West alliance faces new Russian moves in cold war talks
Washington begins talks with London and Paris to resolve Korea Indochina and Germany issues amid Moscow moving Andrei Gromyko to London. Officials warn of a possible Russian bid to split the West as discussions to set German unification and peace proceed. A private lost notice follows.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Korea
Indochina
Germany
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
London
Russia
Amusements Today Film Lineup At Local Theatres
Skirts Ahoy with Esther Williams and Joan Evans plays at Princess at 1 00 3 05 5 15 7 20 9 30 Flight to Mars stars Marguerite Chapman Cameron Mitchell screens at ROXY with showings 2 43 4 26 6 09 7 52 9 35 Belle of New York with Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen at SUNSET 7 55 10 00 Drums in the Deep South at HATFIELD Athens 7 30 Tanks Coming at Hartselle 7 00 On the Riviera at Falkville 6 30 8 40 The Noose Hangs High with Abbott and Costello at ELITE 6 15 8 15.
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Esther Williams
Joan Evans
Vivian Blaine
Roxy
Mars
Marguerte Chapman
Cameron Mitchell
Belle
New York
Fred Astaire
Vera-Ellen
Arbitration Board Cuts Bates Textile Wages 7.7 Cents an Hour
An arbitration board ordered a 7.7 cent per hour wage reduction for Bates Manufacturing workers. The decision cuts pay from about 1.40 to 1.32 per hour affecting over 7,000 employees across five Maine plants and two in California. CIO Textile Workers Union opposed the ruling though the union said it would accept the decision.
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Philadelphia
Bates Manufacturing Corp
Maine
Los Angeles
Emeryville
Calif
William E. Simkin
George Bridge
Arbitration Board
Solomon Barkin
CIO ‘Textile Workers Union
Aissented
Simkin
Taft Eisenhower Fight Shapes 1952 Campaign
The race centers on three domestic issues with Taft campaigning on corruption spending and federal power while Eisenhower backs prosperity for workers farmers and business leaders and inflation control. Both seek to cut spending, with Truman and Kefauver challenging Taft and Eisenhower amid Maine and Georgia primary moves and ongoing party division.
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Taft
Kefauver
Denver
Eisenhower
Detroit
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
U. S
Georgia
Georgia State Party Committee
Richard B. Russell
Maine
Owen Brewster
Frederick G. Payne
Nam II Accuses UN of Atrocities in Firm Reply
North Korean General Nam II for the first time in five days reiterates charges that the United Nations commits incessant atrocities and slaughter of war prisoners in a stiff response.
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Nam II
U. N
Striking Slag Workers Idle Birmingham and Gadsden Plants
About 600 Birmingham Slag Co workers walked off their jobs today at plants in Birmingham and Gadsden. International representative Ben Gage of the United Steelworkers urged equal wage boosts matching those from the national steel strike settlement.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Slag Co
Gadsden
Ben Gage
United Steel Workers
CSO
National Steel
First Passenger Elevator Installed in New York 1857
A historical note suggests the first passenger elevator was installed in New York City in 1857 marking an early milestone in urban vertical transport and modern high rise development.
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New York
Decatur General hospital births and admissions report
Local notices list births at Decatur General hospital for James S. Smith and Carol Hooper families, plus multiple admissions and dismissals among residents of Decatur and nearby towns. Also notes legal license for Albert P. Brewer and regional river stage readings by the weather bureau.
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James S. Smith
Cornelian
Carol Hooper
Fourth Avenue East
Decatur General Hospital
Criminal Cases Open On Circuit Court Docket
The first day of circuit court criminal docket opened with Judge Powell and solicitors presenting. Cases include fugitive, deceased defendant, pleas of guilty with probation, and forfeitures finalizing. Grand jury to file final report at 2 PM.
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Newton B. Powell
George C. Johnson
Joe Calvin
State
Betty Love
Phillip Locke
Stanley Leroy Mahan
Alfred Terry, Jr
James Thomas McNutt
Archie Lee Garth
James Otis Smith
H. L. Slaughter
Limestone County
John Paul Jones
Hubert Livingston
J. H. Seaver
Bubber Bryant
Walter Cowley
Thomas Brown
Buddy Martin
Willie Echols
Louis Junior Lampkin
W. H. Lampkin
Bubber Lampkin
Coffnne Bolan
Pewey Steel
Seldon Glenn
Edward Lee Ball
Nashville
Vernon Lemley
Ottis Burns
Robert Carter
Bob L. Cain
Ed Singleton
Albert Wright
Lola Stewart
Otis Burt
Ozzie Newsome
J. W. Hamilton
James C. Mitchell
Record Weekend for Alabama Speeders Under Gov. Campaign
Alabama Highway Patrol arrested 557 speeders over the weekend as part of Governor Gordon Persons safety drive. Chief Tom Carlisle said it was the most arrests for any weekend since the 60 mph limit began last November. Mobile led with 81 arrests, Dothan 78, and the Mobile Baldwin area counted 104 since the campaign intensified five days ago.
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Montgomery
Alabama Highway Patrol
Gordon
Tom Carlisle
L. B. Sullivan
Mobile
Dothan
Baldwin
When It Is First Formed The Human Embryo Size
When first formed the human embryo measures less than one hundredth of an inch across. This observation notes the very early stage of embryonic development from the initial cell mass.
Young Sailor Goes On Trial For Murder
A 17 year old Roanoke sailor, James David Higgs, faced trial in Etowah County on charges of murdering Clyde Shapley near Attalla Alabama on December 26. Higgs pleaded innocent by reason of insanity after examination at Bryce State Mental Hospital. Shapley, a Salt Lake City Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, was reportedly shot in a car after an AWOL meeting on Christmas day.
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Gadsden
Roanoke
Utah
James David Higgs
Etowah Coumand
Bryce State Mental Hospital
Higgs
Clyde Shapley
Salt Lake City
Attalla
House Week Begins Debate on Wage and Price Bill
The House schedules debate starting Wednesday with a vote expected by Friday. The bill likely includes a provision urging the President to suspend the Taft-Hartley union clause in the steel strike, mirroring a Senate price control measure passed last week.
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Senate
Markets Report From Decatur Farmers
Farm markets in Decatur show cotton at middling 38.50 cents, strict low 37.00. No 2 mile priced at 3.10, No 2 wheat new crop 2.10, No 2 oats new crop 0.80, No 2 yellow corn 1.83, hogs 18.25 cents.
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Decatur
Cotton futures rise on trade and broker buying
New York cotton futures held steady with late afternoon gains as houses and traders bought. July rose to 40.43 per bale, October to 37.51, and December to 37.25, marking a firm turn from the previous close.
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New York
Poultry market prices steady in North Georgia region
North Georgia live poultry market steady with prices unchanged. Bulk trading at 25 42-26% cents, strong truck demand and fair to good movement to dressing plants. Farm prices for broilers under 3% pounds at 25 14-27 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Russian German clashes spark days of unrest along frontline belt
In Bonn Germany police and East German civilians clashed as about 5000 German Communist police moved against evictions from a frontier security belt. Five days of pitched battles left more than 30 casualties and numerous arrests across at least 16 villages.
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Bonn
Germany
No-Man’s Land
Deeds and Transfers Across Counties in Daily Records
Real estate transfers list shows R A Nunn to James W Little for 3000 dollars and other conveyances including churches, fraternal orders, and individuals. Several deeds of correction noted, with amounts ranging from 500 to 9500 dollars, plus titles to perfect and notable listings in Decatur Birmingham and Falkville areas.
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Deeds R. A. Nunn
James W. Little
Bersie Rayburn
Calvary Baptist Church
le Ricks
Larry BR Holoway
Soes Grady
Frank Charest
Leila Powell
B. Denbo
G. W. Burns
Herman M. Burns
Martha Ann Chunn
M-S. Lyle
Murray Dodd
M. S
Robert E. Lee
A. D. Sample
Decatur Land Company
J. Cecil Black
Zeblan Spivey
Comer
Pearl S. Lee
L. L. Bates
Birmingham Trust National Bank
Pattie C. Sykes
J. E. Price
Herbert L. Clark
Lamar
Thompson vs Oden mortgage note case filed
In circuit court L L Thompson sues Marvin Oden over a mortgage note. Bland and Bland represent Thompson. Kathryn Smith sues E E Forbes and Sons Piano Co for damages. R W Lynne represents Smith. Carson Smith also sues E E Forbes and Sons Piano Co for damages. R W Lynne represents Smith.
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L. L. Thompson
Marvin Oden
Bland
Thompson
Kathryn Smith
E. E. Forbes and Sons Piano Company
R. W. Lynne
Carson Smith
Smith
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Decatur Area Couples
The notices record six marriage licenses. Walker Wallace Smith 45 a Goodyear mill employee and Stella Mae Ogletree 41 of Arkedelphia Alabama. Arlen James Twilley 27 a Cullman truck driver and Gwendolyn S. Twilley 23 also of Cullman. Claude L. Knight 21 Pikeville Tennessee and Durlee England 22 of 20342 Grant Street. Robert George Kraushaar 23 Glenville U S Navy and Greta Mae Smith of Decatur also in the Navy. Tommy C. Hartselle 25 a Decatur salesman and Mary Jane Mason 22 a Decatur telephone operator. Marlin Cicero Brown 27 a Southern railway clerk and Ruth Laverne Mullins 29 a Decatur clerk-typist.
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Walker Wallace Smith
Columbia Circle
Goodyear Mill
Stella Mae Ogletree
Arkedelphia
Alabama
Arlen James Twilley
Cullman
Gwendolyn S. Twilley
Claude L. Knight
Pikeville
Tennessee
Durlee England
Grant Street
Robert George Kraushaar
Glenville
U. S. Navy
Swift & Company Charged With 440 OPS Violations
Swift & Company, a leading meat packer, was charged in federal informations in Boston Sioux Falls Concord and New Haven with more than 440 violations of the Defense Production Act. The acts allege wilful violations of ceiling price rules and falsified invoicing by the firm and its employees. Each count carries up to a 10000 fine and up to one year imprisonment. Swift said it complies with OPS regulations and employees were instructed to follow them.
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Boston
Swift & Company
Sioux Falls
S. D
Concord
N. H
New Haven
Chicago
Swedish Rodionov Summoned by Erlander Over Spy Case
Rodionov was summoned to Sweden's foreign office to receive the protest from Prime Minister Tage Erlander. Crowds jeered outside the Soviet Embassy as he departed. Sweden demanded swift investigation and punishment, and Erlander asked Russia to halt espionage by diplomats. A trial opened in Sweden for seven Swedes accused of betraying the northern defense system to Russia. A missing Swedish Catalina aircraft was feared shot down near the Estonian coast after being warned to stay 15 miles off the coast. Soviet jets claimed 12 miles as their zone.
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Rodionov
Foreign Office
Tage Erlander
Sweden
Woman Whose Son Wed Egyptian Dancer Dies In Houston
Mrs. Bonner King a 52 year old Houston mother of Sheppard King who took the Moslem name Abdullah to wed Egyptian dancer Samia Gamal died yesterday at home. The marriage had sparked family tension but the son returned from Cairo with his bride and reconciliation followed.
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Houston
Bonner King
Sheppard King
Abdullah
Samia Gamal
Rites Held Today For Mrs Effie Rose Hill
Graveside services for Mrs. Effie Rose Hill former Decatur resident who died Saturday in a Tuscaloosa hospital were held today at 2 PM at the city cemetery. Rev. W W Glass conducted the rites with Brown's directing interment. Survivors include three sisters Mrs O M Hendrickson Rochester Indiana Mrs Carl Bessey Evanston Illinois and Mrs Gus Brown Rockford Illinois a brother A W Haines Bristol Tennessee two nieces and one nephew.
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Effie Rose Hill
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
City Cemetery
W. W. Glass
Brown
O. M. Hendrickson
Rochester
Indiana
Carl Bessey
Evanston
Illinois
Gus Brown
Rockford
A. W. Haines
Bristol
Tennessee
Gadsden School Named Model for Alabama
North Gadsden Elementary School in Alabama was designated a model school by the state department of education for the Federal School Facilities Survey. The modern one story brick building, completed in 1950, has five grades and about 300 students.
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Gadsden
North Gadsdenlementary School
Alabama
State Department of Education
Flares and blasts devastate Haéude area forcing mass evacuations
Explosions and bright flares lit the Haéude region as shells and fires spread across dry hills. About 30,000 residents fled toward Pusan while officials traced salvaged ammunition and a missing laborer linked to a theft last March. Investigators note distributed Communist handbills in the area.
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Haéude
Pusan
POW population to be moved and put to work on Koje Island
About 80 000 Koreas current POW population, with 30 000 slated for transfer to other islands off South Korea. Remaining prisoners to build roads drainage ditches fences and camp buildings. Officials declined to confirm pay for such labor as in World War II. No work programs existed on Koje in its 18 months as a prisoner island.
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Kore
South Korea
Koje
Noble heroine led sabotage against Nazi forces
Beautiful to work with resistance groups. She took part in several actual battles against Nazi troops. The slim, dark haired noblewoman directed underground sabotage teams that blew up bridges derailed trains and raided German headquarters. She received the George Medal for valor and was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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George
Order of the British Empire
U N Security Council to Hear Soviet Germ Warfare Charge
Russia's Jacob A. Malik called a Security Council meeting for Wednesday at 3 p.m. to discuss alleged U N germ warfare in Korea. He also placed on the agenda the issue of new members as great powers pressed for reconsideration of 14 applications.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Korea
Soviet Union
Security Council
U. N. Disarmament Commission
United States
Malik
Paris
Car Crash Injures Youth and Wife in Decatur District
A youth and his wife were injured when another vehicle struck their car, according to patrol reports. In a separate weekend wreck near Cullman, Spring Hill resident Eugene Eason was treated for cuts after his 1947 Chevrolet rolled three times on Alabama 112 east of Cullman. he said he lost control while passing another car near Simcoe. The damage was estimated at 500 dollars.
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Decatur
Spring Hill
American jet ace tops MIG tally in Korea
Second Lt. James Low of Sausalito California reported shooting down one MIG and earning America its 17th jet ace honor after two air battles south of the Manchurian border. He has been in Korea six weeks and is six months out of pilot school.
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Manchurian
James Low
Sausalito
Calif
America
Korea
Change In Hospital Plan Is Advocated
Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars urges veterans hospitals be divorced from medical college influence. A resolution seeks abolition of dean's committees that nominate VA resident doctors and consultants. A second resolution wants training limited to doctors who are permanent VA employees and plan VA careers.
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Birmingham
Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars
Medical College
Alabama Department
VFW
Australia smallest continent by area among six inhabited continents
The passage notes Australia as the smallest of the six inhabited continents, with Europe next in size as a comparative detail.
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Australia
Europe
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Belle Mina
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D. M. McKee
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Lena Stafford
Good Springs, Tenn
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West Wilson Avenue
W. B. McGee
Somerville 1
Albert P. Brewer
Alabama Supreme Court
University of Alabama Law School
Charles Robertson
Tulsa
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Elmer Martin
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