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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
1
Weather and local notices from a Southeast town report
Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm through tonight with scattered thundershowers and light southerly winds on the coast. A city wreck involving a 1949 Mercury driven by Dennis Jett and a 1937 Plymouth driven by Russell Johnson caused minor damage. Building permits issued for three five room frame dwellings on Seventh Avenue West at about 5000 dollars each. Harold D. Weaver wounded in action in Korea. Rev. D. L. Askew to preach at First Christian church Sunday morning with no evening service. Five locals slated for induction July 18. Birth announcements from J T Whitehead Jr and H H Hanner. Janet Woodruff and Carolyn Bradshaw to return from Orlando. Tommy Hill admitted to Hamill Clinic hospital. J R Adcock dismissed. See diary on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Jett
Moulton Heights
Russell Johnson
Decatur 3
Jett
Johnson
Mercury
Plymouth
J. T. Weatherly
Horace Standridge
C. H. Oden
Seventh Avenue West
Housing Project Work Underway At East Acres
East Acres low rent housing project began Thursday morning with ditch digging for drainage lines. The $1,242,770 145 unit project aims for completion in about six months. Charles Parker executive secretary of the local housing board stated progress. An additional 90 days of extension was requested from Montgomery officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Acres
Charles Parker
Local Housing Board
W. A. McWaters
Montgon Vad
Grady Presses for Concession in Iran Oil Crisis
U S Ambassador Henry F Grady urged Premier Mossadegh for concessions to ensure oil flows from Abadan to the West. Grady said prospects for easing the crisis were not bright though Mossadegh promised to suspend anti sabotage laws. British officials remained hopeful and planned to keep technicians at Abadan to keep the refinery open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Mohammed Mossade
Abadan
Grady
Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Truman
Gram
Khorramshahr
National Oil Commission
AIOC
Iranian National Oil Company
London
Herbert Morrison
Emmanual Shinwell
Williams Auto Parts Burglarized in Overnight Break-in
Chief Whitmire reported the Williams Auto Parts at 312 Second Avenue was broken into last night. About $75 in cash was taken after a rear window was pried open. A cash register in the front office was pried and tampered with. the other register was unsuccessfully tampered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whitmire
Williams Auto Parts Co
Second Avenue
Whitmire
Military Aid Urged Amid Cold War Tensions
Secretary of Defense Marshall urged swift congressional action on foreign military aid as a crucial test of mutual security, warning of a "ominous" buildup by communist nations and stressing continued multi billion dollar spending for three more years. He linked Korea to the broader world picture and cautioned against a possible truce let down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall
Congress
Free Nations
Korea
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
United States
Second Motion for New Trial in Damages Case
A second motion for a new trial was filed in the U. S. 31 condemnation hearings. Morgan County seeks a new trial in the Homer Hill case where a Morgan jury awarded 1,900 to a Leedsdale filling station owner. Judge Newton B. Powell heard the first motion and will study the evidence before ruling. The Hart property appraisal near Hartselle was set at 6,000 with a circuit court judge awarding 3,000 damages. Seating of Coepee Hal is scheduled for 26 before Judge Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Morgan County
Homer Hill
Morgan
Leedsdale
Newton B. Powell
F. M. Hart
Hart
Hartselle
Powell
Coe’ Pee
Hal
Annual Session Law Is Sought in Alabama Legislature
In Montgomery on June 29 lawmakers introduced a measure to authorize annual sessions of the Alabama legislature limited to 20 days, replacing the current 36 day odd-year session. The House also sought guidance from the state Supreme Court on whether change requires a constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Legisl
Alabama
House of Representatives
Claud D. Scruggs
Marshall County
Henry W. White
Cullman
House
State Supreme Court
Scruggs
White
Senate
Larence K. Andrews
Bullock County
Talk Of Peace Quiets Fighting On Korean Front
Fighting on the Korean front faded under cease-fire talk as a hill near Yonchon saw six changes in control. Chinese probes and patrol activity accompanied limited ground actions while air clashes involved U N Mustangs and a Russian jet. Optimism ran through U N allies as officials predicted an end to fighting within days and preparations for possible truce talks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Yonchon
United Nations
Iron Triangle
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Korea
Peiping
China
Japan
Clarence Rhee
Matthew B. Ridgway
Washington
Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Forrest P. Sherman
U. S
Sherman
38Th Parallel
Byrd Challenge Sparks Southern Debate Over Two Thirds Rule
Virginia Senator Harry Byrd calls for restoration of the two thirds rule and civil rights plank repeal at a Jefferson Jackson dinner in Atlanta. He says no president can be elected without the South, while reactions from regional Democrats vary and show ongoing divisions in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Dixie
Byrd
South
H. C. Sevier
Louisiana
Senas
Jonathan Daniels
East Carolina
Senate approves eight month extension of controls in late session
The Senate approved a bill to extend price wage and rent controls eight months in a 71 to 10 vote after a marathon session. The measure shifts toward a stop gap in the House delaying longer term changes. Debate centered on rollback limits with a Wherry amendment touted as a ban on new rollbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Truman
House
Maybank
D-Sc
Moody
Dmidh
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate Banking Committee
Youthful Student Killed by Falling Pulpit at Bible School
In Birmingham on June 29 Larry Williams age four died when a heavy pulpit toppled at Jackson Street Baptist Church during vacation Bible school. His skull fracture occurred as the pulpit upset. He would have graduated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Larry Williams
Jackson Street Baptist Church
Larry
Eight Navy Men Die in PBM Patrol Plane Crash
KEY WEST Florida June 29 Eight Navy men were killed and one escaped with a broken leg when a PBM patrol bomber crashed off a nearby island during takeoff from the Key West Naval seaplane station. A survivor died later at the naval hospital. Rescue boats and divers worked at the scene. Names to be released after next of kin notifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Naval Hospital
Piorida Straits
Key West Naval Seaplane Station
Czechs Agree To Free Fliers
The State Department said Czechoslovakia agreed to release two Western pilots and their U S jet fighters. The planes landed near Prague on June 8 during a training flight in the American occupation zone of Germany. The pilots had been held incommunicado as Prague carried out an investigation amid protests by Ambassador Briggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Ellis
Briggs
Germany
Luther G. Ro
Man Pleads Guilty In Food Theft From Poor Farm
MOBILE Alabama June 28 The son of a former acting superintendent of Mobile County Poor Farm pleaded guilty in circuit court to stealing groceries valued at 15.26 from the farm. Joseph R Gurganus 30 a former city fireman faces sentencing July 30. A grand jury indicted him following his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile County Poor Farm
Joseph R. Gurganus
David H. Edington
Gurganus
Ieee
Eee
Non Jury Week Ends in Morgan County Court
Judge W H Long closed the first week of non jury criminal trials with pleas of guilty from Richard Ellison Robert Buford Oscar McLin Sterling Sledge Gus Russell George Payne Frank Moore and an assault and battery case against Sue. Fines ranged from 10 to 50 dollars plus costs with several cases continued or not pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Court
W. H. Long
Richard Ellison
Robert Buford
Oscar McLin
Sterling Sledge
Gus Russell
George Payne
V.P.S
Frank Moore
Sue
Cease-fire talks move ahead as Ridgway briefed
Washington reports General Ridgway received United Nations cease-fire negotiation instructions. London sources cite UN backing and a possible rapid action, while Korea fronts show reduced fighting and South Korea opposes border terms. Congress mixed on cease-fire, with White House not commenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
London
United Nations
Ridgway
Tokyo
Clarence Ryee
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Congress
Robert A. Lovett
Defense
Lovett
Truman
White House
Joseph Short
U. N
Short
Franklin Fund Boosted Again By Contributors
The Bobby Franklin fund rose to $756.62 with donations from Miss Mimi Jones five dollars, Goodyear Weave Room workers nine dollars and ten cents, a Cullman friend one dollar, Mrs. Joe Brown five dollars, and Alabama Hosiery Mills employees two hundred thirty two dollars and thirty four cents. The fund for 17 year old Franklin supports his cancer treatment at Hamil Clinic hospital. The American Legion sponsors the drive and accepts contributions at The Daily with service committee members O J Shepard Garvis Ford and Julian Bibb Jr. involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Franklin
Franklin
Hamil Clinic
Mimi Jones
Goodyear
Cullman
Joe Brown
Alabama
Young Franklin
The
American Legion
Legion Service Committee
O. J. Shepard
Garvis Ford
Julian Bibb Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deannee Pant
Guba
Eeeate
Department of Defense
Harold D. Weaver
U. S. Marine Corps
Vaughn Street
D. L. Askew
Gainesville
First Christian Church
Acco
Charles William Lawrence
Magnolia Avenue
Paul Ferrell Segars
Trinity
Paul Shelton
Falkville
Alfred Anders
Frank White
Nashville
Tennessee
J. T. Whitehead Jr
Fourth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
Janet Woodruff
Carolyn Bradshaw
Decatur
Orlando
Florida
H. H. Hanner
Deccatur 1
Tommy Hill
J. R. Adcock
Fourth Avenue East
Hahnville
Louisiana National Guard
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Robert B. Hewett
Williams Auto
Barney Livingstone
Athens
PHA
Clen Clements
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
and G. Melton Kelly
Navy
Franklin Fund
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Daly
Adylt
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