Weather and Local Visits Highlight Decatur News
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening thundershowers forecast for the state. Local residents visit and travel notes include Thomas E. McCravy receiving hospital care in Nashville after a Limestone county auto crash. Danville and Decatur figures, plus Arkansas traveler Mrs. A. J. Moore, are mentioned along with hospital update on R. B. Bagley needing four blood transfusions at Carraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham.
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R. B
Bo) Bagley
Sherman Street
Decatur
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Birmingham
Mrp
Bagley
16Th Avenue
25 Street North
Civic Clubs Form Committee to End Night Rider Terror
Birmingham residents report continued violence by night riders as civic clubs plan a 500 member committee to curb activity. An American Legion delegation demanded arrests, while sheriff Holt McDowell cited staff limits. Reporter Clarke Stallworth was knocked down during an investigation in Sumiton.
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Birmingham
Jefferson
Hood. 1
Birmingham Post
Sumiton
Ala
Clarke Stallworth
Roscoe Fowler
Fowler
Stallworth
Glenn Godfrey
Federated
Ku Klux Klan, Inc
American Legion
Gorgas
Holt McDowell
Jefferson County
McDowell
Carle Wells
See
Czechs Press Fight With Catholic Group
The Czechoslovak government intensified its clash with the Roman Catholic Church in Moravia arresting clergy and lay leaders. Archbishop Beran’s palace saw heightened security while Prague and Olomouc faced police surveillance. The Vatican excommunicated members who joined the government Catholic Action. Envoys Return From Paris After four weeks of talks the Big Four ministers head home with plans for Austrian independence and a live and let live approach to Germany.
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Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Josef Matocha
Olomouc
Josef Beran
Prague
Vatican
Paris
Austria
Germany
Morgan county bond drive nears quota in current campaign
Morgan countians have invested 82.7 percent of the savings bond quota in the current bond campaign. They were called on to invest 135000 in E bonds and have purchased 111679.50 leaving 23320.50 to reach the target. Thirty six counties in the state are above the 50 per cent mark. In local notes, Kyle Sheats recuperates from surgery at Jefferson Hillman in Birmingham. Sheriff and Mrs C B Humphrey returned from a two week vacation with family. Various hospital admissions and dismissals are listed, along with church singing school tonight and updates on regional residents. Quickies by Ken Reynolds.
Limestone Girl Killed by Truck Near Athens
Six year old Charlotte Claxton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Claxton of Athens 8, died after being struck head on by a Birmingham building company truck on Buck Island road four miles west of Athens. Driver Brent Eddy, 35, was cleared of blame by Sheriff John G. Sandlin and state patrol officers. The coroner said the child ran into the road unseen, calling the incident unfortunate and unavoidable. Mother hospitalized for shock, services set for Wednesday at Mt Pisgah Baptist Church.
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Athens
Ala
Grigsby Griffith
Charlotte Claxton
Edward Claxton
Birmingham Building Company
Buck Island
Brent Eddy
Limestone
John G. Sandlin
Highway Patrol
J. E. Vanderford
D. A. Hansard
Griffith
Eddy
Claxton
Limestone County Hospital
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
A. J. Rollins
Spry
Charlotte
Bernard
Joan
Patsy
M. C. Claxton
Toney 2
Eilean Jackson
Mystery Sub Hunters Sweep Banana River Area
In Miami on June 21 a search for an unidentified submarine near the Banana River rocket testing range off South Florida began. Navy planes scouted the area while three privateers and Coast Guard units hunted Cocoa and Melbourne zones. The case was listed classified and no further details were released. Comdr O D Weed of Coast Guard HQ confirmed the classification from Washington.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Banana River
Cocoa
Melbourne
Coast Guard
Comdr. O. D. Weed
Probers Begin Two New Inquiries in Congress
Washington June 21 Congressional committees moved on two new probes involving missing atomic materials and payments to influence government contracts. The Oak Ridge plant facing an inventory discrepancy was described as potentially a bookkeeping error. A separate Senate inquiry targets claims that Paul Grindle paid James Hunt $1000 for management advice tied to Laying Woodworking Corp. debates over labor legislation continued amid slow progress on emergency strike plans and proposed actions by Morse and Taft.
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Jack Rutledge
Washington
McMahon
Conn
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Hoey
N.C
Senate
New York Herald Tribune
Paul Grindle
Massachusetts
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Army Quartermaster Acorps
Grindle
C. W. Laing Woodworking Corp
Farmingham
Mass
Morse
R-Ore
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Rescuers Seek Flood Missing in Virginia and Maryland
Rescue parties pressed their search today for at least four persons still missing in a disastrous flood that struck the Potomac and Shenandoah river valleys over the weekend. Inhabitants surveyed damage, cleared debris, and worked to restore power and communications as a late water threat faded. In Cumberland Maryland concerns rose over a possible crest while Petersburg Virginia reported 30 homes destroyed, 300 damaged, and 335 farm structures washed away or damaged.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Potomac
Shenandoah River
Cumberland
Maryland
Midland
Shaft
Moorefield
Shenandoah
Virginia
Romney
How About Using Surplus Ships as Grain Elevators
J. B. Patterson, en route home from Hot Springs to Lacon, paused in Decatur to suggest using surplus government ships as grain elevators to store surplus grain. He links lack of elevators to limited grain sales and urges action.
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J. B. Patterson
Hot Springs
Lacon
Decatur
CAP Unit Will Be Organized
The Civil Air Patrol flight will be organized at Pryor Field tonight at 7 30 P M. Cadets aged 15 to 17 are urged to join and attend regular meetings. Plans include 35 flying hours to train outstanding cadets as private pilots. Former military air personnel and others interested are invited to join. transportation can be arranged by calling Ralph Jones at 336.
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Civil Air Patrol Flight
Pryor Field
Ralph Jones
Carriers To Be Modernized Across U S Navy
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, with President Truman’s approval, announced plans to modernize two aircraft carriers at a total cost of 80 million dollars. Speaking to 114 graduates of the National War College, Johnson described the Soviet Union as conspiratorial and despotic and urged a strong military for national defense despite interservice disagreements.
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Washington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Truman
Johnson
National War College
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
National Defense Establishment
Injuries Fatal to Automobile Dealer in Alabama
DEMOPOLIS Ala June 21 Injuries from an automobile accident last Friday proved fatal for D E Crew 38 a Demopolis automobile dealer. Crew died at Demopolis community hospital after losing consciousness. A highway patrolman said Crew appeared to lose control of a car he was bringing back from Coden Alabama. The vehicle overturned several miles south of Demopolis on U S highway 43. Crew was found in the road by a passing bus driver and brought to hospital. He had been an automobile dealer here 11 years and was an Air Force major during World War II.
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Demopolis
Ala
D. E. Crew
Coden
U. S. Highway 43
Crew
Brief Session by Council But Several Matters Disposed of
Decatur city council adjourned after a short meeting with actions including mayoral power to sign an engineering survey contract for Pryor Field runway. approval of a 2295 dollar road upgrade bill for Park Circle and City Fill roads. approval of two electricians bonds for Guy Baker and Horace Simmons. City attorney suggested a suit to clear title on Dr F L Chenault property and directed the city clerk to charge the tax sale against city books. meeting adjourned to June 1 at 2. P. M. for further funds handling discussions.
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SSS Sunn
Roy Odom
Nathan Pryor
Russell Humphrey
Pryor Field
Park Circle
Guy Baker
Horace Simmons
C. Carol Smith
Chenault
Caddell
F. L. Chenault
Senate Stalled by Filibuster In Alabama Senate
In Montgomery on June 21 the Administration efforts failed to halt passage of economy bills as filibuster tactics halted the state senate. Sen C B Harvey of Blount County forced another journal reading, a delaying move used earlier this session. In the house, local bills moved ahead with four general bills on the special order calendar. Henry Mize's anti masking bill went to judiciary, with a public hearing announced for 9 A M tomorrow. The house also approved a bill adding a ninth judicial circuit judge for Cherokee DeKalb and Jackson counties, and a Franklin county government reorganization bill creating a five member board of revenue. See SENATE on Page 2
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Montgomery
State Senate
C. B. Harvey
Blount County
Senate
House
Henry Mize
Judiciary Committee
E. L. Roberts
Etowah
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Cherokee
DeKalb
Jackson
W. J. Haralson
Fort Payne
Franklin County
Court of County
Frank Haynes
Franklin
Judge Lashes Raid at Mine in Shelby County
In Columbiana on June 21 a Shelby grand jury was convened to indict those involved in the June 13 armed mob raid that shut down the Cahaba Coal Mining Co mine. Judge W. W. Wallace condemned the violence, calling it a challenge to the law, and pledged a speedy hearing for any indictments. The mine employed 11 men and was non union. Witnesses were escorted from Birmingham by the State Highway Patrol. The mob, estimated at 300, attacked three men and a boy.
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Columbiana
Shelby
W. W. Wallace
Our
Cahaba
UMW
Birmingham
Wallace
Grand
Shelby County
Jefferson
Acheson Returns to Washington After Paris Conference
Secretary of State Dean Acheson arrived in Washington from Paris and was greeted by President Truman at the airport. Vice President Barkley and other notables joined the president as Acheson’s trans Atlantic flight landed at 10 09 am EST.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Paris
Truman
Barkley
Acheson
Ministers act to keep cold war chilly in Austria talks
One observer said ministers had at least taken steps to keep the cold war cold. Deputy ministers will study Austria problems. A September ministers meeting was planned. Austrians showed some satisfaction with the result. Russia dropped a Yugoslavia claim to a slice of Austrian territory, slapping down Tito’s government after previously supporting it. The Chinese nationalists began aerial bombing of communist ports. The British freighter Anchises was damaged and four crew injured at Shanghai. A Shell Oil warehouse fire destroyed twenty thousand tons of petroleum products after a nationalist warning of a blockade of communist ports. In Manila the US Navy said some warships will base indefinitely in the Philippines for the July 4 celebrations.
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Austria
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Shanghai
Britain
Shell Oil Company
Manila
United States Navy
U. S
Philippines
Philippine
Group Called To Meet Folsom But Latter Grounded
A delegation of legislators and public officials gathered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery to meet Gov. James E. Folsom on his return from Colorado Springs. The governor was grounded by weather in Oklahoma City, delaying his onward travel by National Guard plane. The purpose of the meeting was not disclosed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Air Force Base
James E. Folsom
Colorado Springs
Folsom
Colorado
Oklahoma City
National Guard
Departure of Principal Gets Sharp Protest
Falkville trustees resign in protest to board over B G Smith resignation as principal Smith leaves to become high school principal in Talladega County W C Payne named replacement with 17 years teaching 12 as a principal Summerford Minter Anders resign citing minority pressure and local opposition including protests over football coach Baker removal Cross burning reported in Falkville Mayor says it reflects board opposition Leeman unavailable while in Tuscaloosa Payne previously led Fayetteville Winterboro high schools and earned degrees from Peabody and Howard College
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Falkville
H. Leeman
Morgan County
County Board of Education
B. G. Smith
Smith
Leeman
Talladega County
W. C. Payne
Alpine
Ala
Payne
Homer Summerford
F. R. Minter
Hansel Anders
E. L. Drinkard
Excel Baker
Baker
County Education Board
Drinkard
Associated Press
Tuscaloosa
Fayetteville
Winterboro
Peabody
Nashville
Howard College
Birmingham
Summerford
Anders
Minter
Morgan County Board of Education
H.R. Leeman
Decatur
Alabama
Singu- Lee
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Limestone County
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Ed Grantland
Somerville 2
Charlie Hardwick
Danville
Hardwick
Travis Asherbraner
A. J. Moore
Pine Bluff, Ark
Mary L. Ridgeway
A. H. Carmichael Jr
Tuscumbia
J. D. Means
Howard Owens
Sandra
Hartselle
Gadsden
J. C. Warren and Sons
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Burton
Nathan Borin
Chicago
Janet Shore
Miami Beach
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Nev
Frank McNamee
Miss Shore
Borin
Claire
The
Kyle Sheats
Fifth Avenue West
Jefferson-Hillman
C. B. Humphrey
Velma Humphrey
Jane Walker
Biloxi
Panama City
Gatlin
Tenn
Hamil Clinic
Peggy Barclay
Rogersville
C. T. Swatzell
Margaret Kimball
Trinity
James Hamilton
Third Avenue South
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
A. T. Sandlin
Mariselle
J. B. Raby
Toney
Leonard Hill
Danville 3
Billy Hammond
East Moulton Street
D. M. Macay
East Church Street
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Northside Baptist Church
W. R
Billy) Wallace
Rutledge Thomas
Jackson Street
Robert Eaton
Eighth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
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Oak Ridge
CAP
Johnea
William Chenault
FL Chenault
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