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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
1
Weather Outlook and Local Notices
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with a few scattered thundershowers. Temperatures little changed. Southerly winds along the coast. Visitors and residents travel between Decatur Montgomery Selma and Birmingham as listed. River stages and temperatures report: Guntersville 595.0 fall .3 Whitesburg 555.5 rise .5 Decatur 554.6 rise .4 Florence 413.2 fluctuating 413.2 to 414.0. highs 93 in the afternoon. 8 am 81 and noon 90. See DIARY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Florence
Dropo Optioned by Red Sox to San Diego Club
Big Walt Dropo, once a slugging first baseman for Boston, was optioned today to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League on a 24 hour recall basis. The former AL sensation endured a sophomore slump this season amid a noted weakness for a bad pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Walt Dropo
Boston
San Diego
Boston Red Sox
Dropo
Israel and Switzerland plan to establish diplomatic relations
Israel and Switzerland move to establish formal diplomatic relations as of June in Tel Aviv, signaling a new phase in ties between the two nations and potential cooperation across political and economic fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Switzerland
Tax Board Briefly Reviews Tax Litigation and Sales
The Board of Revenue and Control quickly examined Alvis Briscoe's report on taxes in litigation insolvents and exemptions. It noted a near agreement on taxes for railroads and utilities tied up in court since the 60 percent ad valorem level top adjustment. Tax sales were down from seven to three properties with first county sale in six years possible. A $268.05 court-cost bill for right-of-way condemnation was approved. Welfare Board terms for Blair and Peck expire in July. Melvin Hardin was absent due to his father’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue and Control
Alvis Briscoe
Briscoe
Folsom
State Revenue Department
Harrison Hill
J. E. Blair
Decatur
M. G. Peck
Somerville
Franklin Fund Starts Upward With Local Support
The Bobby Franklin fund in Morgan County opens with a $50 contribution from the American Legion post. Seventeen year old Franklin, ill with lymph gland cancer, is the beneficiary as service committee members O J Shepard Julian Bibb Jr and Garvis Ford oversee the drive. Additional donations follow from Mrs Willie Sandlin Homer Willeford Olen Hamilton W C Hamilton Miss Horace Collins totalling a few dollars. Contributions may be sent to The Daily and will be given to Franklin at Hamil Clinic hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Franklin
Morgan County
American Legion
Franklin
The
Legion
Service Committee
O. J. Shepard
Julian Bibb Jr
Garvis Ford
Legion Post
Willie Sandlin
Homer Willeford
Plane crash kills youth at Cedartown airport
A single seater plane crashed minutes after takeoff killing Berry Moseley aged 19 of Rome as hundreds watched. Witnesses say the motor stalled after a rapid ascent and the craft plunged nose down catching fire at the municipal airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedartown
Berry Moseley
Rome
Municipal
Senate Begins Fight Toward Showdown On Control Laws
The Senate opens debate on extending wage price rent and other controls past June 30 for eight months amid disputes over stronger measures. President Truman objects to provisions he calls too lax and urges tougher actions. CIO leader Walter Reuther warns watered down rules could raise prices by 12 billion dollars annually. Herschel Newsom calls for looser rules than committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Barkley
Rayburn
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Korea
Walter Reuther
CIO Auto Workers Union
Herschel D. Newsom
National Grange
Slaying Victim Is Buried Today
Eunice Pitner 37, a former Center Hill resident, shot dead in Birmingham. Her husband D L Pitner, a building materials salesman, is hospitalized under guard and faces murder charges if he recovers. She will be buried at Center Hill near Hanceville under Mass Service of Hanceville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Cullman County
D. L. Pitner
James O. Butler
Butler
Eunice Pitner
Pitner
Center Hill
Hanceville
Mass Service of
Eunice Adams
Elisa Baker
Leola Allen
Storm Hits Birmingham Area Causing Fires and Damage
Freak windstorms and lightning struck North Alabama causing a Brentnall furniture plant fire estimated at 35000 dollars. A windstorm unroofed O. L. Smith’s home near Talladega with eight people escaping unharmed. A large metal sign at Coosa Valley hatchery blew down. The Weather Bureau forecast hot weather with 2.07 inches of rain in Birmingham but varying rainfall nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Brentnall Furniture
O. L. Smith
Talladega
Coosa Valley Hatchery
War Roars Into Second Year
The Korean War enters its second year as Chinese and North Korean forces press along a 100 mile battlefront. MiG-15 jets clash near the Yalu while Allied ships pound East Coast ports in Korea. President Truman marks the anniversary citing 1,000,000 enemy casualties and rebuking critics. See WAR and SHARPLY on pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clen Clements
Tokyo
North Korea
Russia
Jacob Malik
Yalu
Manchuria
Yondon
Kumhwa
U. N
President Assails 'Smear Campaign' in Korea War Debate
President Truman said the United States is ready for a real settlement of the Korean War that ends aggression and restores peace. He appeared to respond to a cease fire proposal by Soviet delegate Jacob Malik, seeking withdrawal of troops from the 38th parallel area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullahoma
Tenn
Truman
United States
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Stand For Peace Emphasis By Peiping Daily
Peiping Daily broadcasts from New China news agency quote the Chinese people as always standing for peaceful settlement of the Korean question. The piece, titled One Year Of The Korean War, reflects Red Chinese government views and omits any cease-fire references by UN envoy Malik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peiping Daily
Peiping
New China News Agency
Teleradio
United Nations
Jacob A. Malik
Black man charged in fatal child incident near Calera
Cooper Drake a 29 year old Black man faced trial on charges connected to the death of Dale Holley four year old son of Kathleen Holley. Drake is accused of raping Kathleen Holley last October and was captured by a posse the day after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbiana
Ala
Cooper Drake
Drake
Kathleen Holley
Dale
Birmingham
Holley
Calera
Truman Halts To Admire Air Force Medals
President Truman paused during a review at Northern Field in Tullahoma Tennessee to admire the ribbons on two Air Force sergeants. He spoke briefly with Master Sergeant Kenneth Buffalo of Huntsville Alabama and Technical Sergeant Harold Hickey of Murfreesboro Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullahoma, Tenn
Truman
Northern Field
Air Force
Kenneth B. Buffalo
Huntsville
Ala
Harold Hickey
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Bomb failure held a mistake in MacArthur inquiry
Senate hearings on General MacArthur's dismissal heard Maj. Gen. Emmett O Donnell say we made a mistake by not bombing Manchurian supply bases last fall. He questioned whether air power could strike now without weakening deterrence against Russia. He had wanted to burn five North Korean cities and destroy 18 strategic targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern Air Force
Manchuria
Emmett
Rosie) O’donnell
O’donnell
Russia
Far East
MacArthur
Red China
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Forces
U. S
Black man fatally injured in row over cash
Ed Jones 46 of West Decatur Negro was fatally struck in the stomach by Milton Points during a dispute over ten dollars. Coroner says Jones had been drinking and confronted Points after waking from sleep at a friend’s house. The incident occurred Saturday night around 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Jones
West Decatur
Joe Morrison
Jones
Milton Points
Points
Peace Feeler by Malik Stirs U.N. Discussion
President Truman responded to Russia's peace feeler and said the United States is ready to join in a Korean settlement but cautioned that any deal must end aggression and secure the Koreans. The remarks were delivered at the United Nations in New York on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Truman
Russia
United States
United States Watches Malik Peace Bid For Real Proof
Washington weighs Malik call for a 38th parallel truce as proof of a genuine peace effort not Soviet propaganda. Officials expect possible instruction to Ambassador Alan Kirk in Moscow to seek cease fire terms, with Britain and France possibly joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Moscow
Peiping
Jacob Malik
State Department
Kremlin
United Nations
U. S
Alan Kirk
Malik
Britain
France
Malik cease fire proposal sparks global reaction
The world reacts to Jacob A Malik of the Soviet Union proposing talks on a cease fire and troop withdrawal from the 38th parallel. Britain France Canada Australia weigh follow up while urging cautious optimism and readiness to negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Jacob A. Malik
Peiping
Malik
Pravda
Izvestia
Moscow
Morrison
Britain
Schuman
France
Pearson
Canada
Australia
Richard Casey
Gardendale Man Dies After Ax Blow in Birmingham
Theodore Frank McMurry, 39, of Gardendale, died early today from a fatal blow with an ax in Birmingham. Ernest Cotton, 51, of Fieldstown, North Jefferson County, is jailed awaiting further inquiry. McMurry was admitted to Jefferson-Hillman Hospital at 7:30 P.M. Sunday and died nine hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Gardendale
Theodore Frank McMurry
Ernest Cotton
Fieldstown
Jefferson County
McMurry
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
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Haleyville
Robert W. McCracken and Sons
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Dayton, Ohio
G. B. Smith
Joe Maples
J. G. Carroll
Fourth Avenue South
Roy Hosch
Recorders Court
H. L. Wilder
Gaffney, S. C
W. K. Wilder
Jimmy (the Turk) Hardiman
Decatur General Hospital
Roy W. Dodson
Decatur 3
Earl Glenn Bolan
Tower Ave
Curtis Speakman and Baby
6Th Ave
S. H. Wilds
McNeill Apartments
Paul Lemmond
Hartselle 3
Pruchley
State Highway Department
Hurricane Creek
Lacon-Cullman
U.S. 31
A. L. Crow Construction Co
Birming
Franklin Fund
South Korea
Dean Acheson
Ernest V. Vaccaro
Wheeler Yacht Club
Malik Stirs
U.N
Francis W. Carpenter
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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