Weather and community notes from Decatur area
Cloudy and cool with light rain. Sunday mostly cloudy with afternoon showers on the East portion. Northeast winds along the coast. Rev. Smith Ledbetter of Northside Baptist to lead 11 a.m. service. Rev. R. C. Tucker to preach at 7 p.m. in Ledbetter's absence. Various hospital admissions and discharges, births, and local council meeting announced. Several residents visited Birmingham and Nashville for medical care and improved health reports.
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Smith Ledbetter
Northside Baptist Church
R. C. Tucker
Ledbetter
Senators Aid Drive To Rejoin Democratic Ranks In Alabama
Alabama senators Hill and Sparkman urged May 2 primary support for a state committee pledged to back regular Democratic electors in 1952. They opposed a states rights slate led by Gessner T. McCorvey, arguing the party sustains Alabama’s influence and progress. The drive aims to defeat splinter parties amid a looming FEPC filibuster in the Senate.
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Jack Bell Washington
South
National
Democratic Party Organization
Alabama
Hill and
Sparkman
House
Hill
Gessner T. McCorvey
President Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Democratic Party
FEPC
Sibama
Gove
State Committee
Truman
National Party
Senate
Birch Abandoned For Fisherman's Body in Tennessee River
Lauderdale County coroner said the search for Robert Gargus drowned last Saturday in Gargus Hollow has been abandoned. Gargus, a commercial fisherman, died while testing a new boat after nearly a week of Coast Guard and private boat searches.
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Robert Gargus
Gargus ‘Hollow
W. J. Olm
Lauderdale County
Gargus
Coast Guard
Athens Sales Pioneer Passes
John Hector French, a Tennessee Valley livestock dealer and longtime Athens resident, died after a brief illness. Funeral plans are unsettled with services possible Monday or Tuesday at First Methodist Church. Interment in Athens City Cemetery. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs. Ayn Cox of Washington DC, sons John H. Jr and Hified French, two sisters, and two brothers.
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John Hector French
Tennessee Valley
Athens
First Methodist Church
R. B. Lavender
L. W. Hart
the Baptist Church
Athens City
McConnell
French
Ayn Cox
Washington, D. C
John H. Jr
Tified French
W. E. Floyd
Cora Sarver
Detroit
Homer
Horace French
Farmer fires on hooded mob to free jailed worker
EASTMAN Ga March 4 A young farmer Otho Wiggins shot 16 rounds from a .22 rifle at a hooded mob to rescue his negro tenant Jessie Lee Goodman after they lashed him in his own home The mob of Ku Klux Klan figures fled Goodman said he was seized while sleeping and whipped Wiggins reported the incident to Sheriff O B Peacock and the FBI was notified in Atlanta for federal inquiry
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Eastman
Georgia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ed Methvin
Eastman Times-Journal
Ku Klux Klan
Otho Wiggins
Mount Airy
FBI
Jessie Lee Goodman
Wiggins
Methvin
Atlanta
Goodman
Petroleum Dealers Gather for Alabama Jobbers Session
The Alabama Petroleum Jobbers Association will convene in Decatur March 9 at the Decatur County club starting 9 30 A M with lunch at 12 36 P M Leonard Moody director expects about 125 independent jobbers from across the state to attend A representative from Birmingham regional office Department of Labor wage and hour division will discuss the new wage and hour provision C Wylie Stalter retiring president of the Georgia Independent Oil Men's Association will address the group.
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Alabama Petroleum Jobbers Association
Decatur
Decatur County Club
Leonard Moody
Birmingham
Department of Labor
C. Wylie Stalter
Savannah
Georgia Independent Oil Men’s Association
All Morgan County Aids Red Cross Fund Drive
Morgan County will join a Red Cross fund drive with a countywide target of 13204 dollars. Harold Michelson of Decatur is leading the campaign as committees form daily to start the March 20 kickoff and push a quick successful appeal.
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RED Cross
Harold Michelson
Morgan County
Michelson
Irman
Frank Whisenant
Merideth Woodall
Barrett Shelton
Speci
W. Nelson Guthrie
Decatur
Fire setting charge earns $25 fine for Norman Lewis
In Madison County Huntsville on March 4 a charge of willfully setting fire to woods resulted in a $25 fine for Norman Lewis and a warning to others about wood fires.
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Huntsville
Woods
Norman Lewis
Madison County
Baby Dies In Murrayville House Fire
A 14 month old girl Esther Yvonne Kidd perished in a fire in Murrayville Georgia as her mother fought to pull her through a broken window. The infant was found in a burnt crib after flames engulfed the home.
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Murrayville
Esther Yvonne Kidd
Gordon Urges Bigger Pension Pay in Alabama
An Alabama gubernatorial hopeful Wiley Gordon calls for a $65 monthly pension for all citizens over 65 and argues the plan matches the federal Social Security model and requires no new taxes. The Old Age Pension Association backs Elbert Boozer, while other candidates prepare early campaign speeches in coming days.
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Associated Press
Wiley Gordon
Oneonta
Gordon
Old Age Pension Association of Alabama Inc
Elbert Boozer
Anniston
Embassy Staff Cut Is Scorned
The United States rejected Hungarian demands to cut U S embassy staff in Budapest following the Robert A Vogeler spy trial. Officials said staff levels would be adjusted only with Hungary’s consent and by U S judgment.
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Associated Press
United States
U. S
Budapest
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hungary
France
National Assembly
Educator Sees Far East Awakening Challenging U S View
Walter Jackson, Decatur school superintendent, just back from New York and Atlantic City, reports an awakening in the Far East after independence. He notes rapid Asia-wide liberation, with 550 million newly freed people entering the world’s nations, potentially reshaping global demographics and power.
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Walter Jackson
Decatur
New York
New Jersey
Asia
Jackson
United Nations
Atlantic City
N. J
Far East
United States
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Burma
Lebanon
Israel
Near East
The
New York ,Herald-Tribune
George Washingtons
Thomas Jeffersons
Second Ambush Hearing Set For Monday Trial
The second of six men charged with assault with intent to murder after a Cullman ambush on a coal truck will go to trial Monday. Circuit Judge Crow sentenced James Creel to 90 days extra after a guilty verdict for assault and battery. Creel plans an appeal while bond was posted. The case featured 17 defense witnesses and a prosecution statement by Creel, amid jury-notice disputes and an overnight two-day trial.
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Cullman
George Johnson
Athens
James A. Creel
Sipsey
Norman Lay
Jasper 1
James H. Crow, Jr
Creel
Charles D. Tweedy
Jasper
Shelley D. Hyatt
Tweedy
Finis St. John
Moe M. Payne
West Cullman
Bascom
Crow
Lay
Abbott
Cullman-Walker Line
Jasper-Cullman Highway
Taxi Driver Arrested in Pell City Flogging Case
A Talladega taxicab driver Jake Jenkins, 38, was arrested in Talladega by State Investigator W. L. Allen and Deputy A. H. Lakey and jailed in St. Clair County on assault with intent to murder charges connected to the January 13 flogging of Pell City farmer J. B. Walker. The probe ties to a broader homicide case involving Klansmen in Talladega.
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Pell City
Ala
Talladega
Jake Jenkins
W. L. Allen
Talladega County
A. H. Lakey
St. Clair County
J. B. Walker
Walker
Banker Group To Meet Here Final Meeting Of Alabama Bankers
The Bank of Moulton and the Citizens of Moulton host the Alabama Bankers Association final meeting at Decatur County club on Tuesday afternoon and evening. R B Henderson cashier Bank of Moulton chairs the session as 35 to 40 banks from North Alabama attend with 150 plus officers and employees. Birmingham bankers and others from out of state are listed as visitors and will participate in the afternoon program and after dinner session.
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Bank of Moulton
Citizens Bf Moulton
Alabama Bankers Association
Decatur County Club
R. B. Henderson
Chaiman
Birmingham
Three Hurt as Car Hits Tree Near Moulton
Three Lawrence county residents were injured when their 1941 Chrysler went off Hatton Moulton road and struck a tree about 8 30 P M Saturday near Moulton. Maryleie Owens 19 was treated for a broken leg Mary Alexander 19 and Brince Robbins 21 were treated for bruises and shock. Alexander and Robbins were later released. Jerry Hinson 26 Mt Hope the driver was jailed on a public drunkenness charge after investigators said he missed a curve on Old Florence road.
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Lawrence County
Moulton
Irwin-Dyar Clinic
Maryleie Owens
Mary Alexander
Brince Robbins
Alexander
Robbins
Atendants
George Byars
Jerry Hinson
Mt. Hope
Byars
Hatton-Moulton
Old Florence Road
Alabama Firm Accused of Bribe Offer in Georgia Hearing
National Union Life Insurance of Birmingham is accused of fraud and attempting to bribe a Georgia state employee. Insurance Commissioner Zack Cravey set a March 22 hearing with Gov. Herman Talmadge and Attorney General Eugene Cook as judges to decide if the firm can continue in Georgia business. The writ alleges district manager T. Roper offered money and other value to obtain an illegal policy.
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Atlanta
National Union Life Insurance Company
Birmingham
Ala
Georgia
Georgia Insurance
Zack Cravey
Herman Talmadge
Eugene Cook
Cravey
T. Roper
Sananbins
Peace Efforts Make Progress Short of Final Deal
Washington March 4 An all day session between the United Mine Workers and major coal operators produced substantial progress toward a soft coal contract but failed to reach a final agreement. Drafting crews recessed after nine hours of work. Leaders predicted a possible ratification and resumption of mining Monday, with a UMW committee meeting set for 4:30 P M EST.
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Washington
John L. Lewis’ Mine Workers Union
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
George Thursby
Lewis
John L
United Mine Workers
U.M. W
Harvey Cartwright
Indiana
United Mine
Truman
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
North
West
Steel
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Massey
Hugh Strickland
Tupelo
Conrad Strickland
W.A. Stevenson
Tuscaloosa
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Charles A. Mattox
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Georgia Association of Ku Klux Klans
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