Weather and Community Notes From Decatur Area
The day's weather outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers in the west and north on Saturday and gentle to moderate northeast to east winds on the coast. Community items include a postponed Visitor's Night at the Church of God in Austinville now set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, obituaries and local travel details, church events, and local births and hospital updates.
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Church of God In
Austinville
Corporal Admits Car Ran Over His English Wife
Cpl. Arnold Hakala admitted to lie detector tests that his car ran over his English wife whose body was found on Fort Benning reservation. He declined to say whether he pushed her from the car or she fell. Murder charges were filed by Muscogee county authorities. He is from Bessemer Michigan and was married in London after the war. they had two children.
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Columbus
Arnold Hakala
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
B. G. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Hakala
Fort Benning
GBI
Muscogee County
Hak
Fae Soldier
Suffolk
London
Bessemer
Mich
Folsom Resignation Resolution Aimed by House Member
A resolution calling Governor James E. Folsom to resign was introduced in the Alabama House by Rep H A Taylor of Hale County and sent to the rules committee without debate. In the Senate a filibuster threatened to block any message from the Governor until rules acted, with Sen Bruce Henderson Leading the delay.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Alabama
House of Representatives
H. A. Taylor
Hale County
Rules Committee
Senate
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Henderson
Taylor
Folsom
Chicken Plant Back On Schedule After Feathers Dump Found
Farm Industries employees returned to work today after layoffs caused by lack of feather disposal. The plant could dump feathers at the new city dump with six farmer volunteers assisting, restoring production. Ed Wilson, plant manager, said 100 employees were out of work previously, and he thanked Decatur and the volunteers for the rescue.
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New City
Ed Wilson
Wilson
Decatur
Allied Envoys Meet to Talk Berlin Issues
Western diplomats prepared urgent talks with the Russians in Paris May 23 over Berlin. A Soviet plan to withdraw occupation troops could shape Western strategy for a unified German government and a July 15 target for a West German republic. Berlin gunfire marked enforce of the Russian blockade six days before lift.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
Berlin
East Berlin
Shanghai
China
Alabama lawmakers draft tax plan poll bill
A conference draft calls for a constitutional amendment to let voters decide on Gov James E Folsom's 59 million dollar yearly tax plan. Speaker W M Beck cautions on adjournment while noting a possible recess. Folsom would recall the legislature if needed. The bill may be introduced today or next week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ty House
W. M. Ck
James E. Folsom
Beck
Folsom
House considers rules changes and governor impeachment threat
Henderson's motion would block senate messages from the Governor without referral to rules. Taylor urged Folsom to resign, accusing the Governor of incompetence and excessive spending. He warned impeachment if resignation is refused, with the issue shaping Alabama political struggle.
Abduction suspect held as three Fort Benning wives freed
Three expectant mothers, wives of soldiers at Fort Benning, reported being abducted by a intoxicated man in a dark coupe. He kept them at pistol point for 12 hours before a filling station dispute led to their release near the Georgia Florida line. They were later taken to Milton, Florida, then boarded a bus to Columbus.
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Columbus
Fort Benning
Florida
Army
Criminal Investigation Department
Pistol Point
Milton
Fla
Nxt
Decatur Pageant Set Tonight At 7 30 At Stadium
The Decatur school pageant, with 1400 student cast, resumes tonight at 7 30 in the stadium after a one week rain delay. Home grown content, written by Decatur teachers, features an all Decatur cast and a theme on brotherhood and interdependence of nations. Gates 2 and 3 are designated for entry with no seat reservations and proceeds benefit the schools.
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Decatur
Brotherhood of Man
Local Prize Winners Place First in Birmingham Show
Tennessee Valley section club members dominate the Birmingham stock show with multiple champion and reserve calves. Carolyn Blalock of Cullman county wins grand championship, while Walter Shaw Jr. of Tanner and Billy Maples of Elkmont earn wins in Angus and Valley classes. Dois Sims of Cullman also takes Shorthorn honors, with Decatur results echoed in heavyweight and lightweight divisions. Limestone County and Phil Campbell participants also place, closing with Valley county sweep. See LOCAL on Page 2.
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Birmingham
Carolyn Blalock
Cullman County
Decatur
Angus
Walter Shaw Jr
Tanner
Young Shaw
Tad Weer
Birming
Billy Maples
Elkmont
Lawrence Cummins Jr
Phil. Campbell
Dois Sims
Dois
Limestone County Club
James Gromes
Valley County
Pact Continues at Goodyear Mills Decatur
The Decatur Goodyear Mills and the United Textile Workers of America renewed the contract. The old terms resume with a 30 day reopen option. Local 88 president Thomas E. Wilson doubts a new talks within six months. Negotiators cited slack operations and asked to observe future conditions.
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Decatur Goodyear Mills
United Textile Workers of America
John L. Andress
Thomas E. Wilson
Andress
Goodyear
William S. Hunter
W. K. Wilde
E. W. Fisher
Z. T. Perry
D. G. Lamb
AFL
Wilson
Herman Bolling
Jackie Baker
John C Spangler
W. H. Gullet
Roy Whitmire
UTAW
Joseph Jacobs
Utaw Southern
Quick Report On Violence Sought Under New Law
Jefferson county grand jury in Birmingham asks state legislature to require immediate reporting of deaths and serious injuries in violence or suspected violent deaths. Hospitals and physicians would promptly provide information to law enforcement officials, with a bill to address delays.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Emmett Perry
Steel unions push for fourth round pay boost
CIO United Steelworkers lead a wave of demands for higher pay and more benefits across steel, coal, auto, and electrical industries. Ford Motor faces a two day strike by 60,000 United Auto Workers over speed ups crippling production. John L. Lewis and Southern Coal Producers plan talks while Bendix Aviation seeks mediation as 7,500 auto workers strike continues. A vote count in Washington weighs the CIO alignment of the Communications Workers of America with the CIO.
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Associated Press
CIO
United Steelworkers
Detroit
Ford I
United Auto
Ford
Washington
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
United Mine Workers
South Bend
Ind
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Support for North Atlantic security pact gains momentum
Testimony piled up in favor of ratification as former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts former Ambassador James W. Gerard and Charles P Taft brother of Senator Taft endorsed the treaty to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Roberts warned delays would hurt American prestige while Taft urged avoiding domestic politics from guiding policy toward Russia. Gerard warned that failure to ratify could lead to war within a year after the pact’s signing by 12 nations.
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Jack Rutledge
Washington
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
James W. Gerard
Germany
Charles P Tatt
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roberts
Taft
Europe
White House
Russia
Gerard
Ten Called Back By C W Plant Recall
Cooper Wells hosiery mills will reemploy twenty men by May 23 under Frank Yaney. Seven return Monday, rest by May 23 on three eight hour shifts for 45 gauge medium weight service hose. Twelve 42 gauge machines remain closed since January. five men were recalled earlier.
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Cooper Wells
Frank Yaney
St. Joseph, Mich
Yancy
Beautiful Day Described From A Standpoint In Decatur
A vivid early summer day is described from various vantage points in Decatur. Observations note clear skies and a rising thermometer with temperatures peaking around the mid eighties. Projections for Friday remain favorable for swimming and fishing activities.
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Decatur
TVA
Fallen Soldier Ends Life at 27 in Decatur Home
Veteran Herbert C. Richardson 27 died by self-inflicted shotgun blast in his locked bedroom at 1117 Olive Street Decatur. The Army veteran had been ill and recently treated at a Nashville Veterans hospital. A penciled note in his pocket spoke of resting with parents, with services set at Mt Tabor church and burial in Mutual Cemetery. Surviving are three brothers Verner O V and Linnie Richardson and two sisters Kinsey Pluckett and Fanny Richardson.
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Herbert C. Richardson
Joe Morrison
Morgan County
Richardson
Morrison
Pade Meera
Veterans’ Hospital
Nashville
Olive Street
Verner Richardson
A. L. Porter
Beatrice Kasstrup
Porter
Verner
Lena
Decatur
Broadrick
Alexela
Leon Posey
Mt. Tabor
James Rogers
Mutual
Service Directir
O. V
Linnie Richardson
Kinsey Pluckett
Somerville
Fanny Richardson
Grand Ball Tonight To Mark Close Of Festival
The ninth annual Strawberry Festival in Cullman ends with a grand ball led by the Strawberry King and Queen and seven princesses. A morning parade with 65 units and eight bands passed downtown in about two hours. John A Keyser, deputy solicitor, will address attendees at the picnic at the old convict camp, followed by a community sing in the afternoon. Keyser and his wife will be the ball’s honor guests.
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Cullman
John A. Keyser
Official Records Section
United Nations
Great Britain
Keyser
1949 U.S. cotton crop totals and values rise
The Agriculture Department estimates the 1949 cotton crop at 14 868 000 bales of 500 pounds gross, up from 1947 and above the 10 year average. Cottonseed output reaches 5 941 000 tons with combined lint and seed value at 2 641 336 000 dollars, a record high. The 1948 lint value is 2 241 077 000 dollars and seed value 400 259 000 dollars. The season average price for cotton sold before May 1 1949 is 30.1 cents per pound, versus 31.93 cents for 1947.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rescuers Reach Trapped Men Find Four Miners Dead
Four miners died after a 48 hour rescue attempt in an anthracite shaft at Gilberton Coal No. five colliery in Girardville. The bodies were found 600 feet below ground near a tunnel off the main shaft. victims were William Kelly 49 Joseph Wowak 34 Raymond Eye 35 and William O'Brien 53.
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Leonard A. Unger
Girardville
John Cook
Gilberton Coal Company
Joseph Kapulis
Kapulis
Apa Uy
Iain Soehanes
John Walsh
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
William Kelly
Joseph Wowak
Shenandoah
Raymond Eye
William O’brien
Hunt On For Fisherman Said Drowned Body In Tennessee River
Morgan county officers led by Chief Deputy Ww. HO Kirkpatrick search the Tennessee River after a Somerville resident said his wife and her sister saw what appeared to be a human body floating in the river ten miles east of Decatur. Coroner Joe Morrison and deputies joined the effort as fishermen were alerted to aid in discovery.
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HO Kirkpatrick
Morgan County
Tennessee
Somerville
Smith
Decatur
Lloyd Sharpe
Kirkpatrick
Joe Morrison
Garland-Nuby
James Barnes
Guardsmen Prepare for Alabama National Guard Summer Encampment
The Alabama National Guard plans its largest two week encampment with about 9 000 participants statewide. Decatur’s 1343rd engineer battalion will send around 140 men while Athens and Hartselle units deploy about 90 each. Major Blankenship seeks recruits, noting two hours weekly training and a five week leave for July 10 to 24, with base pay at 157 50 annually.
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Hstory
Alabama National Guard
Decatur
1343Rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Athens
Hartselle
Ocie V. “Dude” Blankenship
Blankenship
National Guard
Norton urges teachers to mold future citizens
Dr. E. B. Norton presidente of Florence State Teachers College spoke to the Morgan County Teachers Association at Falkville stressing education as key to shaping citizens. He noted the nation failed to educate a large part of its people and highlighted the need for special schools for illiterates during wartime.
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America
E. B. Norton
Florence
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