Weather and community notices from Decatur area
Generally fair this afternoon to Thursday with light winds along the coast. Local residents return from Panama ty vacation. Youth baseball at West Decatur Park tonight. Hospital admissions and births listed for Decatur General and Baugh-Wiley clinic. Building permit issued for a six room house at 913 Chestnut Street for $6,000. Vacation Bible school underway at Austinville Methodist church. Community members attend events and family updates across Decatur area. Henry Long named on dean’s list at Athens.
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Jerry B. Comer
Chestnut Street
Austinville
Two Die and Several Hurt in Area Road Accidents
Accidents in Decatur and nearby areas left two men dead and five injured. Lumus Lowe Tidwell, 20, of Town Creek, and A. D. Petty, 26, of Huntsville, died Saturday night. Injured include Mary Ellen McDonald, 18, of Birmingham, and Bennie Byrd Sr. and Jr. of Decatur. Tidwell died after being struck by a 1941 Ford sedan driven by Charles Bowles Jr. of Sheffield. Bowles was charged with driving without a license. The other injuries occurred in separate incidents, including a motorcycle collision that left Miss McDonald with multiple leg injuries. Funeral services for Tidwell were held Sunday.
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Decatur
Lumus Lowe Tidwell
Town Creek
A. D. Petty
Huntsville
Mary Ellen McDonald
Tenth Avenue West
Birmingham
Alton White
Robert Schooley
Fifth Avenue East
Bennie Byrd Sr
Bennie Byrd Jr
Tidwell
George William Berryman
Berryman
Lawrence County
J. H. Highsmith
Bowles
Hanserd
Courtland
Town Creek Baptist Church
Harold G. King
Florence
Canal Cemetery
Brown
Homer Tidwell
Nella Dean
Shelby Jean Tidwell
Marvin
J. W
McDonald
Seven Arrested On Charge Of Gaming
The Morgan County sheriffs forces reported eight arrests related to gaming and drunkenness. The eight suspects, including Blackwell aged 8, were held in custody after appearances in Morgan County Court on bond set at 300 dollars. Additional arrests included three for drunkenness and one each for assault, battery, and vagrancy.
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Blackwell
Morgan County Court
Flash Floods Kill 21 in West Virginia. 33 Missing
In six central West Virginia counties flash floods Sunday morning left at least 21 dead and 33 missing. A Smithburg birthday party family suffered heavy losses with many members dead or missing. Sheriff Evis described the house swept two miles downstream. Rescue efforts focus on stranded survivors and damaged homes as tolls rise.
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West Union
W. Va
West Virginia
Clyde Bailey
Smithburg
Here
P.ssing
Bailey
B. J. Cop
Berea
Four Rail Lines Idled By Strike
Chicago June 26 Four AFL switchmen strike idles four large western railroads and cripples Great Northern freight. Union demands a 40 hour week plus 31 cent hourly raise rejecting 18 cent board recommendation. Thousands laid off as negotiations crumble under Railway Mediation Board oversight.
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Chicago
AFL
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Great Northern
Union
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Slay Jury Draw Begins in Murder Trial Today
Jurors for the murder trial of Thomas Slay will begin selection today at 1 P M in court. The process starts as the court sets the venue and draws potential jurors amid ongoing proceedings.
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Thomas Slay
Christian
Happy Scouts Headed to Jamboree at Valley Forge
Decatur and other North Alabama Scouts traveled by a special Southern Railway train from Union Station Sunday after two with a 23 hour trip ahead to Valley Forge for the jamboree. A crowd at the station sent them off. Girl Scouts handed out boxes of cookies to each boarding scout.
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Valley Forge
Decatur
Union Station
Gorls
Southern Railway
Eisenhower to use helicopter for Scout jamboree visit
General Eisenhower may travel by helicopter to avoid traffic during the second national Boy Scouts of America jamboree in Valley Forge. Amory Houghton and Dr. Arthur A. Schuck announced the event, with 47 000 Scouts from 48 states and 20 countries attending June 30 to July 6. President Truman plans a motor tour of the camp Friday evening and will address the gathering from the grand parade arena.
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Valley Forge Park
Philadelphia
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Willet Acres
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Alabama
Valley Forge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Jamboree
Amory Houghton
Arthur A. Schuck
Truman
Scout
Historic Scout Jamboree Camp at Washington's Winter Grounds
Troop three comprises boys from local troops and Moulton. The Scouts will encamp on historic ground at George Washington's forces campsite from the winter of 1777. An Associated Press photo shows the camp topography with state groups including Alabama, illustrating the camp's immense size. See HAPPY On Page 2.
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George Washington
Associated Press
Alabama
Grim Hunt For Plane In Great Lakes Search
The search for the Northwest Airlines plane intensified with wreckage and human remains found in Lake Michigan near South Haven. A torn blue blanket marked NW and other debris suggested a catastrophic crash as investigators and Coast Guard cutters combed the scene awaiting airline input on diving and recovery.
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Sere Eich
Sethe
Lac Michigan
Northwest Airlines
Paul Benscoter
NWA
Coast Guard
Nathanial S. Fulford
Ninth Coast Guard District
New York
Minneapolis
South Haven
Mich
Coast
Cruise Leaders Honor Skipper at Decatur TV Ho Cruise
The third annual TV Ho Cruise visited Decatur with a Country Club party sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Captain John White served as master of ceremonies while Bart Lieper announced plans as cruise director. The event ended as Gordon C. Green departed to board the river packet Green for Guntersville.
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Decatur
Country Club
Guntersville
the of Commerce
Perwu
John White
Gordon C. Green
Resque River Packet
Green
Bart Lieper
Chattanooga
Spongians, Inc
Gatlinburg, Tenn
Three Plead Guilty In Morris Store Robbery Case
Morgan circuit court heard pleas of guilty from Hollis Richardson James Edward Baker and Buford Hyde connected to the February Morris store robbery. Robert Baker faced trial on related charges as prosecutors pressed grand larceny and robbery cases.
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Robert Baker
Morris Store
Morgan Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
Hollis Richardson
James Edward Baker
Robert
Olen H
Buford Hyde
Richardson
Circuit
George Johnson
Philip Shanks
Morris
Lonnie Morris
Danville
Coy Crow
Crow
Gurnie Tunstill
Ralph Pence
Tunstill
E. C. Nix
Johnson
Willie Ed Spraggins
Decatur
Washington, D. C
Sherman Powell
Spraggins
Liberty
Edward Baker
Ralph Slate
John W. Sherrill Jr
Hyde
William L. Chenault
Marvin
Galin
Cullman
Ora
Ash
State Almost Sure To Keep Alabama Nine House Seats
BIRMINGHAM Alabama census returns indicate Alabama will retain its nine seats in the U S House of Representatives for another term according to early national estimates. Officials expect the same delegation composition as before with no change in representation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ted Aeanele
Alabama
U. S
Chonge of Representatives
Decatur Cafe Owner Andrew Rombokas Plans Greece Visit
Andrew Rombokas a 53 year old Decatur cafe owner will leave this week for Athens Greece. A native of Athens he left Greece as a lad of 17 arriving in 1920 and plans a two month visit to his homeland returning to America afterward.
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Andrew Rombokas
Decatur
Athens
Greece
Rombokas
America
Memphis
New York
Atlantic
Birmngham
Tao Ee Eons Colepraien
Sutboveney
Tennessee
Andrew
Daily
Northern Reds On Outskirts Of Korean Capitol
The Associated Press reports invading North Korean troops reached the outskirts of Seoul after piercing two Southern divisions. Gen. Chai Ung Jun issued a surrender demand over Pyongyang radio as morale faltered among Southern forces. North Korean tanks were nine miles north of Seoul Monday night, advancing toward the capital with minimal resistance.
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Associated Press
Pyongyang
Chai Ung Jun
South Korea
Seoul
Aid For Korea Urged By GOP
Republican senators unanimously urged U S aid for South Korea without declaring war. They backed supplying military supplies and other assistance as President Truman pledged full United Nations support to end provoked aggression by communists.
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Washington
United States
South Korea
GOP
Truman
U. S
United Nations
Millikin
Colorado
Senate
Way
House Rules Committee
House
Chiang Kai Shek weighs aid to Korea under Red threat
In Formosa Chiang Kai Shek's advisers urged offering Korea supply equipped divisions, 15 to 20 planes, and ships. Chiang reportedly favors aid but may await a joint move to avoid provoking Soviet retaliation.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Republic of Korea
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Korea
Soviet Russia
Northern forces close on Seoul as Seoul burns and U.N. meets
Northern divisions totaling about 30,000 move toward Seoul while South Korean and American forces clash near Uijongbu and Kangmi es. U.S. embassy in Seoul suffers air raid sirens as four Northern planes strafe the city. President Rhee and cabinet convene as world powers debate response. Soviet tanks reportedly join in an expanding offensive.
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Uijongbu
Kangmi“e
38Th Parallel
Seoul
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Ing
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