Weather and community notes from Decatur and area
Partly cloudy this afternoon cooler in the southeast fair and cool tonight and Thursday. Mrs. Floyd Griffin to return to Vanderbilt hospital Nashville for operation. Several hospital admissions and births listed including a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clark. Installations of Dr. Ralph B. Draughon at API and related church services noted with class plans and speakers. A bus brake fire alarm, a minor car crash, and local church revival events reported with times and hosts. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Decatur Fire Department
Decatur Transit
Second Street West
Weather snapshot shows mild upswing after rain dip
Yesterday the high reached the upper 70s with a low around 53 and only a trace of rain. By 12 30 PM today the day looked brighter with clear skies and a rising temp. Hourly readings start at 8 AM with 58 61 63 65 68 degrees.
Barkley Says Civil Liberties Not Legislatable
Vice President Alben W. Barkley told 700 attendees at a Brotherhood Day dinner that civil liberties cannot be legislated and urged Americans to lead in the global battle for equality and tolerance. The event raised $100 a plate in Philadelphia.
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Herb Altschull
Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Youth Charged With Murder in Dana Weaver Slaying
Lee Scott a 16 year old Eagle Scout is charged with murder in the death of Dana Marie Weaver 16 found in the Christ Episcopal church kitchen. Police say a coffee sack stained with blood was linked to the suspect and the body showed a struggle.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Dana Marie Weaver
Frank H. Webb
Scott
5. R. Price
Webb
Christ Episcopal Church
Detour Planned as U S 31 in Tennessee Closes
Tennessee Highway Commissioner E W Eggleston said U S 31 between Pulaski and Ardmore will close to traffic in about ten days for repaving. Traffic will detour Ardmore to Fayetteville on highway 10, which will be completed in time to supply the detour. Work on Fayetteville to the Alabama line is expected to finish in about 45 days.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
E. W. Eggleston
Pulaski
Ardmore
Fayetteville
Eggleston
Alabama Line
Georgia Supreme Court Denies Woodruff Death Sentence
The Georgia supreme court refused to set aside the death sentence of Wayne Woodruff for the swam cabin slaying of Myron Sutherland a Jacksonville sportsman. Woodruff formerly of Bedford Indiana was convicted of shooting Sutherland in July 1947 during a hunting trip in the Okefenokee swamp in southeastern Georgia. The state charged robbery as the motive.
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Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court
Wayne Woodruff
Myron Sutherland
Jacksonville
Fla
Woodruff
Bedford
Ind
Sutherland
Okefenokee
Georgia
Two Uphold FEPC Plans Highlight Congressional Testimony
Two witnesses told congressmen a law banning job discrimination by race, religion, or color would be a powerful weapon against communism at home and abroad. Norman Thomas urged passage of a fair employment practices bill, saying it would vindicate American leadership for democracy and rights and strengthen national security. Rep Javits noted discrimination fuels unrest, while both witnesses supported FEPC measures in the House labor subcommittee.
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Washington
Fptwo
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
North Atlantic
Javits
R-Ny
House Labor
Clothing Stolen From Line At Seventh Avenue
Police report a theft from a clothes line at 116 Seventh Avenue last night. Two pairs of overall pants five pairs of shorts and two sheets were taken.
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Seventh Avenue
Hague Regime Smashed in Jersey City Election
Frank Hague loses control as fusion forces led by John V. Kenny win the Jersey City council and mayoral contest. Hague, long a dominant figure and self styled law, falls after 32 turbulent years in politics. Celebrations erupt as Hague’s handpicked ticket is defeated.
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Hague
Jersey City
Peter McDonald
N. J
Frank Hague
Big City
City Commission
John V. Kenny
Hague Roylenent
Wear
Kenny
United States
Frank Hague Eggers
Senate Finance Committee Approves Clerk Fund Curbs
The Alabama Senate Finance Committee approved a bill to cap the temporary clerk hire fund at any amount the legislature appropriates. The panel also backed measures to tighten state spending, including banning end of year encumbrances and requiring explicit legislative appropriation for all funds. The group reported favorable on a felony for drug distribution in penal institutions and considered workmen compensation updates, including pneumoconiosis coverage and higher weekly benefits.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
Highway Department
House Health Committee
House Judiciary Committee
William A. Barnett
Lauderdale
Judiciary Committee
Death sentence for man in Georgias boy murder
Wayneboro Georgia May 11 a tenant farmer W R Hobbs was sentenced to death for killing three year old William Amerson last winter. The jury deliberated under half an hour and Hobbs was ordered to die in the electric chair July 8. He confessed to beating and biting the child in a rage after being told the boy cried for water during the night.
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Waynesboro
W.R. Hobbs
William Amerson
Hobbs
Amerson
George Hains
Hains
David Amerson
David
Snake Eyes for Players as Officers Arrest Three on Highway
Three Black farmers were arrested for shooting dice on a public highway Tuesday afternoon. Deputy W H Kirkpatrick and James Barnes detained the trio after they rolled snake eyes as Sheriff Co B Rumphre stated the men faced charges.
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Baby
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Teeety James Barnes
Co. B. Rumphre
Ford Parleys Resume Amid 65000 Strike Standstill
Detroit May 11 Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers reopened talks on their speed up dispute amid a seven day strike by 65,000 workers. The union accuses Ford of a 10 percent production boost at Rouge and Lincoln Mercury. Ford says it added manpower. A picket line formed briefly with women demonstrators described as communists engineered. talks resumed at 10 a.m. EST as Detroit city officials prepared $2 million in short term notes to cover welfare needs should a strike extend.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Rouge Assembly
Lincoln
Mercury
UAW
Walter Reuther
Rouge
Thomas Thompson
Grave Unvisited For 71 Years Found in City Cemetery
The unvisited grave of Henry Mc Nemar, buried in 1875, was located by Paul Brown of Brown Funeral company. His granddaughter Mrs. Paul Groves of Wray Colorado, visiting from Hollywood Florida, stopped to find her ancestor’s grave.
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Paul Brown
Brown Funeral Company
Henry McNemar
City Cemetery
Paul Groves
Wray
Colo
Hollywood
Fla
Veterans placed in jobs in Alabama braces for handicapped veterans
The Alabama state employment service reports 10 951 handicapped veterans placed in work since the war and 6 618 applications on file, up to May 1. The State Industrial Relations Department notes about 1 000 fewer applications than in March.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Employment Service
State Industrial Relations Department
State Industrial Relations
Salee Ae
Aoneak
Coast Guard Court Martial Finds Officer Guilty in Eastwind Crash
Lt. Ronald H. Estey Jr of Winchester was found guilty by a Coast Guard court martial of failing to evaluate radar information and failing to reduce speed and sound a fog signal before the cutter Eastwind crash that killed 13 people.
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Boston
Ronald H. Estey, Jr
Winchester
Coast Guard
Eastwind
Camporee at Camp Frazier Highlights Scout Gathering
Scouts from Lawrence and Morgan counties will attend a two day camporee at Camp Frazier with 150 to 200 boys expected. The event features outdoor activities, a 7 30 p m campfire program, and recognition ribbons awarded by Lions, Rotary and Kiwanis judges. Public invited Saturday 4 p m to 9 p m to view the program. Morgan district officials Ned Frazier Floyd Harris and Frank Yancy lead planning and activities.
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Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Frazier
Lilbourne Hall
Tennessee Valley Council
Hall
Lions. Ciystans
Rotary
Kiwanis'clubs
Morgan
Ned Frazier
Floyd Harrs
Frank Yancy
Detroit Pitcher Acquitted by Jury in Assault Suit
Detroit Tiger pitcher Virgil Trucks won a juried verdict in Cleveland in a $25,000 assault case. A five woman three man jury found no damages after a short deliberation. The hotel case involved an incident with a night manager and a visiting brunette at the Statler Hotel on September 20, 1946.
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Cleveland
Virgil Trucks
Detroit Tiger
Trucks
Charles F. Heidler
Statler
Heidler
Sheriff Appointed in Hale County by Governor
Montgomery Ala May 11 J H Seale appointed sheriff of Hale county by Gov James E Folsom to succeed B W Coleman who resigned to become Hale county tax collector Oct 1 Seale named to office by the governor's office today.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. H. Seale
Hale County
James E. Folsom
Seale
B. W. Coleman
Doughton Pushes Economy Talk Across Congress
Representative Doughton of North Carolina joined the economy drive as Ways and Means chair, urging rigidity to avoid new taxes. He expects no new levies until social security changes are finalized, likely in a month, while Truman seeks $4 billion in new revenues.
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Jack Peer Eoc Geena
Orman Doughton
D-Nc
Truman
Doughton
White House
States Rights Program Outlined at Jackson
States righters at Jackson endorse a constitutional amendment to curb federal power over taxes and many domestic areas while preserving funds for national security and veterans programs. The plan, led by the National States Rights Committee, would shift federal grant administration to states and cut back federal involvement in education elections civil rights and zoning. Arkansas Alabama Florida Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Texas Virginia Maryland Nebraska and others are named as supporters.
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Senate
Treasury
Post Office Departments
Jackson
Miss
Arkansas
Alabama
Florida
Sacth “Codten Sewatens
Sateensippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Virginia
Maryland
Nebraska
Democrat
National States Rights Committee
Philadelphia
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Om L. Wright
Mississippi
All Transport Is Lined Up For Blockade's End
Berlin prepared for end of the 327 day blockade with trains and trucks lined up at the border. The dropping of roadblocks was set to begin along 100 miles of Russian controlled territory surrounding Germany's greatest city. End timing was one minute after midnight in Berlin.
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Daniel DE Luce
Berlin
Germany
Rights Demanded for Germans in Big Four Talks
Secretary of State Acheson said the success of the upcoming Big Four conference on Germany depends on Russian concessions. He stated the United States will demand full civil rights guarantees for the German people and reject any proposals lacking such protections. He noted outcomes hinge on whether the Soviet Union accepts plans already laid by Western powers to integrate Germany into free European nations.
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Washington
Acheson
Germany
United States
Western Blockade Eases as Trains and Barges Move Coal and Food
Sixteen freight trains plus trucks cars and barges move from the West delivering coal and food to two million Western Berliners. The airlift, not the blockade, kept supplies flowing for ten months while the Russians suffered a diplomatic setback as Western leaders claim.
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Estern
Germany
Berlin
Berliz
End of Berlin Blockade Marks Cold War Phase Change
The Berlin blockade ends after ten months signaling a new phase in the Cold War. Western officials expect no reimposition as the airlift and counter blockade failed for the Russians. Land routes reopen at 5 01 p m Eastern Standard Time with trains ready to roll and transit moving eastward toward the Elbe.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Washington
Foreign Ministers
Paris
Western Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Spree
Elbe
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Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
Redus C. Collier
Auburn
Ralph B. Draughon
API
First Presbyterian Church
W. W. Glass
Peter
Jesus
Ray Ashwander
Ralph D. Draughon
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
John A. Troxler
Lewis Clark, Decature
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
Martha King
Cullman
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Decatur General Hospital
Ernest Ivey
Somerville
Hurshell Poole
Danville
Charlie Freeman
Third Avenue
James A. Posey
Fourth Avenue
Lula Kelly
Ferry
Luther J. Turner Jr
Charles M. Robrecht
Memphis
H. A. Skeggs
Barrett C. Shelton
Edwin Higdon
Hartselle
Brown’s
Alton W. Moore
Central Methodist Church
Robert Watson
Fairview
Elmore Kilgore
Decatur 1
Seventh Street
Eighth Avenue
Elton Stephenson
Ninth Street Methodist Choir
A. H. Nabors
Priceville Methodist Church
Eileen Trafford
Bradford
Eng
By Ken Reynolds
Barkley
Brotherhood Meet
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Charles Evans Hughes
National Conference
Hughes
S. Parks Cadman
Newton D. Baker
FEPC
the Law
U. K
House
Harris Rent Act
Dor. Rutledge
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Byron Hartman
Hartman
Rutledge
St. Louis
Boy
Bridges
R-Nh
Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Capitol Hill
Commodity Credit Corporation
House Veterans Committee
Rep
Teague
Dtex
Rankin
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