Weather and community notes from Decatur area
Partly cloudy and thundershowers in North portion with warmer tonight and Saturday as outlook. Local high 73 and low 54. Church services and missions announced at Westminster and Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Army discharge for Elliot E. Stinson noted with medals. Fire department runs listed. Local births, operations, and hospital moves summarized. Community events include Legion meeting and flower shop opening in Hartsel. Continued notes list residents’ health, travel, and local acknowledgments.
Court upholds railroad rate cut ruling for ICC
A federal district court dismissed the Northeast states petition to set aside the ICC order raising class rates by ten percent in the North and East and lowering them the same in the South and West. The court dissolved a temporary injunction blocking the changes and declared the ICC action valid. Governors and regulators hailed the decision as a Southern economic victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N.Y
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Stephen W.~.brennan
Harrie C. Chase
John C. Knox
Chase
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Walter R. McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
South
Sparks
Montgomery
Ala
McDonald
Atlanta
Appeal Set for Debate Before Alabama Supreme Court
Attorneys will argue May 15 before the Alabama Supreme Court on the Morgan County case challenging the two year wait for a commission form government. Ben Britnell S A Lynne lead the committee. John H Peach and John A Caddell represent the city. The suit sought to compel Mayor H R Summer to call an election after a probate petition certified by Judge T C Almon. The AG ruling upheld, saying the earlier election barred another vote for two years. Proponents argued the initial election used a law provision not supporting the desired government change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Supreme Court
Hal Long
Morgan County Court
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ben Britnell
S. A. Lynne
John H. Peach
John A. Caddell
Peach and Caddell
H .R. Summer
T. C. Almon
Commission
Lacrate
Illness update on Dr. Redding Emmens
Friends are informed that Dr. Redding Emmens, very ill at his home, was reported not improved today.
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Redding Emmens
Red s Block Byrnes Plan Meets World Peace Talks Standoff
In Paris on May 10 British Foreign Secretary Bevin slammed the Soviet veto on wartime nations having a say in peace treaties. Byrnes urged a definite June 15 date for a 21 nation conference and proposed continued Paris talks to narrow differences before the formal meeting.
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Paris
Ernest Bevin
Byrnes
Sandlin Wins Sheriff Race in Limestone County Primary
John Sandlin won the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Limestone County without a runoff, polling 2,492 votes against 2,288 for all opponents. W. H. Johnson was second with 1,194, Mic hael Pepper 548, J. E. Wellden 546. Holt won the chairmanship of the Board of Revenue with 2,884 votes. District one saw T. W. Barkesdale elected with 2,502 votes over R. O. Moore. In district three Batts and W. C. Marks face a runoff June 4, with Batts at 1,978 and Marks 1,610. Bobby Brooks had 903. Ray Malone and Ed Beasley ran for probate judge in a runoff June 4, Malone 1,905 Beasley 1,030. J. R. Coffman won circuit court clerk with 2,732. Hubert Clem had 1,584. Pica Sor gained to a circle?
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John Sandlin
Limestone County
Tuggday
Sandlin
W. H. Johnson
Michael Pepper
J. E. Wellden
Jd-M- Holt
Board of Revenue
Homer McElmore
T. W. Barkesdale
R. O. Moore
Batts
W. C. Marks
Marks
Bobby Brooks
Ray Malone
Ed Beasley
Malone
Beasley
Fred Dawson
A. Ros Richardson
T. Spencer
J. R. Coffman
Hubert Clem
Pica Sor
R Circi Tor
Griffith
Resurgent Klan in Georgia Ceremony Draws Crowds
A Ku Klux Klan rally near Stone Mountain Georgia drew about a thousand white robed participants and thousands more spectators. Initiation fee is ten dollars. Police managed traffic as charter buses from Tennessee brought Klansmen and initiates. The event followed campaigns by Negro voters in white primaries and union drives by CIO and AFL in the Dixie region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lesesne Tlanta
Tennessee
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Court puts three on probation here
Three persons were placed on probation this morning in hearings before Judge W H Long in Morgan county court. Mose Kelley and Walter Townsend, Negroes, were each placed on probation for one year after pleading guilty to violating the prohibition law. Elmer Story also pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition law and was placed on probation for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Long
Morgan County
Mose Kelley
Walter Townsend
Elmer Story
Three Lawrence County races go to runoff after primary
Official results from Tuesday's Democratic primary show runoffs in three Lawrence County contests. Southeast district Board of Revenue features Shirley Smith versus Robert Shelton, Southwest district Board of Revenue sees William Young against Dewey Reed, and the Representative seat pits J B Richardson against J S Byars. Other leaders include George Byars in sheriff race, Isaac Johnson for Probate Judge, James Miller for County Solicitor, Ernest Shelton for Circuit-Court Clerk, and James Perdue leading in Public Service Commission Place No. 1 with strong local support in Moulton. Noble J. Russell leads State Senate race over Rutledge Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Board of Revenue
Southeast District
Southwest District
House of Representative
Shirley Smith
Robert Shelton
Smith
Shelton
Walter Bass
O. P. Sivley
William McWhorter
Southwest
William Young
Dewey Reed
Paul Holliman
J. B. Richardson
J. S. Byars
J.S. Nunn
H. H. Hambrick
George Byars
Wgn
John Day
Day
Issac Johnson
R. E. Proctor
James Miller
Thomas Pettus
Ernest Shelton
Flitr Berryman
Alabama Public Service Commission
Moulton
James Perdue
Jimmy Hitchcock
J. H. Crow, Jr
A. A. Griffith
Noble J. Russell
Rutledge Thomas
Howle Loses Job as Calhoun County Meat Inspector
The Alabama state personnel board upholds the dismissal of Dr. T. B. Howle the Calhoun County meat inspector for political activity. Howle contended he was a part time city employee but the board ruled his duties were part of the public health service making him a county employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Personnel Board
T. B. Howle
Calhoun County
Charles W. Terry
Howle
Alth
State Senate
Ich
Terry
Annister
Oldest Jefferson County Voter Claims May Primary Distinction
Eli jah Benjamin Sims aged 97 of Birmingham says he is the oldest Jefferson county resident to vote in the May 7 state primary. He notes his first ballot was cast at age 21 in the 1868 presidential election when U S Grant defeated Horace Greeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Elijah Benjamin Sims
Jefferson County
U. S. Grant
Horace Greeley
VFW in Alabama launches largest membership drive ever
The Department of Alabama VFW led by Commander Charles Harvey seeks at least 10 000 new members through a state wide campaign running to the Mobile encampment June 9 11. A public dance at the Armory on May 11 with Francis Craig and his orchestra supports the effort.
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American Legion
Western Auto Store
Elmer” Loyd
VFW
State Guard
Decatur
Paul Wolfer
Department of Alabama
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles Harvey
Harvey
Armory
Francis Craig
Joe Denaburg
Department
Mobile
Redmont
Birmingham
Harvey Said
Sunshine Twins Play Planned by Decatur Junior Class
Plans are set for the junior III class of Decatur high school to present The Sunshine Twins at River side on Tuesday night May 14 at 8 00. Gene Brown and Easell Holden star as the twins with Marion Watson Norma and Jean Moore Bebé in supporting roles.
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Sunshine Twins
Decatur Junior
Riverside
Gene Brown
Easell Holden
Marion Watson
Norma
Jean Moore
Bebé
Woman Sentenced for Mail Thefts in Cleveland Case
Cleveland postal inspectors say Helen Czarnecki used low necked dresses to avoid description as a 27 year old mail thief. She pleaded guilty to stealing from the mails and got two years in federal prison. her husband Harry alias Campbell, 32, received a similar term for taking stolen checks. Detectives traced loot totaling over $10,000 from Ohio and other states as she traveled by plane while he cared for three children.
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Cleveland
Helen Czarnecki
Emerick B. Freed
Harry
Campbell
Czarnecki
Detroit
Tennessee Tombigbee waterway canal project recommended
The House rivers and harbors committee unanimously recommends Congressional authorization for a $116,941,000 Tennessee Tombigbee waterway. The plan envisions a 33 mile canal linking the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers in Northeast Mississippi.
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Washington
House
Mississippi
Senate Turns Its Attention to Labor Act
Washington May 10 Senate moving to draft a broad labor disputes law amid a coal strike. The body cleared a six week extension to vote on a British loan while amending the Case bill with multiple proposals. Senator Lucas warned labor risks losing gains, outlining a plan for presidential seizure of failing worksites with penalties for obstruction and coercion.
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Senate
Labor Act
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Labor Committee
House
House Moves To Extend The Draft
The House Military Committee in Washington approved a Senate passed resolution to extend the draft law until July 1. Chairman May of Kentucky noted the vote was not unanimous and warned that House action could be blocked by a single objection. The extender aims to prevent the draft from expiring next Wednesday and speedily clear it for a quick House vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
May
House
Congress
Senate
Luther Patrick to Run It Off Against Battle in runoff
Birmingham May 10 Rep Luther Patrick announced he will enter a runoff for the ninth congressional district after official counts showed opponent Lau rie Battle leading with absentee votes not yet tallied. Patrick denied conceding and cited past comebacks and unresolved issues as he prepared to challengeBattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Patrick
Birmingham
Laurie Battle
Ellis Sees Record Democratic Primary Turnout in Alabama
May 17 Birmingham report shows James E. Folsom extending lead over Handy Ellis to more than 15 000 votes as 2 280 boxes counted in Alabama produced a total above 346 500. Final runoff looms for lieutenant governor and Public Service Commission with key county counts and leading candidates named.
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Birmingham
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Handy Ellis
Alabama
Folsom
Ellis
Joe Poole
Elbert Boozer
Gordon Persons
Public Service Commission
John C. Inzer
Gadsden
Reuben L. Newton
Jasper
W. Clint Harrison
Galion
C. C
Jack) Owen
Tuscaloosa
Inter
Newton
Elvin McCary
Wallace Co. Pruitt Jr
Owen
Ralph W. Adams
Dan Thomas
Langdon C. Parker
Sibyl. Peol
Ben Hudson
John Brandon
Thomas H. Maxwell
Commissioner of Agriculture
Haygood Paterson
Mason Paschall
Jimmy Hitchcock
James Perdue
Court of Appeals
Charles R. Bricken
M. Grace
R. B. Carr
J. B. Atkinson
Battle leads Patrick in ninth district runoff margin
In Birmingham area unofficial primary tabulations show Eaurie Battle with 23,381 votes, Patrick 17,925, and Hugh Du Bose 5,578 from 254 boxes. Battle appears short of a majority by 122 votes, with Jefferson tallying 47,315 of about 72,000 registrations.
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Patrick
Birmingham
Luther Patrick
Eaurie Battle
Hugh DuBose
Battle
Jurisdiction Of JP Courts Restricted In Morgan County
Morgan county faces a shift as Attorney General William McQueen restricts justice of the peace court jurisdiction to the beats in which they operate. County Solicitor Ben L. Britnell sought guidance after confusion from prior laws about reestablishing inferior courts in 1915 and the 1919 abolition. Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
William McQueen
Justice of the Peace Courts
Decatur
Courtoana
Ben L. Britnell
Britnell
Justices of the Peace
Precinct One
Justices Peace
Lewis calls 12 day truce to end coal strike
John L. Lewis urged 400,000 United Mine Workers to return to work for 12 days starting Monday if local mine management agrees to retroactive pay raises during the truce. The move comes as Truman weighs a White House plan including a wage rise and a health fund to end the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ll. Lewis
Lucas
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
United Mine Workers of America
Truman
White House
UMW
Health and Welfare Fund
Pace
Italian cabinet approves Umberto II as monarch in interim
Rome May 10 the Italian cabinet approved Crown Prince Umberto to assume the throne with powers limited until June when the people will decide on a continued monarchy. Vittorio Emanuele III abdicated after 45 years and sailed for Egypt. Communists oppose the move calling it a May king. Greece plans an early plebiscite as Tsaldaris signals a vote once electoral lists are revised.
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Rome
Umberto
Umberto — II
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele III
Egypt
Socialist Press Today
Greece
Tsaldaris
United States
Ae Ees
Ae Vice
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Hecatur
William Pearson Lockwood
Signal Mountain
Tenn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sixteenth Avenue’ Baptist Church
L. C. Radford
Pfe
Elliot E. Stinson
Eva
Army
Fairview Baptist Church
Ren
Bethany
Blackground) Baptist Church
Ane
City Fire Department
West
Cherry Street
220 Market Street
Verlin D. Moses
Turner Field
Army Air Corps
W. A. Steele
Anniston
Frank H. Kirby
East Vine Street
William Kirby
Leon Smith
Ninth Avenue South
Joyce Faye
Weesday
Baugh's Infirmary
James
Baugh
Clayton Smith
Trinity 1
Baugh’s Infirmary
J. A. Black
Decatur Clinic
Ed Putman
The
Baugh Infirmary
Towers Avenue
Hart- Owned
Paul and
Lottie McCullough
East Main Street
Hartselle
Elsie Sparkman
Zanesville
Raymond As
Fifth Avenue West
Sday
Rev. T. Howell
Roy Howell
Mary Etta Slate
Tilman Earwood
T. L. Townsend
Decatur General Hospital
West Court Street
J. W. McNair
Chestnut Street
West Point
Union Hill
By Ken Reynolds
U.S. Court
Emens
Mary Horse
Deep River
Wash
REDS
Georgia
Lawrence
Decatur Post
U. K.’s Big Canal
Labor
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