Weather outlook and community notices from Addison area
Clearing this afternoon fair tonight and Wednesday cooler tonight moderate north winds on the coast. Stanley Jernis returned to Detroit after visiting his mother Mrs A D Jervis. Edward Davies returned from Cincinnati after his father's death. Grandpa Hood very ill in Addison. Jik Gene Hargrove resumed studies at Vanderbilt after visit home. Mr and Mrs J F Hood and family Addison were guests of Mr and Mrs G W Carr in Hartseller. Arthur Warren and Dr Neil Kirk visit. Virgil West of Hartseller on business. Mrs Gertha Bolding ill at 418 Sherman. Sixth fellowship supper and study at First Methodist Wednesday 6 30 pm. Wesleyan Service Guild meets 7 30 pm at 707 Fourth Ave West. District 14 Alabama Nurses Association met at Morgan County Health Dept. Mrs W G Papenburg dying after operation. Mrs Mary E O Bryant and Mrs D O McElroy visit bedside in Ada Ohio. Revival at Church of God nightly 7 30 through Friday. Grady Smith seen in Decatur. Diary note mentions Page 2.
Miss Spring Brings Balmy Weather Here
Spring brings warm weather with temperatures reaching 73 yesterday and a 51 low. Today at noon 71 was recorded with morning readings 59 62 65 and 70 from 8 to 11 A M. Rainfall measured 0.48 inches from 4 P M yesterday to 8 A M today.
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TV Aw
Senate approves Johnson as Secretary of National Defense
Washington March 22 The senate armed services committee unanimously approved Louis A. Johnson for Secretary of National Defense. If confirmed he will replace James V. Forrestal who has resigned. Quickies by Ken Reynolds.
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Johnson
O. K. Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Louis A. Johnson
National Defense
Senate
James V. Forrestal
City Tightening Rule On Sewage Installations
Decatur City Council bars sewer permit issuance until Sanitation Inspector Jim Pettey approves each plumber’s plans and specs for a building connection. The rule requires per job permits and council approval before any new sewer lines are laid. The move follows reports of improper past connections and aims to curb future installations.
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Vic Smith
Decatur
Jim Pettey
Red Cross fund drive nears goal in Morgan county
Morgan county's Red Cross drive stands at 95 percent with 11800 raised of 12735. Communities such as Ryans Hulace lead over the top while drive officials urge all divisions to complete their quotas. Mrs. Eisie Crawford chairs the new Over-the-Quota unit as partial reports from Trinity area indicate fast progress.
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Morgan County
Red Cross
Ryans-Hulace
Eisie Crawford
L. Massey
John T. Bryant
Massey
Marvin Penn
Trinity
Garth Kimbrell
Questionnaires Mailed to 3600 Morgan County Men
Selective Service officials announce about 1500 more questionnaires remain to be mailed to Morgan County men on the rolls. In two weeks Decatur area youths born in 1925 and 1926 will receive service blanks. Board chairman Grady J. Long warns recipients to follow instructions and return forms within ten days as required by national law.
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Morgan County
Decatur Area
Grady J. Long
Hartselle
Wau Alabama Auto Tags See Flat Fee Push
Rep Jimmie Adams of Jefferson proposes a flat $10 tag fee pending legislative approval. Adams says the plan would simplify licensing and raise revenue for state needs.
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Birmingham
Ala
WAU
Alabama
Jimmie Adams
Adams
Jefferson
Vandenberg Favors Pact As 'Best Bet'
Senator Vandenberg calls the Atlantic pact the best bet to keep the cold war from heating up and urges total exploration and wide public hearings in the senate. He compares the pact to the Monroe Doctrine and cites unity of defense as crucial for any subsequent legislative action. He warns the pact signals united opposition to aggressors from its outset. See SENATOR on Page 2
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Oliver Dewolf Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
Canada
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Decatur High Band Concert at Riverside Tonight
The annual Decatur high school band concert starts at 8 PM at Riverside High School. Director Art Schwachow promises a top program featuring soloists Kim Brough Jeannie Arren Marion Chandler Allen Hamilton Kenneth Wells Billee Kimbrough and other performers. The first half includes a clarinet quartet Tschaikowsky Perpetual Motion and solo numbers. after intermission the program continues with Cyrus the Great and Die Fledermaus selections among lively marches and the Merry Widow waltz.
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Decatur High School
Riverside High School
Art Schwachow
Tschaikowsky
Perpetual Motion
Kimbrough
Jeannie Arren
Marion Chandler
Allen Hamilton
Kenneth Wells
Llewelyn
Brewer Kenton
Qld Home
Ray Morris
Billee Kimbrough
Weber
Birmingham
Cyrus the Great
Iene
Johann Strauss
Washington Gray
Bandit Fires On Companion In Miami
Police said a trigger happy bandit shot his companion in the foot last night in Miami. The incident occurred after a dispute over a planned robbery. David Shore, 55, was identified among those involved. authorities are seeking suspects and reviewing the scene for further details.
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Miami
Fla
David Shore
Miners Weigh Their Bank Books Amid Idle Pits
Pittsburgh report details miners studying bank books as two weeks of idleness under John L. Lewis s UMW delayed returns. Some use store credit while unofficial tallies place payroll losses near 30 million dollars, with 70 000 railroaders idle and unemployment claims sparse. Pickets close two West Virginia strip mines as stoppage wears on.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Mississippi
West Virginia
Five Survivors Of Smoky Mountains Air Crash Head Home
Five crash survivors depart for home from Maryville Tennessee after a three day ordeal on a mountainside. Pilot James Hardy 21 and Stephen Walker 46 along with Fred Hall 42 fly to Detroit while Hall's wife and James Hardy's parents plan to join by car. Orville Rich 38 will drive from Florida with friends. Walker reported the site after hiking 25 miles in 42 hours. All were released in good condition.
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Maryville
Tenn
Smoky Mountains
Detroit
James Hardy
Miami
Stephen A. Walker
Fred Hall
Hall
James O. Hardy
Hardy
Orville Rich
Florida
Walker
J. N. Newcomb
Glendale
Calif
Two More Soldiers Held For Army Here As Suspected AWOL
Two more soldiers were booked by police as suspected AWOL from Eglin Field Florida. Pfc. James A Bacon and Pfc. William Terry Jr were held for military authorities after questioning. One other arrest noted was for driving while intoxicated and driving without a license.
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Pfc
James A. Bacon
William Terry Jr
Eglin Field
Fla
Court Order Impounds Cash In Lawrence Tax Litigation
Judge J H Crow Jr issues a temporary restraint on the Lawrence County special courthouse fund. The order targets the Board of Revenue and Citizens Bank, allowing only bond interest and principal payments. A hearing on J B Dee Richardson’s injunction suit is set for April 5 at the Lawrence County Courthouse in Moulton.
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Lawrence
Bubbett
Lawrence County
J. H. Crow Jr
Lawrence County Board of Revenue
Citizens Bank
Themamiee
J. B
Dee) Richardson
Richardson
Lawrence County Revenue Board
Moulton
General Fund
Plainview Plans Sericea Planting At Morgan County Meeting
The Plainview Community club led by President Bob Fuller held the second sericea meeting in Morgan County at Plainview School. Ninety-nine acres were pledged for planting this spring with Abe Hanners signing 12 acres and others signing 8 5 4 3 2 acre blocks. County Agent L T Wagnon spoke on the series, and slides on sericea use were shown by R M Chapman. The session moved to Eva community tonight.
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Sericea
Morgan County
Plainview School
Plainview
Mack Eubanks
Fuller
L. T. Wagnon
R. M. Chapman
The
Soil Conservation Service
B. G. Ryan
Casto Jarvis
Carnation Company
Earl Gilbert
Leo Pettit
K. N. Tucker
Eva
Vernerd B
J. H. Whitten
G. L. Lawrence
C. C. Mitchell
Jack A. Thomas
Hubert Maddox
J.W. Lemmond
James Day
Dillard Farger
F. M. Dodson
W. L. Ward
Hasea Lewis
Abe Hanners
Two Killed Fifty Hurt In Blows Across Deep South
A severe storm system battered Louisiana and Mississippi, killing two people and injuring about fifty. Tornadoes and high winds struck Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas with no casualties reported. In Mississippi a 100 mile Jackson to Yazoo City corridor was hardest hit, including a fatal cabin collapse in Humphreys County and a schoolhouse wreckage injuring nine students and a teacher.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Jackson
Yazoo City
Humphreys County
H. L. Deeson
Fair Oak Springs
Brookhaven
Miss
Tioga
A. P. Colvin
Missouri Pacific Railway
Monroe
Helen Acton
Chatham
March Winds Sweep Garden-Grass Fires Out Of Control
March winds swept three garden and grass burning operations into the Decatur Fire Department’s domain as gardeners lost control of fires across the province.
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Gardners
Decatur Fire Department
Warnings Of Storm Down Wind Did It
Mobile weather notes wind caused the downing of small craft warnings over Mobile Bay with gusts up to 45 mph. Meteorologist W. L. Tison said he would recheck records as warnings were officially lowered at 6 AM CST.
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Mobile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Mobile Bay
W. L. Tison
House approves Air Force strength bill to 70 combat groups
The House sent to the Senate a straight authorization bill allowing the Air Force to expand to 70 combat groups. No funding for planes is included. future appropriations will cover costs. An amendment by Rep. Marcantonio to bar purchases from discriminatory companies was rejected.
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Washington
House
Senate
Marcantonio
AL - NY
Air Force
Pension debate opens in Washington on Rankin bill
The house opened a three hour debate on the Rankin 90 dollars a month at age 65 veterans pension bill. Administration opposition grows over potential multi billion costs while democratic leaders expect passage of some form. Rep Rankin argues precedents exist for pensions for all veterans regardless of need.
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Washington
House
Rankin
D-Miss
North Atlantic pact touted as key to cooling cold war
Senator Vandenberg labeled the North Atlantic security pact the best bet to keep the cold war from heating up and the Monroe Doctrine level of importance in foreign policy. President Truman tests Congress with rent control foreign aid and labor plans as southern senators resist civil rights measures and Republicans doubt the program. Administrations leaders stay optimistic while the 81st Congress weighs the moves.
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Vandenberg
Mich
Foreign Relations
U. S
Damages Sought After Auto Collision in Morgan Suit
Dr. Ray Ashwander of Decatur files a $200 suit in Morgan circuit court Tuesday claiming Archie Paradise of Chicago caused a rear end collision on U. S. 31 in Hartselle on February 2. Paradise allegedly struck a car driven by an agent of the plaintiff while both were southbound. Attorney for plaintiff is S. A. Lynne.
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Morgan Circuit
Ray Ashwander
Decatur
Archie Paradise
Claremont
Cleermont) Ave
Chicago
Paradise
Hartselle
U. S
S. A. Lynne
Playground Tragedy Claims Two Guthery Boys in Barn Fire
The Guthery family near Trimble mourns as Timothy and McDouglas Guthery, ages five and three, die in a hay loft fire caused by matches. The barn burned rapidly, a neighborhood boy escaped, and coroner Grady Moss ruled accidental burning. Funeral services set for Bowman's Chapel at 2:30 p.m. Survivors are the parents Marcus and Mrs Guthery, brother Howard and sisters Loretta and Joyce Dean.
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Cullman
Timothy
McDouglas Guthery
Marcus Guthery
Trimble
Timothy and
McDouglas
Guthery
Grady
Moss
Moss’ Service Funeral Home
Bowman's Chapel
M. E. Paton
Howard
Loretta
Joyce Dean
Liquor Stills Smashed In Prohibition Raids
ABC officers P. H. Sandlin and S. O. Coulter along with Lawrence County officers smashed two stills totaling 1800 gallons near Pin Hook school and Leloil road. Fourteen hundred gallons of live beer mash were spiked and one arrest made on prohibition charges.
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Pin Hook
Lawrence County
Leloil Road
Shiloh
P. H. Sandlin
S. O. Coulter
ABC Board
Retail Sales In Alabama During January Slump
Alabama retail trade declined sharply in January while mills set new records for several products. Industrial indicators show coal and cotton use at lows not seen since 1940, but steel ingot, coke, pig iron, and cement outputs hit January highs. Electric power sales to industry rose 11 percent from 1948 and 9 percent from December.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Bureau of Businesses Research
University of Alabama
Vagrancy Charges Dominate Sheriff’s Recent Arrests
Vagrancy charges led the sheriff’s office docket with eight arrests in 48 hours. One vagrancy arrest included resisting an officer, another involved interfering with officers. Additional arrests covered three cases of reckless driving and two other offenses.
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Sheriff's Office
Killed in Crash In Gadsden March 22
A fatal crash in Gadsden leaves 32 year old Clarence Grady of Murray Cross dead while Clarence Grady is reported injured and hospitalized in the same incident.
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Gadsden
Ala
Clarence Grady
Murray Murray Cross
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Stanley Jernis
A. D. Jervis
Edward Davies
Cincinnati
Edward Davies Sr
L.A. Hood
Jik Gene Hargrove
Vanderbilt University
J. F. Hood
Addison 1
G. W. Carr
Hartseller
Arthur Warren
Reed City, Mich
Neil Kirk
Virgil West
Lawrenceburg
Joyce Marie Hood
Addison
Theo Jackson
Haleyville
Gertha Bolding
Sherman Street
First Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Hubert Sandusky
Fourth Avenue West
District 14
Alabama Nurses Association
Morgan County Health Department
Hazel McCaghren
Garrold Nungester
W. G. Papenburg
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mary E. O’bryant
D. O. McElroy
Ada
Ohio
W. G. Pappenburg
Church of God
Eighth Street
Seventh Avenue South
Grady Smith
Mr. Hope
By Ken Reynolds
Knee Daily
Alabama Gas Corporation
John Caddell
Caddell
B. Frank Chenault
Fourth Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Chenault
Smokies
Great Smoky Mountains
Isaac Johnson Jr
Truman
Camus
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