessee and Robert A Taft of Ohio led the delegate races for the presidential nominations and clashed on domestic and foreign issues in a televised program. Both agreed only that corruption in government would be a major campaign issue as they faced off with Sen Wayne in a sharp debate.
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Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Sen
Wayne
Eisenhower Pledges Farm Brain Trust At breakfast
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told national farm journal editors at a breakfast that if elected president he would seek the finest brains to help solve agricultural problems. He invited editors to meet with him to discuss farmer concerns and opinions on a new conservation program from Iowa involving 19 states and stronger local control.
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Denver
Dwight D Eisenhower
Nation
Farm Journal
Eisenhower
Iowa
Morse Signals Silence If Taft Nominated
Morse of Oregon hints he may walk from the party or stay silent in the campaign if Taft is nominated. He says he could not campaign for Taft yet won’t oppose him, depending on the Democratic candidate. Eisenhower arrives in Denver to open a political HQ as Taft touts delegate strength and Kefauver attacks Taft’s past isolationist votes. See TWO on Page 2.
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Morse
Oregon
Taft
Robert Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Denver
Kefauver
Tennessean
Extensive Work And Play Plans For POWs On Koje Island
The U S Army Eighth Army outlines a work and play program for Communist POWs on Koje Island once authority is established. Brig Gen Haydon Boamer aims to break large compounds into small units within a week and use labor on roads and engineering while expanding athletic facilities. British Gen Lord Alexander and Gen James Van Fleet observed the efforts and stressed no relaxation of the current strict Geneva Convention policy.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Koje Island
W U. S
Eighth Army
Koje
Haydon L. Boamer
Bose
Lord Alexander
Britain
Boamer
Alexander
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Kose
Selwyn Lloyd
Death Toll Rises From Korea Ammunition Dump Blast
A U S soldier was killed and 33 others missing or injured in a massive munitions dump explosion in Haeundae Korea. Two Americans are missing four hospitalized with 24 minor injuries. Civilians also hurt as blasts cause fires and phosphorus smoke. Police suspect guerrilla sabotage.
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Haeunde
Korea
U. S
Pusan
Death of Polish Spy Countess Stuns London Hotel Scene
Countess Krystyna Skarbek, 37, wartime British agent who fought Nazis in France, was stabbed to death in a Kensington hotel. Porter Dennis Muldowny, 41, confessed to the killing and was charged in court. She became a naturalized British citizen in 1947 and had served with British Military Intelligence since the war start.
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London
Kensington
Scotland Yard
Krystyna Skarbek
France
Dennis G. Muldowney
G. W. Jennings
Muldowney
Poland
Hungary
Gestapo
Swedish Plane Downed By Reds
Swedish government protests Soviet action after a Soviet jet fighter shot down an unarmed Swedish military search plane off Estonia. Seven crew rescued by a German merchant ship. two wounded. The search for another missing Swedish plane continues amid reported Soviet maneuvers.
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Reds
Stockholm
Estonia
Constantine Lee Swedish
Bandit Bursts Pruitt's Station Steals Cash Register
Morgan County officers hunt an early morning bandit who shattered a plate glass window at Pruitt's Service Station and Grocery, 1.5 miles south of Hartselle on U.S. 31, then took a cash register containing $50 to $75. The door damage was $50. The register was found by Dewey Whitten of Hartselle off the highway. Break-in time estimated between 1 and 2 AM.
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Morgan County
Pruitt
Hartselle
John McCutcheon
Dewey Whitten
McCutcheon
Boy Survives 1500-Foot Cliff Fall in California
A 10 year old boy Kenneth Wright Jr. tumbled down a 1500 foot cliff at Lake Arrowhead near Los Angeles and did not break a bone. He suffered a concussion cuts and bruises and possible internal injuries but was recovering at Santa Anita Hospital.
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Lake Arrowhead
Calif
Santa Anita Hospital
Kenneth Wright Jr
Defense Steel Flow To Begin
The government will work this week to start enough steel from strike closed mills to prevent a halt in weapons production. A four man CIO steelworkers committee, directed by Philip Murray, will help devise a plan to meet defense needs. Some mills prepared to resume, but big producers stay united in deadlock with no new talks scheduled.
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Washington
White House
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
No Milk Spilt When Truck Strikes Open Door
A 1952 Studebaker owned by B. S. Holloway in front of Union Hall on East Moulton Street was struck by a 1951 Dodge two and a half ton milk truck driven by W. J. Bullock. The left door suffered heavy damage as the truck passed the car while the door was opened.
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Studebaker
East Moulton Street
B. S. Holloway
W. J. Bullock
North Avenue
Union Hall
King Ibn Saud Claimed 64th Child in Cairo Report
Al Akhbar reported in Cairo that Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, 75, became a father for the 64th time with a newborn son last week. The report did not identify the mother among the king's many wives.
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Cairo
Egypt
al Akhbar
Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud
All Service On Long Island RR Now Suspended
Motormen and engineers of the Long Island Railroad walked off the job creating an almost immediate halt to service on the busy line serving about 300,000 daily riders. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers called the strike citing 131 grievances and poor action. The company spokesman decried the strike as unauthorized and a violation of the Railway Labor Act.
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Long Island RR
New York
Long Island
Michael E. McMahon
Brotherhood
Sokesman
National Railway Labor Act
U S 45th Division Repels Chinese Attack on Hill West of Chorwon
U S infantrymen smashed a Chinese assault on a T shaped hill west of Chorwon in the five day old battle on the Korean front. About 75 Reds were killed in a seven hour clash as U S troops held three knobs of the hill. Fighting also intensified along the 155 mile front with clashes near Panmunjom Korangpo Yonchon Kumhwa Kimsong and the Punch Bowl. No explanation was given for the stepped up fighting by Eighth Army officials.
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Seoul
U.S
Chorwon
U. S
Panmunjom
Korangpo
Yonchon
Kumhwa
Kimsong
Pukhan River
Punch Bowl
U. S. Eighth Army
Three Girl Escapees Still At Large In Alabama
Three of eight girls who escaped from the State Training School for Girls during a swimming party at Camp Cosby remain at large. Five have been returned to the school. The assistant superintendent, Mrs. Delle Walker, announced her resignation, following the superintendent Mrs. Rebecca Rogers who resigned last week. Acting heads of the welfare department are Mrs. Belle Hart and Nell English as a staff appointment is pending.
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Chalkville
Ala
State Training School
Camp Cosby
Delle Walker
Rebecca Rogers
Belle Hart
Nell English
State Department of Public Welfare
Montgomery
Was
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Fred Wuenschel
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