Decatur Social Notices Highlight Local Visits and Events
Partly cloudy outlook for state. Mrs Edward F Burke Jr and daughter Sherry of Memphis visit Mrs Albert Judges after operation at Hamil Clinic. Ben Bloodworth attends AP meeting in Montgomery. Rotary and ministers plan Monday events. Mrs Glen Crook recovering in Decatur. Mothers Day weekend with Alabama student Ben Bloodworth Jr. Church sermon at St Pauls Lutheran. Phil Shaw's accident in Valdosta with poor prognosis. Dan Walden vacation in Austinville. Alfie Brewer visiting Decatur. Alabama Education Association head attends stadium pageant. Red Cross water safety demonstration at Decatur harbor next Tuesday. Wheel Yacht Club invites demonstrations to prevent boating tragedies. Harris Tucker visits Decatur on business. Robertsons return from Detroit trip.
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American Red Cross
Decatur
Wheel Ehe Yacht Club
Cross burnings blamed on pranksters at Falkville high
Four crosses appeared overnight in Falkville near homes of school trustees Minter Anders Homer Summerford and in front of the Summerford residence. School board chair Virgil Clark dismissed the acts as pranks by local youths not Klan activity.
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Falkville
Falkville High School
Virg‘d Clark
F. R. Minter
Robert Summerford
Homer Summerford
Hansel Anders
N. S. Owens
Minter
Anders
Falkville School
Virgil Clark
Smith
Clark
Homer
Full Title Sought In Alexander Suit For Property
Mrs. Elsie Alexander seeks full title to the Alabama Drug Company Building and Samuels Ladies after filing in Morgan circuit court equity division. The suit was filed at the chancery register's office by Attorneys Peach Cad dell and Shanks. Sam B. Alexander named as defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Alexander
Alabama Drug Company
Samuels
Morgan Circuit Court
Bryan McAfee
Register In Chancery
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
Sam B. Alexander
Britain Hikes Cotton Prices
The British governments raw cotton commission announced price increases for all cotton sales to British spinners. Prices for American type fiber rose one farthing, North Brazilian up half penny, East African up three farthings, Egyptian cotton up to two pence, all Sudan types up one and a half pence, and one West Indian Sea island cotton type up two pence.
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Manchester
England
Raw Cotton Commission
Britain
Sudan
West Indian Sea Island
Easter Wish Brings Boy Mother On Mothers Day
Pittsburgh andy Tempos Jr finds his mother after a plea printed by the Sun Telegraph. The ten year old had lived with his aging grandparents since his mother vanished five years earlier. She returns with husband and a new family, ending the boy’s long separation and giving both a hopeful new start.
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Pittsburgh
Andy Tempos Jr
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Andy
Sun-Telegraph
Latrobe
Beatty
Ford and UAW Hint at Peace in Major Strike
DETROIT May 7 14 Ford and union leaders signaled willingness to settle the three day strike involving 65 000 Ford workers while Ford rebuked the walkout as unnecessary and the UAW accepted a peace overture from Dearborn Mayor Hubbard requesting a civic meeting to end the dispute.
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Detroit
Ford
Henry Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Orville L. Hubbard
Dearborn
Mammoth Rouge
Hubbard
Walter Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Rouge
Lincoln
Ford Motor Co
Sweetness puzzles Dixie coalmen in labor talks
John L. Lewis's courtesy confounds coal operators and Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association as they exchange polite letters on the contract ending June 30. Both sides plan to send 36 representatives to Bluefield to begin negotiations.
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John L. Lewis
Dixie
Harold W. Ward
Washington
Leah
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern Association
Moody
North
Midwest
Steel Company
Saysides
Bluefield
W. Va
John
Truman Still In Fine Shape
President Truman, edging toward his 65th birthday, is described as an iron man by White House physician Brig Gen. Wallace Graham. He is noted for a strong constitution, long work hours, daily health checks, and a preference for a morning two-mile walk and White House pool swims.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
White House
Wallace Graham
Graham
Mr. Truman
Florida Patrol Charges In Fees Dispute
Florida Highway Patrol says it faced bad publicity if it did not lobby for higher county judges fees from selling drivers licenses. Director H N Kirkman addressed a clash with the Florida County Judges Association over a bill to raise the license fee from one dollar. The measure originally would boost judges pay with 25 cents per license on the first 20 000 licenses, while current law grants 25 cents for the first 10 000 and 10 cents thereafter. The Senate amended to drop the increase, leaving a bill still before the House Finance Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Highway Patrol
H. N. Kirkman
State Department of Public Safety
Florida County Judges’ Association
Senate
House Finance Committee
Kirkman
Alvis Briscoe Installed As Civitan Leader
Alvis Briscoe was installed Saturday night as governor of the North Alabama Civitan district succeeding Festus M. Cook. The banquet closed the district's first annual convention held after a two day meet with 29 communities represented. Noah Wilbanks rose from lieutenant governor to governor-elect during Saturday meetings. The event at Decatur Country Club featured I. H. Gibson of Civitan International and honored Hamilton Civitan Club with a plaque presented by Rudolph T. Hubbard.
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Alvis Briscoe
North Alabama
Civitan International
Festus M. Cook
Boaz
Noah Wilbanks
Anniston
Deccatur Country Club
Civitans
I. H Gibson
Briscoe
Hamilton Civitan Club
Rudolph T. Hubbard
Gibson
America
Nashville
Earl Stamps
Florence
Stamps
Vernon Smith
John B. Hampton
Tuscumbia
Homer Weathers
Albertville
Frank Boswell
Red Bay
Joe Sargeant
Hamilton
E. B. Tucker
Attalla
Boyd Turner
Scottsboro
B. R. Winstead
Gadsden
R. P. Warnock, Jr
Hubbard
Cook
Washington, D. C
Resolutions Committee
Decatur
Lost contact with Kashing near Shanghai in May unrest
Shanghai reports all communications with Kashing, a key rail city 62 miles southwest of Shanghai, are lost amid ongoing Red pressure. Government notes a prior report of Red action at Kashing airport but offers no confirmation of fall. North China updates claim nationalist setbacks as elsewhere battles continue.
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Shanghai
Kashing
Tsingtao
Governor Fares About As Expected In New Legislature
In Alabama during the first week of the 1st term, Gov. James E. Folsom fared as expected. The Senate sparked most activity with an Economy Bloc pushing through a rules change to funnel executive appointments and vetoes through the rules committee. A House resolution calling for the governor’s resignation was referred to committee after little discussion. Senator Guy Hardwick of Houston touted a strict middle position.
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Lynne Brannen Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Senate
Folsom
House
H. A Taylor
Hale County
Alabama
Guy Hardwick
Houston
Piquant Pilferer Also Devotee of Piscatorial Art
Decatur police report a thief took a fishing tackle box and radio repair tools from 913 Bank Street. Additional thefts last week included a box of chalk and eraser, a 12 by 5 foot sign and a 20 ton chain hoist. The desk sergeant warned about possible metal items like manhole covers or parking meters next.
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Decatur
W A. Steadman
Bank Street
Bill Moore
Taft Lashes at Truman Plans
Senator Taft accuses President Truman of stalled domestic legislation as he and Senator Myers clash over credit for housing aid education and school health bills The Republican policy chief argues Democrats have not produced new proposals while discussing a national health program and a Brannan farm plan in Washington.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senator Myers
Pennsylvania
Myers
Senate
GOP
Brannan
Hearing on Alabama Power rate revision set
An Alabama Power Company petition to revise rates for about 4600 large industrial customers is scheduled for hearing May 12 before the Alabama Public Service Commission in Montgomery. The change would raise about 400000 dollars annually, with about half of industries facing higher charges. The commission sent notice letters to affected industries.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Commission
Gordon
Recording Machine Used In Senate Deliberations
Montgomery May 7 Governor James E. Folsom will hear a first hand report on Senate deliberations from the senators themselves. A recording machine operated from the Senate gallery by the Governor's brother Fred is recording speeches on the floor. In 1947 Fred Folsom did similar work with pencil and pad.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Senate
Fred
Governor Faces Filibuster Over Rules Change
The report notes senators threatening a filibuster against a rules change, warning it could make a martyr of Gov. Fulsom. Several lawmakers align with the administration but intend to vote their own minds. The economy bloc shows it can muster enough votes to stall the governor’s legislative program. Senator Hardwick says he will vote against the governor.
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Fulsom
Senate
Hardwick
Jas C Colvard Succumbs Here
James O Colvard 52 died suddenly of a heart attack at 12 05 A M after four months illness. He was assistant postmaster for 30 years and a World War II veteran. Survived by wife Louise H Colvard and son O Q Jr plus four sisters and one brother. Funeral 1 45 P M from 549 Johnston Street to Westminster Presbyterian with interment in city cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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James O. Colvard
Johnston Street
Westminster. Presbyterian Church
John Troxler
Brown
Colvard
American Legion
Lions Club
Joe Pettey
Tom Sprooks
William Moseley
Hill
Woodard
Harry Raley
Harry Wyatt
Louise H- Colvard
Oq, Jr
D. W. Niblett
W. W. Whatley
Alexander City
Ala
Parvin Trussel
J. Y Blenny
Hogansville
Talladega
Pageant Of World Peace Draws 5700 At Local Stadium
Some 5 700 people watched 1 400 Decatur school children enact a world peace pageant at the stadium. The event featured a replica Statue of Liberty lit by a bulb torch and a script by local teachers with music from the 1950s Decatur band and chorus groups.
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Decatur
Liberty
Peice Decatur
Frances Nungester
Gordon Bibb
Bevin Sees Hope for German Accord at Paris Talks
British Foreign Secretary Bevin expressed optimism for a settlement with the Russians on the German question. He planned May 23 talks in Paris with Soviet, American, and French foreign ministers and sought firsthand intelligence on the German situation. Western trains began moving goods into the Soviet zone after May 12 as Western authorities planned to lift counter blockades when the first train clears Russian checkpoints.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Berlin
Bevin
Russia
United
France
Paris
U. S
Frankfurt
Helmstedt
Peritsman
United States
Britain
Germany
Western Allies Plan Pre Paris Talks on German Questions
Washington London and Paris disclosed they will review common Western policies on Germany before meeting Russia in Paris in two weeks. Officials said no effort to gang up on Russia is intended but warned of possible Russian divide and conquer strategy at the foreign ministers conference.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
London
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Western German Economists Prepare for East West Trade
A group led by Ernest Reichelt chief of the Lübeck economy and trade board travels to Berlin and Soviet zone cities Brandenburg and Schwerin to restart trade on a barter basis due to exchange difficulties. The Bonn parliamentary council, in recess, reconvenes tomorrow in the Rhine city to vote final adoption of the Western German federation constitution.
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Ernest Reichelt
Luebeck
Berlin
Brandenburg
Schwerin
Reichelt
Eastmar
West
Bonn
Rhine
Ftte
Execution of laws more vital than making them claim
A quoted line attributed to a famed figure notes the priority of enforcing laws over their creation, reflecting a philosophy on governance and legal administration. It cites no accompanying dates, names, or events beyond the famous maxim.
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Associated Press
Bnh
J. A. Clark
Danville
Community Service Committee
Charles Scales
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Ministerial Association
First Methodist Church
E. M. Chapman
Glen Crook
Seventh Avenue East
Birmingham
Ben Bloodworth Jr
University of Alabama
The
Lyons Hotel
Paul Genie Hargrove
Vanderbilt University
Mrs
Hargrove
Sardis
Grace
St.Paul's Lutheran Church
Earl Williams
Phil Shaw
Valdosta
Georgia
Millard Shaw
Roy Shaw
Williams
Phil
Jacksonville Highway
Dan Walden
Austinville
Alfie Brewer
Buford Brewer
Mrs. Brewer
R. E. Moore
Alabama Education Association
Harris Tucker
Buddy Robertson
Blazes
Alexander
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Daily Want
Decoratori
Andys
Florida Patrol Voices
Civitan
ALVIS
State Board
Jas. C. Colvard
Struuggle
W. H. Long
L. P. Troup
Somerville Road
Kitty Ivy
L. M. Livingstone
Mice Low Watch
Sarah Barrett
Roberta Winton
Otie Kirby
Evelyn Hocking
Lafayette
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Lee
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