Weather outlook and community updates from Decatur area
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. Local residents Avery Safley and M W Blankenship visit. Community events include Rotary International district meeting in Birmingham and University of Alabama Law Alumni activities. Police note arrests in Huntsville for broken parking meters, and corrections issued for Morgan County 4 H dress revue winner.
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Howell T. Heflin
Tuscumbia
University of Alabama Law Alumni Association
Law
Jimmy Bloodworth
Decatur
Heavy Early Balloting Seen Indication of Record Vote
Alabama Democrats faced long lines and heavy turnout as polls opened for a primary election. Reports from Montgomery and cities like Birmingham Dothan Selma and Huntsville indicated turnout may top the 1946 state record of 365000 votes with pre election forecasts around 400000 voters.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Dothan
Selma
Anniston
Gadsden
Florence
Huntsville
Talladega
GOP Delegates Chosen for District Meet
Four Republican delegates and alternates were selected this morning for the eighth congressional district meeting to be held June 7 at 10 A M in the Lyons Hotel private dining room. Delegates named are R L Sherrow J D Bush James Norton and John D Pope. Alternates listed include W R Letson H G and others.
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Lyons Hotel
R. L. Sherrow
J. D. Bush
James Norton
John D. Pope
SL Ow
W. R. Letson
H. G
Morgan County
H. Yarbrough
S. L. Sherrow
John Pope
Plans Nearly Ready for Flint Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Officials finalize hospital plans for a $1.2 million TB sanatorium to serve 12 North Alabama counties. State funds total 200000 and federal financing 800000 with local pledges from Jackson and Marshall counties unpaid. Advertising for bids slated after Montgomery and Atlanta approve, with bids expected next Tuesday if consent is granted.
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Flint
Montgomery
Atlanta
North Alabama
Cullman
Marion
Jackson
Marshall
Charles McCauley
Welch Dinsmore
District I
Alabama Health Department
U. S. Public Health Service
Early Balloting Heavy in Three County Area at Noon
Voters in Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties report heavy early balloting. Decatur 1450 of 5500 voters, Athens 820 of 2500, Hartselle records the heaviest turnout ever, Moulton 625 of 1400. Urban polls open until 6 PM rural at 5 PM with total expected around 20 000 to 25 000 voters.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Decatur
Athens
Elbert Drinkard
Falkville
Hartselle
John Burleson
Moulton
Lawrence County
Moggan
Righters Win In Initial Box In Alabama Primary
In Dallas County Alabama the first results show states rights candidates leading in the Democratic primary. Lawrence McNeil tops the Senate race 7 to 2 over Lister Hill. Bruce Henderson wins all 10 votes for Governor. State committee candidates also lead with varied 9 or 10 votes. Lieutenant Governor and other races show mixed tallies with several loyalists and states rights supporters earning votes.
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Martin Station
Ala
States Rights
Alabama
Dallas County
Lawrence McNeil
Birmingham
Lister Hill
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
Democratic Committee
Tom Abernethy
Brewer Dixon
Walter C. Givhan
Walker Lee Harper
M. Alston Keith
E. B. Livingston
Walter
J. Merrill
J. Ed Moore
Moore
Frank Embry
A. Gaston Harden
W. M. Salter
Tom King
Anniston
Wilbur B. Nolen
Kenneth Roberts
Patton
Patterson
Roberts
Hardwick
Garrett
Porter
Brandon
Thompson
Baggett
MacArthur hints at outlawing Japan's communist party
General Douglas MacArthur warned of communist use of freedom to undermine order in Japan on the third anniversary of the no war constitution. He suggested the possibility of banning the Japanese Communist Party and noted allied moves toward outlawing communism.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Communist Party i N
MacArthur
Australia
South Africa
Communist Party
Florida Senate Primary Draws National Attention
National focus centers on a Florida primary where Senator Claude Pepper seeks renomination against Representative George Smathers. Pepper defends the Truman Fair Deal record while Smathers accuses him of FEPC dodging and ties to Red-tinged groups. The Florida contest runs alongside Alabama and Ohio votes, with results likely deciding the November Senate landscape.
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Associated Press
Florida
Claude Pepper
George Smathers
Senate
Alabama
Ohio
Indiana
House
Pepper
Smathers
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
U. S
Maragon Gets Term in Prison
John Maragon once close to the White House was sentenced to eight months to two years in jail for lying to senate investigators. He was convicted on two counts of perjury about his bank accounts and former job. The judge allowed concurrent terms. His lawyer plans an appeal on points of law.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Maragon
Jennings Bailey
Irvin Goldsmith
Council Moves To Begin More Street Paving
The Decatur City Council approved paving and drainage for blocks on Tenth Avenue East and Eighth Avenue West. A $14,550 bond fund was moved to the general fund to support the $24,000 Decatur will contribute to the municipal airport. Other agenda items covered policing at softball games, unloading licenses, and plans to serve surrounding towns for a fee. The council also accepted land for a park, arranged payment terms for Park Circle improvements, and authorized general-fund replenishment of 129,560.51.
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Mary Delmore
Tenth Avenue East
Eighth Avenue
H. R. Summer
Decatur
American Legion
Jimmy Williams
Bedford Turner
Paul C.davis
Roy Odom
Leonard Moody
John Caddell
Buena Vista
Planning Commission
Frankie
Leslie Doss
Joel Taylor
Park Circle
City Planning Commission
Quince Eddens
Quince Edden
Planning Board
Low Bidder Named for Cullman Bridge and Dam Project
Leon Simpson was identified today as the low bidder on the .006 mile bridge and dam project on the VA road north of Cullman. The bid amount is 28 418 dollars.
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Leon Simpson
Cullman
Two Morgan County men held in fatal island fight murder warrants
James Otis Smith and Arvie Lee Garth, both jailed in Morgan County on murder warrants, are accused of killing Amos Jones, 30, with a .22 caliber bullet that pierced his lung and heart. Silas Green was wounded by shotgun pellets but survived. The suspects admit involvement and say they acted during a confrontation with Jones and other Decatur residents.
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Finley Island Road
Morgan County
James Otis Smith
Arvie Lee Garth
Amos Jones
Decatur
A H. Kirkpatrick
Tony
Jones
Joe Morrison
Silas Green
Kirkpatrick
Smith
Morgan
Richard Smith
Bank Robbery At LaFayette Street Branch Nets Cash
Two gunmen robed the Third National bank on LaFayette Street in Nashville and escaped with between 20000 and 30000 dollars. Teller Roberts Paschall 24 handled the cash as a box was placed on the counter. The robbers fled after the teller was moved to a rear room. no one onsite reported how they escaped.
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Nashville
Tenn
LaFayette Street
Third National Bank
T. E. Doss
Roberts Paschall
Paschall
Doss
Lattimore Denies Link to Communists in Senate Hearing
Powell Lattimore told senators that Budenz testimony tying him to the Communist Party was hog wash. He insisted he has not been a communist or pro Soviet and said no honest man would believe Budenz. The hearing before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee also noted Bradley urging extension of the peacetime draft and Continental Press Service defending itself after a grand jury report.
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Washington
Powell Lattimore
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Continental Press Service
Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Kansas City
Continental
Senate Commerce
Lattimore
Foreign Relations Group
Johns Hopkins University
State Department
McCarthy
Budenz
Daily Worker
All Invited To Daily's Party
All invited to attend The Daily's election night party this evening. Returns will be compiled rapidly with coverage from Limestone Lawrence and Morgan counties. The Associated Press leased wire will bring returns from across the state and readers may call Daily for quick results once counts are completed.
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Associated Press
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan We — Ae
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