Weather Outlook and Local Notes from Athens Area
Generally fair and warm this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with gentle to moderate coastal winds. Mrs W A Ellner visited from Evansville over the weekend. Maynard Layman in Athens today. Birth announced of daughter to Mrs Ted Etheredge at the Ellis Meyer clinic. Building permit issued to L R Skinner for a four room dwelling at 1811 Fifth Ave East. Mearder's court docket lists 27 cases with 15 disorderly conduct charges and various traffic and liquor violations. John Brown, basket salesman, back on rounds after illness. Verdon Lowery improving after two Jefferson-Hillman hospital operations. Bodies of 150 American war dead to be returned aboard the South Bend Victory, reaching San Francisco May 9. includes Sergeant Johnnie R. Hutchins. See DIARY on Page 2.
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L. R. Skinner
Fifth Avenue
United States
San Francisco
Johnnie R. Hutchins
Jane Shelton
East Franklin
Russellville
Deputy Warden Speech Dictated by Mutineers Exposed
Jackson Michigan report reveals Assistant Deputy Warden Vernon Fox delivered a praise for convicts ending a five day prison uprising under dictation by mutineers. The mutiny led to eight guards freed and hostages released on April 24. Earl Ward, the mutiny leader, had freed Fox and demanded secrecy before the speech.
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Jackson, Mich
Vernon Fox
Southern Michigan
Fox
Earl Ward
Ward
Alabama Democrats spar over primary as ballots spotted
In Montgomery on the eve of the Democratic primary there is poor interest in presidential elector balloting while a Persons Folsom rivalry fuels two State Supreme Court contests and a Public Service Commission race. Gov. Gordon Persons backs one slate opposing ex Gov. James E. Folsom backed opponents.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Persons
Independent slate files in Alabama for electoral vote ballot
A petition to place an independent ticket of presidential electors on the November ballot was filed with Alabama secretary of state. The filing requires 300 qualified voters and aims to block defeated primary Democrats from running as independents. Verification will take several days.
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Montgomery
Secretary of State
Alabama
Ballot turnout eyed in local races across counties
Local races promise sizable turnout in some counties while others show sparse interest. Ballot access and polling locations remain key factors as communities prepare to vote.
Firemen Keep Busy in Decatur Over Weekend
Decatur fire department answered six calls from Saturday to Sunday. A Gibbs Street house with several negro families burned about 50 percent. Floyd Elkins reported heavy damage at Floyd's barbecue. A 605 Tenth Avenue West residence burned completely, owned by Allen Hatton. Additional calls included a burning awning at the Tennessee Valley hotel and an electric motor and car fire with slight or no loss.
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Decatur
Gibbs Street
Floyd Elkins
Floyd
Church
LaFayette Street
Tenth Avenue West
Allen Hatton
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Olive Street
Seventh Avenue West
Peril to Meat Supply Seen Across U S Border
Washington farm officials warn the bread foot and mouth disease spreading toward the U S Canadian border endangers the meat supply. If outbreak appears in the United States quarantines and movement restrictions could curb cattle and hog markets and cause shortages.
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Washington
U. S
Agriculture Department
Canada
California
Still Taken Near Sulphur Springs in Lawrence County
A 500 gallon still was seized last Monday by the Lawrence County sheriff's office about 1 1/2 miles west of Sulphur Springs. No arrests were reported as the operation was destroyed and another still added to the county total. Sheriff Franklin Smith confirmed the location and outcome.
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Lawrence County
Sulphur Springs
Franklin Smith
Morris Investigated Before Taking Post
Justice Department attorney told lawmakers Peyton Ford questioned Newbold Morris about his role in a surplus ship deal before Morris became government cleanup chief. Morris says Ford recommended him for the cleanup post and notes his own actions at the time.
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Washington
Justice Department
House
Peyton Ford
Newbold Morris
Morris
Ford
Traffic Charges Faced Here After Driver Has 2 Crashes
City police handled five accidents over the weekend with one driver, Cecil Linderman of Decatur, charged with two counts of leaving the scene and one of driving while intoxicated after a rear end collision with William Weldon. Weldon fled the scene in the first crash. A second collision at Bank and Cherry streets involved Jesse Sims and James Holderfield with minor damage. A third Sunday crash occurred on U S Highway 31 near the Keller Memorial Bridge with two cars traveling together.
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Decatur 3
Grant Street
Fourth Avenue East
Studebaker
Cecil Linderman
William H. Weldon
Linder
Washbourn
Weldon
Bank and
Cherry Streets
Jesse R. Sims
Seventh Avenue West
James B. Holderfield
East
LaFayette Street
U. S. Highway 31
Keller Memorial Bridge
Alabama
Charles Morrison
Cottondale
Tuscaloosa
James L. Boone
Montgomery
Whitney
Tuskone
Louis H. Thretts
Titusville
Eisenhower favors continued farm price subsidies
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower backed continuing some farm price subsidies if elected president. George T Mickelson said Eisenhower believes food and fiber production is vital and deserves protection from disaster with a producer consumer price support link.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
George T. Mickelson
South Dakota
Gen
Eisenhower
United States
Mickelson
No Progress At Munsan In Armistice Talks
Allied and Communist truce delegates held an 11 minute secret session at Munsan Korea with no signs of headway in the Korean armistice talks. North Korean General Nam I spoke from notes for most of the session as both sides appeared to have run out of things to say.
Red Air Units Claim Aerial Victories Over Korea
The Fifth Air Force reports six Red planes shot down by U S Sabre jets over Northwestern Korea near the Yalu River. Four Communist jets and two propeller aircraft were downed in three dogfights as 30 Sabres attacked a 12-plane MIG formation. Earlier, Sabres also downed low flying conventional Red planes.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Yalu River
Manchuria
Nuclear talks pause proposed at Panmunjom
A Korean armistice session adjourns with a proposal to resume negotiations Tuesday at 11 a.m. Panmunjom time, while observers note the delay and remaining tensions.
Hit-Run Driver Sought After Night Accident
Highway Patrol seeks a hit and run driver blamed for a Saturday night crash north of here. A 1950 Chevrolet half ton truck and house trailer were involved. Albert Earl Babington of Ohio, identified by Patrolman Carl Edgman, says he was sideswiped and driven into a ditch. the other vehicle left the scene.
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Highway Patrol
Albert Earl Babington
Ohio
Carl Edgeman
Here
One Killed One Hurt In Morgan County Traffic
A Morgan County report details two separate accidents. Robert L. Starr 24 died after his motorcycle skidded on gravel on highway 31 at Flint and struck the pavement. Geraldine Briscoe 27 was injured when her 1950 Chevrolet rolled over on highway 67 near Somerville. A third collision on highway 31 near Flint involved Billy Fred Anderson 18 with no injuries.
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Morgan County
Highway Patrol
Robert L. Starr
Flint
Decatur General
Starr
Highway 31
Decatur General Hospital
Geraldine Briscoe
Ninth Street
Highway 67
Somerville
Ford
Billy Fred Anderson
Madison
Highway
William D. Harper
Politicos Face An Active Week
The Associated Press notes a busy political week starting with Maryland preferential primary voting. Maryland voters nominate senators and representatives and elect delegates to state conventions naming 24 Republican and 18 Democratic delegates to national conventions. Write-ins are banned, Kefauver is the only White House aspirant listed. Republicans may ballot on delegates endorsing Eisenhower in scattered sections. Democrats choose 180 convention delegates and Republicans 78.
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Associated Press
Maryland
House
White House
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Election results to be gathered by The Daily
The Daily will collect results from Morgan county in the Tuesday Democratic Primary and notify returning officers to call when the vote count is finished. There will be no movie screen for returns but the public may call for updates.
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Morgan County
Small Oil Strike Settlement May Set Pattern for Industry
The Independent Union of Petroleum Workers said a wage agreement with Standard Oil of California covers 5,000 workers, granting 18.5 cents an hour raise and 7.5 percent retroactive to Jan 1, with shift differentials of 6 7 and 12 cents. The settlement may set a pattern for other oil industry deals amid a 22-union strike that shut refineries and affected aviation fuel limits.
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Denver
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
Los Angeles
Standard City O of California
Oscar Chapman
Chicago
AFL
CIO
Decatur Electric Chief Praised At Power Conference
Decatur electric department manager Quince Eddens is hailed as the best ambassador for his hometown by 600 APPA delegates. He returns to Decatur Thursday after appearing on the convention program with the film TVA Town and distributing the 13 year electric operations report. Western states request to borrow the picture follows the successful screening.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Quince Eddens
Decatur Electric Department
American Public Power Association
Brannan Seeks Hearing On Cotton Scandal Reply
Secretary Brannan offers to appear before the Senate agriculture committee to address charges of a cover up in farm aid. Clovis Walker resigns as head of the cotton branch amid questions about information shared with a wealthy Egyptian trader. Ellender calls for Walker's suspension and a possible departmental disciplinary action.
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Washington
Clovis D. Walker
Senate
Agriculture Departments
Walker
Department
Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
Aiken
R-Vt
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S
Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Department
Mobile Phone Walkout Shuts Long Distance Service
A surprise strike by telephone workers crippled Southern Bell long distance operations in Mobile. The Mobile district manager W F Yandell said service was on an emergency basis only as supervisory employees manned toll boards.
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Mobile
Southern Bell
W. F. Yandell
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Belfry Apartment Mystery Captivates Vallejo Church
Vallejo California police arrested Air Force Lt Clarence B Wigley 23 of Wichita Falls Texas for living in the belfry of Seventh Day Adventist Church for three weeks. He faces court martial for desertion after vanishing in January while under prior charges.
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Vallejo
Calif
Air Force
Clarence B. Wigley
Wichita Falls
Tex
Travis Air Force Base
Clifford J. Heflin
Wigley
Heflin
Mabel Olson
Dorcas Society
Chineware
Neace
Wage Freeze Blamed In Steel Parley Collapse
The White House talks to end the steel dispute failed as wage freezes pending a Supreme Court ruling on government seizure influenced both sides. CIO United Steelworkers and industry spokesmen said they were far apart on a new contract. An industry lawyer noted companies sought a court decision on seizure legality to avert a strike.
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Rowland Evans
Washington
White House
Truman
Supreme Court
Cio-United
High Court
David A.pine
Ida Mae Kelly Freed On Bond
Ida Mae Kelly of Fairview was released from Morgan county jail on 1500 dollar bond. She and relatives Floyd Kelly Raymond and Raymonds wife Helen face two counts of burglary for a Trinity mountain cabin burglary. three suspects from Trinity, Kathleen Woods Earnest Woods and Willie Harmon, remain at large as FBI joins the case.
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Ida Mae Kelly
Fairview
Morgan County
Floyd
Raymond
Helen
Trinity Mountain
Trinity
Kathleen Woods
Earnest
Willie Harmon
Boy Confesses He Started Five Fires Fatal Two
A Chicago high school sophomore Nelson Letts, 15, confessed to starting five fires, two fatal, including one at his home that killed his father Kenton Letts. He says he set fires to kill his father amid claimed abuse. The suspect remains held for an inquest.
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Chicago
Nelson Letts
Kenton
Laura
Walter Storms
Edison Smith
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W. A. Ellner
Evansville
Maynard Layman
Athens
Ted Etheredge
Matlton Street
Ellis-Meyer Clinic
G. B. Moon
Somerville 2
Ellis- Meyer Clinic
The
Mearder’s Court
John Brown
Verdon Lowery
Daily
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Folsom
Lawrence
Ske
By Robert B. Tuckman
Sion
Panmunjom
C. Turner Joy
Politicos
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Eddens
Story
Power
Chance
Flyer
J. J. Dollinger
Dollinger
FBI
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