Weather Notes And Community News From Decatur
Mostly cloudy outlook with scattered showers and storms tonight. Two locals, John D Long and Pecky Smith of Hartselle, recuperating at Decatur General Hospital after Thursday night car crash. VFW to install officers, Asbury College male glee club concert at Central Methodist church. Local PTAs meet, hospital admissions and discharges listed for Decatur area. New births reported at Decatur General Hospital.
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John D.long
Pecky Smith
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
Asbury College Men's Glee Club
Central Methodist Church
Colbert County Pledges for North Alabama TB Hospital
Colbert County sent a one fifth pledge of five thousand dollars today becoming the seventh North Alabama county to help fund a tuberculosis sanatorium. W W Dinsmore announced the receipt of the check as part of a thirty three percent contribution. Total pledges received from Morgan Madison Lauderdale Cullman Colbert Winston Marion amount to sixty five thousand five hundred dollars with several counties still awaiting funds. Limestone Lawrence Franklin Jackson and Marshall counties have not yet contributed though expected by mail.
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Colbert
North Alabama
W. W. Dinsmore
St’s
Morgan
Madison
Lauderdale
Cullman
Winston
Marion
Limestone
Lawrence
Franklin
Jackson
Marshall
Dinsmore
Alabama
Rail Workers Get Pay Boost
Final terms on a 640 million dollar a year wage boost end an 11 month rail labor dispute affecting 1,000,000 employees. A five day 40 hour week with pay for 48 hours, plus a seven cent retroactive raise from last October, sets new overtime rules and weekend effects with yardmasters exempted.
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Chicago
Beatrice Evans Burned In Fire At 204 Ferry Street
Beatrice Evans, a Negro woman and Dr A M Roan employee, suffered second degree burns to hands arms legs and face when a bed caught fire in a dwelling at 204 Ferry Street early this morning Fire Chief Floyd Elkins said she was treated at a hospital for the injuries.
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Ferry Street
Floyd Elkins
Beatrice Evans
A. M. Roan
Oak Ridge Opens to Public with Barkley Driveby
Oak Ridge Tennessee opened to the public on Saturday with Vice President Barkley delivering a speech and Hollywood attendees present. A 14 mile fence shields uranium plants, keeping visitors from the atomic piles as the city is dedicated as a free city and Barkley credits the bomb with ending WWII while urging international control to curb atomic threats.
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Oak Ridge
Elza
Tenn
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Hollywood
Barkley
Russia
United Nations
Outpouring For Church Service in Decatur
Decatur churches reported overflow crowds for Kiwanis Go To Church Sunday on March 20. No figures kept, but large churches filled auditoriums and brought in chairs. Wal ter Jackson notes up to fifty percent rise in morning worship attendance. Sunday school also benefited with Central Baptist counting over 900 attendees. First Methodist saw Sunday school crowds rival Easter levels with 263 present yesterday.
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Decatur
Walter Jackson
Kiwanis Club
Central Baptist
First Methodist
Federation Seeks Public Report On Girls School Probe
Birmingham Federation of Labor urges Gov. Folsom to release findings by two state investigators into the state training school for girls. Don L. Wood, federation president, says the report is a matter of great importance and should be made public at the Montgomery school board meeting.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Federation of Labor
Folsom
Don L. Wood
Federation
Wood
Montgomery
Neigomery
Miners Watch Capitol Fight Over UMW Move
Pittsburgh dispatch reports coal miners and operators watch Washington as John L. Lewis leads a second week of a nationwide mine stoppage memorializing slain miners and protesting Dr James Boyd's U S Bureau of Mines nomination. Senate Interior Committee approved Boyd 10 1 but full Senate action pending.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
John L. Lewis
Senate
United Mine Workers
Lewis
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Interior Committee
Boyd
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Pittston
Rough Waters Halt Search For Three Men Missing In Bay
Rough waters along the northwest Florida coast halted a search for three men who disappeared while fishing in Escambia Bay. Capt. R. R. Marselis of Pensacola Maj. Henry S. Wilkins of Birmingham both Salvation Army officers and Doug Wilkins, son of the Birmingham man, were in a 14 foot boat last Friday. The overturned boat was found seven miles northeast of Pensacola. Sheriff R. L. Kendrick hoped to renew the search this afternoon.
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Pensacola
Fla
Florida
Escambia Bay
R. R. Marselis
Henry S. Wilkins
Birmingham
Salvation Army
Doug Wilkins
R. L. Kendrick
Kendrick
Welcome Spring Brightens Weekend Weather Rise
Spring arrives with warm sunshine and mild temperatures. The TVA sub station shows morning values from 56 to 60 and noon around 69 degrees as officials hype the seasonal shift while noting winter may not be gone yet.
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TVA
White House To Seek Free Hand In Arm Europe
President Truman plans to ask Congress for broad authority to arm Western Europe under a proposed billion dollar military aid program. The North Atlantic treaty is tied to the aid, with ratification debated by 12 Democratic and Republican senators. Public sentiment shows majority favoring the pact, though many remain undecided. Debate also focuses on inflation, taxes, and rent control extensions as Congress weighs economic stability.
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Vinson
D-Ga
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Russia
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Art Exhibit On its Final Day at the Library
The final day of the library art exhibit sponsored by the American Association of University Women features new recognitions. Melba Ann Quinn of Somerville Road School earns honorable mention for a salt map of the United States. Dr. L. H. Clements of Falkville wins second prize in oil painting. Mrs. Zula Haynes of Flint earns honorable mention for Ed carvings of Sawyer Huckleberry n.
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American Association of University Women
Melba Ann Quinn
Somerville Road School
United States
L. H. Clements
Falkville
Zula Haynes
Flint
On Sawyer
Huckleberry N
Judge Lectures Wife On How To Treat Husband
A Atlanta traffic recorder hears a plea from a housewife who says she provoked her husband to drink, as he faces drunk driving charges. The exchange centers on responsibility and mercy for the accused.
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Atlanta
Mercy
Luke Arnold
Fin
Allies Use Western Medicine In Berlin Currency Clash
Western powers issue an order removing the Soviet East mark from Berlin’s economy. West Berlin adopts the West mark while East Berlin remains on the Soviet issue. The move tightens the Berlin currency dispute tied to the Allied blockade and NATO pact talks.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
Helicopter Helps Rescue Four From Smoky Mountains Plane Crash
A helicopter and ground teams rescued four survivors after a Cessna crashed in the Smoky Mountains south of Maryville Tennessee. Stephen A. Walker of Detroit walked 25 miles over 42 hours to report the crash. Two stretcher cases and two walking survivors were evacuated to Calderwood hospital where all were listed in good condition.
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Maryville
Tenn
Wild Smoky Mountains
Here
Stephen A. Walker
Detroit
Robert H. Haralson, Jr
Haralson
Tennessee-North Carolina Line
Miami
Walker
J. N. Newcomb
Tennessee Valley Authority
Calderwood
Dinners Aimed At Separate Alabama State Events
Alabama lawmakers say the Dothan April 8 dinner for states rights is designed to avoid conflicting with Birmingham’s Jackson Jefferson Day event on April 12. Rep. Wallace Malone notes both can draw attendees, with Barkley set to speak in Birmingham and Dothan charging two dollars a plate and featuring Charles Bloch as speaker.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dothan
Birmingham
Wallace D. Malone
Houston County
Malone
Barkley
Charles Bloch
Macon
Alabama States’ Rights Organization
Firecrackers Blamed for Bank Street Blast
Explosions sounding like shotgun blasts near Bank Street last night alarmed church-goers around 7 30 PM. Police pursued a prow car to investigate the blasts and determine if they were caused by firecrackers.
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Bank Street
King George Shows Improvement After Leg Operation
Bucking ham palace medical bulletin reports King George's right foot circulation has materially improved and he can leave bed part of each day. The Scottish surgeon Prof J R Learmonth performed the operation to relax leg arteries and restore blood flow after months of impeded circulation.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
J. R. Learmonth
Permits Issued for Three New Buildings at City Hall
City records show three construction permits approved totaling 4800 dollars. Owners named include David Mote at 1518 Seventh H Street Sao, C E Pitt at 322 Ninth Avenue West, and 300 block Ferry C. E. Pitt.
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David Mote
C. E. Pitt
Ninth Avenue West
President Truman Defends Unity With Congress Amid Housing Drive
President Truman tells six hundred city mayors that he and Congress are working together for the nation. He attacks the real estate lobby opposing housing and rent control, predicts passage of the program, and defends his recommendations against critics.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States Conference of Mayors
Stolen Safe, Bonds, Cash And Truck From Troy Car Firm
Burglars took a safe with bonds and cash totaling over 40000 and a new truck from Mary Chevrolet Co in Troy Alabama. Detective Miller said the break in was found this morning and authorities suspected ties to Montgomery and nearby cities.
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Troy
Ala
Mary Chevrolet Co
Lewis Miller
S. E. Mary
Montgomery
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