Local society notes and hospital reports from Decatur area
Daily brief covers Army inspector James B. Kelly’s home visit and ill son James, Birmingham opera trips by local residents, church service plans, and family hospital movements. Includes births at Decatur General and Ellis-Meyer hospitals, dismissals, and a diary notice hinting at continuation on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Kelly
Army Ordnance
Dallas
Texas
10Th Ave
S. E
James
Alabama Governor Pushes Speed Law and Mental Hospital Funds
Gov. Gordon Persons urged the Alabama Legislature to pass a comprehensive speed limit law to cap daytime car speeds at 60 and trucks at 50, with nights at 50 for autos and 40 for trucks. He proposed boosting mental hospital funding by over 1 million annually plus a 1 million one-time building boost, and a tuberculosis budget rise of 770 thousand over two years. He noted no new teacher pay raise and warned the U.S. Supreme Court segregation ruling will affect education, urging careful study and a wait-and-see approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Persons
Talladega
U. S. Supreme Court
VA Representative to Speak at DAV Post Meeting Here
Disabled American Veterans will host an open meeting at their Railroad Street home Thursday at 7 30 p m. Commander Butler Hine urges all veterans spouses and dependents to attend and bring a visitor. Elbert R Chandler from the Veterans Administration will discuss new laws and regulations affecting veterans and dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Street
Butler Hine
Elbert R. Chandler
Veterans Administration
Hines
Negro Woman Shot in Leg at Winton's House
Lula Mae McComb, 28, was shot in the left leg above the ankle by Jack Winton, 50, at night at Winton's house. Deputies say she had been making a scene before the shooting and witnesses corroborate the claim. She is recovering at Lavender clinic in Hartselle where she has been treated for three days. No charges have been filed as investigations continue by the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Mae McComb
Lavender Clinic
Hartselle
Fred Clements
Jack Winton
Winton
Snatnaathaiey
Cain
UN cries foul over Red stalling in Korean truce talks
UN Command accused the Communists of stalling in Korea to dodge commitments. Lt. Gen. Harrison said 48 000 prisoners who rejected communism cannot be sent to a neutral custodian, calling the demand a smoke screen. Nam Il pressed for clarity on whether prisoners go to a neutral nation or stay under a custodian in Korea.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
Red
William K. Harrison
Korea
Pakistan
Harrison
Nam IL
High winds damage store and topple poles in Alabama
Winds from the south at 75 to 80 mph struck near Phenix City and Huguley causing store damage, toppled telephone poles and trees in Chambers County, interrup ting long distance service between Montgomery and Columbus. No injuries reported. Sheriff J M Abney noted the Russell County blow hit two miles from Phenix City later the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix City
Ala
Chambers County
Huguley
Lafayette
Montgomery
Columbus
J. M. Abney
Russell County
J. M. Geohagen
Ladonia Community Watch
Governors End Conference With Eisenhower Expressed State Autonomy
President Eisenhower concluded a two day meeting with governors in Washington praising their input on federal state relations. Governor Allan Shivers of Texas called the confidential talks enjoyable and beneficial while noting they aimed to avoid making states merely branches of the federal government. The White House spokesman said similar conferences should occur in the future as the president promised continued engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Texas
White House
James C. Hagerty
Free World
America
Shivers
Teacher Mum On Red Links In Public School Case
Brooklyn assistant principal Robert Cohen refused to confirm or deny Communist Party membership before the House Un American Activities Committee He was pressed on attending a teachers cell at a public school Dorothy Finn a Brooklyn teacher testified Cohen belonged to the cell from 1939 to 1946 The committee continues questioning and the case moves to page 2
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New York
Brooklyn
Communist Party
Robert Cohen
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Dorothy K. Finn
Cohen
Tidelands Vote Nears Passage By Night
The Senate moves toward final passage of a bill to restore state ownership of offshore submerged lands, with amendments to be voted first. Proponents claim a two to one approval. opponents warn of court battles and political fallout in 1954. House already passed a broader leasing measure. final action expected in conference.
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Washington
Senate
House
Submerged Lands
Sen
Morse
Indore
Tidelands
Cupid Shows Gains In Morgan County Marriages
In Morgan county April brought more marriages than divorces with 22 licenses issued and 10 divorces granted. The report notes March had only three divorces, a record low for the Register in Chancery. In March 1952 the county recorded 17 divorces.
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Cupid
Morgan
Morgan County
Chancery
Russians Censored History of U S Leaves Student Struggling
A correspondence school executive described a pupil’s trouble after a Soviet censor interrupted the postal class. L. W. Tice, president of International Correspondence Schools, recalled the girl’s return to America and her strong exam results except for an unexplained weakness.
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Philadelphia
L. W. Tice
International Correspondence Schools
America
Tice
Fragmentary note hints at history watch and capitalist democracy
A stray passage mentions I. C. S. asking to view a history watch and hel. cos, with vague reference to a scissoring event deemed favorable to capitalist democracy. No names or dates specified.
McEntire Named City Police Court Judge in Council Meeting
City Council dismissed W L Chenault as city recorder and appointed LeRoy McEntire Jr. as new judge of the police court effective tomorrow. Chenault will receive 30 days pay of 150 dollars. The meeting focused on drainage work and street paving projects including Fink, Sykes, and Eighth Streets SE and a sidewalk on Somerville Road. Property owners agreed to 10 feet of right of way to widen Eighth Street, plans were authorized for 11th Street and Skillington Street paving, and an alley near the post office was made one way with a no left turn. A traffic light is planned at Memorial Drive and Second Avenue.
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W. L. Chenault
LeRoy McEntire Jr
McEntire
Chenault
Police Department
Fink Street
Alma
Vine
Sykes Street
Church
Eighth Street
19Th Avenue
21St Street
Somerville Road
Sherman Street
Gordon Drive
11Th Street
Fourth
Sixth Avenue
Skillington Street
Lafayette
Market
Grant Street
Johnston
Second Avenue
H. H. Higdon
Memorial Drive
Sanitary Department
Leonard E. Moody
18Th Avenue
Olive Street
Disorderly Arrests Dominate April Police Report
City police made 95 disorderly conduct arrests in April. Traffic violations totaled 75 cases, prohibition 23, public intoxication 20, with other offenses including driving without a license 13 and speeding 14. City court handled 299 cases, fines reached $6,702, meters yielded $2,338.85, office meter $71, totaling $9,111.85 in police court revenue.
Ike to Fly Commercial to New York for GOP Dinners
President Eisenhower will fly on a commercial airline to New York to attend two $100-a-plate Republican dinners. This marks a historic use of a public air trip while in office, with costs to be borne by the New York State GOP Committee.
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Ike
N.Y
Washington
Eisenhower
New York
White House
Columbine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
New York State
GOP Committee
American Airlines
Eisenhower asks Congress for 5.8 billion foreign aid plan
President Eisenhower asks Congress for 5.828 billion dollars in a foreign aid program aimed at long term U S security against the Soviet threat. The plan, outlined in a special message and backed by Cabinet members and Gen Omar Bradley, prioritizes military weapons and aid to allies while stressing steady defense buildup amid uncertain Soviet intentions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs
United States
Soviet Union
Vietminh Under Chinese Red Lead With Chinese Forces
Nationalist intelligence in Taipei reports a Chinese Red general commands Vietminh forces in Indochina with 12 000 Chinese troops and Russian advisers. Authorities say 100 000 Chinese Red veterans were shifted toward South China near the Indochina border as Vietminh sieges tighten around two French Laotian posts north of Luang Prabang.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Indochina
South China
Kingdom of
Laos
Thailand
Burma
Red
China
Hainan Island
Hanoi
Luang Prabang
Miss Universe Weds Filipino in Tiny Tokyo Wedding
Armi Kuusela of Finland and Virgilio Hilario of the Philippines married in a small Tokyo church with only three guests. The 25 year old bridegroom, a wealthy Filipino, bore a black eye from a recent fight, while the bride, Miss Universe last year, spoke of happiness as they began a brief honeymoon in Japan.
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Tokyo
Armi Kuusela
Finland
Virgilio Hilario
Philippines
Virgilio
Imperial Hotel
House halts sweeping power to fire federal employees
In a surprise vote the House rejected granting broad removal authority to the heads of State Justice and Commerce. The measure failed by 181 to 167 in a full roll call, reversing earlier support and leaving civilian dismissals under existing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
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Roy Seitz
E. L. Jolly
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Mr. Jolly
W. B. Hamilton
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Hazel Vaughn
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Athens
Dorothy Rogers
Seventh Avenue N.W
Jimmy Johnson
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Billy Watterson
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Somerville
J. M. Singleton
H. G. King
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Edard White
William H. Petty
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W. J. Riley
Decatur 2
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
R. C. Roth
Stories Trailer Court
Sam White
Decatur 3
Richard Nixon
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Nam
U. N
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