Meeting At The Hartselle Campground Opens With Earnest Crowd
A camp meeting in Hartselle drew a prayerful crowd with Evansville pastor Dr H S Sprague leading morning and evening services. Milby of Valdosta directed songs and Ilby testified, while sermons urged sanctification and trust in God amid world conditions. Meals were served daily and all invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
E. Clay Milby
Valdosta
Orgia
Mr. Ilby
H. S. Sprague
Evansville
Iana
Earth
Christ
Peter
Brasher
U S Army Force Levels in Far East Stand Confirmed
General J Lawton Collins reports U S ground forces in Japan Okinawa Ryukyus and the Philippines are in readiness with four divisions plus the Seventh and 24th and 25th infantry divisions. An Army spokesman notes all Far East troops have been alerted and additional 1000 men are in Hawaii. President Truman and Gen MacArthur shaped these recommendations in a cabinet congressional session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koreans Army Artiller
Atecorthur
Far East
Cavalry
Seventh Infantry
24Th Infantry Division
25Th Infantry Division
J. Lawton Collins
U's
A Ec
Japan
Okinawa
Ee Islands
Ryukyu
Philippines
White House
Hawaii
Truman
MacArthur
Defense Department
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
W. Averell Harriman
Senators comment on dynamite charge and Korea moves
Senator Wiley comments on the move calling it a load of dynamite while noting the size of the charge. Secretary Johnson declines to identify units moving to Korea and says no immediate Pentagon action is expected. Reports mention Okinawa and Pine tree supervision in occupation areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
R-Wis
Johnson
White House
Korea
Pentagon
Okinawa
Markets spark Decatur crop and livestock prices
Decatur markets show cotton middling at 34c with low 30c, cottonseed $40 per ton, broilers 25c delivered, hens heavy 18c, hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Yellow corn ear $1.42 shelled $1.48, No 2 new wheat and oats listed, onions noted, with moisture basis 13 to 15 percent for grains.
Market Holds Gains After Korea War Orders
Wall Street steadies after a mid day sell off sparked by President Truman ordering U S ground troops into Korea. Gains recouped to about three dollars per share with turnover around 2 7 million shares while cotton futures edge higher on renewed war demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
METS
Wall ST
New York
Truman
U. S
Korea
Markets at a Glance New York June 30
Markets show higher stocks with good demand while bonds ease and rails soften after early steadiness. Cotton rises on trade buying and covering. In Chicago wheat firm with commissions buying, corn and oats steady. Hogs active 50 cents to $1 higher, top $22.50. Cattle steady to 2.5 cents higher, top $31.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Soviet deny participation in UN security talks on Korea
The Soviet Union rejected U S claims that its envoy refused to join the June 25 security council meeting that ordered a Korea cease fire. Moscow charged that the council cannot act legally while China is not admitted and a communist government is recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Korea
Security Council
Korea
U. S
China
Council
Russia
Kirk
Gromyko
Moscow Radio
Tass
Trygive Lie
Youth 16 1943 Cape Cottage case details emerge
The report recalls a 12 year old boy allegedly strangled on a Maine beach at Cape Cottage in 1943 and a 1940 Japan death while Segee served in the U S Army. The fire marshal notes the last three victims were unnamed but believed killed, with Segee’s statements partly supported by investigation claiming extreme youth at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cottage
Segee
Japan
Seee
Ses
Coats Rites Held Sunday
The body of William Mitchell Coats 62 will be taken to South side Baptist church Saturday at 2 30 p m in state until funeral services at 3 30 p m Rev Guyton of Birmingham will conduct the rites Interment will follow in city cemetery Brown directing He died Thursday at 5 40 p m at Decatur General hospital after two days there He had been ill at his home 1823 Twelfth Avenue East for some time A native of Scotland Coats moved to Birmingham 21 years ago to enter the mining business He moved to Decatur in 1942 He leaves his wife one son W S of Decatur a brother Archibald of Birmingham and a number of other relatives Pallbearers will be Fred Halbrooks J C Howell Jimmie Davis Lee Dendy J M Russell and Ed Self.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell Coats
Southside Baptist Church
Guyton
Birmingham
City Cemetery
Brown
Coats
Decatur General Hospital
Twelfth Avenue East
Scotland
Decatur
W. S
Archibald
Fred Halbrooks
J. C. Howell
Jimmie Davis
Lee Dendy
J. M. Russell
Ed Self
Red forces clash as MacArthur plans naval air assault
Soviet withdrawal and U N findings frame fresh Korea crisis as ground fighting continues at the Han river. MacArthur says American, British, Australian and New Zealand warships and air units will attack Reds across the 38th parallel while U S planes raid positions around Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Almond
MacArthur
Korea
Han River
Han
Seoul
Holland
Indonesia
U. S. Navy
Japan
U S
Kim
Kimpo
Republic
Higdon Rites Planned for Mrs Higdon in Local Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Higdon will be held today in the adjoining cemetery with Peck directing. Mrs Higdon died Thursday at 7 P M in Birmingham at her nephew Capps home after a period of ill health. She is survived by several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Peck
Civil Defense Alerted in Alabama by Governor Folsom
Governor James E. Folsom ordered Alabama's civil defense back on alert. Indications point to seeking sweeping emergency powers from the legislature. Rep. Ira B. Thompson was instructed to establish a civil defense office in the Capitol to run a revised program. The agency had no activity since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Civil Defense Organization
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Ira B. Thompson
Plemons Reports to Lackland for Air Force Training
Pvt. Walter Glen Plemons aged 18, son of Mrs. Virgil Plemons of Hartselle, has reported to Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, to begin basic airmen indoctrination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Walter Glen Plemons
Virgil Plemons
Hartselle 3
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
Lackland
San Antonio
Texas
Supreme Court Decisions From Alabama Supreme Court
A June 30 Alabama Supreme Court release lists numerous decisions across circuits. Cases include Birmingham Electric Co. v. Public Service Comm reversed on appeal. Williams v. state reversed and remanded. Tumlin v. Troy Bank & Trust affirmed. Jones v. Liberty National Life Ins. petition denied. Church of God cases reversed rendered remanded. Mason v. Church of God affirmed. Redwine v. Jackson affirmed. Nat Robertson v. state writ denied. several petitions for certiorari denied or overruled. admissions and filings noted in other matters against various parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Brown
Birmingham Electric Co
Public Service Comm
Montgomery Circuit
Equity
Howard Leon Williams
State
Shelby
Foster
Julia Henderson Tumlin
Et al
Troy Bank & Trust Co
Pike Circuit
Weaver Fuqua Jr
Spry Burial Ins. Co
Lauderdale Circuit
Lawson
W. K. Redwine
Lenora Jackson
Colbert Circuit
Aeperte Phillip
Ford
Ford ¥. of
Bingham
Court of Appeals
Simpson
Justice
Bill Israel
Alias
Stakely
Nonis
Kervin
Covington Circuit
Afr
Nat Robertson
James Arrington
Manley E. Banks, Et al
State Bar
Henry Alberson
Coffee Circuit
Adams Construction Co
A Corp. Et al
Clarence E. Adams
Jefferson Circuit
Daisy Nolan
Frances Moore
Morgan County Court of
Morgan County
City of Montgomery
A Municipal Corp
Montgomery City Lines, Inc
A Corp
Circuit Court
Leron Wyatt
Slot Shem
Mollie Cook
Malinda Jane Morton
Marshall Chain Equity
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
American Mutual Liability Ins., Co
Jefferson
E. L. Drinkard, Et al
Hartselle Motor Co
Charles J. Hall
Hall Record Co
Cullman Circuit
J. Terry Huffstutler
C. E. Edge
Allen Hamby
Tallapoosa
Britling Cafeteria Co. Inc
Bonnie Naylor
Ellen Perdue
State National Appeal
Montgomery
Callon
Auxiliary Will Meet Sunday for Three Day Convention
Local American Legion and Auxiliary members prepare for the twenty ninth annual convention at Huntsville’s Russell Erskine Hotel. Delegates from Decatur and Morgan County, led by Mrs. Garland Roberts, gather for meetings, memorial service, and committee sessions through Tuesday.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ne Erskine Hotel
Huntsville
Garland Roberts
Morgan County
No. 15
Decatur
Ruby Jones
Katie Carter
Paul Thompson
Ralph Nakaniski
Butler Hines
Monroe Rodgers
Dorothy Carter
B. R. Ross
Bertha Timberlake
A. C. Sims
Bob Wells
Lillie Tuck
Waverly Loosier
Frank Cobb
Ruth McDanie
Joe Morrison
Russell Erskine Hotel
Blue Room
Legion and Auxiliary
First Methodist Church
Legion Convention
Grand Theatre
First Baptist Church
Big Springs Park
Russell Erskine
Services Set Sunday For Henry Counts
Funeral services for Henry Counts 80 will be Sunday at 2 P M at Sixth Avenue Church of God. Interment at city cemetery. Brown directing. Counts died Friday at 2 A M at the home of W D Best Anderson Ind. Body expected to arrive in Decatur about 6 19 P M Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Counts
Sixth Avenue Church
Senate Moves to Tax Cut as Korea Crisis Looms
The Senate pushed a House approved tax cut totaling about 1.01 billion dollars while weighing war risks in Korea and Europe. Senate leaders expect to fast track hearings with possible changes if the global tension worsens. Chairman McMahon indicated Pike’s Atomic Energy nomination may be reconsidered after July 4, amid ongoing foreign policy debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Korea
Senate
Althugh
Lucas
Illinois
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Truman
State Department
State Acheson
Acheson
United Nations
Louisville & Nashville names Clark new general manager assistant
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad promotes James B. Clark from division engineer in Birmingham to assistant to the general manager in Louisville. He succeeds Johnston in Mobile. About 85 percent of the Tennessee Valley has been mapped by the U S Geological Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
James B. Clark
Birmingham
Ala
Arthrough
Johnston
Mobile
Tennessee Valley
U. S. Geological Survey
Co-Op Faces Second Suit Over Electrocution Deaths
The Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Co-op is named defendant in a second $25,000 damage suit arising from the November 1948 electrocution of Mr and Mrs Clinton Hughes. The suit, filed by William T Bolden Jr administrator of Mrs Daisy Hughes estate, alleges negligence for power lines within four to five feet of the roadway. Coroner Bev Howell noted the couple died between 2 and 4 AM after the car struck fallen lines outside the Danville road. The filing follows an earlier $25,000 claim by Maggie Hughes administratrix Clifford Hughes estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Co-op
Clinton Hughes
William T. Bolden Jr
Daisy Hughes
Hughes
Bev Howell
Danville
Bolden
Russell W. Lynne
Eyster
Maggie Hughes
Howell
Irby Sherrill to Speak at Flint Sanatorium Service
Irby Sherrill of 615 6th Avenue West will be guest speaker at the regular Saturday evening service in the Flint sanatorium. The 7 30 p m service will feature the guest speaker and the Stone Mountain Quartette with the Dixie Drifters replacing Riverside performers due to repairs at the Riverside building. Dr Perry James of Athens College will preach at First Methodist on Sunday at 10 55 a m and 7 30 p m with Holy Communion at the morning service. Dr P D Wilson of 421 Canal Street is reported improved at Decatur General hospital. Dr Ira Hawkins, former local Methodist pastor, visiting Courtland, greeted friends in Decatur today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irby Sherrill
6Th Avenue West
Flint Sanatorium
Stone Mountain Quartette
Dixie Drifters
Riverside
The
Moose
Somerville Road School
Perry James
Athens College
First Methodist Church
P. D. Wilson
Canal Street
Decatur General Hospital
Ira Hawkins
Courtland
Decatur
Plane crash sighted near Pryor Field with rapid response
Mrs Hughes was first informant after the crash as hundreds gathered along U.S. road. Ath ens Decatur residents described the approach and crash trajectory. Witnesses noted engine idle, circling the airport, and a failed attempt to reach the field before the craft burned out with wings and fuselage crushed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
George W. Tanner
Athens-Decatur Highway
W. B. Shaw
Herman Siniard
Athens 8
Decatur
Walter Jeannette
Athens
Decatur Trade School
Pryor
Monetaiess
U.S
Walls Named to Welfare Board by Folsom
Gov. James E. Folsom appoints Dr. J. J. Walls of Alexander City to the state welfare board to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Chester Black of Jasper. Black was renominated in the May legislative primary, with Walls serving until August 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
J. J. Walls
Alexander City
State Welfare Board
Chester Black
Jasper
Black
Dr. Walls
Eastern Star Elects Officers in Hartselle
Hartselle Chapter No. 39 O E S held a regular meeting last Thursday night electing officers for another year. Officers named include Ida Kate Mooneyham as Worthy Matron and E A Oden as Worthy Patron along with secretary Daisy Bibb treasurer Ruth Groover and other posts. Routine business followed with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Hartselle
Ida Kate Mooneyham
E. A. Oden
Nettie Venable
D. R. Bibb
Berta Mae Aldridge
Daisy Bibb
Ruth Groover
Vassie Crow
Star Points
Berta Murphy
Adah
Elberta
Lyle
Ruth
Ethel Lynn
Esther
Pauline Gurley
Martha
Inez Watkins
Electa
Lola Mooneyham
Christine Midgette
Martha Crawford
Wilburn Lemley
Sentinel
Scouts Leave for Camp Westmoreland Weeklong Trip
A local troop ships out Sunday for Camp Westmoreland for a weeklong stay. Members include Joe Stair Dewayne Smith John Howell Herman Shoemaker Lamar Puckett Billy Simms Joe Yancey Puckett Hewlett Roberts Auburn Foote Jack Montgomery and Don West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Westmoreland
Joe Stair
Dewayne Smith
John Howell
Herman Shoemaker
Lamar Puckett
Billy Simms
Joe Yancey Puckett
Hewlett Roberts
Auburn Foote
Jack Montgomery
Don West
Sea Lion Dealer Finds Niche After Husband Quits Act
In Hermosa Beach California Kay L Snow explains she turned from training sea lions to selling them after her husband left the act. Facing growing demand she paired with a fisherman to supply the animals with most orders coming from zoos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Kay L. Snow
Summer Term of Court Ends in Morgan County
The Morgan County circuit court closed after Judge Newton B. Powell dismissed the final jury. James Pepper, a teen from Lawrence County, was found guilty of transporting illegal whiskey and may appeal. he is out on bond. Betty Love of Decatur was found guilty for forgery a third time and sentenced to a year and a day, with seven more forgery counts pending. Two other defendants, Evie Moody and another, face appeals or further sentences. A handwriting expert testified the forged check resembled Love’s handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
James Pepper
Lawrence County
Pepper
Tom Pettus
Betty Love
Decatur
Morgan County
Evie
Grady) Moody
Pettus
James V. Blaine
Supreme Court Declines Fair Trial Claim in Arrington Case
The Supreme Court found no evidence that Jim Arrington and his defense in the rape case against a white woman failed to provide a fair trial. The courtroom was orderly according to the court, and the decision preserves the earlier conviction. The terms for Williams and Kervin were touched by technical and upholding rulings. BECO rate case returns to re hearing as the Alabama Public Service Commission review continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Arrington
Crenshaw County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Arrington
Supreme Court
Howard Leonilliams
Shelby County
E. G. Richards
Covington County
Cousbyrry
Birmingham Electric Company
Montgomery
BECO
Alabama Public Service Commission
Marley continues as head of department in Brundidge
Marley, former president of the Fir National Bank in Brundidge until 1949, remains in the tax accounting and insurance business. The commerce director also serves as superintendent of banks and oversees the insurance division, with no known changes to the department setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marley
Fir-. National Bank
Brundidge
Folsom
Coffee County
Mrs Annie Dever Called By Death In Tennessee Visit
Mrs Annie Dever died Wednesday while visiting relatives in Halls Tennessee and was buried there Thursday. A Decatur resident about 30 years ago she had recently moved back to Decatur from Florida. She fell ill suddenly during the visit and is survived by two daughters Ev and Carolyn Dever and a nephew Robin Tur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Dever
Halls
Tenn
Lawrence Singing Convention to Convene Sunday
Lawrence County singing convention will convene on Sunday. A general invitation is extended to the public to attend. Gospel groups will perform and be heard in concert Saturday night and appear on Sunday program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Suny
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Wall Street
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Washington
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Moscow
Higdon
Joint Atomic Committee
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Trumann
Pike
McMahon
Ellenen
Deemer i of
Hartselle News
K. B. Puckett
Payne
Homemaker's Club
Earl Payne
Doc Jones
Ben Bean
White Way Milk Company
Alabama Flour Mill
Rodgers and Rodgers
H. M. Betterton
Betterton
Frances Hawkins
Cole
J. C. Stroup
Garland Rollins
Millard O’bar
Lizzie Rogers
Ona Penn
E. O. Creel
Luther E. Roberts
Tommy Edd
Edna Carol
H. M Betterton
S. A. Blair
Guy Roberts
Mike
Larry
John Leary
Roberts
Thei
Leah Cooper
Memphis
van Ryan
Gail
John Keel
Ferrell White
Lynn Reeves
Grady Long
Cullman Business
Roy Hewlett
Martha Jane Hyre
Chattanooga
James Whitten
Ft. Ben
Lawrence
Moulton
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