Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Decatur Area
Cloudy with scattered showers East and South this afternoon and tonight. lighter rain possible Tuesday along the coast. W Aday of Hillsboro came on business. Christian education board and church school council meet at Central Methodist tonight. Junior Chamber of Commerce meets Tuesday at Why Not cafe for Mayo dinner. Morgan County jail reports several arrests for vagrancy and other offenses. Local residents and visitors, births, hospital admissions, and VFW meeting notices appear along with cancelled church events and district youth meeting success.
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Board of Christian Education
Central Methodist Church
Church School Council
Agreement Ends Litigations in Circuit Court
A settlement of 5750 dollars plus costs was filed between Kyle Stover A T Hanson and G L Taxi in the Morgan circuit court. A motion for a new trial was denied by Circuit Judge James H Crow Jr. while sides agreed to re adjust a 7000 dollar judgment from Morgan circuit court February. Stover sought 20000 dollars in damages from a car accident on the Hartselle Lacey Springs road.
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Kyle Stover
A. T. Hanson
G. L Taxi Company
H. Harrison Hill
James H. Crow Jr
Morgan Circuit
Stover
Hartselle-Lacey's Springs
Alabama chemist Lloyd to head Southern science group
Stewart J. Lloyd of the University of Alabama was elected president of the Southern Association of Science and Industry at its Southwide education conference in Lexington Virginia marking Washington and Lee University’s bicentennial year.
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Lexington
Stewart J. Lloyd
University of Alabama
Ted
Southern Tion of Science and Industry
Washington and Lee University
Rayburn Backs 5 Amendments To Labor Code
Speaker Rayburn announced support for five amendments to the administration labor bill and said they would be offered tomorrow as the House resumes debate on labor legislation. The amendments cover presidential power in strikes, free speech on both sides, non communist affidavits, public access to financial reports, and good faith bargaining.
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Washington
Rayburn
House
Truman
Clark
White House
AFL
Earth Tremor Felt on Coast Across Southern California
A slight tremor was felt across a wide area of Southern California at 3:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time. No damage reported. Shocks rattled pictures and windows in South Gate and were recorded in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Monica, and as far as the Arizona border.
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Los Angeles
California
South Gate
Hans Meyer
Arizona
Desert
San Bernardino
Fanning
Riverside
Angeles
Santa Monica
San — Mountain Range
Pasaena
California Highway Patrol
Versatility of Decatur Thieves Baffles Police
Decatur police note the thieves show varied targets from a nine by twelve foot aluminum sign at Stone Lumber on Joe Wheeler highway to a box of car chalk and erasers. Sergeant Bill Moore quips the chalk thief may have wanted something to write on.
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Bill Moore
Decatur
Joe Wheeler
Stone Lumber Company
Temperature Fluctuations Persist At TVA Substation
Readings at the TVA substation show a narrow temperature range Sunday with 66 to 72 degrees. Early morning measurements began at 6 or am fluctuating to 72 by 9 o clock then slipping to 69, then 70 at 11 am and noon.
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TVA
Mercury
Electric Loop To Improve City Power Reliability
The City Electric Department completed a new loop to provide two feeding paths from Austinville to the city supply, enabling current to continue if a substation fails. A Sunday storm knocked out four substations, leaving the city without power for about two hours. The 4400 volt line reduces the TVA 154000 volt source at the city gate and supports future growth and extra substations.
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City Electric Department
Decath
Quince Eddens
Eddens
Austinville
TVA
Eddins
Wolverine
Walkouts Idle Many Workers Across Multiple Industries
About 6 500 Philco workers in the Philadelphia area struck for higher wages under CIO United Electrical Workers Union. Some 7 000 Singer Sewing Machine workers walked out in Elizabeth New Jersey while other strikes hit Atlanta public transit and 2 600 workers idle in four New Jersey industries. Bendix Aviation in South Bend Indiana shut for the 13th day. In coal, John L. Lewis gave 60 day notice under Taft Hartley. Philco seeks 15 cent raise and pension. contract expired Saturday. General Electric commented on wage policy.
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Associated Press
Philco Corporation
Philadelphia
Singer
Elizabeth
N. J
Atlanta
New Jersey
Bendix Aviation Corporation
South Bend
Ind
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philadelphia Philco
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
Philco
General Electric Company
New York
Official Words Due Tonight On Rental Policies
Washington reports the government will release tonight around 9 p m plans for rent ceilings on about 14 000 dwellings. Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods set the timing for detailing how a fair net income for landlords will be calculated as Congress extends rent controls to July 1 1950. Regulations will allow a fair net income with no general blanket increase. The expense and income yardstick will shape the new policy and anticipated increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tighe Woods
Landee Oe Ee
Congress
Woods
Senate split over education bill amid Lodge amendment clash
Three sponsors forecast the Senate will reject major changes to a 300 million dollar annual school aid bill while Lodge pushes a per child funding plan. Taft and Aiken defend equalized distribution, arguing it fulfills the bill’s purpose to equalize opportunities across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L.arrowsmith
Washington
States
Senate
Lodge
Taft
Aiken
Mipomas
Police Report Car Knocks Down Pole
Police describe a Decatur incident in which a car allegedly driven by Regis Bracker knocked down a telephone pole at Joe Hagler's Service Station as Bracker tried to close the door and lost control of the vehicle. The report names Bracker and the location Joe Hagler's Service Station.
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Police Today
Regis Bracker
Decatur
Joe Hagler
Bracker
Escape Routes From Shanghai By Rail Sealed
The last railway escape route from Shanghai was sealed causing panic as garrison officials barred silver trades and Chinese troops moved to river ships. Reports say Hangchow to Nanchang service stopped, signaling possible deep south penetration while May Day celebrations in Moscow and around the world marked Communist solidarity.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chinese Central
Hangchow
Nanchang
South China
Whangpoo River
Soviet Union
Moscow
Red Square
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Berlin
New York
Crippled Indian Freighter Seeks Safe Anchorage After Collision
A 7000 ton Indian freighter Jalaketu and a 10000 ton tanker Marine Leader collided in dense fog seven miles southeast of the Narrows New York. The Jalaketu was stove in and flooded a hold while the tanker drew damage above the waterline. Both ships proceeded to port with no reported casualties and a Coast Guard inquiry was ordered.
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New York
New York Harbor
Jalaketu
Marine Leader
Stapleton
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Upper Bay
Coast Guard
Jet Planes Highlight Soviet Air Power Growth
Moscow May Day pageant showcased expanding Soviet air might led by Maj. Gen. Vassily Stalin amid parading jets and massed artillery. Western observers noted continued technical progress of the Soviet air force and possible German jet experts aiding Moscow’s jet program.
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Moscow
Stalin
Vassily Stalin
Col
S. Wennerstrom
America
Russell E. Randall
Russia
Germany
Many Trees Felled By High Winds Here
High winds up to 50 miles per hour felled 25 to 30 trees in Decatur Sunday causing property damage but no injuries. Trees crashed into apartments on Moulton Street and Lafayette Street and on Twelfth Avenue East as power and phone service failed briefly. City crews worked to clear debris and restore utilities. power outages affected Austinville for five hours. See power on Page 2.
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Tom Ratliff
Moulton Street
Billy Hammond
Margaret Talley
Laverne Landers
Church
Spotswood Apartments
Lafayette Street
Twelfth Avenue
Quince Eddens
City Electric Department
Decatur
Austin- Ville
Eddens
City Street Department
Gas Suit Filed Over Unpaid Storage Tax in Limestone
Limestone confity filed suit today against Bessie Poole as administratrix of the B C Poole estate for 1961.69 and interest in unpaid taxes. The suit cites a one cent a gallon storage tax on 247045 gallons of gasoline held by the late B C Poole between Jan 18 1946 and Jan 28 1946. The amount is the unpaid balance. The suit was filed with an interrogatory in the Morgan circuit clerk's office. Norman is attorney for the plaintiff.
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Limestone Confity
Bessie Poole
Morgan Circuit Clerk's Office
Norman
Five Rescued From Lake Jordan Drowning near Wetumpka
In Alabama, highway trooper Wilson Golden and dealer Walter H. Roberson Jr. rescued five people from Lake Jordan after their boat capsized. Police reported three men and two women were pulled from the water, Golden acting off duty at a nearby camp.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Lake Jordan
Wilson Golden
Golden
Walter H. Roberson
Montgomery
Civil Rights Hearings Open In House Across Fronts
Two house subcommittees begin civil rights hearings this week led by Rep. Harrison and Rep. Powell. Topics include abolishing poll taxes for federal elections and banning employment discrimination by race color or creed. Witnesses include Irving Brant Luke W Wilson and Elmer Henderson among others.
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Washington
House
New York
Harrison
House Administration
House Labor
Rep
Powell
Irving Brant
Luke W. Wilson
Progressive Party
Elmer W.henderson
American Council On Human Rights
Senate
Pato
Center Humenn
Alec Tobin
Henry Wallace
Norman Thomas
Three Lives Lost in Traffic Crashes on State Highways
Weekend Alabama highway accidents killed three men from Pisgah near Pisgah age about 19 to 20. C W Smith and D B Grider died after a crash into a bridge. Grady Goolsby was in critical condition. One more man, Tom Hick, died after being struck in Warrior and dying in a Birmingham hospital.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Pisgah
C. W. Smith
D. B. Grider
Grady Goolsby
Goolsby
Scottsboro
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tom Cick
Warrior
Mooresville Man Treated for Knife Wound
Eddie James Sandifer of Mooresville was treated at Decatur General Hospital late at night for a knife wound, according to police. The report identifies Sandifer as a negro.
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Eddie James Sandifer
Mooresville
Decatur General Hospital
Heavy Damage Done In South Over Week End
A two day series of tornadoes lashed the South and Southwest, killing nine and injuring nearly 100. Mississippi and Louisiana were hit. Oklahoma and Texas suffered the worst, with sixteen tornadoes in Oklahoma alone causing five deaths and about 75 injuries. Texas deaths include Bryant Wade and family near Telephonic, plus J. E. Miller. damage in Texas around 850,000. Water River, Mississippi, was hardest hit with widespread damage. Seventy five injuries reported overall, and many homes and farms destroyed or damaged.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Homer
Lis
Oklaa
Jessie Harvey
Spencerville
Calvin West
Anders
Newt Pruitt
Utica
Mettie Pain
McCloud
Anita True
Tulsa
Meeker
Bryant Wade
Myrtle
Malcolm
Telephone
Oka
J. E. Miller
Edhube
Lamasco
Bonham
Lawton Area
Aga
Three Die and Four Hurt in Georgia Highway Crash
In Swainsboro Georgia on Saturday night three people were killed and four injured after a highway collision. Victims include Wallace J. Peace 37 and his six month old son William of Vail Dost a and Mrs James E Wright of Tuscaloosa Alabama. Injured were Peace's wife Wright's husband the Wrights' one year old son James and Claude P Fagler of Swainsboro. Patrol Sgt D Branch-Fagler was driving and collided with the other car.
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Swainsboro
State Patrol
Wallace J. Peace
William
Vaildosta
James E. Wright
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Peace
Wright
James
Claude P. Fagler
D. Branch - Fagler
Ridie
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W. M. Aday
Hillsboro 2
Morgan County
R. A. Sparkman
Nashville, Tennessee
Marvin Yarbrough
Decatur General
Hos
Dale H. Metzger
Southend
Otto Nebrig
Grant Street
Leila S. Martin
Courtland
George Hubbard
1603 Fifth, Avenue, South
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
B. M. Franklin
Decature
Seldon Lynn
Lacey’s Spring
Mil Clinic
Frank Varnell
Rogersville
A. C. Jordan
Fifth Avenue South
Sherill Weir
Fourth Avenue West
Falkville
Ben Grisom
Cleveland
Frank Roberts
Sycamore
James Edgar Roberts
VFW
Second Avenue
Church of Nazarene
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. W. W
H. J. Barthelemy
New Orleans
SS — Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Viola Keates
Lewis C. Pickens
Mays Landing
Eleanor Lawrence
Portland
Pickens
Miss Lawrence
Ohio
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Mass
Linton Burkett
A. Taylor
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Limestone
Bob Houston
Union, N. J
Pamela Sue Miller
Bradley University
Peoria
Pam
Dixie
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