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21 Jun 1950
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1950
Page
1
Weather and local notices from Decatur area
Mostly cloudy with afternoon thunder showers in Alabama and some west Tennessee cloudiness. Local items include hospital admissions and discharges, housing permits for two homes, births, tonsil surgery, and a pet report from Texas. Community meetings, church services, and an organized reserve unit event are noted. TVA rainfall data shows 0.33 inches in the last day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tennessee
West Portion
DeSoto Missing, Recovered By Highway Patrol
Highway patrol recovered the 1948 DeSoto owned by E G Milton of Decatur within three hours after it was reported missing from Moulton Street near 7:30 PM Tuesday. Morgan County authorities hold a 45 year old white man, Liam Calvin Bond, as a suspect in the larceny and related violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSoto
E.G. Milton
Columbus Crosby
Rae
Larceny
George Ged
City Eyes Natural Gas Deal With Alabama Tennessee Co
Decatur City Council planned to act on a natural gas supply contract after a federal power commission ruling allowed interim gas rates and surveying for a line from the Tri Cities to Decatur and Huntsville. A distribution system could cost about 900000 to 1 million dollars with bonds discussed to back financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama- Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
Tri- Cities
Huntsville
Corinth
Miss
Alabama-Tennessee Company
Coodwin Empathy
Birmingham
Tennessee Valley
Federally Commission
Alabama Gas Company
Comcae
Selmer
Tennessee
Alabama Gas Popapenme
E Pelleé
Counsil
Supreme Court Authority Questioned Over Legislature Seat
Alabama Senator Lamberth of Tallapoosa county challenged the state supreme court’s power to rule on the qualifications of legislators. The dispute arose as the Senate opened its session and debated seating members amid questions about jurisdiction and constitutional meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Supreme Court
Broughton Lamberth
Tallapoosa County
Lamberth
James E
Supreme Court
Senate
R J. Lowe
Madison
Ar Sana
Lamratty
Constitu Welfare
Eed Emeneeh
Morgan juries split on leaving scene cases in Morgan County
Two Morgan circuit court juries returned opposite verdicts in leaving the scene of an accident cases. William Neal Hyde 19 was acquitted while Willie Echols was found guilty. Echols received one year in jail plus court costs. The cases involve a July Morgan Lawrence county line crash and a fatal bicycle accident in which Nella June Maples died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Circuit
William Neal Hyde
Willie Echols
Somerville
Hyde
Morgan-Lawrence County Lines
James Dailey
Dailey
Echols
Nella June Maples
Newton B. Powell
S. A
Ros- Lynne
Construction Mishaps Kill One Injure Two
A worker identified as Smith aged 25 from Sierre Alabama was killed when a bundle of steel rods swung from a crane and struck him as he stood on a truck during unloading from a railroad car. Two others, Robert Waites 17 and Elbridge Whetstone 20, both of Monty, sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Smith
Sierre
W. L. King
Robert D. Waites
Elbridge Whetstone
Monty
Decatur Community Chest considers unified charity drive
At a Decatur Country club meeting Joseph Calvin outlined a plan to combine all recognized charities into a single annual campaign. Industry and public affairs representatives suggested methods to persuade employees to contribute and to use payroll deductions if feasible. All attendees favored one unified drive if practical, potentially including Red Cross appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Community Chest
Joseph Calvin
Decatur Country Club
Calvin
Red Cross
Plans Improvements To Damaged Building At 31 Drive Inn
H R Blansit owner and Ray Childs contractor announce extensive improvements at 31 Drive Inn after a cave in front. Year round air conditioning is installed by Roland Compton. Blansit estimates about $3500 in work with roughly $1000 loss from the building collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drive Inn
H. R. Blansit
Ray Childs
Roland Compton
Blansit
Millions Added To Pension List Of The Nation
Senate approved a bill by 81 to 2 to roughly double old age and survivors insurance benefits under Social Security. It would add about 10 million people to coverage, liberalize qualifying rules, and prompt a conference with House differences. A finance committee study on universal pay as you go financing was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Conference Committee
Butler
Rneb
Cain
R-Wash
Senate bill to expand Federal Social Security benefits
Washington June 21 The roll call vote sent back to the House a bill to expand and increase Federal Social Security benefits. Democrats for Hill and Sparkman of Alabama backed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Hill
Sparkman
Alabama
Taft Backs Pay As You Go Social Security Link
Senator Taft supports integrating private pensions with a social security system. He favors paying old age pensions on a pay as you go basis for all 65 plus. The bill would raise current benefits about 85 to 90 percent and roughly double future benefits under a new formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Larry P Dickie Dies In Atlanta Hospital
Larry P. Dickie manager of the Southeastern Division of the Chambers of Commerce died this morning in an Atlanta hospital after months of ill health. He had been active in educational and legislative efforts and was taken to Emory Hospital ten days ago. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry P. Dickie
Southeastern Division
Chambers of Commerce
Atlanta
Dickie
Emory Hospital
Alabama Senate Condemns Supreme Court Segregation Rulings
The Alabama senate denounces recent federal rulings against segregation and passes two resolutions declaring commitment to white and black separation, rejecting intermingling in schools and urging federal restraint. Senator George Quarles sponsored the measures demanding local self government and protection of states rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Alabama Senate
Senate
House
George Quarles
Dallas County
South
Congress
Alabama
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
Quarles
Mystery Death Clearance Involving Athens Men
State Investigator R A Troupe ruled the death of John Kennemer in Athens a solved case. Kennemer and Haywood Hines, residents of the burned home, were drinking when the fire broke out. Hines initially said he did not know Kennemer was there, then confessed Kennemer planned to spend the night. investigators believe the blaze started from cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Troupe
Athens
John Kennemer
Kennemer
Haywood Hines
Limestone County
Hines
Sim Lincoln
Troupe
Local People Off To Join Cruise Saturday
Mr and Mrs Don Blend will leave tomorrow for Pickwick Landing to board the Gordon C Greene and cruise to Decatur with the Tennessee Wall Ho group. Bill Sims Chamber of Commerce manager will travel to Pickwick with them. John White and Leonard Y will also depart from Decatur Harbor with their crafts as other captains Buss and Hardy rts. At least fifty boats will accompany the cruise when it docks here Saturday. The Gordon C Greene is expected in shortly before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Blend
Pickwick Landing
Gordon C. Greene
Decatur
Tennessee Wall Ho
Bill Sims
Chamber of Commerce
Pickwick
John White
Leonard Y
Decatur Harbor
Buss
Nashville
Hardy Rts
Paducah
Dulles Flies Into Japan to Discuss Peace Terms
In Tokyo June 21 John Foster Dulles arrived to confer with General MacArthur on peace terms and Asiatic problems. Secretary Louis Johnson toured the former base and warned against war as an alternative to peace. The two officials pledged cooperative effort toward arranging a settlement to consolidate peace with China and Japan discussed by many sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
Japan
Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
Asiatic
General MacArthur
U. S
Louis Johnson
Johns- General
Je, Chine
U S Vice Consul Henderson Commits Suicide in Frankfurt
Clay H. Henderson 33 a U S vice consul in Frankfurt was found dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound in his apartment. He had been in Frankfurt since December 1948 and previously worked with the State Department in London Stockholm and Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
U.S. High Commission
Clay H. Henderson
U. S
Henderson
Pocahontas
Ark
Ventura
Calif
High Commission
Virginia R. Henderson
State Department
London
Stockholm
Brussels
Street Cars Return as Los Angeles Strikes End
Public transit resumes in Los Angeles as striking workers restart operations after a five day walkout. AFL workers receive a five cent hourly raise with a further three cent increase after a year, while bakery strikes persist in five West Coast cities and Pittsburgh milk drivers await a new proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
West Coast
Pittsburgh
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York
Evening Daily
World Telegram
Sun
AFL
Portland
Seattle
Bremerton
Everett
New Bill Gains Priority Over Reapportioning
A proposed new law tightening voter qualifications in Alabama won party backing over a reapportionment bill as both cleared committee and moved to the calendar for the next Senate meeting. Governor Folsom’s 67 member Senate plan drew opposition from anti administration forces while other measures touched parole reform, toll bridges, highway contracts, electoral pledge rules, and a fresh reapportionment proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
Henderson
Bridge Commissions
George Quarles
Dallas
Quarles
A. L. Patterson
Russell
Labama
President Truman
State Supreme Court
Patterson
House
George Wallace
Barbour
Hawick
Nother
Dave Patton
Limestone
Beauty Spots Judge To Visit City For Awards
Professor Samuel P. Snow of Alabama Polytechnic Institute will arrive in Decatur at noon Friday to judge city beautification plots. He will review the sites in the late afternoon and morning, with winners announced Saturday at the chamber event hosted by the City Beautification program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Snow
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Alburn
Decatur
Snow
Pri Chamber of the City
QUICKIES By Ken Reynold on the Want Ads snack shop heist
A brief column notes a theft at a snack shop featured in Want Ads and comments on the aftermath and reaction. The piece names no individuals beyond the column author and highlights the incident's impact on local readers.
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