Weather and community notices from Decatur area brief
Cloudy and warm in the north with showers possible. coastal area experiences Southerly winds. Rev. W W Glass returns from Presbyterian assembly in Atlanta. midweek prayer at First Presbyterian. Local events include dog training class at Army reserve building and film Ways Of A Champion. Hospital admissions and discharges listed. May building permit issued for Thomas Mosley. Derby trip for Pacrane. court trials and rabid dog heads reported. Noon temperature 80 with 0.7 inches rainfall in past 24 hours.
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Army Reserve Corps
Bank Street
North Alabama Kennel Club
Drowning Tragedy Stuns Beulah Bay Fishing Party
Beulah area news reports two men Holland Messer and Hollis Cox both 51 and 37 respectively drowned when their boat overturned in rough Beulah bay during a fishing trip. Lone survivor W C Ryan 43 suffered shock after being rescued about 2 PM. Coast Guard Auxiliary TVA aided three hour search.
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Mary Delmore
Beulah Bay
the Daily
Holland Messer
Austinville
Goodyear Mill
Hollis Cox
W. C. Ryan
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Coast Guard Auxiliary
TVA
Ryan
Louis
Messer
Cox
Willie Osborne
Whiteside
Swan Creek Bridge
Osborne
Forthright
David Sandlin
Danville
Jim Fielding
Inville
Tennessee River
Ellis Keel
Decatur Tva
C. A. Linderman
Census Taker Meets Another Hard Worker
Hartford report on a census taker and a hospital intern who shares long hours and fatigue. The intern explains he works without pay while training in medicine, prompting the census taker to remark on the strain of the job.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartselle Barber Found Dead Today
The body of about 45 year old Hartselle barber and beauty worker Tanner Brown was found today in Hartselle. Police report no immediate signs of foul play while investigators determine manner of death. Local authorities pledged a full inquiry.
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Hartselle Barber
Tanner
Hartselle
Dozen Injured By High Winds Dozen Injured By High Winds
Dozen people were injured as two days of high winds and heavy rain hit Louisville and Mississippi. One fisherman drowned in Black River near Jonesville Louisiana. Names and details of other injured are listed with scattered property damage and collapsed structures in several towns.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Mississippi
Black River
Jonesville
Fred Fairbanks
Catahoula Parish
Andy Meyers
Meyers
Three Church Hill
Natchez
Miss
Natchez Charity Hosptal
E. B. Scott
Roy Scott
Tenner
Fayette
Maggie
Limestone County returns show Dement leads governor race
In Limestone County voters backed James M. Dement for Governor with 1463 votes and Dave Patton for Lieutenant Governor with 2532. Senator Lister Hill routed Lawrence MacNeill 3212 to 903. Other local results include Porter for Attorney General 2184 to Garrett 1805 and Terry leading Superintendent of Education 1684 to 1612.
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Limestone
James M. Dement
Dave Patton
Lister Hill
Lawrence MacNeill
United States Senate
Dement
Beck
Bell
Boozer
Connor
Dubose
Gordon
Hamm
Henderson
Money
Newton
Persons
Sparks
Stapp
Allen
Frinks
Hardwick
Hogan
Patterson
Roberts
Porter
Garrett
Brandon
Parker
Baggett
Baker
Hudson
Stone
Thompson
Sybil Pool
Thomas
Woman clings to beloved dog as rain-soaked vagrant life continues
In Pittsburgh a 65 year old widow, Mrs James Sherman, sits on a sidewalk with her 10 year old fox terrier Tuffy. Neighbors urge her to give up the dog, but she refuses, saying the small companion is all she has after her husband’s death four years ago.
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Pittsburgh
James Sherman
Tuffy
Judge J Fred Johnson Jr Dies After Heart Attack
Judge J Fred Johnson Jr longtime FCC chief hearing examiner died at his home after a heart attack. A Florence Alabama native, he served seven years as Alabama’s 11th circuit judge before joining the FCC in 1935 and becoming chief hearing examiner about two months ago. He helped oversee the FCC inquiry into radios operated by G A Richards of Los Angeles.
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Washington
J. Fred, Johnson, Jr
Federal Communications Commission
Florence
Ala
Johnson
11Th Judicial Circuit
Alabama
Communications Commission
Commission
FCC
G. A. Richards
Los Angeles
Lattimore Denounces Attacks Through Wife
Senate testimony reports Owen Lattimore charging that critics are attacking him via his wife as part of the anti communism controversy. He denies being a communist and calls Senator McCarthy a madman and a liar.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Senate
McCarthy
Lattimore
Johns’ Hopkins University
State Department
Senator Hickenlooper
Senator Hickenlooper (A-Iown
Subcommittee
San Francisco
California un-American Activities Committee
Lawrence County Races Await Final Tally Undecided Ballots
Unofficial returns at noon show several Lawrence county races unsettled as 26 of 28 boxes reported. Leading contests include U S Senate where Lister Hill led, and governor where Elbert Boozer commanded votes. others show Byars Hambrick Roberson and Pettus leading for sheriff solicitor and revenue boards. Final results hinge on remaining Moulton and Northwestern district precincts.
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Lawrence County
W. J
Bill) Lee, Jr
Senate
Leon Robinson
Lee
J. B. Richardson
Moulton
Houses of Representatives
A. S. Byars
H. H. Hambrick
R. E. Gargus
Virgil Glasgow
Audrey Martin
Dewey Reed
William Young
Board of Revenue
Southwestern District
J. W. Byars
C. M. Cross
J. W. Jackson
Robert Shelton
County Board of Education
Northeastern
Robert Clark
Hubert Coffey
Willie Sims
Elmer Smith
Horace S. Thompson
Lewis W. Sanderson
Roy Jeffreys
Lister Hill
United Senate
Lawrence McNeill
Elbert Boozer
Hamm
Three Key Missouri Officers Dropped in Navy Rank
Norfolk May 3 Three senior officers of the battleship Missouri are punished by reduction in numbers for the January grounding in Chesapeake Bay Captain William D Brown former commanding officer loses 250 numbers Cmdr John R Millett operations officer drops 100 numbers Lt Cmdr Frank G Morris Jr navigator falls 350 numbers Brown and Millett are US Naval Academy graduates Morris enlisted in 1940 and was commissioned later The Navy notes the action against each officer follows court proceedings and charges of negligence and neglect of duty See THREE on Page 12
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Norfolk
Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Navy
Aes
William D. Brown
Frostproof
Fla
Mighty Mo
Brown
John R. Millett
Waterloo
Iowa
Cmdr
Frank G. Morris Jr
New York
Millett
Morris
United States Naval Academy
Morgan County Balloting Shows Boozer Victory and Tight Races
In Morgan County voters cast about 9 000 of 12 000 ballots. Elbert Boozer narrowly led for Governor with 1692 while Richardson trailed and Lee fared poorly. Lister Hill led the U S Senate race, and Porter won Attorney General. House races remained close with Russell and Roberts returning to the legislature.
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Elbert Boozer
Morgan County
Richardson
Lee
Russell
Humphrey
McCutcheon
Joe Curry
Sim Howell
Board of Revenue and Control
Ralph Slate
Leroy McEntire, Jr
Baker
Hudson
Stone
Thompson
Sibyl Pool
Thomas
Vernon
Flowers
Jimmy Hitchcock
Place 1
Public Service Commission
O. P. Lee
Howell Turner
Owen
Judge Brown
Supreme Court
M. B. Grace
Senate
Morgan
Lawrence
J. B. Richardson
Bill Lee
Noble J. Russell
House of Representatives
E. G. Hamilon
U N Official to Visit Moscow for High Level Talks
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie announces a Moscow visit on May 10 for talks with Soviet leaders to save the UN and avert global catastrophe. He aims to obtain Stalin's support for a plan for a world leaders meeting with heads of states and cabinet members.
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Associated Press
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Paris
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
China
Lie
Stalin
UN Security Council
Truman
Europe
Konstantin E. Zinchenko
M. Molotov
Sis
Washington
Iron Curtain
Conende Rokos
Paul Hoffman
Ace Tod Gece Hoffman
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Party Posts Split in Democratic Races in Alabama
Incomplete returns from Alabama nine district race show Regular Democrats and States Righters leading in each district. First district totals list Drinkard Taylor Coxwell Harrison Gibson Smith Tully Garrett Irby. Second district leaders Gordon Brantley Flowers Holmes McCurdy Noble Rainer. Third district figures include Bridges Brunson Davis Deese Horn Hughes versus Boswell Covington Faulk Hawkins Oakley Prather Ray Rodgers Samford. Fourth district shows Regular Democrats Gray Carmichael Embry Harden Rankin Salter Smith Foodall and States Righters Abernethy Dixon Givhan Harper Lee. Page 12.
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Birmingham
Ala
Democratic Executive Committee
Drinkard
Taylor
Coxwell
Harrison
Gibson
Smith
Tully
Garrett
Irby
McCorvey
Glover
Johnston
Jordan
Lowery
Matthews
Means
Thornton
Pruit
Gordon
Brantley
Flowers
Holmes
McCurdy
Fountain
Brannon
Brittain
Lloyd
Mizell
Beeland
Goodwin
Bridges
Brunson
Davis
Deese
Horn
Hughes
Boswell
Covington
Faulk
Hawkins
Oakley
Prather
Ray
Rodgers
Samford
Gray
Carmichael
Embry
Hardin
Rankin
Salter
Foodall
Abernethy
Dixon
Givhan
Griffith Wins Over Kinney In Cullman County Dem Primary
Griffith leads Kinney and Cooper in 40 of 45 boxes for probate judge seat with 3 954 to 2 257 votes. Bland holds lead in solicitor race 4 093 to 1 570. Rainey leads state senate race 2 604 to Fant 2 094 among Cullman candidates.
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Cullman County
Kenneth J. Griffith
Julian Bland
Shelley D. Hyatt
W. C. Waldrop
Cullman
Waldrop
Hyatt
J. T
Theo) Watts
Holly Pond
R. L. Willoughby
Brennan
Charlies Rainey
B. R. Fani
C. B. Harvey
Oneonta
Griffith
D. J. Kinney
John Cooper
Kinney
Bland
H. A. Entrekin
Fant
R. F. Donehoe
Harvey
Bart J. Cowart
Haleyville
Bryce C. Davis
Henry P. White
Davis
White
H. R
Raymond) Lowery
E. L. Buckner
Hamm
Phillip J. Hamm
Elbert Boozer
Gordon Persons
Buster Bell
Chauncey Sparks
Boozer
Aeeee
Bell
Sparks
Bruce Henderson
Reuben Newton
Joe Money
William Beck
Eugene Connor
Wiley Gordon
Albert Stapp
Hugh DuBose
James Dement
Farnell
Hospital Costs Drop In Half Dozen Lots
Omaha reports a confusing hospital cost story as a local businessman notes a drop in charges across six cases. A father from Omaha observes lower fees during medical crises and shares reactions from the operating room scene.
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Omaha
Persons Leads Alabama Governor Race in Primary Returns
Gordon Persons held a commanding lead in Alabama's 15 man governor race with about two thirds of returns tallied. Philip Hamm trailed in second as Folsom allies backed Hamm. the national party sought to counter Alabama’s states rights sentiment amid the results.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Persons
Hamm
Boozer
Henderson
Sparks
Connor
Bell
Newton
Beck
Money
Gordon
Stapp
DuBose
Dement
Farnell
Senator
Hill
McNeill
Gordon Persons
Public Service Commission
Philip Hamm
James E. Folsom
Folsom
National Party
McNeil Concedes in Alabama Senate Race
Birmingham businessman Lawrence McNeil concedes defeat in his bid to unseat veteran Senator Lister Hill in Birmingham Alabama. Hill wins reelection in a contest marked by McNeil’s rights advocacy and regional political tension.
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McNeil
Birmingham
Ala
Lawrence McNeil
Lister Hill
Alabama party battle shapes up as vote tally narrows
With about two thirds of the vote in the campaign for control of the party machinery centers on the state committee. Hill and Sparkman led the loyalty faction while states righters rallied in four districts. With large margins still possible, incumbents remained in front in several congressional races.
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Alabama
Truman- Barkley
Hill
Sparkman
Lister Hill
Lawrence M
Birmingham
McNeil
Hamm
Dement DuBose
Farnell
Money
Newton Sparks
Stepp
Peared
Frank
George
Edward Ned
Laurie
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W. W. Glass
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U. S
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
Ee Seagee
L. R. Murphree
Bibbaudim
A. O. Bruce
Jacksonville, Ala
Katherine McRae
Northside Baptist Church
Smith E. Ledbetter
Ledbetter
S. E. Patterson
Pat Patterson
An University, of
Scofield Bible
Nathan Pryor
Ferry
W. Nelson Guthrie
Central Methodist Church
Decatur General Hospital
Wayne Johnson
Vinemont
T. E. Sandy
Bobby Joe Thompson
Frances Kennedy
College Avenue
Jimmy Ann Plant
Decatur 3
E. L. Hesper
Eighth Avenue West
Lottie Lee
Fourteenth Avenue East
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Ruth Lentz
Trinity 1
Dave Peebles
Hillsro 1
Thomas Mosley
Pacrane
Ninth Avenue West
J. B. Wilder
Recorder’s Court
Decatur Branch Laboratory
Ding
Terry
St. John
Dodson
Frank Stewart
Commissioner of Agriculture
Mitchell
Hitchcock
Turner
Alabama Senate
Rutland Cunningham
Amos Jones
W. W. Malone Jr
Frank Crouch
John Sandlin
Carwile
Pepper
Rogers
Jennings
Sandlin
Melvin Holt
Arthur L. Spence
Gaston
McLemore
Batts
James
Judge Johnson
Big Mo
Courtsmar Brown
Durane Morris
Culpa le Inrey
Lee Boozer
U.N
U. N
Lee Party
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