Bone Faces Dispute Over School Politics in Morgan County
The Morgan County Board of Education heard testimony on charges that Lester Wooten, county superintendent, influenced school affairs while Bone contested the Plainview principal’s discharge. Trustees and witnesses described tensions around Bone’s tenure, with Pettus, Adkins, and others testifying. The board upheld the dismissal but signaled Bone could apply for vacancies elsewhere. J. C. Pettey was named principal of Morgan County High School in Hart selle.
Eisenhower comments on farm policy Korea and trade questions
At the news conference the President avoided pledging on vetoing price supports and discussed 100 percent parity in markets. He said Korea would involve UN action after Allied reports. He noted uncertainty about halting trade with Russia and the risk of satellites aligning with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ams
Adams
Eisenhower
Korea
Walter Bedell Smith
Congress
White House
United Nations
United States
Russia
Rep. Dies
D-Tex
Soviet Union
Iron Curtain
Moscow
Evening Showings at Local Theaters Tonight
Listings for EWR Princess Executive Suite Wil liam Holden and Jane Allyson at 1:00 3:05 5:15 7:20 9:25 ROXY Tennessee Champ Shelley Winters Keenan Wynn with showtimes 1:00 2:45 4:30 6:15 8:00 9:35 SUNSET Lets Do It Again with Jane Wyman Ray Milland 7:30 9:30 HATFIELD Athens Wings Of The Hawk Van Heflin Julia Adams 7:30 9:13 STARVUE Courtland Border River Joel McCrea Yvonne De Carlo 7:00 9:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holden
Jane Allyson
Roxy
Tennessee Champ
Shelley Winters
Keenan Wynn
Jane Wyman
Ray Milland
Starvue
Courtland
Border River
Joel McCrea
Yvonne de Carlo
ABC, Sheriff Forces Destroy Three Stills
ABC agents Herman Sandlin Carlos Nelson and Morgan County Deputy Sheriff Bennett Hogan led a raid two miles northwest of Neel destroying three stills a 2000 gallon mash rig an 800 gallon still and a partially charged second 800 gallon unit Thirty gallons of whiskey and 60 gallons of fuel oil were confiscated during the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abc-Morgan
Neel
ABC
Herman Sandlin
Carlos Nelson
Morgan County
Bennett Hogan
Danville Principal Sought After Pettey Departure
As of July 1 1950 Morgan County boards have not yet selected a new Danville principal to replace Mr Pettey. The Danville trustees sent a recommendation to the county superintendent who wrote to the applicant asking for acceptance confirmation. No reply has been received. Pettey a Danville native has 18 years in Morgan County schools including 14 as coach and teacher and four as Danville principal. He studied at Florence and Peabody College and previously taught at Hartselle and Decatur Junior High before Danville. Mrs Pettey will join Morgan County High School faculty next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bone
Supt. Wooten
Eva School
Wooten
Plainview School
R. C. McWhorter
Morgan County Board of Education
McWhorter
Lester Wooten
D. A. Cox
Eva
St. Clair County
Cox
St. Clair
Pettey
Board of Education
J. C. Pettey
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
L. E. Roberts
Jack Hoffhaus
Cecil Johnson
Danville
Morgan County
Florence
Peabody College
Decatur Junior High School
Community notices and local events update
Mr and Mrs Ben Johnston spent days in Decatur Sewanee for University of the South graduation. DAV Chapter 11 meets Thursday at 7 30 pm. Metropolitan Life reps Bayley Carlisle Countess in New Orleans for a sales conference. Annual singing at Evergreen Sunday. Austinville HDC meets Friday 2 pm for auction. Vacation Bible School opens next Monday at Belle Mina Church through Friday June 25. Red Cross lifesaving certificate holders help at Hartselle pool for 4 H Club camp. Five cases heard in city recorder court including three traffic and two intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Johnston
Cranston Gray
Decatur
Sewanee
Tenn
University of the South
R. L. Sturgis
John F. Bayley
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
J. Watson Carlisle
J. E. Countess
New Orleans
Belle Mina
J. E. Patterson Dies Funeral Set Thursday
James Elliott Patterson 45 of Lester 1 died after a short illness at Jackson Clinic yesterday evening. Funeral services are planned for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Salem Methodist Church with Rev. Wayne Driver and Rev. J. W. Brooks officiating. Interment will follow at Athens city cemetery. Surviving are wife Obinetta Patterson Lester 1 two sons James O Neill Patterson and John David Patterson both of Lester 1 his mother Mrs J W Patterson Lester 1 and other relatives. Pallbearers are W G Wright Sam Wright Reford Wright Adron Wright Ethel Wright and Howard Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elliott Patterson
Lester
Jackson Clinic
Salem Methodist Church
Wayne Driver
J. W. Brooks
Athens City Cemetery
McConnell
Obinetta Patterson
James O'Neill Patterson
John David Patterson
Former Cullman Man Dies In California
Funeral services for Carl Mallory, 66, of Long Beach California, are set for Redding California. A former Cullman resident he married Carolla Richard of Cullman and died a day before his 67th birthday. He is survived by his widow a son Richard and a sister in New York City.
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Carl Mallory
Long Beach
Calif
Redding
Cullman
Mallory
Carolla Richard
Richard
New York City
McCarthy's Secret Information Debate in Senate Hearing
During the Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing McCarthy argued government employees must share information with him as chairman while denying accusations of wrongdoing. He clashed with Sen McClellan and questioned the Army action's impact on the Reds, predicting a windup soon despite ongoing disputes over memoranda and testimony from Roy Cohn and Francis Carr. Welch countered McCarthy's challenges and questioned secretaryMary Driscoll's testimony.
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McCarthy
FBI
Army
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Democrats
Mundt
Welch
Wisconsin
Stevens
John G. Adams
Joseph N. Welch
Boston
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Adams
Mary Driscoll
Subcommittee
Carr
Maid of Cotton Entry Chosen at Decatur Lions Meeting
Trinity, newly elected president of Valley Stock Yard Inc, spoke to the Decatur Lions Club at Lyons Hotel. John B. Sewell was presented by Charles Parker. The stock barn project aims for 50 000 incorporation with 35 000 barn cost and 29 600 subscribed. The barn will sit near Decatur on Moulton Road, 180 by 120 feet, leased to Ewell Russell for 12 months. First sale target late summer or early fall with John Thomas Wallace as auctioneer. Carolyn Sue Odom to represent Lions in the Morgan County Maid of Cotton contest culminating June 25 in Alabama and September nationally in Memphis. One guest, Jerry French of Birmingham, attended. Officers to be installed June 22 and board meeting June 21 at City Electric Auditorium.
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John B. Sewell
Trinity
Valley Stock Yard, Inc
Decatur Lions Club
Lyons
Sewell
Charles Parker
Ewell Russell
API
John Thomas Wallace
Montgomery
Memphis
Carolyn Sue Odom
Lion Roy Odom
Lions Club
Morgan County
Alabama
Jerry French
Birmingham
City Electric Auditorium
Oppenheimer under scrutiny over Soviet espionage claims
The hearing reveals Oppenheimer opposed an all out push for the H bomb as late as 1949 and admitted past mistakes including calling himself an idiot. He cited a secret load he kept in his head while the security board and AEC weigh his honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oppenheimer
ABC
Fulton Lewis Jr
MBS
Lewis
AEC
Gordon Gray
Fish Supper Held By Moose Lodge
Decatur Moose Lodge held a regular meeting at the Moose Home on Tuesday evening after a buffet fish supper for members. Junior governor LeRoy Dietz presided. two applicants were passed for initiation. Guest night for the lodge dance on Saturday June 26 was announced, with each member to bring a prospective member. Women of the Moose discussed their project and scheduling. The meeting adjourned to June 22 when Roy Street will preside in Florida.
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Decatur Moose Lodge
Moose Home
LeRoy Dietz
Moose
Women of the Moose
Roy Street
Florida
Guatemalan Officials Seek Asylum Amid Crisis
Guatemalan Foreign Minister Guillermo Toriello ill but expected back this afternoon. Editor Jose Alfredo Palmiero, a fierce Arbenz critic, has taken refuge in the Salvadoran embassy. His brother Guillermo Palmieri, once head of the Tourist Bureau, was yesterday ousted from the Revolutionary party government.
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Guillermo Toriello
Jose Alfredo Palmiero
el Espectador
Arbenz
Guatemala
Guillermo Palmieri
Courts consider action as Howell firing case nears court
Courts hold a special session to act on the Howell case while Attorney General states the Board of Education firing Howell is final. Attorneys Lynne and Harris review board minutes and may announce by Friday whether to pursue court action.
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Howell
Board of Education
Board of Trustees
Russell Lynne
Norman Harris
Moulton
Lynne
Harris
Alabama
Education Commission
Board of Education and Trustees
Board of Trustee
No Plan Leader Bidault Returns to Discuss Crisis with Eden and Smith
Bidault flew from Paris and will dine with British Foreign Secretary Eden and U.S. Under Secretary Walter Bedell Smith to review the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidault
Paris
Anthony Eden
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Jack Perkins Wins Four Year Princeton Scholarship
Jack Perkins son of Mr and Mrs Frank Perkins formerly of Decatur now of Cullman has been awarded a four year scholarship to Princeton University. The award based on exam scholastic rating and character plus a prior NROTC Tulane offer. He graduates City High School Chattanooga as a commended student with class 295. he is class lawyer and delivered the last will at class night. He is active in Deputy Council Key Club Letterman's Disc and Diamond Masquers boxing two years and is an Eagle Scout active in Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Perkins
Frank Perkins
Decatur
Cullman
Princeton University
Jack
Tulane University
Princeton
City High School
Chattanooga
Baptist Church
Karachi Population Shift Then and Now
The report notes Karachi housed about 3 million residents before Pakistan’s 1947 independence era and states that current estimates place the city at around 1 million people.
Markets Report On Cotton Milk Grains And Livestock
Cotton prices inch middling 34.18 with Decatur loan 33.1. Cottonseed at $50 60 per ton. Milk Grade A 5.70 per hundred. manufactured milk 2.80 per hundred. No 2 wheat 1.72. yellow corn 1.56. feed corn 1.42. No 2 oats 65c. barley 85c. Cattle steers 15.00 19.50. cows 9.50 11.00. calves 15.50 17.50. Hogs 190 230 pounds 22.50 23.00.
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Decatur
North Georgia live poultry market notes mixed demand
Demand good for limited offerings of finished broilers or fryers over three pounds. Lighter weights plentiful but offerings only moderate as many sellers reluctant to ship. Prices in the 24 hours ending 10 am today at farms 22 to 23 1/2 cents per pound, f.o.b. plants 23 to 24 1/2 cents.
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Atlanta Poultry
Atlanta
North Georgia
F.o.b
McConnell Rites Held At First Methodist Church
Final rites for Addison Mitchell McConnell 79 who died at his residence in Athens were held today at 4 p.m. at the First Methodist church with Dr. J D Hunter and Rev E L Smothers officiating. The body lay in state from 3 p.m. until services. McConnell served Limestone County probate judge for 18 years ending in 1947 and earlier owned the McConnell Funeral Home in Athens. He leaves a son Richie McConnell two brothers and a sister plus several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
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Addison Mitchell McConnell
N. Clinton St
Athens
First Methodist
J. D. Hunter
E. L. Smothers
Athens City
McConnell
Limestone County
McConnell Funeral Home
Richie McConnell
R. H
Bob) McConnell
E. L. McConnell
Florence
Cora Jones
Rogersville
Ens
Homer Reach
Rufus Allen
Blake Jones
Ernest Holland, Sr
R. H. Richardson, Jr
Mack Kennemer
Allen Beasley
Nashville Stock Market Slowly Steady Across Classes
Nashville live stock market report notes slow to steady demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Steer sales limited with 14.00-17.00 for utilities, bulls 13.75 down. calves steady to 1.00 lower with choice 16.00-18.00 and prime to 19.00. Hogs slow with butchers 50 to 1.00 lower. sows steady to 50 lower. lambs 24.50-25.00 for prime, 22.50-24.50 for good to choice ewes steady at 2.00-1.00.
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Nashville
Senate approves fixed resources fund and appropriations mix
The Senate fixed the resources development fund at 600000 dollars to be drawn from operating funds. It also authorized 1200000 dollars, split equally between new appropriations and TVA funds, with no funds for new power plant construction. Money covers projects already under construction.
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House
Senate
TVA
Hospital Admits List Incomplete Yet Noted Names
A partial hospital admissions list references individuals including Lester Branum at 1013 Grant St and Mrs. James R. Hunt in Summer Town Tennessee along with several others such as Mrs. Alfred Green Stratford Little Henrietta Clift Carol Odom Willie Shull Mrs. Homer Pike Mrs. Raymond Smith Eula Mae Roberts Mrs. Leslie Rithshack Connie Wilson and addresses on 9th Ave 10th Ave 12th Ave and Somerville Rd.
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Lester Branum
Grant St
James R. Hunt
Summertown
Tenn
Alfred Green
Tanner
Paul Jack
Fite
Stratford
Willie Shull
12Th Ave
Homer Pike
Capshaw
Raymond Smith
Vinemont
Eula Mae Roberts
15Th Ave
Leslie Rithshack
Somerville Rd
Connie Wilson
6Th St. S
Dismissals List Includes Mrs J L Hitt And Others
Bank Street hospital dismissals include Mrs J L Hitt of Hillsboro and Ray White of 1411 Robinson Blvd Sheffield. Also listed are Miss Wimbreth Jane Melton of 1312 Somerville Road.
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Wimbreth Jane
Melton
Somerville Road
Decatur Jaycees Back Salvation Army Camp Support
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to donate 100 to the Salvation Army to send 10 underprivileged girls to Girls' Guardian summer camp. Ed Bowman presided at Greystone Cafe with A. J. Coleman giving the invocation. Mr and Mrs Joseph Paul joined as guests and entertained with dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Radar speed enforcement and Bill Toth radar display
A radar patrol setup explains how speed measurement works with a two car system. Bill Toth promotes radar exhibitions across 24 states claiming reduced highway fatalities and accidents, while noting unit height affects detection range from 75 to 350 feet. Alabama uses three sets shifted between districts. one is expected locally soon.
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Bill Toth
Toth
New Jersey Turnpike
Alabama
Births announced at local clinics and hospitals
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Farris at Baugh Wiley Clinic today. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Albano Pasquale in Decatur at Decatur General Hospital Tuesday. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John B. Chambers in Trinity at Decatur General Hospital Tuesday.
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R. L. Farris
4Th Ave
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Albano Pasquale
Decatur 3
Decatur General Hospital
John B. Chambers
Trinity
Debtor Transfers Listed in Daily Records
Daily Records shows transfers including ONeal Brown to James N Blood worth 300 dollars Howard Morgan to Parks Morgan 1.00 John C Jones Jr receives 9000 from P H Vaughan Gene Ward to James C Brooks 3500 dollars.
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O’neal Brown
James N. Bloodworth
Howard Morgan
Parks Morgan
P. H. Vaughan
John C. Jones, Jr
Gene Ward
James C. Brooks
Birthday Dinner Honors Sgt Turney Home on Leave
Mr and Mrs Leonar Turney of the Winston community entertained with a birthday dinner for their son Sgt John Turney home on leave from Washington based Air Force Base. Family members present included M C Sanders Vernard Ward and several Turney relatives. Afternoon callers included Lester Whitten Stanley Butler Charles Whitten and Franklin Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonar. Turney
Winston
Sgt
John Turney
Air Force Base
Washington, D
M. C. Sanders
Vernard Ward
F. E. Turney
Owen Lyle
Mae
Dan Turney
Birmingham
H. C. Turney
Wanda Gayle
Lester Whitten
Stanley Butler
Charles Whitten
Franklin Watkins
For Rent Unfurnished Apartment and Shared Ads
Large unfurnished apartment at 224 Jackson St available for rent with 4 rooms upstairs. Contact 291 8 AM to 5 PM or 2775 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Couple only. Also 611 W Moulton St lists contact 1698 J. Additional ads for two women selling saled makers and two men selling Wear Ever at 4663 J.
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Jackson St
Moulton Street
Phone
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Charlie Pettus
Plainview
2Nd Ave
Caddell
Pettus
Mr. Pettus
J. C. Penney
R. E. Adkins
U. N
Ewr An
Civil Defense
Decatur High School
Decatur Civil Defense
W. H. Jenkins
H. R. Leeman
Jenkins
E. E. Allford
Ransom Crawford
CD Health Service
Howard Proctor
Ypatimal
Bill Lindsey
New York
DAV Chapter 11
DAV
Evergreen
Price M. Bryant
WSCS
Austinville Hdc
Betty Hazel Hamilton
Dora Clark
Red Cross
City Recorder’s Court
J. E. Patterson
California
Maid of Cotton
Feene Maney
Moose Lodge
Karachi
Pakistan
Henrietta Clift
9Th Ave
Carol Odom
10Th Ave
Ree Aid Project
Salvation Army
Sgt. Turney
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